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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
Clerks Under surveillanoe.

''Do you see that man on the other
side of the streetT said friend who is
employed in downtown bank, while
we were walking leisurely up Broadway
one evening last week.
glanced at the man to whom my
friend referred. "He's detective" he
continued, land he is following us-o1
rather me. You seem surprised, but il
is fact that every bank in this city has
one or two and sometimes three private
detectives whose sole duty is to keeI
track of the doings of employees. Il
seems to be my turn to be followed now
as this man has been dogging me since
yesterday. The watch will continue fol
Several days longer. and after reporting
to the bank he will be assigned to follow
some one else.
"Not long ago one of our expert book
keepers sent word to the bank that he
was i'll and could not come to the Office
but the same day his resignation was re
quested. The fact is, he had spent the
night before in dissipation, and the bank
having been informed of this by its de
tective, his dismissal followed.
Being dogged about like criminal il
not pleasant. But what can we do
When protestations are made against i
the bank officials assure us that we arr
mistaken, that they do not hire men tS
watch us. OF course You can't expec
them to admit it, but every bank clerl
can tell you that such is the case. New
York Herald. s,1
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
A Republican Estimate.
st. Paul Globe.

prominent Pennsylvania congress
man recently expressed himself rather
plainly, as follows:
"Take Blaine away and what would
remain? The president on the rear plat
form of Pennsylvania railroad train
bowling and scraping to Blaine's friends
in the west John W. Noble squabbling
with his subordinates in his department; /;
Charles Foster and Leech trying to make
a couple of million dollars appear where
they are not and John Wanamaker mon
keying with a proposition to establish
"a government telegraph in order to force
Jay Gould and the Western Union peo-
pie to give him special rates for the
transaction of his private business; lit
tie Mr.. Miller trying to appear as big as
one of the clerks of the department of
justice, and Jerry Rusk keeping awake
nights expecting invitations to some
kind of picnic or another. am aware
that it is very unpleasant for me as a
republican to talk in this way about the
administration, but it is truth and COM
mon sense. Take Blaine out of the ad-
ministration, and it would be the laugh
ing stock of the American people,
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
.odd Tom"

Old Tom Welt had habit Of doing
queer and unexpected things, and thus
came to be known throughout the region
in which he lived as ''Odd Tom" Some
times his oddity Appeared in some pecu-
liarity of dress, as when he wore his coat
I wrong side out, because, as he said, he
had ''got tired of the looks of the right
side" One day Tom went to his next
neighbor, Zebah Green, to hire his horse
for the day.
"What dye want i'm for?" was Zebah's
inquiry.
''Oh, jest to go down to the village TO
do some marketin' was the answer.
"P'raps might go on afterward as fur
as JOB Stones, n look at his oxen"
"Wal, l don't want ye to have i'm, "
replied Zebah, referring to the horse,
'but ye may, jest ter 'commodate ye, if
ye won't go no fu'ther'n Jest to the vii
lage-ye know that's most ten mile.''
''Why, of course not" said Tom, mot
|. onless you're willin'."
"Wal, then, take i'm, but don't we
drive him no fu'ther'n the village. or I'll
/ never let ye have him agin'."
So Tom harnessed the old horse and
started for market. AS he passed Ze-
bah's house on his way he heard. family
waited from his neighbor, who stood in
the barn door, BE sure ye don't go no
fu'ther'n jest to the village!'
Toward night Tom was seen, laden
with bundles, coming slowly up the
road from the village-on foot Out
rushed Zebah, open mouthed
''What ye done with old Bill?' he cried
oval" answered Tom. with the ut
most coolness. eye seemed so ALFRED
scairt for fear I'd drive him further'n
jest to the village that didn't dare drive
him home agin, m so left him there.
under the store shed. Youths Com
nanion
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19

Salem Capitol Journal.

Since Col. Varney's great exploits in
board to bear on the fierce and untama-
BILE woody aphis, there has been no
achievement equal to State Food Com
missioner Baker getting bead on the
Microbe Killer. The Microbe Killer has
been plying his peaceful avocation in
Salem and Staying countless millions of
these diabolical beings, when this ruth
less official at Portland comes out with
an analysis of this microbe water, that
will upset the. plans of all the people
who have been dealing vigorously with
this fierce animal.
Prof. Bakers analysis shows up that
this patent medicine, which is aimed at
microbes, great and small, is nothing
but rainwater put up in stone jugs, with
about half cents worth of muriatic
acid in each jug, and the whole analysis
is published in such way as to rather
encourage the microbe in his deadly
career. 1t officially pats the microbe on
the back and tells him to go ahead with
his nefarious business, and not care
Radam for this patent medicine prepa-
ration.
This will cause great rejoicing in the
camp of the microbes, who have been
unusually thick in this vicinity, suppos-
ing by some to have invaded even the
brain of the high officials and making
them act in curious manner in their
family relations. The only remedy to
check these mischevious brutes that
have been undermining our whole social
system is now declared to be humbug
and we may look for great increase of
these pests of our best society.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
In Society.

''Motheri' exclaimed Edith, "what
in the world did you invite that horrid
Mrs. Brown to our party for?"
"Why, Edith, Mrs. Brown goes into
the best of society. 1 am astonished
that you should want to leave her off our
list.
Edith-"Well, don't care; she can't
come, for she told me only day before
yesterday that they were going to Wash
ington for fortnight
knew that, Edith? Why, you silly girl,
that's the very reason why I invited
her."
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
The Very First American Railway.


The first railroad built in the United
States was three miles in length, extend
ing from the granite quarries at Quincy
Mass, to the Neponsett river. It was
commenced in 1926 and finished in 1927.
The gauge was five feet. The rails were
pine, a foot thick, covered with hard
oak, which was in turn strapped with
iron, In January. 1927, a short coal
road was completed from the mines to
Mauch Chunk, Pa. The rails on this
road were also of timber, with fiat iron
bars. The first locomotive for use on a
railroad was invented by Richard Previ-
teck in 1904, and first tried in Wales.
George Stephenson built the first
really successful locomotive in 1914, and
tested it upon the Killingwood road in
the north of England. The first loco
motive for actual service constructed in
America was E. L Miller's sBest
Friend" built for the South Carolina
Railroad company in 1880. Peter Cooper
built a little experimental locomotive
early in 1880. before the ''Best Friend
was completed Louis Republic.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
Important to Settlers.

Copp's Land Owner, from decision of
Assistant Secretary Chandler to Com
missioner Carter, April 2, 1891, says
Where $3.50 an acre was paid for land
within the withdrawn limits of the N. P.
railroad land grant wherin the land in
question is located was forfeited, the pay
ment OF 81 ;25 can not be recovered by the
purchaser"
In order that repayment may be made,
special act of congress will be necessary
j. P. Lucai is urging our senators and
representative to secure this relief for the
settlers.
George Misfortune has its recompen-
ses. Ethel-How do you make that out ?
George homely girl can eat onions.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
In a Cemetery.

On one Of the tombstones you see u
couple of hands clasped, and underneath
the following inscription:
"Gustave T, I wait for theei 1859. -
'.Eulalia T., nee B, Here I am
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
Thanked Instead of Reprim.nding Him

Thanked Instead OF Reprimanding Him.
Sir Robert Wright, appointed to the
seat on the bench of the high court OF
justice left vacant by the death of Baron
Huddleston, on one occasion, while al
Oxford, was summoned before the Dean
of Balliol for the purpose of being CEN
sured. The dean was exceedingly care
full of his dignity, as well as of his per-
sonal appearance. Wright looked the
dean well up and down while the latter
was delivering his lecture, and finally in
terrupted him, in the middle of one of
his most telling periods, by remarking
confidentially, 81 know you will excuse
me, sir, but think you cannot be aware
that your waistcoat is unbuttoned' -
Completely nonplused, the dean was only
able to stammer out: "Oh, thank you,
Mr.. Wright. So very kind of you, am
sure. Good morning, good norningr'-
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
WHEELBARROW
PORTAGE.

Among the thousand mercies for which
the devout citizen of the Inland Empire
daily bends the suppliant knee there is
one that should never be forgotten,
namely the fact that the great man who
bosses the obstruction of the government
works at the Cascades has consented to
allow the people to have three feet of
ground across the government land
whereupon to build portage road. The
stupendous generosity displayed in such
an act ought to place Major Handbury
as high in the temple of fame as the top
most pinacle of the gallows of Haman
the Agagite. Three feet of ground will
give ample space for train of wheelbar-
rows to transport our produce across
the portage, one sack of wheat at a
time, if the wheelbarrow propellers
are not too fat. Wheeelbarrows are
infinitely superior to bicycles for
transporting heavy produce and
cheaper too. What mercy that the
Major did not confine us to bicycle
track. 1t may be difficult to put big fat
steers into cars Accommodated to three
foot track but it would be more difficult
to get them on bicycle.
After all he is a. peculiar man, this
same Major. That he is owned body
and soul by the railroad companies whose
traffic is threatened by an open river, is
the firm belief of thousands. If his
every action is not made in the interests
of the railroads they have this result,
which 10 inc hn e..
the interests of the people are concerned.
He has pulled the wool over the eyes of
the governor and the result is delay of
three months in the construction of the
road while the river has risen to such a
height that the building of tramways
and inclines will be attended with ad-
ditional difficulty and expense, and
every hour of dslay is money in the
pocket of the Union Pacific. He
pulled the wool over the ewes of the legis-
iative committee by pretending that he
was in favor of a standard gauge road
being built at the government expense
and when the usual amount of red tape,
with its months of delay had been reeled
OF he informed the department at Wash
AhSCOh CilStb d JnTco lOOL rOdQ was all that
could be allowed and the portage COM
mission were foolish enough to accept.
A three foot road is simply next to no
road at all. When the portage at The
Dalles is opened it won't be worth a
bean towards handling the traffic that
will naturally ensue. But it will suit
the Union Pacific well enongh. The
track on the Washington side of the
river at the Cascades is three feet and
half and this is as narrow as any road
ought to be. A standard gauge, it
is well known, is four feet eight inches.
and half. The people ought to demand
track wide enough to meet their re-
quirements. 1t is not yet to late.
Major Handbury ought to be taught
that he is the servant of the people and
not their master. The damning outrage
OF paid servant of the people frustra-
ting every effort to obtain deliverance
from the worst railroad oppression that
ever cursed any community should be
rebuked and we shall deserve that our
chains be rivited more closely if we do
not rise up in our righteous indignation
and do it.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
why Fowls welcome Fair weather

The deprivation of light, which affects
all animals SO much, is particularly de-
pressing to tirds; and this may be a rea-
son for their unwillingness to move in
the frost fog. Naturally they are the
first to welcome its departure. AS the
mist lifts from Scotch hillside the cock
begins to crow, and in the English fields
the rocks cav, the small birds twitter
and the cocks crow in the barnyards.
These sounds are as certain to proclaim
the lifting of the fog as the London
cries" to begin when the rain stops.
Spectator
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19

The disconsolate widow was in nc
great hurry, evidently.-n Messagero.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
NOTICE.

A LII PERSONS INDEBTED TO THE UN
IA dersigned are requested to pay the amount
of their respective accounts otherwise make
satisfactory settlement of the same, before June
LIST, 1891, and all persons having claims against
US are requested to present them on or before
the above date.
MAcEACHERN. & MACLEOD
Vogt Block, Second Street, The Dalles, Or
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ThOrnburY & Hudson.
$500 Reward!

We will pay the above rewardfo any case of
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, In
digestion, Constipation or Costiveness we cannoA
cure with Vests Vegetable Liver Pills, when the
directions are strictly complied with; Tney are
purely vegetable, and fail to give satisfac-
ton. Sugar Coated. Large boxes containintgIo
Pills, 25 cents. Beware of counterfeits ana I'M
tations. The genuine manufactured only by
THE JOHN G. WFST COMPANY, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS.
BLAKELEY 8 HOUGHTON,
Prescription Druggists,
lzB Second st. The ,Dalles, Or.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-19
STATE OFFICIALS.

The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
The Land-LOa ProDOsitions

The necessity Of borrowing course upon
Ergo the existence of money brokers whose
economical sensibiies deny
remedy be presented by which the necessity borrowing
be removed and the nonpducng
changer the who will stand remedy
is either a knave n fool
THERE'S but exception that u.s. in
the remedy is itself greater evil
We therefore make the broad proposition
money loaner is desirable.
The great questions involved single
point: Security for money.
money the na
ture OF the is not question issue this discussion
The which for
that money VIII loaned
When the National Bank from
the functions National Banks This led to an exclusive business in
camille the
provision addng third They money
first to brokers' on colateras or mercantile The boker
The interest the second
the interest," Accommodation paid
final the regular mortgage Practically
included appears
the shape Of COMMISSIONS
resting security upon security must
finally It'll known the world that there security
loans than land it's hereditaments
the National Banking are imposed
upon land, and tits the final security.
object avoid the exchanger up-
without production sharing then
there method existence That u.s. money or
upon security tits
nay paper the
brokers meants between
defended any man. from
the point of security sought to defend it,
The interest be drawn the
onday readily upon present interest
basis The considers itself made whole cent
the of the
iona Bank certainly would
rectlo IN
claimed that the by the
there that intermediate of from
really This But straight
mission the would be taken
We conceive county whose loans small
furnish sufficient commissions
We thus considered the matter wholly from the
pect.
aspects profound immeas
ureabe be covered in single article.
loan would not only lift the industrial into a.
would the land hands
Of all the people with long redemptions.
The breaking the exchanges
change community undeniable
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16

ST. PAUL, MIMI, FRIDAY. JAN. 16, 1891.
miles bush But the Rock Island competition
the ILL., Mich Canal Ill Rvand behod-there charges
meand that the canal TOLL The charges
buhe another branch for 12e miles And yet s traffic
first branch &c., very earnestly.
they slight
enecrop storage
grain To that this definite scheme
pan might BUTT policy conformity
general and mutual understanding the price
That it done by deception and shall able
The absolute falty of public quotations
I'VE wish Chicago
City large figure Quotations at times % wheat
SC. on corn.-12s5 Interst.]
Psbury important for the
that Mr. Py before the
1855 and the wehtest testimony
terests presented to them at that time.
As possible made
wheat No. hard ship Chicago there
and seed wheat and ship them grain through friendly
York house. consigned Liverpool be sold open
grain issuing challenge requesting
them put chaenge legal including consderation
that the 500 600 would be obtanable.
the carloads
not inclined to state at this the Controversy
GREAT WEST by Mr. Pbuy furnished all the figures
Mr. Ps f larger than
3H bush But with that deduction
that in this article
The point the challenge
lake navigation practically and wheat shipped lake
and Erie Canal and there
In all statements made lake
the crowdng of wheat the saoard rail
berry Tefact export wheat
BY the dealer rail figures
about there being reduction
1c. a bushe.
figures cost of and our de-
ducion therefrom:
Duluth Elevator Charges. OK
Duluth COMMISSIONS .OOh
Buffalo Elevator Insurance -. o1 OF
charges
Ocean freight to Liverpool oe :oe'
w -
Liverpool Commission and charges .o4
.23H
Let us proceed:
Freight from Crookston. 10Y
Price at Crookston (then) go
Tota 94
These figures given last April Wheat then worth
har Crookstonwhere
Liverpool 81 and The total for wheat and charges
&c. leaving profit of 3c We allowed then the discussion,
legitimate profit Of bus and claimed robbery &c. At
meng March 4h the his letter
above Secondly the that he
rail ehs used by themh elevators storing the wheat
3 bushe and "May Option being worth from
bushel than September.
charges They
the &C. canal charge and repeated rehandn But allowed
them allnor made reduction account of exchange
Now let examine the from the standpont
Wheat Pope County, quoted
great since last March, This increase began Immediately after
our exposure]
Actual freight cost follows:
Wheat in Pope Co 20
ake stored at 3 per buhe which the elevator
to New York Canal at in quantit os
Freight the sometimes nothing but 05
in Liverpool about ST. per But
deprecated mxed" grade, called Duluth and put it at the
Actual Freight Charges al and cost at farm a. " 80 S 9?
Balance - 81
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
The National Bank Crime.

A letter says
Dr. cannot
tonal Banking Fraud We wrong but how to
put it clearly is what wewant."
Yes, Gilbert do that very thing:
When mines gold silver
mint and when he the he the
property to the mint No debt created
sells with that
When the contractor square
public building treasury
and the based such ownership The
not give mortgage the his
created the issuance of And
chooses thus creating it's mon
ey for actual value received.
In both these the
them the
and pay back that money-evenw with interest.
3But government
for profit Here the solely create
back and the in
terest does not even to the government.
The National Bank
publics children
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
Call for a National Conference.

unity there strength therefore it is desirable that there
of all the aous organizations that stand
ground
this with suggestions the general
of all
reformers
delegates from the following organizations, namely
The Independent Party;
The Peoples Party, by it's representatives;
The Union Labor Party by it's representatives
Federal Confederate soldiers by their representatives.
Farme Alliance
Mutual Benefit Association;
The Citizens Alliance
The Knights of Labor
The Alliance;
all that support the Louis
each district and two from the at large and
delegates
county organization than be chosen according
the each respective during month January
hereby
principles the St. Louis
supported candidates nominated thereon in 1890.
The delegates in the city of Cincinnati Ohio Monday the
February 1891 O'Clock the forming
A PARTY,
the
the work already these to the united
who this country citizen the
papers friendly this movement will please publish this CALL
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
VOL. II. WHOLE NO. 66
A Mammoth Profit Factory.

And behold those days when swept over the
land with bloody footsteps congeetv
chill the bsnke putes gathered themselves together
W all Street. and did organize Poft Manufacturing
receive bids from the nation establish the mighty
ington
And it established.
Inc great Profit Factory founded
with
worketh in this
conapon worketh on it's pnions
bs and these bills members of the
putteth not into the bills cheek
thereon and then ordh that the land
The members OF the Company at
known percent and the bankers credit backing haeth
Then the broker loaneth said bills at
discount The security ge
the hayseed paye nightly
legal tendethe nation gettet hell
much duplicated
And the masheen pospre mpudent fat is time
to place it in the fryeh pan squeeze fatnes
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16
81 90 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
Journal of Official Publication.

Of the Constitution of the State
Alliance Committee has appointed the
publication official proceedings, documents reports ETC.
following resolutions passed by the Executive COMMITTEES
of St. Paul hereby
which publish according the all official
including the weekly report of the secretary the
State Alliance
is not prohibited furnishing such
reports alliance papers throughout the that willing
publish the they alliance principles and will
garbe the them.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-16

This Republic was 1oundeo
upon principles which involved
tho Dignity of Labor. To des-
troy the power of Labor il to
construct Caste. A Caste cannOt
co-exist with q Republic.
Decorah-posten., 1891-11-24

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Oct par fcrioroelist. - % Tiben sif,
Der bfsr insen Guranbrins. Sna bar
Def, 8ottoreu fanot paa at fl9 benbes
9loite Gut nb Tom ben osbe; ban blep
fsrt til benoe, % bun troeos, bet bar
benoes Senri. % .iaa blep bun eanife
rolig, - men ba man forisste at ia
Sntten fra benbe isien, blep bet after
ben iamme forfGroeli9e Siltorie. 90
oa bah Georges - bet er BAN, De ian,
- ON, at ban MATTE iaa SOP til at bli
berinoe, - bet er MI tretten eIsr flor
ten Gar iicen. % Der bar ban sduet,
mellem ale bisie gale, - "a. De fan
trO, bet bar unoerlist for os alleinmmen,
naar SfrRboeren fum % tos Waal til
ME 8arneflGoer til BAN! - Men ban
bar baaret bet altlGmmeu Tom en- gel
gen, iom en- Gngel! Men iaa tilber Ri
BAN U9iaa alleiammeu, - ri ipnes, ban
er en- Martpr".
Ss Spsteren tsrrebe Ell 5aare af III
Die, men ban sjentos:
ga, bet err isnlis aiGrlisbeb, - ia.
bet er bet!"