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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10

The importance of good roads, espec
iallv between important points and on
the main lines of travel, cannot be
over estimated. There are few things
for which Il county is more justified in
going in debt, if need be, than for good
public roads. Future generations will
have the use of them and may we'll at
ford to help pay for them. They have
a custom over ir Washington whereby
some of the counties have bonded their
Indebtedness for the purpose of paying
for needed internal improvements. there
by securing money on the county's
credit at a low rate of interest. 1t is a
pity that such a custom is not available
here. 1t would be a great saving to this
county if it had the power to bond its
debt, or if it could bond itself for
sufficient amount to build roads, on i'm
portant lines of travel, where the coun-
try is too poor or too sparsely settled to
do the work. Five Thousand dollars
spent on the Tygh Hill would come
back TO the people with hundred fold
interest. A thousand or two spent on
the villanOus piece of road beyond the
Huot place on Eight Mile, would give
equally large returns, in the benefit that
would result to the people who are OBJ
liged to use it. Five hundred dollars
spent i'll widening the eastern approach
to the lower Hood River bridge might
be the means of saving valuable lives
that are liable TO be sacrificed any day
The road between Bake Oven on the
John Day river, via Antelope, is in
barbarous condition, and vet very large
proportion of the wool shipped to this
market comes over it, while it is the
only outlet for the shipment of produce
and supplies for territory large enough
ito make two or three counties. No one
will deny that these and numerous other
improvements of like character are
badly needed, yet the present genera
ton can scarcely effort to bear the bur-
den of doing the work. 1t would surely
be profitable and, it ought not to be diff
ficult, to secure the passage of law to
enable the counties to pledge their cred
it for sufficient funds to meet their needs.
In such cases these funds could certainly
be secured at rate of interest two or
three per cent. less than the counties
have to pay on their scrip. This diff
ference would nearly keep the improve
ments in repair, without cost to the peo-
pie, and would amount to little less
than two thousand year on Wasco
county's present debt.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10

The Baker City Democrat is responsible
for the statement that the rations al
lowed the Third Regiment, while in
camp at this place ''were not fit for
swine and the work allotted to them, on
empty ,stomachs was even worse than the
regular army is subjected to in time of
war. The statement is base falsehood,
as we know from our own personal
knowledge. We made it our particular
business to inspect the rations served
out to the men. and we know both from
observation and conversation with the
men themselves that these rations were
good, wholesome and abundant. The
facts are company kicked before it
came here, came here to kick, kicked all
the time it was here and is kicking still.
! 1t is perfectly in keeping with their dis
graceful insubordination while here that
they should go home and tell their
friends that on the camping grounds
1.-THE wind blew a continuous gale from
the sand banks of the Columbia, when
than mile of timothy, meadow and
grain fields intervene between the camp
ing ground and the Columbia and that
the prevailing winds are never from the
direction of the Columbia, which is due
north of the camping ground. Thai
there was dust is fully admitted, as one
can scarcely escape it anywhere in East
ern Oregon, but it was wholly the dust
of the camp which was surrounded by
meadow on all sides. Next time com
pany F goes into camp they will have t.
be fed ON pie and cake, be surrounded
by barricades to keep the winds from
blowing the dust on them and have
regiment of Cinnamon to hold umbrel
las over them when they are out OIL
dress parade.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10
Reptiles Seventy Feet in Length.

What the mammals are in the scale of
creation today the reptiles were in the
mesozoic epoch. They swan the seas,
climbed trees and were most phenomenal
jumpers. Some of them even flew.
While some were herbivorous, living
upon plants, others were carnivorous,
preserving existence by devouring their
vegetable eating cousins. The vegetar-
ian reptiles were enormous beasts. often
as much as seventy feet in length. They
afforded food for the carnivorous rep
tiles, which were smaller than the herb
ivorous kind, just as lions and tigers
nowadays are smaller than oxen.
Though bigger, the vegetarian Great
ures usually had no armor nor weapons
to defend themselves with. Their most
powerful defence was kick, which, de-
livered with hind leg fifteen feet in
length, was assuredly not by any means
to be despised. Professor Cope in Wash
ington Star.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10
Paddy.s idea of a Miorobe.

Two Sons of the Emerald Isle sat in the
depot the other day, running from one
current topic of discussion to another.
They finally reached the subject of the
great prevalence of sickness. Aren't
yez afraid of typhide feverP" said Denis.
s'Yis. am" replied Pat.
sPatT'
''Yes. Dinny."
'What are thase microbys and germs
the docthers are talking about?'
"Waal, I'll tell yez my idee, Dinny.
Them germs and microbys are paculiar
things. Flanagan was tellin' me about
them. He sez they reside in the wather,
He was fishing Monday, and he pulled
up his line, begob, and found a microb
on it. He SEE it luked like bullhead,
but it had a paculiar face. He sez he
threw it back afther he got over being
scarf. Me own opinion is Dinny, that
microbes are paculiar kind of fish,
''Begob, l guess ye're roight, Pat
There's good dale of sickness pre-
vailin'"
Eyes" replied Pat, ''there's a good
dale, Dinny. There do be well paple
complainin' Albany Argus.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10
Uncisanliuess often the Trouble.

The variety Of shoes which claim to
follow the natural shape of the foot is
almost as large as those that do not.
Some of these shoes are SO absurdly
broad at the toes that they give an i'm
preston that they were designed for a
hoofed beast; others are ventilated in
the sole. But. in spite of all these orig
inal aud expensive patented devices. the
fact remains that as many people escape
all affections of the feet who wear ordin-
arily well shaped. hand sewn shoes as
those who adopt eccentric shoes. 1t is
evident that there is some other trouble
besides the shape of the shoe that is at
work.-New York Tribune.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10

Company F of Baker City is getting in
some solid impositions on the credulity
of the Baker City papers. Here is some
of it from the columns of the Democrat.
Speaking of the refusal of the men to
participate in the sham battle at this
place that paper says: ''The different
companies rebelIed and appealed to
Governor Pennoyer who sat down upon
the always officious and tyranical COL
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10

A Tillamook man advertises his wife
and forbids anyone to credit her on his
account. The wife retaliates by ,adver-
tising that she left him because he had
choked and beaten her, and adds: Il
am now earning my own living by hon
est work and hope not to ask credit in
his name"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10
Reasonable.

Father-My dear girl, the last gown
you got was only eighty dollars, but this
one is ninety dollars. Is this worth ten
dollars more than the other?
Daughter = Certainly, father. just
think how much Later it is,-Cloak Re-
view.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10
what a wife and Mother has to Say.
THE DALLEs, Or, July 9, 1891.

The DALLES, Or, July y, 1871.
EDIToR CHRONICLE: If you will kindly
grant me little space in your paper 1
wish to say few words about the 4th of
July celebration.
My first is to the farmers who were SO
disappointed about the sham battle.
Some of them might have been more
disappointed had it occurred and an acci
dent have been caused to them or their
families. They have only to read Mon
days daily to learn not only that soldiers
but spectators themselves are liable to
the dangers that attend SO battles out of
every 100 fought. Those of us who had
husbands, sons or brothers in the Sd
regiment were very thankful indeed that
providence interfered by sending the
wind and sand storm, thereby making
the battle impossible.
The committee deserve great credit in
doubt the best celebration ever had in
The Da:les.
The Col. also deserves praise. Who
profted by the encampment being here
the Col. or the citizens? Who had to
endure the trials and perform the duties
of his Office to the best of his ability
the Col. or the merchants? Who en-
dured the fatigue, march and drill of the
daily programme of the incalnpment-
the militia boys or the farmers?
Who was glad there was no battle?
The people who had the least spark OF
the welfare of humanity in their hearts.
understand the money was raised to
pay for the use of the grounds and SO it
appeared in this paper Il believe) moth
ing being said about the sham battle
fund.
Then the Merchant did not decor
ate his store for the patriotism but for tht
parade according to his own statement,
Now / again say the Col. and COM
mittee have merited our highest praise
and instead of complaints, the columns
of this paper should show our hearty
appreciations of the same.
A WELL WIsHER.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10

For sale, due east of the fair grounds,
eight and half lots, containing good
dwelling house, barn, and other build
ings. The grounds are all set out in
choice bearing fruit trees, grapes and
berries. Will be sold at bargain if
bought within the next two weeks, as
desire to leave the city.
4 w E1roN
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10

Lost, on the streets of The Dalles last
Saturday gunny sack containing a
horse sponge, quarter boots and towel.
Finder will be rewarded by leaving the
same at this Office
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10

Up to June 18th Mo ody's warehouse
in The Dalles had received 1918, $50
pounds of wool, and it is likely there had
been an equal amount stored in the
Wasco warehouse. By the middle of
June little over one-half of the wool is
delivered at The Dalles, so at rough es-
hood of 100000 pounds of wool will be
shipped from The Dalles this season.
OchOcO ReUieaD.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10
STATE OFFICIALS.

The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10

A correspondent to the Long Greek
Eagle, at Susanville, writes the following
concerning the finding of nugget re-
Gently in his vicinity. A few days ago
while at work in Deep creek, Tom Smyer
unearthed the largest nugget that has
been since the early mining DAYS. The
nugget was SIX inches in length and
would average one-half an inch in thick
ness, weighing thirty-six and three
fourths ounces, valne $605.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10
$500 Reward!

We viii pay the above reward for any case of
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, In
digestion, Constipation or Costiveness we cannot
cure with Vests Vegetable Liver Pills, when the
directions are strictly complied with They are
purely vegetable, and never fail to give satisfac
tion. Sugar Coated. Large boxes col tanning 30
Pills, 25 cents. Beware of counterfeits and imi-
tations. The genuine manufactured only by
THE JOHN C. WEST COMPANY, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS.
BLAKELEY & HOUGHTON,
Prescription Druggists,
IT'S Second ST. The Dal1es, Or.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10
500 REWARD.

WILL BE PAID FOR ANY INFORMATION
w. leading to the conviction of parties cutting
e ropes or in any way. interfering with the
wiz poles or lamps of TIE ELEcTEIc LIGHT
Co "a 80 = ~. - H. GLENN.
Manager
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10
EsTRAY NOTICE.

RED COW WITH WHITE SPOTS, SWAL-
IA low fork in each ear but no brand, is in my
pasture on Mill creek. The owner can have her
by paying for pasturage and advertising.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10

The following statement from Mr.. w.
B. Denny, a well known dairyman of
New Lexington, Ohio, will be of interest
to persons troubled with Rheumatism.
He says: 81 have used Chamberlain's s.
Pain Balm for nearly two years, four
bottles in all, and there is nothing have
ever used that gave me as much relief
for rheumatism. We always keep a bot
tie of it in the house, For sale by
Snipes & Kinersly.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-10

The largest circulation attained by
any newspaper in America at the present
time is now enjoyed by the Chicago
Neacs, which claims list of 226, 1854.
Next is the New York World, which
boasts of list of 181 $3.50. The Boston
by the Philadelphia Record, with cir
culation OF 22,98O. The Boston Globe
has the largest list in proportion to pop
ulation.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21

cause of the small size and dull color,
which prevents it's being readily seen.
The one in question has six rattles
and is about sixteen inches in length.
One-third of the lizard had been swal.
lowed when it resorted to the tricks of
its species. The horned toads always
run to escape, but when caught close
their eyes and remain passive for
short time before making a sudden
break to get away. This particular
specimen allowed itself to be taken in
by the snake until it thought the mat
ter had gone far enough. Then it be-
gan to wriggle and try to back out. 1t
couldn't back out, because the fangs Of
the snake held it. Then it began to
work its head until one of the horns
tore hole through the snakes skin.
In that position they We're found, the
snake nearly dead and the toad entire
ly SO. The academy of sciences people
consider it rare and interesting spec
linen
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21
SNAKE AND HORNED TOAD.

A sidewinder Comes to Grief in Attempt
ing to Get n Meal.
Rattlesnakes are generally credited
with having more sense than to Stbsnpt
to feast on spine-covered horned t~ads,
but, says the San Francisco Examiner,
there was one snake that allowed
hunger to overcome discretion down in
Inyo county a few weeks ago. 1t SUP
rounded half-grown horned toad that
would have eventually caused it's death
had not hunter saved it the trouble.
The specimen was saved and is now ut
the academy of sciences in alcohol.
The snake is called Croto1us OarGstes,
one of those vicious little prairie rat
tlesna1kes that are also called the
'horned rattler'' and the 'ssidswinder."
On either side of the head is q henry
projection above the eye.
In striking it swings it's bsdy side
ways and does not strike out straight
before it, as other larger varieties OF
the crotalus do, hence the term ''side-
winder." II is considered by some to
be the most aggressive of the family to
which it belongs, and is dangerous be-
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21

and White, if the voice of the public
were permitted to decide the point, it
would be given in favor of Mr.. Balfour.
He has excited none of the Gladstonian
luminosity which dogs the steps of Mr..
Goschen and Lord Hartington-n fact
in private life he and Mr.. Gladstone are
good and congenial friends. both being
dabblers in philosophical studies. Sir
NJ Hicks-Beach would be less ohles-
tionable, but precarious health has
doomed him to fill an Office which has
not given him the opportunities for dis
playing his capacity for leadership
which have been Mr.. Balfour's portion.
The democracy like to see the strong
est representatives of the strongest par
ties at the head of affairs. They think
that the house of commons just now
should be led by member of the ma
iority, that is to say by tory. Hence
1.-The general voice." as Milton would
say, is for Mr.. Balfour.
Apart from Mr.. Balfour's personal
qualities of stubborn courage, dogged
determination and pachydermatous
indifference to sentimental considera-
tions which is Enthusiastically Scotch,
there is no great secret in his success.
He simply carried out what some con-
tend is the only possible policy in Ire
land-that of crushing disorder before
applying remedial measures, and then
inducing his party to accept remedial
measures, which, not being inadequate,
were workable, and being workable
were popular.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21
Gamblers Are Great Men.

Gambling is reprehensible, but the
spirit that underlies it is noble A gen.
uine gambler is a great man gone
wrong, and gam bling is a instruction
aof courage and energy and enterprise
of all those attributes that make man
most manly, writes w. 3. Curtis in the
Forum. The same mental qualities
that enable man to await without a
tremor the turn of a card that carries
his fortune, or the stock quotation that
may make him a beggar, will lead him
to face death unhinchingly at the call
Of glory, of honor or of duty; will bring
him first over the breastworks when q
forlorn hope saves the army, and will
nerve him to risk his life for others at
the throttle, in the surf, amid fame and
smoke or in q hospital.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21
HATED A REOCOAT.
Ben Butler Tells of His Boyish EnmitS
far the British.

Ben Butler Tells of His Boyish Enmity
Far the British.
1 had as deep-seated a prejudice
against British rcdcoat as our turkey
gobbler exhibited to . red petticoat,
when he drove my sister into the house.
Thus was taught that the highest
achievement in Life was to get behind a
stone wall and shoot Britisher, and 1
longed for the time when should grow
up to do it. So thoroughly was this
drilled into me that in after life it was
matter for reasoning on my part
whether 1 should treat an Englishman
decently, writes Con. B. E. Butler, in
the New England Magazine.
The difference between this feeling
and that which 1 had toward the
Frenchmen, who fought us with the In
dams, and who helped the savages
scalp us, was that the French were
poor fellows who did not know any bet
ter; and, besides, the French had helped
us in the revolution against the British,
SO that we would forgive them, but tho
Britishers, never!
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21

The case involving the constitution
atty of that clause of the anti-lottery
law prohibiting the carrying of news
papers containing lottery advertise
ments in the mails was argued this
week before the supreme court. 1t is
of course impossible to say, until the
decision is handed down, what i'm
preston the arguments made upon the
court, but the impression outside was
that Attorney General Miller was out
classed and got decidedly the worst of
it.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21
E. G. Kilduf s;
Lowest price Clothiers, Hatters
and Gents Furnishes in the city.
Successors to ]. \. Godfrey & Co.
81 BANK ST
FOUGHT IN COURT.

Tho "FpAAeh csloael" Rai~AS at Lii
1rial. Then Att1SsAs the OMseAs.
LeMDoN, Nov 91-Ehs tr4Gd Oh the
"o1d Bailey" en- ths change az MAek-
mail Of the mySte1isuS h&iTAA1Al
knovn as the 'TrensA oslsasI" a. "Ls
GYaade,'' as ''BrisSNAy Grant" az
Captain Andersen" and - HeAArles
Grant" was ens It Ne ASpt ssmarh-
able in the history Of hrisi&A 1usaSPrA-
Genoe.
The distinguished sriAinarS real 4anae
is net known. He says hs is . Dane
but the police believe hiM 70 he . weu-
known American eHMinal, whO has
"werked'' both the United States and
Europe fer years past, AID who has
made large sums Of ma snsy ~ his opera
tions as a knight Il 1Adaatey."
There were a number Of charges Pi led
up against the 'tTrsnoh 0olonaa> bat
the one upon which he was trtsa was
that Of threatening to murder Baroness
Belsever, who resides in enc At tbs m ost
aristecratic quarters Of London, and
with also threatening the murder 81
Lady Jessel, the widow OF the late Mas
ter of the Rolls.
After the testimony had beep taken
the French colonel tainted Ia the dock
When revived he engaged in = furious
fight with the police around h1n. A
dozen policemen, assisted hy . AHmber
of prison wardehS, seemed unable TO re-
strain him. There was . tremendous
sensation in the eeurb rsoM- 4 Anm.
ber of ladies fain ted and esheEs screamed
in terror.
Judge Hawkins was unable hse Lang
jury found the prisoner gaNty On bot2
pbarpaS
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21

WHILE the gentlemen who make the
rain while you wait were at the C
ranch on the Llano Estacado of Texas,
they made a particularly ferocious
attack with dynamite and explosive
balloons on very black cloud which
ventured over them. 1t scattered forth
with and only rained when it had es-
capped and reformed it's lines several
hundred miles away. Then their gaso-
line furnace for making oxygen got
away from them and burned SO fiercely
that they were obliged to call in native
scientific talent, cowboy to wit, who
stood -afar off and lassoed it as a prelim-
mary to dragging it to cattle tank and
sousing it out. In the midst of series
of such scientific misfortunes, cloud
came over and gave them a terrific
wetting before they hardly had time to
give the command "Make ready, fire. "
With another cloud they were more
successful, for they delivered several
broadsides at it before it had time to
rain on them, and this was the 'tri
umphant success of the experiments
which came to the outside world by
telegraph, regardless of expense.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21
Commencing Saturday, Nov "A

we will offer the most complete line o.
Blue, Black and Brown Kerseys and Che
viot Overcoats for $12, regular price SIG.
Our $3.50 Overcoats in all colored Ker-
seys, would he a bargain at SIT and SIS.
SIS has always bssn the popular price
for an Overcoat. Taking this to DO fact,
we have placed coats that would readily
sell at ST, S18 and sl9. all for SIS.
Every statement we make is backed up
by goods and prices.
If you want an Ulster, our prices will
be an inducsmsnt, SIS, Sc, 81 so and SIC
listers that are from 81 to So in price
lower than our competitors.
A full and complete line of Mems,
Youths aud Boys Suits, single and
double breasted Black Chsviots 50. So
which is 50 under price.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-21

DULUTH, Mimi, Nov. 21.-A new and
very valuable ore is raported from
the west end Of the Mesaha iDop range
1t is said that several pits put down ara
bottomed In clear ere, one being al
ready IS feet ia iRsn- AAas discovery Is
thought the nopS valuable rs Ii sho VS.
the trend Of the raAsO wesA and also
that its extent Is NJ 6Uh greater than was
formerly supposed. Al least bali a
dozen new iron locations en- the Masaba
have resulted tUon the explorations Of
the last thrae az fORr months. and steps
are now being taken to pas q SaAlrsaa
through the country so as to eRen eh4
mines mn