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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
POSY RINGS.
Some of These Posies Are Very quaint and
Curinna.

Some of These Posies Are Very quaint and
Curious.
When posies inside of wedding rings
were first introduced does not seem to
be known, says Chambers Journal.
Time has covered that, as he does so
many things, with the MOSES of obliv-
ion, but we know that from the six
teenth century until the middle of the
eighteenth it was customary to have
them engraved on rings. These pos
les or notices are seldom to be found
with more than two lines of verse, and
often with only one, but there are few
Instances known where three lines
are used. Some of these posies are
very quaint and curious, and a few
reach high standard of poetic beauty.
In 1912 n small collection Of rhymes
was published with the title of "Love's
Garland; or Posics for Rings, Handller-
chiefs ard Gloves, and Such Pretty To-
lcens That Lovers Send Their Loves" 1t
contains some posies that are not to be
met with elsewhere, and is very inter-
esting work, though but fewPeople seem
to have heard of it. The South Ken
sington museum has a good collection
Of posy rings, and among them we find
the following: UNITED hearts death
only parts" LET Us share in joy and
care" "Love and live happily" There
is a story to the effect that DR.. John
Thomas, who was bishop of Lincoln in
1853, caused to be inscribed inside his
fourth wife's wedding ring:
"If survive
I'll make them Eve"
If this be true, and not the fable it
appears, we can only judge that the
lady who wore the ring meant to out
live her spouse. How the story arose
is not known, but most likely it is all
imagination. for we find the same thing
said about Lady Cathcart and her
fourth husband in 1713. t
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
Es. OREGON, SATURDAY. DECEMBER %. 1895

a-haf from last nights closing. There
was. a slight rally few minutes before
the close, but final trading was 81 l-2
60 81 SO, practically the lowest quota
tions of the day.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
A JOINT REPORT.
American and British Commissions Agree
on the Alaskan Boundary.

MONTREAL, Dec. 20.-William King,
British commissioner to Ottawa, has
returned from Washington where he
has been for some time comparing
notes on the Alaskan boundary survey
with the United States commissioners,
after comforting, have stated they can
agree on joint report. Hereafter the
governments of Canada and the United
States may appoint commissioners
or arbitrators to establish the boun.
dary line in question.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28

CHICAGO, Dec. ,23.-Wheat opened
strong at 5Scents for May, SC over Sat
urday's closing. The'apparent cess
sation. of reason of the rally. After ad-
yancing to 5SBc the market declined to
57Ec on signs OF Wall street; prices
breaking off again.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
clearlng. .House certIacates.

New YORK. Dec. 2S,-The clearing
house committee of the New York AS
sociated Banks met last night and de-
cided to recommend the issuance of
clearinghouse certificates. Another
meeting will be held today to arrange
the deteils
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
Krlled how rnnlnr Rocl,.

ALBANY, Or, Dec, 23.-Edward
Lyons, section foreman on thegOregon
Central s. Eastern rSilroaa. wsas> killed
yesterday by a mass of rock falling
upon him while he was at work on the
track under bluff near Pioneer.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
Assessment Rolls All Ready.

SALEM, Or, Dec. 20.-The equaliza
tion board has been in session since
December 8, and will continue until
January 2. The returns from 80 coun-
ties are before it. The returns from
Umatilla. one of the tardy counties, are
now on the way. Lincoln's returns
are in. but the assessor says it is not
a true transcript and the board is wait
ing for an official correction.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28

San Diego, Cal, says: Shiloh's Ca
tarrh Remedy is the first medicine I
have ever found that would do me any
good" Price SOC. For sale by NJ. 2.
Donnell.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
The Rest Congh cure

Is shiloh's Cure. A,neglected cough
is dangerous. Stop it at once with
Shiloh's Cure. For sale by M. 2. Don
nell
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
FURTHER PRESS CoMMNET.
Frances Sympathies With Us. Not With
England.

PARIS Dec. 22.-L. .Eclair today de-
nies that France sympathies are with
England in the Venezuela dispute, say
lug that on the contrary they are with
the United States, adding:
''If England's power and prestige are
lessened nothing would be more to the
advantage of France"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
DISSOLUTION NOTICE..

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN copartnership heretofore existing between
IS. A. Hunsaker and W. S. Blrzee, under the
firm name OF Hunsaker & Barzee, has this day
been dissolved, B. A. Hunsaker having with
drawn from said firm. W 5. Barzee will con-
ttnue the business, collect all accounts due the
firm, and pay all debts owing by said firm
B. A. HUNSAKER.
w. s. BARZEE.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
Cbicago Feel, the Depression

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-The semi panic
in Wall street was reflected in the
grein market. Wheat lost cent and
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
A Baby's Life Saved.

"My baby had Group and was saved
by Shiloh's Cure" writes Mrs. J. B.
Martin, Of Huntsville, Ala. For sale
by M. z. Donnell.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28

yxTANTED:-Severa trustworthy gentlemen
W. or ladies to travel in Oregon for estab-
iisliet. teiIa bic fouse. Saiary $50 end e1pen.
ses. Steady position. Enclose reference and
self addressed stamped envelope. The Domin-
ion Company, Third Floor. Omaha Bldg, Chi
cago. Ill
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
Doctor Powell Reeves . !3:;'. '4;, ;';'' :a'
PORTLAND, OBEGON.

old reliable
your disease without asking you They also urnsh medicine
can references OF remarkable they have made on this Coast
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-12-28
SOCIETIES..

vXTASco LODGE, NO. 15 A. F. & "a. M
wv Meets first and third Monday of each
month at P M.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12
The recent State census in Massa-

The recent State census in Massa-
chusetts is in the nature of disap-
pOintment to the dwellers in the Hub,
as they had fondly anticipated Boston
would pass the half-million mark
whereas it is found to contain 494 ,2O5
population, as compared with AS, AIT
in 1890 and 39O,393 in 1885. Neverthe-
less this is a gratifying gain, the per-
centage of increase since 1885 being
1853. In the preceding decade it was
only 23.6. 1t is noticeable that the ratio
of growth in the outside municipalities
is larger than in Boston itself. There
are tWenty-siX Of these municipalities
within a radius of fifteen or twenty
miles from the Hub, which it is the
habit Of it's newspapers to claim as the
greater Boston of the near future If
they were annexed to the city now it
would have a population of 971, 512.
Meanwhile it is in order to console the
Hub for it's failure to reach the half
million mark. 1t is probably due to the
fact of the severe industrial depression
of last year, which checked the growth
of Boston as q manufacturing center
on the one hand, and on the other to
the failure of it's enumerators to get
in their work while the Christian En-
deavorers were so largely in evidence
in that city.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

A very graphic article in a current
magazine, descriptive of the naval bat
tie between the fleets of Japan and
China at the mouth Of the Yalu river,
gives many interesting illustrations Of
the fallibility Of naval architects who in
time of peace plan for war. The au-
thor, Commander McGiffen, was in
command of Chinese ironclad. His
article is chiefly valuable in that it
demonstrates that when put to the test
Of war the masterpieces of naval ar
chitecture have proved full Of serious
faults. The battle was won not by
the Japanese heavy ordnance, but by
their small rapid-fire guns. Neverthe-
less the tendency of naval designers Of
late has been to increase the weights
of the ordnance instead of to multiply
the number of projectiles which might
be discharged at any one time. Tor
pedoes upon which great reliance was
placed proved worthless. Turrets con-
structed for the protection of men serv-
ing the guns turned out to be man traps
Shells penetrated the iron casing and
bursting inside, had their destructive
effect enormously multiplied by the fact
that the flying fragments rebounded
and ricochetted from every part of the
circular wall Commander McGiffen
declares that any shield or turret OF
less than four inches in thickness is a
positive danger instead of a safeguard
the coming tower on his ship Withstood
the shock of projectiles, but was So
placed that shot and shell striking it re,
bounded into the gun pits, the men in
which but for this fact would have
been protected from the fire of the
enemy. To this extent the construction
of the Chinese ships was faulty.
positive lesson as we'll as negative
one, however, was taught. The plan OF
the battle was such that five protected
cruisers attacked the two Chinese iron
clads The latter succeeded in holding
their own and, although dreadful
slaughter was done to their crews, re-
tired finally in safety to a friendly
port. This exploit, in view Of the fact
that the plan Of development of the
United States navy has been in the line
of constructing. protected cruisers rath-
er than heavy battleships, is of marked
Importance. Moreover. nearly every
flaw which the test OF battle showed
to exist in the huge Chinese ironclads
tent not only in the new American
men-of-war, but in the warships of al,
nations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12
can no longer be doubted that it is

1t can no longer be doubted that it is
time for the State Department at Wash
ington to take vigorous action regard
ing the Chinese outrages. The mob of
Chinese belonging to the so-called "Veg-
etarian" society has merely enlarged
the sphere of it's opera tons. It's first
brutalities were directed against the
British missionaries, but later it sacked
and pillaged a number of American mis-
sions. The lives of this nations citizens
| in the province of Fuhkien are in grave
| danger and there is no time for delay.
Great Britain has already taken steps
toward demanding protection for her
| citizens, and it would be wise for the
State Department at Washington to join
hands with her in the attempt to pro-
| tect the Christian residents of China
from outrage and death. So far as the
| imperial government of China is con-
cerned the demands made by the civ
ilized powers can have but one re-
| Spouse. Neither in diplomacy nor in
precedent is there any other course for
it than apology and offers of redress.
The difficulty, however, lies in the fact
| that the imperial government may itself
| be unable for some time to put check
upon the ravages of a people who, I'M
der the loosely ordered government of
mandarins and other corrupt officials,
are without moral Or legal restraint.
If the Chinese Government is incapa-
! bic Of insuring protection to the mis-
sionaries, then American and English
authority must do it. 1t is preposter-
Gus that any civilized power should sit
! quietly by and watch the slaughter Of
| Christian subjects by half-crazed, fan
| atical and brutal barbarians.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

An English hat merchant once re-
marked that the state of his own trade
enabled him to tell whether business
generally was good Or bad. The new
hat is an article which the prosperous
man desires and an unprosperous man
can do without. Hence the frequency
with which his customers renewed
their headgear was a good indication of
the financial state of the people. If
the remark applies equally we'll to this
country, as it ought to do, business in
the United States now is good. Many
hat factories are active, some others
are reported to be getting ready to go
into opera ton. and there has been some
improvement in wages.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

The sudden death of H. o. Houghton,
ST., the well-known head of the firm of
Hougbton, Mitfiin & Co., removes from
the world of American literature one
of it's best-known publishers. Mr..
&Houghton was admirably equipped for
his position, not alone because he was
an excellent business man and a gentle
men of fine literary taste, but because
he was practical printer. He entered
a printing office when a mere lad. paid
his way through college by working at
the case. and as the outcome of his rare
skill founded the well-known Riverside
Press. whose imprint is an accepted
testimonial as to the excellence of ev-
erything issued from that establish
ment. Mr.. Houghton went into the
publication business as the successor
to j. r. Osgood & Co. of Boston. which
firm was also the successor of Ticknor
& Fields The Atlantic Monthly was
one of the assets. The list of publica-
tons by the house is not only long but
of the highest excellence. The death
of its venerable and respected head is
distinct loss to literature.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

is a large hollow box, on one end Of
which the pilot-house for the occupant
will be built. The front pair of wings
is stationary. Mr.. Cooley's idea is that
his machine will sail like a hawk or an
albatross that has been thrown on the
air. Having been once stretched, it will
skim along on certain plane, and may
be either raised, lowered or turned en-
tirely around by the movement Of the
rear pair of wind beaters. A public
demonstration of the invention will
soon be given, after which it will be
enough to build larger machine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

Milwaukee is to have a new census
The Secretary of State has yielded to
the demand made for a recount on the
ground that the enumerators did not
give the city as large a population as
enthusiastic citizens thought it ought
to have and as the directory publisher
was confident it did have. It would
save much fault finding if those who do
the work of census taking were in
structed not to fall below a certain
minimum figure. Thus there would
have been no need Of a recount in Mil
waukee if the enumerators had been
told that under no circumstances must
they find less than 275,0OO people, but
that they could find as many more as
their consciences would let them.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12
FOX TERRIERS.
One of the Most Aristocratic Breeds
of the Canine To-Day.

One of the Most Aristocratic Breeds
of the Canine To-Day.
The origin of the fox terrier is not
certainly known, but they have been
bred pure in royal kennels of England
for over 100 years, and in America to-
day the breed is fast usurping the
place Of the pug and the Yorkshire ter
rier. Fox terriers are very intelligent,
have an untiring energy and a great
desire to be busy. AS guard dogs they
have no superiors, and are not gener-
ally vicious to people, but it is safest
for any stranger to first get permission
before he bothers either the person or
property of the master. Although not
very quarrelsome, yet when once arous-
ed, they display the greatest amount of
pluck and endurance, and will fight to
death anything they consider prey, sell
dom ever showing signs Of being tired.
AS a killer of vermin they have no
equal, and they naturally take to all
animals that burrow in the ground.
They are typical companions for chill
dren, as they will watch over them and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

In justice to a recognized new south,
no State in that section of the Union
can afford such an example of lawless
disregard for life as was shown in the
recent tragedy at Versailles, Ky. In
the most matter-of-fact way it is re-
cited that "both men drew their revolt
vers about the same time" with the re-
suit that young man from lone of the
best families in the State" left two
other representatives Of good families
stretched out. mortally wounded, on
the floor. To the thinking man there
is something about tragedy like this
that is far more disgraceful than the
most brutal murder of the slums. The
nldeousness Of the crime antedates the
commitment of the murder. It begins
when the two Southern gentlemen.
completing their morning toilets,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

Mr. Haggard stood for election in East
Norfolk and his canvass was attended
with various lively and exciting Incl
dents which perhaps may serve him as
the warp if not the wool for some fu-
ture romance of real life, since they fail
ed to serve his political purposes. He
saved his head from being broken by
some of his belligerent opponents in
the canvass only to have it badly frac-
tured in political sense when they
got at him at the polls.
If this sudden and calamitous ending
to his political aspirations has the re-
suit of turning Mr.. Haggard's energies
into literary channels again the reading
public may gain more by his defeat
than the House Of Commons lost. Mr..
Haggard has not been much in evil
dence lately in literary sense, but the
qualities manifested in the production
of such remarkable stories as king
Solomon's Mines" and Jess surely
Justify the belief that we have not
heard the last of this versatile and
powerful writer. Mr. Haggard is still
young man, only 80 last March, and is
therefore good for many more years
Of work, as lie usually goes. 1t is
worth noting in this connection that
Mr. Haggard's first book was Of po-
litical character. 1t related to events
in South Africa and appeared in 1882.
1t had no better success than the writer
himself has had in politics recently.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12
might leak, both between funnel and
cork and between cork and bottle.

might leak, both between funnel and
cork and between cork and bottle.
Half fill the bottle with water and
throw in two powders that are used to
make settler water. tartaric acid and
bicarbonate of soda, which may be
bought at drug store ready for use.
Efervescence will at once take place,
throwing off carbonic acid gas, and
this will escape through the funnel.
But if you have placed within the
funnel two or three little balls of
elder pith, or even of cork, the gas can
not escape except at intervals, for as
one ball is lifted from the orifce an
other will drop down to close it. By
painting these balls in different colors
you may produce pretty effect.
The effect may be made more beauti-
full by cutting tissue paper in the form
of a butterfy's wings and gluing them
to one Of the balls. The balls will
dance up and down in the funnel and
the imitation butterfly will futter as
if over flower.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12
AN OLD WoMAN,s -
Problem that Is Rackiny H.
of the Sleepy Philade1n1 hrai

of the Sleepy Philadelph;.1 faib
Some as yet unidentified pnn
phian came momentarily out Of 4 ~
customed state of peaceful tram.
days ago and proceeded to NTH,
half hour or so that elapsed bofs
went to sleep again by eyolv;n
following highly characteristic
lem: IAN old woman who vas =. p
eggs, when asked how many sho ''
in her basket, replied that if Sbo
them out by twos, threes, fours
or skies in each case there von,,
left one odd egg in each basket w.
she removed them by sevens thprar
be none remaining. How man,
did the old woman have?" Sino,
Philadelphia has been stirred as
before in its history. Alb tie Io,,
pers accepted the problem as on.
calculated to test the mathan.s
knowledge of their readers-jn N.Y.
supposition they seem to have mo,
mistake-and have been devottnc
space to it ever since. Cn,;,
enough, no resident of the "gy,.
Dead Calm" noticed that tho =,
as stated is insoluble. After fun,s
about in the wilderness of fierro
a while, the brighter-minded cus1o,
of Mr.. Wanamaker and a few a
cash girls hit upon 3O1 as the rich
swer. The accuracy Of this wa,
once admitted by all the papery
peace again brooded On the Scnryg
A troublesome fellow WHO yebam,
~ declared that 2,4O1 is the cmr
number was sternly silenced BIZ fla
formation that no basket could N
2,4O1 eggs, and no old woman conlO.
ry them. A New York schoolbr
whom this enigma was submitted b
ed it over for a moment, and then \,
ed, "Why didn't they say, "A wan,
had some eggs, how many did \
have?" An amateur mathemstd
treated the matter more gravelv %
in exact TERMS he said, 1.-THE prON.
is to find common multiple of %
5 and 6, which, increased by |. in an
ible by Z. There is not enough pare
the world to hold all the correct
swers to that question. Iherec
strictly speaking, there is no ansr,
Any multiple of 60, the least comm
multiple of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, which
the addition of 1, becomes a mult
of Z, fulflls the conditions. For
stance, 60, multiplied by s. y, L.
and 26, gives 800, 420, 100, 1920 Ii
and 1850, and 1 added to any Of thd
makes a number that will do Iia
are innumerable millions more
them" Evidently Philadelphia md
try again if she wants to enter theft
class in arithmetic.-New York Tim
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

thrust into their pockets deadly weap-
ons designed for the taking Of human
life. Could anything be more repul-
sive than this spectacle of gentle
manly, polished man mingling with his
fellow-men in the quiet walks Of life
and bearing with him the concealed
handpiece of cowardice and treachery.
The time is past when man is COM
PEELED to back his claim to gentle breed
ing by establishing his reputation as a
man-killer. The world has long since
decided that the claim and the proof
are contradictory.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12
Neat Retort.

Poole, the tailor, was a most accom-
modating gentleman, and was often
invited to the houses Of ''the great -
When staying with certain nobleman,
he was asked one morning by his host
what he thought of the party who had
assembled at table the night before.
"Why, very pleasant indeed, your
grace; but perhaps little mixed"
Hang it, poolew responded the jovial
peer, II couldn't have all tailors."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12
Potatoes.

When burying potatoes 10 no' :: :,
err them in a pile, but dig a p'' :
well drained soil, say four ie''
fill not quite full Of the tuDefS ~
q roof over them upon Supports
should be covered with stra" u ~,
with chimneys inserted for 'en'
Remember they can be brulseu u
ling as well as other fruit.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12
An AirShiu.

A. J. Cooley, an inventor, of Hornells-
vile. n. Y, says he has successfully
completed an air ship which will carry
one person. 1t is about ten feet in
length, with two pairs of wings, each
pair having a spread of twelve feet.
Placed between the two pairs of wings
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

Each black walnut tree planted upon
rough untillable ground will soon be
worth more than the whole acre upon
which it is planted. A small area of
trees will begin to add at once to the
value Of the farm, and the value will
increase with each years growth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-09-12

The London Times sees a possible
disruption of the Dominion of Canada
Gin the strongly marked racial and re-
ligious differences that distinguish the
population" What will come after the
Canadian provinces part company is
not referred to, but, judging from the
tone of this article, England will not
greatly trouble itself about the matter.