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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-10-26
DissolutIon of co-partnership.


Notice is hereby given that the firm
of Abrams & Stewart has been dissolved
by mutual consent.
w. r. Abrams is authorized to collect
all amounts due the firm of Abrams. &
Stewart, and will pay all demands
w. r. ABRAMS.
WM. STEWART.
The DALLEs, Or. Aug 18th. 1892
S.25d&w6w
Notice is hereby given to all persons
indebted to the late firm of Abrams &
Stewart, ofThe Dalles, or W. r. Abrams,
either by note or account, to make p,ty-
ment OF the same Immediately at the
bank of French & Co. All notes and ac-
counts remaining unpaid November
18th, 1892, will be placed in attorneys
hands with instructions to collect. Any
claims against the late firm must be
presented at the same place, with
proper vouchers, on or before above
date. The business OF the firm must be
closed up without further delay. Res
pectfully, w. R. ABRAMS.
s.25dSwSm
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20

Crops Affected by Long Rains and
Cold Weather.

The New 7 ork Times presents special dis
patches from its correspondents in the fol-
lowing twenty-five Sta ties in the Union, Civ.
ing a careful and conservative summary of
the acreage, condition, prospects, and prob
able yield of cotton, corn and wheat: Ala
bana Arkansas, Flor ida, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi North Ca rolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee. Texas, Virginia, Indiana, Ne
braska, Minnesota. North Dakota, South
Dakota. Washington, Wisconsin. Illinois,
Iowa, Kansas Ohio.
These States are the leading ones engaged
in the growing of the articles named, and
the reports indicate the true condition Of
crops The Times says that it is nota cheer
ing prospect.
In some Sta ties, at the time the report was
made the corntields had not even been
plowed, while in others very little seed had
been planted. Wheat was decidedly back
ward, except in the Dakotas and Washing
ton, the acreage of cotton less and the
field suffering from drought.
The significant fact about the cotton crop
is the decrease in acreage. That there is
such decrease is reasonably certain, though
opinions differ as to how great it is. Esti-
mates run from ten to fifteen per cent. less in
Louisiana to thirty to thirty-ive per cent.
less in Virginia. The low prices last
year left everybody poor The planters had
no money with which to buy fertilizers and
supplies and the merchants and cotton fac
Drought has seriously affected the crop in
some States, i'll others it is reported to be in
excellent condition. The total yield will be
less than last year.
Corn has suffered from the late spring in
the great corn-growing States, but more
particularly from continuous and heavy
rains. In some States the blowing, at the
time the report was made, was not half
done, while in others it has not even
been begun. In Indiana not five per
cent of the seed was in the ground.
while in Nebraska it will be a week before
the pillow can be put into the sol, even if it
should stop raining. Still, if good weather
should come at once, there would be an
average acreage and yield. In some States
the acreage would be larger than last year.
OF the great wheat-growing States South
Dakota is the only one that promises a large
crop. The acreage in that State is forty per
cent. larger than last year, and it is esti-
mated that the yield per acre will be three
per cent. greater In Minnesota only
one-third of the wheat has been sown
larger than last year, the weeks of cold rain
have made the prospects of the harvest far
from fiattering. Similar conditions have
gree, and the outlook for a large crop
| is not good. Washington has enjoyed good
weather, and though North Dakota has had
| a wet spring, and has an acreage of twenty
five per cent. less than last year, 1t is con-
| tident of a good crop. From Illinois, kansa
| and Ohio the reports are not dlscour q glng.
! though those States have suffered from the
spring rains.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
japanese Crystal Balls.

Crystal balls, the most valuable stone
which Japan furnishes, are those called
rock crystal, or sni-sho (seki-ye) crystal
lied water. These, balls, which are cut
out of colorless crystal, reflect beautifully
the forms of objects around. Their
value increases with the purity OF the
stone. They are found in many of the
mountains, and are ground and polished
into perfection only by the use of Ckongo-
sha) diamond sand, which comes in the
form of little round grains and which
show more or less distinctly the garnet
structure. These crystal balls are very
fine and handsome, and add greatly to
any curio collection. They are hard to
distinguish from diamonds, and range in
price from about four dollars to six hun
dred dollars.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
The StilettO Industry.

1.-THE Italian never buys a stiletto,"
remarked local police official last Sat
lrday, ''but manufactures 1t at home out
Of any material that he can lay MS hands
Upon.
There are two distinct brands of the
article, the city and the suburban, the
irst being made by the gentlemanly
member of the Malta, who resides in
own, and the second by his brother, " no
tolls far from the madding crowd. I
nave about sixty of these pleasing weap-
ons IN my collection, and l find that
those which were taken at the city police
stations are made of old table knives, as
rule, that have been sharpened and
ground down to half of their orr ,inal
size.
The blades are sunk into handles of
soft pine, which are wrapped in turn
with fine brass wire.
"When the suburban Italian sets out
to build che of these pleasing weapons
he quietly breaks off the prong of a hay
fork, polishes up the point until it
would penetrate anything but coal
dealers soul, and wraps the blunt end of
it with wire. One lunge from this de-
lightful tool is more than enough for the
plain, ordinary man. New York Com.
mercial Advertiser.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
CHINA FILES A PROTEST.
Three Reasons for Directing to the
New Exclusion Act.

Tout Kwo Yin, Minister from China,
called at the State Department, Washington,
after learning that Congress had passed the
Chinese Exclusion bill, and said to Assistant
Secretary Wharton, through Interpreter
Ho. that he desired to file protest against
the bill and the document reached the de-
partment that afternoon. In it the Minister
says that he objects to the Dill mainly Tor
three reasons.
l. It renews the Scott law of 1888
9. 1t deprives the Chinese of the right Of
bail in habeaS corpus cases.
g. 1t requires a registration of Chinese la
borers which it is practically impossible for
them to comply with. They must all prove
by white witnesses that they lawfully
entitled to be in the United States, and as
the first Exclusion act was passed in 1882,
every Chinaman must produce before the
Collector of Internal Revenue a white wit
ness who knew him ten years ago and who
can swear that he was in the United States
at that time
The law leaves the issuance of the certif-
cate of registration entirely to the discretion
of the revenue officer, and provides no way
of compelling him to do justice to the
Chinaman. He must register and produce
his evidence in the district where he
resides. His white witness may be
1000 miles away. Senators who have
carefully examined the bill announced
in the Senate that it's practical effect would
be to compel all Chinese laborers to leave
the United States within the year fixed for
the registration. Senator Sherman, Chair
man Of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said
this registration was similar to the slave
regulations in force before the Civil War
and to the ticket of leave of the Australian
convict system.
The Minister says that these features OF
the bill are in direct violation Of the treaty
of 1880, which guarantees to Chinese
laborers in the United States the treatment
of the subjects of the most favored Nations.
He further says that the treaty of 1899 was
agreed to by China at the express request of
the Government of the United States, which
sent three of its most distinguished citizens
to Picking to ask for it.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
CONDITION OF CROPS.
The Monthly Report Of the Gov
eminent Statistician.
The State of Winter Wheat and
the Cotton Acreage.

The statistical returns of the United States
Department of Agriculture for May indicate
An average condition of 81 for wheat,
against SI2 last month The weather has
been too cold for rapid growth. yet the crop
has improved perceptibly. The change in
the central wheat region is from II to a
in Ohio. SO to 81 in Michigan, % TO $?
Indiana. 81 to Sc in Illinois, u to "A
n Missouri, and 70 to 80 in Kan sas. In
Michigan April weather was quite severe,
causing considerable "heaTing" II clay soils
that nearly Offset the improvement IN other
areas. Low temperature prevented mucd
Improvement in Missouri. Condition has
slightly declined in California, Yet the pros
pect is still good on the Pacific Coast.
The condition of rye has advanced from 81
to $50. Winter barley averages 92.o. The
percentage of New York is 92; California.
"a; Illinois, co. Michigan, So Moving lands
have suffered some loss OF condition from
winter freezing, but make q higher average
than the winter grains, or $50 for the entire
breadth The condition Of pastures average
67.5
The proportion of spring blowing usa-
ally done on May is little above three
fourths for the whole country, or 766 per
cent. as reported. The present season has
been cold and unfavorable for rapid progress
of spring work, and the proportion
returned as done is only 64.6 per
cent. In LIE Eastern States I1Ii-
perature has been high, and the work is more
advanced than usual. From Pennsylvania
to Virginia there has been slight excess of
rainfall, with low temperature, which has
hindered spring work. In the central West
slight departure from normal precipita-
ton has occurred, with some de-
ficiency of heat, with such distribution
as to delay farm operations, which
are not so well advanced as usual in this
region The Pacific Coast has been COM
paratively cool, and spring blowing has been
delayed. Altogether the spring may be
considered late and the work Of the farm
crowded into narrow limits
The May returns to the Department re-
port delay in the work of cotton planting
from low temperature, drcuth in many dis
Ericts, and in some an excess Of rain. Ger
mination is arrested and the plants start
slowly. Some replanting will be necessary.
1t is estimated that SIS per cent. of the crop
is usually planted by May 1. This year the
estimates make only 1873.
Tho decrease of area as indicated averages
1915 per cent. The percentages are as fol-
lows: Virginia, u; North Carolina, 20;
South Carolina, 80; Georgia, SO; Florida,
so: Alabama, e5 Mississippi. 50; Louisiana,
80; Texas, 50; Arkansas, 80; Tennessee, "A;
Missouri, "a.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
Foreign.

M. GRANT,, member Of the Chamber of
Deputies, has been appointed French Com
missioner-General of the Worlds Fair.
EUGENE WOLFF, special correspondent
for the German colonies in Africa, te!e-
graphed to his paper in Berlin that Arabs
arriving at Zanzibar say that Emin Pasha is
dead. He was stricken with smallpox
while on his way from Wadell to Bukoba.
SIX members of family named Niedtz
have died at Zeitz, Saxony, from the effects
of some poison administered to them in
dumpllngs, OF which they partOok at din
ner.
THE insurrectiona ~ movement in Ven
that department are preparing to join
Crespo.
The Boring Sea treaty between the United
States and Great Britain has been signed at
London by Queen Victoria, Lord Salisbury
and Minister Lincoln.
SCOTT's famous Haymarket restaurant,
London, England, has been burned to the
ground. -Four walters were burned to
death.
IN fight south Of Los Tequas, Venezuela,
between Palacio's troops and insurgent
lancers, the latter were defeated.
AFTER comforting with Signori Crispi and
Zanardelli King Humbert, of Italy, asked
Signor Giolitti to construct a Cabinet.
FIVE miners were killed AMI several in
jured by the breaking OF cage cnain in
Belgian Coliery. Three miners were crushed
to death and two badly in jur 81 by cave in
at the Mowers colliery, in Yorkshire Eng
land.
AT an inspection of the Guards Emperor
William, OF Germany, called from the ranks
and, before the whole regiment, compli-
mented and shook hands with a sentry who
recently shot two men, one Of them being
killed. The incident has caused decidedly
unfavorably impression.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
WaShinOtOn.

CHAIRMAN WILCOX, of the Eleventh Cen
sus Committee, has appointed MeSsrs.
Fithian, Bentley, Lawson, J. D. Taylor ami
Huff a subcommittee to investigate the
Census Office.
SECRETARY BLAINE, General J. W. Foster
and E. J. Phelps hal a conference with the
President at the White House in regard to
the Boring Sea arbitration.
A PERMIT was issued from the Washing
ton Health Office for the interment of Mary
Ann Coleman a colored woman, who died
of old age. According to the death certif-
cate, the deceased woman was born in Vir-
ginia in 1779, her age at the time of death
being liz years AMI eight months.
A CONCERTED movement is On foot in
Washington to determine whether the Con-
gressonal consent can be obtained to the
annexation of Hawaii.
A RIVER AND HARBOR BILL, carrying AMI
appropriation of about 81, 100, OO0 was
passed by the House of RepreSen tatives by
a vote of 1S6 to sixty-ive.
THE bill granting an Am rican registry to
the steamers City of Paris and City of New
York was passed by the United States Senate
by vote of forty to ten.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH, of Pennsylvania,
United Safes Minister to Russia, formally
rendered his resignation of that office to the
duties in Philadelphia.
The House Committee on Elections de-
cided the contested case Of Reynolds against
Shonk, of the Twelfth Pennsylvania Dis
trct, in favor Of Shonk, the sitting N amber,
who is a Republican.
The President approved "the act to en-
courage American shipbuilding' within an
hour after its receipt from the House Com
mittee on Enrolled Bills
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

WILLIE CoLLIEssY. aged eleven, was
killed at Watertown, Mass, By Willie Reor-
dan, about the same age, with a pitchfork.
CHARLES h. P1SKHAM Jr.. e1-PresidenG
of the Bank OF Harlem, New York City, has
been indicted and arrested for swindlinS
the bank out of large sun OF money.
estimated at S73, 900.
HENRY II. MILLER. ex-Trea surer OF
Crawford County, Penn. is under arrest
charged with the embezzlenent OF Sol'O0
of the county's funds, He says the moaey
was deposited in the DelanaterS BANK the
day before that institution failed.
SIX of the ten buildings of Schwartz
child g. Sulzberser's sau yhter house in New
York City wera burned down, causing
loss of 500, 900.
Two daughters OF Thomas Frondsnan, OF
Hornellsville, n. Y, four and eight years OF
age attempted to walk across a narrow
temporary foot bridge which crosses Crosby
Greek, which was much swollen by the re-
cent heavy rains. The eldest child was
carrying her sister, and when about the
middle of the bridge she lost her balance and
both fell into the rapid current and were
swept into the Canisteo River.
WILLIAM AsToR's body arrived at New
York City from Paris by the steamer La
Bourgoge for interment in the Aston vault
Mrs. William Aston, the widow Of the great
millionaire and her daughter, Mrs. Coleman
Drayton, accompanied the body.
AFTER shooting and killing his wife in
Canarsie. Long Island, n. Y. Abel Smith,
a colored laborer, age 1 twenty three, threw
himself before a train and was instantly
killed. His wife, Miranda, was year
younger than he.
HARRY MCCLosKY, the twelfth victim of
the Central Theatre fire, died in Philadel-
phia few days ago.
Mrs. MARGARET SCANLoN, of Hyde Park,
Scranton, Penn, killed her husband. She
wanted to move to one part OF certain
building, and he wished to go somewhere
else. He laughed at her persistency, and
she struck him with hammer. The result
was his death
JOHN BREsNAHAN, a local politician, was
killed by pistol shot fired by John Crouch
in drunken brawl at Syracuse. n. Y, the
sequel to quarrel over a woman. Crouch
then committed suicide.
THE Connecticut Democratic State Con-
vention met at New Haven and elected dele
gates to the National Convention. Not
word was said as to instructing the delega-
ton for any particular candidate, but they
were all regarded as Cleveland men.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
The old saving that econ

The old saying that econ
sumption can be cured if
taken in time" was poor COM
fort. 1t seemed to invite a
trial, but to anticipate failure.
The other one, not SO old,
consumption can be cured"
is considered by many false.
Both are true and not
true; the first is prudent
one cannot begin too early.
The means is careful liv-
ing. SCOTS Emulsion of
cod-liver oil is sometimes an
important part Of that.
Letu send you a book on
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SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 1872 South sth Avenue,
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Your druggIs, keeps SCOTS Emulsion of cod Liver
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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20

Syrup,

am farmer at Edom, Texas. I
have used German Syrup for six
years successfully for Sore Throat,
Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Pains in
Chest and Lungs and Spitting-up of
Blood. I have tried many kinds of
Cough Syrups in my time, but let
me say to anyone wanting such a
medicine-German Syrupis the best.
We are subject to so many sudden
changes from cold to hot, damp
weather here, but in families where
German Syrup is used there is little
trouble from colds. John F. Jones. 9
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20

like an earthquake was heard. and next
morning it was discovered that nearly an
acre of ground had dropped into subterra-
mean lake which covers vast body Of min
eral.
THE Republican State Convention OF Mon
tana, to select delegates to the National Con-
vention, was held at Missoula. An unin-
structed delegation was elected.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20

In June last j. T. Wilson was arrested for
an alleged SANDER of Mrs. Louisa Taylor,
wife of q Sherwood (fexas) barber. About
l o'clock the other day Mrs. Taylor Went to
the Jail as Jaler Williams was taxing din
ner to the prisoners. She slipped in behind
him, and upon reaching the cage of her SIAN
derer sent bullet into his brain, killing
him. Mrs Taylor was not arrested
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
TERRIFIC WIND.
A Cyclone Cave Falls IN and Destroys
the Refugees.

A terrific cyclone passed over Anthony.
Kan, creating havoc and CONSERVATION
among the people. William Wilkins, his
wife and five children, colored people, went
into a cyclone cave to escape the storm
The roof caved in. killing five children,
ranging in age from six months to fourteen
years. wilkins and his wife were seriously
hurt but not fatally.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20
A SICK LIVER

10 the cause of most of the depressing, pain
full and unpleasant sensations and suffer-
ings with which we afflicted and these
sufferings will continue so long the Liv-
er Is allowed TO remain in this sick or slug
gish condition.
To stimulate the Liver and other diges-
tive organs to a normal condition and
healthy activity, there Is no better medi-
cine than
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-05-20

REPORTS indicate a possibility that rab-
hits stiack rabbits" as they are called, may
become pest in the Dakotas as they are
in California, or as the hares imported from
England into Australia have become there.
They are incre sing rapidly.
The record-union., 1892-06-29
BRIEF AND POINTED.

Blood travels from the heart, through
the arteries, at the rate of II feet in q sec
ond.
Sheet-iron kites, to enable ships in dis
treSS to communicate with the shore. are
soon to be ready to try.
Fish are not so cold as is generally sup
posed. The normal temperature of a fish
is ~, that of man 9St0.
The eyeball of the owl is immovably
liked in its socket, hence the look of wis
dom for which the bird gets credit.
Frost has various effects. Under the
same temperature eggs burst, apples
shrink, and potatoes turn black.
In the Chinese language the same word
may be either a noun, adjective, verb or
adyerb. The language is monosyllable.
A velocity of :, 2S7 teet a second, or | .96s
miles an hour, has been attained by re-
cent experiments with rapid-ti re guns.
observations made by the Austrian
Government recently, show that the
greatest depth of the Mediterranean is
2,406 fathoms, or nearly three miles.
The hottest place in the United States is
in Arizona, along the line of the Southern
Pacific At Bagdad, on that route. the
thermometer has shown l400 in the shade
for days at time.
Frederick Schwatka, the traveller. once
experienced temperature OF IL below
zero in the Arctic regions near Burk, :
Great Fish River. 1t is said to be the
coolest ever endured by any man.
Earth worms six feet long are found in
Gippsland, Victoria. They live in bIIr-
rows on the sloping sides OF creeks. and
are the largest variety found in the world
IT must be burly bird which picks up
the worm in Gippsland.
Experiments made at McGill College.
Montreal, showed that the time reouired
for a telegraph signal to pass from that
point to Greenwich, England. and back
was LOS seconds. The distance is nearly
5000 miles.
The Phenicians were acquainted with
the use of extremely hardened iron lnrou-
erly speaking, steel, as their numerous
and. beautiful works in Ornamental
nietallurgy, and the cutting and engrav-
ing of precious stones, proves.