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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-16
Charity In the Rockefeller Family.

Charity In the Rockefeller Family.
John D. Rockefeller's method aof dis
posing of charity is described by The
Cleveland Plaindealer. It says that the
great bulk of his mail is examined by
his private secretary, and only the few
appeals which impress the latter gentle
man favorably are passed along to Mr..
Rockefeller, who takes a stack of them
to the breakfast table every morning
and distributes them among his children.
These members of his family are charged
with the duty of opening the letters and
consulting their contents. Then each
child decides what shall; be done with
the application. and the decision is writ
ten ON the envelope and the name signed
for reference if need be.
After breakfast, Mr. Rockefeller
gathers up the mail and personally in
spects each application. He then weighs
the case and then acts as his conscience
dictates. This dictation is frequently
contrary to the decision rendered by his
child, but that doesn't end the matter;
not at all. The father gathers his
children about him and reviews the
case, announcing his decisions, and
when they conflict with those given by
the children he explains the reason for
the departure from the recommendation
A Double Dog.
= Tom Wyly,-,of Johnsonville, has a
most remarkable freak of nature it is a
double female dog pup, about six months
old. It has four well developed legs in
the proper place. Aside from these there
is. another well developed leg protruding
i from near the root of the tan and has
grown about half the distance to the
ground, at which point two well devei-
oped feet began to form and have grown
in perfect shape, and both feet now drag
ON the ground as she WALKS She is in
4 perfect health and Is a well developed
double female, each part of her organism
performing IN unison its separate func-
tions.-Nashville American.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
The Trial OF the Pyx.

The trial Of pyx is an annual ceremony
al the British mint Of great interest to
the mint master and to financial people
generally. The pyx is a chest in which
II certain number Of coins of every de
nomination are deposited after each days
work in the royal mint. The Goldsmiths'
Company has furnished the jury since
its institution several hundred wears ago.
When the Jury open the pyx they weigh
the roins IN bulk ana several single
pieces, testing them also with fire and
chemicals, 80 that there can be left no
trace Of doubt of the true value Of British
and ssiti-h-made coinage. The loss Of
weight OF remedy allowed 70 tue
Muster Of the Mint for loss i. z. Of a
grain. hut none such has been recorded
for 25o wears; - s94 ,O45 pieces in all
were coined last veal for use al home and
in the colonies - Picagltae.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
Various Kinds Of Rest.

DR.. Hammond SAYS: There are vari.
Gus kinds of rest. A person whose DC
cupatlon is chiefly carried on Ly the use
of hi. brain rests that organ when be
changes his work to physical labor.
Thus, a student who spends eight hours
q day in intense mental application de
rives immense benefit. not only 10 Ia.
brain. but &c his whole system, by : brisk
walk Of two or three hoGi* or a Iitt
period employed in chopplng wood. II,
such y case as this there Is no complete
rest for the irodv it is simply Il chang
Of labor from one kind to another Kind
/, amounts to nothing more tina: Il prop
er exercise for the mental ana physical
systems, and if accompanied with seven
or eight hours sleepAnd five or six hour,
for eating and amusement, might he car
ricd on indefinitely IN any ordinary
healthy locality. The body does Lot re
Quire absolute rest, and. Is Il matter O.
fact. it never gets it; for yea IN slten
there is a not i~ucoLsider4tle iunCtlpua
activity OF various organ. goin- o..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
"A Authors Curious implements.

Howard Seely, the Texan writer, has
"A HOBBY for the ghoulish ard Odd fot
his literary implements and surround
inga. He has a large room in the rear
Of his fathers home in Brooklyn. and
this is his den. All the curios and relics
which are on every hand were collected
bv the author during his wild life in the
West. As has often been old in print.
his inEstunI IL II human skull, Il If
the eyc.sockets holding red INK while
the other contains purple fluid. Two
antelope horns ajorn the mantle, form
ing the handles Of Mexican silver dag
gers, and near these are a diminutive
pair of white deer a~ntlers, which serve as
a hat rack. Glasses full Of snakes, cent?
pcdes and scorpions, preserved IN alco-
hol, abound at every turn. while leaning
against them are portraits Of pretty girls.
The agthor is somewhat Of an inventor.
having INST. created An unique shawl
pin made of rattlc-Snakr ratslt>-nine-
teen and a buttOn-luOunteeI artlstiCdiiy
in silver tilagrce - Chie0g, UertM.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
Ducks as Fire Extinguishers.

Once at u large house in the country
the chimney took fire. The flames
spread to the woodwork in different
parts of the house, and although the fire
was extinguished at each place 1t caught,
it still burned in the chimney, and from
time to time spread in some other direc-
ton. The fire grew hotter and hotter,
and threatened to burst the chimney. 1t
was hard to reach, and there see ned no
way of putting it out.
The gentleman who owned the house
was fond of fowls, and possessed some
valuable ones. A boy who stood by
looking at the fire saw the danger, "a
bright idea struck him. He ran to the
duck pen and startled the sleeping ducks
by Selling by their legs as many of the
largest as he could carry. The ducks
hurried off. 4 ladder was called for,
and before any one realized what he was
going to do, the young fellow mounted
to the roof, and made his way to the
chimney.
Flames aud smoke were pouring out,
but the boy went as near as he dared,
aud by Il dexterous motion tossed adncll
down the narrow shaft. 1t disappeared,
fluttering and squawking- The flames
subsidized 81 little, and the smoke grew
denser. The bow threw down another
duck, aud after u minute another. Tae
cloud Of SCOT and dust carried down by
the tapping wings OF the ducks smo:h.
| cred and checked the fire with such goo
EFFECT that the advantage gained VA
easily followed up, aad the fire sooa PM
out without further damage.-Nupef
Young People.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26

earthly sorrow struck through with the
rainbow OF eternal JOY. In one group, God
and angels and the redeemed-Paui and
Silas. Latinaer and Ridley, Isaiah and Jere.
miah, Payson and John Milton. Gabriel and
Michael the archangel. Long lines VI Choir
listers reaching across the hills. Seas Of JOY
daShing to the white beach. ConQuerors
marching from gate to gate. You among
them.
Oh, what a great fock of shsep God wilt
gather around the celestial well. No stone
on the wells mouth. while the Shepherd
waters the sheep. There Jacob will recog-
nizs Rachel the shepherdess. And staud-
ing or one side OF the we'll OF eter-
aal rapture. your children. and standing
on the other side of the we'll OF eter-
nal rupture. our Christian ancestry. you
will be bounded Oh all sides by u JOY so
keen and grand that no other world has
ever been permitted to experience II. Ont
Of that one deep we'll of heaven the
Shepherd will dip reunion for the be-
reaved. wealth for the poor. health for the
sick, rest for the weary. Aud then all the
flock Of the Lords sheep win lie down in the
green pastures, and world without end we
will praise the Lord that on this first au-
tumnal Sabbath of 1891 Wa we're permitted
TO study among the beating 1ocks and
lowing herds OF this fair ground the story of
Jacob and Rachel the shepherdess at the
well in Mesopotamia- Oh. plunge your
buckets into this great Gospel well and let
them come up dripping with that water OF
which If a man drink he never again shall
thirst
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
b Parties.

S,ap-bubble parties are decioediy
popular. Aud If you intend having one'
here is a pretty idea for YOU. OF course
the bowl stands on a table, over the
bowl baild afarge arch OF flowers; have
it high enough aud broad enough that
the SOAP bubbles can tioa. under 1t.
There are partners in blowing bubbles
aud together they must stand or fall
carry of the first prize with homo or the
BOBBY prize with ignominy. The ladies
select their pipes from n basket, the
gentlemen theirs from another, and the
gentle maiden recognizes her hero by
her color~, which will adorn his pipe.
When the contest begins the fair dame
blows Il bubble and her knight attempts
to blow it under the floral arch; then
the knight takes his turn nj tile pipe,
while his companion tries to watt the
frail bubbles under the flowers. The
prizes are awarded to the couple who
blow the best bubbles and succeed in
getting the greatest number OF them
through the triunphal arch.-Ae0 York
.idrerttsfr.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
Why Dprelicfs Turn Over.

Nearly every incoming vessel which
reaches this port reports having passed
some derelict tossing about the North
Atlantic. Tie peculiarly Of the reports
lies in the fact that nearly every one Of
the wrecked vessels is reported as float
ine bottom up. The cause which in-
duces a craft which Is built to float keel
downward. TO assume the unnatural att
tude Of pointing it to the skies as soon
as abandoned, is a point on which sea-
faring people widely differ.
L is easy enough to comprehend how
an abandoned and helpless vessel, drift
ing at the mercy of wind and wave. can
be thrown on her beam end and even
entirely capsized when struck broadside
on BY an Atlantic wave. Blu why sub
segment waves do not send them back ~
their normal floating position appears
to be a veXed question.
An old STA captain. who is too modest
10 have his name mentioned. accounts
fer the PERSISTENCE with which derellcts
insist on floating about bottom up with
the reason that the bottoms Of vessels are
always watertlsht. When suddenly cap
sized he thinks that a quantity of air
is caught in the vessels hold, and, being
confined in thar space, has a tendency to
keep the craft in an inverted position.
An eminent naval constructor, when
questioned on the subject, explained that
the phenomenon is caused Dy the vessel
filing with water, and SAYS that any
shifting cargo changes the centre Of
gravity of a vessel and affects its stabil-
itv. Experience has proved this true in
~colliers and g~rain-laden ships. Sea water
is said to he worse than either, and the
influence on the stability of an abandoned
hulk, combined with excessive rolling in
the trou Oh Of the sea, is often sufficient
to carry the derelir tbeyond the safe angle
of keel. Once beyond that point, the
constructor says, it will never return
Nep Yora Tines.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
Bad Water in a Well.

There are many reasons for bad water
in. a we'll; it may be caused by the influx
of impure matter from the soil, or b the
escape into the we'll OF drainage from a
~cesspool, or from freshly MANFRED fields,
or from the surface Of the ground around
the we'll. Sometimes the soil itself is at
fault. as when it may contain various
mineral matters, such as iron, or sulphur,
or decomposed rocks which contain these
substances. When this latter reason pre-
yatis. the characteristic odor OF decave1
eggs is q distinguishing evidence Of the
cause. The impurity is no. unwhole-
some, unless the quantity of 1t Is large,
the intolerable -odor. however, IS sut-
ticlent to render the, water unusable.
There is no remedy for this defect bnt to
endesvor 10 exhaust the we'll by pump
ing olt the water several times 50 rs 10
remove the source Of the trouble II pos
slble. But this is d doubtful matter for
the supply may he inexhaastlble. The
veil may then as we'll be. filled up a.
once. II the source OF the trouble IS
from drainage. or q cesspoot near by, the
difficulty is still worse, because the bal
matter Is exceedingly poisonous. The
only suggestion that can be made is to
investigate the case. aud If. after thor
oughiy cleaning out the we'll aud renov-
ing n least . foot ortwo Of sof. from the
bottom, the trouble continues. IL close
the veil and dig another at some distance
iron iI.-As2 York Tsm.s.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
Gratifying 10 All.

The high position attained and tie universal
acceptance and approval of the pleasant liquid
fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs. as the most excel
lent laxative known. illustrate the value OF
the qualities on which its success ia based and
are abundantly gratifying TO the California
Fig Syrup Company.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
8
Death of the Hon. Benjamin Hall.

AUBURN, \. Y, Special. The Hon.
Benjamin Hall died here SUNDAY after a
lingering illness He was born in
Whitehall, July %, 1914. In 1850 by
appointment Of President Fillmore.
he made a compilation and revision Of
the accumulated official d|ecis,olso OF the
Attorney General Of Tie Iuitfl states.
In April, 1862, President Lincoln APP
pointed him Chief Justice Of Colorado.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26

i rn9itlg noise
in the ears, headache, deafness. eyes
weak; obstruction Of nose. dis
charges falling into throat. some
times profuse, w.terv AMI acrid. at
others, thick, tenacious, bloody and
putrid; offensive breath SMELL and
taste impaired, and general debility.
Not all of these symptoms at once.
Probably only u few Of item.
That's Catarrh.
\ medicine that by its mill,
soothing. cleansing and healing
properties has cured the most hope
less cases. One that viii cure gou,
no matter how bad Your case or of
how long standing. A medicine
that doesn't simply palliatc for .
time, but produces perfect and per-
manent curcS
That's DIR. SaCe's Catarrh Remedy.
A cash payment of 5000, not By
you, as you might expect, but TO
you, if you can't be cured. It's an
offer that's made i'll good faith, to
prove their medicine, by responsible
men, the propriotors Of DR.. Sage's
Remedy.
That's the kind Of medicine 20 try.
Doesn't it seem SOP
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
DONALD KENNEDY
Of RoxhuIy, Mass, says

Kennedy's Medical Discovery
cures Horrid Old Sores, Deep
Seated Ulcers of 40 years
standing, Inward Tumors, and
every disease OF the skin, ex-
cept Thunder Humor. and
Cancer that has taken root.
Price, S1.5O. Sold by every
Druggist in the United States
and Canada.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
NOVELIST RUDYARD KIPLISG was on!
two weeks in the United States.
How a Student Make. Money.

EAR READERs-I am able to pay my board
and tuition. wear good clothes and have
money in my pocket by spending my odd
hours and vacations plating iewelry and
tableware and selling platers; have made 81
per day; never less than ST. | pAid s. for my
platter TO II. X. Delno i Co, Columbus, O.
Any one can profit by my experience by writ
ing there for circulars. a STUDENT.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26

We will give 500 reward for any case of ca
.arrh that cannot be cured with Halls Ca
t,rrh Cure. Taken internally.
+. J. CHENEY & Co., PrOprs-, Toledo, O.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
A Life Saved

Mr.. Geo. Raymond, OF Seneca Falls, !. 81. IS a
pump setter ia the employ q Ramsay * Co. ths
well known lump makers OF that place. He is .
member of Ramsay Engine 60. He saws:
Ny wife without doubt owe. her lie TO Hoods
Sarsaparilla 4 few years ago she was a death.
door, due 10 blood poisonin.. OF az physicians say,
pyaeniia- After everythfns els. failed Hood
Sarsapariila brought her ol, u tda crisis all right.
since then She has suffered at times alth uumbnesa
and headache. bu, continues taking
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
CHINESE immigrants are coming TO Call
fornia by means of bogus certificates.

MANY persons are broker down from over
work or household cares. Browns Iron Bit
tiers rebuild, the system. aids digestion. re
splendid tonic Tor women and children.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
KANAAs CITY is promised Ice at Ave cents n
hundred, as 9 result Of competition.

LADIES needing IL tome. or children who
want building up, should take Browns Iron
Bitters. 1t is pleasant 10 taSe. cures Malaria,
Indigestion. BiliousnesS and Liver Complaints,
makes the Blood rich and pure.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26

FRANCE has taken formal possession Of
Tahiti.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26

\ FITS stopped free by DIR. kIINE'S GkRAT
NEItNE REsToREk. No hts after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and !. trial bottle
tree. DR.. Kline. .il Arch Il. phila. Pa,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26

A CALIFORNIA lobbyist sues twenty-four
members Of the Legislature for services rem
dered.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-09-26
Hoods ~SarsapariIta

and is gradually settiu over thes. troubles. Shs
ciings TO Hoods, take nothlu< els.. aut we believe
II will effect "A complete cur. "
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-10-31
n Pune for London.

An extraordinary affair at footing. q
suburb of London, has caused great ex-
element. a retired gentleman named
Wargrave, aged ffty-one, has been lying
in bed since March 4, being to all appear
ances dead. The local authorities nat.
urally asked why he had not been in
TERED, TO which his relatives said they
were afraid to bury him lest he prove to
be in trance. 1t appears that a while
ago Wargrave expressed the wish that,
should he ever be found lying in bed I'M
conscious and apparently lifeless, his
burial be delayed rs long as possible, as
a few years ago lie was supposed to he
dead and all preparations for his funeral
had been made, when he recovered con-
seriousness just in the nick of time The
authorities are puzzled and may delay
interment until the signs OF dissolution
are apparent. In the meantime tie
facts have got abroad. and the residence
Of the unfortunate gentleman is sur.
rounded by curious crowds.
Letter
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-10-31
WILL GET THEIR RIGHTS.

Grant claimants, or at least those who
have valid claims which can be estab-
lished in court, need have no fears of
losing anything by reason of settlers tax
ing up land within the limits of their
grants, for the law creating the land
court has provided for all that, If the
land had not been recognized as public
land by the United States, no settler can
get title to it in any way, and if it has
been recognized as public land, and the
settlers application to enter has been &C
cepted by the land Office, no amount of
force in the way of driving him off or
shooting him will make any difference in
the situation; the land will go to the
settler, or if be should die or be killed
it will go to his heirs, the same as any
other property, but if the validity of the
grant is sustained the grant claimant
will have judgment given him against
the United States for the value of the
land. The following extract from the
law will make this point perfectly clear
SEC. IA. That il in any case it shall
sppoar that the land, or any part there
OF, decreed to any claimant under the
provisions of this act shall have been
sold or granted by the United States to
any other person, such title from the
United States to such other person shall
remain valid. Notwithstanding such de-
cree, and upon proof being made to the
satisfaction Of such court of such sale or
grant, and the value of the land so sold
or granted, such court shall render
judgment in favor of such claimant,
against the United States, for the rea-
sonable value Of said land so sold or
granted, exclusive Of betterments. not
exceeding one dollar and twenty-five
cents per acre for such lands; and such
judgment when found shall be charge
on the treasury of the United States.
Either party deemIng himself aggrieVed
by such judgment may appeal in the
same manner as provided herein in con-
firmation OF Spanish or Mexican grant. |
Fer the purpose of such land. surveys
may be ordered by the court, and proof |
taken before the court, or by COM
missioner appointed for that purpose by |
the court-Albuquerque Citizen.
The attempted enactment of law
that cannot be publicslly defended is a
rehsction on the integrity Of the body
that sent it before the people with their
endorsement.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-10-31

The university Of Arizona has COM
missioned one its professors, now in
the east, to purchase complete outfit
for the working of every kind of ore.
The plant is to include 5-stamp mill
and ore dressing machinery. The ma
chinery is now being built and some of
it is already on the way. It will be in
readiness about November LIST. One of
the objects of the mining department Of
the university is to aid the miners of
the territory by experimenting with
ores they may bring In, that the best
method Of working may be ascertained
for which DO charges will DE made.
The university of California might take
the hint, and do something with its
plant for the benefit of the state, in
stead of utilizing it solely as factory
in turning out batch Of alleged mIn-
ing experts annually upon long suffer
ing public.-S. F. News Letter.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-10-31

CHILE appears to have gotten the "big
head" and will need considerable poul
ticing to reduce same to its normal con
dition. This poulticing she is likely to
get, judging by the tone of our Wash
ington dispatches. Heretofore every
little South American republic has
booted the United States at will, and 1t
is really refreshing to know that halt
on such procedures is to be called
The Chileans have the reputation of
being good fighters but they viii need TO
be more than that if they take turn
with Uncle Sam. We expect, however
when they see that they must apologize
or fight, they will not be long in getting
down onto their marrow bones.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-10-31
ARTESIAN WATER.

The artesian water company is now IN
working order and ready for business.
1t has been properly Incorporated, the
subscription books are ready, and those
who have faith in the enterprise now
have an opportunity to show it. Letters
from artesian well men and dealers in
well boring machinery are received al
most daily, and their will be 10 delay
in starting the hole down after a suf
ticient amount of stock shall be sub
scribed for.
This is an enterprise in which every
body should take part. IL il succeeds,
as we expect it to. and a good flow of
water lis struck at moderate depth, its
value to the country will be second only
to that of a new railway-in fact, there
are many who think that the finding of
good artesian water supply would be
worth even more to Us than another road
but however that may be, there is no
one in the community who doubts the
fact that it will be worth vastly more
to us than it will cost, and that there Is
no other way in which small amount
of money can be invested with a certain
ty of such important return. Given an
abundant watersupply, within the reach
of people of moderate means, and the
country around Albuquerque will be-
come garden in the course of a few
years, and we would have something
substantial and tangible to offer to
home-seekers who desire to settle among
US. We have the land in abundance
and as good as ever the sun shone upon;
now give US Sufficient water supply
and we shall be able to offer good homes,
within convenient distance from the
city, to fifty thousand people-and it
has been demonstrated by work already
done, that we can get the people as soon
as we get the places to put them. This
is the object of the Artesian Water com.
pany. 1t is an object in which we are
all interested, and the end sought is one
that will benefit all Of US. Then let US
all take hold of the artesian we'll enter
prise and set it a gong again at nee
Albuquerque Citizen.