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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
The Way /. NEW On tn. Lal.ss,.. :.

A party OF yachtslnen were becaimed
out on Lake Ontario Sunday afternoon,
and while waiting for q breeze the time
was occupied in spinning yarns. There
were two or three old salts on board,
and they did all the spinning, while the
younger and less experienced tars sat
and smoked and listened Finally one
of the old salts tcok his pipe from be-
tween his teeth long enough to draw
breath, and said:
You fellows give me pain talking
about big storms. Why, was out in
storm in the summer of 80 that was SO
much bigger than any that you have
ever seen that they are like cats paws
compared to it,
Then he stopped and began industri-
ously to draw upon his pipe again.
Tell us about it." said the young fell
lows in chorus.
1T was in the month of July in the
year 1869, and | was out ON the lake in a
yacht of mine, he said. after pausing
long enough to fill his pipe afresh and
light it, land the wind began to get
pretty fresh. paid but little attention
to it, but it kept blowing fresher and
fresher, and one of my crew asked if we
had not better shorten sail I thought
that there was no danger and said that
there was time enough. All of sudden
the wind began to blow harder than /
ever saw it in this latitude, and we all
began to get badly scared
81 gave orders to take in sail, but be-
fore the men could lay hands on rope
a big puff came and away went the sails
into ribbons There we were out in the
middle of the lake with no sails, and the
situation began to look desperate. How
we were going to get in did not know,
but the very storm itself furnished US a
way and we rode safely to shore"
Here he stopped and began to smoke
How did you get in?" asked the
youngest sailor of the lot.
why" said the old salt, the wind
blew SO hard that it blew the ropes out
fat and they served for sails. ~ Rochester
Democrat.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
A Memorable Cbrist,nas Dinner.

The misery endured during those four
months at Donner lake in our little dark
cabins under the snow would fill pages
and make the coolest heart ache. Christ
mas was near, but to the starving its
memory gave no comfort 1t came and
passed without observance, but my
mother had determined weeks before
that her children should have treat on
this one day. She had laid away few
dried apples, some beans, a bit of tripe
and small piece of bacon.
When this boarded store was brought
out the delight of the little ones knew
no bounds. The cooking was watched
carefully. and when we sat down to our
Christmas dinner mother said, sChil-
dren, eat slowly, for this one day you
can have all you wish" So bitter was
the misery relieved by that one bright
day, that / have never since sat down to
Christmas dinner without my thoughts
going back to Donner lake.
The storms often would last ten days
at a time. and we would have to cut
chips from the logs inside which formed
our cabin in order to start fire. We
could scarcely walk, and the men had
hardly strength to procure wood. We
would drag ourselves through the snow
from one cabin to another. and some
mornings snow would have to be show
eled out of the fireplace before a fire
could be made. Poor little children were
crying with hunger, and mothers We're
crying because they had SO little to give
their children. We seldom thought of
bread. we had been without it so long.
Four months of such suffering would fill
the bravest hearts with despair.-Cor.
Century
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Enrlnesr jenkins, l.rs.en.lsaen..


Charley jenkins was an engineer ON
and he had many hairbreadth escapes.
His run was between Garrett, Ind, and
Chicago Junction, O.. and nearly every
body along the route came to know him
personally. His friends could tell his
engine every time by the peculiar ''toot,"
and whenever the engine was in sight
there would be a wave of the hand as a
recognition of friendship. His engine,
the 720, was the best on the division, and
if fast run was to be made Jenkins and
fhe 720 were sure to be on the call board
for it.
One day the old engineer was taken
i'll, and for weeks he fingered on his bed,
when it seemed that only thread held
him on to life. He was sadly missed
along the route, and the peculiar ''toot"
of the whistle was heard no more, for,
although old 720 was kept running, there
were other hands at the throttle.
The crisis of his illness came. The
family surrounded the bed and watched
with breathless eagerness for any sign of
a change.
The stiffness of the room was oppress-
i've. Nothing could be heard save the
, regular, heavy breathing OF the sick en-
gineer.
Suddenly he arose on his elbow He
stared wildly around, and his eyes looked
like madman's. Then he sat up in bed,
clutched an imaginary sheet of paper,
and gasped:
''Tiffin; train five; engine seven-twen-
ty; prepare to meet thy God"
He sank back exhausted and fell into
quiet, easy sleep. When he awoke he
was on a fair way to recovery, but by
that time the news had reached the place
that terrible accident had happened;
that No. had collided with a freight;
that engine 720 was wreck, and that
the engineer and fireman were dead.
Charley Jenkins insists that he had a
presentiment from heaven Cleveland
World.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
bronze and Other rurkex..

The bronze turkey is truly grand
bird but has one serious fault, namely.
its inclination to roam far and wide.
They get lost, run wild and are shot by
pot hunters. One farmer once raised
100 and eighty-two of them roamed
clean out of the neighborhood Others
had the same trouble and all gave them
up. The little old barnyard turkey is
good enough. The White Holland is
the best of all turkeys and very nearly
as large as the bronze. Bronze toms
have been known to weigh so pounds
live weight. The largest wild gobler
heard of weighed "a pounds.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
where AN Englishman Is Houored.

Speaking of Englishmen in New York
suggests the recent plant of very well
to do Britisher of the female sex now in
this city. You know there are now no
distinctive resorts for English people
abroad" said she. 1--WE used to go to
Scotland, but the rich Americans over
ran the country and gobbled up every
available estate. Then we tried Brigh-
ton; but, bless you, the hotel people
there now won't look at an Englishman
where he conflicts with an American
They next drove us out of every fashion
abae resort on the continent, lastly the
Riviera, our especial stronghold. We
have no longer the exclusive social sway
anywhere outside of England
1T used to be that the Swiss and Ger
man watering place hotels were run
chiefly in the interests of the English
traveller. Now the American has it all
his own way. There are now more
Americans living in villas about Flor
euce, Como, Rome, Dresden, Lucerne
and the German spas than Englishmen.
Even Paris is getting to be dominated
by your countrymen.. Now, put it to
you, what are we going to do:''
Come to America, said l.
Here, at least, the American is small
potatoes and few in hill Here An
glonaania RACES worse than the pleuro-
pneumonia. Come to- America, unhap-
py, ontlawed, dethroned people of an
effete civilization, and come with conf
dence and cash-especially cash Here
you'll find a newer growth in New York
to fall down and worship you" New
York Herald.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
He Knows nov.

Mr.. and Mrs. Wings were reading the
evening paper.
Peculiar ways the japanese have, .
said Mrs. Wings casually; .sthey read
up instead of down, and from right to
left What do you suppose they do that
for, Mr.. Wings:"
s'How should | know, Mrs. Wings?
What questions you women do askr'
Then there was silence, until suddenly
Wings threw down the paper with a re-
mark and began poling the fire viciously.
"What is the matter, Mr. Wings?"
asked his wife.
Matter? Oh, nothing nothing at
all. only read half column of thrill
ing narrative before I found that it
wound up with patent medicine adj
Again there was silence. Then Mrs.
Wings, who had been pondering some
thing deeply, said, 81 know now why the
japanese read up instead of down"
..Oh. you do, eh? Well, why?'
$50 as to see the patent medicine ad.
before reading the article. London Tit
Bits
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
How to See Under water.

If there is good ice, cut a hole Just
large enough for the face, get down to ii
and cover the head and hole with a
blanket SO rs to exclude the sunlight. II
there is no ice, a raft with hole in the
center will answer the: same purpose.
By excluding the light thoroughly you
viii be able to see with surprising clear
ness to the bottom of water several feet
deep Lost articles of any marked color
can beseen on the bottom almost as easily
as if there were no water
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
How to Cool 1nnamed or Heated Eyes

now TO Cool 1hnamed or Heated Eyes.
A little contrivance called an eyecup
can be bought for fifteen OF twenty cents
at drug stores, of which few people
know of. 1t is like tiny goblet of thick
glass, whose bowl is slightly elliptical in
shape, and whose top edge is curved
downward, SO it will fit closely over the
hollow in which the eye is set. This
filled with cold water, with few grains
of salt, is held to the eye bent over to
meet it. When the head is lifted the
eye can be open and shut many times in
the liquid, of which not a drop need es-
cape. Any eye wash or cooling lotion
can be applied by this means
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05

A New York father Eho In ccnrnoia
with most pf tbs anon q. today settles a
CREST many Of the triding affairs of life
By tossing up cent. received rather
ehazp rebuks Sunday morning The day
WAg fnclement, and his wife and young
daughter OF the tender age OF eight were
undecided on the matter OF chqnhgcitg
'sOh, saids Miss Edith. after che discus
sion had. lasted two or three msnutes
without definite conclusion, let's DO
~ papa does. dip o copper and ssttts It.
heads We 60, tails We dou'f, and sAy No
NoEe abDHt - New York Tsmss
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
How to Address Letters.

Ii you are addressing business letter,
send it to Mr.. John Smith or to Messrs.
John Smith & Co. If the letter be So
cial communication, address it to John
Smith, Esq. The English rule is to ad-
dress tradesmen as ''mister" and gentle
men and professional men as s'esquire. -
But this rule won't work for obvious rea-
sons in America. Address a letter to
General Smith" or to ''Dr Smith. y but
never under any circumstances to Mrs
General Smith" or Mrs DR.. Smith" If
such an Identification be essential to a
correct delivery, use an extra line and
address to s.Mrs. Smith, in the care of
General Smith" If the letter be to a
widow and her identity be obscure with
out the title of her husband, then the
obsolete form might be used of s'AIrs
Mary Smith, widow of General John
Smith" But such is not am imaginable
case. There is no use of putting s'for''
or to" before the name of person ad-
dressed. In addressing a note to un-
married sisters the grammatical rule is
to write, when the given names are not
mentioned, ''The Miss Smiths" and
when the names are mentioned 1.-THE
Misses Mary and Sarah Smith" But
1.-The Misses Smith" has been adopted by
general consent and will do. To man
to whom the title of honorable is due the
article should be used and he should be
addressed as "The Hon. John Smith. .
But no man i'll America except the lieu
tenant governor of Massachusetts is en-
titled by law to such mark of distinc-
ton. We accord it, however, very liber-
ally, and maybe we are right '.His
Excellency'' is only given by law to the
governor of Massachusetts. The presi-
dent of the United States should be ad-
dressed in SO many words, and the begin
ming of a letter to him should be simply
"Mr. President" or ITO the President of
the United States. SIr."
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
How te Mako ; chicken Coon.

Fit window sash closely into a large
dry goods box or board frame made for
the purpose, leaving space of four or
SIX inches above the sash for ventiIator.
Have slope Of five or six inches to the
roof In the rear end partition of a foot
or moro space in which to feed. Place
the entrance At the side and keep the
coop Good and casan. When the sash is
NO longer nesdsd, It cs.u be rssnovsa and
sisle put in - raaae
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
SIR. clsw., Costly a.tssr.os...

Henry Clews. Of New York. devotes
great deal of time and money to beau
tifying his house He is particularly
well pleased with any one who expresses
. desire TO go through it. and one Of the
first rooms he win take a visitor into
Il his isafhroom. BE Is said 10 hare ex-
pended 80 zoo On tiiis rootss The walls.
d0oF, bath. in faet. exsFy part - ths
so1sni - - snyx gphalahsrsr
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05

Make a belt large enough to button
around the waist outside of dress. To
this fasten at regular intervals four
tapes, perhaps eight or ten inches long,
and on the end of each tape place large
safety pin. The contriyance may be car
ried always in a waterproof or mackin-
tosh pocket, and with its aid a dress can
easily be lifted and as high as desired
II black tapes and belt are used they will
not look bad even If no waterproof is
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
4 victim, of Science.

The frog has been called 1.-The victim
of science" because he is always being
dissected for the purpose of seeing how
he can get along without his most essen
tial organs, how his blood circulates and
how his nervous system acts. He is Sc
lected for such ends not, as is commonly
imagined, because his structure is at all
humanlilSe, but for the reason that he
will endure being chopped up to such a
remarkable extent and still retain life
You can remove his brain and he will
get along fairly well without it, swallow
ing whatever Is put into his mouth, and
otherwise behaving as usual, though in
an automatic fashion. In fact the ami
NAL will live indefinitely under such
conditions, as experiment has shown.
If you cut out his lungs he will not die
for long time, because he can. breathe
very well through his skin. Human
beings breathe through the skin all over
the body III a small degree, the blood in
the superficial vessel taking up certain
amount of oxygen. but the function is
exercised more satisfactorily by the frog.
Besides, his nervous system affords an
interesting study under ingenious torture
by the anatomist, and the corpuscles in
his blood being remarkably large, that
fluid serves admirably for the instruction
of the seeker after medical knowledge
Interview in Washington Star
The Wheel Is Thousands of Years Old.
The earliest mention of wheels in the
Bible is in Exodus xiv, %, when the
chariot wheels of the Egyptians We're
taken off by the Lord; but chariots are
mentioned in Genesis xii, 4s Bnt there
were older nations than the Egyptians.
The Chaldeans used chafiots; the Greeks
-Homer's poems date from about 200
B. Chad caariots at the siege Of
Troy, 1,500 3. g. Probably in reality
the wheel is about as early piece of
machinery as any now existing, OF
course it has been developed. but the
bicycle wheel of today is q Iineal de-
scendant of the section of a log of wood
used by the agricultural ,seopies thou
sands OF years ago. New YORK Sun
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
Other Vine Poi.

How to Relieve Ivy or other Vine Poi
sOning.
Apply soft soap freely, without remov-
ing it with water. With some people a
weak tincture of belladonna relieves the
poisoning quickly.
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Just
"a.

In just p hours J. v. S. relieves constipation
and sick headaches, After it gets the system
under control an occasional dose prevents return.
We refer by permission to W. H Marshall, Bruins
wick House. s. F.; Geo. A. Werner, 5SI California
St., s. F.; Mrs. c. Melvin, 1876 kcarny st, s. F.,
and many others who have found relief from
constipation and sick headaches. CIV Vincent,
Of Terrence Court, S. f writes: ~ am 60 years
of age and have been troubled with constipation
for % years. was recently induced TO try joys
Vegetable sarsaparilla. I recognized in it at
once an herb that the Mexicans used to give us
in the early SOS for bowel troubles II came to
California in 1882 and knew it would help me
and it has. For the first time in years can siecp
well and my system is regular and in splendid
condition. The old Mexican herbs in this remedy
are certain cure in constipation and bowel
troubles A sk FIR - = = +. 3 ts.T ::
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05
It's Objects

will be to advertise the resources Of the
city, and adjacent country, to assist in
developing our industries, in extending
and opening UP new channels for our
trade, IN securing an open river, and in
helping THE DALLES to take her prop
er position as the
Leading City Of Eastern Oregon.
The paper, both daily and weekly, will
be Independent in politics, and in it's
criticism Of political matters, as in it's
handling Of local affairs, it will be
JUST, FAIR AND IMPARTIAL.
We will enedavor to give all the To-
cal news, and we ask that your criticism
Of our object and course, be formed from
the contents Of the paper and not from
rash assertions Of outside parties
THE WEEKLY,
sent to any address fol. $3.50 per year
It will contain from four to six eight
column pages, and we shall endeavor
to make it the equal of the best. Ask
your Postmaster for a copy, or address.
The CHRONICLE PUB. co.
Office. N. w. Cor. WashinRton and Second. sts
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05

is here and has come to stay. It hopes
to win it's way to public favor by ener-
gy, industry and merit and to this end
we ask that you give it fair trial, and
# satisfied with it's course a generous
support
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-10-05

How t" Make Icing That Will Not
Harden Soon.
Stir the sugar init the unbeaten white
of the egg. This will keep soft some
times week or nore.
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\ The Daily \

four pages of six columns each, will be
issued every evening, except Sunday,
and will be delivered in the city, or sent
by mail for the moderate sum of fifty
cents a month
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-18
COMMISSION ROW.
A Grocer Who Supports the Sixth
Street Site.

street Site.
In recent issue of a Robert street
paper, writes correspondent signing
himself Seventh Street Grocer" was
an article entitled Third Street and
the Commission Business" purporting
to be written by diSinterested party.
Now, with all due Difference to the in
fallible Judgment of this supposed-to-be
''disintereSted party" we must say that
there are other interests to be consid-
cred besides the real estate dealer and
the commission men. The grocer is
mostly interested, and his wishes (aS re-
CARDS location of commission houSeS)
must and will be respected. The grocer
buys almost all the goods received by
the commission men, and can trade
where he pleases.ss
The authorship was plainly evident
to both the grocers and the commission
men. The facts were so grossly mis-
represented, and the statements made
were so palpably false, that every one
knew who wrote the article.
Inc commission row, or produce eX-
change, was not originated by any
schemlng real estate dealer. The build
lngs now standing on Sixth street were
erected at the request of and Oh plans
suggested by the commission men. The
location is the finest that could possibly
be obtained. 1t is many blocks nearer
the freight yards than the location Sug-
gested by our 'disinterested friend,'
and Produce Exchange gives the dealer
room to transact business without an
noying pedestrians, and gives the grocer
room for his drays.
The assertion made by our ''disinter-'
eSted frend''-that the commission busi-
ness is not concentrated in other cities
is talsehood. and as our disinterested
friend seems to be particularly familiar
with the commission business. he must
have known this when writing it.
BY June ID William Dawson will
have completed his fine brick block of
seven stores Oh Sixth street, opposite
aDd forming part of Produce EX-
change. All Of those stores are leased
to prominent commission men who have
been located on Robert street, and who
are now impatiently waiting the COM
pletion of this new block. MIR. Dawson
deserves credit for his enterprise i'll
building this block, and our dis
interested friend should take 9TH
er means of bolstering I'D his
own business than by attacking in print
the enterprises and business interests
of number of business men. 1t Is a
fact plainly evident to all that the indi-
vidual interests of "Mr. Onlooker" COM
blned both the interests of the real
estate owner and commission man. 1t
is also current rumor on the street
that "Mr. Onlooker'' is endeaVoring to
draw the dealers to Third street by nrg-
ing special partnerships in decayed con-
Germs in order to force them to locations
they otherwise would never occupy.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-18

of well-bred horses. Among them is
Marguerite with record of 2:491S, al nd
will have two colts in the 2:30 list this
year. Senator l. is another fine no rse
in this stud, and will track in the 2 80
list this year. He also has fine year
ling by Stratagem, out Of Marguerite
which has been entered in the Inde-
pendence Progressive stake.
w. E. Schultz owns several registered
horses, among them being Ben Harri-
son. Ida r and First Call. These all
have good records, the latter ones being
2:20I.
James Cullen owns a fine three.year-
old, by Woodford Wilkes, mare by AL
mont Jr., and number of other good
horses.
G. S. Radcliff owns MasterIode Jr,
f1ne stallion. and number of brood
mares, among the latter being Clay-re-
Gently purchased.
H. S. Crippen owns Quarterwire, a
slX-year-old gelding, that is we'll bred,
and bay mare that Is of good stock.
Z. NJ. GriggS OWNS Queen Nab with
record Of 2:294, and her yearling by
Nutwood Mambrino.
Oscar B. Hills has pair of fine mares
by Hamdallah. They are full sisters,
and are fine pair.
Charles Brenck owns the gray geld
ing Bonaparte, that is a desirable step
per.
W. II. Brink has a fine two-year-old
pacing filly by Arnim.
DR.. R. Price owns Stratford with a
record of 2:295{.
Charles Steele has four mares that be-
long to the 80 list.
D. A. Monfort has a splendid road
Ster.
Fred Schroeder has fine road mare.