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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-14
rae OUAD-MARKED BALLOTS.
,ur STORY OF HILLS ATTEMPT TO STEAL
DEANE'S SEAT.

ExCUsE-LAwLEss HANDLING OF
THE BALLOTS.
ro,shseepsie, N. Y. Dec. 10 tspeciaD.-David B.
s,sed his hopes Of stealing the State Senate on two
~ H.. one of those his idea that he owned alb
.s,y the judiciary of the State and that he had
Nv n snap his fingers to compel judge to decide
s..aop cases as he wanted them decided the other
~. that his "heelers' in various districts would
~ mo schemes enough to the Boards Of County
c.r,sssers TO throw out sufficient number of votes
,onre the defeat Of the Republicans whose seats
:. WAS after. He has found, however that the
,nslaary. with perhaps one exception. will not be
r.aded with in the discharge of its duties. He did
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-14

guilty to the charge Of larceny preferred by EnSoe
Sorf ustIee Kelly nscd the other victims wttpeDo
and held Edsan for trial ia default Of $500 Dali.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-14

Triton brand "sqsse1ers' playing cardS linen ed
Dealers 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-14

The Game Of Innocence Abrond.
EXCITING! JOLLY Suited FOR ALL AGEs'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-14

noble Christian recently told me that In his pri'
vate reading of the Psalms always used an expurgated
edition. which all impreeator7 and otherwise OBJ
fashionable passages had been expunged Surely this Is
the acme religious prudery and the astdousness oil
one who is totally devoid OF historical III we
e,nureae the Songs OF David why not expurRate his life
aso surely his deeds of vengeance are worse than his
reyengeful prayers Then having struck cut from his life
ALL that oiends purism and having made him the man
he ought TO been but not we shall be ready to
,aoel the entire history Of Israelyery much as Cibber
TO remodel Shakespeare making King Lear TO be
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
A RivaI of tho yosem,t.

In the vast Sierra wilderness far to the
southwark of the famous Yosemite val
ley there is a yet grander valley of the
same kind. 1t is situated on the South
Fork of Kings river, above the most ex-
tensive groves and forests of the giant
sequoia and beneath the shadows of the
highest mountains in the range, where
the canyons are deepest and the snow
laden peaks are crowded most closely
together. 1t is called the Big Kings
River canyon or Kings River Yosemite,
and is reached by way of Visalia, the
nearest point on the Southern Pacific
railroad, from which the distance is
about forty-fve miles, or by the Kear-
sarge pass from the east side of the
range.
1t is about ten miles long, half mile
wide and the stupendous rocks of pur-
plish gray granite that form the walls
are from $500 to 5000 feet in height,
while the depth of the valley below the
general surface of the mountain mass
from which it has been carved is consid
erably more than a mile. Thus it ap-
pears that this new Yosemite is longer
and deeper, and lies imbedded in grander
mountains than the well known Yosem-
ite of the Merced. Their general char
acters, however, are wonderfully alike.
and they bear the same relationship to
the fountains of the ancient glaciers
above them.-John Muir in Century.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
How Ancient Builders Built.

The builders Of Babel built well. Ira
dition relates that it was only a confu-
sion Of tongues that checked their aspi-
ration. There can be no doubt that the
foundations of the celebrated tower that
was designed by its architect to reach
sheaven" were of the broadest and heav-
lest sort; let us say vast walls of the
most solid granite, bound and knit to-
gether by that most excellent insoluble
cement that is one of the lost arts to
modern constructionists Yet if latter
day engineers be not hopelessly in error
with concern to the conclusions they
have drawn as respects ancient ma
sonry from the ruins of ancient struc-
lures, ancient builders counted only on
the law of gravitation, which they knew
in an empiric way, for the safety of the
works they wrought. The protector of
the Nag-on-Wat, whose walls and roof
might have sheltered st. Peters and
st. Paul's and still have had room for a
building like the Equitable in Broadway
within its vast Enclosures, would never
dream of setting his masons to begin the
laying of his walls say at about fifty feet
from the ground.-Harper's Weekly.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
The Best Joke.

AS was leaving Pittsburg was ap-
preached by a young man who, after
giving me his card, thanked me most
earnestly for my lecture of last night; in
fact, be nearly embraced me.
81 never enjoyed myself so much in
my life,'' he said.
| grasped his hand.
81 am glad,'' replied, s.that. my hum
bic effort pleased you SO much. Nothing
is more gratifying to a lecturer than to
know he has afforded pleasure to his
audience"
EYES," he said, lit gave me immense
pleasure. You see, am engaged to be
married to a girl in town. All her family
went to your show, and l had the girl
at home all to myself. Oh! had such a
good tilnel Thank you so muchi Do
lecture here again SOON"
And after wishing me pleasant jour
ney he left. / was glad to know left
at least one friend and admirer behind
me in Pittsburg. Max O'Rell.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
A Question for Enrli.h LAWYER.


A correspondent raises the question
whether retired judge can practice at
the bar, and goes on to say: HThe point
is an interesting one, and if report
speaks truly it is not unlikely to be
raised by the action of Mr.. Justice
Hawkins, who, on. his retirement next
month, it is said, win resume his old
role of advocate. There is no precedent
for an English judge appearing again
at the bar after retirement, but it is not
an uncommon thing for an Indian or
colonial judge to resume practice when
he has left the bench. These officials,
however, are in an entirely different
position to their English brethren, and
their example counts for very little:
"The absence of an English precedent
is much more to the purpose, and it
would probably be considered conclusive
by the bar committee if not by the
judges. before whom the question might
be raised. Anyway, it would be decid-
edly unfair for a judge who had received
handsome pension to enter into compe-
tition with his struggling professional
brethren who had yet career to make,
to say nothing of the awkwardness of
the situation which would be created."-
Yorkshire England) Post
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
Her Views.

Charlie B. is board of trade man.
His wife has ideas of, her own.
A few days ago she told Charlie at
dinner:
Reciprocity is great thing"
"When did you find that out?' asked
Charlie.
"a lady stepped on my dress today and
never offered word of apology
"Of course not" chuckled Charlie
But she smiled
"Ohi"
''Then l smiled. You see that smile
produced smile in return
"a man would have smiled, too, under
the circumstances" remarked Charlie.
THAT was reciprocity" said Mrs.
Charlie, ignoring the remark
Almost as satisfactory as if you had
slapped each other"
And she answered in q dreamy voice:
Almost. Detroit Free Press
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
A SVEN. Bo.ton shoemaker..

For several years there has been col
ored shoemaker on School street. He
has owned his little shop, which is big
enough for about four people to stand in
without noticeable discomfort. He is a
good looking young fellow, and there isn't
anything remarkable about him at first
sight He has very good trade for a
small place, and his income is sufficient
to enable him to live comfortably. If
you go into his shop any time of the day
between o'clock in the morning and s
o'clock in the afternoon you will find him
seated on a little stool with leather
apron on. His sleeves will be rolled up,
and he will be pegging away for dear
life.
If you go into the place at o'clock
and wait a few minutes, you will pres
emily behold as novel a spectacle as may
be witnessed in the city anywhere. You
will see that a gorgeous light overcoat
has been hanging on a peg in the wall
in corner of the shop, and that a pair
of flashing patent leather shoes have
been reposing in. the same corner on the
floor, and that near by big silver
knobbed walking stick has been stand
ing, while on little shelf has been rest
ing glossy silk hat. When this young
mans work is done in the evening he
doffs his leather apron and attires him
self in his swell apparel.
He may be seen on Washington street
in the neighborhood of the Adams House
an hour later, silk hat, patent feathers,
spring overcoat, silver knobbed cane and
all. He goes to his shop in this dress in
the morning and leaves it similarly gar
mented in the evening. He moves in
the SWEETEST colored society of the city,
and is looked on by his acquaintance as
person of quality. Yet he makes no
disguise of his business. Cor.
ST. Louis Globe Democrat
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
A Little Like an, Insult.

See many of my paragraphs or stories
in the exchanges?" asked the funny man
of the exchange editor.
Haven't noticed" returned the ex-
change editor: .'rve seen good many
things credited to the paper, but haven't
looked to see whether they were
dog fights, weather items or some Of
your gems. Want me to cut yours out
and lay 'em aside for you?'
..Oh, no; / wouldn't put you to SO
much trouble, said the funny man.
''No trouble at ALL" asserted the ex-
change editor.
The funny man went back to his desk,
thought over the matter for u minute
and then tarew a paperweight at the ex-
change editor. Chicago Tribune
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23

The elevator in one of the big news
paper offices was filed with men. One
woman, fashionably dressed, was pas
senger. Next her stood. a hunchback-
an aged man, neatly dressed and shrink
ing as far as4sossible ont of notice. The
woman looked at him with q thoughtful
air as if weighing vast possibilities. Sud-
denly she leaned over and with the tip
of her white gloved finger daintily
touched the hump Of her neighbor
"What was that for?' one man asked
another in an undertone. Don't you
know2 For luck" was the answer.
Touch a hunchback and bring good
fortune, is one of woman's pet supersti-
tions. New York World.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
FOOLED BY mossx.
The Confederate Guerilla Got the Federal
Password and Made q Raid.

The Confederate Guerrilla Got the Federal
Password and Made q Raid.
1.-The man with the coolest nerve
ever met" said Colonel A. E. Seifert,
who was in a reminiscent mood, twas
Colonel John S. Mosby. was high
private at Harper's Ferry when that
place was captured by Stonewall Jack
son in 1862. After waiting for some time
for our exchange we were ordered down
to Fairfax Court House, Va, where we
were on the lookout for Mosby
"One cold, clear night in February,
1868, was on picket duty on the War
renton road. I had post two. was
walking my post almost on the double.
quick, trying to keep warm, when
heard troop of cavalry coming down
the Warrenton road at a quick trot.
They were stopped by the man on post
one all right, and then came down on my
post. When they came close enough to
me halted them.
"sFriends with the counterign,' was
the answer to my challenge.
Zone man dismount and advance
with the countersign,' was my next COM
mand.
"a well dressed officer disinounted
and advanced to the point of my bayo-
net and gave the countersign Jamaica
sCountersign correct shouted.
Pass on
'.There were about three hundred of
them; motley crew in appearance, but
they were a jolly lot, singing, talking
and laughing. They passed on, and Tn
due time was relieved and soon was
sound asleep. ~A
EARLY the next morning the seargent'
of the guard reused me up and told me
/ was wanted at headquarters. In
charge of an orderly l went. When /
got there the man who was on post one
was ahead of me. He was ushered into
the presence of General Alexander
Hayes, our commanding officer. and
wien he came out 1 went in
"'You had post two at - astnightY
demanded the general
II had, sir.
"'Tell me about the troop of cavalry
that passed your post
81 told him what had happened.
We'll" he said grimly, you did it,
and he dismissed me.
81 discovered pretty soon that the men
had passed were Mosby's command,
with Mosby at their head They had
ridden through the entire camp, taken
the tent of one of the general officers,
mounted it on mule and escaped with
it to the Confederate lines.
''How did he get the password? We
found out that afterward. At one of
the outposts was the rawest kind of a
raw recruit. While he was on picket
duty a man dressed in a captains uni
form. with the red sash of the officer of
tbe day across his breast, approached
him. He challenged and the officer re-
sponded.
'"'Ofhcer of the day with the counter
sign
Advance and give the countersign.'
''The officer advanced and gave a word
which was not the correct one.
That's not right said the sentinel,
and you can't pass
CATER considerable wrangling, the
fhcer insisted that his word was right,
lie exclaimed angrily, What word have
you got? The man said, 'The sergeant.
of the guard gave me the word, '.Ja-
maica,7 and nobody can pass without it,
"The officer was no other than Mosby
himself. He had all he wanted, and,
waiting for night, got his men together
and made the successful raid.
For cool nerve it beat anything I
ever heard of."-New York Herald
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23

Surveyors at work on the Gila river
in New Mexico claim that they have dis
covered a mountain of pure alum a mile
square at the base and 5000 feet high.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
Gloves Not Made Of Rat skins.

1t has often been said that the glove
makers of Paris make use in their trade
of the skins of rats which are caught in
the sewers, but this is denied Certainly
the material would not lac srroug enough
to successfully counterfeit the kid. unless
it were for the thumb parts only, which
are generally of thinner and different
kind of leather from the rest. Sugges-
ton has been made that a trade might
be opened with tine Chinese for the skins
of the rats which they eat.-W Washington
Star.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
The AiIanthus Tree.

The first ailanthus trees grown in
America were brought from the far east
and planted in the garden of Burns cof-
fee house on lower Broadway, opposite
Bowling green, New York. They were
much admired by the New York beaux
and bellies of seventy-fve years ago,
from which the conclusion is drawn that
fashions in odors also change-Ex-
change.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
He 1rade Room.

Lady Mallard was rather fond of
rowding her dinner table. Once when
the company was already tightly packed,
an unexpected guest arrived, and she
instantly gave her imperative orders:
t'Luttrel1, make roomr
cit must certainly be made" he an
tEwered, "for It does not exist. "-Ail the
Year Round.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23

Smoke is finding its champions in Eng
land, notwithstanding the efforts made
to prevent its diffusion in the atmosphere.
1t is claimed that the carbon in the smoke
is a powerful deodorizer, and as such is
: blessing rather than nuisance.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
q Severe Law.


not what they are represented to be. Under
this Statute thousands of pounds of tea have
been burned because of their wholesale adul-
teT.,sion.
Tea, by the way, is one of the most notori-
+ oIs,yadulterated articles of commerce. Not
aionc nFe the bright, shiny green teas artif-
cjal;y colored. but thoJr ards Of pounds of
sEDs;i ,:te' icr tea leaves are used to swell
t.le'buiI ot cheap tea ash, sioe, and willow
lravfs being those most commonly used.
sssaia. slyeepings from tea warehouses ere
colorcd and sold as tea. Even exhaestcd tea
leaves ga:heied from the tea-houses are kept
dried, and made oversnd find thcir wry into
sthe cheap teas.
The Lng,ish Il government at:esnpts to stamp
this out by coaGsesti-,n; but no tea is too
pocr !, u. and the result is. that prcbubly
1!,e lsierest teas used l,y riiy nation are those
,su:,siirned il, Amer;se.
Eveeh's Tea is presented with the guar
aiy iaGs it Is unco|ored and uEodulterafed;
in fact. tsse sun-eiueI Iea leaf pare and SIM
g!e. Is purity ii.ssr.. superior strength,
s.'out one third less oi e being required for
an infusion than of the tifieial teas, End its
fragrance and exquisite favor is at once ap-
parent. II will be revelation to you In
order that its purity aud quality may be guar
anteed, it is sold only In pound packages
bearing this trademark:
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23

At the present day the Persians call
asafptida 'sthe food of the gods,' the
Russians delight in caviare and the
Eskimo in train oil.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-23
9 M
s I IP A. ION

A.'c;s half the American people yet there IS
o;ly one preparation OF sarsaIar;iI:, mat acts on
the bowels and reaches this iirinrtlnt trouble
anu that is joys Vegetable Garsaparilia 1t re-
heVes 1t in 2l hours, and an occasional dose
prevents return 'Fcrefcr by permission to c. E.
ELLINGTON; 125 Locust Avenue, San Francisco;
). H. LTown, Petaluma; II. S. Wimn, Geary Court
San francisco, and hundreds of others who have
used 1t III constipation. One letter is sample of
hundreds. Ellington, writes: Il have been for
years subject to bilious headaches and constipa-
ton Have been SO bad for year back have
had to take physic every other night or else 1
would have headache. After taking one bottle
OF J. " s., I am in splendid shape. 1t has done
wonderful things for me. People similarly
troubled should try i, and be convinced"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-08

national bank charter. viii be under the
supervision of Charles F. johnson, the
state bank examiner. Some interesting
facts concerning the progress of bank
matters in Kansas have been CLEANED
from Mr.. johnson, who states that up to
date 145 banks have complied with the
law. Charters for new banks and for a
reorganization of old ones under the
new law are pouring into the Office of
the secretary of state in large numbers
daily to be filed for record. The Ameri-
can Banker of New York says an exami-
nation of them shows many things which
are exceedingly commendatory of the
credit of Kansas in the east and of the
financial condition of farmers through
out the state Dozens of bank charters
have been filed within the past two
weeks in which the principal stockhold-
ers are farmers. Not one of them owns
any considerable amount of stock, but
the majority of the holders are farmers
living in the vicinity of the bank head
quarters, who have subscribed for from
one to twenty shares.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-08
COLONEL HALLowELL'S REsoLU-
TION.

In the proceedings of the judicial con-
vention on Saturday we find the follow
ing:
Colonel Hallowell offered the following
resolutions. They were adopted bya ris-
ing vote, everybody in the hall, including
those in the gallery, arose and, amid great
cheering. they were adopted:
Resolved, That this convention, COM
posed as it is of representative Republi-
cans, chosen to select a candidate for
judge of the Eighteenth judicial district
composed of Sedgwick county, do express
the thanks of the Republicans of this
county to President Harrison for his ap-
pointment of, and Senator. Plumb for his
endorsement of, our distinguished fellow
citizen and jurist, Henry c. Sluss to the
position of judge of the court of private
land claims of the United States. and
Resolved further, That this convention
does congratulate our fellow citizen upon
the deserved and well-merited recognition
of his eminent legal attachments and true
Republicanism.
That was graceful and well-merited
compliment to Judge Sluss, and it re-
f1ected equal honor upon the distin-
guished mover of the resolution.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-08
THE MARKET FOR WHEAT.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 4, 81.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.
The market for wheat is continuously
kept nervous by the hoard of small
scalpers, and a few large ones, not only
in crying down the values and repeating
all nonsical reports, but on every quiet
or easy spot offering and selling small
lots Of futures which they buy back or
ring out at small loss or profits every
twenty four hours, sometimes every fif-
teen minutes, leaving the appearance to
the world of large amounts of wheat
lowering over the markets when not
single bushel even of wind" wheat is
contracted for; all having been settled
by paying differences, and this same
class of men are ready TO repeat the
same dose each day or oftener. tiring out
buyers of actual property and checking
the disposition among monied men TO
buy on investment. 1t also actually
checks the exporters and millers from
buying or securing their actual wants
encouraging them to hold back
III bnS nope u low CT itlteSs Inc
immediate effect of this is to force
the farmers to either hold their wheat or
sell at low prices. There is hardly an
intelligent merchant, miller or exporter
but acknowledges that wheat is low and
it should be worth at least S1.25 per
bushel in the leading western markets,
and these men would buy all the surplus
at advanced prices if they had any as
surance of the market not being Taided
by this hoard of option gamblers or non
owners, for although each of these men
may not offer over 5000 bushels in
day, vet 1000 of them, and there are
more than that counting sll the large
gambling exchanges, offering 5000 bush
els, which would amount TO 5000. 600
bushels per day. enough to paralyze
legitimate business long enough TO
make the farmer lose at least Sl00. .000. 600
on this crop that they could easily get if
option dealing and non-owners were
taxed. OLD MERCHANT.
Who is not an option dealer in wheat.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-08
A LAME ILLUSTRATION.
His Story Was All Right. but 1t Had :
Bad Ending.

His Story Was All Right. but 1t Had a
Bad Ending.
They were standing on the corner en-
gagged in conversation
"No," said the fat man, II viii admit
that | can't solve the mysteries of the
bureau drawers. When | want anything
in the shape of collars, cuffs or handker-
chiefs l always allow my wife to get
them for me"
"Well, l don't" put in the thin man,
II always go up stairs and get what /
want myself, thus saving my wife q
great deal of bother"
'And you don't mind coming in the
house and scampering off up stairsT
mo"
"And you don't have to take the bu-
reau drawer out and dump it upside
down on the floor to get your articlesY
Never"
Never have to call your wife from
the cellar to the third story to ask her
whether your shirt is in this bureau or
in the one at your summer residence|
Certainly not"
Just know where everything IS kept
so that you can pull the drawer out and
get what you want without looking in,
supposeg"
Exactly"
81 wish could do that"
"Well, you can if you will just try
few times. regard myself more than
ordinary simply because l can do all
this. Why, this very morning needed
a new handkerchief. went home,
walked up stairs, threw my old one
where it belonged, tramped up another
fight Of steps, pulled out the bureau
drawer, put my hand in and took out
this" displaying a.
Well, the cloud of humiliation that
passed over that mans face when be be-
held the little sleeve Of his baby boys
undergarment dangling in the air could
have been condensed into blocks and
stored away for future use.
The fat man pulled at his nose few
times, laughed and walked off, while the
thin mar went about the town with pen
Gil and book taking bids for the scatter
ing of his earthly anatomy about the
streets.-Philadelphia Times.