The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-08-11
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Things Worth Knowing.
George Francis Train took dinner at
New York Friday with the captain of the
steamer Mystic. They discussed Trains
proposed tour of the world, and agreed
that the best time to. start was the
month of December.
Some of those who have been black
berrying in the Cascade mountains this
year estimate that each berry they
found and picked cost them about five
cents.-PrineUiIle NeWs.
Mr.. J. E. Barnett, county assessor, is
attending to his duties in the valley,
He has been on the east side week or
more, and will no doubt call on every
body ere he leaves.-Glacier.
The new move in Chicago to hold pri-
maries under the Australian ballot sys-
tenn is a step in the right direction.
There has been more fraud in the past
at primaries than at general elections.
Henry Hahn moved his family and eff
fects to Portland this week. Mr.. Hahn
has been resident of Prineville for
period of about twelve years, and is one
of the best business men in the State.
He accumulated his wealth in this coun-
try.-Prineuille News.
The Wasco Observer of last week says
Mr.. /. C. Nickelsen and daughters,
of The Dalles, visited our city last Mon
day, returning home Tuesday. While
in the city Mr.. Nickelsen disposed of a
fine piano to Mrs. McPhearson.
The New York Herald tells its half
million of readers that Oregon cherries
are so luscious that you wish your throat
were mile long. What nectareous
tear a man with such neck could go on
in 4 Royal Ann cherry orchard!
The working of the Australian ballot
law gives entire satisfaction. 1t is a
great improvement over the old method
of congregating around the polls. 1t
does away with the ward politician. 1t
dignifies politics and brings out the
respectable element of society. 1t less
ems the chances for fraud and gives an
honest vote. The Australian vote is a
step in the forward WaIIa
Wdl[a UniOn-JOurnGt.
The cry Equality" is about as clear
nonsense as ever made an echo on earth.
1t demands a clear definition, vet nobody
can tell what are its properties. The
anarchist uses it as child uses a rattle.
He makes noise with it. He dances
around the institution of private prop
erty shouting Equality =" 1t is the
war yell of degradation and imbecility,
causing wisdom, industry and social
worth to clap their palms to their ears
and exclaim, ''Mercy, what silly
noise. ."-Kldmdth Star.
The following good words are from the
Baker City Republican: Perhaps one
of the most discreditable phases of our
party politics is that when man, no
matter how pure and noble, enters a
political organization, he at once be-
comes the target of the severest censure
and denunciation from the opposite
party as to personal character and in
tentions, though grand in character and
sincere in his efforts to work for the
good of his country. 1t will be a grand
day when bitter personalisms shall have
passed from our political parties.
Not long ago some one wrote an article
for Dalles papers in which he stated
that the rainfall of Eastern Oregon is
growing less each year. The writer is
mistaken. The greater portion of Crook
county lies in what is often called the
arid district of Eastern Oregon. The
oldest residents here came to the country
over twenty years ago, and all of them
agree in the statement that the rainfall
of this region has quite preceptibly in
creased in that time. Numerous satis-
factory proofs might be given to show
that the annual rainfall of Eastern Ore
lis on the increase instead of being on
the decrease. PrineUilte Ne,cs.
1t lie significant that the decrease in
the mortgage Indebtedness of Oregon
was maintained steadily during last
year, says the Central Point Enterprise
when the crops were short and the re.
sources of the farmers were curtaile6
beyond the usual limit. If such a show.
ing was possible with the limited yield
of farm products last season, what may
not be expected in view of the bountifu
harvest and the excellent prices of thi.
year? Nature surely has done every
thing to help Oregon farmers this year
but what is more encouraging still is tn,
growing disposition of the farmers t.
pay their debts, to cultivate habits o
economy, to husband their resource
and market them to the best possibl
advantage, subject of careful and in
teliigent study. World.
Just what the hop crop will amour
to this season is somewhat of a puzzl
to the growers. The depredations Q
the hop lice during the early part of tn
season SO completely upset all calculat
: ions it will be next to impossible to esti
mate the extent of the crop until tn
crops have been picked. Commentin
on this subject, the Polk County ObserU