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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
BORN.
NEW Tsp-nA Y
Administrators Sale.

N01ICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the under
IN sigred, administrator of the estate of Harri-
son Corum. deceased, b. virtue of an order OF the
county Court of ths State of Oregon for Wasco
County, in probate. made the 5th day of Septem-
Der, A. d. 1893, and supplementary order made by
said court of date Dec mber g. 1893 will on satur-
day, the 27th day of January. 1884, at the hour
P. NJ of said day at the Court House door in Dalles
City, in Wasco County, State of Oregon, sell at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand,
subject to the confirmation of said Court all of the
following described real estate and water rights
longing to the estate Of the said deceased to.wit
The west half of the northeast quarter, and the
northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Sec
tion twenty-five in township two north of range ten
east of the Willamette meridian continuing 10 acres
and situated in asco County, State of RECON; and
also the east half of the east half of section 80.
twenty-five in township No two north tf range ten
east of the Willamette meridian, containing 100
acres, and situated in Wasco County, State OF Ore
gen, together with the tenements. hereditaments
and appurtenances and water rights thereto belong
ing, ahd belonging to said estate
ALI the above described property, including the
water rights, to be sold in one parcel.
Dated, December % 1893.
]. W. CONDOR.
Administrator of the estate OF Harrison Corum.
d deceased.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
The Green Can of the Bankrupt.

There was law in force in France
for century or more that compelled
banNupts to wear green caps. This
was done to prevent tradesmen from
being imposed upon by such as were
unable or unwilling to pay. Success
sive edicts enlarged the privileges of
bankruptcy, but they forfeited them
if they appeared in public without
green caps. If those who cannot or
will not pay their debts were COM
PEELED to wear such caps at the pres
ent day, the streets of most of our
cities would have rather a verdant
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
A Mothers Love.

When the late General Butler was
in command in New Orleans, a wom-
an of that city applied to him for a
pass through the Union lines that
she might see her son, who was lying
wounded in house in the suburbs.
The general told her she could have
one if she would take the oath of al
legiance. This she refused to do and
argued long and earnestly against it,
breaking into a flood of tears at
length and exclaiming, "You do not
know how I love my son." "Ahr
cried Butler, with scathing emphasis,
.'but you love secession better. -
New York Sun.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
The Tale of the Telephone.

The first telephone that was ever
used was not electrical, nor was it a
scientific instrument in any sense of
the term A little more than so years
ago the employees of large manu-
factory beguiled their leisure hours
by kite flying. Kites large and small
went up daily, and the strife was to
see who could get the largest. The
twine which held them was the
thread spun and twisted by the La
dies of the village.
One day to the tale of the largest
kite was attached a kitten, sewed in
a canvas bag, with a netting over
the mouth to give it air. When the
kite was at its greatest height-200
feet or more-the mewing could be
distinctly heard by those holding the
string. To the clearness of the at
mosphere was attributed the hearing
of the kittens voice. This is the first
account we remember of speaking
along line. Sheffield Telegraph
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23

that every child takes readily.
2. They're perfectly easy In their
action-no gripping, no disturbance.
8. Their effects last. There's no
reaction afterwards. They regulate or
cleanse the system, according to size
of dose.
4. They're the cheapest, for they're
guaranteed to give satisfaction, or your
money is returned. You pay only for
the good you get.
5. Put up in glass-are always fresh.
6. They cure Constipation, Indiges-
ton. Bilious Attacks, Sick or Bilious
Headaches, and all arrangements Of the
liver, stomach and bowels.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
Mamma Caught Mapping.

cam I thin or fat, mammal"
She had already been asking too
many questions, but her mother an
swered her once more.
'sWhy, DEAR" she said, you are
not very fat, but you are fat enough
for little girl who is growing"
This reply was certainly diplomat
ic, but it did not apparently satisfy
the child, for few seconds later she
came out with this terrible poser:
"Say, mamma, are there any little
girls who are not growing9"-Boston
Herald.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
The Best Market For Fine Tea.

Outside their own countrymen, the
Chinese growers find their best mar
ket for high class teas among the
Russians. The Slavs consume an I'M
mense quantity of green tea, and the
nobility pay tremendous prices for
the pick of the market.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
The CAPTAIN

OF good Ship Storm King says. For the
past five years / have used Sulphur Bit
ters on board my vessel. and have not
lost man. They are sure preventive
of all contagious fevers so incident to
warm climates. Please send me at once
fwo dozen bottles, and obiige J. Starret,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
Iss.,, Care. and Plea,ures.

The bride had just left the altar,
and the dear old grandma was kissing
the fresh cheek Of her blushing young
descendant. ''And now, my dear, >
whispered she Of the white hair and
timeworn face, remember that hfe's
cares must be ife's pleasures. New
York Times.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
A Queer World.

This is queer world where men
live so that one can hardly tell which
has capital the size of the others
income. "Spend as you CO." reasons
one. ''Go without spending" says
the other-and it is left to the wise
ones to tell t'other from which. -Bos-
ton Commonwealth.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
ASiigaee'S Notice.

In THE MATTER Of the assignment Of Frank
i Vogt insolvent debtor.
To all whom it may concern: Notice Is hereby
hiven that Frank Vogt. OF The Dalles, Wasco Co.,
Oregon, has made general assignment to me, for
the beueft Of his creditors under the general as.
sgnment laws of the State Of Oregon, and the cred
quIred to present their claims, under oath, to me
at The Dalles National Bank, Tn. Dalles, Oregon,
within three months from the date hereof.
N. A. MOODY.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
Assignee's 8 Sale.

NJ A. Moody, assignee, will offer for
sale at public auction, on Saturday,
Dec. %, Frank Vogts entire stock of Dry
Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats
and Caps, Furnishing Goods, etc. The
sale Is for the benefit Of creditors, and
the stock is to be disposed of at once.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
Real Estate Transfers.

Dec 2l-Jobn PraIl and wife to Jason b
Gorham; 36 rods across west end of NV or.
sec 6, tp n, l3 e; $500.
Dec 2I-A L Reese ct ux to Mary NJ
Gorami; lot d. block 36, Ft DalIes military
reservation; $375.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
Eleven Years in Charge.

EicVcn nebrS tn CGar&e.
OF the package department, Boston and
Maine Depot. B>ston, Mass. Miss Helen
Jones, says: was sufferer from gem
eral debility, bilIousuess and water brash
for several years, and life seemed s'most
a burden to me. After using almost
everything, Sui phur Bitters cured me-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23

SIX POINTS,
out of many
where Docto :
Pierce's Pellets
are better than
; other pills /:
l. They're the
sm st, and
easiest to take
littl e, su agar
coated granules
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
FOR SALE.

kN0 ACRES, four and half miles west of The
CHU Dalles en- Chenoweth creek, of the best
Fruit or Wine Land, with an abundance Of wood
and running water. There two houses and two
barns on rhe land. About SO acres in cultivation,
~ acres in orchard (some bearinR), IA acres In
grape vines, 500 acres In pasture. Also the finest
pottery clay close to running water. Price, $500;
will sell any part Of the same. For particulars,
apply at this office. dec1-
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
Judging From Annearances.

Judging From Appearances.
THAT man must play in the band, T"
said Bobbie.
why do you think soY" asked
Wilton.
Because he has handy legs" said
Bobbie. Bazaar.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
Wanted.

Four or five thousand bushels of wheat
for feed. The OREGON LAND COMPANY,
Salem, Oregon
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
To Sell or Exchange

For Dalles property, 0 acres fruit lands. miles
from Portland, ,kmile from Claclsmas. Improve
ments, houses barn, good WE'LL 700 fruit trees
1H acres In strawbe-r -ries.
For terms address
L. W. b., clackamas, Oregon.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-12-23
The ya,ua os vio,,n wood.

Less than cent is the value of the
raw material in a violin. This lend
ing of so much worth to little wood
is graced by a charm seldom equaled
in romance or reality, for a violin
made by Stradivarius or an Amati
and owned by some distinguished
virtuoso has not infrequently been
sold for $1,000, about 20 times its
weight in gold-New York Adver-
%iSar
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
THE TOILET OF RlR DIS.

Pocullarieies OF Feathered Creatures Re-
gardinE Their Rath.
The feathered tribes have many Pc
culiar ways and fancies about the de-
tails of their toilets. Some birds use
water only, some water and dust, while
others prefer dust and no water. Birds
are not only exceedingly nice in their
choice Of bath water, says New York
Home, but also very particular about
the quality of their toilet dust. :"
Wild ducks, though feeding by salt
water. prefer to battle in fresh water
pools, and will fly long distances In
land to running brooks and ponds.
where they preen and dress their
feathers in the early hours of the
morning. Sparrows bathe often, both
in water and in dust, They are not so
particular about the quality Of the
water as about the quality of the dust
They prefer clean water, but have
seen them take dip in shallow pools
that were quite muddy. The city spar
row must take a water bath where he
can get tin the street or on the tops
of houses-but he is most careful in
his choice of his dust bath. Road dust,
the dryest and finest possible, suits
him best. / have noticed the city
sparrow taking his dust bath in the
street and invariably he chooses
place where the dust is like powder
cartridges prefer dry loan. They
like to scratch out the soil from under
the grass and fill their feathers with
cool earth. Most birds are fond Of
burnt ashes Some morning early take
a walk across field that has been
burnt over and see the number of
winged creatures that rise suddenly
from the ash heaps A darling form.
= small cloud OF ashes and the hathers
disappear s
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
Italian Etiquette.

Ii the woman who visits Rome.
wishes to follow tradition and "do as
the Romans do" she will be careful,
never to take an escorts arm in a,
Catholic church. Indeed. the guides.
instruct those who stroll innocent1ys
arm in arm about ST. Peters, looking
at the pictures, frescoes and affairs OF
that wonderful cathedral, that they
are committing an impropriety Ital-
ians are very particular about the
etiquette of kissing the hand. A mani
kisses the right hand Of his mother,
aunt or elderly friend, and the left
hand of his sweetheart. It is not per-
mitted him to kiss the palm OF the
hand except in great and afectionateS
intimacy; it is regarded as token that
he is very much in love. Upon arriy-.s
ing at formal dinner q gentlema1fs
takes the hand Of his hostess and bends
low over it as if about to kiss it, butt,
does not do So After1ainner etiquettA
demands that be take her hand again;
and kiss it
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
wil.,ness Of the British Channel.

There are about eighty days in the
year when the dreaded English chan
mel is nearly as SMOOTH as mill pond:
though there will generally occur a
slight ground swell. If northeast or
northwest wind blows hard it is quite
true that the sea in the channel is one
of the worst in the world, though rel:l-
lively slight The tides, which are
very various, crossing the wind. COM
bined with the sha}lowness of the
water and the fact that the ebb and
flood meet and part just off Dover.
kick up at times an entirely peculiar
and abominab]e ocean dance which
even old salts cannot always stand.
But at the worst the passage is nova
days only a matter Of some eighty or
ninety minutes-very different from
those bygone times when lugger-
rugged smacks or heavy cutters used
to roll the suffering passengers from
coast to coast on such wild sea as
is depicted in Turner's famous picture,
or. as when in 1922, the first steam
packet, the Rob Roy, Of fifty tons,
came over on May %, bringing six
adventurous persons
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
Deep Soa Life.

In the profoundest abysms Of the
sea are strange forms'of life that never,
save when brought up by the trawl.
see. the upper light. The work carried
on by the United States fish commits
sion has established the fact that
forms of sea life inhabiting the upper
waters may descend to about twelve
hundred feet from the surface. but be-
low this, to depth of three hundred
or three hundred and sixty fathoms. q
barren zone intervenes where marine
life seems absent But still deeper,
strange to say, has been discovered an
abundant and varied fauna. new to SCI
ence, living under conditions of
tremendous pressure and the paucity
of the DEMONSTRATING element OF oxy-
ren
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
THE COLLEGE "GRIND. !.
He WORKS, Economics and Becomes q
R>&lraa

ks0clUS0.
The Harvard grind" is term used
as often in the college circles as any
surname, says the Boston Herald. The
name originated from the old custom
men had of getting down and working.
hard y few days before examination.
Finally, when a fellow was known to J;
keep up this grinding process through
out the term, he soon went under the
caption OF grind" The name has
nov become an established term in
Harvard life, and the visitor is now
sh own the grind's headquarters, the
g,.ind's table In our dining hall and the
grind's haunts.
To see him in his true light, the
grind must be hunted out at different
times Of the year. traced up one OF
these fellows year ago in the dead OF
winter. He lived in an upstairs room,
eight by eight feet; no stove IN the
room. no heating apparatus OF any
kind, for, in fact, there was not room
for any; small single bed across one
side bureau across the other. and a
little table under the one window In
the narrow aisle in the center there was
room but for one chair. A light carpet
Oh the floor, a loolxing-glass set in the
bureau top, and one or two wall decora-
lions completed the furnishings of the
room. It was totally wanting in all
those little artistic designs so char
scteristic of the Harvard room. No
fine art lectures practiced as pre-
scribed there by Prof Norton; no
trace of bric-a-brac and crimson deco
ration. In short, it was sort Of den
I'm which man could ''eat and sleep
and have his being
, To be sure, this was not an attract
i've lodging. but, as the occupant in
formed me. he could study there and
the room cost him only two dollars
per week. When ventured the sug-
gestion that it must be very risky liv-
ing there without fire in the dead OF
winter, he said he usually worked in
! one of the university private libraries
during the day and until ten o'clock at
night. Upon seeing small Oil cook
stove in one corner ] made a great
venture upon it's use and found that
this student was doing his own cook
ing. I also learned that his laundry
bills were minimum. In short, that he
was living on one dollar and fifteen
cents per week, according to his own
figures.
Here is rare case, but one not near"
~ as rare as might be expected at first
thought. Because men are students
in university does not make all OF
them aspire to anything socially,
Here is an actual case where a man
turned himself into recluse, did his
own cooking and washing, and spent
every minute grinding over books.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
Edicts Against Coal.

1t is said that when coal was first
used in England the prejudice against
it was so strong that the house of COM
mons petitioned the king to prohibit
the further use of the internal aud
noxious fuel A royal proclamation
having failed to abate the nuisance, a
commission was appointed to ascer~
tain who burned COLES within the
limits Of the city of London; to punish
by branding for the first ofense and
by demolition Of the furnaces for the
second. Finally, when minor punish
ments had no effect, law was passed
making coal burning capital offense-
In the records of the Old Tower there
is an account of man who was hanged
there for no other crime than that Of
using coal for fuel contrary to royal
edict; this in the time of Edward /.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
ANIMAL FERTILIZERS.

A New Way to Provide Plants with Eleo-
tricfty.
A dead animal of any kind, fish, fowl
or beast, buried near the roots of a
fruit or other tree, will cause a won
derful growth, says Fosters Weather
Bureau. The animal substance does
not pass into the vegetable, but being
a natural ard a powerful generator of
electricity, increases the, current that
passes from the atmosphere to the
earth, and thereby a larger quantity of
support is drawn from the atmosphere.
You can grow a good crop of potatoes
on brick pavement If moisture is re-
tanned and the potato vines are con-
nected with moist earth by copper
wires.
Commercial fertilizers do not enrich
the soil. do not add anything to it that
is of value. The object sought in these
fertilizers is to put the sod into con-
dition that will enable it to conduct
electricity. The electrical current
passes into the vegetable through its
leaves, carrying with it the gross mat
ter that goes to build up the vegetable
cells, and after that matter is deposited
in the vegetable the electric current
must have conductor through which
to pass to the earth
WORKOUT soils are poor conductors,
and the acids used in the commercial
fertilizers. which are little more than
acids and sand. pulverize the dead soil
and enliven it for a short time. Those
acid fertilizers are largely used in the
New England states and in the cotton
countries east of the Mississippi.
But few people in the upper MisSis-
sippi and the Missouri valleys ever saw
a commercial fertilizer. If science can
find something that will render worn
out soil good conductor it will save
millions of dollars annually that isnow
paid out for commercial fertilizers.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
Travelling stones.

Moving stones are located III Long
pond, Me- On the easterly side of the
pond is cove which extends nearly a
hundred rods further east than the
general course OF the shore. The bot
tom is clay and very shoal. On the
bottom are stones of various sizes,
which. it is evident from various cir
cumstances, have an annual motion
toward the shore. The proof OF
this is the mark or track left behind
them, and the bodies OF clay driven up
before them. Some Of these stones
are two or three tons weight and
have left track of several rods, hav-
ing at least a cart-load of clay before
them. The shore of this cove is lined
with these stones. which, it would
seem, have crawled out of the water
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
MANS INCONSISTENCIES.
A. Enumerated BY One Of His Loving. But
Critical sisters.

Critical sisters.
A man can take his life in his hand
and go boldly into the trackless prairie
to meet herd of savage buffaloes, or
he can traverse the horrors of an Afri-
can jungle without a shudder in his
body. But he cannot enter fancy
wool shop to match special hue with
out breaking into violent persp1ra-
ton, and finally rushing away without
fulfilling his task.
A man can suffer the amputation OF
a limb in heroic silence, but he cannot
endure mustard plaster on his chest
| without shrieking aloud for mercy.
says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A man can bear the deprivation OF
his wealth with the calmness of a
stole, but he cannot lose his collar stud
on the bedroom floor without violent
| outburst of temper.
A man can endure the pangs OF hun
ger on desert island with brave
spirit, but he cannot eat his BRIDES
! first pudding without a smothered
ejaculation.
A man can smile grimly under the
| tortures of the rack, but he cannot
tread on tin tack with his bare foot
! without bitter howl.
A man can walk forty miles day
and arrive fresh and bright at the end
of his journey, but he cannot nurse a
baby half an hour without complain
ing that he is utterly worn out
| A man can calculate to the uttermost
farthing the cost of the Suez canal, but
he cannot estimate the price of a wo1n-
ans bonnet without egregious errors.
| A man can possess the physical
strength of Samson, but he cannot
help to take down the pictures for the
annual spring cleaning without feel
ing completely exhausted with his
| labors.
A man can beard the savage tiger in
| his lair without a culver of his mus
cles, but he cannot bring an unex-
pected friend to dinner on a washing
day without trembling in every Limb.
| A man can suffer death at the stake
; with the dignity of a martyr. but he
cannot chase after his hat in a public
road without looking ridiculous.
A man can wait many years in proud
silence for the public appreciation of
| his work, but at a domestic crisis he
cannot get up and light the fire every
day for week without feeling that he
is fit for immediate canonization.
A man will go through fire and wa
| ter to win the girl of his heart but he
will not allow her to see him with q
| four days growth on his chin.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
Oddities OF Taste.

Among the curiosities of taste, the
Partisan passion for Substitution at
the morgue must hold conspicuous
place. The principal keeper at the
morgue is said to have had many APP
plications from persons eager to figure
as corpses on the slabs of the dead
house. They were deferred by the
official announcement that the temper
AZURE of the bodies was kept some de-
rrees below zero If this discomfort
could have been endured for twelve
hours. and if the authorities could
have been persuaded to lend them
selves to such fraud, what materials
for coup in journalism would have
been afforded to some eDterprising
genius!
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-18
Uses Of Aluminium.

There seems to be no end to the
uses of ALUMINIUM. Its extreme light
ness makes it invaluable in all cases
where strength is a secondary consid-
Grafton. Tripods for landscape cam
eras are now made OF it. and 6ne
chains for eyeglasses These in
stances alone illustrate the immense
variety of purposes to which it is APP
plicable- In fact. there seems to be
great probability Of aluminium rapidly
taking its place in the same category
with gold and silver for many articles
now manufactured Of those metals
which are heavier s5