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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-06-08
BALLOT REFORM.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
MOVEMENT.
or The Administration and lis
Former Enemies,
And the Respons bi'ities Of
t e Snyder Committee.
Tie Overwhelming Demand for
Legislation.
Interesting Gossip Gathered at the
State Capital.

ma, em ement III favor of ballot reform
made more beadway Yesterday
than it had in the previous two
weeks of the session. Upt yester
day the situation her. had been ="
complicated as to make extremely
doubtful the passage OF any b'll
Whatever. Now it may hr sad
that there is even more than The
fan prospects Gf the rnactmrn, O' a
law. those who Doubted before
are nof relieved that Gov. Foster
has shown his hand in such way
AS to leave no room for further
splitting OF hair as to the atti'ude
of the administration. The Cover.
nor, in IA taIk with the niosr promi-
npnt gentleman here, has given
assurances Oi his anxiety to gn Il
ballot reform bill, and the rank and
file must fall III lIhr. Those VITO
are not noW for h..i5t rcioFm are
cbIn.Pd against II. anl. a. 1Ir.
snyder sail t. day "HhpSe whs
try ,o dnd:r the issue silt only he
writing their own p"iitlcal cpl
tapis." 4 ~ the souud judgment
of the hes; opinion here that a
failure to pass some kind of bill
will involve the organization OF a
political party within the ranks of
the Democracy OF such ma:niinde
and strength, backed with such
enthusiasm, backed with enough
ShOtgnns throughout the State, to
sweep from Office those responsible
for the failure to pass at this session
measure, however crude. as an
earnest of the willingness of the
General Assembly 10 yield to the
wishes OF the people. Gov. Foster
caun0t rrcede, aud will not recedc,
fron the high ground lie has plant.
ed hinSelfon The Cover has NOT the
moral influence over the Lrgis 'ature
20 more than help pass the bill. and
the Tampdnt anti administration
men vould not have joined forces
with the administration for il is
assumed now aud virtually admit
ted that there has been leyelug
of barriers and that the. State ad
ministr alton and Messrs. Snyder.
COrtlill and other rx aUtI Foster
leaders are marching along under
the same banners enblaz0ued with
the same shibboleth OF ballet re-.
form-li there was not a hope, nay.
a certainty of success. Mr.. Snyder's
resolution sprang from a secret
conference of administration men
IL is difficult to >er now il can laI
tn pass. II mu>trtrd tmt, pi.n,
votes yesterday, aud alter l. haI
been laid over Mr Sn,dri ha,
promises of more v"tes to day.
| The committee thar Wii e
pointed will have responSihl,
iuty, which It cannot shi'k, ami It
he personnel at he comHittrr = IL
drprnd .argely the tate of reform
President Lott and Speaker Boitur
are both administration mrn, AN,
they viii 1aveAtl appointing of til,
committee iu their hands. The
will he looked tu I" name arn oi
the commI'trr who ate nor hrt All.
cold on the suhI.rI, bu, nen Vs.,
are honest and Trspln'e c'an,pIon
at u iaiI eiretIDn 4ut ian bones
count of the bAliot--pr,ilrge
which Louisiana has not rnluSe,
tOi years, Tue bll from New Oh
leans will not be ddop ell, but sou
tot lis best features will find n,ac
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-06-08
PROCEEDINGS
or the Mass Meeting, Held on
Monday Jane 4.

At a large mass meeting com
posed of citizens and tax payers of
Tensas parish, held at the Court
House 10 st, Joseph, La, on Mon.
day, June 4th 1894 to consider
legislation pending in the General
a Assembly touching the taxing
power OF .he 9th Levee District,
Hon John Murdoch was elected
as chairman and Hugh Tullls, ESQ.,.
as secretary of the meeting.
After the chairman had explained
the purpose of the meeting. Hon.
r. II. Snyder, Jr., explained the
purposes. object and necessity for
the proposed legislature and judges
Clinton and Young. Mr.. A Cohn,
Ir. w, Moss aud others addressed
tie meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Joseph Curry q
committee composed of Mr.. j. B.
OKelley. cbairman; M-ssrs. L.
Bland. John NJ. Gillespie, Joseph
Curry, j. z. Harrison, N B.
Hunter. II. c Miller, A. j Gibson.
Jr.. and A. Conn was appointed to
draft suitable resolutions. The
committee retired aud cnniug back
presented the ioiiowing resolutions
which we're unanimously adopted,
the resolutions being read Ivy the
Secretary of the committee, DIR.
John VI. Gillespie
Whereas, a bill has been Intro.
duced into the Legislature recon-
mrnling the imposition of u gradu
ated tax on wild and unculiivated
lands aud the Imposition OF an AL.
ditionai tax on cotton not 10 exceed
JOc per bale tor ievrr purposes:
Resolved, rha: While We, the
citizens of Tcnsas parish IN mass
meeting assembled, view with dis
tress the necessity tor ever increas.
cd taxation on our already over
burde"ed country, Yet considering
the necessity for meeting Outstand
| in. debts, recommend leaving
the acreage tax at 8 cents per acre
for buth cleared aud wild lands:
Resolved, That We recommend
that the Board be authorized to
levy An additional tax not TO exceed
| fifty cents a bale on cotton for 80
long a time as may be absolutely
necessary 10 carry on the absolutely y
necessary work Of the 9Th Levee
District.
Resolved, That In order that as
much of this additional revenue
may be devoted to actual levee
work as possible and 10 view of the
tact that no extra work il involved
iu collecting the additional tax the
tee of the collector should not ex.
cred three cents per bale and three
per cent of gross proceeds of the
acreage tax.
Resolved, That the 9th District
Board be respectfully urged to de.
crease salaries and clerical expense,
as much as passible and recommend
as an instance that tue salary o
the Secretary Of the Board be re,
duced to $1,000.
Resolved, That we request al
the Senators and representative
of this Lpvpe District to vOt,
in accordance with these rrsO
lntions.
, JOHN MURDOCH,
Chairman.
Hugh Tull's, Sec'y.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
HAVE THEIR OWN METHops.

The Cassowaries Pursue Plan of Their
Own for Catching Fish.
The methods employed by the casso-
wary in catching fish differ materially
from those of the common fish-hawk.
The f1sh-hawk employs very much the
same methods as the birds of prey,
while the cassowary fishes according to
a method of its own and uses a good deal
of strategy. A number of years ago 1
was standing near the bank of river
when saw a cassowary come down to
the waters edge and stand for some
minutes, apparently watching the
water carefully. 1t then stepped into
the river where it was about two feet
deep, and, squatting down, spread its
wings out, submerged them, the feath-
ers being spread and ruf1ed. The bird
remained perfectly motionless and
kept its eye closed, as if in sleep. 1t
remained in this position at least half
an hour, when it suddenly closed its
wings, and, Strengthening its feathers,
stepped out on the bank. Here it shook
itself several times, whereupon a num-
Der of small fishes fell out of its wings
from amid its feathers, which the bird
Immediately picked up and swallowed.
The fishes had evidently mistaken the
feathers for kind of weed that grows
along the river bank and which resem-
bles the feathers of the cassowary
The smaller fishes often seek hiding
place in these weeds to avoid the larger
ones that prey upon them.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
TIME AT THE NORTH POLE.
The Man Who First Reaches That Point
Will Meet with Surprises.

The Man Who First Reaches That Point
VIII Meet with Surprises.
If ever the north pole is reached the
adventurous spirits who get there will
find that they have actually out
stripped Father Time altogether; in
fact, he will have given up the rate en-
tirely, for at the northern and south
ern extremities of the earth's axis
there is no fixed time at all, says the
London Globe. At any moment it can
be noon or midnight, breakfast time or
supper time, work time or play time,
whichever one likes. Clocks will be a
fraud and delusion, for at the pole all
degrees of longitude converge into
one, and therefore all times. The pos
sibilities of such position are endless.
Not only, too, will the clocks be out,
but the calendar as we'll 1t can be, at
will, either yesterday or to-day, or to-
morrow. We have heard lot of fool
ish people ask what the use and pleas
ure can be of getting to the north pole,
but little reflection will show us ad-
vantages can be gained there which
cannot be found in any other part OF
the globe. There, at any rate, instead
of being like the poor inhabitants OF
lower latitudes, the slaves of time, we
can turn the tables and be it's masters
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
TOOK HALF m RATS.
How China's Dowagsr Empress Mitigate
the Force of the PestIIence.

How China's Dowager Empress Mitigateo
the Force of the PestIence.
A recent number of the North China
Herald, just received in this city, tells
this story of the Empress Dowager of
China:
"a rather good story is told among
the Chinese about the empress dowa-
ger and the plague. The empress
keeps constantly burning, day and
night, in her palace, eighteen lamps,
which represent the eighteen prov
inces of China. Not long ago one of the
lamps, althoughuit received precisely
the same attention as all the others,
was burning very badly, and the en-
press sent for the chief imperial as
tronomer to learn the reason. The
chief astronomer having carefully con-
sidered the matter and consulted the
archives, told the empress that the
lamp which was burning SO badly rep
resented the province of Canton, which
was about to be afflicted with serious
epidemic, in which the god of pesti-
1ence had determined to take off eight
tenths of the people.
1.-THE empress was very much con-
cerned at being told this, and asked the
chief astronomer how such dreadful
doom might be averted from eight
tenths of her people in the province e.
The chief astronomer said that the god
might perhaps be moved by prayer and
offerings, and everything was done to
placate him by the empress dowager's
orders. After this the chief astrono-
mer was asked what success had been
achieved, and, after much considera-
ton and consultation, he replied that
the god of pestilence had consented to
compromise-but this was absolutely
the best he could do-for four-tenths
human beings and four-tenths rats.
Thus the frightful mortality of rats and
human beings at Canton this spring is
explained"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
The eERMAN.s JOKE.
The Cute Smoker Plays His Game and
Has 1t Returned.

The Cute Smoker Plays his Game and
Has 1t Returned.
The following Fraud Upon an In
surance Company" in the Deutsche Ia
bak-Zeitung, is certainly just a little
too good to be true: A cunning fellow,
who wanted to smoke the best cigars
at the cheapest possible cost, bought
one thousand cigars of the highest
quality and corresponding price, and
Immediately insured the whole stock.
When he had smoked the last of them
he demanded seven hundred and fifty
marks from the insurance company on
the ground that the whole of his in
sured stock, ten boxes of cigars, had
been consumed by fire! The Solomonic
court decided in favor of the plaintiff.
The company then brought an action
of conspiracy against the smoker, ac-
cusing him of having intentionally put
fire to his own cigars and deliberately
destroyed his property. Hereupon the
same wise court condemned the in
sured smoker to three months impris-
Oument.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
Origin of the walking stick.

Probably the patriarch's staff was
the first adaptation of the walking
stick and from it's first inception to the
present day it has undergone almost
endless changes. In 1901 footmen at
tending gentlemen were forbidden to
carry swords, these being replaced by
a porter's staff. Thirty years later
gentlemen were forbidden to carry
swords, but allowed to carry large oak
sticks. Before many years vanished
and polished woods with ornamental
heads came into use and in one form or
another have held their own in public
popularity.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
Deafness cannot be cured

By local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure Deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets
infamed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed Deafness is the result. and unless
the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to it's normal condi-
.tion, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catar1h,
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
RE Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
a RooMY HOTEL.
Cheap Fare and Always Open to Guest
OF Every Description.

Cheap Fare and Always Open to Guests
OF Every Description.
The impecunious bohemians of Lon
don, when too poor to pay for nights
lodging, sleep in what they POLITICALLY
name the Hotel of the Beautiful Star,
or the Hotel de la Belle Etoile. as it is
called by those. who speak French.
1t is a large hotel, and the dodgers
can choose from among several cham
bers, such as the park and the Thames
embankment. and always find elbow
room and plenty of water.
Eight or ten years ago Mr.. Christie
Murray-he tells the story in .sThe
Making of NoveIst''-was sitting in
the Savage club in company with four
distinguished men of letters.
One of them was the editor of a Lon
don daily, who said: 4 do not sup
pose that any man in my present po-
sition has experienced in London the
privations 1 knew when 1 first came
here. went hungry for three days,
twenty years back, and for three nights
slept in the park
t'You cap that, Christie said one OF
the party.
''Four nights on the embanlzment.
Four days hungry he answered. His
neighbor, poet, chimed in, laconical-
ly: Five
All of the party had slept in that
hotel which is always open for every
body.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

q. s. LAND OFFICE, The Dalles, Or.,l
August IL, 1894. /
Notice lis hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the register
and receiver of the U. s. Land Office at The
Dalles, Or, on Sept. %, 1894, viz:
Alvin E. Lake,
h. E. No. 4512, for the NW1l, NE11, Sec. IS,
SW1z, SE1I and E1S, SW14 Sec. 26, 4 s, R II z.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, VIZ:
J. R. Woodcock, I. D. Driver, s. G. Ledford, of
JAS. F. MOORE,
Register,
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
IS. LAND OFFICE, The Dalles, Or, !
Ir,I 1onA !. I

U. S. LAND OFFICE, The Dalles, Or,
July 25, 1894. /
Complaint having been entered at this office
by Frank Malone against John Vredt for aban-
doning his homestead entry, No. 1888, dated
March %, 1892, upon the E1z SW14, NW1< SW1z
and SW1z NW1z, Sec. TO-, Up. s, R IS E, in
Wasco County, Oregon, with a view to the can
collation. of said entry, the said parties here
by summoned to appear at this Office on the 18th
day of September, 1894, at 10 o'clock a. M, to
respond and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged abandonment. E. NJ. Shut, U. s. Com
missioner, is authorized to take testimony ut
Antelope, Oregon, on September 18th, 1854 at
JAS. F. MOORE, Register.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
Strength and Health.

If you are not feeling strong and
healthy, try Electric Bitters. II 'la
grippe" has left you weak and weaTT,
use Electric Bitters. This remedy acts
directly on liver, stomach and kidneys,
gently aiding those organs to perform
their functions. If you reaf1icted with
sick headache, you will find speedy and
permanent relief by taking Electric
Bitters. One trial will convince you
that this is the remedy you need. Large
bottles only Soc. at snipes & Kinersly's
drug store.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
OREGON
] T. FORD, EFalgeIiSt,
OF Des Moines, Iowa, writes under date o
March %, 1898:
S. B. MED. MFG. Co.,
Dufur, Oregon.

CTe7ltGenl671
On arriving home last week, found
all well and anxiously awaiting. Our
little girl, eight and one-half years old,
who had wasted away to 38 pounds, is
now well, strong and vigorous, and well
fieshed up. s. B. Cough Cure has done
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 OF
three doses each week.
Sold under positive guarantee.
so cents per bottle by all druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy
cures Catarrh IN the Head

Husband (meekly)-This is the fourth
time this week we have had timed beef
and cabbage, Maria, and Pm just lit
tie tired of it. His wife-I'm sure,
Thomas, you're very unreasonable.
You know I've had to correct the proof
sheets of my new book sOne Hundred
Daily Dinners" ."-Tib-Bits
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
For Trout Lake.

The great fishing resort of the North
west. Parties can procure teams or con-
veyance the round trip by writing and
stating time they wish to start, number
of the party, amount of baggage, etc.
Address A. H. JEwETr,
I'm White Salmon, Wash.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10

Everett Rest-This here paper says
whisky kin be made of sawdust. Lay
mand Sowre-I wonder eff it would be
any disgrace for a gent to saw wood eff
he knowed whisky would be made from
the dust.-Cincinnat Tribune.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10

Mistress-Did you tell the lady was
out? Ward-Yes, ma'am. Mistress
Did she seem to have any doubts about
it2 Ward-.No, ma'am. She said she
knew you wasn't.-Harlem Life.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10

The Union street lodging house. For
terms apply to Geo. Williams, admin
istrator of the estate of John Michel
bach. I'm.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10
BuckIen,s Ar1nca salre.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required,
It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton. or money refunded. Price 25 cents
ersly-
ST always knew he was too timid to
propose" ''But he was married short
time ago." "Yes but he married wild
ow."-Life's Calendar.
For Colic and Grubs
In my mules and horses, give Simmons
liver Regulator. I have not lost ne
we it to.
TAYLOR, Agt. for Grangers Of Ga.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10

Bolker (meditatively)-My experience
has taught me one very curious thing.
Blobbs-Has, Ell? What is it2 Bolker
That the closer man is the harder it
is to touch him.-Bufalo Courier.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10

While in Chicago, Mr.. Charles l..
Kahler, prominent shoe merchant of
Des Moines, Iowa. had quite serious
time of it. He took such a severe cold
that he could hardly talk or navigate,
but the prompt use of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy cured him so quickly
that others at the hotel who had bad
colds followed his example and half a
dozen persons ordered it from the near
est drug store. They were profuse in
their thanks to Mr.. Kahler for telling
them how to cure bad cold SO quickly.
For sale byBlakeley & Houghton Drug
orists
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-10

Shipments for Portland received at
any time day or night. Shipments for
way landings must be delivered before
p. m. Live stock shipments solicited.
Call on or address,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-12

c. r. Middleton is in receipt of q tele.
gram from his legal partner j. E. Light
now in Chicago, conveying the informa.
ton that the Miles City Water and Elec.
trio Light company and the receiver of
the Stockgrowers National bank of this
city had agreed upon a compromising of
the Indebtedness Of the former to the
latter. the receiver accepting s22,5OO i in
full Of the banks claim against the COM
pany. which was understood to be
$4,000 at the time the bank closed in
July last. The news struck this com
munity this morning like a clap of
thunder out Of a clear sky, and is O
the subject OF much %unfavorable com
ment. As the best information at hand
is confined to the bare fact above recited
this paper does not as yet feel author
lied to express an opinion in regard TO
the matter. but will refer to it later on
when better informed.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-12

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case Of catarrh that cannot bt
cured by Halls Catarrh cure.
+. j. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +
j. Cheney for the last Is years. and be.
heve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions and financially able tc
carry out any financial obligations made
by their firm.
WEsT 4 TRuAx, Wholesale druggists, To.
ledo, u.
WALDING, KINNAN 4 MARVIN, Wholesale
druggists. Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken internal
ly. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price Is cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-12
A Drunken Row.

A high old time was had at Fannie
French's resort on Sixth street during
the midnight watches of last night,
in which soldiers and coons were mixed
up in a knock down and drag out tight.
in the curse OF which the doors and
windows were demolished and several
artistic heads put upon the participants.
A number Of arrests we're made to day.
and the parties are having an examina-
ton to-day.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-12

No doubt you think you have. but we'll wager
a dime or 50 he did not have the rheumatism.
II be did he swore occasionally, and no man cau
be truly good who swears occasionally. Health.
nerve tranquility and morality are apt to go
hand in hand. Painful spasmodlc diseases like
rheumatism and neuralgia ruin the temper.
make one morose, peevish and rebellious. This
IL a sad fact, but it is none the less true. Drive
away the pain, mollify the temper restore tran
qEility of mind in cases of rheumatism and neu-
ralgia with H"stetter'sS Stomach Bitters, an ano-
dyne and tonic of comprehensive range and
erect. IN BEAUTIFULLY stimulates tho kidneys,
bladder, stomach, liver and bowels when mac
tive. and induces sleep and appetite. A very
gnieting effect, not an unnatural, Supplying one
llkr that OF an opiata. is produced by a wine
gia~sful before retiring. II is iucomuarable in
malarial disease.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-12

take pleasure in announcing that ]
have located at Room ), Stockgrowers
building, where | am prepared to give
face steaming and massage for the com
plexion. removing wrinkles and all facial
blemishes. Hair dressing and manicure
| will be pleased to have you call and
give me a trial, or will attend ladies at
home il desired.
Mrs. j. Il. GRAFFoRT.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-12

Jack Conley arrived this morning
from Deer Lodge with young Patterson
IN charge, and in due time deposited
him at the Reform School. Patterson
has nearly attained mans estate, being
over 10 years old, ard will have less than
a year 10 stay at the school.