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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
some People DislIGe Clocks.

1 1oathe clocksi They are like your
frank people who are always bawling un-
pleasant truths at you. AS I look up
from my work just now and catch the
eye of that brazen little monster on the
shelf it almost seems as though it was
gloating over the fact that time has the
best of me. '.Ah, ha.'' it seems to be
saying, would like to keep your bloom
q little longer, would You? Don't like to
think how late in the day it's getting for
some folks. and how near the bedtime of
the grave! But mortals can't hold on to
youth, and they can't forget the inn
where they are bound to sleep the night
OF death away, while my brazen tongue
is wagging! You're on the Lightning ex-
press that stops at no station, and I've
got hold of the throttle valve, my dearr'
Well, You little beast, go on with your
exulting beat of passing time! Swing
yourself loose and hurry us away to the
sea as spiteful ting tackles an outward
bound ocean steamer! Some day we
will get it all back on you, when we
stand under the new heavens checked
of with no meridian of time! We shall
forget you and your paltry environ
ments as completely as the summer for
gets the winter or the sunshine forgets
the storm. Meantime would like to
demolish You with a meat Chicago
Herald
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
A TRIO Of Practical ,yo,.r,. .

The late w. j. Florence was best
known off the stage as practical joker
he relied for his success upon his clever
ness entirely. And it is not recorded
that he ever made an enemy by practi-
cal joke. This love Of practical joking
made him and DundEeary Sothezn
friends until the end of sothern's life,
They We're continually playing jokes
each NJ on the other, and whichever way
the joke went it was appreciated. Larry
jerome, Sothern and Florence were a
famous trio of jokers in New York ten
years ago.-New York Sun.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
Little Happine.. in s.at.ly manslon.

. We'll, tell you what has struck me
most" said Mr.. G.sE5 Dickinson. s4It is
the large and magnificent houses in sew
eral of our great cities built by million
aires and the small amount of real com
fort or happiness which the millionaires
seem to get out of them. Dickens, in
one of his novels, portrays with vivid
touch the real life of one of the city
men whose, magnificent mansion was the
talk of the town. It has often occurred
to me that there are many New York
millionaires whose peace of mind is no
greater than that of the character whom
he sets down.
Somehow there seems to hang over a
number of. these stately mansions a
shadow of gloom. In the west it is the
same. Some of those great houses look
as deserted as if the men who built them
and every relative had been forgotten
and the houses were the only reminders
that they once existed. To tell the truth,
there is too much rush, I believe, over
the making of money to enjoy the sup
posed happiness which it brings."1St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
Serve ThIngs Hot.

Serving things hot, too, goes long
way; if cooks could only be made to
realize that hot food is very rarely criti-
cised they would be more careful in this
respect. An experienced honsekeeper
said the other day, The real reason that
my things are SO much liked is not that
they are one bit nicer than any one
else's, but always see that each dish is
served sc piping hot that there is 10
chance for much criticism of the flavor =
New York Tribune.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
THE TETTlx.

Dewy and fragrant was the twilight falling
Upon the wide sweep of the Argive plain,
But, from the oleander copses calling,
No night bird voiced its immemorial pain.
Yet, clear and sweet, harmonious and win
ming
Bar intermingling with melodious bar
The tireless tettix with its violining
Filled all the sundown silence near and far:
And we, who loved the blithe note of the cricket
Beside the hearth when autumn days were
bleak,
Hearing this homelike sound from mead and
thicket,
Felt in our hearts kinship for the Greek.
Clinton Scollard in Lippincott's.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
AN ODD NUMBER. AND AN ooo CASE.

And the Question Is, Had Thirteen Any
thing to Do with the Case?
There was commotion in the hotel
when the Denver stage came in, and the
men who were playing poker in the bar
room, and the loafers who were waiting
for somebody to treat hurried to see what
was up. =
''There's sick travelling man. He's
awful bad and can't go any further. Fix
him up a bed and send for DOCTOR
some one in authority was saying.
There were plenty of volunteers to help
carry the sick man to q room, and soon
n temporary nurse was installed and
doctor in charge of the case.
There was nothing unusual about it.
He wasn't the first sick man that had
stranded there, and would not be the
last The only curious thing about him
was this: He heard the landlord say:
''Tase him into thirteen"
''No, no." he said feebly, 'sthat is an
unlucky number to NEEDN'T put me
there
'tAn right" said the landlord, '.give
him eighteen. that's empty" And the
men bore him carefully upstairs
But the landlord had winked to those.
who had him in charge, and they had
responded by an answering wink, which
said in dumb show, '.All right, we un-
derstand."
So they carried him into the room with
the unlucky number, and he, having
faith in the man he had appealed to,
asked no questions. Indeed he could
not, for as they carried him into the
room he swooned, and they had enough
to do, with the doctors help, to revive
him
Then he dozed. and started up in fe-
yerish delirium. and called for people
who were far away, and raved and NUT
tered, and the landlord was laughing
down at the bar, telling of his good joke
in deceiving the sick man.
"He'n never know the difference" he
said. Il amt no patience with such
superstitions, and what the eye don't
see the heart don't feel. Here's health
and long life to the stranger in No. 49,"
They clinked glasses and drank
The noise of their careusal penetrated
the room above, where death wrestled
with life in an unequal encounter.
What time is ;ts''
The sick man had wakened suddenly
and as he asked the question the clock
ON the mantel began TO strike the hour.
.'One-two-three- he counted
the strokes aloud.
The nurse tried to dissuade him from
speaking by shaking her head in disap-
proval and laying a finger on her lips,
bnt he persisted and had his way.
= ix-seven-eight"-
The doctor held his finger on the sick
mans pulse and felt an accelerated
thrill in its irregular beat. The sick
mans voice continued:
n-eleven-twelve"-
Midnight" said the doctor, giving
the nurse warning look.
''Thirteen!''
''The clock struck one too many; it is
out of order," grumbled the nurse.
lit has stopped, said the doctor, tax
ing his finger from the pulse, to which
he referred. ''Strange! I,iid not think
the end was 80 near
Neither did the landlord, who had just
wished the traveller long life.
But the clock that struck one too
many had been the strange instrument
OF fate.-Detroit Free Press.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
value of AmberDarinr the roman Em Dir

~Iue "I = NJ Uef Duf1HS tite Itotflah Enn pIre
In such repute was amber in Rome in
the time of the historian Pliny that he
remarks sarcastically, ssThe price of a
small figure in it, however diminutfve,
exceeds that of a living healthy slave. .
He observes also, 'sTrue it is that a col
lar of amber beads worn about the necks
of young infants is a singular preserva-
tive against secret poison and counter
charm for witchcraft and sorceries.' He
says further that as an article of per-
sonal ornamentation amber was used to
produce limitations of precious stones by
artificial staining, use to which it was
peculiarly adapted owing to its brilliant
luster, combined with the ease with
which it could be worked and polished.
Philadelphia Times.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
onlnine Manufactnrer. ], !.

Those engaged in the proc ON Of
quinine, whether from bark or chemical
ly, suffer with peculiar skin affection
caused by the inhalation of the vapor
from hot solutions of the drug. Fever
is an accompaniment of this malady.-
New York Recorder.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
The Most DinseuIt Thing to Match.

$40 N-oss OAnASuAs Aht"B 90 aASCcn.
The most difficult thing to match is
white paper. A customer comes in here
with a sheet of white paper, letter or
any other kind, and asks for paper just
like it. Not once in 5000 times can
such customer be accommodated, and
for the reason that there is such an end
less variety of shades in white. People
look astonished when tell them it is so,
but when they go out and try they soon
find out.-Interview in Chicago Tribune
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13

Lobsters often travel in regiments.
seeking new feeding grounds. Their
migrating armies are always led by the
biggest and strongest ones, while the
manned and weakly struggle along be-
hind,
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
Just t
"a.

In just 2i hours J. v. s. relieves constipation
and sick headaches, After it gets the system
under control an occasional dose prevents return.
We refer by permission to w. II. Marshall, Bruns-
wick House, 8. F.; Geo. A.werner 5S1 California
St., s. F.; Mrs. c. Melvin, 1S6 Kearny St, s. r.,
and many others who have found relief from
constipation and sick headaches. CIV. Vincent
Of Terrence Court, s. F. writes: 81 am 60 years
of age and have been troubled with constipation
for 25 years. was recently induced to try Joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla. I recognized in it ut
once an herb that the Mexicans used to give US
in the early SOS for bowel troubles. u came to
California in 1881 and I knew it would help me
and it has. For the first time in years can sleep
well and my system is regular and in splendid
condition. The old Mexican herbs in this remedy
are . certain cure in constipation and bowel
troubles" Ask for
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-13
The LEADING Paper

During the little year of it's existence il
has earnestly tried fulfil the objects for which if
was founded namely, to assist in developing our
industries to advertise the resources of the cty and
adjacent country and to work for an open river to
the sea- Its record is before the people and the
support it received is accepted as the
expression of their approval Independent in everv
thing neutral nothing it will live only to feht
for what it believes be just and ri hit
Commencing with the first number of the second
volume the weekly has been enlarged to eight pages
while the price ($1.5O year) remains the same
Thus both the weekly and daily editions contain
mole reading matter for less money than any paper
published in the county
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-07-08

An East Side dealer in New York was
lately made the object of swindle that
was rather novel and original. A mid
die aged woman came into his store one
day carrying on her arm large basket,
in which was pot with lid. She
placed the basket on the floor, made
numerous purchases, had her bill count
ed up, and then carefully put all her
articles into the pot and replaced the
lid with the greatest caution. She next
asked permission of the store keeper to
leave the articles in his care, as she
wished to do little more shopping in
the neighborhood, promising to return
in the course of an hour.
This request was willingly acceded to,
and lifting the pot out of the basket she
carried it carefully to a corner, where
it would be out of the way, set it down,
and again slipping the basket under her
arm, left the store, after profusely
thanking the man for his kindness.
Hours went by, but the woman failed
to call for her precious pot. At last
when closing time came, a salesman
went over to the corner for the purpose
Of placing the earthen ware in a safer
place, and quickly discovered that. like
. certain locality to which sinners are
to be consigned after DEATH it
was bottomless. The mere mention of
! pot is now sufficient reason to cause
he victimized dealer to go into convul-
Furnishing Review.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-07-08
STATESMEN HALTED BY A SNAKE.
with the Help of Warriors They Man
age to DO Up the Reptile.

with the Help of Warriors They Man
age to DO Up the Reptile.
The first inspection Of land said to be
desirable for a military camp was made
yesterday afternoon by the joint legis-
lative committee appointed to secure a
permanent camp for the Rhode Island
militia.
The committee consists of one senator
and two representatives. The commit
tee was accompanied by Brigadier Gen
erals Dennis and Kendall, Colonel
Thornton, Colonel Phetteplace, Captain
Barker, Captain George A. Forsyth.
Captain Howe and Senator Andrews.
The first proposed site visited was the
several hundred acres at Hills grove.
The expedition met with an adventure
in pushing its way through several acres
of brake and brier. The party was
marching in Indian file along the old
Pequot trail, when the head of the col
umn was abruptly halted by large
black snake poised on the decayed limb
of tree, its head erected, its fangs
ready to strike and its entire attitude
betokening defiance to the Rhode Island
militia, the legislature and the commit
tees thereof
Forward! forward" called General
Dennis, who was in the rear, but those
in the van declined to bulge an inch.
The reptile gave warning hiss and it's
gaping jaws closed with suggestive
snap Its sinuous body advanced to a
higher limb, and again it's crest was
erected to do battle. 1t gave a spring
to another branch, and the head of the
column wavered; moment more and it
would have broken, but just then SEN
ator Titus Andrews, who had been gath
ering bouquet of mushrooms, came up
and sized up the situation.
Back, back!'' exclaimed those who
had recovered speech, and who were
fearful of losing valuable senator.
"For what? 1.-THE snake, the snake!"
they cried. "Oh, yes, see him. Why,
the varmint. Any of you want him?"
He spoke as though he would pass the
reptile to any one short of snake. Col
mel Phetteplace was sorry he hadn't his
sword, and Colonel Forsyth regretted
OletU HO was WITHOUT d ; I'LL L uG, GuG'
exclaimed the yeoman senator from
Smithfeld, and passing beneath the
snake seized it by the tail just as Cap
tain Forsyth aimed blow at it with a
sapling.
81 will show you little trick" OBJ
served General Kendall, lifting the
dead snake by the tail. "See me snap
his head off," He snapped the snake as
one would snap whip, but the trick
did not work. The shock revived the
snake and the trick was not renewed. -
Providence Journal.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-07-08
Troublesome Brides,

Young married people are the most
troublesome customers except babies
that a photographer has, and few pho
tographers like to see couple in their
wedding finery enter a gallery. The
man never makes any objection, he gen.
orally has trouble enough to keep his
hands out of his pockets, but the bride
seems to consider it part of her duty
to find fault with everything. She will
object to the accessories, to the way the
folds of her dress fall, to the grooms
pose, to the size of her feet and hands
in the negative, to everything and every
body, apparently just to find fault
Pleasing her is out of the question. so
the photographer generally does the best
he can and lets her grumble.-Interview
in st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-07-08
Bears Gall Is Worth Money.

A bears gall was recently sent to a
gentleman in this city as a slight token
of esteem from an intimate and dear
friend in the country, with the sugges-
ton that it might possess a pecuniary
value in the Chinese language. Think
ing that it was intended to imply that
he lacked gall, our city gentleman
threw it in the street. Soon afterward
a Chinaman came in, and, on being in
terrogated, offered one dollar for it.
The work of redeeming it by side
door occupied one minute, and the price
obtained was two dollars. They ire
considered very valuable by Chinese
physicians, and are much sought after
We now quote bears gall in fair de-
mand, with limited supply; political
gall abundant, with few takers. Ell
Paso Herald.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-07-08

One of the greatest of human inven-
tons is the Fresnel lens, now used in all
lighthouses, which condenses the light
by an arrangement of compound re-
tractors so as TO throw all the rays in
single sheet. BY its means a first order
light, naturally of $50 candle power, OBJ
tains power of $4,000 Wash
ington Star.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-07-08

Sired by Almont Lightning, he by AL
mont, he by AleXander's Abdalah, and
he by Rysdyk'S HambetOnian. AlmOnt
Lightning's first dam was by Mambrino.
Pilot, who sired HAMS, record 2.173I. Mann
brine Gift, record 2.20 and several others
with records of 2.30 or better. Ahont. sire
of AlmOnt lightning, has 30 with records
from 2.l314 to 2,30. Almont Lightning has
never been handled for speed but has shown
mile after heavy season in the stud in
2.25, and a quarter in 30 seconds. UprOar's
dam is KapiOlania. by Waverly Son of
Impt. Australian. KapiOlania. the Dam of
UprOar, has trOtted in three minutes, and
run mile in l.55 His breeding on the DAMS
side is firSt-claSS and gives him a thor
oughbred cross with the trOtting instinct
strongly developed and the staying quail
ties of the thoroughbred
UprOar was foaled in 1888, is rich chest
nut, two white hind ankles, stands 1873,
weighs HOO, and has never been handled for
speed, but shows a remarkable good gait,
and with training is sure to be a trOtter:
coupled with his size and style he cannot
help being the means of great improve
ment to the horse stock of this section.
VIII make the season of 1892 at Riv-
erside Farm, South Newbury, Vt.
Terms $50, payable when mare proves
with foal.
30 w. S. HALE, Proprietor.
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Ugly and Hateful,

but couldn't help it. Everything went
wrong with me, and l thought hadn't a
friend in the world; dyspepsia caused this,
and for months l couldn't eat anything,
and lust suffered in misefy till | used Sui
phuT Bitters. Three bottles cured med.
Lewis, % BowdOin Street. Boston. Mass.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-12
Commissioners Court.

The commissioners court assembled
this morning in regular session and trans
acted the following business:
An invitation from general committee
to take part in the Mexican celebration
to be held at San Pedro Springs Septem-
Der 16, accepted with thanks.
Lizzie Huren, pauper, allowed $50 in
provisions.
Francisco Morales, pauper, allowed
e. 30 per month, commencing October 1St,
and to coutinue until further orders.
Pancha Nava and Eliza Hurry, paupers,
so in provisions.
Petition OF citizens of precinct No. IS.
asking for the change of voting place OF
said precinct from Fred Eisenhauer's to
VIM. VOrste, granted.
Mrs. Kupferhagel. pauper, allowed
$3.50 in provisions for herself and child
rem.
Carrie Burger allowed $3.50 in pro-
visions.
The following bids on bridges were
opened and referred to County Surveyor
Locke to tabulste them and report same
to the court by Thursday morning next.
P. Walsh bid on mason work for piers,
for excavation. etc.
Wrought Iron Bridge company-Apple-
white crossing and Salado, Sl4,0S0; Cara
and old Goliad Salado crossing, Sl4, 1884;
PalO Alto and GOliad Salado crossing,
S15.697
Geo. E. King Bridge comDany-Nedina
river Applewhte crossing, Sl0,76l: Cara
crossing. SlO,972; Palo Alto crossing, SILL
So; Goliad crossing, $500.
King Bridge company-Salado creek,
S2,7G0; PalO Alto crossing. Sl2,709: Cara
crossing, Sl1,4O9; Mans crossing, s26, 500;
other designs. 500, S37; Applewhite cross
ing, s., 449: Cara crossing, S9,95S.
Crotch Bridge and Manufacturing COM
pany-Palalto crossing, $4,000; Apple
white crossing, $11,S5O: Salado crossing,
$3.50.
YoHngs Town Bridge Ompdny-Apple-
white crossing, S12, l26 70: Cara crossing,
Sll,227; PalaItO crossing, Sl3, 497 80; Salado
bridge, 1897.
James Mdrr-Salado, S4,5g7; PalaIto
crossing, $lS,34O; Cara crossing, Sl6,2 3l:
Mans crossing, S37,SO6.
Wisconsin bridge and Iron company
Salad: creek bridge. S3,245; Palalto
crossing, plan No. l, s9,26T; No. 2, SS,S45.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-12
Another Factory.

San Antonio has another factory added
to its list, in the shape of fine Roller
Flour Mil, recently erected and put in
operation at the corner of Comal and
Morales streets (about 3 blocks above the
I. & G. n. depot by Messrs. d. j. Geddes
Il Sons.
Mr.. d. ]. Geddes, the senior member of
the firm, is well known to most of our
citizens, having lived in this city for many
years, during which time he owned and
operated Touring mill on Avenue b,
where the Crystal Ice factory now stands.
Mr.. Geddes projected and cut the mill
| race on which that property is located,
afterwards selling out to other parties,
who built the present ice factory. Soon
after this, Mr. Geddes moved to the
republic of Mexico, where he resideded
for some time, returning to this city he
built the splendid -four mill above men
toned, which, in connection with his
sons, he now owns and operates.
LIGHT representative was recently
shown through the mill. Lack of space
prevents minute description of the in
is about $4,000. The very latest i'm
proved machinery is used throughout.
The engine used is of the Hamilton Cor
liSs make, is a powerful one and Is a
beauty. Everything throughout the
mill Is bright and new and seemed
to work TO perfection. 1t is very
interesting to watch the various
processes the wheat goes through from
the time it leaves the bin until it is de-
posted, beautiful snow white flour. bran,
etc, into the various receptacleS ready
for weighing and packing.
Tho wheat is taken from the car by
machinery, dropped first into hopper for
weighing. where about 60 bushels can be
weighed at a time; from there it is
dropped into the cellar, and from there
carried up by elevators run by machine
ry and deposited into the bins, which
have storage capacity of about eight
thousand bushels. A car load can be I'M
loaded in this way in an hours time.
The mill is provided with all the latest
appliances and inventions for cleaning
the wheat thoroughly before grinding.
After being ground the -four is received
into packing and weighing machines,
which pack the flour into sacks of 25, 80
and 100 bS., or barrels, as desired, thus
being self packing and weighing. The
bran Is packed and weighed in the same
manner by other machines. The capacity
of the mill is about carload'of wheat or
100 barrels of -four per day.
ed mill men, understand their business in
all its details, and the brands of flour they
expect to put on the market will
be uneXcelled by any others. The anttci-
pate finding a ready sale for all they can
manufacture, and it is to be hoped they
will, as such home institutions as this
should receive liberal patronage. The
roller flour mill is a valuable acquisition
to the manufacturing interests of the
city. Attention is called to their adver-
tisement ia another column.