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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-14

Buenos Ayres, April l3.--Dlspotches
from Rio drande do Sui say the Bra.
LILLIAN insurgents have been completely
routed In that state.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-14

The Coke strikers Again Very Act
i've and Threatening.
M hoan,.toteN praaa

BY Associated Press.
uniontowh. Pa. April is.-To the
people Of the connellsyille coke region
this has been the most exciting day
sInee the strike Of the coke workers
began. From day break until hate to-
night. 1900 strikers marched in col
umns 20 martial music and iiyinR the
stars and stripes. have travcraad up
and down the country. While no com
iiict has occurred thus far. these men
forced a suspension Of work on every
plant they passed. 50 FAR AS the south
end or the region Il concerned this
strike N again a HuccsBs.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-14

BY Associated Press.
Cleveland. Ohio. April 13.-score OF
the pool game Clearwater, ga: total
to date sii. Doro, 1872; total to date.
7i3.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-14

BY Associated Press.
New York, April is.--David Dudley
Field died today ut No. Giamcrcy
place. Mr.. Field arrived from Italy
only last wednesday on tho Columbia.
lie had gone abroad 70 take Christinan
dinner with his only child, Lady Mus
grove. and TO attend the 2iFt birthday
OF her eldest son, Dudley Field Nus
grove.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-14

BY Associated Press
Topeka. Kan. April i3.-Berden. the
bicycllst. en- route from Denver TO
New Jersey, passed through Topeka
ihln afternoon.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-14

|eca Dispatch
I,nison. Tex, April l3.-The Mis-
mi Kansas and Texas is figuring ON
|vne Ave new consolidated locomo-
q BIDS viii be solicited from all
|storiesi .,.,-.....
Irhe BassRnett compress machinery
rlirn ana such good work at Waco
hing the cotton season, rs In Deni-
Ia being remOdeled,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-14

Special Dispatch.
Galveston. Tex, April u. - Harris
Kompner. one OF TIE leading NOR
chantH OF Texas. died Tonight
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-14

Boston. Mass. April is.-In an inter
view today. Grand Master Workman
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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
scHooLBoY PHILOSOPHY.
Answers for Every Question the Teacher
Can Ask.

Answers for Every Question the Teacher
Can Ask
The schoo1boy has queer ideas some
times, says the Great Divide, as is
demonstrated by the following answers
given to teachers in search of informa-
ton: poor boy was asked: s'What is
a gentleman?' ga fellow that has
watch and chain,'' he replied, adding,
when he saw that his answer was not
perfectly satisfactory, ''and loves
Jesus" Medieval is a wicked man
who has been tempted ssA dema-
gogue is a vessel containing beer and
other liquids 'sTom, use a sentence
with responsibility in it, Tom said:
. ''When one suspender button is gone
there is great deal of responsibility
on the other one.''
What is a lad?'' inquired the
teacher. A very small girl answered.:
"a thing for counting with s'Give
the future of drink present, he
drinks; future, he will be drunk"
THE plural for pillow" Bolster
Compare ILL.," ''Ill, worse, dead.''
This recalls the answer of the boy who
said: Masculine, man; feminine,
woman; neuter, corpse ''Who was
the first man?" said teacher.
Washington" promptly answered
the young American.
"No," said the teacher, 4'Adam was
the first m9r.'' sob, well, L suppose
you are right" replied the undaunted
patriot, ''if you refer to furriners.'
''How did that blot come on yourcopy-
book, Sam?" ST think it is a tear,
Miss Wallace" SLOW could tear be
black, Sam?' ''It must have been
colored boy who dropped it, suggested
the reflective Samuel. ''What made
the tower of Pisa 1ean?" tsThe famine
in the land.'
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19

Gen. Lew Wallace, says New York
paper, looks like a typical military man !;
his frame is large, his carriage is erect
and his face has all the rugged vigor of
the soldier who has long been in active
service. Just at present he is hard at
work on a new book; but when his
friends try to draw him out about it he
becomes reticent. During his stay in
New York he was much sought after by
his literary and political friends here.
1t is reported that his new book is to be
in quite different vein from ''Ben Hur"
and the tPrince of India" on both of
which he devoted years of historical re-
search
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search.

The missionary society of the Method
ist Episcopal church in America has
purchased lot in Rome, on which it is
proposed to erect large and handsome
building, to be the headquarters of the
mission in Italy. The lot is bnt three
minutes walk from and in plain sight
of the Royal palace. It is directly op-
posite the war department, on the Via
Venti Settembre. In an appeal to the
Methodists of the United States for
funds with which to build the new
mission house the secretary of the society
says: "We need in Rome large build
ing, which shall be center and source
ofsupply tor the Italian mission-a head
quaters for our publishing, educational
and evangelistic interests. Here is the
place to build it. The lot is 90 feet wide
and 155 feet deep. There will be room
in it for chapel that will seat 600 peo-
pie; there will be room for our printing
presses and a book store and for a boys
school. Hundreds of the youth of Italy
will be placed under our direct care when
ever we can furnish suitable accommoda-
lions for them. The son of .Garibaldi
has already notified the Rev. William
Burt, our superintendent, of his pur-
pose to send his sons to our school,"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
MoNoERFuLFE FEATs oF MEMORY.
some NIiDds Etnxe Facility ebr Retain
ing Certkin Glasses OF Facts.

Ing OcEtE1kl CHAsSco Oh = aACtos
Among those who have performed
great feats of. memory Casselrs Family
Magazine. mentions DIR. Fuller, author
of the s.Worthies of England" He
could repeat another mans sermon
after hearing it once, and could repeat
FIVE hundred words in an unknown
language after hearing them twice.
He one day undertook to walk from
Temple Bar to the. fnrthest end of
Cheapside and to repeat on his return
every sign on either side of the way
in the order of their occurrence, and
he-did it easily Iu such feats as this
the eye plays chief part; yet blind
people also have good memories. Rev.
b. j. Johns, chaplain of the blind asy-
lum, London, testified that large
number of pupils learn the Psalter and
that one young man was there who
could repeat not only the whole of the
one hundred and fifty of the prayer
book Psalms and a large number of
metrical psalms and hymns, as well as
considerable amount of modern
poetry, including Goldsmith's ssDe-
serted Village" but the whole of .sMil-
toms Paradise Lost" with marginal
notes and a biography. Lord Macau-
lay on one occasion repeated to him
self the whole of .sParadise LOST
while crossing the Irish channel. At
another time, waiting in Cambridge
coffee-house for a post chaise, he
he picked up country newspaper
containing two political pieces-one
the Reflections of an Exile and the
other.a Parody on a Welsh Ballad
looked them once through, never gave
them further thought for forty. years,
and then repeated them without the
change of single word. Macaulay's
mind, some one has said, was like a
dredging net, which took in all that it
encountered, both good and bad, nor
ever seemed to feel the burden. Very
much unlike a dredging net, and more
like a strainer, are the minds of some
other persons who carefully select
what they will retain or have natu-
raj facility for remembering special
classes of facts-George Bidder for fig
ures, Sir w. Scott for verses, Mezzo-
fanti for languages.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
POLITICAL and Social.

William Church is candidate for the
Portland postoffice.
The Grant County News mentions the
name of Hon. Phil Metchan as promi-
nent man for governor.
Mrs. Iona Whiting, poatmistress at
Burns, secured her appointment on the
plea of being poor widow. Charges
have been preferred against her that she
is not poor and republican, and she
will probably be removed.
Blum was once a candidate for COL
lector of customs of Alaska, and had the
Endorsement of Ed Mckee, the member
of the democratic national committee for
Oregon. McKee's letter was never
placed on file in the treasury department
and Blum never used it. After the
smuggling frauds had been unearthed,
Mckee wrote a letter to the secretary
of the treasury Withdrawing the indorse-
ment he had given Blum.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
Couldn't Marry on $40, 900 a Year.

NO" remarked the young man with
touch of sadness in his voice, sit may
be that some day happiness will be
mine, but at present it is, beyond
me. There is a girl whom 1 love
dearly. She would have me if T only
asked her, but 1 dare not. 1 really
cannot marry and live on $4,000 a
year" His two friends to whom he
spoke looked at him in wonder. For a
moment they were speechless-con-
sternation and pity depicted on their
youthful countenances. But present.
ly speech returned to them exactly at
the same time, and they fairly howled
in their excitement: You cannot mar
ry on $4,000 yearp Why not?'' why
not?' echoed the youth with the sad
voice, which grew still sadder. s.Why,
simply because I haven't the sc, 900. %
And the mystery was explained.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
AN IRISH LOTS WIFE"
She Was a Wicked Creature and Now
Wears Unique Costume.

She Was a Wicked Creature and Now
Wears a Unique Costume.
A curious legend is attached to a
strange monument which stands in a
solitary spot near Bantry. Ireland. 1t
is natural rock standing upward of
six feet in height, and containing five
basin-lilze hollows on its surface. In
each basin is a long, oval stone.
1t is said that t'once upon time" a
woman lived in that neighborhood
who was in the habit of robbing the
farmers throughout the district. In
the dead of night she used to enter
their barns, milk their cows and trans
fer from each dairy as much butter as
she could carry.
The good Saint Frachna, conscious of
her depredations, resolved to punish
the woman. He mounted his horse
and pursued her as she was leaving
one of the farms. Overtaking the cul-
prit he changed her into stone, and she
stands there to this day, a monument
of righteous retribution. The stone
basins are those in which she was
carrying the milk, and the pieces of
rock in each are said to be the butter
she had stolen. The tree beside the
rock grew out of the spansel with
which she was accustomed to tie the
cows legs before milking them. This
curious legend is known and believed
by all the peasants in the district.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
Out-of-Court settlements Pav.

The American Lawyer, a legal jour
nal published in New York City, tells
of a lawyer of that city who secured a
fee of S260,O00; of another who was
paid S250,OO0 for his service on cele-
brated case; while other fees are men
toned running from $4,000 to S1Oo, ,OOe
won by lawyers, not by conducting.
but by avoiding, litigation. In fact, it
is apparent that more money is made
nowadays by lawyers who settle cases
out of court than by those who put
their clients to the expense of litiga-
tion.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19

The populists of Kansas propose a
novel way of campaigning. They will
organize theatrical company of young
people of requisite talent as an adjunct
to the state, campaign, and send it over
the state to give plays depicting the
woes and ills which aff1ict the working
classes. The scheme is not without it's
beauties. Cleveland would make cap
ital heavy villain, with ex-queen Lii as
his paramour. A shower of paper
money would be quite effective, and PEI
fer's whiskers, properly illuminated,
ought to take down the house.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
TIE NlLoMETER.
A Queer instrument Used During the An
nual Overflow of the Nile.


A Queer Instrument Used During the An
nua1 Overflow of the Nile.
During the time of the periodical in
queer recording instrument, known as
the 'tnilometer,'' is hourly and daily
consulted by 4 sluggish Egyptian Off
Ger, who, to judge from his motions
and actions, cares but very little if the
river keeps its bed or overHows the
whole northern half of the African
continent. But, as it is the only labor
he is forced to,perform, and as his bread
and cheese usually depend upon proper
execution of the duties assigned, the
record is taken with scrupulous accu-
racy. This queer and ancient ''ther-
mometer of the Nile'' lit dates back to
S45 A. d. is situated at the end of the
island of Rhoda. It is simply an i'm
mense upright octagonaI pillar stand
ing in well-1ilxe chamber, surrounded
on four sides with strong walls pro-
vided with arched openings which al
low the rising waters free access to the
nilometer. The recording pillar is
covered throughout its length and on
all of its eight sides with cubits and
digits nicely divided, painted with
great precision. much resembling sec
tions of a gigantic checker-board.
There is huge staircase leading from
above down to the bottom of the els
tern, in which the nilometer stands,
the well-worn steps attesting to the
immense number of times the instru-
ment has been consulted.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
am AvERTgp TRAeEpY.
How an English Captain Put Out Fire
In the Nick of Time.

How an English Captain Put Out Fire
in the Nick of Time.
The Historical Records of the
Forty-T Light Infantry" the fa-
nous regiment which played a most
important part in English warfare
during the last quarter of the eigh-
teenth century and the early part of
the nineteenth, contains a stirring in
cident of the prompt action which
averted tragedy, says the Manches-
ter Times.
Worn out with hard march the brig
ade under Capt. Lloyd approached the
convent at Benevente, where the cav
airy and reserve still remained, hoping
for shelter. They were disappointed.
The convent was occupied by several
thousand infantry, and the lower gall
1eries were SO densely packed with the
horses of cavalry and artillery that it
was hardly possible for man to make
his way among them.
Two of the officers stood looking in
at the dubious prospect through the
single door that gave ingress and
egress. A sudden cry of alarm burst
from the lips of one. ''Look there!'
he cried, pointing over the backs of
the horses. At that moment one of
the 1nSlQe wooden SnuUCoTS DurSI lnCO
flame. Horrified, the officers looked at
the burning shutter, and realized the
hopelessness of the situation. It would
be impossible to get the 6,000 men and
horses out, and they must stand by and
see their comrades perish miserably.
There was no water near, and if there
were, how get at the fire through those
densely crowded horses?
The flames crept upward towards the
rafters. s'Good heavensi Something
must be doner' cried Capt. Lloyd. And
then with motion to those outside to
be quiet, the brave captain leaped on
the back of the nearest horse, and
stepping from back to back of the ami
mails, ran to the blazing shutter, tore
it from its hinges and pitched it from
the window. Then he made his way
back to the door in the same way as
before.
So quickly was the act performed
that even the horses were scarcely dis
turbed. The building was saved and
there was no panic, which would have
been as disastrous as the flames. The
captains eyebrows and mustache were
scorched, but that was all. ''And
they'll grow again." he said. with a
laugh.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
A Chinese Tea Legend.

There is a strange Chinese legend
concerning the tea plant. According to
the story, there once lived very pious
hermit who passed the greater part of
his time in prayer and vigils. He was,
however, unable to keep awake as long
as he wished, and often found his eyes
closing while he was in the very midst
of his devotions. This naturally an
noyed him, and one day in a fit of
wrath against this weakness of the
flesh, which he seemed unable to over
come, he cut off the offending .eyelids
and cast them upon the ground. But
his action had been observed by god,
who Immediately caused a. tea shrub to
spring up from the spot where the eye
lids had fallen. 1t is in reference to
this; according to the legend, that the
leaves of the tea plant are shaped like
eyelids, fringed with lashes, and pos
sess the power of warding off sleep.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
Cnred by BONG Poisoned.

The latest instance of crime bring
ing its own punishment comes, on the
authority of DR.. Leonard Guthrie, from
Italy. An Italian woman had hus-
band and the husband had the dropsy.
But the dropsy did not work quickly
enough. The woman put toad into
her husbands wine to poison him.
But the poison which the toad's skin
secretes has an active principle-phry-
nin-which much, resembles digitalis.
which is the best possible remedy for
dropsy pending on heart disease. So,
instead of killing her husband, she re-
stored him to health.
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With anarchists in France, rebels in
Brazil, and boiler explosions, earth
quakes and eruptions in various other
parts of the earth, the people of the
United States affected by the Wilson
bill may readily sympathize.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19

Those who imagine Emperor William
is scarcely out of his teens will be sur
prised to know that he has been quar-
ter of a century in the military service
of his country; but then, he entered it
when he was spinning tops.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19
MONDAY, FEB. 10, 1894

Some pessimist has dubbed San Fran
cisco's great midwinter exposition the
mud-winter imposition.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19

There are not many people in Oregon
losing sheep on account of the income
tax, but plenty are afraid that they will
lose on sheep by the other part of the
bill.-Grant County News.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19

Shiloh's yitalizer is what you need for
dyspepsia, torpid liver, yellow skin or
kidney trouble. It is guaranteed to
give you satisfaction. Price 74c Sold
by Snipes & Kinersly, druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-02-19

Mayor Hopkins of Chicago has volun-
tarily given up topper cent of his salary
to be turned in to the city poor fund.