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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
TREASURES OF JEYPoRE.

SpIendOr of the Halls of some of the
Noble Palaces.
Myriad slender shafts of blue-veined
alabaster and rose-tinted stone sur
rounded by fretted arcades carried out
the prevailing idea of airy lightness,
and the snowy cupolas above that sane
tum sanctoriun in the heart of the
building known as tsthe Crown of the
Palace" look as though breath would
carry them away like balls of thistle
down into the blue vault of Heaven.
Priceless treasures are contained with
in the walls of the maharajah's prince
ly abode, and volume of the Mahab-
harata, one of the two great epic poems
of ancient India, is the gem of the his
toric collection. This curiously illum-
mated manuscript, written in Persian
character, was executed by the COM
mand of Emperor Akbar, who paid a
lac of rupees, a sum equivalent to
forty thousand pounds sterling, to the
scribe who accomplished the laborious
task. Golden margins and brilliant
colors glow with unfaded freshness,
and the delicacy of the poetica1 cali
graphy suggests the utmost refinement
of culture. Antique portraits on silver,
copper, shell and foil decorate the mar
BILE walls of the Hall of Splendor, y
which forms a noble vestibule to the
Shish Mahal, a glass pavilion glisten-
ing with crystal chandeliers multiplied
by reflection in countless mirrors. Mar
BILE alcoves overlook a green plaisance
shaded by a plantation, where the scar
let stars of blossoming poinsettias
brighten the gloom of the banyan trees
which form a roof of verdue with i1.ter
lacing boughs.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
MTH &c MHlP.
he Flicked the Revolver From the Stage
Robbers Hand.

he Elicked the Revolver FROM tne stage
Robbers Hand.
ssThere is quite a difference between
staging in the early days of tho state
and now, said William Miller, the
owner OF the stage line running from
Cazadcro to Ulziah, to a San Francisco
Call man.
when came here from Boston in
1854, drifted about bit. and finally
went into the service of Charles Nc
Laughlin, the man who was afterward
killed by Jerome Cox, He was the
owner of the longest stage line at that
time. 1t ran with relays from San
Jose to Los Angeles
Il remember once, in lonely coast
range canyon, through which the road
wound, we had little experience that
was thrilling for the moment. 1t was
about ten o'clock and moonlight
night. was just putting the horses
through. The stage was full of pas
sengers, and there was heavy treasure
box.
S'Just as got around bend in the
road 1 saw the figure of a man on
horseback standing by the side of the
road. lie yelled to stop, and saw a
gun barrel CLEAN in the moonlight.
The horses were going at a speed that
might be called breakneck, and 1 just
made up my mind to take the chances
of getting through. 1 saw the gun
raised to the fellows shoulder as we
approached. I had my long whip in
my hand, and with a desperation born
of peril of the moment made a vicious
swipe at him.
81 don't know how it occurred, but
the lash wound itself around the gun,
and as we dashed by the whip was
drawn taut, and 1 knew it had caught,
so held fast. 1 was nearly pulled out
of my seat, but the gun was dragged
from the robbers hand and fell to the
ground, at the same time it was dis
charged by the shock. 1t ratified along
the road for quite distance before the
whiplash unwound itself. don't know
what the highwayman thought, but
I'll bet he was surprised"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
rhe IIonse of IIapahurr.

Rudolph Won Hapsburg, riding to his
Swiss home from hunting, came upon a
priest carrying the sacrament to a sick
man. The priest on foot was stopped
by river. Rudolph Immediately dis
mounted, set the priest and sacrament
on horseback and led the steed by the
rein te the sick mans house. He de-
clined to take the horse again to Gaily
use, but gave it to the priest for the
service of the church. Remembering
this deed, Werner, archbishop of Mainz,
in 1878, procured the election of Ru-
dolph as king of the Romans and Kais-
er. Hence we have the source and
fount of the proud imperial house OF
Hapsburg. Schiller enhances the le-
gend in one of the best of his ballads
Der Graf Won Hapsburg." 1t may be
mentioned that the late heir to the i'm
perial throne of Austria was named
after his illustrious ancestor, Rudolph
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
He Knew the Law.

A certain justice of the peace from
the state of Iowa, having arrived pre-
vious to trial at a conclusion upon a
question of law highly satisfactory to
himself, refused to entertain az argu-
laent by the opposing counsel If
your honor pleases,' counsel pleaded,
81 should like to cite few authorities
upon the point" Here he was sharply
"a ~ . Id justice 7Tts5 IA Id
1.-THE court knows the law, ard is thor
oughly advised in the premises, and
has given his opinion, and that settles
it. -" fIt was not, = continued counsel,
with an idea of convincing your honor
that you are wrong, but should like
to Show you what blamed fcol Black
stone was.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
INGENIOUS SMUGGLING.
False Bank Notes Carried Into Russia In
Hollow Pencils.

False Bank Notes Carried Into Russia in
Hollow Pcncils.
''One of the most ingenious devices
for smuggling was detected it Russia
not long ago. said o. l.. Ratovitch. of
ST. Petersburg, as recorded by the st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
"A great number of false bank notes
had been put into circulation within
the dominions of the czar. They could
only have been imported, and although
the strictest search was made habit
uany over every vessel entering a Rus
sian port, no trace of the smuggling of
false notes was discovered. Accident,
however, at last brought the mystery
to light. It happened that several
cases of lead pencils arrived one day
from England, ard while being exam
ined one of them fell out from a pack
age, and the custom house officer, pick
ing it up, cut it to a point and used it
to sign the orders which delivered up
the pencils to the consignee. He kept
the loose pencil for his own use, and a
few days afterward, because it needed
good point, he cut it again and found
that there was no more lead. He cut
still further, and was surprised to find
thin roll of paper nested in the hollow
place where the lead was supposed to
be. The paper was one of the false
notes, and in this way they had been
smuggled into the country"
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
VALUE oF ALFALFA.
The wonderful vitality of This Pecu
liar Growth.

The Wonderful Vitality of This Pecu-
liar Growth.
The desert wastes of New Mexico
and Arizona may yet be broad fields of
pasturage covered with herds of fat
tening cattle if :he hopes of the men
who are deeply interested in certain
experiments are realized. The expec-
tations of these men, says the San
derful vitality of alfalfa or Mexican
clover, the growth of which is aston
ishingly rapid and field of which will
yield several crops in season. Its
roots arc said to go far down in search
of moisture, sometimes to depth of
eighteen to twenty feet, and its nutri-
tious properties and the avidity with
which stock eat it are well known.
The large land and live stock invest
ment companies which are now operat-
ing in New Mexico and Arizona have,
as an essential part of their schemes of
utilizing the desert lands, the growing
of large tracts of alfalfa with which to
feed their range cattle and other stock.
At one ranch alone, the La Cuoca, in
Mora county, n. NJ, one thousand head
of range cattle are now being fed and
fattened for market on alfalfa. The
Mexican clover is grown by aid of mod
ern irrigation, and the lands laid
down to it tend to improve in fertility.
Stockmen down in that country have
lost all faith in the prowess of modern
rainmakers and their schemes, and they
are running their efforts INTO more
practicable channels
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

The monthly bills of the Washington
Gas Light company are printed on paper
of peculiar. dirty yellow tint which
happens to be the exact hue of the Chi
nese emblem of mourning. The long
strips are left regularly at the doors of
ell houses in the city, and at the Chi
nese legation among the rest. Just
after the change in ministers the strip
was left as usual in the vestibule of
the legation, and, being carried to the
new minister, affected him profoundly.
1t was evidently intended, he thought,
as notification cf somebody 4, death,
and as it was left at the legation door
it doubtless indicated the bereavement
of some family high in official life
The minister at or.ee 80 cl,> :
close the house The usual instru-
ments of mourning were brought ont,
the shutters were drawn, and passers-
by for the remainder of the evening
were regaled by combination of curl
GUS noises, such as the Chinese only
know how to utter when engaged N
bewailing the dead.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
believes I'M MAGIC.
The Indian Has Some Curious Notions
About Plants and Animals.


The Indian Has Some Curious Notions
About Plants and Animals.
Very reluctantly do civilized Indians
give up their ideas of magic. The idea
of worshiping growing objects is quite
a settled one among the tribes, and
some of the stories which connect corn
and flowers with beneficent deities are
very pleasing and attractive. Animals,
too, says the st. Louis Globe-D Democrat
are spoken of in very singular and
superstitious manner, and the different
sizes of beasts which are hunted is ac-
counted for in a story of the creation
which is even more realistic and prae-
tical than the one told in the first chap
ter of Genesis. This story, which is
frequently repeated with variations, is
that at the time of the creation all the
beasts of the field and forests clamored
for priority in size. Each was vain
glorious and dictatorial, and one after
another was being humbled by being
made smaller than hated enemy, the
idea being that everything human and
otherwise that was born had q prior
existence and came into the world with
the benefit of experience thus derived.
The doctrine of the transmigration of
souls is so general among Indians of
various tribes that there was nothing
at all peculiar about this, and it is very
probable that some of the early writer's
on this subject got their ideas from ex-
ceptionally intelligent exponents of In
dian Buddhism, or something very SINH
lar to it.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
WIVES EASILY OBTAINED.
How Charity Girls Are Given in Marriage
to Deserving italian Peasants.

How Charity Girls Are Given In Marriage
to Deserving italian Peasants.
At the far end of Naples lies the lit
tie church of Santa Maria Annunziata,
which, once year, on the day of Our
Lady, wakes up into a brief life and
excitement. In silent row before a
high altar l1I.eel thirty girls, all in
black garments, with folded hands,
and eyes fixed on the picture of the
Madonna before them
These are orphans from the neigh
boring founding asylum, says the Chi
eago Inter Ocean, and once a year
those who have reached the age of
eighteen are brought here to the church
and may be chosen in marriage by any
honest man whose papers are in order
and whose character is good. At the
door leading to the sacristy leans. a
gray-haired priest, the head of the asy-
lum. By and by q young man makes
his way from the back of the church and
hands him a packet of papers. These
the priest reads carefully, and, being
satisfied, he gives them back and leads
the candidate toward the row of girls.
Their eyes are fixed more steadfastly
than ever on the altar, their hands are
clasped tighter together, their faces
turn shade paler, their hearts beat
quicker as the young man walks slowly
along the row. At last he stops; his
choice is made. He stretches out his
hand with little smile.
The girl rises, casts long look, half
thanks, half entreaty, at the picture
of the Madonna. puts her hand into
that of the stranger, and together they
disappear Into the sacristy. The ice
being thus broken, other suitors come
forward.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

and hollow cheeks, and dull, sunken
eyes, don't always mean that wo-
mans old. Half the time they only
show that she's overworked or suf-
fering. To such women, to every
woman who is tired or afflicted, DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription safely
and certainly brings back health and
strength. It's legitimate medicine
that corrects and cures a tonic that
invigorates and builds up; nervine
that soothes and strengthens. For
all the arrangements, Irregularities
and weaknesses peculiar to women,
it is the only guaranteed remedy.
If it doesn't benefit or cure, you
have your money back.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

And 'sused-up'' feeling is the fret warn
ing that your liver isn't doing its work.
And, with torpid liver and the impure
blood that follows it, you're an easy
prey to all sorts of ailments. That is
the time to take Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical discovery. AS an appetizing,
restorative tonic, to repel disease and
build up the needed flesh and strength,
there's nothing to equal it. 1t rouses
every organ into healthful action. puri-
fies and enriches the blood, braces up
the whole system, and restores health
and vigor.
For every disease caused by disor-
dered liver or impure blood, it is the
only guaranteed remedy. If it doesn't
benefit or cure, in every case, you have
your money back.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
Lost. Five Donars Reward.

Strayed from my west pasture, one
iron-grey horse, branded < thalf circle)
on left shoulder and two SIS crossed on
right shoulder; rather thin cinch sore
on left ribs; foretop reached back to the
place for halter. Probably went tow
ards Tygh Ridge. Will give So reward
for his return to me at my ranch, or a
liberal reward for any information lead
ing to his recovery.
A. S. RoBERTs,
I'm Prospect Ranch.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

Kenneth Bazemore lad the good for
tune to receive small bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera, and Diarrhea
Remedy when three members of his
family were sick with dysentery. This
one small bottle cured them all and he
had some left which he gave to Geo. w.
Baker, a prominent merchant of the
place, Lewiston, n. c., and it cured
him of the same complaint. When
troubled with dysentery, diarrhea, collie
or cholera morbus, give this remedy a
trial and you will be more than pleased
with the result. The praise that natur-
ally follows it's Introduction and use has
made it very popular. o5 and so cent
bottles for sale by Biakely & Houghton,
druggists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

A great many medicines "relieve"
Catarrh in the Head. That means
that it's driven from the head into
the throat and lungs. But, by its
mild, soothing, cleansing and healing
properties, DR.. Sage's Catarrh Rem
edy perfectly and permanently cures.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

THE citizens of Oxford, Chenango
county, N. Y, are to celebrate the one
hundredth anniversary of Oxford acad-
emy on June % and 30. The institu-
-tion is the Oldest but one in the state.
Horatio Seymour, Ward Hunt and
other distinguished men were enrolled
on its list of students.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

81 know an old soldier who had
chronic diarrhea OF long standing to
have been permanently cured by taking
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrh@a Remedy says Edward Shum-
pix, prominent druggist of Minnea-
polls, MINI. "I have sold the remedy
in this city for seven years and consider
it superior to any other medicine now
on the market for bowel complaints y
25 and so cent bottles of this remedy
for sale by Blakely & Houghton drug
gists.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
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 infiamed 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 its 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 tcaused by catarfhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
ih F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
- Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
] +. FORD, EVANGELIST,

vi Oes o1o1HeSJ 4OWuB HAAeSo uAuCA NoeS VI
Mareh %, 1898:
S. B. MID. MFe. Co.,
Dufur, Oregon.
Gentlemen
On arriving home last week, 1 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
fieshed 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 yeu prosperity, we are
Yours, Mr.. & Mrs. J. +. 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, 1894-09-01

$500 is offered, by the proprietors oi
DIR. Sage's Catarrh. Their remedy per-
fetly and permanently cures the worst
cases.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01
For Trout Lake.

The great fishing resort of the North.
west. Parties can procure teams or con-
yeyance the round trip by writing and
stating time they wish to start, number
of the party, amount of baggage, etc.
Address A. H. JEwETT,
I'm White Salmon, Wash.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

Clara-I'm afraid should get tired of
married life. Ishould like to be married
one year and single the next, year and
year about Jack-Why don't you go
on the stage, then New York Herald.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

Even the most successful effort to
bear the wheat market must go against
the grain Buffalo Courier.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

English Lord-I assure you, madam,
can always tell at single glance what
people think of me- American Host
ess- 1t must often be very trying for
you, my lord Truth.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

My boy was taken with disease re-
sembling bloody fux. The first thing 1
thought of was Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoa Remedy. Two
doses of it settled the matter and cured
him sound and well. heartily recon-
mend this remedy to all persons suffer-
ing from like complaint. 1 viii an
swer any inquiries regarding it when
stamp is inclosed. refer to any comfy
official as to my reliability. VIM. Roach,
J.P., Primroy, Campbell Co., Tenn.
For sale by Blakely & Houghton drug
-
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

We could use most Of the advice we
give away.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-09-01

For Collie aud GrnBs
In my mules and horses, give Simmons
Liver Regulator. I have not lost ne
gave it to.
E.T. TAYLOR, Agt. for Changers of Ga.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-09-08

The ideal magazine prints not only
timely articles on events and places, but
stories of the right length to read aloud
by the evening lamp. The Septembe
Harper's contains "a New England
Prophet" the story of an Adventist
alarm, by Mary E. Wilkins; The Gen
erals Bluff" founded on a frontier cam
paign Of General Crook, by Owen Wister
"The Tug of War;" tale of English
men and women in Greece; chapters of
The Golden House." Charles Dudley
Warmers novel of New York society,
and the first Of Naragansett Pier, by
Brander Matthews.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-09-08

The OLD and reyeGt qHesf,"u OF the
niagara Falls, reg Irie.l ~ a geological
chronometer, has been ventilated lately
IN paper by Prof j. w. Spencer The
rate at which the Fails cni their way
backward, and the date AT which The
Fails came into existouce, have long
been discussed i'll geological circles. Mr..
Spencer seems to have laborsd most dill
gently to prepare fall aud accurate
synopsis of the history OF these grant
Hoods. lie remarks that their age has
been estimated with vcry different
resaits, ranging from COCO to $1,000
years. Geology, let US bear in mind,
has only relative, and not an absolute
chronology. That is to say, we cannot
set down exactly in years, as il the case
OF historical event, the lapse Of time
which has taken place Si:ce any given
geological phase occurred We can only
estimate such lapse relatively TO what
is observed in similar phases of action
today. Keeping this cGution in mind,
let us see what Professor Spencer tells
US about the Niagara gorge and waters.
First of all, before the gre It ice age,
the Niagara river, be claims was non est
The chasm at the Whirlpool and the
valley at st. David's are part Of d sepa-
rate and buried valley through which
the Niagara gorge has been exc waited.
How fast the river cuts its way back is
answered by saying that the average
modern rate is 4l72 feet per year.
fancy this is much higher than the rate
given by Sir. G. Lyell who, if l mistake
not, sets down the backward erosion at
about 4 foot Per arnum. But the
rate varies, Mr.. Spencer teaches: and
the mean rate Of re cessiou, having regard
to the modern descent o! the river, is to
be set down at 3 70 feet i'll place of the
then given of the alterations which have
taken place in the lake region which
Niagara drains. Professor Spencer
divides the Niagara history INTO four
ep1chs, and has taken the trouble 20
calculate the duration of these several
phases and the rates of descent aud OF
recession.
He arrives at the conclusion that the
age of the Falls is to be set down at
81 900 years, aud TO his is to be added
| 900 years as the age of the river before
the Falls appeared as part Of it's his
tory. About 5000 years ago Mr.. Spencer
fixes as the date at which the waters of
the Huron were turned into the Niagara
Elevation of land has been prime fac
tor in bringing about the changes which
are thus chronicled. At present, in the
Niagara district, the uplifting proceeds
at the rate OF l.25 feet per century, cast
of Lake Huron at feet, AMI at the
outlet of Lake Ontario % feet 10 the
10G years. Looking ahead, we are told
the Falls will come 30 an end, il the
before Lake Erie is reached. This will
happen by reason of the diversion Of the
waters of the upper lakes Of the Missis
sipi, by way of Chicago. Mr.. Spencer
says the extinction OF the Falls viii
thuswise occur in from 1000 to 5000
years. Meanwhile, they will remain fol
many generations to come a natural Won
der