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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-10
whv Sine Couldn,t Bux.

While was doing some shopping" :"
says man, Il encountered the typical
woman shopper. She was with another
woman and they reached a counter
where some charming little teakwood
cabinets were displayed.
"'Therer exclaimed the type enthusi-
astically, the very thing of all others
for Mrs. G. Only last week she was
admiring little one of mine and wish
ing for its fellow for her dressing table,
"'How fortunater exclaimed her COM
panion. Il should get it directly, and it
will be off your mind
1.-The other hesitated, looked at the
price and commented: They're not at
all dear, and they're certainly very pref
ty and | know she wants one, but,' put
ting the cabinet back, I feel as if |
hadn't looked quite enough-you know
had planned to give up the rest of the
afternoon to Mrs. C.'s present. New
York Times RfkkS
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-10
rhe OriginaI siIhouette.

The name silhouette was derived from
Etienne de Silhouette, French minister
of finance in 1850, who introduced sew
eral parsimonious fashions during his
administration called la Silhouette, a
name which continued to be applied to
the black profile portraits. Silhouettes
were executed, in. various ways.
One of the simplest is that of tracing
the outlines of shadows profile thrown
on a sheet of paper, and then reducing
them to the required size either by the
eye or by means Of a pantograph. The
camera obscura and camera lucida are
also occasionally used for the purpose
Mechanical News
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Lecen.I. Of th. wand.ftne jew.

. The old Jewish story is that Car
taphilos, the bookkeeper Of ethe Judg-
ment hall. under the employ of Pontius
PLATE, struck our Lord as he was led
from the hall. saying: Go faster! Get
ont" Jesus turned to him and said, Il
go, but you tarry until ! come again.
Cursed though he was he afterward be-
came Christian and was baptized. In
tradition he still lives, falling into pro-
tracted trance every thirty years.
Another legend tells us that Jesus, al
most overcome by the weight of the
cross as he was carrying it to the place
of execution, stopped before the shop of
cobb1er, and rested his hand against
the wallof the building This euraged
the cobbler. whose name was Ahasuerus
to such an extent that he threw last at
the Man of Sorrows. crying to him: Get
off Away with your Jesus rebuked
him. saying, Il go and go quickly: but
command theesto wander over che earth
until the Judgment day. This last
legend is the one given by Paul Won
Eitzen. bishop of Schleswig. in the year
BAT @ 81 VI 81 ms &
A third legend says that Ahasuerus
had been detailed to bring Jesus into the
judgment hall of Plate, -and that he
was rushing sotir Lord along at a swift
gait when Jesus complained of weari-
ness and requested to sit down on n
stone by the wayside. This request was
refused by the heartless wretch, who ex-
claimed: Move on. Jesus. move on.
Thou shalt not rest Jesus replied, Il
go my way unto everlasting rest, but
thou shalt go away and never rest until
lreturn to earth again. st. Louis Re-
public.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-10
Two Points to observe in walking.

There are two vital points indispensa-
BILE to good walk, which, if the student
will observe, he will acquire q free and
elastic carriage. These two points are
to let the chest lead, and to feel the balls
of the feet as one walks. ] do not say
point the toes downward, for this will
give strained and mincing gait at first.
But as you walk, SO poise yourself that
the heels touch but lightly. and, as it
were, incidentally, and all the weight
and strain coming on the balls. This,
with "a forward and erect chest, will
give the main items for a good walk,
and the minor points, such as controlling
the hips, restraining the arms slightly,
etc., may follow as incidentals.-Chi-
cago Woman's News.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-10
Mork DONG low InYalids.

Have you ever thought that much of
the useful work of the world is done by
people comparatively invalids? Richard
Baxter, by reason Of his disease, all his
days sitting in the door of the tomb. yet
writing more than hundred volumes
and sending out III Influence for God
that will endure as long as the Saints
Everlasting Rest Edward Payson
never knowing we'll day. yet how he
preached, and how he wrote, helping
thousands of souls like himself 'to swim
in sea of gloryr And Robert Nc
Cheyue, IA walking skeleton yet you
know what=he did in Dundee, and how
he shook Scotland with zeal for God.
Philip Doddridge. advised by his
friends, because of his illness, not to
enter the ministry. yet You know what
he did for the Rise and Progress of Re-
ligion" in the church and in the world
Wilberforce was told by his doctors that
he could not live fortnight. yet at that
very time entering upon philanthropic
enterprises that demanded the greatest
endurance and persistence Robert
Hall. suffering excruciations, so that
often in his pulpit while preaching he
would stop and lie down on sofa, then
getting up again to preach about heaven
until the glories of the Celestial City
dropped ION the multitude, doing more
work perhaps than almost any well man
in his day.-Rev. T. De Witt Talmage.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-10
How the Peach Was Produced.

That the luscious peach has been de-
rived from the hard shelled; almond can
no longer be successfully denied. 1t is
said that the peach in its original soil
was virulent poison, and that the Per-
sian warriors brought to Persia some of
the seeds and planted them for the pur-
pose of poisoning the points of their ar
rows so as to render wounds caused by
them to be fatal, but change of climate
and soil produced fruit which is not
only luscious, but is esteemed exceeding
ly healthful. Chicago Tribune
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Statistics About the Lakes.

The following figures obtained from
reliable sources show the mean, level of
the lake surfaces above the mean tide at
New York and their maximum depths,
respectively: Lake Ontario, 246. 81 feet,
73S feet deep; Lake Erie. 572.S8 feet and
210 feet deep; Lake Michigan, 5S1. .2S
feet. $40 feet deep; Lake Huron, 5s1 .2s
feet, $50 feet deep; Lake Superior, COLT
feet, zoos feet deep. The deepest water
runs very fairly i'll mid lake through
out the chain . I'D aFisi = a3Df
The area of water surface in square
miles according to 2Crossman'ss delinea-
ton is as follows: Lake Superior, $1,000;
Lake Huron, e3.sO0; Lake Michigan,
22, ,450; Lake Erie, $500; Lake Ontario,
7,240, or total area of 94.65O square
miles.-Maine Record. saS
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-10
IHorridl MAN.

In debate on the woman question a
horrid man said: "No man in his senses
loves a petticoated philosopher or wants
to have anything to do with her. would
as soon hug a grizzly bear as to touch
such a woman, and | would as soon go
on stroll locking arms with a locomo-
tive as to try to keep company with such
woman" And it never occurred to
the old porcupine that all the women
just as soon he would too.-New York
SuU z .-.s.-.-sas.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-10

A knowledge of the physiology of the
human larynx has made it possible to
supply artificial voices to persons who
have been deprived of the one nature
gave them, and number of cases exist
where the cavity has been opened, and a
larynx made of suitable material with
rubber membranes has been inserted
and become practicallv rseful in speech.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-10
The Larrest Rihle.

A German lady living in Manchester
England, possesses what is supposed to
be the largest Bible, in one volume IL
the world. 1t is AN heirloom. 200 years
old, with pages two feet long and but
little less in width. and at the head of
each page is a line in red ink which
translated reads. 'sThis is history
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-10
secrets on Confort.

Though sometimes small evils, like
invisible insects, infict pain and single
hair may stop vast machine. yet the
chief secret of comfort lies in not suf-
fering trifies to vex one and in prudent
ly cultivating an underground of small
pleasures, since very few great ones,
alasi are let on long leases.-New York
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Rather III Timed.

At recent wedding. at which the
bride had retained her maiden medita-
ton fancy free a number of years be-
.yond the usual marrying age, the organ
ist most thoughtlessly or mpst ungal
lantly played as a prelude to the arrival
of the wedding party. Ills the Last
Rose of Summer" thereby causing a
visible smile among the listeners. New
York Times.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-10
Wanted to Thank tho BOX once Man

Wanted to Thank tho BOX Office Man.
remember. rs IA law student, dining
with Wills at the Cock in Fleet street.
and inducing him to take me to thea
ter afterward He was loath to 20.
He loved to take his ease in his inn: but
his good nature was stronger than his
sloth We arrived ut the theater very
late. a iocum tenens occupied the book
ing Office Wills handed his card and
asked that we might he given seats.
The young man could not take upon
himself to pass us The acting manager
was away. Wills gave. a sigh of relief;
but was more strenuous, and insisted
that the card should reach the proper
official
We were given the best seats in the
house. 1t was not an historical play.
and Wills sat it through very stoli,ily.
As we came out and passed the booking
Office he paused for moment. II am
looking for that kind hearted young
man. he said '.who was for not letting
US in; would like to give him a shil-
ling And. he meant it.-Pall Mall
Mall Gazette.
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The world.s Largest TeIegraph onice

Ane WOrtus d Largest AeleSraph once.
The biggest telegraph Office in the
world is that of London. 1t is located
in the general postofice building and is
not accessible to the general public It
contains more than 5000 operators, and
its batteries are supplied by plant of
10000 cells, or enough to make three
solid glass rows of cells from the Cap
itol to the White House This office
does more business than any office in the
United States. 1t dispatches its business
much quicker and more quietly than our
offices DO s--s.-ti
OF these 5000 operators about 1000
are women. They have room to them
selves. and do their work with Arneri.
can Morse instruments with registers
and paper reels. In the other parts of
the Office all sorts of instruments are
used. and the Hughes printing instru-
nlents are the most popular. In the big
telegraph operating room of Paris 1000
operators are at work. Nearly one-half
of these are women. The day operators
work only seven hours. while the night
operators work ten hours. hut they get
bigger pay than those who work during
the day.-London Cor. Pittsburg Dis
patch.
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The Leading Paper
OF the Leading City Of Eastern Oregon.


During the little over year of it's existence it
has earnestly tried fulfil the objects for which it
was founded namely, to assist in developing our
industries to advertise resources of the ctv and
adjacent country and to work for an open river to
the sea- It's record is before the people and the
phenomenal support it has accepted as the
expression of their approval Independent in every
for what it believes to be just and RI ht
Commencing with the first number of the second
VIC lume the weekly has been enlarged 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.
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a Severe Law.

not what they are represented to be. Under
this statute thousands of pounds of tea have
been burned because of their wholesale adul-
teration
Tea, by the way, is one of the most notori-
ously adulterated articles of commerce. Not
alone are the bright, shiny green teas artif-
cially colored, but Thousands of pounds of
substitutes for tea leaves are used to swell
the bulk of cheap teas: ash. sloe, and willow
leaves being those most commonly used
Again, sweepings from tea warehouses are
colored and sold as tea. Even exhausted tea
leaves gathered from the tea-houses are kept,
dried, and made over and find their way into
the cheap teas.
The English government attempts to stamp
this out by coafscation; but no tea is too
poor for US, and the result is. that probably
the poorest teas used by any nation are those
consumed in America
Beech's Tea is presented with the guar
AMY that 1t is uncoicred and unadulterated; ;
in fact. the sun-cared tea leaf pure and sim
!. pie. Its purity insures superior strength,
about one third lessiof 1t being required for
an infusion than of the artificial teas, and its
fragrance and exquisite favor is at once ap-
parent. It will be a revelation to you. III
order that its purity and quality may be guar
anteed, it is sold only in pound packages
bearing this trademark:
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
Have Nn RnnRI.

Allcock's Porous Plasters have attained a worldwide reputation solely upon their superlative merits. They have many wouldbe rivals, but have never been equalled or even approached in curative properties and rapidity and safety of &C., ton. Their value has been attested by the highest medical authorities, as we'll as by unimpeachable testimonials from these who have used them, and they are recon mended as the best external remedy fol weak back, rheumatism, scistica, colds coughs, sore throat, chest and stomach af fections, kidney difficulties, weak mus cles, strains, stitches, and aches and paini of every description.
 Beware of limitations, and do not be de ceived by misrepresentation. Ask for All cocks, and let no solicitation or explana ton induce you to accept substitute.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Improvements at the Lake-They
 Wanted Captain Callahan For
 Colonel-The Oyster Seed Trade
 "Settling'' Their New Homes-Mrs.
 moore's Southern visit-Mason1c
 Inspection-Improv His Resi-
 dence.
 At Lake View on Lake Saltonstall Chid- sey Bros. of East Haven&are building an addition to the refreshment pavilion.
 Miss Lillie Crockett and Charles Chand- Ter are to be married in St. Andrews church at Northford this afternoon at 3:30.
 Many military men in Fair Haven would liked to have seen ex-Captain T. F. Calla- han of the Eleventh ward elected colonel of the Second regiment. This element be- lieve New Haven should elect the colonel this time. As it was, Captain Callahan made good run.
 Captain Luzerne Ludington predicts that 15O, ,000 bushels of oyster seed will be sold this season. The price ranges from sixty to seventy cents per bushel. Many l of the planters are keeping the seed to re- plenish their oyster beds, which have been much depleted by the poor sets of recent years. Quite number of small vesself are 1n the harbor loading with oyster seeo Last evening at the regular meeting oi Adelphi lodge, F. and A. M., several prop | ositions for membership were acted upon. W. H. Pierpont has been the acting secre | tary during the illness of A. H. Cargin. In many household where the inmates had to s'move" the work of "settling" ii now in order. From indications the first l of May changes would appear to have beer fully as many as usual.
 Mrs. Moore, wife of Postmaster Moore left on Monday for Harper's Ferry, Va, tt attend the golden wedding of her father and mother, which will occur next Tues day from 10 @. m. to 4 p. m. at Rattlini Springs. She will remain south abou
 three weeks, stopping at Washington, D G., on her return.
 John P. Deforest is greatly improvinl
 his house at 45 Atwater street. Tn
 changes will includ two-story ell, veran
 da, etc., and will cost about $1 800.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
Puzzled and MYstlfied .

Anna Eva Fay, who appears here this evening at Proctor's, has been widely known in her line as spiritualistic me- dium for eight or ten years and has given seances in all parts of the United States and in many cities in Europe. The Spring field Republican of yesterday says of her:
 'There was fragile little woman named Anna Eva Fay on the opera house stage last evening. great audience watched her for two hours with increasing wonder and ever-growing per plexity. They were entertained and they were state of baffied wonderment. The performance had been perfect according to any hypothesis one may advance as to the hidden causes of the phenomena. If the performance was largely legerdemain, the performer was too expert to be caught in the slightest detail. But, even ad- hitting the use of the tricks known to so called magicians or conjurers, there remained residuum of things done that simply bafflsd ordinary human scrutiny. Miss Fay, it may be well to state, is an old hand in the business. She has been at it for years and has her powers, which are wonderful, de- veloped to a very high degree. In physique she nerve as teuuous as spectre, and possessed oI 8 face full to the brim with mentality. Her large eyes glow like great round beads charged with electricity, and there strong resolute lines about the mouth. During the performance she was ever in @ state Of high nervous tension the effort to control her twitching hands and toes at times seeming almost painful to an audi her rapid and facile and well-rouuded exhibi tiOn.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04

ureI, otepnen Wah&lcyS secfetary, IL. G. ooutn- David Howe will sail for England on the 11th inst. to be absent several months.
 Bethany.
 May as. R. Woodward spent Sunday with his parents in Watertown.
 at the rectory on Friday evening, May6.
 E. Q. Pardee is again burning charcoal. He
 Collector G E. Young is now ready to receive taxes. All those who neglect to pay before June will have to pay interest.
 Nelson [. Hotehkiss has been visiting his grand
 The Postal Telegraph and Cable company
 Mrs. F. S. Hitchcock of Merwin's Point has been visiting relatives in this town the past week. Jocko's Sunday Recreation. From the San Francisco Chronicle.l A few pedestrians who were out for @ morning stroll witnessed brief but bloody battle through the windows of the Market street bird store Sunday morning. Among the denizens of the place is a | monkey called Jocko, whose proclivity for mischief has led him into disgrace before. On the morning in question Jocko deter mined to go on 8 lark. He succeeded in picking the lock of his cage, and, once free, turned his attention to his feathered compAnlouS. 1t tOOk put IeW mlnutes to unlock dozen of the various cages in the room, and soon funny procession of monkeys and parrots were strutting about. In few minutes trouble began to brew. One of the parrots, in spirit of mischief, | probably, bit Jocko, and a lively battle en- sued. Polly soon found that she was get | ting the worst of it and made o rush for her cage, minus her tail feathers and part | of wing.
 Jocko, who was then thoroughly aroused, sailed in for general massacre, and in g short time had the floor to himself, save for Minnie, little nightingale, who was too dszed to escape. With one blow the bird was stretched lifeless on the floor. The monkey then offered battle to big stuffed owl which had been gazing solemn | ly upon the scene, and, receiving no an swer to his challenge, threw the bird of its pedestal.
 Jocko's Waterloo was awaiting him however. A huge vampire bat, which had been watching the battle, jumped dowr from his perch, and Jocko started for him The contest was brief. The sharp beal and talons of the bird buried themselves like flash in the monkeys flesh, and Joe ko was glad to make his escape with thu blood flowing from dozen wounds. A this juncture the proprietor appeared ant hostilities ceased.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
CHALLENGE TO BRYAN E. LYNN

NkAA AAGSN"A AV okt HAN 1Ss A INN To Fight for tho Broadsword Cham-
 pionship-Major McGuire Has De.
 feated Ross and Other Eminent
 Swordsmen.
 Major Mcclure, who is giving exhibitions with the broadsword at the Worlds dime museum, has challenged Bryan E. Lynn, the famous broadswordsman of this city, to contest, as appears below.
 Major Mcclure says that about two years ago while in St. Louis he sent challenge through the Associated Press to Bryan E. Lynn and Orlaski, a man whom Lynn de- feated at about that time, offering to pay their expenses to St. Louis and put up a
 purse of $1OO and fight them both in the
 same afternoon. No answer was ever re- ceived from this.
 The major has an engagement with two
 men in the Coney Island Athletic club late, in the summer and to meet George Royce, first sergeant of the United States Marine corps, Brooklyn navy yard at Philadelphia
 or the Gloucester race track. Major Mcclure defeated Duncan O. Ross for the championship of the world al
 Louisville, October 30, 1887. It was stated by sporting man of this town on the au. thority, it was alleged, of Richard K. Foz
 that Major Mcclure and Sergeant Walsh
 of the Missouri Light infantry were the same individuals. This is not so. Major McGuire defeated Walsh, who is the tray
 cling companion of Ross, at the Eclipse
 baseball grounds, Louisville, Ky, October
 23, 1887. Major McGuire says he has met
 and defeated every swordsman in tho country and now he is anxious to meet
 MT. Lynn. The latter claims to be tht I champion swordsman of the country. Tht
 challenge:
 To the Sporting Editor of the JOURNAL AND CouR TER:
 Having understood that Mir. Bryan E. Linn O l New Haven would not be averse to meeting
 with me to decide as to our respective merits,
 hereby challenge him, the said Bryan E. Limp, t.
 a contest with sword foil, rapler or bayonet l sword on horseback or on foot. sword vs. gun o choose. The match to be for points, in mum l Der of bouts, to be decided by tossed com Amount of stakes not to exceed $500, the winne l to take 75 cent of the gate receipts, the loser l per cent The match to take place within tn l next month or five weeks. If Mir. Linn will an l swer this challenge before next Saturday vii | arrange to meet him on any day or date to b l mutually agreed upon.
 l Major J. A. MCGUIRE, l Champion Swordsman of the World l Worlds Musell1n New Haven
Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
Einanc1al.
The Market Fea,ureless-Heavy Trad ing in Reading, Hut Its Movements Are of Little Interest-The Close Dull -Railroad Bonds Active.

NEW YORK, May 3- General apathy marked the trading in stocks here today, and fewer features were seen than usual, even in midsummer There was compar- atively heavy trading in Reading, but its move- ments were very circumscribed, and no interest attached to them. A scarcity of New England was developed in the loan crowd and the limited buying of that stock was evidently for the short account, which resulted in rise of 5s per cent. before the demand eliminated. A drive was made in Northern Pacific common, knocking its price down about 13s per cent on light sales. The pressure was afterward transferred to New England late in the day, and that stock after selling as high 39ss in early dealings retired to 37ss. Sugar trusts were well supported. Texas Pacific securities were more active at advancing prices. The Edison trust receipts were specially active and strong, and scored gain of about 1S per cent, but the rest of the market was without feature of interest, and the close was dull and barely steady, with prices in most stocks at only slight changes from the opening.
 Railroad bonds were more active and firm. The transactions reached S1,76s,co0.
 Following are the closing prices, reported by PRINCE & WHITELY. bankers and brokers. 64 Broadway, N. Y, and 15 Center street, New Ha- ven, Conn: