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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10
The Critics True Function.


Your individual self perfection is the
Rpst laudable thing in the world tc
sExive for, but as the nucleus of a gospel
u Ss insipid. Frequent the busy haunts
e men who occupy themselves with kin
Ared pursuits-not literally, of necessity,
Int alphabetically and in Imagination.
y Is in union that there is strength.
Remark tendencies, try to sum them up,
- point out their significance and direc-
1in- Few men can be Ruskins-et en-
su4et
And do not imagine that you can per-
1anently attach and benefit your kind
~ the mere force of correct, gentle and
Ghaste diction on the one hand, or of set
ing an example of repose and serenity
On the other, because nowadays warfare
Il any hnd-even literary criticisms
accustomed to weapons of more robust
nnts and reality, and in this sphere
preaching by specific precept is far more
-e1ZRcieEt than preaching by general ex-
ample. And the most important of all
things is to be in harmony with ones
Time and environment. Be sure, o criticl
fhere is something magical in this, how
ever it may transcend consciousness.
See. for instance, how much finer is Mr.
Woodberry's essay on Browning-a piece
Il real criticism-than are his lucubra-
tiUas about ''the ideal life. fe."-Scribners.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10
FELL AMONG MIND READERS.

4 Young BridegrOom's Embarrassing Ex-
periepce mt the Board OF Trade.
A day or two ago. few minutes be
fore the opening of the board of trade,
there stepped into one of the elevators in
the building well known commission
man and Il country customer The coun-
tryman was a young. fresh faced. un-
sophisticated looking chap, who was in
Chicago for the first time looking after a
couple of cars of wheat that he had
shipped in. AS the elevator rose he casu-
ally remarked to the commission man:
sort of bridal trip"
Congratulations were extended by the
commission man as they stepped out into
the hall leading to the exchange Among
the others who rode up in the elevator
was a certain blonde young man whose
love for practical joke has made him
rather famous on the floor. He had
CHANGED to stand back to back with the
young countryman, had overheard the
confidential admission made by him to
his friend, and as they stepped from the
elevator he managed to get good look
at Mr.. Younghusband.
An hour OF so later, when he had a
few moments to himself, he stepped over
to the telegraph counter and wrote upon
a blank: Il have bet 800 to $40 that
you were but recently married. Do
win my betY This he folded and placed
in an envelope. and, calling messenger
boy, pointed out Mr.. Younghusband.
and bade him deliver the message.
He told few of his cronies on the
floor what he had done, and the young
countryman was watched with consider
able interest by dozen or twenty trad
ers In various parts of the crowd He
received the message from the boy with
a half doubling look, opened it slowly,
and as he comprehended its contents his
face was dyed a deep crimson, while a
foolish smile lifted the corners of his
mouth
he looked about him sheepishly to see
if he could discover the author of the
message and then beat rather precipi-
tous retreat. He failed to put in an ap-
pearance again that day. Subsequently
the author of the note asked the young
mans broker if he had said anything
about it.
Eyes, he did. And he was the most
surprised man you ever saw He could
not imagine where the note came from,
and when. he said goodby to me he OBJ
served: Dick. these board of trade fell
lows are too all fred smart for me-
don't wonder that they can skin us il
they are all mind readers, as some OF
them seem to be-. And he went home
just little bit dazed. Chicago Trib-
une
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10
A CITY Four-o'CIock.

sit is just o'clock" remarked a gen
tleman who was standing on the steps of
the Astor House.
mo, it is not, said friend who stood
there with him looking at a watch. MY
watch makes it quarter after 4. and
only had it set yesterday"
A bet was made between the two
friends as to what the hour was. 81
know it's just o'clock, because here is
DR.. Norvin Green, the president of the
Western Union Telegraph company, and
he always gets here at o'clock to the
minute" said the first speaker.
An investigation as to the hour was
made and it was found that it was Just
exactly o'clock, as any one who is
acquainted with the movements of Dr.
Green would certainly have known. If
he is well or in the city he very seldom
deviates a minute in the time that he
reaches the Astor House. He always
leaves his Office in the Western Union
Building at $3.50 o'clock p. m. and strolls
leisurely up to the Astor House.
The regularity with which he reaches
this place every day has become hobby
with him and he prides himself upon it
He says that all his movements have the
same clock-like precision as does his
appearance at the hotel He is so sure
that he will never be much out of the
way that he has an understanding with
number of people who frequent the
Astor House that they can always expect
him to treat if he is ever five minutes
out of the way in his arrival, unless he
should be sick or out of town or on days
when there is a directors meeting of the
Western Union.-New York Recorder
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10
whistIed to Death.

It is alleged that for generation the
people of Alexandria, Va, have been
afflicted with the whistling distemper
1t has often puzzled the good people of
Alexandria to know why General Albert
Pike changed his place of residence from
this place to Washington a few years
ago. His residence at the corner of
Cameron and st. Asaph streets was one
of the incest in this town He had his
magnificent library there, and when a
few years ago he announced that he had
determined to remove to Washington
many were the conjectures as to the
cause of the move, and many were the
causes assigned.
Only few days before his death the
matter was cleared up. In conversa-
ton with gentleman from this city the
general was asked why he had left this
city for Washington, and his reply was
because 1.-The Alexandria people whistle
too much. Cor. Richmond Dispatch.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10
Minute Collections.

There is a naturalist whose hobby con-
Ests in collecting the fine dust with
which the wings of moths and butterflies
are covered and forming them into artis-
INC and picturesque designs He mounts
each single grain of dust separately, SO
IS to make boquets of flowers and fern
leaves with butterflies lowering round
Tins he does in space occupied by the
eighth of an inch. In another design he
has a vase of passion flowers made of up
ward of 800 grains of dust; and again he
has represented pot of fuchsias, with
butterflies and birds, in three-sixteenths
of = square inch.-Illustrated American
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10
PASSING.

A1sagh the dark valley thou wit pass to
night;
N tho drear labyrinth OF troubled years,
me- fruitless sighs, the unavailing tears,
IA hast tho end grows slowly into sight.
Dcnfh doth but wait for days retreating light
Eur that tranced hour when ewes first beacon
peers,
And vespers gently fall on jaded ears,
- give thy soul the signal for it's fight.
U.en, with a brow unclouded as Of old,
n heart no longer scathed by Sorrows scars
90 or Life's mists and vapors manifold
Into that cline no shadow ever mars
8Aou wilt emerge, and rapt communion hold
With the beloved, long gathered to the stars
=, William Toynbee in Murray's Magazine.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10
what War Has Cost rr.nc..

War, without counting the Tunis and
Tonhn expeditions, has absorbed 13, ,641,-
612, ,O06 francs, and the naval movements
8,473, 761 1853 more. Independent of these
sums we must add the expenses on 40
count OF hquidation-namely, 1,575, ,633,
sSS francs for the replacing Of materials
and stock annihilated during the war of
1670-71, and 96, ,026. .148 francs allotted to
the navy for the Same purpose, which
shows that war has cost France g. vO4O.-
ooO, 900 since 1S70.-Chicago Herald.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10
THE DALLES

The Gate City Of the Inland Empire is situated
the head of navigation the Middle Columbia, and
is a thriving, prosperous city
ITS TERRITORY
It is the supply city for extensive and rich agr
cultural grazing country, it's trade reaching
far south as Summer Lake, distance Of 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 shipping
point in America about 5000, 900 pounds being
shipped last year.
ITS PRODUCTS.
The salmon fisheries the finest the Columbia,
yielding this year Of 81 800 900 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 and all available storage
places to overfowing with their products.
IT'S WEALTH
It is the richest city Of its size the coast and it's
money is scattered and is being used to develop
more farming country than is tributary any other
city in Eastern Oregon
It's situation is unsurpassed! Its climate delight
full It's possibilities inca1culable! It's
limired And on these corner stones she stands
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10
He Missed His ohance.

A couple of property owners were in
sPecting some plots of land near the Lux
emburg palace, when one of them re-
marked, ''Look here, remember the
time when could have had good slice
Of this land for the price of q pair of
boots"
.sWhy didn't you buy it then7"
81 wanted the boots worse. lie Petit
Journal
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10

In localities exposed to the north
cork is better than in those exposed to
the south, and it is seldom found in cal
careous soil, preferring always that of
the felspar, this being found principally
in the province of Corona It grows
and develops in ground of very little
depth, and sometimes in very stony
ground.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10

Ii is stated that in so per cent. of the
cases which go through the Bankruptcy
court in England no dividend is ever
Paid at all. A grocer and provision
dealer failed in Glasgow. His liabilities
were 81 ,470, while his assets amounted
-to one-sixth of penny per pound.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10
RiHalEY.

First Boy Ny ma is educated She
has ''Ecce Homo" in the original
Second Boy-Pshawi that's nothing.
Mine has eczema in the arm.-Journal
Of Education.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-10

Now is the time to paint your house
and if you wish to get the best quality
and fine color use the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-24
HE KNOWS OF NO POOL.
What j. W. Heidelberg Says Of the Pending
Silver Investigation.

What j. W. Heidelberg Says Of the Pending
Silver Investigation.
SPRINoFIELD, Ill, Jan. al. W. Heden-
berg, the Chicago real estate dealer whose
name has recently been connected with the
silver pool, is in the city. Talking about the
investigation he said:
II have not been in Washington since last
winter. 1 have seen in the papers something
about silver investigation, but know of no
such thing as a silver pool. do know Of sill
yer bullion certificates issued by financial in
stitution Of New York and which are regularly
quoted in Wall street reports. never heard
OF any pool in them, however"
"Did you have any dealings in them?"
"Any connection may have had with these
silver bullion certificates concerns my private
business
.Do you know E. N. Hill and James George
Of Washington?
.'Yes, know both men, and any business re-
lation had with Hill and George concerns
them and myself. see what the papers have
to say about their alleged testimony and have
read the dispatches. will give my evidence
before the committee when l 60 to Washington.
This will probably be next week"
do you know Of any Congressman or mem
Der OF the Senate having any interest. directly
or remote. in these silver bullion certificates?'
81 do not, most emphatically. do not know
OF any Congressman or member Of the Senate
being interested in any bullion certificates. I
certainly never asked them to become inter-
ested in them and have no knowledge of this
being the case"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-24
PASTOR GEORGES DEFENSE.

PASTOR GEORGES DEFENSE.
He Claims That He Has Been Possessed Of .
Devil.
CATsKILI, N. Y, Jan. N.-The Rev. Henry
W. George, who is in Jail here charged with
causing the disgrace and death of Lottie Town
send, yesterday decided to lay his case before
the public. 1t is the first statement regarding
the crime made for publication, and it is sup
plemented by q remarkable story from the lips
Of the clergyman Of demon which he says has
pursued him from infancy.
asserted, however, that the only scandal which
had previously been connected with his name
was his mania for taking other peoples prop
srty:
From my earliest boyhood," he said, 81
have seemed to be under q spell-have had an
almost constant desire to take things Il has
been DO from birth; indeed, am told that nv
mother exhibited for q time this same pro-
pensity. would take things and conceal them
took things often of no value and not because
needed them, but because was powerless to
resist the temptation. They afforded me no
pleasure; on the contrary hated them as re-
minders Of my terrible thraldom."
1t was while he was at Topeka some years
An expert ct the insane asylum examined him.
He came east and tried faith cure in New York.
but without result. He concludes:
II believe have veritable possession, such
- IL spoken OF In the gospels. There e that
within me which never can control When
this devilish impulse IL upon me il IL irresisti.
BILE. II any physician viii take the trouble to
look into my case and suggest any relief It win
be most gratefully received"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-24
EXTENDING T STREET.
The Commissioners Decide to Abandon the
Project.

The Commissioners Decide to Abandon the
Project.
At special meeting of the board this after
noon the Commissioners decided to abandon
the project of extending T street from
LIE Droit Park to point near the Brentwood
road. 1t will be remembered that some
time ago the Commissioners acting upon the
recommendation Of Capt. Rossell commenced
condemnation proceedings for that portion Of
the line Of 7 street between Lincoln avenue and
I'd street east, and that part lying be-
tween LIST street west and lie Droit
Park, Maple avenue in the park to form a
part of the extension. A jury was summoned
to assess the damages due the property between
Lincoln avenue and I'd street east, and they
awarded about $1,000 damages. The Com
missioners thought this sum excessive
and accordingly new jury was sum-
moned, but they increased the amount about
$500. As there was but $1,000 appropriated
for the condemnation Of streets and avenues, the
Commissioners decided this afternoon that they
could not open T street this year. The Com
missioners all thought that while the improve
ment was very desirable the parties interested
in the extension Of the streets should have do
mated the land and not require the District to
pay for it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-24
Washington Stock Exchange.

S0es-kegular call-12 O'Clock M: ID. c. 1s Of
1891, 5000 at 10lH Columbia Fire Insurance, II
49, 20 at Isl 20 at 90 at Isl 20 at l5 20 at l5 so at
Is. Columbia Title Insurance, 700 at 6h. Ameri-
can Graphophone Is at 10; 50 at TO- 100 at s1; 100
Government Bonds-U. s. AVS, 1891, registered,
1os bid. U: s. ANS, 1891, coupon, 1903 bid. U. s.
A. registered ere 1897 ilsT bid lsS asked .. Is.
District Of Columbia Bonds-Per imp. Ga, 1891,
gold, lOOh bid, 1olH asked. Per imp. Is 1881, cur
currency, io2 bid. 2Oyear fund.- 6s, 1892 gold, iOi
bid. 20year fund, IS, 1899, gold, log bid, asked
Water stock, IS, 1901, currency l29 bid 13S asked.
Water stock, Is, currency 1908, I3s bid I4O asked
Miscellaneous Bonds Washington and george
ington and Georgetown Railroad Convertible 6s,
116 bid, asked. Masonic Hall Association, So. 1898
IoI bid. 100 asked dc washington Market Company,
ket Company, imp. 6s, 112 bid. American Security
and Trus: Company, S. 100 bid, 1o3 asked Washing
TS. s nanay 81 IS 1s 81
A, O., 115H bid, i2O asked. Washington Gas Light
Bans Of
bid, 500 asked Bank Of Republic, 255 bid, = asked.
Metropolitan $40 bid. 300 asked. Central, 800 bid.
chan :cs, .l90 bid asked. Citizens, 110 bid, $50
asked: Columbia, 1853 bid, 100 asked. Capital,
lso bid. asked West End, % bid, Soy asked.
Railroad Stocks-W Washington and Georgetown,
1856 bid, PAS asked. Metropolitan. 100 bid la5 asked
Columbia, 81 bid, - asked. Capitol and North o
Street, 50 bid, eo asked. lexington and Soldiers
Home, 55 bid, sea- asked. Georgetown and Ten
leytOwn, ~ bid. IS asked.
Insurance Stocks - Firemens, g bid, IS asked.
Franklin So bid. Metropolitan, 81 bid, 90 asked Ma
tional Union. II bid % asked Arlington, 100 $50
asked. CorcorAn, 81 bid. Columbia, 14h bid, :
asked. German-American, ITO bid. Potomac, IS
Peoples s bid, 81 asked. Lincoln, & DID, le o.
asked. Commercial, AZ bid, ~ asked.
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title 1913
bid, - asked. Columbia Title, 6li bid, 6,S asked.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks-Washington Gas,
'39ys bid, 4Ok asked. Georgetown Gas, 4sbid. U. s.
Electric Light, 13S bid, $50 asked.
Telephone StOcks-Pennsylvania,2 Is bid, asked
Chesapeake and Potomac, 'os bid, = asked Ameri-
can Graphophone, 9X bid, 10 asked.
Miscellaneous Washington Market Com
pany, II bid, - asked. Washington Brick Ma
chine Company, - bid, $50 asked. Great Falls Ice
Company, = bid, $40 asked. Bull Run PIANO.
rama Company, II bid, = asked. Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, Y bid, asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies-National
Safe Deposit, $50 bid, asked. Washington
Safe Deposit Company, - bid, 1875 asked. wash
ington Loan and Trust Company, esq bid. lOl
asked; American Security and Trust Company,
6sx bid. 70H asked.
sEx. dividend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-24
ANOTHER RAINY SUNDAY.
Gen. Greedy Talks About the Weather
Why Local Predictions Are Uncertain.

Gen. Greedy Talks About the weather.
Why Local Predictions Are Uncsrtain.
Gen. Greedy said to . srAl reporter this
morning that there was every prospect that
Washington will be blessed with another
of novelty. He went ON 70
favored in the matter of weather, having
few extremes and storms g compared
with other regions, it il very
dificult to predict climatic changes for the
in the interposition in the west Of
the Appalachian range, which has
q tendency to divert storms in
occasional instances and thus disarrange cal
culations. As most of our storms come from
man slips on the part Of the
predictions. Then, again, when storms come
up the coast, a. they often do, they are liable
to 're-curve" at about the mouth Of
Chesapeake bay, and:in this event they are
considerably delayed and thus disappoint the
forecast official. There can be no means Of
foreseeing these happenings, and SO Washington
frequently has to wait for its dose of wet
weather some hours after IL has become
promised.
RxoRaANIxATroN OF THE CORPS.
The general continued: 81 am not taking any
steps toward outlining course Of work for the
reorganized signal corps and probably shall not
until there has been some action taken
on the pending bill. 1t now looks
as though the LIST of July would find us
very much disorganized, what with the
separation Of the weather bureau from the
service and the insuficiency of the
present appropriation to provide for
the men needed in purely military work. But
that condition will not last long, assure you.
There is enough work already outlined and
provided for to keep a signal corps going until
can get to work to plan out a campaign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-24
FREE DELIVERY,
It 10 to be Experimentally Tried In Several
Small Cities.

~ u 70 Do EXper1meutouy Ifloo In 0ovefA
Small Cities.
An interesting series Of experiments has just
been ordered by Postmaster General Wanna
maker. The purpose is to ascertain the practi-
cability and cost Of extending the free delivery
service to small towns. In order to ascer-
tain the facts Mr.. wsnamaksr has di-
rected Major Pollock, the superintendent
Of the free delivery service, to
establish what il called experimental free de-
livery service in the following places: Teroe
Hill and Jenkintown, Pa; Caldwell, Kan;
Robinson, ILL.,; Hephzibah, Ga; Monroe,
Mich; Sellersburgh, Ind; Hyattsvills and
Middletown, Md; Suffolk, Stephens City and
the National Soldiers Home Of Virginia The
service to be established ct these plans consist
Of the appointment Of one carrier by the post
master, who will deliver mail ct the houses once
or twice day, a. the needs Of the citizens
require, and collect mail from the boxes,
which will also be provided. The expense
Of this experimental service win be borne from
the general appropriation for the free-dslivery
service and win be continued SUFFICIENT length
Of time to furnish statistics - TO The
cos. Of the service and whether It
is practicable or desirable. II the data
thus obtained warrants the change Postmaster
General Wanamaker will ask Congress for an
appropriation to provide for ths genG&al extern
sion OF the free delivery service. At present
the law limits the service 10 towns having not
less than IL, 900 inhabitants or where the post
ONCE receipts are not less than 10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-24
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Jan. "a. - Cotton nrm - mid
ding, 9H. Flour active and firm, unchanged.
Wheat-southern strong and scarce; Fultz, Ssai.Oa;
Longberry. 1.OOal.04; No; Q, 1O2 steamer No. 2,
red, IS; western firm; No. 2, winter red, spot,
I.ook; January, ioOk; May. l:osal.osk. Corn
southern nominal; white, 5sseO; yellow, 5sasO;
yves western n,a. nMTmer mixed spot Ss bid; january
unchanged; Rye nominal-choice. s1asa; good to
prime 1sas0; common to fair, 74a7a bay duh
and easier, unchanged Provisions dull, un-
changed. Butter quiet--creamery fancy, IS do.
fair to choice, 2las.; do. imitation, u; ladled,
fancy, aossi; do good to choice. 1sais; rolls,
fine, 1Ials; do. fair to good, 12a1e. Eggs quiet
fresh, 25a26 Coffee nrm, unchanged. Sugar
strong-granulated. ex. Copper nrm, unchanged.
Whisky very quiet-l.a1al.2L Freights to LIVER
pool per steamer unchanged. Keceipts-nour.
1854 barrels; wheat, <246 bushels; corn, 1850
bushels; oats, 5000 bushels: rye, $500 bushels.
Shipments-nour, 1S1 barrela Sales-wheat, lo7,-
600 bushels.
BALTIMORE. Jan. M-Baltimore and Ohio
stock, s21S; Northern Central stock, eSk; Cincin.
natl, Washington and Baltimore nrsts, "a, con.
solidated gas bonds. 112>S; do. stock, u.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO, Jan. - CLOSING. = wheat - May,
$50; July, o. Corn-July, s2x. Osts-May, AsiS.
Pork-Aay. leAsH. Lard-Aay. &la Ribs-Asy.