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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
CHOOSING A BUSINESS.
a Serious Question for An Young Men
Consider.

a Serious question Tor All Young Men to
Consider.
ssThe question of choosing q business
is serious one. As rule, a young
man should adopt the calling for which
he has preference. If he has no partic-
ular choice, it would be well for him to
try different occupations, until he finds
one that suits him. 1 do not counsel
changing about to crafty q spirit of
uneasiness, for once a young man is in
stalled in the business that he is suited
TO, he ought to stick to it, writes Rus
sell Sage to the New York Herald. 81
nave known young men who entered
smployments reluctantly and, after a
rial, became fond of them. A young
nan must be determined to succeed.
After all, there is one great lever. and
that is will-power. Without it very
few men succeed.
1T depends on the circumstances
whether failures betray incapacity in a
nan. If a failure is due to a cause not
general, then tmay be attributed to a
.acz of foresight and understanding. A
| shrewd merchant will not stock up with
lnsalable things; shrewd farmer will
| aot plant his ground to raise unstable
crops. Both the merchant and the
farmer must find out what is most sal
able and act accordingly. There are
sxigencies, to be sure, like contagious,
disasters, combinations, strikes and boy
,otts, that can not be foreseen. The
prudent man of business has prepared
himself to stand losses from such
,auses, and when the troubles have
passed the factof his having weathered
them makes his financial position in the
| community stronger than ever. The
! present condition of the coal trade we'll
illustrates tho uncertainty of things.
| The mild, open winter could not be fore
seen, and has caused great dulness and
loss in the trade. Then there is the
march of Improvement. This is an age
If competition, and it requires energy
md perception to meet it. It used to
lake 80 days to find out the condition of
;he tea crop in Japan or the coffee crop
in Brazil Now an inquiry can be sent
and an answer secured in single day.
The young man should start out in
the world by the time he is 21. If he is
qualified to begin life for himself at an
EARLIER age he should do it. 1 began as
clerk when l was IL. At IS was in
business for myself, and have kept my
sign up ever since. / should say that
the average boy could take a clerkship
1T the age of 16 or IS. a wrong start
need not mean n permanent failure.
Many of the most successful men have
started wrong and afterward rightcd
themselves. There are many instances
where men educated for the pul pit have
gone to the bar and been conspicuous
successes. Then, again, men educated
for the bar have gono to the pulpit and
achieved success"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
Toys OF PRINCES SOLD. :

They Bring High Prices at Auction, Ea-
peciaIly Napoleon's Wooden Horse.
Old toys so very seldom survive the
rough work their youthful possessors
give them that if any do weather the
storm they become extremely valuable.
a collection of old playthings, many of
which belonged to royal children, was
lately sold at the Hotel Drouot.
Some of them brought high prices.
For instance, little doll, rather less
chan foot long, but clad in a panoply
Of steel and armed cap-a-pie, perfectly
modelled, and made at the period when
Louis XIII. sat on the throne of France,
sold for 615 francs.
Even this price was exceeded by that
paid for tiny set of carriages carved
IN wood and accompanied by an escort
Of little wooden soldiers, made when
Napoleon I. was first consul, which
brought 1000 francs. A miniature
kitchen was interesting as being an ex-
act model of those in use in the time of
Louis XVI. A little jointed doll, six
teen inches in length, and dressed in a
broche silk Watteau costume, brought
no francs, while the kitchen was only
valued at $40 francs. A doll, still
dressed in the original faded brocade
silk, which had belonged to Marie An
boinette as child, was sold for 1,SOO
francs. A roughly made wooden horse,
with a broken nose and one leg miss
ing, authenticated as having belonged
10 the great Napoleon when he was a
baby, went for 1000 francs.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
Exchanges" in En- glIsh Journals

A peculiar feature of the English
woman's journals is the exchange"
column, wherein the woman who has
Atsilver fox muff, boa and Medici col
lar" and on account of going into
mourning desires to exchange it for a
Persian lamb collar and muff, makes it
manifest. One lady offers in this col
umn ''lovely Persian kitten; exchange
TO the value of one pound; honey want
ed" Another offers to exchange a pair
of exquisite Dresden china candelabra
for anything useful" Magazines and
reviews are also proffered in exchange
for other magazines and books. The
woman who is tired of her parrot will
give it in exchange for the pug that
some other woman is equally tired OF
petting. Plants are offered to obtain
poultry in return, and everything but
husbands and deformities are adver
tised. . -
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
A Man who Ate Fire.

From the following account, taken
from Evyln:s diary, where it APPEARS
under date of 80 mo. sth, 1872, it APP
pears that fre-eating freaks are not al
together modern innovations: Il took
leave of my Lady Sunderland, who was
going to Paris to my lord, now ambas-
sador there. She made me stay to din
ner at Leicester house and afterward
sent for Richardson, the famous fire
eater Before US he devourea brim-
stone on glowing Goals, chewing and
swallowing them. He then melted a
beer-glass and ate it quite up; then
taking a live coal on his tongue he put
on it raw oyster; the coal was [thenl
blown with a hand bellows until it
famed and sparkled in his mouth and
so remained until the oyster was done.
Then he melted pitch with sulphur and
drank it while it flowed. saw it fam
ing in his mouth
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
The Mountain Sphinx.

In Surrey County, N. c., there is re-
markable natural curiosity in the shape
OF mountain resembling the famous
sphinx of Egypt in all it's details. 1t
lays east of the Blue Ridge Mountains,
on the Piedmont plains, like a gigantic
lion; its body at right angle to the ridge
and with head reared aloft as if in the
act of rising. The head is of solid rock,
several hundred feet in height. The
shoulders and breast are finely proper
toned. and at the, distance of a fey
miles it looks like thing of life and
intelligence. It rises about 900 feet
above the plain and can be seen for .
distance of so Ezie=.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
plsPENsARY HuMoR.
Even So GruesOme a Place as a Hospits
Has Its Funny Slice.

Even So GruesOme Place Hospits'
Has Its Funny Sit.e.
A woman who was being treated for =
stomach difficulty at the north end dispen
sary, writes Arlo Bates from Boston, founG
in the ash heaps of the dump a bottle con
/. tainlng some gruesome black mixture, and
the next time she presented herself for ex
animation she brought it with her.
Doctor she said, twill yer place tr
taste o. thats l thought to take little las
night; ye wouldn't believe the power o. dis
tress was in the whole blessed time.''
'-Distressr' the doctor exclaimed in ve4
alton; "Im glad of it. Didn't l tell you
that if you kept taking things L wouldn't
have any thing more to do with you?''
''Yes, 1 know, doctor, an AK yer pardon.
But couldn't bear to waste it, for fear il
might be just the very medicine I'd need.''
And when she went away she asked for
the bottle as she had a sister who was not
well and she thought it might help her.
On another occasion happened to be in
the room of the dentist of the dispensary
when there came in an elderly Irishwoman
with her daughter, a strapping 6 woman OF
two or three and twenty. The mother was
urging the daughter to have a tooth extract
ed, and it became apparent from the con-
versation that they had been there the day
before, but that the daughters courage had
not boon brought up to the sticking point
This time, however, the woman was per
suaded to get into the chair and to allow the
dentist to examine her teeth; but upon the
inquiry which was the offending tooth, the
interesting fact was developed that there
were none of the young woman's teeth par.
ticularly out of order, but that it being q
superstition to which she and her mother
religiously held that whenever a woman
bore child she must lose a tooth, they
| had thought it best to have one taken Out
| before it became painful
(which one would you like me to take
out?'' inquired the dentist, much diverted
| so, shure an it's yerself'll be after know
| in, which oneit'll be will be achin', !" was the
reply. 'sIt's her first child, an he's the fin
est boy ever yez laid eyes on" From which
it will be evident that even so gruesomf
! place as g. adispensary has its humors. : X,
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
MEN AND THEIR WIVES.
The Striking Contrast Sometimes Seen
Between Them.

The Striking Contrast Sometimes Seen
Between Them.
What contrast there is in the gen.
eral appearance of some men and their
wives. Some of them look as if they
had made mistake and gobbled up a
woman that ought to have been some
other mans wife, and some women-a
good many women-lool1 like victims of
some kind of n mistake. 1t is not un-
common, says the Chicago Herald, to
see women dressed with all respect to
the latest designs sent out by Worth or
Felix, while the husband seems CRATE
full that he has enough money left to
buy even ''misfits.'' This attracts no
particular attention, but ones heart
will get to aching for the little pallid-
faced and meelS-looling woman who
wears plush cloak and alapaca dress,
while the husband is radiant in fresh
new suits, tan-colored gloves, silk hat
and red rose in buttonhole 1 spent
an hour in with the pale-faced woman
and radiant husband yesterday. 1t was
in steam car. There were four chill
5ren with them, the Oldest about six
years. The wife had on, in addition to
the plush cloak, a rusty black hat and
gray veil. The children were dressed
beautifully. How they loved herl One
little fellow came back to kiss her
about twice in five minutes. 1t was
'tOh, mamma, isn't that lovely?'' and
ssHow long will it be before we are
there, mammal" and 'tAre you glad we
are going?" and ssDear mamma" She
gave them some fruit They would not
eat it until manma had bite The
father was radiant, and dignifed and
grand He never got a kiss, nor a
bite nor a glance from those four
children. He paid their fare and
looked out of the window. He had
fine clothes, but the mother was rIei
In all the love that could fill little hearts
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
Largest Building in the World.

President Harrison will dedicate the
worlds fair n~the largest building in
the world. 1t is capable of seating
1000 people. In the center of the
building is an enormous hall without
columns 3S6 feet wide. by 1875 feet
long, covered with roof formed by
great iron arches springing from all sides
and rising to height of 21O feet above
the floor. This magnificent space viii
be lighted by continuous clear story
windows and by an enormous spread of
glass in the roof covering. Around this
enormous hall is run system of con-
tinuous naves 107 feet wide and 115
feet high, which are also lighted by
clear story windows and glazed roofs
and aisles on either side of these naves,
% and 46 feet wide respectively, covered
by galleries of the same dimensions.
The building, including its galleries.
has 40 acres of floor space.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
lkTELLIeENT RATS.
rhey Open Olive OIL Bottles and Help
Themselves Lavishly.

81 want you to look at that bottle"
said druggist to Doy1estown (Pa-)
Democrat reporter the other day. The
bottle held up for inspection contained
i half-pint of olive oil-its full capacity
-and had been manufactured with an
unusually narrow neck, measuring, per-
aaps. four inches in length.
ssWhat's.the matterwith it?' asked the
customer.
There's nothing the matter with the
bottle, but do you see where that cork
.s?''
Yes, it's about halfway down the
1eck.n
s.Well, that's what there is peculiar
about it, and here's another" continued
;he druggist, producing a second bottle.
with the cork pushed almost into the
,il. Now, how do you suppose those
,orks got into shat position?"
Somebody pushed them down, of
.ourse''
NO. sir; 1 know you.will never guess,
so l may as we'll tell you. Those corks
we're forced down the necks of the bot.
5les by rats. That may sound pretty
stiff when you consider that rats leg
is scarcely long enough to reach down
~ WuSTc tHdI- COrh 4S, DuO ~ . d AdCI-
We found our olive oil bottles opened
and the contents spilled around the eel
tar, and it was long time before we
taught on to how it was done. 1t was a
picnic for the rats. They would go over
20 the grocery store across the street,
ill up on cheese, and when they felt
The need of laxative come into our
cellar and take a dose of oil. One OF
them even moved the lid off big box
containing bottles of oil packed in
straw, and had bottle half open when we
! discovered him. a stone weighing about
zen pounds had been placed on the lid
If the box, but he managed to get it out
If the way. You will notice these bot
lies were originally bound with husk.
and the cork securely tied down and
then covered with bladder. The rats
| first gnaw off the bladder cap and then
work on the cork until it is about a
quarter of an inch thick. Then begins
che mysterious work of forcing them in
to the oil. After the cork is out of the
;eed to enjoy the contents"
| The customer went down cellar with
the proprietor, saw the box referred tc
and inspected the bottle that had been
operated upon. Putting pencil into
the neck, it was discovered considerable
,trength would have to be expended il
order that the cork might be moved
How the rodents accomplish it remains
mystery.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
ON TRLAL.

That's good way to 6uy a medi-
nine, but it's a pretty hard condition
nnder which to sell it. Perhaps
you've noticed that the ordinary
hit or miss medicine doesn't at
tempt it.
The only medicine of its kind so
remarkable in its effects that it can
be sold on this plan is DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. As a
blood-cleanser, strength-restorer, and
fiesh-builder, there's nothing like it
known to medical science. In every
disease where the fault is in the
liver or the blood, as Dyspepsia, In
digestion, Biliousness, and the most
stubborn Skin, Scalp, and Scrofulous
affections, it is guaranteed in every
case to benefit or cure, or you have
your money back.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
La Grippe.

During the prevalence of the grippe
the past seasons it was noticeable fact
that those who depended upon DIR.
Kings New Discovery, not only had a
speedy recovery, but escaped all of the
troublesome after effects of the malady.
This remedy seems to have peculia
power in effecting rapid cures not only
in cases of la grippe, but in all diseases
of throat, chest and lungs, and has cured
cases of asthma and hay fever of long
standing. Try it and be convinced. II
won't disappoint. Free trial bottles al
Snipes & Kinersly's drug store.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22

How sad to our hearts are some scenes of our
childhood,
As our recollections present them to view;
The use of the switch that was brought from the
wildwood,
And various punishments most of us knew.
But saddest OF all is the thought of the pill box,
That mother brought out then sne thought we
were ILL.,
o, the gripping, the aching, the twisting and
torment
Wrapped up in the horrible old fashioned pill
regulate the stomach liver and bowels
DIR. Pierce's Pellets excel. You'll ex-
perience no pain, no discomfort, no bad
results. Children take them as readily
as peppermint drops. e
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
Eggs Become unwho,esom..

Eggs are said to become unwholesome
when kept in refrigerators; fungus
orms in them which is easily found By
microscope, although it is not notice
2ble to the taste. This fungus CON
titutes danger when we consider how
lany eggs are consumed by all classes
II society, and people of delicate con-
Sltutions ought to particularly care
il that they eat fresh and not kept
iggs.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22

To every sufferer from Catarrh,
no matter how bad the case OF of
how long standing, the proprietors
of DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy say
this If we can't cure it, perfectly
and permanently, we'll pay you $500
in cash" Sold by all druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22

The nip of poisonous snake is but a
slight remove from being more danger
GUS than the poison of scrofula in the
blood. Ayers Sarsaparilla purifes the
vital fluid, expels all poisonous sub
tances, sand supplies the elements of
life, health and strength.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22
]. 7. FORD, EVANGELIST,
OF Des Moines, Iowa, writes under date OF
March %, 1898:
S. B. MED. MFG. Co.,
Dufur Oregon

Dufur, Oregon.
Gentlemen
On arriving home last week, L found
all well and anxiously awaiting. Our
little girl, eight and one-half years old,
who had wasted away to 3S pounds, is
now well, strong and vigorous, and well
feshed up. S. B. Cough Cure has done
its work well. Both of the children like
it.. Your s. B. Cough Cure has cured
and kept away all hoarseness from me.
So give it to every one, with greetings
for all. Wishing you prosperity, we are
Yours, Mr.. & MRS. J. F. FORD.
Ifyou wish to feel fresh and cheerful, and ready
for the Springs work, cleanse your system with
the Headache and Liver Cure, by taking two o.
three doses each week.
Sold under positive guarantee
so conts per bottle by all druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22

THE men of Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet
are all heavy men. There is only one
that tips the scale under two hundred
pounds.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22

"MIss TwILK1Ns has gone to Europe
to cultivate her voice. .sDear mel
didn't know she could afford it." 1.-THE
neighbors subscribed the money!
Washington Star.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-22

It's thousands of cures are the best
advertisements for DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy. so cents; by druggists.
The morning call., 1894-10-21
NEW BOOKS EVERY DAY.
A Splendid Offer to "CalI'' Sub.
scribers.

Our readers who have not the oppor.
tnDity of daily visiting Libraries and book
stores will find in "THE CALLS" book
offer a rare chance of securing the very
best works of fiction at nominal cosi.
We offer to our subscribers a choice of
any book ont of list of 800 titles for the
small sum of 10 cents each. This places a
library at your command and gives you
greater advantages than are enjoyed by
new Rspaper readers generally. The book S
are all handy sizes. beautiful, clear type,
we'll printed and substantially put to-
gether, and cannot be purchased in the
ordinary way for less than % aud 90 cents.
In order to obtain these books it is only
necessary to cut out the coupon which we
print on another page and inclose it with
III cents for each book desired, and you
will receive the books by return mail.
Out-of-town subscribers whe send orders
By mail are requested to make at least
four selections from the latest list obtain
able, In order that they may not be dis
appointed in securing one of them. We
pay ali postage.
The morning call., 1894-10-21

Association, stating that the Oakland Board of
Trade is friendly to the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Railroad Company, and realizes the
impori ance and necessity of the project. but
does not feel that at present Oakland IS TO be
directly benefited, and therefore does not wish
TO assume the responsibility of soliciting su b..
scriptions until Oakland is determined upon as
the terminus OF said railroad.
This action Will not deter the Traffic
Association from making an active canvass
on the other side of the bay. President
Upham of the Traffic Association declared
that Oakland was the natural and ultimate
terminus of the road, and that the citizens
of Alameda County would be called upo n
to do their share in assisting the enter
prise.
William Mahl, New York assistant to
c. P. Huntington, president of the South
ern Pacific, who has been here some days
going over the railroad accounts. left for
Sacramento yesterday. He will start
East today via the Sunset route, and will
be accompanied as far as El Paso by NJ.
Fl. Foster, auditor of the department nf
motive power and machinery, and w. G.
Curtis, assistant to the general manager.
j. G. Stubbs will leave Chicago to-mor-
row on his way home.
The morning call., 1894-10-21
AN ADDITIONAL DAY.
St. Mary's Parish Fair Will Close
To.MOrrOw Evening.

10. MORROW Evening.
1t was intended that the fair and bazaar
in aid of old ST. Mary's College parish
should be brought to close last evening.
but owing to variety of circum stances
the ladies in charge have decided to post
pone the closing until tomorrow evening"
when all the chances will be finally set
tied and prizes raffied off
The attendance in the hall of the old
college last evening was by far the largest
since the opening fair. So large, in fact,
that it was next to impossible for the en-
ergetic workers in the cause of charity to
properly ply their temporary vocation s..
Every booth had its throng of patrons
and every inch of space in the body of
the hall was occupied by the young ladies
in charge of the Chances" and hundreds
of cbaritably inclined visitors. Every at
traction was literally patronized, and the
presence of many Of the students OF
St. Mary's College lent additional enthusi-
asm to the occasion.
OF course, the burden of the good work
fell upon the shoulders of Rev. p. d.
Brady, the energetic pastor of the parish,
and TO his efforts the success of the fair is
in no small degree responsible. There
was an entertainment during the evening,
in which Miss Annie Rooney, Miss Eta
Walsh, George II. Barron aad the Occ-
dental Quartet participated, out owing to
the babDle of merry voices and the din
of the fair ticket sellers 1t Is probable that
the exercises were not generally heard.
! They will be repeated tomorrow evening.
All the contests are being carried on an
Enthusiastically, and Peter Tamony leads
his opponent, A. Chuna, by good round
sum in the contest for gold-headed cane.
| to be awarded to the most popular young
man.
| Another large attendance is exDectsfI
| tomorrow evening, when the articles on
sale will be disposed of and the bazaar
| brought to a close in manner befitting its
| D1nSf ssful run
The morning call., 1894-10-21

Schaeffer for his conduct during the late
strike. Alameda's Chief of Police was the
only man of backbone. he said, at that
time. There was a man-Oscar Rogers
who would have made a Sheriff, but he
would not be handled" by his party and
was turned down. Mr.. Aldrich closed by
asking for the support of the ladies.
Among the nominees of the Non-Partisan
ii cket who were present at last evenings
meeting were: ii AIRY n. Morse, for Sheriff
|. n. Chapman, for Surveyor; j. w. Tomp-
kIns, for County Clerk; E. S. Finch, for
County Record er; Henry P. Dalton. for
Assessor; j. w. Ward, for District Attor-
ney; Isaac B. Parsons of Castro Valley,
for Supervisor; Hugh S. Aldrich. for JUS
tice of the Peace; James B. Barber, for
Tax Collector.