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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
Rovs, and tsirIs Aid society

Boys may be had land sometimes girls)
or-tl) ordinary service at wages; p upon
ndenture. ito work, attend school, and be
brought up somewhat as your own;l and
t3) children may be had for legal adoption.
Address, ]. II. Misener, Superintendent
Oregon Boys and Girls Aid society, Port
land. Oregon,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
Fen From Train aud Kl,ied.

PENDLEToN, Or, Dec, 25-James p.
Bushee, of this city, Masonic grand !ec-
turer, who has been engaged in official
duties ia the Willamette valley for sew
eral months past, white returning home
this morning on the east bound Union
Pacific train to pass Christmas with his
family, in some unaccountnble manner
was thrown from the steps of char
car, striking on his head, killing him in
stantly, while the train was just entering
the city limsts. 1t was some hours after
the accident that the body was found. 1t
is supposed ice and frost on the plarform
caused him to slip. his head striking the
Ties and rails.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
EIeven Yenrs In Cnnrge.

ofthe package department, Boston and
Maine Depot, Boston, Mass. Miss Helen
Jones, says: was sufferer from gem
eral debility, billousDess aud water brash
for several years, and life seemed almost
burden to me. After using almost
everything, Sulphur Bitters cured me.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
Bread Femme Eminent in Chicago.

breHu FHmihe EmInent IN Chlcago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24-The possibility of
bread famine stares the city in the face.
Saturday night the bakers In two large
bakeries were ordered out by the union.
The bosses organization has taken up
the matter and declares that the men
must return to work under the new rules
or give up their positions. In coDse
quence the bakers union has ordered a
strike in nine other bakeries.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
suicide OF a Bank-Presiden

SHAKoPEE. Mlnn., Dec 22--Davli K
Howe, president and cashier OF the First
National bank, killed himself this morn
ing Dependency over domestic and
financial troubles was the cause.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30

Nytra-G 'ycerine Magazine Blown mp.
MCDONALD, Pa. Dec. 24-Tbis after
noon the magazine of the Acme Torpedo
Company, at Willow Grove, was blown
to atoms by an explosion of nitro glycer
Inc. Buildings for miles around were
shattered and considerable damage was
done. Every window glass in town was
broken. No person was seriously in
jured The explosion was caused by the
glycerIne becoming overheated frem
fire built to tnaw it out. This is the
third time within two years that the
magazine has been destroyed.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
Aunther account OF .he Batt; e

BUENos AYREs, Dec. a2-A ssvers>en-
gagement between Brazilian insurgents
and government troops is reported to
have taken place at Itajshy, north of
Desterre 1t is said that 400 were killed
aud large number wounded. The gov
ernment Is said to have captured the
rebel warship Madero.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
Lost

On the streets OF The Dalles this fore
noon letter addressed to Miss Catherine
Martin. The finder will be suitably re-
warded by leaving the same at this office.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
Wood! Wood! Wood!

Best grades oak. fir, pine and slab wood.
Office l33 Second street. All orders
promptly attended to.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30

When Baby was sick, we gave her castOria.
When she was Child she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children. she gayethem Castoria.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
anted.

Three or four rooms. Must be nicely
urnished. State price.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
FOR RENT.

DART OF THE MICHELBACH RESIDENCE,
with several acres of land; also part of orchard.
or terms apply to GEORGE WILLIAMS,
Administrator Of the estate Of John Michelbac
eceased- mch28
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30
sOCiETIES-'

roLUMBlA LODGE, NO, 5, 1. o. o. F-Meets
u every Friday evening at 7:S0 o'clock, in x. OF p.
Hail. corner of Second and Court streets. Sojourn-
ing brothers welcome Il. CLoUeH, Secy.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30

FRIENDSHIP LODGE, NO. g., K. of P.-Meets
4 every Monday evening at 500 O'Clock, in Schan.
Soiournine brothers are cordially invited.
D. vAusE, X. k. and s. T. MENEFEE, G G.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-30

2 NaoDERN wooDMEN OF THE WORDING.
= NI Hood Camp, No. SO, meets every Tuesday
y evening of each week at 7:30 o'clock, in A kelers
i Hall. All brothers and sojourning brothers are
(. invited to be present.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07
THE DEBT STATEMENT.
Tbs Increase During HcvembsrCasl
in the Treasury.

The debt statement issued shows q net In
crease in the public debt, less cash In the
Treasury, during November Of %, ZIG, 1873. A.
The misunderstanding debt increased e1sO |;
the Notwithstanding debt increased
$S78,Ss5. so, and tho cash In Treasury de-
creased 1904, 674.97.
The balances OF tho several classes OF debt
at the close OF business on November 50 were
DEMONSTRATING debt s5s5, 0s9, 220 debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity
$l,s3s, $3.50. rs debt bearing no interest 1884,
6ss,7l5.87; total s96I 1858, 316 IS.
The certificates and Treasury notes, Offset
BY an equal amount OF cash In tho Treasury
outstanding Mt the end OF month were $500
229,S02 an increase OF Oil, 6l9,A1.
TIE total cash in the Treasury was S7s4,.
$40, 1855. The gold reserve was $50, s59, 04s.
Net cash balance &12, 24o, 5s7.sa.
In the month there was a decrease In gold
coins and bars Of o., 152, 04s. %, the total a.
the close being 9161, 122, 1913 or silver there
was an increase OF e62, 1226I
OF tho surplus there was In national bank
repositories s17, 22o, 500, against s2o Al, $40
81 at the end OF tho previous month.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

arc to como down. nve points with the
lapse Of 1ve years. Carpets, an industry In
which wo will soon DO independent OF COM
petition, arc put at IS per cent for Amin
ster, Moquette and Wilton, 80. psr esps for
Brussels, whiio common grades go down to
20 per cent Tho bill provides that tho
duties shall DO removed from wool on March
and reduced ON wooden goods July /.
Tho above II rapid summary OF tho
chief changes made by tho proposed bill, and
will Sivo satisfactory idea, L believe, of its
general structure. 1t 10 estimated that It
will reduce revenue ON tho basis Of tho Inn
portntions OF 1892, about 90, ooO, 900 with ar
Immensely larger decrease OF tax binding. to
the American people. Tint administrative
law Is reported with few amendments,
suggested by experience OF tn operation.
Tho law was chiefly prepared by Mr. Hewitt.
when he was in Con gress, and tho changes
proposed In our bill nre to mako II moro
elective, while at the samo time softening
some OF the features added by tho Mckinley
bill that would treat the business OF import
ing as an outlnwry, not entitled to the pro-
lection OF the government"
INCOME TAX AND THE REVENUE
Tho Republicans. under tho rules will have
10 days in which to prepare their report, In
which time the majority report will be In
ished, and the bill will then be presented to
the House.
The internal revenue features OF the bill
have cot been completed They will 10 con-
oidered by tho full committed. 1t isexpected
that they will be made public this week. II
not, ut the earliest date thereafter. It is
mnniiestly the belief OF the committee that
tho reduced revenues c&used by the changes
in tho tarin schedule wl DO fully met by tho
receipts resulting from thsfdc0MS On -
Tho details Of this tax are yet to bo worked
out It Is not likely that my conclusion will
be reached regarding them for several days.
Such is the faith In the income tax on the
part Of some OF its friends on the committee
that they assorted that It will not be neces-
sary to raise internal receipts from any other
source. II their judgement Is followed, It IL
unlikely that the whtskey tax Will DO in,
creased, Or II It Il the increase will not ex.
coed 10 cents q gallon.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07
FLYING PIECES OF IRON,
Terrific Boiler Explosion in West vir-
gjnia--Men Fatally Hurt,

There wero two disastrous boiler ex-
plosions 10 West Virginia. At tho Dover
Bros. oil well, near Warrington, the boiler
lot go about tbroe o'clock With terrific VIC.
lence, portions Off being found half a mile
away. Ono large fragment descended
through tho roof Of Frank Barook's house +,
tho hrebox went through tho roof Of Mrs.
J. whiggiu's residence, narrowly missing
her childron, who were playing In the bod
room, and another piece landed In A. W
krafts yard, but a few yards from whore
hfs. Kraft was standing, and other narrow
escapes occurred. The only person hurt
was a son OF 8. NJ Dover and daughter
Of B. v. Cunningham, both OF whom were
scalded. Five or six houses wore demolished
by the force OF the explosion.
Tho other explosion was that OF saw
mill boiler at bragg, about twenty 1--we miles
from Parkersbure. N. Copeiy, Hanicy
Copely and Harry Jeovons were fatally
hurt, aud Allen Bonen seriously Injured.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

In conclusion. my intense feeling Of respoa-
eiothty tmpols NIB to invoke for tho manifold
tnS most scruputous care, and to pledge my
w1lllnE support to every legislative effort for
perity OF our beloved country.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07

the priceiof our manufactured products re-
s s,s pGsSs 9plS o ssD
bortcss 10 the direct dtssd vkitaSo OF our
manufsSa1rers. but also increases their cost
The tnl aFests Of labor are certainly. though
supply Ne limited demand for choir goods.
Tssn saey ars
10 nilb and factories. discharge OF en-
ployos, And distress in the homes OUT working.
BvenIif the often disprovod assertion could
be psde good that lower rate OF yages
d 5s som tTSs sas q, o,r snd 0w
men leads them quickly TO discover that their
steady employment, permttted by free raw
theis rssssion 70 al i.ria ' iesisstion. ''' !"
al. A. meesurc has been PREPARED by the appro.
tive action. II Is To result OF much patriotic
and nnscld'h work, and 1 bolteveit desls with
It's subject consistently an1 as thoroughly as
ori:tinS ooadtsions permit.
70 existing infernsl royenus tsSstion viii 'I 10
sss oss saS RssPs &c. &c c
TSe Committee. after FUN com sheraton. and
Witch mss oss Store che Sansss OF eSss
county adjusts itself TO The new tart1 scbed-
nssrSs tasss
small tex upon incomes derived from certain
corporate investments.
lately Just and easily borne. but they have the
furthor merit of being suoh as can DO remitted
ne * ass ne
g ~ Wss. desire for the success of tht.
fte SUCCESS cansOuly DO attained nv means OF
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-12-07
INElM|llEsSACE.
president Cleveland Discusses
Public Affairs.
TARIFF REFoRk" URGED.
Hawaiian Matters Reserved
For a Special Message.

ChfneseRegfstration Law-The United
States and BraziI-Enects OF tho
silver Purchase Repeal-Affairs
at Homo and Abroad-work of
tho Various Bureaus Summarized
Public EconomyAdvocated-
n ministration's Pension Policy.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-01

The Rev. Thomas Craven, who has
been a Methodist missionary for nearly
twenty years in India, is visiting Chi
cago. He says, reports the New York
Tribune, that almost the only news
cabled from this country to India dur
ing the last few months has been that
relating to silver. "Even such i'm
portant matters as the election of
Cleveland, " he says, might reasonably
have been expected to be have been
ignored in the teleSraphic dispatches
to India. These dispatches did not
even let us know whether Cleveland
was elected or not. But, on the other
hand. every little motion or resolution
and every interview with well-known
public men on the silver question was
at once telegraphed to us. This
showed the keenness with which we
were observing the action of this coun-
try on the silver question.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-01
Imitation American Physicians.

American medical missionaries are
now very popular in China. They are
everywhere welcome, more especially
because they offer medical advice and
medicine gratis, prefaced with re-
ligious exercises. The Chinese ap-
pear to appreciate this kind of practi-
cal religion. In recent letter to the
Missionary HeraI1, Eocto, Chaplin
tells of his missionary successes in the
vicinity of Pane Chuang, and says
con this trip | learned for the first
China number of counterfeit for
eigners. / was myself taken to be one
of that class because of nm ability to
make myself understood in Chinese.
1t seems that one or more enterpris-
ing celestials have gone into the work
of dispensing medicines after the man
ner of the American physician. Usu-
ally two or three men go together.
One of these dresses in foreign cos
tune and talks gibberish which is
not understood by the natives, and so
passes for foreign language. In
imitation of American physicians, all
medicine is given away, but, unlike
that fraternity, the bogus representa-
tive of America is quite willing to re-
ceive contributions of grain to feed the
animal which helps convey him from
village to village. In consequence
grain pours in upon him by the guam
tity. This is disposed of by confed-
crate at the nearest fair, and then All
Sin departs for fresh fields and pas
lures new
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-01
The Great Game of the Chinese.

Weichi is the greatest game of the
Chinese, especially with the literary
class, and is ranked by them superior
to chess. Like chess, this game is of
general military and mathematical
character, but is on a much more ex-
tended scale, the board containing 261
places and employing nearly 200 men
on side All of the men, however,
have the same value and powers. The
object is to command as many places
on the board as possible. This may
be done by inclosing empty spaces, or
surrounding the enemy's men. Very
close calculation is always essential in
order that loss i'll one region may be
met by gains in another, thus employ
ing skillful stragey when the contest
ants are evenly matched. The game
has come down from great antiquity,
being first mentionedin in Chinese writing
about 625 B. O. 1t was in all proba-
bility introduced by the Babylonian
astronomers, who were at that time in
structors of all the East Chicago
Herald
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-01

Says the New York Independent on
the subject of irrigation The earliest
agriculture of Europe, Asia and At
RIGA began in arid lands. Turning to
America it is discovered that this fun
damental art began everywhere under
like conditions of great aridity, on
sandy plains and hot deserts. In the
southwestern portion of the United
States, the very last district of the
country to be settled by white men, in
some portions of Utah, Colorado,
Arizona, New Mexico Nevada and
California, where natural vegetation is
so rare that it scarcely gives character
to the landscape, where sandstorms
drive over the country, where naked
plains spread under lurid sky, and
where the landscape is often one of
naked rock, and where adamantine
forms stand in groves, and the trees
are fossils buried in the rocks, the
most ancient agriculture is found. For
in the country thus described, the In
dian tribes in centuries lost to history
cultivated the soil by artificial irriga
ton, and developed corn, cotton, po-
tatoes, and other vegetables useful to
man, while the rich valleys to the
north and east were yet untouched by
agricultural labor.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-01

Foreigners are wont to classify Aus
tria among the German countries. As
a matter of fact her German speaking
population is but limited, and annually
losing ground. The increase in popu-
lation among the German inhabitants
of Austria is but s. per thousand per
year the increase with the Italians in
Austria is 5.92, and with the Slayonic
races 1893. OF 100 marriageable wo.
men i'll the German districts of Austria.
forty-one find husbands; among the
Slavonic races the percentage is fifty
two. One of the reasons for this show
ing is that in the German districts of
Austria the economic management of
affairs IS almost prohibitory to mar
riage among the younger sons and
daughters of the peasants. The home
stead goes to the eldest son, whose
brothers and sisters become his SER
wants. Among the Slavs the family
property is equally divided among all
children after the death of the father.
and each one is allowed to begin house
keeping on his own hook.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-01

The Government of Japan has in
hand plans for the construction of
fourteen new railway lines. At present
the railway mileage of the empire
reaches some 1900, of which 1914 be-
longs to various companies. These, it
is said, will be taken over by the State.
Formerly the lines were built by
British contractors, with material sup
piled by the United Kingdom, and
were operated by foreign engineers,
but now the State and private COM
panies have their own Japanese en-
gineers, and great part of the railway
material and rolling stock can be fur
nished from the National shops at
Shinbasi, although there is still room
for considerable foreign importation
in this line.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-01
Boob

On afternoons. when baby boy has had
splendid nap,
And sits, like any monarch or one, In
nurses lap,
In some such wise my han .ef l hold
before my face,
And cautiously and quiet se about the
Then. with cry. sud expose my face
to view,
And you should hear him laugh and crow
when say 'Booh! y
Sometimes that rascal tries to make believe
that he is scared.
And. really, when I first began he stared
and stared and stared;
And then his under lip came out and farther
out it came,
Till mamma and the nurse agreed it was
'cruel shame
But now what does that same wee todling,
lisping baby do
But laugh and kick his little heels when
say "Boohr ~
He laughs and kicks his little heels in rap
turous glee, and then
In shrill, despotic treble bids me edo it all
aden ~
And I-of course l do ii for, as his progen-
itor,
1t is such pretty, pleasant play as this that
am for
And it is, oh, such fun and am sure that
shall rue
The time when we are both too old to play
the game of ''booh ~
Eugene Field, in Chicago Record
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-01

They tell me you have completely be-
witched the boy, )" rejoined the friend.
81 must confess he seems to act very
foolishly. No matter what / do or say,
or ignore him, | can't scare him away.
have never done the slightest thing
to encourage him." julia soberly re-
piled.
'What's the matter with the boy,
then, that he hangs around You 80
much?" the friend asked.
II don't know" Julia slowly said,
and added in wistful manner, 81
wonder whether Jimmy will ever be a
man-will ever look like a man"
"He'sapretty boy, anyhow" laughed
the friend.
"Pretty RS baby" said Julia, join
ing in the laugh.
The subject of this conversation was
not boy, but man of thirty years.
A man of full stature, yet with the ex-
pressionless face of baby. 1t was
round and full. The skin was of soft
pink color, with tinge of darker color
in the cheeks. The eyes were large
and of light blue, and opened in an
innocent surprise when their owner
was spoken to. He had little chubby
nose and q small mouth. There were
no lines or shadows on his face.
Ee WIS pretty man; 50 pretty that
his face was repulsive to man and to
womankind There was nothing
about the face to counteract the SEEM
ingly expressionless vacuity there.
Strangers continually asked. "Who is
the man with the baby face?" The
reply was always Jimmy Ellis" The
man James Ellis was swallowed up in
the boy Jimmy.
Another characteristic heightened
the effects of his boyishness. Hisvoice
was pitched an octave higher than is
usual in men. He spoke in light.
chattering tone that went off into n
screech. He talked and laughed like
n woman. All his male associates as
he became older grew away from him,
deriding the man with baby face and
Il woman's voice. Womsnkind seemed
ever to be making sport of him.
James Ellis was extremely sensitive
in respect to these characteristics. He
WAS conscious of the fun and sport
others were having at his expense In
consequence ne gave humanity wide
berth. While he did so, he hated
that big baby face of his. 1t made
life miserable to him. 1t angered him
at times to hear his own voice. He
had in vain tried to coax growth of
whiskers to hide the face. A tuft of
yellow hair here and there was all that
made its appearance. In despair he
bad given up any further attempts in
this direction
Notwithstanding these outward
sigGs, James Ellis Was man of true,
honest, and honorable Instincts and as
pira.ions. He delighted in the pleasures
of robust manhood. He was nm oil
round athlete. There was not better
horseback-rider II tho town in which
he lived. His mother had died when
he was child. His father died when
he reached a:s majority, leaving him II
homo N tho Pennsylvania town of B.
and two farms lying near the village.
An aunt hal becn installed as house
keeper o7of the home
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1893-09-01

At meeting of railway employees in
Chicago recently Eugene V. Debs, long
connected with labor movements, said
that out of /, 900, 600 railway employees
in the United States but $50, 600, less
than one sixth of the entire number,
were members of the various existing
unions of railway employees. Probably
this is about the proportion of union
and nonunion men in other trades and
employments, suggests Public Opinion.