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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
Death Above Her and Death Below

Clinging for her life to rough beam
while flying express train thundered
and swayed above her headl Swinging
in midair, with death above and below
her, until almost exhausted by fatigue
from the terrible strainl
This was the dire predicament in
which Miss Norah Oldham, of Nashville,
was placed, and it was only due to her
cool judgment and calm presence of
mind that she was saved from death.
In attempting to cross the railroad
trestle which extends from Cedar street
to beyond Line, she was run down by an
express train, the engineer of which,
Dickson, was trying to enter the Union
depot on time and had been running un-
usually fast for some minutes. She was
compelled to let herself down on the
outside of the track and hang on until
she was rescued. = Memphis Appeal
Avalanche
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
It Was Hot.

Some wretch. who evidently delights
to see mankind sweltering in perspira-
ton, played a rascally practical joke on
about two hundred passengers who were
in the waiting room of the Staten Island
ferry. For some reason, the arrival of
the long expected boat was delayed; the
crowd was therefore large, and as the
night was intensely warm, the atmos-
phere in that close room was not only
enervating, but distressing. The weather
was unanimously voted to be the warm
est of the season-hot enough to parboil
a Hottentot. It was then discovered
that the Turkish bath temperature had
been caused by practical joker, who
had unfeelingly turned on the steam
heat.-Yankee Blade.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
A snake Attacks a Wagon.

The following snake story is evolved
from Texas exchanges: Thursday even
ing last while Judge A. Mcfarland and
his son Guy were driving homeward they
saw large snake lying in the road. The
judge attempted to kill the snake by
crushing it with the wheel of his gig,
but instead of tebruising the serpent's
head" the judges wheel passed over its
tail. Instantly the snake coiled itself
around a spoke, and at every turn of the
swiftly revolving wheel made vicious
strikes at Guys face. Guys only means
of escape was backward tumble from
the gig, which he took, falling into a
pool of dirty water. Then there was q
mad boy as well as an angry snake.
Strange to relate the snake freed itself
from the wheel and attacked Guy in the
pool. A shower of stones from Guys
hand finished the snake.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
Amusement for the Baby.

Mr.. Waldrige surprised his baby Sun
day night. He didn't intend to surprise
it; he intended to amuse. He had been
to church. and on reaching home drew
his revolver from his pocket to put it
away. Baby reached for the weapon.
If baby wanted it, baby must have it, SO
papa took out the cartridges one
of them-and then to show baby how to
operate the toy, he pulled the trigger.
That was where the baby was surprised
It would surprise any baby to see its
papa shoot the cook stove on a quiet
Sunday night with an unloaded revolver,
when the cook stove was quietly pursu-
ing its vocation and digesting hard wood
at the rate of an armful an hour
Myrtle Point West Oregonian
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
A Turtles Unavoidable Delay.

During windstorm in the early days
of last June tree on the farm of Nor
timer Hamilton, in Jackson county,
Ind, was blown down, and in falling q
limb struck squarely across the back of
q large swapping turtle and forced it
down into the earth. A day or two
since the limb was cut away and the
snapper, released from its imprisonment,
trudged away, apparently uninjured,
from its prison, where it had lain i'm
movably fixed without food or water for
over four months.-Cor. Chicago Trib-
une.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
ClimbIng mountains in Iceland.

Iceland.
The highest mountain in Iceland was
ascended last summer for the first time.
The successful mountaineer was Mr.. f.
w. w. Howell, who was encouraged
when he started for Iceland by informa-
ton from the Royal Geographical So
ciety that the difficulties in the way of
climbing the Oroefa Jokull were sup
posed to be insuperable. The mountain
is near the southeast coast, and is an i'm
posing sight from the sea. (, Mr.. Howell
made an attempt in 1890 to climb the
mountain, but was defeated by the
weather.
On Aug. II last he left Sandfell, a
little settlement on the coast near the
base of the mountain, at a. M, when
OF course it was broad daylight in that
latitude? He was accompanied by two
Icelanders as porters. He struck the
snow slopes at 10 a. M, and it took him
nine hours and half to reach the top of
the mountain whose sides are quite steep
and covered with ice and snow.
Though this mountain is the highest
in Iceland, its elevation was found by
Mr.. Howell to be only $3.50 feet, but
owing to the latitude the phenomena of
the snow slopes compare most favorably
with those of mountains 0,OO0 feet high
in Switzerland. Mr.. Howell says the
icicle galleries in the upper crevasses are
particularly fine. This is undoubtedly
one Of the most successful feats of
mountain climbing of the year, for the
mountain presents as many difficulties
as any of the Alps, with two or three ex-
ceptions. 1t is comparatively easy to as
cend Mount Hecla, and the climb is
made. every once in while by one or
more tourists.-New York Sun.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
Dr.. rAImaee.s Athletic Son.

- Mr. Edward T. II. Talmage, the Sec
ond son of Dr. John F. Talmage, was
born twenty-four years ago in the house
in which heshow lives, at the corner of
Joralemon and Clinton streets. He was
educated at the Polytechnic institute,
afterward completing his studies under
private tutorship with Professor Caskie
Harrison at the latter's school on Mon
tague street. At the age of nineteen
Mr.. Talmage entered the offices of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
railroad, where he remained for some
time. His health becoming somewhat
impaired, Mr.. Talmage spent year in
California, which he devoted to the out
door life of a sportsman, gaining much
benefit thereby. Two years ago, short
ly after his return from the west, he was
made a member of the New York Stock
exchange, being at the time of his ad-
mission next to the youngest member on
the floor
Mr.. Talmage is \ member of the
Crescent club, and is one of the financial
committee recently engaged in negotiat-
ing the funds to carry through the
building of the Bay Ridge house and
making other improvements contem-
plated in connection Herewith. He is a
member of the Hamilton club, and his
name has recently been added to the
membership list of the Riding and
Driving club. Mr.. Talmage is an en-
thusiastic lover of equestrian pastime,
and is sportsman of considerable skill
He is active in the social interests of the
Heights, and is member of the Brook
lyn Heights assembly bly.-Brooklyn Life.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
A Curious Orange Tree.

81. b. Mcclure has produced a curios-
ity in the shape of an orange tree, which
in all probability is. not exceeded by
anything of its kind in this or any other
country. Mr.. Mcclure calls it his
Worlds Fair Tree and intends, if
possible, to place it on exhibition at
Chicago. The tree is budded with no
less than thirty-one different varieties Of
citrus fruits, including lemons, shad-
docks and most of the fine varieties of
oranges. The buds on the tree are only
two years old, yet many of them are
fruiting. (F1a.) Advertiser.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
The Potato with the Iron mask.

j. T. Choate. ESQ., showed us this
morning veritab1e curiosity taken from
the ground by his father while digging
potatoes on his place. It was a heel
iron from a lady's boot, through the CEN
ter hole of which had grown potato
The iron was nearly in the center, and
on each side was growth nearly large
enough to hide the iron, which formed a
metallic collar around the center of it.
-Amesbury Cor Newburyport News.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
Clement Scott Coming to America.


A private letter from London brings
the information that Clement Scott, the
dramatic critic of the London Telegraph,
is to visit America this winter Mr.
Scott is one of the best known first
nighters in the English capital. He is
stout, gray haired, has a gray mustache,
wears eyeglasses and is rated the best
authority on the drama in England. He
has many friends, but an army of en-
emies. He has made and unmade many
playrights and actors. His dramatic
column is still regarded as the standard
authority, and his article is nervously
awaited after the performance of a new
play. His Judgment is usually good. He
finds good deal of fault, but is lavish
in praise for good work.
A nice paragraph from him will some
times mean five pounds more week on
the salary of some deserving actor or
actress who is little known and not ap-
preciated, and his condemnation of
new play is usually the end of the ven
ture. Taken all in all, he is regarded as
eminently fair and just. He has never
used his position to injure any one.
What he has done has been from con-
scientious motives.
Mr.. Scott is a patient student of the
drama. He has the best theatrical
library in England. He will be warmly
welcomed in America, for he has been
particularly agreeable to American
actors and actresses, and many dinners
and receptions will be given in his
honor.-Foster Coates in New York Mail
and Express.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22

Five century plants, all in bloom, is
the interesting and very rare sight now
to be seen in Los Angeles in the garden
OF the Church Of Our Lady of All Angels.
They are said to be growing about foot
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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22

To win bet of 81 1000, Baron Paul de
Side, young French nobleman, shipped
as common sailor on the Red Star
steamer Noordland during her last trip
from Antwerp to New York. He says
he wouldn't try it again for ten times
the sum, as he was very severely worked
during the voyage.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22

The new Maxim flying machine win
be propelled by light screw making
$500 revolutions per minute. It's sus-
pending power will be q kite no feet
long by 40 feet wide. The motive power
viii be petroleum condensing engine.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22

The damp weather at Lancaster, Kan,
caused a package of 5000 postage stamps
to become glued together in solid
block, making it necessary to return
them to Washington.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22

A gentleman at Eastman, Ga. a day
or two ago on opening freight car dis
covered q hen Matching a nest of eggs
which she had laid during long rail-
road journey from another state.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22

When Queen Victoria's head gardener
left her service recently the queen pre-
sented him with a superb silver tea serv-
ice as token of the esteem in which
she held him.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22

After many trials it is now shown
that color can be given to cotton while
growing, and beautiful red variety of
this article is now being raised in
GEORGIA
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-22
North Da11es,
Washington

Destined to be the Best
Manufacturing Center in
the Inland Empire.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13

Fred Adams, formerly proprietor
OF the COURIER, who has been con-
sidered one of the most ardent advo-
Gates of the advantages of Dakota,
has evidently had a change of heat
since he left our state. After re-
printing an article about Canadians
leaving their country for the Dakotas
he comments in the following man
ner:
Great Scott! If the Canucks are
glad to emigrate from Canada to
Dakota, that Canada must be a terri
Bile place. The wind must blow at
the rate OF 1000 miles an hour, the
stand at IS degrees below
zero IN the winter, and a crop pos
sible about one year in twenty.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13
Voyage of "a Isuttlc.


A few weeks ago Il bottle went ashore
in Stage harbor, Chatham, near the old
wharf, containing business card of Mr..
Ring, IL wholesale jewelcr, Detroit,
Mich, with astatement, in pencil on the
blank side, of disaster to the boat and
probable loss Of the crew, and signed by,
Mr.. Ring. Mr. j. H. Howell of tho
Standard Oil company, Jersey City, was
in the Chatham Monitor office, where
the bottle was deposited, and as he was
going direct to Detroit opened the bot
and took the card to Mr.. Ring to see IL
there was any meaning in the writing.
Mr.. Ring was found to be still alive. He
WAS slow to believe that this card came
from Cape Cod until convinced that it
was the truth.
Mr.. Ring says that on the 25th Of May
he and others were out fishing on tho
Detroit river, and in spirit Of fun
wrote tho message, inclosed it in bot
tie and cast it to the waves. To get to
Chatham it had to travel the length Of
Lake Erie, over Niagara Falls, tho whole
length of Lake Ontario. down the st.
Lawrence river, through the Cali Of St,
Lawrence. into the .a.tt,.cutic ~, ocean and
snence to Chatham, a distance Of $500
miles, and all in less than sixty days
New Bedford Mercury.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13
s1ay Yet Have . sronument.

Interest has recently been revived in
the proposed Garfield monument, fund
for which was started in the fall of 1881.
shortly after President Garfield's death.
The fund was limited to dollar subscrip-
tions. and 604 persons subscribed. Then
the affair collapsed, as far as public in
terest was concerned. and Dec. II, 1883.
h. b. Duncan, treasurer Of the fund.
placed the 1904 on deposit in the Will
mington Savings fund. The interest in-
crements since that time have increased
the principal to the sum of $s37.05.
There is talk now of making an effort to
increase the fund to limit sufficient to
admit of the erection OF a suitable statue
of the dead president in one of the city's.
public parks.-Willnington Every Even
inR
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13

known and probably never will be. The
machine was running and five or six
hundred bushels of grain had been
thresl'ed out that morning. We are
told that the pump had just been
started when the engine blew up. Boil
er Inspector Critchtield took possession
of the steam and water gauges and will
test them, we are informed.
II was sad accident and one that
will not be forgotten here for long
time to come. All the injured are young
men, well known and highly respected
Only one, Ed Thompson, is married, he
having q wife and several children.
That all may speedily recover is the
expressed wish of every one in the
community y.-Sanborn Enterprise.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13
He Paid Ills Dollar.

He walked III and put down dollar,
a silver dollar. that clanked like a car
riage wheel in the stiffness of the sane
tun. SAID he:
There, take it, and credit my sub
scription quick"
"What's tho matters" we said.
"Well," said he, last week / was
"sl'ing on Spring Creek; thunder
storm came up, and it rained and thun-
dered, and lightning flashed all around
me. crawled into a hollow log to
escape 1t. The rain made the log swell
up until I was fastened in and nearly
squeezed to death. l began to think Of
all my sins and repent. Suddenly l re-
nlembered that my subscription to the
Globe was not settled up, and felt so
small about it that 1 was able to back
right out of the log at once!"-Atlanta
Constitution.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13

Democratic journals are jubilant
over the result of the late election
and claim that the republicans have
not one grain of comfort over the
outlook. Come off. The democrats
carried Ohio year ago by a good
big majority. This year when it was
the oily national fight between the
two parties the republicans carry it
by over 10000 majority. Dee, not
this show which way the straws are
blowing for 1899. The democrats
are having big time because they
elect democratic governor in
New York. Isn't it usual nine
times out Of ten for them to do this?
1t doesn't follow that New York will
go democratic in 1899 because it has
elected a democrat governor this fall.
AT least we have a faint idea that it
didn't 90 that way in 1888. 1t don't
pay to t'holler" till you are out of the
woods. The outlook for the repub-
deans in 1897 is decidedly rosy.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13

The big Chicago barley sindicate
is getting ready to do business on a
big scale next season. Col. Towner
the manager, has recently been, here
and secured 100000 acres of land in
the northern part Of the state on
which it is proposed to place German
farmers to raise barley tor malt pur-
poses. Germans are secured, on
account of their knowledge of barley
culture, for this purpose. These
emigrants will not be tenants but
owners Of land. it being sold to them
on easy terms. Crops will De bought
by the company and shipped to all
points where there is demand for
barley for brewing purposes. The
syndicate is showing by its word, its
faith that barley of a quality
equal to the famous Canadian variety
can be successfully grown here.
In this connection it may be we'll
to recall the fact that republicans
last fall claimed good would result
by reason of the Mckinley tariff on
barley. The organization of the
Chicago syndicate seems to substan-
tiate the claim.-Alert.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13

Several weeks ago Walter Muir, of
the Independent, published carica-
ture representing Senator John Sher-
man lying on his back with an arrow
in his breast, and a motto which
read: "Who killed John Sherman,
etc." in other words picturing hi
defeat by the alliance in Ohio.
Since election it is in order for Bro.
Muir to reproduce the picture only
with the alliance on its back and the
motto: "Who killed the alliance?
I, John Sherman, with my little ar
row, I killed the alliance" Turn
about is fair play, and up to this
time Senator Sherman has the best
hand.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13

The Republican state central COM
mittee met at Fargo Nov. 10th, be-
sides other business B. F. Spaulding
Esq, of Fargo, was elected chairman
in the place Of Jud LaMoure, resign
ed. The following resolutions were
also passed:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
the republican state central commit
tee of North Dakota, that in select
ing the place for the holding of the
next national convention the national
committee should consider carefully
the preference Of the republicans of
the Northwest, and unless there be
good and sufficient reasons, and the
consensus of the opinion of the re-
publicans of the nation, and the
good judgment of our representa-
tive in the national committee shall
deem it to the best interests of the
party to otherwise decide, that the
convention be held at Minneapo-
lis.
Resolved, That the secretary be
instructed to send an engrossed copy
Of the resolutions to Henry C. Hans
brough.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13
An Organ Grinder. sparr,ne mn,nati .a

AnOrgan Grinders sparring Com inati sh
An organ grinder who has been in this
city for a month has scheme which il
making him small fortune.
Instead of the customary one monkey
this industrious son of Italy carries two.
When he stops the ordinary tricks Of
climbing and begging are dispensed
with. the monkeys are set to lighting and
bets are made by the owner with any OF
the spectators who are SO inclined as to
which monkey will win.
The owners bets are freely taken. and
they rarely go against him. The result
is that where. under the old method, ha
would probably receive a few nickels he
now receives dollars
A reporter watched the man with tho
monkeys for nearly an hour in front Of
the new city hall. where he was sur
rounded by large crowd, who were
freely contributing their quarters. halls
and dollars to the Golfers Of the musi-
cian.-San francisco Chronicle.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13
Boiler Explosion.

Tuesday morning last the threshing
engine of Thompson's outfit blew up
while at work on the farm Of Lee
Cowell, four miles west of Sanborn,
with frightful effect. Ed Thompson,
the engineer, was blown
nearly hundred feet from the engine
and terribly manned, both legs being
broken, one Of them in two place. He
was also hurt about the head and face
and other parts of the body. At first
the injuries werec considered fatal, but
at latest accounts it is believed he has
fighting chance for recovery. Alfred
Thompson was feeding the separator
and was struck between the elbow and
shoulder by piece of the flying debris
which completely severed the right
arm. Ev Swartout, fireman, was blown
backward about thirty feet. He was
scalded about the head and face and in
jurcd on the back. He was taken to
his home Wednesday afternoon and is
doing as we'll as could be expected.
Henry Swartout was on the separator
near the feeder, and the same missile
that struck Alfred Thompson is be-
lieyed to have struck Henry on the el-
bow, making painful wound, but
without fracturing the bones as far as
we have boen able to learn. He was
also taken to the home of his parents
Wednesday, and is recovering. These
are all who are seriously hurt, although |
we believe there were others more or
less shaken up. The two Thompsons
are men of fine physique and strong
are in good shape to battle
for life, and there is now no doubt that
both will live although MANNED for life.
The force of the explosion was torri-
BILE, nothing being lett where the engine
stood but hole in the ground. Water
barrels that stood about, entirely disap-
peared and the various parts of the
engine we're scattered broadcast. It's
a matter of surprise that several men
were not killed.
The cause Of the accident is not ]
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-11-13
What One Cow Did.

That COW has a wonderful appetite
when she gets into neighbors field was
clearly shown in Indiana, where the in
jured owner proved in court that one
ordinary brindle COW destroyed in one
afternoon the following property: Two
4year-old cherry trees, 2 apple trees. S
pear trees. plum tree, 100 heads of cab
bage. 12 rows Of beans rods long, l
row of beets II rods long. so to $50 sweet.
potato plants, l bed Of onions, 8 grape
vines and IA blackberry bushes.-Bostoa,
News.