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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
IN TERATURE AND ART.
Royalty Hoping to Find There Fresh
Worlds to tonuuer.

II the name of Emperor William does
not appear in the catalogue of the exhi-
bition of the Berlin academy of arts
that opens shortly, the hanging com
mittee of that institution had better
look out for squalls If they were to
reject the picture he has sent in, the
kaiser would be quite capable of order
ing them out TO instant execution, or
of writing down the exhibition in the
columns Of any newspaper that would
accept i~crial art criticism. The
painting represents. we are told, "a
vancouver at sea, black clouds of smoke,
torpedoes, guns and boats tossed upon
raging waves. The description is
rather incoherent. Probably the pic
ture Is, too. But there is no fear that
the loyal Berliners will be deprived OF
the chance of feasting their eyes upon
II. There is one magnificent feature
about the canvas that would secure its
acceptance in almost any exhibition In
the world. That is the signature,
William |. r., 1895" which appears in
the right hand corner. The effect
which these simple words and figures
will produce upon the minds of humble
minded believers in the divine right of
kings could not be equaled by any
artist in Europe.
All the great ones of the earth seem
70 be going in either for art or litera-
ture nowadays. Prince Nicholas of
Montenegro has just completed drama
in verse, which IS shortly To be acted
and afterward published in st. Peters
burg. The prince is said already to
have achieved some local reputation
as poet. The phrase IS excellent.
One can imagine the following epitaph
being compiled for William H.: He
was for many years king OF Timbuctoo
and Bithynia, and he achieved some To-
cal reputation as marine painter and
drawing-room song writer. Then
there is another prince-Troubetsltoy
to-wit-who has just had an opera of
his own composition produced at Mos
COW. II viii soon hardly pay anyone
who is not "A crowned head to write or
paint or compose anything at all.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
ENGLISH DIFFICULT TO LEARN.
Few Frenchmen Can Pronounce the Lam
guage without an Accent.

The Frenchman, past or present,
who speaks English especially well and
does not pronounce English names
with an accent that is peculiarly
French is very rare indeed. President
Felix Faure now holds the honors
throughout all France for his excellent
English, and Englishmen resident in
Paris. as well as the public men of
London, who have opportunities OF
knowing. say that he quite equals Ma
poleon H. in his fluency a l'Anglaise.
NJ. Faurc, in fact, is the first of the
presidents who has been able to pro
nounce English we'll Theirs. Mac Ma
hon, Grevy and Carnot had very i'm
perfect knowledge of that language,
and Grevy was especially weak, not
only in his pronunciation but in his
handling Of English verbs This is a
curious fact, and rather instructive
one, when it comes TO be recalled that
nearly all the last kings of France
were good English scholars.
Among French statesmen Baron de
Courcel the present ambassador Of the
French republic at the court of St
James, has fine grasp of the language
of the country to which he is accred-
tied. This diplomat showed this in "A
most marked manner during the meet
ings of the Behring sea fishery arbitra-
ton, In which he took a prominent
part. Clemenceau, the editor and dep
uty, has the reputation of speaking the
best English in France, and several
times during his visits 20 London he
has addressed deputations of British
workmen in their own tongue, being
able TO make himself amply under
stood by the most ignorant man pres
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
DATE AND DISASTER.
An Old Rhyming Prophecy Which Missed
Its Mark Only Once.
The Old rhyming prophecy tells us tha

ne ola rnymlng prophecy tells US lha
In every future year Of our Lord
When the sum of the figures Is twenty five
Some warliIe nation Will draw the sword,
But peaceful nations IN peace Will thrive.
One thousand eight hundred and eighty.
eight WAS the fifth year of modern timei
in which the aggregate Of the figures was
%, and it was the first in the series which
extends over period of nearly 200 years,
in which the predictions of the prophet
were not literally fulfilled
In 1899 Russia Poland and Denmark
formed the alliance against sweden which
inauguratcd the great war which ended in
the disastrous defeat of Charles MI at
Poltava
The year 1889 T. one of the dark dates in
the annals of time because of its being the
year in which the French revolution broke
out and ragged until after the reign Of
terror.
The year l79s witnessed the famous
campaign of Napoleon into Egypt and the
formation Of the second European coali-
ton against France
The next date upon which the sum total
of the figures in the date aggregated %
was 1879 and in that year Great Britain's
troops invaded Afghanistan, leaving be-
hind them a monstrous trail of blood.
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight, the fifth in this series Of combina
tion date oddities, did not witness any
formal declaration Of war, but il was one
of the most disastrous of modern times as
far as shipwrecks, mine accident, railway
disasters and general mishaps are con.
cerned.
one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
seven will be another date In which the
combined figures aggregate %, and there
cannot possibly be but three Others of the
same kind between that time and the
opening OF the 2599
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
CoNCelT OF NOTED PEOPLE.
Many of Them We're t"nndent That They
Had Made Their names Immortal

1t is Of course pardonahle that a
great man should have high opinion
of himself, says recent writer. one
cannot lind much fault with Words.
worth even when one reads that he
spoke of himself as writing ON, though
fully assured that his poems would Inc
unpopular. because hc knew that they
would also be immortal.
Many other poets have laid To their
souls the same Gathering JUNCTION, and
have been content TO wait for poster
ity, which, however, has not always
been content TO read them. Horace,
speaking Of his odes, said: II have
erected monument more durabl than
brass and more regal than the lofty
heights OF the pyramids. while shakes
peare In one Of his sonuets used an eX-
preston SO similar that one suspects ii
at once Of being borrowed.
Not marble. nor the gilded monuments
or princes shall outliye this lofty rhyme.
Butyou shall shine more bright in these con-
tents
Than un,wept stone, besmeared with sluttsh
time
Lord Tennyson. too is reported 70
have said the "Bugle Song" in THE
Princess" is the finest lyric in the Eng
lish language. Walter Savage Landor
was of the opinion that his Imaginary
Conversations" were of such literary
value that there had not been five vol.
nmes of prose To equal them in two
thousand years Coming To another
sphere of life from that Of the poet
the cricket field. to-wit-wc may men
tion old Lillywhite, who used to say;
Il bowl the best ball in England and
Mr.. Iorene bowls the next" 1t is
quite true, doubtless but even its truth
was overshadowed by its beautiful
modesty.
1t is related of Victor Hugo that.
when quite unknown, he walked into
the Office Of certain publisher and
tried to sell him some poems. The
publisher was not in buying frame of
mind, and Victor, as he went out, said:
"Iou have to-day thrown away for
tune. sir was about TO make an ar
rangement with Won whereby YOU
would toe able To publish everything
shall write in the future. You have
lost the opportunity. 1t is one that
will never occur again"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
THEY DON'T SAY DARK"
In Washington 1t Might Mean That =
Brunette's Negro.

Brunette's Negro.
A difference in the meaning Of words
that might interest dialecticians was
brought TO the notice of New Yorker
who went 20 Washington not long ago
to help friend get married, says a
New York sun writer. Nobody can
marry in Washington without first get
ting a marriage license at the city hall.
Neither the man most interested nor
his New York friend had ever been
married in Washington, and 1t was
with some trepidation that they went
after the license together. II was
agreed that the New Yorker should do
the talking. After several attempts to-
extract license from the tax clerk,
the mayors private secretary and two
stray deputy sheriffs, the pair got to-
the right desk and applied for the
license. The clerk asked the names of
the contracting parties, their place Of
residence, and other questions. Then
he said 70 the New Yorker:
is the groom light or dark?"
Light" returned the young man,
wondering what complexion had TO do
with the matter.
Lady light, also?' asked the clerk,
writing busily.
NO. she's dark" was the reply.
"Darl<?" said the clerk, inquiringly,
"and the groom light? Is that right?'
Certainly" replied the New Yorker,
with dignity, wondering still more
Marriage between So-and-so, white,
and So-and-so, colored, Sread the clerk.
Whats that2" shouted the groom,
taking a hand in the game What the
devil do you mean By calling her col
ored?"
"Why. this gentleman said so, said
the clerk.
Il didn't. protested the New Yorker.
81 said She was dark. She's a brunette.
ooh. brunette!" observed the clerk.
Il see. You are from the north, aren't
you? Down here when we say light
we mean white, and dark means coll
ored. Here's the license. One dollar,
please"
Cheap enough, too, with the infor-
nation thrown in" said the groom to-
the New Yorker as they took the IL
cense and went away. Il wonder II
they'd call mulatto striped"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
lime to EAt Them.

A brace of pheasants were once for
warded by theatrical manager 10 one
OF London's best-known and ablest
play tasters. lie did not know what to
do with them; il seemed foolish fuss
20 send them back and yet. So he
told his editor what had happened, and
.,lxcd his advice. How long have you
had thcm2" asked the editor. Eight
days, he answered. Then eat them
up quickly, or it will he worse than a
case of bribery; it will be bribery and
corruption
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
Ala.ka asa Hunting Ground.

Doubtless Alaska will before long be-
come a favorite hunting ground for
sportsmen that are content with moth
ing less than primitive nature The
journey 10 the coast of Alaska is no
longer a serious matter, and. while the
interior il still difficult to reach, it has
an agreeable summer climate, and is
no worse region for camping than
many another frequented by hunters
and fishermen The Indians are good
and faithful guides, though they have
a way of eating up at sitting the
sweets provided by travellers for long
Journey
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
An English View OF IL.

tion?" asked a travelling Englishman Of
the waiter of an hotel in a German
town. Her royal highness the grand
duchess has just become the mother of
a grand ducal infant" replied tho
waiter. is that SOP" responded tho
Englishman, taking out his note book.
Il must make note of that" He
writes: Whenever the city is illumi-
mated the grand duchess becomes the
mother of grand ducal infant!''. and
then says; That's very interesting,
indeed"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
Hrrrsh English.

English as she is spoke by the English
Is Ofttimes provocative of both amaze
ment aud amusement. A newly imported
English governess in this city was recent
ly told 10y her American lady patroness
that, owing to a sudden shortage in serv
ants, she would have to ask her to have
the care of her own bedroom until the de-
dciency in service was supplied.
To which the accomplished English wo-
man nafvely replied; well. | will will
lingly make my own bed, but / tell you
frankly, madam, ! will not broom room. ="
New York Herald
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19
Red Cotton In GeorgIa.

Red cotton has been raised at Alpha
retta, Ga, where planter has quite a
quantity Of that curious stuff, every
stalk of which is a deep red, even the
leaf. boil and bloom. This novel crop
comes from planting seeds obtained
six or seven years ago from freak
stalk Of red cotton found growing IL
Florida
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19

Connecting al Detrotin Union Depot with all
Trains OF Grand Trunk Ry for Canada and the
East
1880 p. m west. and 9:35 a. m. and
500 D. m east. have elegant Parlor Cars at
tached. Extra charge only IS cents for any dis
lance
ID Daily.
sDaily except sunday.
Stesmer leaves Grand Haven daily, except sun
day. and Milwaukee daily, except saturday.
Chicago steamer leaves daily, except saturday,
from MuskegOn.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-07-19

'Daily. +Daily with Sleeping Car,
Drawing Room Cars between Saginaw and
Detroit.
Pullman palace sleeping car between Saginaw
and Chicago daily.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-05

Marshbanks being sick and the doctor
taking care of him. Sometime since
Marshbanks received two checks of
the value of about 1885. These checks
the doctor cashed on the authority of
Marshbanks and it seems spent the
money. About q month or six weeks
ago, Marshbanks swore out COM
plant against the doctor at Hood
River before Justice Soesbe, and he
was arrested here and taken to Hood
River for trial. Then Marshbanks
and he got together and talked the
situation over. The result was that
Marshbanks filed an affidavit, declar-
ing he had given the doctor authority
to collect the money, and that the in
jury to him had been satisfied. On
this showing the case was dismissed,
the doctor paying the costs. 1t seems
from review of the whole matter that
the doctor had promised to pay over
any balance found due him, there be-
ing an open account between them,
when he received some money from
Germany that he was expecting, but
which has not yet come to hand.
Marshbanks has evidently got tired of
waiting for his money, and being urged
on, perhaps by others, has commenced
been retained to defend him.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-05
Land Transfers.

The following deeds were filed for
record since our last report.
A. H. Curtis and wife to Harriet N
Stevens, lot 9, block "a, Bluff addition
to The Dalles; 81.
John Irvine and wife to Elizabeth
Joles, lots 4, g. 10, IL and u, sec. 20,
tp n, r 13 e, $50 acres; $4,000.
A. NJ. F. Kichheimer, unmarried, ne
/ sec %, tip 5 8, r Is e: $1,000.
John d. Blakeney to James H.
Blakeney, lot 2, block 8, Bigelow's
addition to Dalles City; 81.
A. S. Blowers and wife to Frank c..
Price. Sc and ! ne sec 13, tip 2 n,
r9 g; $1,000.
Il. j. Driver, sheriff to A. S. Blowers,
Harrison property in Winans' addition
to Hood River, and in Parkhurst:
$3.50.
United States to Peter J. Herke, NV
/ sec II. tip n, r II e; patent.
Peter j. Herke and wife to George
A. Liebe, same property as above; S400.
William S. Mercer to Mary Belle
VanCamp; lots E and F, blk "a, Mill
tary addition to Dalles City; $50.
Mary Belle VanCamp and husband;
same property as above to Mary E..
Bowman; $50.
Hugh Glenn and wife to M. Vogt
and PHILIPPINE Chapman; tracts in
Laughlin addition undivided one-half
interest; $475.
81. A Hogue and wife and James
Guthrie to Hugh Glenn; full interest
in property above described; $3.50.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-05
Not Melancholy.

The watermelon is great leveler of
social distinctions. We are all OF us
prone to be more or less particular
about whom we invite to sit at our
table, or to join in our picnics, but
when big butcher knife slips through
the green striped rind of a big fat
melon that is so anxious to disclose
the red lusciousness within that it
fairly bursts in front of the welcome
blade, societies distinctions vanish,
and the high born, the rich, the proud,
the gay, become the veriest children of
nature-and muzzle on to the red slices
of sweetness along with the common
plebeian herd. There is something
about the big chunks of pink joyous
ness that for the time being makes
mankind forget all else, while the
business before the meeting is being
attended to. We saw an exemplifca-
tion of this yesterday near Crossen's.
Three gentlemen, had opened a big
melon and were sampling its flavor,
and two dusky damsels from Cello
were assisting them. Ifyou have any
curiosity as to whom they, the gen.
slemen were, inquire of I. J. Norman,
'or he saw two of them.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-05
A SWEET MESS.
Little Workers Laden With Stolen
Goods.

Little Workers Laden With Stolen
Goods.
Whether dumb beasts can Justly be
rated as such is an open question but
one long disputed. All have notes of
warning, calls, or some means of com
munication, but among the insects
this means of communication though
evidently noiseless is very perfect.
Wednesday vagrant bee from some
hive in the city found its way into
Crossen's store and, there discovered
a box of honey, open, delicious tempt
ing. In minute or two he had as
much honey loaded into his hold as
he could have gathered in two hours,
presenting his bill to the flowers, and
collecting in the usual way. AS soon
as loaded he left, and in minute or
two was home and telling the balance
of the hive what soft snap he had
found. In half an hour, every bee
from the hive was engaged in robbing
Crossen, openly and shamelessly. The
bold little thieves got into trouble
though, for they would try to go out
through the big window instead of the
door, and of course got hung up.
There they wandered around, laden
with stolen sweets but still unhappy,
The front windows of the store looked
like bee hive, and attracted quite
crowd, interested in the strange scene.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-05
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court OF the State Of Oregon. for
Wasco County.
In EnuitY

In the Circuit Court OF the State Of Oregon. for
Wasco County.
In Equity.
The German Savings and Loan Society, plaintiff, vs.
T. j May, Carrie D. May aud s. B. Mccormick,
defendants.
To T. J. May, Carrie D. May and g. B. Mccormick,
defendants above named:
In the name Of the State of Oregon you are
hereby required to appear and answer unto the
complaint filed against you in the above entitled
suit by the first day Of the next term Of the above
entitled court following the expiration Of the time
prescribed in che order for publication OF this sum-
day Of November, 1885, and If you fail to appear
and answer for want thereof plaintiff will apply to
said court for the relief demanded IN its complaint
The relief demanded is the foreclosure Of certain
mortgage executed and delivered by defendants, T.
J. May and Carrie Nay, his wife, to plaintiff on
payment of a certain promiHsory note of Defend
ants, T. ]. MAY and Carrie d. May for $4,000, paya-
Bile March 15 1885, with interest at the rate OF seven
per cent. per annum; thai said mortgage conveyed
unto plaintiff for that purpose the following de-
scribed real property situated in the county Of
Wasco, state of Oregon: The east half % and the
east half 90 Of southwest quarter G4) of section
fifteen Q5) all OF section sixteen Q6; the east half
(1s) and north half ID Of southw west quarter ID Of
section seventeen Q7); the east half G7) and north
west quarter a. of section twenty .one (2l); the
northwest quarter a., the northwest quarter ~ OF
northeast quarter ID AID northwest quarter ~ Of
southwest quarter G4) Of secticn twenty-five (22)
the north half Cd of northeast quarter % ard
southwest quarter a. Of northeast quarter G4) the
north half ID and southeast quarter 20 Of north
wet quarter C) of section twenty eight 28), all Of
the above described real property being in town.
ship one ~ north Of range fourteen 90 east Of the
willamette Meridian, county and state aforesaid;
and further decree barring and foreclosing you,
and each Of you OF and from any and all right,
title interest and equity OF redemption in ana TO
said real property and every part thereof; and
joining you, said 8. B. Mccormick, from setting up
any right, ttle interest claim in to upon said
real property In opposition to the lien Of plaintiffs
said mortgage.
L. Bradshaw, judge OF the above entitled court,
made August 10, 1895.
MILTON W. SMITH,
augl7 Attorney for Plaintiff
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-05
THE INCOME TAX.

In all the Democratic conventions
that have met this fall, the question OF
the income tax has not been raised.
OF course the reason for it is plain, and
that reason Is the action of the supreme
court of the United Suites which de-
cided the law unconstitutional. 1t
will be remembered that this decision
was made by bare majority of one
vote, and that vote had been in the
first trial of the ease in which the
decision was reached, in favor of the
eonstitutionality of the law. We
think the Democratic conventions
have been guilty of a serious over
sight in not taking some action con-
cerning the tax. If, as the supreme
court asserts, the collecting of an in
come tax is unconstitutional, then the
constitution should be changed. 1t is
the most just tax that was ever levied,
because it makes our people pay tax in
proportion to their ability to pay it.
It is question that will have to be
settled sooner or later, and the sooner
the better.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-05
BLOOMERs FROsTBITTEN.
The Portland Telegram Gives q Powerful
Reason For Their Wane.

The Portland Telegram Gives a Powerful
Reason For Their wane.
Now that the cycling season is about
closed it is safe to venture prediction
that the bloomers will not bloom with
renewed luxuriance next summer.
They have already exhibited unmis-
taxable symptoms of whiting, and their
inevitable collapse will be caused by
their own ugliness. They might sur
vive denunciation by doctors on the
score of health, by ministers on the
score of modesty, by actors and para
graphers on the point of innovation,
but they cannot make stand on the
question of beauty, and that is the
secret of their decadence. Woman
cannot be either coaxed or forced to
wear any garment that does not be-
come her, regardless of its claims of
utility, and it cannot be denied that
bloomers accentuate the physical de-
fects of their wearer. They make
well-shaped woman appear ordinary,
and the woman of imperfect contour
they transform into a fright. Any
costume which makes the shoulders
appear narrower, the waist smaller,
the hips broader and the height less
can never attain permanent place in
the feminine wardrobe.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-05
GENERAL NEWS.
Boiled Down From the Dispatches and
Swiped From the Exchanges.

Boiled Down From the Dispatches and
swiped From the Exchanges.
Mr.. Huntington the railway mag
nate of California, says "Mr Curtis is
very valuable man. He is our stat
istician."
The grand jury in the District of
Columbia before adjourning the other
day recommended the establishing
of a whipping post.
Last week the thermometers were
up in the COS in Pennsylvania but
yesterday the same section had snow
storm.
"A report reached New York yester-
day that 2500 Cubans had been whipped
by the Spanish troops, 12O being
killed.
Secretary Hubert will go to Alabama
tomorrow, to deliver speeches on the
financial question.
The Texas legislature has been con-
vened for the purpose of passing laws
preventing prize fighting. Since the
above, Fitzsimmons and Corbett have
both gone into active training.
The attendance at the state fair is
said to be below the average and the
reason therefore is further said to be
the so cent rates of admission.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-05
Caused by Jealousy.

The shooting of Mrs. Lottie Hiatt at
ordan proves to be the work of a
woman named Hannah, who lives near
there. She was arrested last evening.
Mrs. Hannah believed her husband
was unduly intimate with the Hiatt
woman, and disguised herself as man,
entered the house of Mrs. Hiatt the
evening before and shot her twice,
both shots taking effect in the head.
1t is thought she cannot live. Part of
Mrs. Hannah's disguise, false mus
tache and pair of spectacles were left
in the room where the shooting oc-
CURED, which led to her arrest. She
was examined Saturday before JUS
tice in Scio and bound over to appear
before the grand jury. She is the
mother of four children.