The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-10-12

Michel vert below the first on the after
noon, tn latter on the midnight tain Of
yesterday.
At the house Of Mr.. S. l.. Brooks to-
morrow evening, the Chatauqua Literary
| Circle will discuss the literary work of the
venerable and fascinating DR.. Holmes.
And surely no living American writer can
| spread n richer or more varied hoard for
| mental fcastiEg thnn the charming author
Of the "Breakfast Table series (Autocrat-
Poet-Proiessor) "Illsie Nouner" aud the
thousand and one poems "rhe Last Leaf,
"Chamhcred NaUtelus, "Wnd-Clouds'
and $tar Drift" and all the rest. Ii you
want real enjoyable time 90 and listen, or
better still read or reci.e.
\ visit to the pound this afternoon
showed the reporter seven "horned cattle"
from che guiielaS5 calf to the old wrinklcd
wretch who has grown so adroit and expert
at foragjng that she would almost climb
tree for the last sapplc upon it. None of
them seemed to adequately appreciate their
disgrace but calmly chewed the cud OF con-
tcutmont rs thcy meditatcl on their past
misleeds or future nocturnal forays. Tho
pound, we will add for the enlightenment
of those interested, is located at Larsen &;
Saltmarshe's corral. The sooner an i'm
pounded animal is released the lighter will
be the cost, varying from 81 80 where there
has been no sale to three times that amount
if a sale has been made.
Very much sympathy is just now cxer-
ciscd by some OF our citizens FOR the poor,
poor farmer because forsooth the hard
hearted council passed the "cow ordinance"
as it Is called. We will briefly state here,
upon authority, that no farmer coming into
the city and properly tying his team in the
business portion Of the town will be inter-
fcred with IN any way, Eut the man who
is in the habit Of tying his cow in the alley
or leaving her to roam at her own sweet
viii about the streets, deiIing sidewalks,
opening front gates, fcasting on clothes-line
fruit, and making herself nuisance gener-
ally, wants to 'look lccdie oud". Nor
will be fare any better who ties his horse
to sha rcCs or upon prumisas from which
he ha IN warned. 1uncl simply
mean 10 lhate nuisance. it is not only
their right but their duty 10 10.
Mr.. c. S. Shank, who has been down the
river attending the fair, returned by the
noon train to-day. He expresses himself as
very well pleased. and mentions the me-
display, the gram and fruit exhibits
rs very Ene, although be qualities the state
mrnt by saying, that Tor the quantity
shown our district fair is quite abreast of
the Portland exhibit in the way OF fruit.
But more than all else Mr.. Shank was
pleased with his visit to the Albatross, the
U. $. steamer fitted mp with dredges.
travis, deep sea leads and all the other par
lphernalia incidental to deep sea sounding
md fishing. He mentions particularly the
follow balls of cast iron through the pores
II which at great depths the sea water
orces its way until one OF them which har
visited depth 2SO0 fathoms, or nearly 3
miles Eelow The surface, was found to be
lalf or twothirds full of water. He speaks
n terms Of unqualified praise Of the cour-
esy and aiiahility of the sailors Of the AL
}atross, who are unwearod in answering
questions and showing curiositics.