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p.iil..tion of Niagara.


/. 1t is quite likely that the first large
contract the company which is to sup
ply power from Niagara Falls viii take
for the delivery of power at a distance
from its central station viii be to light
the city of Buffalo. This will require
5000 horse power The present value of
a horse power generated from steam in
Buffalo is $35 per annum. The COM
pany is now willing to contract to fur
nish on its grounds at Niagara Falls
horse power per annum of twenty-four
hour days at these rates: For 5000
horse power, $40 per horse power; for
4,500, $10.50; for 1000, $11; and so on
down to 300 horse power, for which there
will be charged $21 per horse power per
annum. ~ f - ~
If there be. not very great loss OF
power in the transmission to Buffalo, 1t
seems very likely that the company will
have no difficulty in undertaking any
concern now using steam as the motive
power for the electric. lights, as the loss
by transmission is considerably less than
20 per cent About the use Of water power
of the great falls in Buffalo within a year
or SO there can be no doubt. When il
shall be brought to New York is another
matter, but about that there are not sc
many elements of improbability as tc
excite men to scoff, for power has al
ready been transmitted electrically 6
great distance, and that, too, with rea
sonable economy.-Harper's Weekly.
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Conscience or Benevolenceg

In Judge Tuley's court in Chicago
during the hearing of land case yes
terday, sat middle aged man. After
adjourning court the judge found the
man standing before him.
'eThis is Judge Tuley, believe" said
the stranger. Il understand that your
wife is interested in charities. am a
stranger in town and thought ! would
call upon you for favor. wish you
would give.t this to Mrs. Tuley," said the
man, pressing into the hands of the
chancellor roll of bills.
ssWho can say it came from?" asked
the judge. III
.'That is immaterial," concluded the
stranger, as he departed. The roll con-
tanned five 800 bills.-Cor. ST. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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Abandoned Farms in massachusetts.


Within the borders of the old Bay
State are more than 900 abandoned
farms A list of many of these for
saken homesteads is accessible at the
headquarters of the state board of agri-
culture, and any one who wishes a
country life and country air can have
his longing gratifed for very small
outlay in cash.
Most of these abandoned farms are
found in the hill towns of the western
counties, ideally beautiful for situa-
ton, many of them, and lacking only
the touch of the wand wealth to be-
come magnificent manors- Essex has
less than any other county, except Suf-
folk, where farms of any kind are rare,
if not precisely few and far between.
There seems to be no good reason why
such places should go to rack and
ruin, when hundreds of city folks are
longing for. summer home at "a modest
price.-Boston Globe.
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panrerou. Experiments.

There is o scientific person in Eng
land Just at present who apparently
spends his whole time in hanging newly
born Infants to branch of tree, or
rather it is the infants who hang them
selves, in consequence of the scientific
persons encouragement and advice. The
branch is put in an infants hands, and
is then lifted into the air, when it is
found that the infant will retain its hold
and remain suspended by its hands for
fully two minutes. The object of this
performance is to show that man is de-
scended from the monkey 1t is the
scientific persons opinion that if an in
FAINT instinctively hangs by its hands
from branch of tree it is because it
has inherited fondness for that athletic
sport from its simian ancestors.
This is all very well; but when the
scientific persons practices come to the
ears of the mothers of the infants with
whom the experiments have been made
it is probable that he will somewhat
change his opinion as to the descent OF
man and will adopt the view that man
has been developed, on his mothers side
from thrashing machine of complicated
construction and tremendous strength
Paris Herald.
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where Land Brings Fabulous Prices

-
A chronicler of the days of the good
Haroun-a1- -Raschid, seated ON minaret
of his paradise, with a list of New York
real estate quotations spread out before
him, would be seized with an impulse
to write the; story of our prosperity in
jeweled. characters on cloth of gold.
And If he should describe Manhattan as
an island overlaid with precious metals
and incrusted with. diamonds, there
would he little fHrlt 10 ma Nth Blas,
z..es.fsnor beyond its audacity In a
down town district, but short time
ago, land sold for $4,000 per frontage
foot, the entire lot, 90 by 100 feet, bring.
ing $400, 900. Up town, in choice neigh
borhood. about the same time, $50,
was the price paid for frontage of
20 feet by 100 feet in depth. Thus have
the iuexorable demands of traffic and
the needs of budding thousands for
sleeping room and shelter transmitted
the soil beneath the New Workers. feet
into auriferous strata whose value stated
in figures becomes almost too dazzling
for belief.-Harper's Weekly.
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STATE OFFICIALS.
COUNTY OFFICIALS.
No wonder the great civilized nations

No wonder the great civilized nations
of the world are slow to adopt the arbit-
rament of war in settling their disputes.
The progress of improvements IN inven-
tions for the destruction OF life and
property is such that they are incentives
to peace rather than promoters OF strife.
The new German artillery, which will
shortly be introduced, is said to be the
most terrible war instrument ever pro-
duced. Experiments made at the Inter
bogk rangss deeply impressed the ex-
perts, the Kaiser being present. The
fret shot fired at target placed fifty
PAGES from a wood, missed the target,
but ploughed its way through the wood
for l5GO feet The splinters of a shel!
burst by the new powder over circle OF
900 feet. A shell fred at an enormous
target, constructed by the eInperor's
orders, covered it with tens of thous-
ands of holes. A battery of the new
artillery would, it is assured, annlhllate
an entire division, once the range was
found.
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SOCIETIES.

A ssEMBLY NO. 1927, K. OF L.-Meets In K
Of P. hall the second and fourth Wednes-
days OF each month at 7:30 p. m.
WAsCO LODGE, NO. 15, A. F. & A. M.l-Meets
! W. hfst and third Monday of each month at 4
DALLES ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER NO. g.
IL Meets In Masonic Hall the third Wednesday
Of each month at P. NJ
MODERN WoODMEN OF THE WORLD
Itl Mt. Hood Camp No. SO, Meets Tuesday even
ing of each week in the X. of P. Hail. at 1850 p n.
COLUMBIA LODGE, NO. S, L O. o. F.-Meets
" every Friday evening at 7sSg o'clQ6k, in K.
of p hall, corner Second and Court streets.
Sojourning brothers are welcome.
II. CLoUGH, Sec'y. ,s'i n. A. BILLs,N. g..
ERIENDsHfP LODGE, No O., x OF P.-Meets
z every Monday evening at 7:3o O'Clock, in
vited. wv. s. CRAM
D. w.vAUsE, K. of r. and s.. c.
| WIOMEN,S CHRISTIAN TEMPERENcE
w UNION viii meet every Friday afternoon
at O'Clock at the reading room. All are invited
TEMPLE LODGE NO. s, A. O. q. W.-Meet,
y at 4; OF p. Hall, Corner Second and Cour
Streets Thursday evenings at 7;so;
| W. MYERS, Financiers = : ---li1-f N. w
TAs NEsMITH POST, No. 80, G. A. R.-Meet
e every Saturday at 7:30 p. NJ, in the K. of P
Hall.
| d OIL. E.-Meets every Sunday afternoon i,
De the X. of 2. Hall.
(NEsANG yEREIN-Meets every sunda,
! VI evening in the K. of P. Hall.
ID OF L. F. DIVISION, No 167-Meets in tn
| DE- X. of p. Hall the first and third Wednes
day OF each month, st 7:3D P. N
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AN Empress. Good Work.

The young empress of China, contrary
to. all traditional customs, is taking q
prominent place in public life Form
erly no one was permitted to appear on
the road traversed by her majesty under
penalty of death. Now the emperor per-
mits his subjects to line the streets when
he and his consort travel and to approach
them with petitions, to which they listen
in the kindest manner. The young en-
press has commanded the custom Of sac
rificing human beings in order to propi-
tiate the Goddess of Silk Culture to cease.
And she has assisted in planting null
berry trees in the forecourt of the temple
where the sacrifices once took place
New York Sun. - . = {. + 5
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Whatever one may think of the gem
eral sanity of Emperor William of Ger
many there can be only one opinion as to
the soundness of his views on the liquor
question so far at least as they relate to
two measures he is seeking to incorpor-
ate into the laws of the Empire. One is
a provision that no spirituous liquors
shall be sold to any lads under sixteen
years OF age except in the presence OF their
parents or guardians, the other is that
no Intoxicating drink. shall be sold to
any habitual drunkard. The fact that
the statistics of German insanity show a
direct ratio to those of intemperance
(twenty eight per cent. OF insane per-
sons in the Rhine provinces having lost
their reason through excessive drinking
is evidence of the necessity of solnesziee'.
Ia
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THE CHURCHES.

CT. PETERS CHURCH-Rev. Father BRoNs-
y GEEsT Pastor. Low Mass every Sunday at
IA N. High Mass at 10:30A NJ. vespers at
7P.M. - :
A DVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Preaehing
IA in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms every Sunday at II
a. m. and p m. Sunday school Immediately
after morning service. j. A. Orchard, pastor.
CT. PAUL'S CHURCH-Union Street, opposite
y Fifth. Rev. Eli D. Sutcliffe Rector. Services
every Sunday at IL A. n. and 7:30 P. M Sunday
School 9:45 A. NJ. Evening Prayer on Friday at
1880
E1IRST BAPTIST o. D. TAY-
T. LoR, Pastor. Morning services every Sab
bath at the academy at IL A.. NJ. Sabbath
School Immediately after morning services
Prayer meeting Friday evening atPastor's resi-
dence. Union services in the court house at z
P. NJ.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH-Rev. W. c.
~ CURTIS, Pastor: Services every Sunday at II
A.. M. and P. M. Sunday School after morning
service. Strangers cordially invited Seats free
M e. E.CHuRCH-Rev. A C. SPENCER, pastor
NJ Services every Sunday morning. Sunday
School at 1920 O'Clock P N. cordial invitation
is extended by both pastor and people to all.
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se.er TOO Many Of These.

There has been a great buckIing down
to solid comfort. If one may judge of the
qnantity of s1sspapders that have been
sold Aman that receives two u1nbrel-
las, OF. two bath robes, or two canes or
two smoking, jackets, has surfeit of
any of them, but pair of braces is the
safest present that can be sent to man.
Duplicates make no difference A man
may have, with relish, pair, of sus-
penders for every pair of trousers
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Fading Red Cloud.

Old Red Cloud, who was deposed from
his position as chief of the Sioux to
make room for American Horse, young
or man, is now pitifm spectacle, It is
said. He frequently visits the Chadron
agency and weeps and walls about his
fall from power. He is now rapidly go-
ing blind, and seems to be dying from a
broken heart. His aged squaw remains
faithful to him, and he is popular with
the Sioux nation.-Exchange
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-03
A Ghost in a rIine.

A ghost has driven the workmen from
the 700 foot level of the Anaconda cop
per mine at Butte, Mon. They declare
that the ghost, which was former fore
man of the mine, perches itself on the
timbers in the slopes and gives orders as
to the manner in which the work should
be performed. Exchange
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-03

The Bank of England's doors are now
so finely balanced that the clerk, by
pressing knob under his desk, can
close the outer doors instantly and they
cannot be opened again except by spec
ial process. This Is to prevent the dar-
ing and ingenious unemployed of the
great metropolis froms robbing the Ia
nous institution. The bullion depart
ments of this and other great English
banking establishments are nightly sub
merged in several feet of water by the
action OF the machinery. In some of
the London banks the bullion depart
ments are connected with the managers
sleeping-rooms, and an entrance cannot
be effected without setting off an alarm
near the PERSONS head. If dishonest
official, during day or night, should take
even so much as one from pile of a
thousand soyereigns, the whole pile
would instantly sink and pool of water
take its place, beside letting every per-
son in the establishment know of the
theft.-MGnchester Guardian.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-03

The discovery of immense fields Of
coal in. Washington has already caused
an enormous influx of capital into that
state and the output next year is ex-
pected to be more than 2 600, 900 tons.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-03

The sheriff of Marion county is cor
sidering the adyisability of putting up
the voting booths for the school election
this spring, to educate the voters.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-03

There are 100, 900 panpers in the city
of London alone while the Salvation
Army people estimate that to provide
for the helpless tenth throughout
Great Britain would, at an estimate of
sixteen cents day, require a charity
fund of 1855 ,OOO, 900 per annum.
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There is something pitifnl about a
woman fighting against the ravages of
time, the combat is SO unequal. Far
and away better is it to accept the in
evitable.
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1t would be a fine feather in the cap of
President Harrison should the efforts
now being made lead to the adoption OF
an agreement between the United States,
Great Britain, France and Germany to
adopt international free coinage. That
would settle the silverquestion, and in a
manner satisfactory to all except the
most ultra gold men.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-03

This congress district has not particle
of use for mere place nonehtity
to step into Mr. Hermann's shoes. IN
less congressman can be secured who
represents something in addition to what
the people now have as we'll keep Mr..
Hermann. What the people want is a
representative who will do as much to
open our great rivers as he does for the
harbors which are of little use until the
rivers are open.-SdIem Journal.
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The winter is quite severe in Malheur
county, snow two feet deep, and the
ranchmen have. been feeding for two
months.
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Notice.

All parties having claims against the
estate of Ralph Fonger, deceased, will
please present the same to T. I. Nicho-
las, administrator.
Columbia Hotel. Dalles City, Cr.,
January 6, 1892. john
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FIGURING MILL TO LEASE.

rTSHE 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 DaIles, Oregon.
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COR. SECOND AND FEDERAL SITS.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-01-29

ToLEDos Coal MINE.-The Toledo
Coal Company has employed a first
class Pennsylvania coal miner, who will
push the tunnel ON into the coal vein
at the Fate of three dollars per foot, and
take his chances on the prospect, as he
sees it, for his pay. This is fortunate
for the company, and it verify indicates
that the contractor has great confidence
i'll the outcome. All that is now neces-
sary Is to keep the Chilears from max
ing an INVASION on and plundering the
coal region. Van Cleve will keep sur
veillance for the company, however,
and no immediate danger should be
apprehended. If troops are necessary
to secure the company's safety there
will be sufficient voluntary action Oil
the part OF those who are versed more
IN military tactics than our editorial
fraternity, and we can assure Van
Cleve plenty of help. In the mean
time it would be wise to keep the
American flag visible, and we believe
Van Cleve is the man to do it.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-01-29

THE PIONEER Hop MAN.-Wm
Wells, of Buena Vista, called in the
city on business the first of the week.
Mr.. Wells is the pioneer hop grower of
Oregon, having planted the first hop
yard in the state near Buena Vista in
1867. A GAZETTE reporter met Mr..
Wells the other day, and requested in
formation regarding the hop outlook.
He stated that about 600 bales were as
yet unso!d in this state. Although the
quality Of our hops has been much be-
low the average, yet they have found
favor IN the London market beyond
the most sanguine expectations in the
early part of the season. The market
has slowly gained strength and adj
vanced fully four and five cents per
pound from date of opening. This has
resulted in part from the poor quality
OF the crops grown elsewhere, and
partly from the satisfactory results of
previous growths of Oregon hops that
had gone into consumption for ''sum-
mer use hops" in the English brewer
les. 1t transpires that our hop growers
have nothing to fear in the future of
this business if proper care be taken to
extermlnate the vermn and properly
prepare to rapidly harvest the crop
after 1t has matured, and cure thor
oushly at "A low temperature. The out
look TOR the future is cheerful.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-01-29

OREGoN's OLDEST SCHOOL TEACHER =
The Oregon School Journal has for some
time been casting about in search of the
Oldest Oregon school teacher; and it is be-
leved that we have found him, in the per-
SON of Prof. John d. Wood, who, at the age
of sixteen, began teaching in Benton county
in 1856. He has taught 25S months on
public money, and several terms OF Sub
scriptinn schools" All this work with the
exception of one term (Which was taught
in Wasco county, was done within radius
of sixty miles, taking Corvallis as center.
While this career has been entirely in the
ungraded schools, many of the leading men
and women of the state received instruc-
tion from him. Prof. Wood says he has
an ambition to be spared long enough SO
that he may finish his 800 months teaching
on public money.-The Oregon School
journal
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-01-29

FARM PRODUCE Farm produce always
finds good market if in quality it is in a
marketable condition. If we regard the
matter in any other light, the farmer would
90 hungry before we should consent to offer
him our patronage. Stale farm produce
offered to the market is an insult, an out
rage to common decency. We want the
genuine article, AMI the honest farmer will
satisfy our wants, But there are instances III
which alulterate,l articles have been placed
on the market rs a substitute for the
genuine farm produce, and, of course, the
consumer is robbed in all such cases. An
illustration of this nature has been cited to
u.s. One of our business men purchased a
fine display of butter, to all external ap-
pearancas; but on investigation, it was
found to be stale article with thin coat
ing of good butter, which really was a fraud
and deception and ought to be handled
according to law. Another case is that OF
farmer who sold one OF our merchants some
lard, which, on examination proved to lie q
fake, and was not in condition to be put
on the market for sale. It ght be well to
say that farm produce, if the genuine article.
will always find ready market with our
merchants, but the pablic are not anxious
at all to be deceived. We are glad to re-
mark that Benton county is not infested
with many of such farmers.
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(To be continued.)
A DELIGHTFUL ENpERTAINyEyT

A DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT.- -
1t has been some time since any public
amusement attraction has been offered
to the citizens Of Corvallis, but one is
promised for to morrow night at the
opera house, that will no doubt attract
IL large audience The celebrated mind
reader Carl King and the Spanish
Troubadours, who have been touring
the valley and have everywhere met
with delighted audiences, will give one
Of their pleasing entertainments in this
city. The Carl King combination is
one Of the strongest and most attract
i've now on the road. Gail King him
self, in his marvellous fe,ts of thought
reading has tillel with astonishment
large audiences all over the country.
The wonderful faculty of thought
reading possessed by him has made
him the marvel of the day. He is with
out doubt the legitimate successor of
the late Washington Irving Bishop,
whose great performance filled with awe
the entire world and ultimately caused
his death, Mr.. King will tell You the
number Of your watch without even
looking at 1t. He will find an article
hidden in an ou5-ofthe-way place,
while blindfolded. He will tell you
the date of Il coin in your pocket, and
perform other equally difficult and
seemingly impossible things, solely
through his power of mind reading.
At intervals between the feats of Mr..
King the Spanish Troubadours, with
Don Jose Ramirez at their head, will
furnish some delightful mdsic on the
mandolin, bandurria and guitar. The
don is the champion mapdolinst of the
world and has standing challenge to
the world to play any man or woman
who thinks he is not. The ladies of
the company are all expert artists on
that beautiful instrument, the guitar,
and have everywhere been received
with marked favor They are pictur-
esque figures in their Spanish peasant
costumes. DON'T fail to see this novel
and Interesting entertainment, at the
opera house tomorrow night Reserv-
ed seats IS and so Cents. Gallery
seats, at the back, % cents.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-01-29

OYSTERS AND SEEDs-Are valuable for
W ats IN 'em. Good and bad oysters look
ALIKE in the shell. Good and BAD seeds often
haze the same appearance. Any one can tell
aw,rthiess oyster on opening it. The value
of Al seed must be determined by Hs growth.
This makes itsauality worth considering.
YoR want seeds-that will grow,. apd you
vans the product to be of value. You can
not insure either of these things BY mere in
spection. There is but one guarantee, the
reliability of the firm from which you bny.
That our advertisers. Messrs d M Ferry
& CO., of Detroit, Mich, are most reliable,
is attested by the fact that millions BaY
seeds frons them year after year Their enor.
NOUS business furnishes the highest proof
of their reliability. Their Seed Annual for
1892 is model of its kind illustrated, des-
criptive, grisetl. Itcontains Information of
great value to any ono about to plant seeds.
Sent free eai application to the firms address,
Detroit, Mich.