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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-15
.THe HouR OF AuNseT.n
Revolutionary Relic Which Barely
Escaped the Refuse Pile.

Revolutionary Relic which Barely
Escaped the Refuse Pile.
There was a new picture in the Ma
tional museum of Independence hall
come, as it were, to be seen by strangers
from far off lands-and there were faces
there to see it that had only recently
come to the shores of America. The
picture of itself, Its simple cardboard,
little more than a square foot in size. its
somber print, making curious reflection
upon its true meaning, seemed of no in
trinsic value. 1t had held place be-
times among the cherished relics of a
colonial estate; had been cast amono
strangers, to be finally rescued from the
rubbish of an auction house to find final
rest in the hall of all halls.
1t is ''The Hour of Sunset on the
Fourth of July, 1776. The members of
the old Continental congress, having
signed the Declaration, are seen in the
act of leaving the hall. Hancock, dis
tinguished by his dark dress, stands on
the steps in frontsof the hall door, an
nouncing to friend that the Declara-
tion has just been signed. Franklin is
seen at his right, Jefferson leans against
the right pillar of the door. Adams is
conversing with Jefferson. Between
their heads appears the face of Living
ston, and against the left pillar stands
Roger Sherman. These form the group
on the steps.
Beginning then on the left of the pict-
ure, and counting every figure with nu-
merals as guide, may be discovered,
first, citizen of the day with the fanil-
lar Revolutionary costume; then Will
son, a signer: next a citizen, and in the
order given, a Tory, another signer, a
young woman and presumably her ia
ther, the Indian who bore the Declara-
ton to the carriage of Washington.
Thomas Paine, talking with BENJAMIN
Rush and Robert Morris. both of whom
were signers. Behind the heads of citi-
zens are seen, and to the right is a crowd
of patriots, Quakers, Tories, ETC., eagerly
discussing the nature and merits of the
Declaration.
For about three years the picture,
which bears the imprint of "Groome &
Brightly" was in the possession of John
A. Keel, a well preserved man of more
than sixty years, who has lived in the
quaint two story and slant house, with
its snow white trimmings, for more than
third of a century. He was formerly
with M. Thomas Sons, auctioneers,
where he lost many valuable relics in
works of art by the fire which destroyed
that firms South street house, and lat
terly has been in the employ of Ellis &
Shaw. 1t was during sale by this firm
of an old estate on Arch street, where
1.-THE Hour of Sunset was offered and
would not bring a song, that he himself
withdrew it at the best bid made.
Then it lay in the Office of the Chest
nut street store until that house was
closed, and all the rubbish being cleared
out Mr.. Keel remembered the ancient
print and saved it from the ash barrel
He took it to the National museum,
where he thought it rightfully belonged,
as all his inquiries have failed to dis
cover one like it, and there in the an
tique case on'the west side of the room
it may be found in an obscure corner
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-15
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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-15
A Perple.ing situatio...

Hello, Willie" said a small boy as he
met comrade in the street about dusk,
Eyer mothers loodn' fer ye."
'tIs she?"
eyes, she's got the whole family out
and she's goin' on terrible. She says you
were the pride of her heart and was
goin' to be the comfort of her old age"
'tGo way; she didl'tr'
Honest. She says she never did see
one so smart fer yer age nor such com
fort around the house. You'd better GO
ON home"
81 was hurryin' with all my might.
But are you sure she said all them
things"
Eyes. and lot more. Go on, she's
waitin' fer ye now"
''Well, I don't know. 1 tell ye, Jimmy
I'm mighty doubtful in my mind about
whether l hadn't better stay lost -
Washington Post.
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the head of navigation the Middle Columbia and
is a thriving, prosperous city
ITS TERRITORY
It is the supply city for extensive and agr
cultural grazing country, its trade reaching as
far south Summer Lake, distance of over two
hundred miles.
THE LARGEST WOOL MARKET
The rich grazing country along the eastern slope
of the the Cascades furnishes pasture thousands
Of sheep the wool from which finds market here.
The Dalles is the largest original wool shippinNA
point in America, about 100000 pounds being
shipped last year.
ITS PRODUCTS
The salmon fisheries the finest the Columbia,
yielding this year revenue of 81 100000 which
and will be more than doubled in the near future
The products of the beautiful Klickital valley find
market here and the country south and east has this
year filed the warehouses all available storage
places to overhowing with their products.
ITS WEALTH
It is the richest city Of its size the coast and its
money is scattered and is being used to develop
farming country than is tributary any other
city in Eastern Oregon
It's situation is unsurpassed! Its climate delight
full It's possibilities inca1culabeI It's
limited! And on these corner stones she stands
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-15
a SNOW FANCY.

The yellow girted things OF June
Whose hum Is like a dull bassoon,
Sweet homes they have on swaying beds
When are unpacked the clover heads
Those bursting globes of purple fire.
The fuzzy coats upon each spire
OF blossoms perch. to search the rim
Lest 1t with honey overbrim,.
But unlike these the wild, white bees
That swarm upon the leafless trees; .
For our dull ears they have no song,
They do not to the earth belong.
No stirring of the soft white wing
Was ever heard or iuttering.
Although the darkened air they crowd,
Their happy hive is in the cloud,
And they forSthe sky children there
In unseen pastures of the air
Distil the dew. happy bees
That swarm among the winter trees.
Annie Bronson King in Century.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-15
The way the Farmer TOOK n.

We are indebted to the clergy for
some odd blunders. A county clergy
man on a certain occasion chose for his
text passage from the Scriptures which
had been variously interpreted, and on
concluding his sermon he said, .sThese
are the conclusions have reached after
the most diligent study, but l must in
form you that the commentators dis
agree with me-" He was somewhat as
tonished the next day to receive big
bag of potatoes with the following note:
Reverend and dear sir: You told me
this mornin' as how common taturs
didn't agree with you. 1 hope as how
choice kidneys does. Jour
nal
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-15

is here and has come to stay. Tt hopes
to win it's way to public favor bv ener-
gy, industry and merit; and to this end
we ask that you give it fair trial and
II satisfied with it's course a generous
support
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-15
The Last Desperate Resource.

Mother-Painting, music, singing; you
have learned everything, and haven't got
husband yet. We must next try paper
flower making and wood carving, and if
that is no use, you will have to learn
cooking Ulk.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-15
THE DALLES.

The Gate City of the Inland Empire is situated at
the head of navigation the Middle Columbia, and
is a thriving, prosperous city.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24
A farm or Six Acres,

Kentucky correspondent OF the
Mirror and Farmer says: II kept ten
head OF Jerseys and one horse on a
six acre farm in this way, which per-
haps will be a help to some one who
wishes to have COWS and thinks he has
not enough land. I first subsoil nv
ground as early in spring as possible
by running one pillow after another,
covering up as near as I can the dirt
thrown over by the first pillow with the
dirt that is thrown over by the second
ploW Then harrow the ground we'll
and plant first two acres of sweet fod-
der corn in drills two and one half feet
apart plant soon after two acres of
our common white corn in rows three
feet apart each way, and the other.two
acres OF, timothy and clover I cut for
meadow. This cut just as it is COM
ing into good bloom. I commence
feeding my sweet corn when four feet
high, and when have fed one acre, I
pillow and harrow the ground and plant
as L did the first sweet corn still feed
ing on my first acre. 1 have a medium
sized stable and cut the fodder with
hand-power cutter just as it comes
from the patch, and find it great
feed for any kind of stock. After I
finish feeding my sweet corn 1 feed on
my common white corn until about
September Is, of each year, when I
commence feeding On my second crop
of sweet fodder corn. l feed on this
until frost. 1 SOW the four acres with
rye the first of each August. This
rye gives them a great deal of pasture
through the winter. and with buying
little hay and bran through the win
ter keep my stock in good fix all the
year. r." .,'p%.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24
Conscience-Smitten.

The talk Of parrots is commonly
amusing rather than instructive; but
as there are "sermons in stones,n SO
the chatter Of a parrot may for once
strike home to the conscience Of the
man who hears it. Says the New
York Tribune.
There is a parrot in St. Louis, which
exclaims whenever a man enters the
room, you're drunk, sir, and had
better go away. / don't want to see
you till you're over it"
Some time ago gentleman who
had called, heard this speech, and
thought it came from the lady Of the
house. Naturally enough he hastened
out Of the parlor.
.s. The lady, disco, aring what had
taken place, sat down at once to
write him note OF explanation, but
to her amazement before she could
finish it the servaut brought in q note
from the man himself.
In it he acknowled geu humbly that
he had perhaps taken too much wine
with his dinner, but protested that he
had never once dreamed OF being in
such q condition as to make it possi-
ble Tor any one to detect the TACT. AS
she had done 50, however, he offered
his most abject apologies and prayer
or forgiveness.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24
New Style Fishes

Two strange fish were recently cap
tured on La Have Banks. While fish
ing in 800 fathoms Of water two OF the
crew of the schooner Mildred V. Lee
pulled up curious-looking specimen,
for which none of the Banks fishermen
can find a name. It is a little more
than four feet in length, of nearly the
same breadth. and has five fins of
reddish hue. The body is covered
with silvery scales. The flesh is red
and good to eat, and the fish weighs
112 pounds The other curiosity was
captured at the remarkable depth of
500 fathoms by the schooner Bessie
NJ. Wells 1t is about six feet long
and shaped like mackerel. The
skin is of a dull brown color and is
thickly covered with small white spots,
from each of which protrude two
sharp, needle-like bones. These
bones are invisible to the naked eve.
but are easily detected by the touch
when the fish is rubbed toward the
head.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24

roots, and spreading out broader the,,
branches. They are Daniels in BABY
Ion, they are Josephs in the Egyptin,
court, they are Pauls amid tie Wild
beasts OF Ephesus. preach to encnn,.
age them. Lay hold OF God and be
faithful 1s##1
! There is Il mistake we make ahont
| young men. We put them in two
classes: The one class is moral, the
other is dissolute The moral are
safe. The dissolute cannot be re-
claimed. deny both propositions.
The moral are not safe unless they
have laid hold OF God, and the disco
lutte may be reclaimed. / suppose
there are self-righteous men in this
house who feel no need OF God, and
will not seek after him, and thev will
go out in the world and they will be
tempted, and they will be flung down
by misfortune, and they will go down,
down, down, down, until some night
you will see them going home hooting,
raving shouting blasphemy-go
home to their mother, going home to
their sister, going home to the young
companion to whom, only little
while ago, in the presence Of brilliant
assemblage, flashing lights and orange
blossoms, and censor swinging in the
air, they promised fidelity and purity,
and kindness perpetual. Oh! self
righteous man, without God you are
in peril. Seek after him today. Amid
the ten thousand temptations of life
E.. THERE IS NO SAFETY
for g. ms without Cod ##Ia
But may be addressing some who
have gone astray, and so / assault
that other proposition that the dis
solute cannot be reclaimed. Perhaps
you have only gone. a little astray.
While I speak ara you troubled? Is
there a voice within, you saying
"Whst did you do that for? Why do
you go there? What. did you mean
by that? Is there a memory in your
soul that makes you tremble? God
only knows all our hearts. Yea, if
you have gone so far as to commit in
EQUITIES, and have gone through the
whole catalogue, [ invite you back
this hour. The Lord waits for YOU.
0! l wish that all the batteries OF the
Gospel could today be unlimbered
JUL UllOSc 1llllllcICGS winch are
taking down so many Of our young
men. [ would like to blow
q trumpet Of warning, and recruit un-
til this whole audience would march
out on a crusade against the evils OF
society. But let none OF us be dis
heartened. O! Christian workers, my
heart is high with hope. The dark
horizon is blooming into the morning
OF which the prophets spoke, and OF
which poets have dreamed, and of
which painters have sketched. The
worlds bridal hour advances. The
mountains will kiss the morning radi-
ant and effulgent, and all the waves
OF the sea will become the crystal keys
OF q great organ, on which the fingers
OF everlasting Joy shall play the grand
march of a world redeemed. Instead
OF the thorn shall come up the fir tree,
and instead of the briar shall come
up the myrtle tree, and the mountains
and the hills shall break forth into
singing, and all the trees OF the wood
shall clap their hands! S .>. ~ 81.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24
Dom eStiC .JofS.

Pastry made with lard, although it looks
better is not as healthy or as good as that
made with butter.
If varnish is defaced and shows white
| marks, take linseed oil and turpentine in
equal parts, shake them we'll in phial
and apply small quantity on soft piece
of cotton until the color is restored: then
wipe the mixture entirely off.
The following is a recipe for cologne,
which is said to be very good. To one-half
gallon OF alcohol put six drains each of oil
OF Lavender, oil of bergamot and essence
OF lemon two drains of oil of rosemary
and twelve drops oil of cinnamon
Scorch stains on white cloth, which are
the work OF careless ironer, may be re-
moved, it is said by soaking the cloth in
lukewarm water, squeezing lemon juice
on it and sprinkling little salt over it,
and laying it in the hot sun to bleach !
III pumpkin is pealed, cut up and stewed
rapidly, it makes coarse pies which have
very little of the native sweetness of the
vegetable. If it is cooked in very small
amount of water, in a thick, porcelain
lined kettle, where 1t will gradually steam
for six or eight hours, it acquires a rich
ness and sweetness that cannot be obtain
ed by any other process of cooking it.
In making fruit pies it is better to use
cheap dishes; and it is good way to in
vert teacup in the centre of deep and
juicy fruit pie to keep in the syrup. Never
fill pies of moist materials until just be-
fore they go into the oven, to prevent a
clammy lower crust Pastry should be
baked in quick oven to be light and
should be slightly Drowned to be healthy.
You cannot make faky crust ins warm
weather unless you cool your butter and
water with ice.
A properly boiled ham is delicious
dish For this purpose soak in cold water
! over night small ham, weighing about
seven pounds. In the morning take it out,
wipe it and put it over the fire in sauce.
pan, covering it with fresh cold water.
Let it boil slowly for about three hours,
then remove the skin and sprinkle it with
little sugar, make few missions on the
surface and cover it lightly with fine bread
crumbs, sprinkling little white pepper
over it. Set it in an oven and bake till
well Drowned.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24
Farm Notes.

One long pig will often outweigh two
clubs ~ -.
Sheep and plenty of clover, if properly
managed, insure good fertilizer on the
farm. ,.,
Scatter air-slaked lime over the eating
and sleeping places Of the swine occasion
ally. ,-- ...-s
Breathing into the nostril of a horse
when he draws his breath has wonderful
effect in allaying his fear and calming his
temper when excited.
It is rather shiftless manner of feed
ing that keeps q lot of pigs or stockers
several months without making any con-
siderable gain in weight.
Regularity in feeding is necessary to
thrift, and sheep and hogs know when it
is feeding time, and if not fed promptly
will make the fact known.
Rake up the cobs once every ten days
and burn till we'll chared, then put out
the fire by throwing on water, sprinkle
with salt and let the pigs feast.
One of the greatest drawbacks that a
farmer can possibly have is the desire to
procure more land than he can easily nav
for or properly cultivate. Many a farm
or has thus been kept land poor all his
life.
Good animals, good crops good results
all around on the farm are not the out
como Of good luck. It is patient, contin-
ued, intelligent effort that brings success
in agriculture a hit-or-miss, happy
go-lucky course.
horse whose legs are too long is weak
and apt to have strains and spavins. A
horse whose legs are too short is a slow
animal and liable to diseases Of the lungs
See to it that your horse has legs that are
the right length. Breed for that,
1t is the little things that have much to
do with the successful sale or even the
keeping of butter. Except when the but
ter is to be packed in stone crooks it
should always be packed with parchment
paper. This applies whether the butter
is to be put on the market or kept for
home use. #
Anything which will tighten the labor
Of butchering day should be appreciated
and previously got ready. A contrivance
like the old fashioned well sweep is a good
thing to raise the hogs, place them in the.
scalding tank and afterwards hang them
up one at g time on the poles prepared for
them. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24
Building on Contract.

Any man who has ever built house
will agree with the architect who saws
that not more than one house in ten is
finished at the time mentioned in the
contract. and probably half the houses
are completed from two months 10 a
year behind time, In large buildings
the familiar device is the clause in the
contract FORGETTING, on the part OF the
builder 'de q fixed sum for each days de-.
lay. but when such . clause appears
the contractor allows something Tor St
In his bid. SO that, the choice Is pre-.
sented Of submitting to delay or pav.
ing we'll for promptness. IS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24
.ROFlT ON SLEEPING CARS.
Earnings and Cost OF One of Mr..
Pullman's Rolling Palaces.

humans Rolling Palaces.
An operating official who knows
considerable about sleeping cars, their
cost, and profit, remarked to an In
dianapolis Journal reporter: ~.
''Sleeping cars pay big money, and
when one knows the cost OF operat-
ing them it is no wonder. A new car
costs, good, strong, and modern, any.
way from $4,000 to $4,000, al
though you hear of them worth twice
that sum. However, those costly
cars don't get outside the shops.
Well, the railroad companies pay 3
cents a mile for the privilege OF haul
ing them, and the car will average 300
miles in twenty-four hours the
year round, or SO a day earn
ings. Say it only earns So, 600 a
year, a. low estimate, it will pay for
itself in three years. Now a ten sec
ton car has twenty berths, selling
local at 50 a berth, making the earn
ing capacity per night $40, not count
ing the day earnings OF course,
sleeper's don't carry full loads every
night, but if they did not average ten
passengers a day we would not haul
them on our road. Now, we pay for
ice, water, and fuel, and insure the
cars that is, we repair them when
wrecked or injured. The sleepingcar
company pays a porter 1915 a month
at the most, a conductor 800 and has
to furnish linen and soap. It is not
difficult to see how the sleeping
companies pay dividends" =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24

pc Us Killed killed or ruined with only trivial
compensation - ..Z NH
FINALLY as other domestic animals
lll'1 pc restrained from rowing at
large. SO also dogs should be kept
strictly az nome instead of being per-
~ TO range miles away from it by
night and day; or otherwise be shoot
able at sight by any keeper Of endan-
geered shep. Rural World.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-24
Tho Petted Beasts of Prey.

How custom has stalled the public
mind to the sanguinary truth with re.
gard to slaughter Of sheep by dogs
whose champions, including societies
tosensibly for suppression OF cruelty to
/. animals, haven't an atom Of justice in
their line Of arguments forciblv il.
lustrated by the Vermont Chronicle:
Sin order to bring this subject fairly
before your eyes,. kind reader, please
to reflect as to your emotions if you
were credibly informed that semi-sav
age brutes las able to destroy or MAIN
dairy cows as dogs are to afflict sheep
were to be introduced by dozens, and
a, allowed to run at large in your neigh
borhood, and so all over the state.
Would not your whole community
arise with fire in every eye. as in the
time when the Green Mountain Boys
went out to meet Burgoyne and his
raiding army?''
a generally ignored consideration
is that Of the decentralization of the
hunted flock, even. if perchance no
blood DO drawn; yet this is often nine
tenths Of all the damage inflicted by
the canine raid. Another Important
fact is the deterrent effect produced
upon many farmers BY the uncertainty
which the dog terror produces.
no wants to stock up with sheep
when lie reasonably knows that some
time. soon or late. his flock is sure to
be victimized in this wayp And, par
ticularly, who is going to introduce
high priced new blood in his flock,
knowing that within week sheep
costing upin the hundreds each may