The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-12-07

If one wants to see something really
handsome, just stop at Garretson's show
window and see those beautiful Oregon
agates and carnelians which he has had
cut by an expert Lapidary, in Denver,
Colorado. They are fine.
Portland wants the whole world with
barbed wire fence around it, from the
newspaper stand point. They want an
other circle extended so as to take in
Mt. Tabor, and all the suburban towns
south of the Columbia. Already the
cities area, is nearly as large as that of
Chicago.
Henry Witte, rusty old bachelor liv-
ing near Fellows station, on the Central
Washington railroad, was made happy
the other day by receiving intelligence
from Germany that legacy of $3l 900
was left to him by deceased brother
Witte is 45 years of age and hard
working rancher.
The Telegram says no men are now
employed at the locks except watchmen
Several draughtsmen are employed in
the office drawing up the details of the
hydraulic machinery, the gates and the
final details of the masonry. We pre-
sumo they are drawing their pay
regularly.
We had the pleasure of a visit from
MIR. and Mrs. Havely of l5- Mile. Mr.
Havely says the roads are bad, and the
ground is in fine condition for the plow
which is being used in all directions,
and that the seed-drill is following them
up In good style. He thinks Wasco will
be ahead next year in wheat product.
Telegram. The peoples party are
liable to reap more harm than good from
their name. 1t is SO suggestive and
means so much, that its requirements
are varied and important. 1t is going
to be very difficult for them to live up
to that name. The peoples party OF
the future is the one which will benefit
the people the most.
The D. P & A. N Co. have begun
work on the the enlargement OF their
wharf. They will drive about 70 piles
and raise the dock about 5 feet above it's
present grade and make the wharf prop
per. eighty feet square. 1t is the inten-
(tIon we understand, to build two story
}i0ck in the spring, to accommodate thet
grain traffic of the coming season.
The d. P. and A. N CO. steamers are
to be hauled off for repairs on the 18th
inst, and it behooves our merchants
and shippsrs to improve the time be-
tween this and the close of the line at
that date, and get in all their winters
stock, or as much as possible, for the
experience of the past is, the U. P. will
practice cinch whenever they have the
OPPORTUNITY.
Spokane Review. The green aphis
has cost the fruit raisers of Eastern
Washington many thousands of dollars
this year. 1t is a recent importation
from California, and should be exter-
minated by concerted warfare Some
farmers think this can be done by lib
eral use OF the emulsion of kerosene and
common soap, while others think kero-
sene is injurious to the trees. Surely a
sale remeoy can and will be found. for
the interest involved is very great.
A housekeeper's magazine gives the
frugal housewife this succinct and time
ly advice: ''To clean lamp chimneys
use warm water and soap, drying care
fully with soft CLOTH The prevalent
idea that lamp chimneys should be hung
Fon a line and beaten with a gaspipe
is thus shown to be entirely erro-
tneous, as is also the old-fashioned
notion that lamp chimneys should
Ibe dried on the roof after running them
Through a clothes wringer. What
would woman do without her home
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