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SATURDAY. . .DECEMBER 23, 1899
PROSPERITY IN BIG CHUNKS
.That the country Is prosperous we
cannot deny, for we are told by such
. undeniable authority astheOregoniao,
; St. Louis Globe-Democrat, and hun
dreds of other like truthful journals,
that it is, and they Rive "facts and
figures" to prove their.assertions, but
that the prosperity is not equally dis
tributed among all is quite certain.
' Some manufacturing concerns that are
controlled by trusts are extremely pros
perous, the railroads generally are en-.-
joying a wave of prosperity, and office
holders are not going hungry, but
. the farming communities,, the mer
- chants and trades peopje generally are
not enjoying the thrift that they would
desire. There are reasons for this that
may be found in the following list of
prices that prevailed in Milwaukee on
. November 13 of tbls year and compared
with those prevailing: a year ago by
Robert Schilling, of Milwaukee: ,
NOVEMBER 13, 1898:
Wheat spring, bushel
..Barley, bushel............
O&ta. bushel
......44
27
Corn, bushel.:..:... ........32
2-inch iron pipe,, foot. 6i
Sucker rods, foot ?i
Rope and twine, pound 8
Nails, 100 pounds 1 85
Fence wire $2.15
Lumber, 1,000 feet. 12.00
NOVEMBER 13, 1899: .
Wheat, spring, bu '.. .....59
Barley, bushel ,...441
Oats, bushels 25
: Corn, bushel 32)6
2-inch iron pipe, foot. 25
Sucker rods foot . '!
Rope and twine, pound..., 17
Nails, 100 pounds ...$3.40
Ft nee wire W.50
Lumber. 1.000 feet.. . .'. .$18.00
The prices of farm produce are taken
from the market report of the Milwau
kee Sentinel, of November 14, 1899, the
rest are obtained from business men.
They may vary somewhat in different
1 stores and different localities, but they
are a fair average.
Mr. Schilling goes on to make these
comparisons, addressing himself to the
farmers: : . ;
"When you wanted 100 pounds of
; 5 nails a year ago you could buy them
with three bushels of wheat, now you
must give five and a half beshels to get
them, i ',...,'..
, "A year ago, you could buy 100
pounds of nails for less than four
bushels of barley, this year you must
: pay oyer seven bushels.
'. "Or you could buy the nails with sev-
enjbushels of oats a year ago,now you
v will have to give nearly fourteen bush.
els. Last year you could buy them for
. five and three-fourths bushels of corn,
- but this year the trust makes you pay
over ten bushels for the same weight
of nails."
With these advanced prices in manu
factured products it cannot be denied
-' that the manufacturers have prosperity
thrust upon them in great,blg,' chunks
- And with his Products reduced in price
, and everything he has to buy advanced
it is not difficult to see why the farmer
i not prosperous. Thenerchant, too,
suffers from this inequality of dlstribu
tion of "good times." He is placed at
a disadvantage by having to Invest
nearly double the amount of capital In
the stocks he carries, and although he
may make the same per cent of profit
on every dollar invested that be did a
year ago, his trade is diminished by
the inabilityiof his customers to buy of
, him. Therefore the farmer and the
inercnant are being sacrificed alike for
the benefit of the manufacturers who
, . are io the trusts.
An&ther cause of prosperity that has
been forced upon a certain class during
the past year is tbe increese in taxa-
- tion. This has benefited the office
' holders and government contractors,
but it is a.burden on all others. Taxes
have' been enormously increased dur
ing the past year, whils the incomes
of at least one half the taxpayers have
decreased. According to the reports
of the secretary of the treasury, the
total customs and internal revenue re
ceipts for the year ending June 30,
1898 ,were $320,475,703 and for the year
ending June 30, 1899, they were $479,
089,839. an. increase of $129,089,939,
or very nearly $10 for each of the tbir
teen million voters in the country and
I a totaal tax of $37 per voter.
When taxes have thus increased and
the prices of farm products diminished
it is a difficult matter to believe the
assertions of our contemporaries that
. all the people are prosperous, and the
1 country enjoying an unprecedented
amount of thrift.
ONESIDED FINANCIERING.
The currency bill that has passed tbe
house an A will be adopted with perhaps
' a few amendments by the senate, is
more onesided' than any financial leg-
' lslation that has ever' been attempted
in America. It is all in favor of the
creditor class and opposed to the
debtor in that it makes all obligations,
' both public and private, payable in
one lass of money, and it gives to a
certain class the privilege of making
nln-1li.l si., mna vin ndananah If.
is beneficial to them to do so. Accord'
ing to the provisions of the bill there
is no real money except gold, and no
token money but national bank notes.
That there is not enough gold in cir
culation to meet the demands of trade
all will agree, and since -there can be
no credit money issued except national
bank notes, the volume of money
will be placed solely in the hands of
the banks. If it is advantageous to
them for money to be scarce, they will
so regulate their issue as to govern
..the supply. This Is-a inost dangerous
proposition for it places tbe people in
a position where they must pay double
interest upon whatever money there
may be in circulation outside of. gold.
First they pay interest on tbe bonds or.
which the circulation Is based, and
then in order to get tbe money out of
the banks they must again pay interest
to the banker.
Another most pernicious feature of
the bill is that provision which makes
all money besides national bank notes
redeemable in gold at the United
States treasury and providing that no
credit currency shall be raised except
in payment for gold. Under this pro
vision there is nothing to hinder every
dollar of silver, greenbacks, treasury
notes and silver certlfictes being locked
op in the treasury and in teres V-bearing
bonds issued In their stead. When
ever bond buyers and financiers deem
it advantageous to themselves to force
a bond issue ail they need do is present
a few million dollars at tbe treas
ury and demand gold - therefor
If the gold is not in the treasury,
the treasury must purchase it in the
markets by the issuance of bonds.
That they will find this of advantage
is certain, for by taking credit mouey
out of circulation will make their gold
more valuable, because it will increase
the demand for il. When the law
goes-'into effect it will be found to
operate solely in the interest of a few
and to tbe detriment of the many.
ENGLAND IS ALARMED.
; The British government is today in
very much tbe position of a big bully
who has pounced upon a pigmy, and
finding his adversary more dangerous
than he anticipated, is praying for
somebody to come and pull him off
and make -the little fellow quit. She
rushed into war with the Transvaal
republic expecting to annihilate it in
a month and without counting the
C09t or contemplating what complica
tions might arise. Now she realizes
that she is not only pitted against a
powerful foe, but that tbe empire is
threatened. If she fails to conquer
the Boers she realizes that her 'power
over her colonies will be weakened.
Further than this she realizes the
danger of withdrawing her troops from
different dependencies, lest uprisings
may occur, and she needs more men
in South Africa, but knows not where
they are to come from. The London
Times, commenting on the situation,
states some questions that confront
the English government which are, to
say the least, serious. It says:
"Neither the Crimean war nor the
Icdian mutiny gave rise to greater
dangers to the empire than that with
which we are now menaced, nor at
either of those critical periods was
Great Britain so isolated politically or
regarded with such dislike and sus
picion as are now almost everywhere
apparent. Unless tbe calmness wnlcn
impresses tbe foreign observer pro
ceed only . from apathy or a wantOf
sufficient imagination to realize tbe
imminent danger to the whole fabrio
of our empire, tbe great efforts now
urgently required will surely be made
before it - is too late to relieve the
situation. We are fighting not merely
for supremacy in South Af rca but for
our position as a great power. We
know we . have miscalculated tbe
strength of our foe, and we are re
solved to make that miscalculation
good."
, NO NEED OF HASTE.
Washington dispatches state that
Senator McBride and Congressman
Moody favor a boat railway as the best
and speediest method of removing the
obstructions to navigation of tbe Col
umbia river at the dalles. While
this method has been recommended by
somegovernment engineers it is con
demned by others, and the best that
can be said for it. itis largely experi
mental.. It is indeed questionable if
river boats can be taken out of the
water and transported over a railroad
without serious damage. To operate a
boat railway would be a continuous
expense, and with tbe. probable dam
age to vessels passing over it, it is
questionable if such an improvement
would be of any benefit to the country,
for so long as tbe expense of putting
boats over the road would be great
there could be but little reduction in
freight rates, hence the object to be
desired would be thwarted. We trust
the Oregon delegation will oppose the
boat railway scheme, and will hold out
for a canal and locks, for that is the
Improvement that is needed. Should
an appropriation be secured ana a
beat railway constructed, and after
ward it should prove inexpedient, it
would delay for many years the secur
Ing of an order for the construction of
canal and locks. Since a portage road
will be built as a ptivate enterprise,
and probably be In operation ' within
six or leight months, there is no im
mediate need of hurrying along other
schemes. The delegation had better
even wait until tbe next session of
congress and get an improvement or
dered that is known to be practicable
than to rush along an experimental
proposition that bids fair to only de
lay the plan that' is really needed for
opening the river..
IN POWER OF RAILROADS.
Chicago is placed in a peculiar sluuv
tion and is in a ay to suffer from ex
cessive freight rates that will seriously
curtail its business. However it is in
the the power of the railroads, and
while it will suffer, the entire north'
west, including the agricultural dis
tricts will also be loosers, for increased
freight rates mean lower prices for
their produces and higher prices
for every thing they have to buy. The
Chicago Chronicle says concerning the
proposed raise:
"One of the most radical and general
advances' ever made in freight rates
will go into effect on all the railroads
east and west of Chicago January 1.
rhousands of articles of every descrip
tion will be effected, and the increase
will average 35 and 40 per cent, the
jump on many classes reaching 50 per
cent. The contemplated action has
aroused the shipping interests of the
country.
The shippers say that if the carrying
charges are increased to the extent an
nounced by the railroads it will have
the effect of increasing retail prices in
every line of trade. Sugar, soap.coffee,
flour, coal and farm implements are a
few of the articles to be affected. Of
these, as well as on hundreds of other
articles, the increase will run from 20
to 40 per cent. The rate on coal, for
example, west of Chicago, will be
pushed up 25 cents on the ton. Elates
on cattle will be advanced to 28 cents
per 100 pounds, and bogs 'and sheep
will go up from 25 to 30 cents and
dressed meats to 40 cents per 100
pounds. Hay is another article that
ill feel tbe advance severely. The
tariff on this will be increased $1.10
per ton."
Congress will soon be called upon to
admit a forty-sixth state, and It will
be tbe state of Oklahoma. Governor
Barnes announces that Oklahoma now
has a population of 365,000 which rep
resents an enormous increase since
1890, when tbe census returns showed
60,000 people in that territory. It has
been suggested that Oklahoma and
Indian territory be united and ad'
mitted as a single state. This would
give a large but oonglormerate popula
tion, for while there are 300,000 so-
called whites la Indian territory, they
are very much mixed up with' Indians
and negroes. If the two territories
should be admitted as a single state, It
would nave Between ouu.uuu, ana 700.-
000 population, and, therefore would
out rank more tnan a dozen of the
states now in the Union.
1IME FOR INTERVENTION.
Two months ago Great . Britain
would have disdained the offer of any
friendly nation to become, mediator be
tween her and the Transvaal republic
to settle the difficulties existing be
tween her and the Boers; but now she
would probably give such an offer
more cordial consideration. The re
pulse of General Methueh at Moddor
river, that of General Gatacre at
Stromburg and the recent drubbing
which General Buller got at Tugela
river have caused the English' to
realize tbo enormity of the war in
which they have engaged. Ladysmith
and Kimberley are In danger, in fact
tbey cannot hold out much longer un
less relief can reacc them, which at
present seems impossible. When
these shall have fallen, it is likely that
England will be more favorable to
arbitration. She has already lost in
the neighborhood of 5,000 men in
killed, wounded and prisoners, and
realize, the fact that the army of 80,000
men she now has in South Africa will
have to be doubled before Pretoria is
reached. Buller, in one engagement
lost more guns than Wellington did in
all bis campaign against Napoleon,
and British arms have met wish great
er reverses than they have suffered
since tbe war with tbe United States
in 1812. Such reverses cannot but
sting the British pride and make
Englishmen thirst for revenge, but up
on a -sober thought and the counting
of the money and lives It will cost to
longer prosecute the war, the more
conservative minds of the nation could
not well refuse the friendly offers of a
tattoo like the United States or Ger
many to make peace. The time for in
tervention is at hand. Further blood
shed is unnecessary.
DANGERS OF MILITARISM.
Before the fifty sixth congress is
many months older a strong effort will
be made to increase the regular army
to 100,000 and perhaps 200,000 men.
That there is no excuse for a material
increase in the regular army is evident
to almost every right thinking mind.
America has never wanted for soldiers
when a necessity for them bag been pre
sented. There has ever been a readi
ness to volunteer when the nation was
involved in war, and the American
volunteer army has proven itself equal
in every emergency to the veterans of
other countries. Hence we Insist that
there is no need, in time of peace, for
increasing tbe standing army to more
than its present number as provided
by law. But there are dangers from a
large standing army which threaten
the very foundation of republics. Em
pires require large military forces to
keep the turbulent and liberty-loving
subjects in subjection, but in a repub
lic, where every man is the peer of his
follow, bayonets and cannon are not
needed to enforce loyalty.
The American republic, the French
republic, indeed every republic ex
periments with aggregated standing
armies only at peril of its own ' ex
istence.. Democracies, ' by the very
character of their Institutions, are un
fitted for safe maintalnance of a multl
plied military. It was the "grand
armee" that was the instrument of
Boneparte-in establishing his empire
on the tuins-of the democracy given
France by the revolution of 1789. It
was by the same means that Napolean
III transformed himself from president
of Prance to emporer of France in 1853.
It was by tbe same means that Caesar
overthrew tht old Roman republic, the
purest democracy that ever existed,
and opened the way for Augustus to be
crowned emperor of the Romans. HIS'
tory overflows with instances of the
overthrow of republics by their own
armies led by crafty men, and history
repeats itself. Men of today in am
bitions, desires and methods do not
differ from the men of 50, 110 or 1000
years ago. 1
May not a large standing army be
come a menace to American freedom
or result in the downfall of the repub
lic as it did of the Roman and French
republics? May not an ambitious
".Caesar" or "Napoleon" spring up in
this country, gala control of the army,
when it has become sufficiently power
ful to crush tbe people, and overthrow
the government? With the reins of
government rapidly drifting into the
hands of corporations, combines and
trusts, and with a large standing army
at their disposal, is there, anything to
prevent those who lose patriotism in
self interest turning tbe army against
those whom they would oppress, de
prive them of their rights' as citizens
and declare this country an empire?
With hired soldiers, men who make
army life a profession, such a result Is
possible, but with a volunteer army,
composed of men who discard civil
pursuits to take up guns in defense of
the nation's honor, such a result could
never occur. Volunteers can always
be depended upon to uphold govern
ment, but never to oppress its citizens.
Therefore a congress that will attempt
to increase the regular army beyond
immediate ;. needs will undertake to
throttle the rights of citizenship and
possibly overtnrow the republic.
The failure of a number of large
banks in tbe East right , on the eve
the passage of the currency bill by tbe
house is not a very flattering result.
It shows that confidence has not been
restored to a very alarming extent.
Of course goldites will say the passage
of the bill bad nothing to do with tbe
bank failures, but had it been a free
coinage bill there would have been
mighty howl go up.
THE CANAL MUST WAIT.
We are told by the dispatches that
there is little likelihood of the' Nicer
gua canal bill passing this session of
congress, because another commission
has been appointed to Investigate the
different proposed routes and report
thereon, whhsb it is claimed will cause
a delay of another year. Senator Ma
son and Representative Hepburn, who
have charge of the bill in the senate
and house respectively, do not con
eider further investigation necessary,
but are willing to proceed upon the
reports of the commissions that have
already investigated the routes. How'
ever, there is an influence that craves
further investigation, not for the pur
pose of securing a better route or
fuller information, but for the purpose
of delay. This influence is the great
transcontinental railroads, in whose
interest too many congressmen and
senators are elected. The build'
ing of a canal that would open water
communication" between the Pacific
and Atlantic coasts would be detri
mental to tbe great, railroad systems
that do the carrying trade -across the
continent, and for this reason con-
i will be estopped from taking
action on tbe canal bill this sesrion.
It will continue to be delayed until tbe
people shall elect a congress com
posed not too largely of attorneys for
railroads and corporations that are
bleeding the people of their substance
by depriving them of their natural
rights to secure transportation by the
cheapest and best methods. '
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Tbe United States has lost a brave
man in the death of General Lawton.
He was'a fearless soldier, as were hun
dreds of the private soldiers who have
been killed In tbe Pbllliplnes, sacri
ficed on the altar of imperialism.
Tbe sheriff of Multnomah county is
traveling over the countiy buying
calvary horses for tbe government,
and we presume at the same time
drawing his salary as sheriff. Are not
the taxpayers of Multnomah paying
fo- a service they do not get? And is
not Mr. Frazier rather "double shoot
ing the turn?"
Were not tbe United States engaged
in a war of acquisition the administra
tion would call upon England to stop
its inexcusable war in South Africa.
But the president is in no position to
stay the hand of aggression while en
gaged in a scheme to acquire territory
by the sword. An oppressor cannot be
the friend of the oppressed.
England is threatened with a more
serious trouble than the war against
tbe Boers. The emperor of Abyslnla
believes this a good time to repell the
Invasion, of his empire by invading
some British territory. The difficul
ties into which England's greed for
territory has got ber should be a
warning to the United States.
The postmasters at Provo City and
Logan, Utah, appointed by President
McEinley, are poly gam ists, so is the
sultan of buIu, whom President Mc
Klnley has subsidized to become?, an
American citizen. ' The president
sterns to stand in pretty well with the
polygamists, and to be consistent
ought to welcome Mr. Roberts and his
three wives to the national capital.
Republican leaders are now so confi
dent that McKinley will lead their
party in the next campaign .that they
are now talking about making the
domination by acclamination, and
they -also think of putting Secretary
Root up for vice-president without op
position. Tbe bosses have the party
so well in hand that they can do. this,
but the people will see to it that tholr
ticket is not elected by acclamation.
The New York World gives a list of
24 senators who are reputed - to be
worth over a million dollars each.
Wm. A. Clark, of Montana, is oreditnd
with $50,000,000, and our Senator
Simon is put down for $1,000,000. Mr.
Simon is not paying taxes on a million
in Multnomuh county, . and . if the
World's figures are correct it will pay
the assessor of that county to look
into his private affairs. "
In San Francisco there is a preacher
named F. B. Cherington. who thinks
congress would be justified in depriv
ing Utah of statehood by reducing her
to the condition of a territory. If.
xtev. Cherington can describe the con
stitutional process by which this may
be effected, be is able to do something
which no lawyer was ever able to do..
But, then, many of the preachers of
the land are able to settle off hand,
when speaking from their pulpits,
problems over which all other men
stumble. They are especially strong
io law and economics these clergy
men of Mr. Cherington' kind. ,
After having surveyed himself in
glass, Senator Depew is moved to re'
mark that there is no falling off in the
high Intellectuality of tbe United
States senate. '.'There are," he says,
men In the senate in no respect in
ferlor to Henry Clay or Daniel Web
ster." Of course it is modesty which
moves Mr. Depew' to use the plural.
He really means that there is "a man
In the upper ' house who could give
Clay and the modern Daniel cards and
spades and perhaps little casino and
still mike them look like 30 cents and
even a smaller- amount. Modesty is
Mr. DepeVs most charming character'
t'stic, as he demonstrated in 1882, when
he shirkingly declined the solicitations
of the bribery investigation committee
to come and see it at Albany. Astoria
Budget. '
: VOTERS MUST-REGISTER.
Books
Will Be Opened for That Purpose
on January 1 .
Every voter who casts a ballot at the
general election next June must be
able to convince election officers that
he has registered. Tbe law was passed
at the recent session of the legislature,
and at tbe next election will be opera
tive for the first time. . The purpose of
the registration law Is to prevent il'
legal voting, and it promises to shut
out "colonizing" in cities and make it
fm possible for traoclents to vote more
than once at any election.
County Clerk Kelsay has received
the books and blanks to te used in
registration and will at once supply
justice of tbe peace and notaries pub
lie throught the country, with tbe
blanks and records for their use. The
records comprise one .large blank book
to be kept in the clerk's office, and a
smaller blank book for use in each
I precinct on election day. In each of
these books tbe voter registers name,
age, occupation and place of residence.
In the last particular if the voter lives
in the country it is necessary fur bim
to specify the township, section and
range, in which his home is located.
If be lives in town the number of his
block, lot, and the name of his street
must be given. If he has no home of
his own, he must specify tbe room he
occupies io the house at which he
lodges. The larger register is kept as
a record in tbe clerk's office at the
court bouse. The precint register is
furnished tbe judges with other elec
tion supplies, shortly before the elec-
tion, and is in their bands for use on
election day. If any person proposes
to vote whose name cannot be found by
tbe judges in tbe precinct register.
the privilege of suffrage will be denied
him.
According to the provisions of tht
law, registration will begin on Janu
ary 1st ana continue until May lotn
after which time the books will be
olosed and registration cease. . Not
counting Sundays there , will be 150
davs in which to register. At last
general election there were 2293 votes
cast for governor in this county, and
tbe total vote is perhaps 2500, hence
there will have to be a registration of
an average oi aDout it voters aaiiy
until .: the time for registering shall
close.
BOSH.
LANK In this city, on Monday, Dee. 18. to Mr.
and Mis. Junes Lane, us poana ooy.
BICE On Fifteen Mile, Dee. 20, to Mr. and
Mis A. c. bios, a son.
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
DMA.
9w&m to SMtore Onr
juir io ita lonuni volar.
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FROZE TO DEATH.
Body of Jonathan Jackson
Celllo.
Found Near
The body of tbe dead man found near
Celilo by Indian George last Tuesday
evening, proved to be Jonathan Jack
son, who owns a ttock farm near Des
chutes bridge, and it is probable he
died from exposure, that Is froze to
death. For several months Mr. Jack
son had been drinking very heavily,
and when under the influence of liquor
was not accountable for what he did.
It Is supposed that he was wandering
about aimlesbly, and becoming sleepy,
took off his clothes and supposing he
was going to bed, laid down on the
ground, where he went to sleep and
never awoke. This supposition is
based upon his former acts, when
In town and was drinking be would
frequently go to a livery stable and
ask to be put to bed, thinking he
was in a hotel. When found his body
was about 150 feet from where be bad
taken off his coat, vest, hat and shoes,
which he had apparenlty laid away as
carefully as if he were retiring in a
room
Mr. Jackson was an Englishman by
birth, and had resided in tbls section
for about ten years, having been en
gaged in sbeep raising on Deschutes,
where he owns a farm of 160 acres.
Last spring he sold his sheep,andsince
that time has been in Tbe Dalles a
good portion of the time. When sober
he was an energetic, enterprising man,
but imbibed too freely at times, and
when drinking was devoid of reason,
thongh wae never quarrelsome or
boistrous. . i . . :
The body was brought here by Cor
oner Butts, who summoned a jury
composed of J. Doberty.C. F. Stephens,
C. A. Borders, Paul Paulsen, Jas. W.
Fisher and Ned Gates, who inquired
into tbe cause of tbe death and re
turned the following verdict:
In the matter of the inquest held
over the body of Jonathan Jackson.
We, the jury empaneled by W. H.
Butts, coroner of Wasco dounty,
state of Oregon, to enquire into tbe
cause of the death of the body now
before lis, after due and careful con
sideration and deliberation, and from
evidence presented in the case find the
following facts:
That the name of the deceased is
Jonathan Jackson, whose age is about
forty years old, that bis residence Is on
tbe Deschutes river, six miles below
Sherar's Bridge, in Wasco county,
Oregon, and that he came to his death,
on or about tbe 14th day of December,
1899, so far as we are able to ascertain
from the evidence, about nine miles
from Dalles City, and about 200 feet
north of the O. R. & N. Co.'s railroad
track, and that he came to his death
on said date, wbile suffering Trom a
temporary aberration of his mind. The
exact nature and cause of his death is
to. this jury unknown, but tbls jury
from a careful examination of his body
can not find any evidence of foul play,
or evidence of injury to the body of
the deceased.
Dated at Dalles City, Oregon, this
20th day of December. 1899.
TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION.
Will Be .Held In Salem
' t Future.
to tbe Near
The . meeting of the Oregon State
Teachers' Association and Department
of .Superintedance' will be held at
Salem, Oregon on December 27, 28 and
20. . . -. "
A splendid program has been .ar
ranged for each session, in which
Hon. T. T. Geer, State Superintendent
Ackerman, Hon. Claud Gatch, R. F.
Robbing, principal of the Central
school, Portland, Frank- Rlgher, city
superintendent of the Portland scools
and many of the principals and, county
superintendents will take part so that
it is plain that the program will be all
that could be desired.
The program deals with subjects that
are believed to be of vital importance
to the school system of the state. It is
therefore, hoped that all superinten
dents and principals will be present
and participate in the .discussions.
Return' tickets will be honored by
the O. R.'& N. Co. within three days;
and by the Southern Pacific within
forty-eight hours after tbe close of the
session. Tickets may be purchased as
many days previous to the meeting as
they are; placed on sale at the several
offices.
Grazing- on tbe Reserve.
. A letter received in North Yakima
from Congressman W. L. Jones, by
one of his friends, says:
I have just had a long talk with the
secretary of the interior upon the
matter of grazing on the forest re
serves. I, find that this is not a simple
question as to pbeepgrazing, but is a
question whether either sheep or cattle
will be allowed to graze on tbe reserves.
Protests have come in to the secretary,
and certain reports from officers that
have led bim to believe that grazing
of any kind there is a' great injury to
our country in tbe destruction of our
forest, of the range and of tbe water
supply." He, however, talks fairly -in
the matter and is free to change hta
views. i
"It will be necessary for our people
who are most vitally interested In this
subject to get together in some way,
for if they destroy not only the sheep
industry, ;bdt)th'e cattle industry of our
country It will 1e a very great blow to
our people. I am sure, however, that
if our people get together in this
matter and work together, the secre
tary will not shut the sheepmen and
cattlemen entirely out of the reserva
tions, -but will allow them to go in un
der certain restrictions. Those Inter
ested should agree npon a line of action
and should send the delegation such
facta and data as will warrant the sec
retary in opening the reserves under
strict regulations."
Tried to Suicide.
J. R. Willard, under arrest at Salem
for tbe murder of - G. D. Perry, and
conned in the county jail, tried to com
mit suicide last Tuesday night. ' In
some manner he had secured a knife,
and when everybody bad- retired bo
plunged - it into bis breast just below
tbe heart. Inflicting only a slight
wound.. . ..Then be tried to sever the
arteries of both. arms below the elbow,
but did not succeed further than to
make two gashes. His wounds bled
freely, and when, "found by Sheriff
Durbln's deputies be was very weak.
He will be all right in a few days. -
Willard. has been confined' in tbe
county jail since the latter part of
October. .
The only reason that' Willard could
give for bis act was despondency. He
had been suffering from 'insomnia for
nearly a week, and .often passed a
night without closing bis eyes. There
is no. indication of insanity, as was st
first supposed.-. ... ' "
Bew Are Tear KMaeyef
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PROBABLY
Slefrse. Aoo. herBo BoawdyOahlassoar M.T.
NEED HOBB TRAINING VE88KU. .
Two W1U Be Asked for by tbe Navy De
partment.
New York, Dec. 20. A special to
tbe Tribune fromVashlngton says:
The navy departmut purposes to ask
congress for $1,000,000 to build two
first-class training ships of 3000 tons
displacement each, the vessels to be
sheathed and provided with military
sail power as well as steam propulsion.
Such ships are declared to be indispen
sable to maintaining a force of skilled
seamen to work the warships now in
fleet. I
Tt is estimated that the two projected
vessels cannot be completed within
two years, and by that time the Essex,
tbe Alliance and the Lancaster, which
are now utilized for the training pur
poses, will be condemned and laid up
in Rotten Row. It is regarded as
extremely important that vessels
adapted to the duty shall be ready to
take their places, and in the opinion of
the chief of navigation, who is in
charge of the matter, the only solution
of the question is to build special ships
fitted for the service.
. The suggestion to utilize the regular
cruisers and battle ships for drilling
green men and giving them experience
by mixing them into the regular crews
Is met by the objection that such
methods have been repeatedly tried
with the result of demoralizing the
skilled crew, and that its pooreconomy
to place novices on expensive ships,
where every man, from the captain
down, must be an expert In his partic
ular , line. Even a fireman from the
best merchant" ship or the largest
establishment ashore is considered
an unsafe man' in tbe hold of a war
ship. A FRENCHMAN'S VIEWS.
fie Sees In tbe Transvaal War the Tarn in C
Point In British Power.
New York, Deo. 19. A dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says: General
du Baril, former minister of war, says:
"I hope that England will be forced
to drink tbe cup of bitterness to the
dregs. She deserves it. I shall be
glad to see poetic justice accomplished.
For years Europe has bowed before the
prestige of British arms and has been
cowed and overcome by English threats.
Every modern state has suffered at
Englana's bands. ' . '
"Now, at least, we see that the cat
has not such fearful claws after all.
Every fresh British defeat makes fools
of us all. Personally, I believe that
Boers will bring England to terms in
short order.
"Her recent discomfitures are not
ordinary ones. Tbey disclose fearful
incompetency on tbe part of the British
generals who have not faced a civilized
foe for dearly half century. In a word,
the turning point of British power has
been reached."
CURRENCY BILL PASSED.
Bad a Maioilty of Forty In tbe Boi
Eleven Democrats Supported It.
Washington, Dec. 19. The cur
rency bill, which was debated all last
week, was passed yesterday, by the
bouse by a vote of 190 to 150. It bad
the United support of every republican
in the house, and of -11 democrata-r-,
Clavton. Drico-s. Pitzcerald. Lew".
Kuppert, scudder, Underbill and Wil
son of New York, McAleer, of Penn
sylvanla, Denny, of Maryland, and
Thayer of Massachusetts. ' All" the
other democrats voted against the
measure or were paired against it, ex
cept John Walter Smith, Governor-
elect from Maryland, Stallings of
Alabama,and General Joseph Wheeler,
of Alabama. Stallings has not been
present In the house this session on
account of illness, and one of his col
leagues announced that if present he
would have voted in the negative
General Wheeler is serving In . the
Philippines. . ;
Irish Sympathy.
. Chicago, Deo. 20. "So far as I have
been able to observe,-the Irishmen in
the different parts of this country are
in entire sympathy with the Boers in
the war with England. This sympathy
they have chosen and I think the
movement will not go farther than this
to manifest, by passing resolutions'
and providing money for tbe equip
ment for hospital, ambulance and sur
gical department."
This Is the statement of J.T.Keating,
president of the Ancient Order of
Hibernian and couspicuous among the
Irish-Americans in this city and else
where. The action taken by tbe local
order in Chicago and that of St. Louis
has not ended . the movement in the
matter. The united societies of this
city have determined to bold a mass
meeting on January 5, at which time
there will be speech-making and. a
general expression of the feeling of the
Irishmen of Chicago toward the people
of the Transvaal.
Another Boston Bank Quits.
Boston, Dec 19. Dlllway & Starr,
bankers and brokers, of this city, have
assigned. The assets and liabilities
have not been computed. The firm is
one of the most prominent of the kind
in the city, and is composed of Char
les W. Dlllaway, George H. Flint and
A.,W. Lawrence. The firm, it is un
derstood, with, two other houses, car
ried a large quantity of mining stocks.
The embarrassment of the Globe
National bank and the subsequent
flurry in the stock market is said to be
the reason for the assignment, as the
firm was a heavy loser. Assignee
Hooyery, at noon said no statement
would be given out today.
Austria Kay BUz In.
?Nbw York, Deo. 19. A dispatch to
tbe Herald from Berlin says: The
Berliner Tageblatt is informed that the
Austrian government is inclined to
offer its mediation in the conflict in
South Africa. It Is considered that the
diplomatists of Europe who only a few
months ago signed the protocol of the
peace congress cannot admit that the
present loss of life, which only can end
in favor of the black population, should
continue
The Berliner Tageblatt, however,
considers that mediations would be
prematura. Germany, at least for the
moment, has no intention of taking
part in any steps of the sort. .
A Thunder Shower in Winter.
- Thunder storms are supposed to be
long, only to summer months, when
the elements get overheated and pro-
uuce electrical convulsions tnat re
sult in thunder and-lightning and
causing heavy downpours of rain, hut
occasionally this section breaks over
all well defined rules and' produces a
phenomena that would puzzle the pro-
fouodest scientist.. Such was tbe case
Wednesday night. - About 9:45 several
claps of thunder were heard and tbe
i .., , -i ...
uoaveuB were i.tuminatea witn an
electrical display tint was grand, the
whole north wester b heavens; ' being
lighted. This was followed by a"beavy
rain storm that lasted nstllnear mid
night, and the doni-pour wm equal
to ... a-.thunder shower in summer.
The occurrence is one which is worthy
of consideration by scientist who make
a studs of tbe freaks of the elements.
FLOKRT IN MONEY MARKET.
New York Financiers In a Whirl-Wind
of
Excitement.
New York, Dec. 19. All roads lead
to Wall street this morning. Curiosity-seekers
of all conditions and
both sexes thronged the financial
districts Some bad interest at stake,
but tbe majority were present simply
as sightseers. Measures already taken
for relief of the money market, and
other measures projected, had effect
in allaying apprehension. The sharp
recoye.y of American shares in Lon
don this morcing contributed to the
same effect.
The feeling was nevertheless feverish
and apprehensive. The advance in
the imperial bank of Germany's rate
of discount from 6 to 7 per cent, and
tbe 8 per cent discount rate in Berlin
caused uneasiness, not only on their
own account,-but because tbey prob
ably foreshadowed further advances
In the Bank of England's rateand re
sulting pressure, on New York. The
brokers on the floor were in a Estate of
wild excitment and turmoil, and as the
signal sounded for the opening it was
indescribable.
- The course of the market ebbed and
flowed many times in the course of the
first hour, and became wildly irregular
at times. Powerful financlallntereBts
whose efforts were to sustain and ad
vance prices, found important assiS'
tance from investment buying on a
large scale. The avalanche of selling
orders was so steadily absorbed that
the standard railroad stocks began to
offer resistance to tbe decline.
Sympathy For Beors.
Denver, Dec. 19. By a vote of nine
to five the board of aldermen of Denver
adopted a joint resolution expressing
sympathy for the Transvaal republic
in its fight with Great Britain and hope
for the success of the Boer ams. The
resolution was Introduced by Alderman
Kelly and was supported by every
democrat but one on tbe board.
Pension -for Lawton's Widow.
Washington, Dec. 20. Senator
Fairbanks bas introduced a bill grant
ing a pension of $2,000 yearly to the
widow of General Lawton. -
Representative' Landis, of Indiana,
introduced a similar bill In tbe house
Salvation Army Christmas.
The following is the program which
will be rendered at the Salvation
Army Christmas, Tuesday j eveuing
Dec 26.
Opening song, "Jesus the Name"
Prayer. ...i
Scripture reading.........
Misses Ziegenhagen and Collins
Song, "Joy to the World". ........
Home Chat A dialogue
"When Thou Passeth Through
the Waters.
"Wanted"
"At Betbelem".
Select Reading..
"If"...
Two Pictures.:.
. . . . Miss Olive Stroud
Johnie Collins
...Elma Ziegenhagen
....... Miss Ida Ward
........Elmer White
Belle Collins
"What Makes Me Happy" .......
... .' Errold Murry
"Poor House Man"...!.
;.. Miss Stone
Instrumental Duet "..
. Violin and Mandollo
TheChrlst Child May Barzee
"Stitch ai) aTime" Roy Wolsey
Song.... "Christ was Born"......
"Christmas' Message .' ....Olive Steel
"Where is He" Hettie Wolsey
"Christmas". ..Maud Robertson
"Recitation" ..Master Murry
"The Bankers Charity".. .-. ; . J. . . . : '
Bertha Ziegenhagen
,V8o Lon; to Walt"...-.
.Johnie Ziegenhagen
- "Take the Safe Path". . . .Clara Barzee
"Passing Under the Rod";..;...,
; Miss Tony
Tom Gray's Dream,". .Miss O. Stroud
'Christmas Flowers". .i;;..'...'..."
................ Lieut9nant Jasper
Distribution of presents'.
- Reader, what will - you give to help
brighten the homes of at least twenty
five families In this city? If you have
not yet given your offering of money,
eatables, clothing, books, toys, picture
cards, etc., if not called for, please
leave them at tbe Salvation Army
barracks not later than 10 p. m. Satur
day evening. Deo. 23. : Then come
yourself, and enjoy tbe entertainment.
Wishing you alia Merry Christmas.
Believe us to be your humble ser
vants in tbe interest of those for whom
Christ was born and crucified.
" 1 The Salvation Army.
.. Up Afalnst the Marshal.
' This morning an individual who had
spent all bis surplus cash for drink,
and from appearances had secured a
pretty good load, was wandering about
tbe streets begging for tbe "price of a
meal." He had solicited from a num
ber of pedestrians, but had met with
poor success, and finally accosted
Marshal Hughes, whose tar was under
his coat front and did not show, with
"Say, Mister, can't you help a fellow
to a meal?" "Certainly" answered
Mr. Hughes, "come with me and you
shall - have something to eat." The
fellow was delighted until the marshal
stopped in front of the city jail, and
informed' bim this was the place he
would feed- him in. The fellow n
monstrated, but it was no use. Mr.
Hughes threw him in and he will have
to serve a sentence for begging on tbe
streets.
Advertised Letters.
Following is the list of letters re
maining unclaimed in Tbe Dalles post
oSce Friday, ; Dec 22.- 1899. Per
sons calling for the same will please
giye the date on which they were
advertised:
GXNTMEMEN
Adams, Harry .
Brown. Wm F
LADIES
Allen, Mrs Nellie
Bennett, Mrs Jim
Brown, Mrs Ella
Clark, Mrs M E
Euland, Miss Lola
Brown, Lem
Balden, Henry
Boltz, W V
Cameron, A
Compton, J N .
Darling, C L
Foster, Cbas F
Gobeen, N L
Gilbert, Will
I Medicine Co
Hamilton, Agnes
McKinon, Lulu
McNulty, Margrret
Springer, Mrs Mat
Wilson, Mrs Nellie,
Williams, Mrs F N
Harvev. Jack
Joyce, J
Jones, J
Keys, Ralph
Daniels' Land Agency
Merkey, Lewey
McGee, T
Smith, W 8
Smith, J J
B. H. Riddel L, P.
M.
Your Liver
Will be roused to its natural duties
and your biliousness, headache and
constipation be cured if you take
Hood'o PIIIc
. Sold by aU druggists. 25 cents.
Clark ft Falk's flavoring extracts are
fresh and pure. Ask your grocer for
(bema.
GOING TO JAIL IN STYLE.
Tb. TJfwe War They Have
readerima- to fhe Uw la
. Oenssvay.
Mark Twain has described the tn-
dents' prison in German universities
and the police constable or beadle whe
addresses his captive thus: "When will
it be convenient for you to be locked
up?" Then the atudent consults bit
- - - . n J-
engagement list ana names ue mj.
But this spirit ol quiet resignation w.
the needs of the law seems to be a fea
ture of the German generally, says the
Pall Mall Gazette. Witness thereto it
a scene which lately took place before
the gatea of the Kummelsburg prisor.
near Berlin. A bicycle pariy roue uf
at full speed and halted before the iron
sheeted doors. There were three gen
tlemen and three laides; they had
ridden no in pairs, and when they dis
mounted they rested their bicycles
against the prison walla. Then they
grouped themselves in a picturesque
circle before the gate, and! champagne
bottles and glasses appeared in the gen
tlemen's hands. They drank a toast tc
their next meeting and sang "When
Mortals Part" and prison walla inter
vene. Then, having taken the pledgf
of fidelity in the form, of a kiss (they
would probably have objected to taking
the pledge in any other form), tht
bridegrooms separated from the brides.
The former vanished; man and machine,
within the prison walls'; the ladiei
mounted and rode resignedly away.
The criminals had been guilty of riot
ing and reveling on New Year's night
They and their bikes had only a few
days to serve.
LURE TBS ALLIGATORS.
Hsuateva Imitate the Ovwata af the
Mother ssi Attract the
-"" . Toss.
The alligator is said to be in such re
quest that it is rapidly disappearing
from the settled parts of Florida, and
even becoming scarcer in such remote
regions as the Everglades. A constant
war is waged against it by the tax
idennista and the dealer in curiosi
ties. AwriterinFopularScienceNewasays
that the young are frequently lured
from their lurking places by a poor
imitation of the grunt of the mother,
and men expert in mimicry sometime
capture large number in a dey. The
little creature respond promptly to
the' calls, and pour out of the cavities
in hot haste to see the caller.
The most expert 44 'gator, callers"
the writer ever knew were swamp
rangers, both white and blade, who
were born and brought up within a
short distance'-of an alligator swamp,
and knew every intonation oi the
saurian' voice. i
These men would make a matron
charge wildiyi across a broad stream
by, imitating the frightened criea of
her young, or lure a decrepit old bull ,
from hi cave by imitating the grants .
of the female. They oouldj in fact, I
delude both old and young, and often
earned good nun by their art.'
From Friday's Dally.
There are three feet of snow in the
vicinity of Lakevlew.
M. E. Montgomery, of Portland, was
in the city last night.
Mrs. J. F. Haworth is very ill, being
threatened with an attack of fever:
H. C. Rooper, one of the prominent
sheepraisers of Antelope, is in the city.
Clark & Falk's flavoring extracts are
fresh and pure. ' Ask your grocer . for
them
Frank Lei bell ne, of Kiogsley, was
In the city today buying Christmas
supplies. ' . : 1
Mrs. Ella Johnson, of Centerville,
was a passenger on the bot for Port
land this morning.
.Captain Wainwrlght is collecting
300 head of cavalry horses throughout
Eastern Oregon to be shipped to Ma-
There will be one week vacation
given by tbe public schools beginning
today and . lasting until the 2d of
January. .
Rev. Frank Spalding, of Hood River,
was in the city today, and goes to Boyd
tomorrow to dedicate the new church
at that place
y Dalles merchants generally report
the holiday trade to have been fair,
though not as great as it - has been in
former years. ' .
. At Baker City Al Losson has been
convicted of murder in the second de
gree for tbe killing of Hugh Younger
on November 24.
s .
A . Pendleton paper says that all
town" prisoners ' nowadays are given
only bread and water wbeu committed,
to jail, and tbls tends to discotluue
lawlessness there.
Nora Cole, the 17 year-oid girl who
was recently sent from Douglas county
to the penitentiary or .horsestealing,
has been declared insane and com
mitted to the Insane asylum.. '
Sheriff - Frazier, of Multnomah
county, while out buying cavalry
horses for tbe government at Fossil
the other day was thrown from a buggy
and pretty badly bruised.
Ernest Beeks, of Pleasant Valley,
Wash., left this morning for Portland,
where ba goes to have bis eyes treated
Last season he was in . Alaska, where.
his eyes were badly injured.
This afternoon Miss Taylor's K Inder
garten gave-a Christmas tree, to which
the patrons of tbe school were invited..
Each of the little pupils bad prepared
some present for his .or ber . parents,
A. most desirable present would be a
pair of gold frame glasses for your
wife, mother or sweetheart. Select
tbem now and after Christmas send
them to Garreteon, the refractlonlat,
for adjustment. Examination free.
Tbe children in the first grade of the
Court street school had a Christmas
tree this afternoon. The tree was
prettily arranged and decorated by tbe
teacher, Miss Douthlt, and each pupil
was the reoelpent of some present
donated by a fellow pupil.
Henry Deltzel returned this morn
ing from a visit to Okanogan country,
where be has been Inspecting some
mining property owned by himself and
Dr. Wingate. Mr. Deltzel thinks the
mines are all right and expects them
to give good returns when they are
developed.
So far the snow that has fallen in
Wasco county has been beneficial, it
having protected grain from the frost.
and also aided stockmen in feeding, as
tock do not waste so much bay when
the ground is covered with snow as
they do when tbey are fed on the jare
ground.
A few days since Dr. . Gelsendorffrr
performed a .very delicate operation
on the right eye of W. T. Hunt wblcb
necessitated the opening of the outer
skin of the eyeball and removing a
foreign growth that was 'threatening
to obscure1 the vition. The operstloo
was perfectly successful and Mr. Hunt
now sees out oi tne aeiective eye as
well as be ever did.
The ' locamotive that went off the
track near Roster Rock several weeks
ago and carried Engineer Hunter and i
Fireman Mller to death, has not been
resh
them.
recovered yet, but still lies 200 fett.
from tbe malo track. It was hauled op
almost to tbe main line once, but the,
. . . ,,, i. i ' a' .
caoie mat was puumg is urvao, aiiu.
rolled back down the bank. The com
iunf tiAv&n b frnf n vMtArdav to 'recover
t J - . .
V. n k.u.M .nr.na
i
Mr. Edwards, a member of the B. 8.
& L. Co. of Hay Creek, and part owser -
In t.hA Orno-nn Rlno mine, is In the .
city. He speaks in flattering terms of
tbe mine which Is being developed.and -considers
it a proposition that will
make millions for the owners. Mr.
Edwards says tbe Trout Creek country
I destined to develop into a splendid
The Dalles has the reputation of
giving home talent more hearty sup
support than any other town in the
state, and it is fair to presume the
University Glee Club will receive a
hearty reception when tbey appear
here on Thursday evening of next
week. They are not excaotly home
talent, but tbey belong to Oregon's
leading institution of learning, and
... . . .... T- .
this alone snouia encourage vane
noAnl. Ln lu thntn a tinartv SUDOOrt
They have tne reputation of being
excellent singers, and will certainly
anrf.ln r.K1ianHtAnnA. General ad
mission to the concert will be 50 cents.
though seats may be reserved at
Blakeley St Houghton's drug store
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Nearly all the gold coin in circula
tion in. the Sandwich islands is of
United States mintage. '
Half the ships of the world are BrlU
ish. The best of them can be converted
' Into ships of war in 48 hours.'
- In New York city there are private
charitable' institutions which repre
sent a real estate valuation of $ 40,000V
000. The valuation of personal property
in Philadelphia is $352,434,621, an in
crease cf J8. 56 1.09O over last year's of
ficial estimate. -
In times of scarcity the South Af
rican natives sometimes rob the ants'
nests, and as much as five bushels of,
grain have been taken from a single
nest.
The magnitude of the EscuriaL the
, great Spanish palace, may be inferred
from tbe fact that it would take f out
days to go through all the rooms and
apartments, the length of the way be
ing reckoned at 23 Spanish leagues,
which is about 120 miles.
The smallest inhabited island in the
world is that on which the Eddystone
lighthouse stands. At low water it is
30 feet in diameter; at high water
the lighthouse, whose diameter at the
base is 28 feet, completely covers it
It is inhabited by three persons.
. . , , 1 At
nousenoiaers, particularly uiej 01
the weaker sex, who live in perpetual
terror of burglars, will be pleased tc
read a reassuring statement in the
September Pall Mall Magazine to the
effect that only in one instance out of
every 336 burglaries is violence offered
to the inmates of a burgled house.
The carrier who serves the Klondike
Nugget to subscribers in Dawson has
considerable trouble in finding their
residences. A few of the dwellings are
thus described In the subscription
book: "The cabin with the screen
door," "the slab house facing the
river," "the big tent with two stove
pipes," . and "the cabin three doors
south of where sll the dogs ars."
f TRAINING CATS.
St Tswhsev Sarw Klateweaw aa
-, SSassaa Oe a KoeeT Way wish , .
Jr. th reUae Svealea. , ij
Says a trainer of eats J "How do 1
eminence training' them? . WaU,
don't care exactly about making my
mevnoa puDuo property, nut I am not
averse, to telling, yon this much that
cat's meat and milk form two of tht
most important factors in. the opera
tion. It Is a common superstition that
eats are stupid animals. I do not think
so. They certainly are not so intelli
gent as dogs; neither are they so so
ciable. . But once they get to know
induced to do it to the best of their
ability. Kindness and patience ge a
long way with eats. A little whole
some correction is often good- for a
dog, but use a whip to a cat for one time
only, and even ever so sparingly, and its
value as a trick animal is destroyed for
ever. Cats are simply bundles of nerves
covered over with fur, and even an un- '
kind word or a glance from anyone they
love will cause them acute suffering.
Another secret in training cats or, in
deed, any animal is never to disap
point them of their promised reward.
I remember once, while performing in -the
north of England some time ago,
walking five miles at ten o'clock at
night in a blinding snowstorm to get
my happy family its regular supply of
milk. So much obedience, so much
cat's meat that is my ruls, and I never
vary it
AS ELECTRIC PRANK. "
lAa-htalasr Cat-- ( Utah Jiaka ea a '
Mosstain M l Is ilrlk
Carolina.
A cHmbo the -top oT "Big Craggy,"
along the banks of tbe Big Tree creek,
affords many bits ;f picluresqus scn
ery, as well as a. view ot surpassing'
grandeur from tbr 'ni'tr.nlt.. A party of
gentlemen from AK.'.'v.ii. who recently
visited this majeu . .d mountain, that
rears its head mn:i lhan 6,000 feet
above sea level, rrju.i i uu unusual man
ifestation of the prr.nks of electricity,
say the AshevjlU- X. c.) Citizen. .
Along the top of tbe ridge for a dis
tance of pet-haps i or SO yards there
was a deep furrow, ss If mads by .
large plow. ,As tbe current passed along
large pieces? of turf were thrown aside, .
tough rhododendron bushes were torn
up by 'the roots snd hurled to one side,
while huge bowlders that 1st la the
pathway were split in twain and in soma
instances shivered I i utoms.
After the current bud passed sibna
tbe surface of the mountain, or ton-
most ridges, for 50 or 60 yards, it ao-
pears to have divM?d, one fork going'
down the mountain Hid and the other
continuing on the riJe for some 15 or
20 feet, snd then disappearing entirely. -The
strange feature of this electrical
phenomenon is that the charge did not
at once disappear by taking a down
ward direction into tbe earth instead of
remaining for so great a distance on
the surface.
Cm Astort. to Have m Caw,
Just after President McKinlevs In.
suguration he had his relatives who
were in the city at a family dinner at
tbe white house, says the Ladies' Home
Journal in an illustrated anecdotal
biography of the president It was s
large company, and a very good din
ner. Dear old Mother McKinley was
there, but she was not very talkative.
She was too nappy for words. But she
kept a sharp ey on the dinner, and no .i..
detail of it escaped her. Bus was la ''
pressed by the quantity of cream
served with the fruit and coffee, far a
she looked up at her son in her sweet .
way and said: "William, von mn.t -
keep a cow now." Some of the youna. " '
er members of the family party found
it difficult to suppress a smile, but the " "
president, with his usual tact and
graciousness, replied: "Yes. mother.
we can afford to have a cow now. and
have aU the cream w can possibly ,
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