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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-21


The Monthly report for. January, 1892,
of Justice Bateman & Co., wool COM
mission merchants, of Boston, contains
the following which we publish without
comment:
The past year of 1891 will be known as
one of the most fruitful for the products
of the soil and the mine in the history
of the nation. Business of nearly every
kind is being conducted on an increased
scale. Competition has decreased the
margin of profits to a minimum and has
in many cases lowered prices but the
export of American product has increased
enormously, while the imports of man.
ufactured articles have been decreasing
The balance of trade is in favor of this
nation, bringing gold in return, which is
also easing the money market and es-
tablishing confidence in mercantile and
banking circles. In ordinary times
these favorable conditions would have
fostered "boom," but an entire
absence of any speculative inclination
has SO far been conspicuous. The neces-
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-21
Tho Danger Of overeating.

When more food is taken into the
stomach than can be appropriated for
the purpose of growth, repair and func-
tional activity, all the organs of di-
gestion, assimilation and excretion are
oyertaxed to dispose of this superfuity.
Additional labor is put upon the kidneys,
lungs and other excretory organs, to
eliminate sunused material which has
served no end in the human economy
And this strain long continued leads
to an impairment of vigor, and not in
frequently to chronic disorders which
puzzle the best of physicians to over
come.-Ha1rs journal of Health.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-21
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
INCONTROVERTLBLE.

The National Economist the recog-
nized mouthpiece of the farmers alli-
ance under date of December Goth, has
this to say about that body's consolidat-
ing with any other political party:
The whole question as to the future
course of the national organ, the future
position of the supreme council, and the
duty of the national officers. depends
upon one thing, and that is, ''can the
farmers's alliance as an organization
consolidate with or organize a political
partyY" Unquestionably it can not.
l. Because such consolidation or
coalition would make such party class
party, or more properly, no party but a
political faction.
2. Because the farmers alliance as an
organization would cease to exist the
moment it yielded sovereignty. AS a
farmers organization it would become
something else.
3, Because to merge with any one
party would drive those belonging to all
other parties out of the order, and that
is contrary to the fundamental princi-
pies of the organization.
1t seems to be generally conceded,
both by alliance men and by those most
eager for the success of the independent
party movement, that there can be no
consolidation of the alliance with any
political party. Both can not be SUI
preme; neither can be subordinate; and
therefore to attempt to consolidate them
is death to one. This is a statement
that all must admit, is absolutely in
controvertible.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-21
The Length Of your T.,k.

The latest achievement of the pedo-
meter is to measure the amount of space
ones chin travels over in the course of a
day. 1t was reported that New York
woman recently tied a pedometer to her
chin and found to her great surprise that
she had talked twenty five miles between
breakfast and lunch. She was so embar-
rassed over the result of the reading of
the pedometer that she would not tell
what she had been talking about. It
might have been the children, it might
have been the servants, but more than
likely it was talk with some dear friend
on what to wear this seasen.-New York
Adyertiser
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1t is not often, happily, that one meets
with newspaper which is conducted
with such general ability as is the Ore
gonidn that can, descend to so low a
level Of narrow bigotry and unfair and
dishonest criticism as that journal man.
ifested in an article published in it's
issue of January Goth on the amend
ments suggested by the committee on
revision OF the Presbyterian confession
of faith. The article is an insult to a
large and influential body of Christians
and gross libel on the members of the
revision committee. 1t is all the more
SO because there is nothing in the creed
of that church to give shadow of foun-
dation for the criticism offered. OF the
trdth or falsity of the doctrines of the
confession we say nothing, but we pro-
test in the name of all that is fair and
honorable against most respected and
useful denomination of Christians being
held up to ridicule and contempt, as that
they hold that none but themselves have
any hope OF salvation, that the select"
is held to mean Presbyterians, cor those
who profess to believe as the Presby-
terians do" that "those ordained to
wrath" mean "those who do not accept
the Presbyterian theological hornbook, ;"
that by the term "unregenerate" the
confession means "those who do not
think as the PresbyteIians do" and that
the ''faith" that "purffies the heart" is
held to be ''the Presbyterian confession
of faith" Such criticism is unworthy
of any paper that makes pretention to
respectability. 1t has not the shadow
of basis either in the confession itself
or in the teaching of the denomination
referred to. 1t only serves as confirm
otion of what has long been. apparent,
namely, that anything that even pre-
tends to be revelation from the
Almighty is like red rag to bull to
the Oregonidn. That, journal hates the
Christianity of the bible with all the
bitter intensity of its nature, and never
lets an opportunity slip to exhibit this
hatred. The CHRoNIcLE does not accept
the authority of the confession any more
than does the Oregoniqn, but it is well
assured that either the 0regoniaa critic
never saw a copy of the confession or he
is very dishonest and bigoted critic.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-21

The Germans are a very philosophical
and somewhat argumentative race. Two
worklnen in the great Krupp cannon
nlanufactory were overheard discussing
an important question.
s.In your opinion, Johann" said one,
(which is the more important part of a
cannon-the hole or the steel?"
.'The hole of course, Heinrich said
the other. Because what use in the
world would cannon be without any
hole in it?,'
You are wrong, Johann. It's the steel
that's more Important; for how many
men could you kill with hole with
nothing around it?"-Yo outh'sC Companion.
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Terms of Subscription.

Corner Second and Washington Streets, The
Dalles, Oregon.
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An Odd place for a will.

The ingenious novelist could not in
vent queerer hiding place for a will
than one reported from real life by the
Maine Farmer. The will was tackled up
on the partition of a wood shed, piece
ofibrown paper tackled over it, and there
it remained for years, no one but the
author surmising itsidentity. After the
testator died, in clearing out the shed
the brown paper was removed and the
precious document found
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-21
THE CHURCHES.

ct PETERS CHURCH1Rev. Father BRoNs-
y GEEsT Pastor. Low Mass every Sunday at
JPN. ~
A DFENT CHRISTIAN Notwithstanding
"A in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms every Sunday at ii
Il. m. and p. m. Sunday school immediately
after morning service. J. A. Orchard, pastor
CT. PAUL'S CHURCH-Union Street. opposite
- Fifth. Rev. Eli d. Sutcliffe Rector Services
every sunday at IL A. M. and 7:30 p. NJ Sunday
school 9:45 A. NJ. Evening Prayer on Friday at
7:30 ~
EuRST BAPTIST CHURCH-Rev. O. D. TAY-
Il LoR, Pastor. Morning services every Sab
bath at the academy at IL A. NJ. Sabbath
School immediately after morning services
Prayer meeting Friday evening at Pastors resi-
p. NJ.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Rev W. C.
~ CURTIS, Pastor. Services every Sunday at II
A. N. and P NJ. Sunday School after morning
service Strangers cordially invited. Seats free.
M E. CHURCH-Rev. A@C. SPENCER, pastor
W. Services every Sunday morning. Sunday
School at 1920 O'Clock P. M A cordial invitation
is extended by both pastor and people to all
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-21
FIGURING MILL TO LEASE.

sThE- OLD DALLES MILL. AND WATER
j Company's Flour Mill will be leased to re-
sponsible parties. For information apply to the
WATER COMMISSIONERS,
The Dalles, Oregon.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-07-28
The june wide Awake


TIA picturesque and altogether delight
ful number. Elbridge 8. Brooks re
produces for the boys and girls OF to-
day Roman boys letter descriptive Of
the gorgeous pageant in the Rome 81
Emperor Augustus day when Horace
led the children's parade to the strains
Of his famous secular hymn, and when
emperor, senators, matrons, priests and
vestals joined the young paraders in
doing honor to .sChildren's Days" that
now famous Franco-American boy
editor, Tello d'Apery, tells how he
'.runsa his paper, the Sunny Hour. and
swells his barefoot fund.-" Edith Rob
inson has timely and typical Boston
story of How Jack Sailed with Left
Ericsson Two fine new serial stories
are begun in this number: The Coral
Ship" story of adventure by Kirk
Munroe, and THAT Mary Ann, de-
lightful girl and boy story by Kate Up
son Clark. The poetry Of this number
Is from Louise Chandler Moulton, IN.
E. b." Margaret J. Preston, Cora
Stuart Wheeler, Lillian Crawford True,
and others, and the Men and Things
department is as full of good material
as usual. The illustrations are full OF
strength and spirit, and the number Is
one that will be read, without stopping,
from cover to cover. Wide Awake is
only 20 cents No.; $40 a year.
ID. Lothrop Co., Boston, publishers.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-07-28

A VEGETABLE COMPASS.
A Curious Plant Which Guides Travellers
on the Plains.

A Curious Plant Which Guides Travellers
on the Plains.
The compass plant grows in the
prairies Of Western North America,
and, as its name indicates, is of great
value to the wanderer. 1t is dwarf
variety OF the osler, is perennial, attains
usually height of three feet six inches,
and has head of yellow flowers. The
help it renders the traveller arises from
the fact that the long leaves at the basc
of the stem, which are placed, not fiat
as in plants generally, but in vertical
position, present their edges north and
south, The peculiar propensity of the
foliage of this plant is attributed to the
fact that both surfaces of its leaves dis
play an equal receptiyity for light. All
the other known varieties of It's class
are characterized by the presence on
the lower surface of their leaves of
from twice to thrice as many respira-
tory vessels as are contained on the up
per surface, which is therefore the
most sensitive of the two to the infiu-
rnce of light. But both surfaces of the
compass plant are clothed alike, with
an epidermis exceptionally receptive of
light; and the same instinct of its
leaves that prompts them to require an
equal distribution of light upon either
surface causes them to assume a verti-
cal position, and to point their edges
due north and south. Travellers on
dark nights are said to feel the edges of
the leaves, TO ascertain the points of
the compass, when no means are avail
able for helping them on their way
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
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Ancient Chinese Etiquette.

how Chinese women were expected
to behave themselves two thousand
years ago is set forth in an ancient Chi
nese work in three hundred and thir-
teen chapters, of which samples have
been translated into English by Miss A.
G. Stafford. According to this volumi-
nous manual the first duty of Chinese
wife in those primitive times was to
reverence her husband as heaven"
IT his life is in danger she must not hes
itate to die for him, Among the many
little stories told in the book is one of a
peasant who, during severe famine,
was seized one day by some starving
soldiers, who intended to make meal
of him. MY husband is very lean,'
She said; she will scarcely be mouth
full for you. am fleshy and of dark
complexion, and they say that the flesh
of such persons is excellent eating"
The hungry soldiers, we are told were
convinced by this sound argument. and
ate her instead of her husband As to
department, lin the presence of her
parents or parents-in-law, woman
may not sneeze or cough, ,either
scratch, yawn, or Toll about when tired,
nor may she presume to stare at them
She should wear happy face and a
mild, pleasant department in serving
them, in order to soothe therfs" The
wife of certain Liu Kung-sten comes
in Tor large share Of praise simply bc-
cause 'for three years, after her mar
riage nobody had ever seen her smile. /"
San Francisco News Letter.
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HAIR AND STRENGTH.
Modern Parallels of the Case of Samson
of Old.

Modern Parallels of the Case of Samson
of Old.
During the last few weeks the discus
s2srPas TO abundance of hair being evil
deuce of strength has again come up,
some arguing that there was nothing
novel in Samson's strength being in his
hair, and others that as rule the
strongest men are least blessed with
anabundant hair covering There are
necessarily exceptions to all rules, but
most feats of strength of modern times
have been performed by people with
luxuriant hair There are five or six
women now travelling with dime muse
inns shows lifting enormous weights
with their hands or teeth, and perform!
ing other extraordinary feats of
strength, and nearly all of them have
magnificent heads of hair.
Among prize fighters the same rule
applies, and although athletes general
ly keep their hair cut very close to the
head, they usually have "a very thick
growth of hair and are seldom bald.
Ancient history is delved into great
deal in the discussion, but the fact re-
mains that the strongest men of to-day
have in almost every instance not only
heavy heads of hair, but also quite "a
substantial growth on the chest and
arms. 1t may be that excessive bod
lily vigor and activity promote the
growth of hair, or that the hair itself
is an evidence of strength, but which
ever may be the cause and the effect the
combination exists as a very general
rule. - Universalist.
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TABLE DAINTIES.
Toothsome viands That Are simple an'
Easily Prepared.

Toothsome Niands That Are Simple and
Easily Prepared.
The good housekeeper, who looks on
the outer world as a pitfall, and on
home as the only safe place, relies
largely on the delicacies of the table to
bring. people home ard to keep them
there afterwards. And so, also, does
many another woman who has no such
poor opinion of the outer world. In ac-
cordance with this precautionary wis
dom, she feels it necessary net-only to
have sweet saucesand honeyed dainties
for everyday use, but to establish a
sort of sinking-fund in the matter of
supplies, that she may be always ready
if any special draught is made upon
her capacity there for the sake of com
pany. Woe betide her, then, if she has
let the summer days go by without fill
ing her prcserye-jars either because of
the heat or through too fond reliance
on the supply of early fall fruit, which
any untoward accident, either of rain
or drought, may bring to naught!
Melons make, by-the-way, Il useful
variety of sweets. In Mexico one of the
flower of the pumpkin vine; and our
housewife need not despise preserve
made in the same way as that of the
melon, from the large cucumber
lying out to ripen its seeds in the sim.
Meanwhile, in all the pastures, and
everywhere along the country way
Sides lies each year a treasure in the
shape of the wild-rose hips, which,
treated like any other fruit, bruised and
strained, boil down into as toothsome a
jam as one wants, while having withal
favor of the unknown, and il spiced
with cinnamon or cassia, suggesting the
rich rose pastes of Turkish harems and
the Arabian Nights, and certain strange
CONNECTIONS to be had in the streets OF
Cairo or Damascus. Possibilities of
orange marmalade, moreover, where
the transparently thin shredded peel
that has lain all night in salt and water
is boiled with the sliced seedless pulp
and their combined weight in sugar,
she has with her every day till March.
Hot buttered biscuit and sweetmeat
may be unwholesome, but they are nice.
"A tea table which Offers them, and only
them, is always inviting, and our house
keepers point is to have the tea table a
temptation. A white cloth, such silver
as there is sparkling, such table service
neat, fresh tea, and hot good bread and
butter, and preserves in their glass
dishes, like jewels set in jewels, make a
little banquet to which the king himself
needs to bring only appetite, and to
which, if it is the customary thing, tired
husband and always famished children
look for sure understandable rper'r
Razar
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COMBINED BEE AND POULTRY HOUSE.


room containing the cistern and =
furnace, on which was a large iron
kettle for heating water and a large
copper one in which to boil clothes. On
one side was platform on which were
tubs, wringer, washing machine and a
sink with pipes to carry away the
water. Around the other sides were
piles of wood, kindling and bin of
.oal. This wash house was connected
with the kitchen, in which was the
pump over the well.
A building which few fancy they can
afford, but which adds much to the
beauty and value of the place and costs
but little, is "A small greenhouse. If
one is anything of workman he can
build it himself. A friend has a green
house which cost her only the price of
glass and frames. She not only fills
every nook of her home with flowers,
but sells many plants and flowers, and
also has hot bed for fresh sweet POI
tato, tomato and cabbage plants for
early market.-Orange Judd Farmer.
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lyag6s ID Farm Heln.

The statistician of the U. s. depart
ment Of. agriculture has prepared re
port, which is now in press, on the
wages of farm labor, the result of nine
Investigations from 1866 to 1899, with
prior records Of wages as far back a
1870. The report shows the monthly
rates both with and without board for
the season or year and also by the day
in harvest time. 1t shows that for ten
years wages have been very uniform
and well sustained in spite Of fiuctna-
tions In prices Of farm products, and
that a steady demand exists, with a
positive scarcity Of farm labor in a
large portion of the country.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1892-07-28
MY GARDEN.

King buttercups, yellow with envy
OF daffodirs clear-shining gold,
And pert little crocuses, peeping
In springtime, unasked, from The mold.
You charming red roses, stiil biusbing
AtIove, which the sun has confessed;
You naughty carnations, unfolding
The dignihed state Of the rest;
Sweet pansies, for hearts ease and quiet:
Proud tulips, for pomp and display,
And meek little Marguerites, smiling
Right up in the face Of the day;
Dear old-fasl1ioned hoilyhocks, guarding
The path TO the gate in the lane;
You cowslips and daisies surrounding
The lily queen, pale with disdain--
] love you, love you, my howcrsi
King buttercup, hollyhock tall,
And cen II a rose be coquettish,
know there are faults In US all
And e'en when my heart is a-dreary
And storm clouds have darkcned my life,
! go to my garden for quiet,
And find there refuge from strife;
find that the rains which have fallen
Have but rendered the air more sweet,
While the lightning, that seemed 80 fearful
Only robbed the sky Of its heat.
And now In my garden my flowers
Are faircr than ever before;
And 80 viii my life be the purer
When this storm gust OF passion is DER. .
{
And, therefore, you roses and lilies,
You quaint little daisies and all,
] love to come out TO my garden
In sprtngtime. in summer. In fall;
For cen when the snowdrift is lying,
And nantes OF rfffe wrap the ground,
know meath the ice and the boar frost
The germs of my plants can be found
know when the spring shall be breaking
And robin returns to his nest,
When long, dreary winter Is over,
My buds will come back with the rest
So, Ger, when my life Is a-weary,
How love on these thoughts to dwell,
For that which is true of my garden
Shall be true OF my heart as well.
Julia Clinton Jones, in N. Y. Home Journal
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Cleaning MindnMs.

Cleaning windows is an important
part of the work in the routine of house.
keeping, and while it does not seem a
difficult task to keep the glass clear and
bright, it-nevertheless requires'a Snowl-
edge Of what not to do. Never wash
windows whenthe sun is shining upoI,
them, otherwise they will be cloudy
and streaky from drying before they
are well polished off; and never wash
the outside of the window .frsfJif You
wish to save trouble. Dust the glass
and sash and wash the window inside,
using little ammonia in the water
wipe with cloth free from lint, ana
polish off with soft paper. For the cor
ners, small brush or pointed stick
covered with one end of the cloth il
useful. When you come to the glass
outside, the defects remaining will be
more closely seen. Wipe the panes M
soon as possible after washing AID
rini,ing, and polish with either channels
or soft paper. In rinsing, one may dasl,
the water Oh the outside, or use large
spc nge. 1t is preferable 70 cloth.
Boston Budget.
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THE FARMING WORLD.
SOME FARM BUILDINGS.


Poultry and Bee House Combined. Im-
plement shed and Greenhouse
Farm buildings receive little attcn.
ton in the west Yet everyone knows
how much they add to the beauty and
comfort of farm. Until recently the
high price of lumber here had much to
do with this apparent neglect; but
buildings can be built cheaper now,
and farmer cannot afford to do with
out barns and cribs, besides sheds and
other necessary buildings. A pretty,
ornamental building is the chicken and
bee house combined illustrated. 1t is
square house with queer, peaked roof,
the caves jutting over the edge of the
upper part. 1t is nicely finished and
painted and is an addition to hand
some place. 1t is two stories high. The
upper story is filed with bee hives, and
has numerous windows which are
closed in winter, but open to-the floor
in summer The lower story or chicken
house is divided into two parts by par
tition. II is just high enough to allow
a person to stand erect. The roosts
and nests are in one part. The former
are very low and can easily be removed
for cleaning. The nests are in rows
against the wall and are protected by
wide boards over them as shown in the
engraving. The second room is the
home of small chicks and their moth
ers. 1t contains coop made of Stats
in which are troughs of food that the
young chicks alone can get. flight
of steps leads from this room to the bee
room above.
Few farmers have "a place for every
thing and everything in its place, but
an acquaintance has an implement
house which has more than paid for
itself in the saving to machinery since
its erection. 1t is long, low shed on
one side of the barn. In it are stored
the buggy, carriage, wagon and farm
implements. In autumn, before the
rains and winter SHOWS set in, the tools
are gathered up and put here.
Corn shelters, tanning mills and other
machinery already in are pushed aside
to make room for reapers, mowers, hay
gatherers, cultivators, plows, rakes,
ETC., together with the chest of tools.
All the various tools, even to hand
rakes and hoes, pick and shovels are
stored away in the tool house. The
owner knows just where to find his ak
and saw. There are no dollars lying
loose over his fields, rotting in rain and
sum- But while the farmer plans build
ings to save himself toll and money he
should remember the needs of his
wife. recall one convenient house, at
the back of which was long, low