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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28
FREE. SILVER MEXICO.

Mexico has always been a free
silver country. The conditions
there, it is true, are unlike those of
the United States, but not so unlike
our conditions as that it could not
raise the price of silver one cent,
while we could raise the price AZ
cents, as is claimed by Mr.. Bryan,
should we adopt their financial sys-
TEN. If free coinage will give US a
silver dollar worth, as bullion, 81 30,
why does not free coinage in Mexico
give them dollar worth something
more than the actual bullion value Z
If free coinage will give us higher
wages than now prevail here, why
does free coinage there fail to bring
up wages to the level, at least, of the
gold standard price here?
The minister of finance of Mexico
says farm labor is paid twenty-five
cents per day. DR.. VIM. H. Sloan, a
Baptist missionary who hastresided
IN Mexico number of years, writes
of the conditions there as follows
An American dollar in Mexico at
this writing is worth 81 80 in Mexi-
can silver; in other words, one Mex T:
ican dollar is worth about 81 cents
in American money, although it has
more silver in it than the American
dollar has. believe this cheapness
of silver is due to its enormous proy
duction. immense quantities are
brought to the Mexican mints to be
coined, the owner of the bullion pay
ing about four cents for the coinage
of each dollar, and of course profit
ing by the added value supposed to
be placed upon it by the govern
ment's stamp. Day by day the Sill
yer is cheapened, but wages are not
raised, the price of the necessities of
life steadily increase, house rent be-
comes distressing beyond descrip
ton. Let me give you a few figures
drawn from the daily life of the
people. You know am not news
paper correspondent nor an editor,
seated in my comfortable sanctum
and theorizing upon this subject.
For years 1 have seen these people in
their homes, know the wages they
get, the food they eat, for 1 have
eaten with them, their appeals for
better wages, the destitute condition
of their squallid homes, and Iknow
that their life is cherries and almost
helpless. IF free silver could have
made any people prosperous and con-
tented, it should have done this with
the Mexicans. But it has been a
blessing only to the capitalist who
could buy silver with gold. and who
has enriched himself at the expense
of the laborer.
The daily wages of a skilled me.
chanic is about 81 (51 cents in
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28

The United States has over three
times as much silver per capita in
circulation as any free silver coun
try, and over four times as much
money in circulation as any free sill
yer country except Russia. Russia
has a total irer capita circulation of
1916, while the United States has
$22.55.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY,
The DalIes, Oregon.
This institution will be re-opened for the re-
ceptlon OF boarders and day pupils on
Monday, September 18th, 1896.

Parents and guardians are kindly requested to
be prompt in sending their daughters or wards
at the beginning of the session that all may en-
joy the iull benefit of proper classification.
The classes are divided into five gradesathe
Primary, Junior, Preparatory, Senior and Cradu-
atIng- Those who are desirous of acquiring a
thorough buSiness education have all the facili-
ties for so doing. Bookkeeping, Stenography,
regular rates.
The Musical Department affords special oppor-
tunities to acquire a knowledge of the Piano,
Organ, Violin, Either, Mandolin and Guitar.
Thorough Bass AID Harmony taught according
to the most approved methods
Vocal Music in classes, German, French, and
all kinds of Plain and Ornamental NeedIewoak
taught free of charge.
In the Studio, lessons are given in Pastelle,
Oil. Metallic, Mineral and Water Colors, and in
Crayon, Including Portraiture.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28
Money Loaned.

tiated.
We are prepared to negotiate first mortgages
upon improved farms in Oregon, Washington
and Idaho with eastern parties and foreign cap
italists at the usual rate Uf interest. Morte ages
renewed that have been taken by other compa-
nies now out of business. Address with amp
jul15-tf baker City, Or.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28

The CHRoNIcLE has frequently
predicted that with the assurance of
the election of the Republican ticket,
prosperity would begin to return.
The reports Of the leading com
merclal agencies indicate that bust
ness men are satisfied that Bryan
will be defeated by a large majority.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28

Never was q more grievOus wrong done
the farmers of our country than that SO
uDjustly inflicted during the past three
years upon the wool growers. Although
among our most useful citizens, their in
forests have been practically destroyed.
-McKinley's letter of acceptance.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28

There is not now, and never will
be SO long as 4l24 grains of silver
are worth less than one dollar, a free
silver country that is not on a silver
basis.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28
Dalles Employment A9eDey
A business of making known opportuni-
ties for labor and supplying help.-~A

Do you wont partner clerk empoye ked unsked bo of
kind?
possible
Pendleton
Information solicited
NcInernys
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28

ST. JOsEPH's SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
uIar branch of the institution. which is under
the supervision of competent teacher. Boys
attending this school will receive a rstclass in
struction in the branches taught.
For further particulars and rates of tuition, ap-
ply at the ,AcedemY or ADDRESS 80
kepE limo SISTER SUPERIOR.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28

If thou wohldst beer drink, drink thou
only Hop COLD. d.-ShAkespeare. s24-1w
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-09-28
Gentlemen
of The Dalles

We are showing splended line Of Spring and Summer
Sutngs lower prices than be obtained elsewhere
No need patronze foreign firms employing Chinese
labor Our garments made on the premises by
skilled workmen
H. E. BALCH.
Perfect Fit Guaranteed
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Cherries Are In Demand.

The Earl Fruit Company and Alden
Anderson shipped the first carload of
cherries for this season from Suisun
Saturday, May 8. The fruit was con-
signed to the Earl Fruit Company,
Chicago. 1t is stated the cherry crop
in Suisun Valley will equal that of last
year, and is larger than was at first
anticipated. That vicinity has won
the laurels for early shipments this
year, the first box of cherries having
been shipped from that place on April
Sd.
The first carload of cherries for the
East this season went forward from San
Jose May 10. This is earlier than
usual, as during the past five years the
first cherry shipments We're made dur
ing the last week of May.
The first shipment of Healdsburg
cherries was handled by Santa Rosa
fruit dealers.
According to the returns received by
S. X. Sewall, agent of the Earl Fruit
| Company, the prices realized for cher
( ties sent by express this year exceeded
those of last season. There We're thirty
\ boxes sent from Solano county on May
Sd which sold in Chicago for SO pei
box. Returns for cherries sold at the
same date last year averaged $3.50 pei
box. 1t is safe to predict remunerativt
prize for this year.
The principal shippers in the frs
car of cherries which was sent to Chi
cago from Suisun were w. and l.
Pierce, E. J. Miley, +. S. Jones, f. G.
and r. A. Chadbourne, H. w. Nc
Even, A. I. Hatch, J. H. White anC
Mrs. N. Berry.
1t is stated that the cherry crop il
Suisun Valley will not be as light as a
first anticipated
The first box of new cherries wa
received from California, i'll Chicago
April 8. They We're very nice AM
brought 81 per pound. This shipmen
came through fifteen to twenty day
earlier than ever before. Last year i
was about the Goth of April whel
the first arrived.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
NEWS NOTES.

Ontario has shipped $50 carloads of
oranges and "a carloads of lemons since
January.l.
An unexpected climax to the boom
in the Coalinga oil district of this
county happened when syndicate of
Pittsburgh capitalists filed articles of
Incorporation to operate 1000 acres
of land near Coalinga for oil boring and
other purposes. The wells are seventy
miles from Fresno and it is confidently
expected that the oil will be piped
there, in which event Fresno will be-
come a manufacturing town. The first
carload of Fresno oil was shipped last
week. 1t went to Lindsay, Tulare
county.
President Baldwin, of Pomona Col
lege, says that he has but $33, 900 more
to raise before next January in order to
secure the endowment of 5000, 900 for
that institution. A rich resident of
Massachusetts, who has been in Southern
California and has taken an interest in
Pomona College has agreed to give
800, 900 providing an equal sum is
subscribed by next January. The
name of the proposed donor is a secret.
President Baldwin is sure he can raise
the 500, 900.
Destructive cyclones visited several
of the Eastern States last week. Al
Arkansas, Kans., settlers living in the
strip five or six miles southeast of that
city report that three different cyclone
clouds swept their section of the
country, doing much damage, while il
other parts of the State great damage
is reported. Four separate tornadoei
and water-spouts visited Oklahoms
Territory, doing many thousands OF
dollars worth of damage in Cleveland
Oklahoma, Kay and Payne counties
In Usage reservation eight people were
killed.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
CNERRIESANDPEACH
Shipments of the Former Have
Begun at All Points.
POINTERS ON PEACH GROWING GIVEN
Rules to Follow-The liberia Peaeh-Life
OF the Tree-Latest Cherry
News.

California fruit is little backward
this year, on account of what is called
ont here cold weather, says L. T. Hamb-
lin, a prominent Eastern dealer in Cal
ifornia fruits i'll an Examiner inter-
view. l think the yield will be
abundant, from what | observed my
self, and from what experienced
orchardists told me. Your early cher
ries and aprieots are very salable arti-
Giles with Us, so from a business stand
point | like to handle them very much.
| have nothing to say against your
peaches and pears. They have a good
market, and this summer | think they
will bring good prices. In fact, now
think they will sell better than they
did in either the summer of 1895 or the
year before, because our Eastern supply
is not promising very well from early
indications New York and Boston,
of course, do not take as much of your
fruit as Chicago. The Lake City is
your largest distributing center, but
| can notice, however, a constantly in
creasing demand in New York and
New England for the California varie.
ties of deciduous fruits. 1t costs youl
orchardists great deal of money to get
their fruit to the East. The transpor.
tation tax is very heavy, and the fruit
industry here has undoubtedly great
vitality in not only standing this great
expense, but in constantly increasing
under this big burden. l saw figures
the other day about this matter tina
surprised me. l found that fruit sale
in Placer county last year aggregated
500, 900. Out of these gross return
$500, 600 was paid to the railroads 70
transporting the fruit. "
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Essentials to Longevity.

A paper on the peach tree, read be-
fore the State Horticultural Society by
G.. N. Sanborn of Sebastopol, contains
many valuable suggestions for orchard
lists. He says: | will state some of the
conditions, according to my observa
tions, that the peach imperatively de-
mands for a prolonged and profitable
life:
We should select healthy stock
grown from well-ripened Seeding pits,
budded to variety not subject to curl
leaf, and carefully plant, with regard
to the proper depth, i'll well-drained
sandy or alluival soil.
The adoption of climate must also be
considered. Some of the best soil for
the peach is found ON the peninsula
west of Bodega bay, and yet it would
be impossible to produce basketful of
peaches there on account of exposure,
cold wind and fog.
The tree should be headed low, not
above fifteen inches, to protect the
trunk from the sun. A peach tree
branched four feet from the ground is
equally as undesirable as a four-story
farmhouse.
Thorough and judicious pruning
each year has tendency to prolong the
life of the peach. A tree should never
be permitted to carry dead wood at any
stage of its existence.
We have often been accused of butch
ering our peach trees while young,
and yet many of those same abused
trees now twelve years old are eighteen
feet high and have produced 800
pounds of fruit per tree, with but per
cent of it below cannery size.
Where the trees begin to show signs
of decay by producing diminished
amount of fruit of inferior quality the
greater portion of them may Ebe re-
newed and given new lease of life by
removing most of the top and thus
securing new growth. Those not pos
sessing sufficient vitality to stand this
should not, like the old horse, be re-
tanned for the good deeds already done,
but removed and others put in their
places.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Successful Peach Growing.

lone of the chief difficulties in the
way of successful peach growing is
undoubtedly the ignorance of the
grower, says the Boston Grange Home.
The man who will not grow choice
varieties, prefers seedlings, will not
properly thin his fruit, will not prop
erly grade it, will not keep the culls at
home, will send to the market when he
pleases and where he pleases, and who
will not combat insect and fungous
pests, cannot make peach culture
profital e. and the only thing to do is
to go out of the business.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

A Merchants Protective Association
has been formed in Pasadena. The
organization will have membership
of about seventy-five leading business
men. The proposed plan is to at once
compile book of ratings, giving the
standing of Pasadenans as patrons of
home merchants.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Seven Dollars a Box.

Mrs. NJ. C. Smith, of Vacaville,
shipped five boxes of cherries ON the
10th of April. OF these two were sent
to Chicago to Porter Bros. Co., and last
week the returns were received an
nouncing that they brought seven dol
lars box.
This is a pretty good price for ten
pounds of ripe fruit, says the Vacaville
Reporter, but the people want them
and as yacaville has the call on early
ripe fruit they are sure to bring good
money
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

Details regarding the anti-missionary
riots at Kiang- Yin, on May 18th, dur
ing which the mission was looted,
shows that the disturbance was caused
by the admission Of native child to
the hospital. The mob demanded the
child and upon the refussl of the mis-
sionaries to give it up wrecked the mis-
sion buildings and much American
The missionaries escaped.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
The alberta Peach.

"A great many people ask where the
alberta peach came FROM" says a
writer in an exchange. Nov | will
tell you the spot ON which it was once
a pit. Ii was down in the wonderful
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

The San Diego council proposes
tax of $25 night on all theatrical per-
formances. The manager of the Fisher
opera house threatens to close the house
il this is done.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

Theyprize in the intercollegiate ora
torical contest at Los Angeles went to
VIM. Hahn of Pomona college.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

Professor Leopold Junas Boeck at
one time private secretary to Louis
Kossuth and in 1852 an intimate friend
of Victor Hugo and Victor Cousins, and
known as the father of the Poles in
America, died in Philadelphia from
heart failure. He was seventy-six
years old. During the upr sing of
Hungary, Boeck became a Major in
Kossuth's army and afterwards the
great leaders secretary. Professor
Boeck was twice married. His widow
is a member of the old New York fam
lily of Louisbury, who was closely
connected with the family of ex-Sena-
tor Plat.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
The Board of Fire Commissioners of

The Board of Fire Commissioners of
Los Angeles has asked the City Council
for about $l25, 900 to give the fire de-
partment the increased facilities which
it is claimed the rapid growth of the
city demands. An election to issue
bonds for this purpose may be called by
the Council The Fire Commission
demonstrates by its table of figures
presented to the Council that the
money now expended for the rental of
engine houses would pay moderate
rate of interest ON about $175, 900, or
more than enough to give the fire de-
partment all it needs i'll the way of ac-
commodations and Improvements Of
every sort.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Southern California Cherries.

1t has always been argued by large
number of horticulturists that the
cherry tree cannot be made paying
investment as fruit bearer in the
lower counties of Southern California,
says a Southern exchange. If any one
desires proof that cherry trees can be
made productive i'll this vicinity he
can readily have it by viewing tree
which is growing in the nursery of A.
J. Downer on Court street. The tree
has large number of cherries which
are almost ripened.
f. A. Meserve, of Pomona, who has
been experimenting in cherry culture
for several seasons, claims that they
can de grown at a profit and that one
of the best paying orchard investments
in his possession is large cluster OF
cherry trees. Last season he had beau
tiful cherries on the market and thi,
season his revenue derived from this
fruit will be a considerable sum.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

In caring for our fruit trees, said G.
N. Sanborn, at the State horticultural
Society meeting, let us ever cultivate
a zeal for their welfare equaled only
by the mother who intuitively antici-
pates the every want of the tender babe
before it can articulate word. Let
us strive to understand and work in
harmony with the laws of nature, even
remembering that for every infractioe
of those laws we must surely pay thr
penalty.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04
Successful Peach Growing.

growers in the east makes the follow
ing important points:
/. High, dry sandy or sand-loam
soil.
: 2. Careful selection of varieties
most hardy in f-uit bud.
3. Vigorous, healthy Seeding
stocks, budded nom bearing trees of
undoubted purity and health.
1. Trees given entire possession of
the land from the start.
3. Thorough culture from the open
ing of spring till the first or middle of
August.
6. Liberal annual manuring, broad
cast, with commercial manures rich in
potash and phosphoric acid and lacking
in nitrogen.
I. Low heading and close annual
pruning for the first five years.
s. Keep out most borers with some
suitable wash, and dig out all others.
8. Search for traces of yellows every
week of the growing season, and at first
sign pull up and burn every infected
tree.
10. Thin the fruit so that there
shall never be what is termed full
crop.
Mr.. Hale then concludes: ION thes,
ten commandments hang most of tn,
law and all the profits.
OF course, there are few points il
the above that do not apply to Califor
MIA but they are worthy place il
every peach growers memory. Clos
attention to them will put much none
in his purse-if he does not commission
his fruit but sells f. o. b.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

California Deciduous Fruit shipments.
From report of the proceedings of
the Nineteenth Fruit Growers Conven-
ton, we quote the following interesting
statistics. The total number of cars of
fresh deciduous fruits shipped from CAL
ifonia overland to Easten points during
the season of 1859 to November LIST
was 4,435 as against $3.50 cars to
same date in 1S94-a shortage of 1924
cars. The vast sum of 81 ,931 ,4S0 was
paid for the transportation of fresh
fruits from terminals to Eastern COM
mon points, to say nothing of the local
freights paid by the shippers to reach
the main line of the Southern Pacific
Company. In the distribution of ship.
ments Chicago heads the list with
,437 cars, New York being second
with S62 cars.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-06-04

fruit section of id Georgia where this
great peach originated, in Houston
county, Just thre miles east of Mar
shallville, on thefarm of Hon. Samuel
Rumph, quite a iumer of years ago,
while the fruit growing business for
market was in it infancy. This tree
came up as a 'blsck sheep from a seed
of the old Chinee cling. This, we all
know, was vey large, white, cling
stone peach, and the Elberta came,
very large, yellow free stone.
1T is beyond any doubt the best and
hardest market variety and is Guilt
waited more extensively than other
kinds. Its growth is very thrifty and
rather stocky; it is hardy and stands
spring frost wei; the blossoms are
evenly distributed over the tree and
are closed bell shape. You can read
lily distinguish il while small from the
other varieties, IS it is larger and has
an oblong shap. This peach was
named after the wife of Hon. Samuel
Rumph. ~
, 1896-03-07

The directors Of the Paris Grand Opera.
in answer to criticisms that. although
subsidized, they were producing foreign
instead of French works, recently drew
up Il list by which they showed that
during the past 20 years they had
mounted IS operas by Frenchmen and
only 6 by Foreigners, the two outsiders
being Wagner aud Verdi. NJ. Maurel,
the Partisan critic, has now carried the
statistics back to the beginning of the
century.
1t seems that the last generation of
Frenchmen were not so particular as to
the nationality Of musicians. From the
year 1900 down to the present time the
Paris Grand Opera has produced works
by 100 French and 50 foreign composers.
On the other hand. it appears that only
3, 1884 performances of French operas
have during this period been given, us
against s, l49 approximations of works
by foreign musicians. The French writer
lamcnts that his cUmpatriots preferred
foreign works, although i'll fairness il
should he said that the list probably in,
cludes the operas of MeyeIboer, Rossini
and other great masters of Il previous
generation, who, although not French
by birth, We're practically Partisan by
adoption. London News.
, 1896-03-07

MRS. finest L4r', : ~eci4list oil diet.
writes "Ohe aeEl.IlbI" Ie.lIt Of excess
i've meat eating n England is the i'll
temper = b is u chr1ittc mul.I com
plant ;3n.a,Fr H.. In 10 country, he
heve, IL hnne rendered So urhapnv and
life made 50 miserable by the III EN-
per OF these who are obliged 10 live 90
gethor Us in England. II We compare
domestic iiio and manners III England
with those Of other countries where
meat does not form such IN integral ar
ticie of diet, a uu:tblo Improvement
Will be remarked. In less meat eating
France. urbauiiy is the rale nf the home;
in fish and rice eating japan, harsh
words are unknown. and an exquisite
p~olliencss to one another prevails even
among the children who play together
IN the streets. In Japan | never heard
rude, angry words spoken by any but
EngilShmcur | am strongly Of the opiu-
ion that tie i'll temper Of the English is
caused, in Il great measure. by a too
abG1dunt meat dietary combined with
"A ~sodentary life. The half oxidized prod.
nets Of aibamcn form mates and uric
acid, which. circulating iii the blood.
produce both mental and moral disturb
Gnces. '--LOndcl Globe.