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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-01
A FAMILY POISONED
One Child Dead and Another
Dying.
4ELLIsH DEED NEAR OREGON CITY
strychnIne Found In Barrel OF Water
Used by the Heilmans, Near
Damascus.

OREGON CRY, June 30.-The family of
John Heilman, a German farmer re-
siding about two miles easterly- from
Damascus, was poisoned yesterday
under circumstances that indicate a
dastardly crime has been committed.
), Sunday evening Mr.. Heilman, as is
his custom, drew barrel of water from
a spring to the house for family use.
Monday morning he roge early, took a
drink of water and went to the barn to
do his chores. An attack of nausea soon
emptied his stomach, and that was fol-
lowed by severe cramps that compelled
, him to give up ti4s work he had prom
aised to do that aa,- for neighbor.
Mrs. Heilman took water. from the bar
rel to cook breakfast, and during the
preparation of the meal 22-months-old
boy that was toddling about asked for
and received piece of pancake fresh
Iy baked, which he ate. Soon afterWard
he was seized with vomiting and severe
pains, as his father had been short
time before. At breakfast the father
drank only a cup of coffee, after which
he seemed to feel slightly better. The
mother also slipped little coffee and
parto0k of nothing else. The four other
children ate their meal as usual, and
soon afterward they manifested the same
symptoms their father and little brother
had shown.
Up to This time Mr.. and Mrs. He'll
man did not suspect what the trouble
was or that anything very serious was
the matter, for the family had had SINH
lar attacks at three different times dur
ing the past year, and they were attri-
buted to changes of weather or food.
But this time, instead of improving after
the first sharp illness, the baby grew
worse, and toward noon message was
sent to neighbor to go for doctor
Before the neighbor, Mr.. Bohna, could
get his team ready and leave for the
doctor, the little fellow went into spasms
and died. The condition of the other
children was also alarming, and DR.
Hickman, of Clackamas, was hastily
summoned. He saw at once that it wa.
a case of poisoning, and cursory ex
animation of the water barrel showed
him there was the source of mischief
for the lnsoluble crystals of strychnin,
were plainly visible in the barrel, anc
in such quantity that when it was upse
the alkaloid showed in the trail of thu
water. An ounce vial that had con
tanned the strychnine was found neal
by. The doctor gave the patients treat
ment in accordance with his discovery
and three of the children are deemed
to be out of danger-three girls. Th,
eldest child, a 12-year-old boy, at las
accounts was thought to be dying.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-01

Through trains on the o. E. & n will
run via Umatilla, Walla WaIla and Pen
dleton. Through sleepers, first and Sec
ond class will run in connection with the
Union Prcific, the same as heretofore.
A through first-class sleeper from Port
land to Spokane, connecting with the
frst-class sleeper to st. Paul and a
through tourist sleeper from Portland to
st. Paul, will be run in connection with
the Great Northern railway,
e. e. LYTLE. Agent.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-01
J.H. zEMM & co., Philadelphia. Pa

The citizens of The Dalles and vicinity are
cordially invited to come and participate with
this end of the county in season of run, frolic
and patriotism. -ssfs
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-01
Wantad.

A man to manage branch office in The
Dalles. Must furnish reference and
$500 each capital. Address room 71S,
gon. jun29- -eod3t
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-01

Otto Birgfeld Is now ready to supply
antilles with the celebrated Gambrinus
keg or bottle beer, delivered free of
charge to any part of the city. Tele-
phone "a.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-07-01
FRENCH & CO.,
BANKERS.
TRANSACT A aENERAbBANK1NG BUSHES

Letters of Credit issued avaiIab,
Eastern States.
Sight Exchange and Telegraphlc
Transfers sold on New York, Chicago,
st. Louis, San Francisco, Portland Ore
gon, Seattle WASH, and various points
in Oregon and Washington.
Collections made at all points on fav-
orable terms.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19
HERE AND THERE.

Sheep growers have it in their
power TO increase the demand for NUT.
ton by improving its quality. Make
it so good that people will have it.
One doesn't have to become fan.
cier in order to have good fowls. A
flock of thoroughbreds cost no more to
hatch and keep than do lot of scrub
hens, and the income from them is
double or more.
"A superb hog feed, for any age
and almost any condition, says an ex,
change, is corn, wheat and oats OF
equal parts, coarsely chopped and fed
any way the hogs like it-cooled or
raw, soaked or dry.
1t is a mistake to sell off all the
adult fowls every fall, keeping only the
pullets, unless you intend to buy eggs
in the spring for Matching purposes. A
two-year-old hen gives better eggs for
Matching.
The production of first-class dual.
ity of bacon necessarily pre-supposes
first-elass quality of pork. for no man.
AAoffSf ~ ffAAtO ~ yNI&tuEE Ut care
full his observation, has ever been able
to produce frst-class quality of bacon
from an inferior grade of pork
The Importance of the manure
from the hog pen is not generally ap.
preciated, but it is especially rich in
nitrogen and potash, and should be
utilized to the fullest extent possible.
During the fattening season especially
see that the hog-pen and hog-lot are
not 50 arranged that the best Of this
valuable manure is washed away.
The great cities are often glutted
with inferior fruit, carelessly picked.
poorly packed and roughly handled,
making reshipment to small towns and
cities an impossibility. While this may
result in good pay for the trauspOrta-
tion companies, it leaves small profits
for the commission man and certain
loss for the producer.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19
WHISTLED FOR A HUSBAND.
But She Did 1t Wholly Unawares, and
They Lived Happily Ever Afterward.


They Lived Happily Ever Afterward.
Talking about whistling," said the
young man who was spinning yarn
in the smoker, sit reminds me of a curl.
GUS incident that happened to me in
hotel once-not exactly a tragedy or
comedy, but involving features OF
both. 1t was a country town hotel, and
| went to my room early TO escape the
dizziness of the Office and write letters to
the house. There was gas in the room,
but after searching / could not discover
any matches and there was no bell to
ring for them. l decided to waylay
some attendant in the hall and sat down
to my writing. But no sooner was
everything still than l heard some ono
Whistling in the next room. First it
was a snatch from an opera, then a ten
der and musical rendition of Annie
Laurie l could not write line for the
witchery of the whistled numbers
Once | applauded, but there was a long
silence, and | did not repeat the indis'
erection. 1t was evidently some young
fellow who whistled unconsciously, and
when reminded of it ceased to pipe his
sweet music.
when he stopped whistling | re-
sumed my pen and wrote my letters
Then | thought of the matches and
raped on my neighbours door.
=" Il say, young fellow, oblige r with
a match, will your
There was no response, but | could
hear a movement and a kind of chucke'
became interested and raped again.
" Say, there, don't be a dog in the
manger. Anybody who can whistle as
sweetly as you ought to be obliging'
With that the door opened and there
stood before me demure but very pref
~ young woman, who handed me
solitary match and shut the door and
locked it so quickly tllat ] could not
even say thank YOU even if l had mol
been stricken dumb with surprise
"She was the whistler"
"She was"
And did you meet her again"
well, rather. / had a great hlg
apology to make the next day and
made it-and, well, she is my wife now
and | owe my happiness to the fact thd'
she whistled. detroit Free Press.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19
GIFTS FOR THE CHILDREN.
Very Strong or Very Inexpensive Toys
the Most Standardization Should Be
Taught Practically the Joy and Blessed-

Very Strong or Very Inexpensive Toys
the Most Standardization Should Be
| Taught Practically the Joy and Blessed
ness of Giving
In the thoughts of every mother gifts
for the children are uppermost at this
time of giving, which is especially the
children's own. As soon as they are old
enough to understand the difference
between mine and thine they should be
taught practically the joy and blessed
ness of giving. When the tiny fingers
begin to fashion little articles of orna-
ment or use, as they do so early in
the kindergal zen, or under careful
home training, they have the material
for gifts of their own making. The
pride and delight which a child takes
in being able to say: 81 made this
myself" makes one feel that they are
deprived of legitimate source of pleas
ure, part of their birthright, if they
are denied the opportunity. All chill
dren have generous impulses, some, of
course, in far larger measure than
others, but in all they should be eulti-
NdiCtl anu StlufH2dttO, HCNGl ICpItsStI.
The mother has room for the exercise
of much wisdom in choosing the pres
ents to be made to them. Far too much
money is wasted every Christmas in
purchasing toys which are played with
but for a few hours or days, then
broken and cast aside. If this eXpendi-
ture were INDUCED in solely by per-
sons who could well afford to be ex-
travagant it would be bad enough, hut
they are not the only thoughtless ones.
Those with small means, who have TO
refrain from buying many things they
would like to possess, will throw money
away ON some fragile plaything that
they know will not long endure the
rough treatment it is sure to receive.
We must remember that children do
not see things from our standpoint.
a beautifully-finished toy appeals to
us by its ingenious construction or its
excellent workmanship. These fine
points are lost on the child of three or
four to whom it is given. His unframed
eye does not perceive nor comprehend
the details which have charmed us.
To him il is only something to be played
with after his own fashion, and when
careless usage speedily reduces it to
a wreck he contemptuously losses it
away or grieves over its altered condi-
ton, according to his disposition.
Either very strong or very Inexpensive
toys are the most suitable for little
children. AS they grow older and can
be taught to care for them they may
be intrasted with more delicate and
costly ones.
We all know playthings that have
been handed down from one generation
to another and still delight the grand
children of their. original possessors.
| have in mind white china lamb that
belonged to one who was little child
nearly 100 years ago. She did not stay
in this world long enough to outgrow
the childish treasure. 1t was given to
another sister of the same name who
succeeded her, and when she, too, passed
away, to a third, whose daughter still
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19
The "Ona-IIossu E.r,a.

Hines change, and people are shifted
from one point of observation tn an.
other, and, later in life, we are often.
because OF our past experience, enabled
TO see things to better ADVANTAGE
imam we could see at the outset
men we were boy the man who
cultivated only 'patehes-who boed
ms crops chiefly, and devoted his time
10 garden truck, poultry and the like.
was regarded as a "one-hoss" farmer
ana held IN contempt by the man. or
at least by the sons of the man, with
'ae oroad acres, new appliances and
spanking fine teams. But things have
changed The staple crops have run
AWAY down in price. They don't nav
GOOD lnterect on the fine fixtures Of
the big teams and the broad acres. A
new system is necessary. The "ons.
iioss farmer must be initiated, The
acreage OF cotton, corn and wheat
must be cut down. The home larder
must be looked to first. Diversified
farming must be resorted to. The
southern planter must become the
southern small farmer. He must
grow fruit and vegetables, and raise
ms own meat, his poultry, his eggs.
honey, and the like, and not depend
on cotton alone to sustain him. He
must live, as it were, nearer the house,
must think of the crib, the barn.
lo1t, the cellar, and the smoke-house-
must stock up for home CONSUMPTION.
ana raise a small surplus of each to
sell III order to get him that which he
can not raise, but must have.
In this line lies the farmers redemp.
ton. He can work out his own saliva.
ton if he will pursue this course. LET
nm make his wants as few as possible.
and his surplus of each product of the
iarm limited. Then the consumers in
the cities who do not produce will seel,
him out, because they must live. The
farmer then becomes the master of the
situation, and for that which he pro.
duces he is bound, under such condi.
lions to get good prices. Southern
| Cultiyator
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19

has it as one of her most valued pos
sessions. Time has incrusted it with as
sociations and made what was an insig-
nificant triflc a relic of inestimable
worth to those who understand them.
a substantial dolls house will give I'M
told pleasure to family of girls, who
will extract from it some of the bliss
of real housekeeping, and learn much
that is useful in managing it. Some
children are naturally careful and it
requires little effort to make them take
care of their belongings. Others seem
incorrigibly careless and wasteful; they
show the spendthrift disposition even
in early childhood These need jul
dicious training and it will in time bear
fruit, although to the discouraged
mother the task often seems hopeless.
Ladies' Home journal.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19

could have made his way up through
one of the feed-racks, but he had used
his last match and had to go slow in
the darkness. We routed out the neigh
bors, sent for the sheriff, and in about
an hour the door was unfastened and
the fellow invited to come out. He had
strapped mothers new shawl ON one OF
the horses for a saddle, and fathers
Santa Claus watch was ticking away
in his vest pocket. Why he had no
weapons | never could understand,
for he turned out to be a professional
horse thief and desperate man, but he
had neither knife nor pistol. He was
marched off to Jail while the ROSTERS
were Growing for Christmas, and Sam
and l were in court later on when he
was sent to prison for five years.
Boys" said my father, after the man
had been taken away from the stables
and we had returned TO the house.
'hoys, thank We a thousand times over
for this watch, which is something I've
sorter wanted for years, but let me
Jest tell We that We both orter be taken
out and licked fer not tellin' me about
that robber till .ye had him safely locked
up. Don't We never do sich a thing as
that ag'in as long as We live on the face
of this airth."
And. boys" added mother, with tears
in her eyes, as she Rugged the shawl
and US. too, 81 not only thank We as
Il. t. l.. l.. I I 4
jest right in not wakin' US up; I'd have
had a fit and father might have tumbled
downstairs, and there's no tellin who'd
adjusted up or who'd a tumbled into
the cisternl"
SAINTS BROTHER.
Detroit Free Press.
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tory returns in the future. This can
not be refuted. as every farmer knows
that fertile farm is more valuable
than one that is impoverished, and
that a poor farm requires an outlay of
capital to restore it to its proper con-
dition, while the other has capital ly-
ing idle in the soil, but safely in
vested
In all soils is an abundance of cer-
tain plant foods, though there may be
a deficiency of some kinds; yet this
abundance, like gold in the earth,
must be mined and brought to the sur
face. 1t is useless until made availa-
BILE, and to obtain it is an object which
should always be kept in view. The
roots of giants are useful agents for
that pur We, as they go down into the
subsoll and bring plant food to the
surface. This can be accomplished
by growing plants, because they
are capable of secreting or
ganic acids which dissolve the
insoluble substances of the soil,
which are Immediately distributed
through all portions of the plants.
Farmers who grow clover are aware
that clover enriches the land and that
it can utilize potash in the soil to bet
ter advantage than by the use of nitro
gen, yet it is heterogeneous plant and
returns nitrogen to the soil when
plowed under. The advantage of
growing crops to be turned under.
therefore, depends upon their capacity
of dissolving inert matter in the soil
and making the land more fertile bv
rendering the plant food more availa-
BILE.
The soil may be we'll supplied with
nearly all kinds of plant food. but it is
impoverished in proportion as any one
substance may be lacking, Just as a
ehaln is strong only in proportion to
the strength of its weakest link. If
there is purchase of some fertilizer
which the soil does not require, the cost
to the farmer will be increased above
the sum really necessary to SUNNY
his land. This may be demonstrated
by referring to the fact that as clover
takes potash from the soil and nitro
gen from the atmosphere, a potash fer
tllizer will be cheaper for the land
that has produced clover than will a
supply of nitrogen; but all crops that
produce seeds will be benefited bv
phosphates, though even in these
cases much depends upon the kind of
soil, and for that reason there is no
possible mode OF treating all farms
alike, which renders it imperative that
every farmer study his soil and OBJ
serve the conditions to which it is SUBJ
lect. When there is an abundant
growth of wood with intense foliage.
nitrogen is seldom lacking in the soil
and II the stalks of plants are strong
and the seeds well filled out and
plump, lime, potash and phospborio
aeid may not be required. These rules
are not infallible, however. but thew
Will assist the farmer to certain ex.
tent when he has under onsideration
the Tn matter of procuring fertilizers
Philadelphia Record.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19
THE FARMS FERTILITY.
IL the Productive Power of the Farm De-
teriorates Heavy Loss Must Ensue

IL the Productive Power of the Farm De-
teriorates Heavy Loss Must Ensue.
The cost of improvements is the first
consideration. 1t is the aim of every
farmer to make his farm better, as it
is we'll known that as the fertility of
the soil passes away the value of the
farm decreases. The farmers of to-
day are better educated than their
fathers, as they have the aid of expert
ment stations and cheaper sources of
literature relating to agriculture, and
they are adopting the suggestions
given them by those who are working
in their interest. All progress made
by farmers, however, is very gradual.
as il requires year or more todemon-
strate facts that have been presented,
aud there are many details to be OBJ
served. according TO climate, soil
and other conditions, which pre-
vent farmers from adopting radical
changes too hastily. Many of them,
however. fail to recognize that gain TO
the soil is a profit as well as the sum
derived from the sale of crop, and
that when the soil is enriched it then
contains additional wealth or invested
capital which may bring in satisfac-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19

We slipped out of bed and drew on
| our trousers and socks, and descended
the stairs, which led up from the family
sitting-room. Only two rustics, ignor-
ant of the peril of UGH an undertaking,
would have done as we did. When we
got downstairs we found the parlor
door wide open, the room lighted, and
the stranger stood at the table with the
watch in his hand. We had crept down
so softly that he heard nothing He
was fully dressed, even to his overeoat
and aretics, and as we watched him he
rocketed the timepiece and removed
the wrapper from the shawl Sans
idea had been to raise an alarm, or per-
haps rush in on him, but as we cow
cred there and watched, a sense of help
lessness came over him, and his teeth
began to chatter before mine did. We
were about to creep back to the stairs,
when the man turned the lamplight al
most out, and came into the sitting
room, and made for the outside door.
He passed within a foot of us, and why
the humping of my heart did not catch
his ear has always been a wonder TO
me. Tie unlocked the door, passed
out and softly closed it behind him, and
we heard him going down the frozen
path TO the barn. I was for going up
stairs for father. but Sam drew me
across to the side window, and pulled
aside the curtain ard said:
Hes got the watch and shawl and is
Of hat 81
Let me explain that about the first
of the month the sheriff of our county
had taken possession of a span of fine
horses, supposed to have been stolen.
and they were being cared for in our
stables until the owner should turn up.
The stables were in the basement of the
barn and half underground. The win
dows were very small and the door
stout one. This door had no lock, but
fastened with hasp and pin. We
watched the man until he opened the
door and entered the stables, and then
Sam said:
Eyes, he's after the horses and I'm
going to do something"
1--WE must call father"
''If we do, the man will kill him,
for he hasn't got nothing to fight with!
You stand right here and hold the door
little open for me-
'What are you going to do?"
I'm going to shut him in the stable
Don't holler nor run away, for I'll be
back in a minute"
Out into the snow and cold dashed
Sam. 1t was about 300 feet to the barn.
and being in his stocking feet he ran
like a deer and as noiseless as cat.
He found the door shut, and it did not
take him ten seconds to lift up the hasp
and slip the pin through the staple
When he came back we ran upstairs and
aroused father and mother, and Just as
we all got down, we heard the man
kicking on the stable door. He had
both horses ready to bring out before
he discovered that he was locked in.
From the rumpus he made you would
have thought that he was tearing the
whole barn down, but it was useless to
kick against that door. In daylight he
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19
Snatching a Brand, Etc,

An evangelist who lives in the mis-
sion is so devout that he never permits
himself to think a secular thought and
his tongue cannot frame worldly
word. The salvation of souls in peril
is his single thought, his sole occupa-
ton.
The evangelist has very bright lit
lie daughter, five years of age. The
other day she answered the door bell
and found the coal man there with n
bill.
Papa is not home" she Informed
him, but if you will come in, You poor
perishing soul mamma viii pray for
you.'-San Francisco Post.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-12-19

Mayor of the Town. introduce to
you, ladies and gentlemen, DIR. Mossie
who hos kindly consented 10 deliver his
learned lecture on prehistoric races.
DR.. Mossie-Ladies and gentlemen. l
am sorry to see so small an audience
But, OF Course, know this 10 be one Of
the most intelligent communities In on,
Etate.--6. Y. Journal.