The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-04-30
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturday Daily.


The street sprinkler keeps our thorough
fares in good condition.
MIR. Chas. S. Miller, of the Monumental
| mine, Granite, is in the city.
April showers bring forth May flowers;
but the flowers were in bloom before tine
April showers came.
The latest discovery reported by the med
ical world is that badness is caused by dys-
pepsia. This is new and will give the bar
Der chance to enlarge the scope of his
trade.
There will be an abundant fruit crop this
year, and the quantity of peaches, plums,
pears and apples that will be exported will
be the largest ever known in the history of
the country.
A weekly exchange says: "He fell from
the scaffold and seriously broke his neck,
dying instantly" This reminds us of an
other item in an esteemed exchange:
"When the doctor arrived the man was
dead, and he left, after pronouncing his
wounds fatal"
A feature of Idaho's exhibit at the worlds
fair will be a practical illustration of the
system and benefits of irrigation. A large
section of sagebrush soil will be transported
to Chicago. Through this bitches will be
run, and trees, fruits and flowers will be
grown in the soil by the irrigating system.
Prospective Idaho settlers are expected to
be especially attracted by this exhibit.
Capt. John McNulty, the favorIte captain
of the middle Columbia, known as ''old re-
liable" has rendered his resignation to the
Union Pacific, sfter long and faithful SER
vice lasting over thirty odd years, and has
accepted the position of captain of the
steamer Regulator. While the U. P. Co.
are sorry to part with Capt. McNulty, their
loss will be the other company's gain.
Lewiston Teller: The steamer Annie Fax.
on broke shaft last Saturday in attempt
ing to tow the government scow up the
river and is so badly damaged that she will
have to lay up at Rlparia for repairs The
Almota too Is out of gear and consequently
the freight boat Spokane is the only steamer
available for making trips. 1t will take
month or more to get the Faxon in trim.
Very few places of. Its size will be found
where elocutlon is more highly appreciated
and more real talent in this line is displayed
than in The Dalles, and the audience which
greeted Miss Hamil, talented elocutionist
from Chicago, last evening was proof of the
TACT. Every number was well rendered and
received with hearty applause; but her
rendition of the sleep-walking scene from
Macbeth, "Lasca" and ga Naughty Little
Girls Views of Life in a Hole" were es-
pecially fine. Miss Hamil is talking of or
ganizlng class in elocution in our city. and
it is hoped our young people will improve
this opportunity.
Arlington Record: Last week our citizens
in very short time raised SIP, and trans-
mitted the amount through proper commit
tees to the suffering mass of humanity In
Russia. We commend all who assisted in
this enterprise to, in n small way, aid i'll re-
lieving those who are suffering from hunger.
Could the contents of every contribution
box that has been filled during the past
year for the purposes of enabling persons
of different faiths to fight each other with
church dogmas be turned into the same
channel, the debt of gratitude which the
United States owes to Russia would be
fully satisfied, and the suffering Russians
very much relieved.
Post Jntelligencer: DR.. N. G. Blalock, of |
Walla Walla, executive commissioner of |
the Washington Worlds fair commission, is |
at the Arlington hotel Since Chester H.
Warner. of Colfax, has withdrawn, from |
the race for the Democratic gubernatorial !
DIR. Blalock is the chief figure |
in the field in Eastern Washington. In re-
gard to the matter be said last night: |
"Were the Democrats to choose me as their |
for governor, should deem the |
honor high one, and should accept and do |
my best to win. But want it distinctly |
understood that l have asked no one to sup
port me, nor shall I work to secure the |
1t must come unsolicited"