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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09
Almost Forrotten.

often see going through the streets
Of New York a diminutive little woman
to whom not one in a thousand passers-
by would give passing glance. I dc
not suppose she weighs 100 pounds Her
face is wrinlzled and looks sorrowfnI.
She is old, alone. almost, homeless, and
often too i'll to continue the struggle
necessary to keep soul and body togeth-
er. Often has she come into my office
soliciting copying work and addressing
envelopes at a dollar a thousand Yet
twenty-five years ago this little WON
ans name was in every literary paper
throughout the country.
In 1868 she published what was the
pioneer work written in the interests of
women as breadwinners The book was
called s'The Employments of Women "
She sold the copyright for a trihe, and
of. the immense success which the book
enjoyed for ten years she received not a
penny. Twice was the. work snccess-
fully republished under the titles OF
Five Hundred Occupations for Women
and 'sHow Women Can Make Money
Thousands, yes, tens of thousands of
copies of the book were sold, and into
countless homes - has gone the work
which cost her years of labor; yet is the
author today beggar on the streets OF
New York!-Edward w. Bok,s Letter
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09
FREE MAIL DELIVERY.


The last congress passed joint resolu-
ton empowering the postmaster-gen
eral to test the practicability of free
system of delivery and collection of mail
in towns and villages where there are
offices of the third and fourth class and
other offices not now embraced in the
system of free delivery. The test is to be
made on petition of the patrons of the
Office at the discretion of the postmaster
general. Where application is made un-
der this resolution the department re-
quires information on the following
points: The number of deliveries and
collections and how many hours for each
delivery daily, for week day services and
the expense of the same. The expense
for two deliveries on each week day, and
the number of letter boxes necessary.
1t appears that Mr.. Hermann has
recommended the esta ablishment of a free
delivery service for Roseburg, and we
know of no reason why he might not do
the same thing for The Dalles if the
necessary steps were taken and the
people so desire. 1t would certainly be
great convenience to many and would
not necessarily be attended with any
very great expense. aaG
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09
EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT.

aHf r
Assessor Brannon, of Umatilla county,
has made an effort to discover the rate at
which the several counties of the state
are assessed. He has received returns
from 1S counties and has given the rate
at which he intends to assess property in
his own county, which makes 49, The
result is curious but in no way surprising
to any one who has given any attention
to the subject. Rates range all the way
from q in Multnomah county to 100 per
cent. in Grant and Josephine. In one
county-C Columbia, machinery is placed
at so per cent, stock at 70 per cent,
mortgages at so per cent. and money and
accounts at 100 per cent. The Yamhill as
SCISSOR says that his average is near So per
cent. with money.and mortgages at 80 per
cent. The Wasco assessor is reported to
have said that he will assess at 100 per
cent. eff the people will not oppose it, .
the very thing which the people, will
most certainly do. Clackamas and
Washington rate property. of all kinds,
it is presumed, at 80 per cent, Lane and
Morrow at 20 per cent. and SO on with
the rest, in like manner. The statement
of Mr.. Brannon contains a whole volume
of information for the state board of
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09
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Woman and Her Hairpin-

:
The natural instrument which nature
furnishes to all women for aggressive
and defensive purposes must be of steel
and as pliable as the caprice of it's, sweet
and fckle owner. These conditions full.
filed, more Protean qualities belong eto
4itathan to an ideal umbrella of winch ]
once dreamed, which could upon emer.
gency be transformed to pair of stock
ingst -
Where is the woman who, DRESSING
IN . a'desperase hurry, has not been saved
By its friendly use from the ignomiuy Of
unbuttOned boots, while the loxdly male
creature cam only stand, still and swear
or call wildly for Lucy or Snsan. to find
his shoe buttoper. The. beautiful EN-
press of Austria has been known TO but
ton her gloves with hairpin-a priv
nege Of which even royalty does mot de
prive her, zftDli4 ASK g5y- b
A Welsh rarebit or a marsh malloyy
toasted on . hairpin in a boarding school
dormitory with fear and trembling has
algusto which would tempt the jadel
appetite of Roman emperor. Then
there are diabolical uses for this same
small lmarvel-4to pick locks of other
peoples writing desks, or to jabs into
Offenders in a crowd. There was an
Italian marchesa who, hee1ing behind
her hated rival, murdered her by stick
ing her sharp, silver hairpin into her.
Onco A Week. ,si
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Have You a Boy to spare.

The saloon must have boys, or it must
shut up shop. Can't you furnish it one ?
It is great factory, and unless, it can
get about ?, 2,0O0, 600 boys from each gem
GRAFTON for raw material, some of these
factories must close out, and its opera
tiyes must be thrown on cold world,
and the public revenue will dwindle..
Wanted, 2 ,000, ,000ln, is the notice.
One family out of every five must con
tribute boy to keep up the supply.
Will you help? Which Of you boys will
it be? The minotaur of Crete had to
have. triremeful of fair .maidens each
year; but the minotaur of America de-
mands a cityful of boys each year. Are
you father2 Have you given your
share to keep up. the supply of this great
public institution that is helping to pay
your taxes and kindly -electing public
officials for you !? d Have you contributed
a. boy2 If not, some other family has
had to contribute more than its share.
Are. you not selfish, voting to keep the
saloon open to grind up boys, and then
doing nothing to keep up the SUPPLY
The Good Way.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09
A WORD OF THE cRoAKERs.

There is a homely old proverb about
distant hills being always green that finds
a constant illustration in the large class
of social dyspeptics who are constantly
bewailing the deadness and lack of en-
terprise of their own town or neighbor-
hood. "There is nothing going on; the
town is dead; the business is all leaving
it !; capitalist won't invest their money ;
you can't sell real estate; nobody wants
to buy; there's no money; interest is
high; taxes are high" Such is the re-
frain. Now mark every man who talks
that way. If he has dollar to invest
he will invest elsewhere. What he
earns he spends yonder. That's his
style. Every dollar of surplus earnings
is hustled off as quick as he gets it.
Even furture earnings are mortgaged,
and then the town is cursed because
there's no money in it.. Capitalists who
remain here, invest their money here or
loan it out here to those who need it,
are mossbacks and silurians.
To be sure one hears every day of
somebody who made lucky Investment
in some boom town, that yielded a
large return, but the Thousand who in
vest and get no returns are never spoken
of. Every. thing. turns into gold away
yonder, everything is going to the dogs
at home. Transport these same hypo-
ehondriacs to their ideal Utopia and
they would say as real estate dealer in a
boom town on the sound did the other
day writing to a friend; "What can you
say of times in Oregon? Here it is dull
and quiet, money tight, faces long, cred
it poor, interest high, people leaving
town except gamblers" And SO it is
the world over. Money is nowhere to
be found for the picking up. All the
fiee-coinage and sub-treasury schemes,
all the fretting and bewailing, all the
fault-finding and deriding on earth will
never put a dollar in mans pocket un-
less he does something to earn it, and a
mans country or city is no better and
no worse than what he as one of the
aggregate, tries to make it.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09

Do you know the soldiers definition of
q kiss? report at headquarters.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09
She Wore P,uu,pers.


s<Never hear of plumpers2'' asked a
lady friend of mine the other day.
"No," said /. > ssWhat new feminine
device is this, for goodness salze? e.
.'Well," she replied 1--WE were calling
at the time at the house of a mutual
friend), .'just you notice Miss - when
she comes down stairs, and tell me if you
notice anything strange or remarkable
in her appearance"
The Miss -. referred to, be it said,
is tall and somewhat angular young
woman of uncertain age, but who is
possessed of a considerable degree of per-
sonal vanity and more than ordinary
desire to appear at her best upon any
and all occasions.
!. In few moments she appeared. and
after greeting us cordially we entered
into general conversation Nothing
very remarkable about her, thought 1.
'Wel," said to my lady friend, after
our departure, Il have, scanned Miss
- pretty closely. but failed to notice
anything worth commenting npon in
her appearance. She talked as if she
had something in her mouth
:, was interrupted at this point by a
peal of laughter.
why, what on earth are you laugh
ing atT' said I. ''And, by the way" i
asked, ''did it not strike you that Miss
- is growing somewhat stouter? Her
face seems to be somewhat plumper"
There, interrupted my friend, ...now
you have it. Miss --- had eplumpers'
in her mouth" To my look of inquiry
and establishment she responded:
"Piumpers, you see, are small round
shaped affairs like dolls saucer. They
are made of rubber, and when held in
place in the mouth they cause wom-
ans cheek to become plump and round
When ladies have lost some of their
teeth plumpers come into play; prevents
their jaws from appearing lantern shaped
or their features from being angular
Heavens and earth!" said l. ssWhat
will the feminine mind conceive of
nextT-New York Herald -s
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09

AT the recent opening of the Italian
parliament the queen of Italy wore cos
tune of extraordinary magniicence,
which was also very becoming to her style
Of beauty. The dress was of yiolet satin,
exquisteiy embrpidered, oyer which was
thrown q short violet velvet mantle Of
slightly darker shade. The bonnet was
of forget-me-not blue velvet, covered
with. gold Lace and adorned with a
plume Of pale blue feathers. fastened
with an immense pearl diamond clasp.
The queen also wore earrings of pearls,
diamonds and such ropes of pearls in
three lows as would have enchanted
Lothair. London Letter. "a M
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09
NOTICE.

r. e. French has for sale number OF
improved ranches and unimproved
lands in the Grass Valley neighborhood
in Sherman county They will be sold
very cheap and on reasonable terms.
Mr. French can locate settlers ON some
good unsettled claims in the same neigh
borhood. His address is Grass Valley,
Sherman county, Oregon.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09

equalization. If this board will regulate
these inequalities they will have earned
their money as honestly as the railroad
commissioners will do if they examine
every tie and railroad bridge from the
Columbia river to California.
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she, Comes ON = Of GOOD B .Famsn n ,al,

Mrs. Danske cambridge, whose second
volume of poems has Just been pub
ished, is a delicate little woman about
thirtyfve years of age, and the daugh-
ter of Henry Bedmga, at one time United
States minister to Denmark.
Literature.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09

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, 1891-04-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

MNotiee is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of;his. claim and that
SAID proof will be made before the register and
receiver of the United States Land Office at The
Dalies, Oregon, on May 18th, 1891, viz; sEE
jeremiah III. Trout gtigf.on .
Ia z. - E->-s-z-f : / - ~
q he names the following witnesses to prove his
conunuous residence upon and cultivation. Of
said land, viz; E. Pitman, J. B. Havely, J. J.
Woolery and NJ. w. Freeman, all of Boyd, Or.
aprlOm15 JOHN W. LEWIS, Register.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09

1t costs 81 a hundred freight on sugar
from the east to this coast; sugar is
shipped from San Francisco eastward.
at sixty cents hundred.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-15

In all its branches, done by firSt-class
workmen. Bill boards for 1, 2 and sheets
and plenty of boards for any size stands OF
bills. Ali work honestly and prompt
none. Refers by permission to LIGHT
office, the Washington theatre and Grand
Opera house managers.
RIVERS & Co., Bill Posters;
Leave orders at the LIGHT office or the
Washington theatre. 9-3t1
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-15
FIVE LOTS IN GRANDVIEW.
BILL POSTING,

At bargain. Finest located property
n the city. II. B. JOHNSON, LIGHT OFFICE
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-15

Drop in to Brady's once and you will
be sure to call again. S-I2-tI
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
st. Louis Produce.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5.-Flour-More demand:
held firmly; xxx, So. 90@3; family, S3. log
325; choice, SO 1908 so; fancy. S4@4. 10;
extra fancy, Sf.35@4.45; patents, $4.70@
July S8c down, ana, under weakening lnfiu-
ences. prices declined steadily until the early
call. when there was a reaction. followed by
q sharp advance. The report of the visible
supply, showing q large increase, acted as O.
damper to the buoyant feeling, and prices
again declined, but the depression lasted only
a short time, the market ruling firm and
strong to the close with final prices
14@l2c above Saturdays close; No,
2 red, cash, 93@94Ac: May. 96a@
closing at soc. Corn-First prices were 14c
I'D. but eased off in sympathy with wheat,
then reacted and sold rapidly up, and al
though the market eased off some the close
close; No. ,. cash, 4784@48e; January
closed at 47l2c; May, 50@5O7sc, closing at
5O5sc. Oats opened lower, but advanced
later, and the close was 1s@4c above Satur-
days; No. 2, cash, 43l2044c; May, 45lSW
45s4c, closing at 454a@45s4c Rye steady
only on private terms. Hay-Steady; strictly
prime to fancy timothy Sl1@l3. Bran
quiet; sacked, f. o. b.. S9@90c. FIaxseed-
$l.l5; quiet. Lead advancing; in demand;
common. SLOPE. Butter dull: creamery,
21@22c; SEPARATOR 24@25c; prime to fancy
fancy dairy, 15@22c; Northern roll, l5@l7c.
I Eggs tirmer at l9@l9l2c. Cornmeal steady
at So. 55@2.6O. Begging, 1l2 to IA lbs, 5a4
0za4c. Iron cotton ties, Sl.35@1: 40. Pro
visions higher and firm, but trading light.
Pork-New mess $1,000. Lard, 1855. Dry
Salt Meats-Boxed shoulders, 81. l2l2 longs
and RIBS, S.. %; short clear S5.37l2. Bacon
Boxed shoulders. S4.75@l .s7l9; longs,
S5.62l2; ribs, S5.62l2@15. 70; short clear,
S.. 1905. s7la. Hams steady and firm at $40
@12.5O. Receipts Flour, 3, 900 bbls; wheat,
"a, 600 bu; corn, sc, ZOO bn; oats, 10000 bu F.;
rye, loo bu; barley, 4,000 bu. Shipments
Flour 5000 bbls; wheat 10000 bu: corn,
10000 bu; oats, 5000 .bu; rye, 1000 bu;
barley 3 900 bl
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
ERRATIC FINANCES.
Business Houses Called Upon to
Close Their Doors.

MEADEvILIE. Pa, Jan. 5.-The statement
OF the appraisers of the banking firm of
Delamater L. Co. shows that the assets of the
firm are rated at 1901 900. OF this estimate
Sl53, 900 belongs to the firm, So, 900 to
George II. Delamater, $65, 900 to George
Walker Delamater and $4,000 to TIA. Della
mater. Though the assignees are still I'M
able to give an accurate statement regarding
the firms liabilities, it is said that they will
amount to 81. 040, QUO which includes the
personal liabilities of the members Of the
house.
New YORK. Jan. Civilian s. Haines,
dealer III pork and commission merchant at
q ends22 Loew avenue, made an assign
ment to-day to Clarence W. Duncan, without
preferences.
New YORK, Jan. 5.-The failure of J. A.
Worth is announced on the Consolidated
Stock exchange. A good line of stocks was
closed for his account under the rule
CLINTON. To-, Jan. 5.-The Mutual Guaran-
tee Fire Insurance Company of Clinton has
made an assignment fling statement of liza
bilities Of nearly $4,000, with assets, in
and other collateral of 1922, 200. A.. P.
Barker, of Clinton. is assignee. Slow collec-
tons and failure of other mutual collections
caused the board to take the step.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Judge Scales to-day set
Friday next for the hearing of the claims OF
the thirty-day deposltors in the disastrous
Kean failure. 1t is now conceded that, II
they are allowed, the entire tangible assets
will be wiped out, while the balance OF the
depositors will get nothing
CHICAGO, Jan, 5.-N. G. Levinson q Co..
wholesale jewelers., assigned to-day. with
So, 900 liabilities. The assets are nominally
$50, 900. The firm has been in business here
six years. severe competition during the
past year is given as the cause OF the failure.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
d out onto the main line of the Union

ed out onto the main line of the Union
Pacific. They were run to the depot
and left standing on the main track.
The Union Pacific trains were COM
PEELED to run around them on side
track, as the Rock Island folks stub
bornly refused to yield one inch of
vantage ground. The Rock Island off
Gals repeatedly asked for running or
ders to Lincoln, but were as often re-
fused. The engines of the former
company were allowed to stand there
with steam up and crews aboard, ready
to pull out over the Union Pacific track
for Lincoln whenever the latter COM
panY was willing to issue the running
orders. Prominent officials of the Rock
Island now in this city notified their
representatives at Beatrice to hold the
position on the main track of the Union
Pacific and keep up their requests for
running orders.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06

The knocking out of the butterne law is hav-
ing good deal of effect on the market, and
it is reported that good deal of this imita-
ton butter is being sold here, notwithstand-
ing all the efforts made to put stop to it,
Eggs are about firm at The prices, and receipts
continue free. The condition OF prices is
being influenced principally by the weather
The mild weather continues to increase the
receipts. If it should change suddenly to
severe cold weather, prices would rapidly ad-
vance.
Butter-Creamery first. 23@25c; creamery
second. 2C122c; dairy first 1SQ20c: dairy
second, l4glGc; packing stock Ig lZe.
Cheese-Full cream, 10@l2c asked;
skinned, 3@5c.
Maple Sugar-S@110c.
Maple Syrup--Per gallon, S1.15@1.25.
Koney-Slow at quotations: fine white
new clover, $50 zoe: buckwheat, 10@11c.
Malt-Per bu, 75@SOc.
Oranges-S3. 5064.
Nuts-Pecans, Texas polished, medium to
large, S(01uc per h.; almonds. Terragonas,
17c; California sott-shelled. lSc; filberts
Sicily, i &c; walnuts, new California. l20 &c:
cocoanuts, Sc per 100; hickory nuts. 81 80
per bu; shellnarks, S1.75@l.S5 per bu;
Brazils 10@l2c; peanuts, Virginia hand
picked, Size; roasted, lOl2c
Dates-Persians. 70Sc Ill mats, 512c.
Figs-New., 120l5c.
Cider Choice Michigan, 16-gallon kegs,
$3.50 per key; choice refined, 16-gallon
7 kegs, So: choice refined, 32-gallon bills,
Poultry. dressed-Turkeys, 100l1c; chick
ems 601c: ducks and geese, S@9c-
Veal-S405.5O.
Sweet Potatoes-Jerseys. 81. so.
Apples-Fancy, S425@04.5U; standards,
S3.25@350; choice, So. 1904.
Onions-New, 75@S0c per bu.
Carrots-40050c per blu.
Celery-25c
Cabbage SOL 0 per ton.
Pears-S3@3. 80.
Cranberries-Beil and bugle. SlOMl2;
bell and cherry, $500 per Dbl; Cape Cod,
Sl0@12 per Dbl
Jack Rabbits-S3
Rabbits-75c@S1.
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WALL STREET LIVELY.
Rapid Trading i'm LOng-Neg.
Iectcd Stocks n Feature.

New YORK, Jan. 5.-The stock market to-
day maintained it's strong tone, and the in
vestment character of the buying was the
most prominent feature OF the day. The
dealings showed pronounced broadening
out of the market, and some stocks which
have been neglected for months were traded
in, and the activity in the general list
was greater than at any time since
the present rise began. There was con-
siderable selling which appeared to be
for London account, but there were indica-
tons that it was largely manipulation, and
seemed to have no appreciate influence on
the new buying which has now come to be
SO pronounced feature of the market. The
traders took the bull side. and the foreign Of
ferings were easily absorbed, the urgency of
the demand taking everything put out and
more beside. There was considerable reali-
eaton in the last hour, which settled many
of the leading stocks away from the
best prices, but never at any time
of the day was the strong undeTtOne impaired
for a moment. The increasing ease In the
money market is at present most encour-
aging sign, aud the surprisingly favorable
bank statement of Saturday was not without
its influence to-day. The selling of the ar
bitrage brokers at no time. except just at the
opening was of any material influence, and
it was felt principally in Louisville d Nash
vile, about which there are many rumors
afloat in regard to the next dividend the
most pronounced being that the company
would have to pay portion of IL in scrip as
the amount of stock authorized for dividend
purposes was exhausted in the payment of
The last dividend. These rumors however,
had no material influence, except at the
start, ana later the stock showed marked
strength, and is one OF the few active stocks
showing an important gain for the day. The
Vanderbilts were all conspicuous for
strength. and there was more trading in
them than usual of late. while the Wizards
were helped by the late statement of the
Northern Pacific. and North American in
particular became the leading feature of the
market in the afternoon. The activity in
Lackawanna and the grangers was great,
but none of them were able to
hold the advances of the morning in the face
of the realizations of the trading element
later in the day. The close, however, showed
considerable strength, with most of the list
at close to the highest points. The list is
generally higher tonight, but the only i'm
portant advances were: North American,
lI2: Wheeling d Lake Erie preferred, 1Ss;
Louisville d Nashville. "A; Northern Pacific
preferred, J 1s, and Chicago Gas per cent.
The railroad bond market partook of both
the activity and strength in the share list,
and the business done reached 50, 456009,
with special activity in Northern Pacific IS,
Athison incomes and Reading lists. The
majority of the active bonds show advances
and some of them are over per cent. Gov
eminent bonds have been dull and steady.
State bonds have been dull and featureless.