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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-13

PORTLAND, Aug. 10-It is rumored
that police commissioner Hunt will re-
sign shortly. AS Mr.. Hunt has been
the main stay of what is known as the
morality element, this seems to indi-
cate that the sporting element has at
last captured the administration, and
that it is only question of a short
time, until the affairs of the city will
be run on the la Pennoyer-plan.
Twenty-one quart best manila dish
pan 75c. at the Racket store*
The Racket store has on sale Csc.
copper bottom wash hoilers.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-13
" profitable one for fisherman

overly profitable one for fisherman
above the Cascades, yet they, live in
hopes that the fall run viii prove a
| good one.
The preliminary hearing of Curley
Keith, accused of stealing S23 from the
steward of the Dalies City, will be held
| at 7:30 tomorrow evening before Re
corder Gates. The examination was
to have been held last night, but on
motion of Keith's attorney, w. H.
Wilson, the hearing was continued.
Every indication points to an unusual
amount of sickness in this vicinity
during the fall months. The long con-
tinued hot spell. scarcity of water and
dryness of the atmosphere will GER
tanly breed disease. This will in
crease the need of hospital in The
Dalles. Will some enterprising citizen
start move on foot to establish one?
The Dalles is steadily increasing in
population, and each year sees from
80 to 100 residents added to the city.
This means an increase in water con-
sumption, and is convincing that the |
present water system is going to be in |
a few years totally inadequate to fur
nish The required supply. That the
system must be enlarged in very few
years is beyond squestion. and the
sooner it is begun the better it will be.
We must have more water, and that
very soon.
Oregon's Official Roster is at last in
The DaIles. 1t was brought here by~
its publisher, Madame Amelia de Fon-
ride Smith, of Portland, Oregon.
The Dalles auxiliary of the Oregon
Emergency corps has the honor of
being the first to exclusively in
crest itself in extending the good
work. begun by Madame Smith.
Dur boys will be remem bered
md their friends here will adress the
'osters intended for them. These
,articular rosters have an intrensic /,
alue by the golden seal imprinted on
he 1882 copies intended for the en-
isted Oregon volunteers of the second
egiment infantry. The matter is 8
laced in charge of Mrs. T. S. Lang .
nd further information can be OBJ
aimed from her.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-13

B. A. Ulrich is in receipt Of a letter
from his son Ben, who is with Co. l..
at Cavite, and in it Ben gives an in
teresting description of life in Manila
bay. He says the boys are faring
much better there than they did on the
way across the ocean, being supplied
with plenty of fruit and vegetables,
which are very cheap. In the letter
he sent map he drew of Ladrone
island also of the fort at Cavite. In
his tour through the fort he picked up
an old Spanish letter dated in 1919.
which he sent home as relic together
with a number of pieces of Spanish
paper money of small denomination.
They are 9x24 inches, and bear the
picture of the queen of Spain.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-13

Physicians recommend soda, sarsa-
parilla and other light drinks as
healthful beverages. These drinks
are manufactured and for sale by The
Dalles Soda Works.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-13
Plenty of wood.

Remember that we carry dry fir and
pine cord wood for family use. at the
lowest market rates.
MAIER & BENTON.
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Eastern Dragon
State Normal

WESTON, OREGON
The most successful years work of
the State Normal School at Wes-
ton, Oregon. closed last June with
the graduation of twenty students
Fall Term Opens Sept. 5, 1898.
Full course of study, scientific and
professional, vocal and instrument
tai music.
Healthful location, good society,
and pleasant surroundings.
Board in families from 81. so to
$3.50, Rooms for those who de-
sire to board themselves can be
had at reasonable rates.
Boarding hall for young ladies in
connection with the school, under
the careful supervision of a ma
tron, board, fuel and lights at
$3.50 to $3.50 per week.
Catalogues and information furnished
upon application.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-13

One large and six small berry dishes
at the Racket store, 30c.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-13

L Ferguson and o d Taylor. Defendants
BY virtue of an execution. decree and order
OF sale, duly issued out of and under the
seal OF the Circuit Court of the State of Ore
and dated the 9th day of August 1898 upon
decree for the foreclosure OF q certain mort
gage. and Judgment rendered and entered in
said Court on the 7th day of July, 1s9s in the
above entitled cause, in favor of the Plaintiff
and against the Defendant L. E. Ferguson, as
Judgment debtor. in the sum of three hundred
dollars, with interest thereon from the 18th
day OF November. 1889, at the rate of ten per
cent per annum. less 81 90 paid June Is, 1891
and the further sum of twenty -four dollars,
cost, ard the costs of and upon this writ, and
commanding me to make sale of the real prop
erty embraced in such decree of foreclosure
and hereinafter described, will, on the
18th Day of September, 1898,
At the hour OF O'Clock, in the afternoon of
said day, and at the front door of the County
Court house. in Dalles City. Wasco County,
OREGON; sell at public auction to the highest
crest which the defendant L E Ferguson, or
either of them had on the 10Th day of Novem-
Der. 1882 the date of the mortgage foreclosed
herein. or which such defendants or any Of the
defendants herein, have since acquired, or now
have in and to the following described real
property, situate and being in Wasco County,
Oregon, towit:
BEGINNING at point where the North line of
Laughlin's donation land claim intersects tie
North line of Award Avenue in Nyce & Cir.
sons addition to Dalles City, Oregon thence
westerly along the north line of All ord Avenue
eighty one SD feet; thence at right angles
northerly to the south line of Fulton's addition
to Dalles City, Dragon; thence easterly along
said south line of Fultons addition to the west
line of Laughlin's donation land claim thence
southerly along said west line of Laughln's
donation land claim to the place of beginning.
being the same land conveyed to l. E Ferguson
by deed of T Peters and Joseph MoEachen,
said deed bearing date July 18, 1899, or so much
of said property as will satisfy said Judgment
and decree. with costs and aceruing costs.
Said property will be sold subject to confir-
nation and redemption as by law provided
Dated at The Dalles. Oregon, this 9th day OF
August, 1898
ROBERT KELLEY
Sheriff of Wasco County, Oregon.
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PETITION.

To the Honorable County Court of wasco
County, oregon:
We, the undersigned legal voters of Falls
Precinct, Wasco County. Oregon, respectfully
petition your Honorable Board to grant to c.
L. SCHMIDT a license to sell spurious, vineous
and malt liquors in less quantities than one
gallon, for the term OF one year at the Cascade
Locks:
John Thiesen, Fleischhauer
r Black. Fl LeavenS
John G Brown, A Hall,
F f LeaveDs, Lillegard.
n Glazier. John Anderson,
W d McCrory, Joseph Schmid,
John Trana, Ostberg,
d l. Gates, Aug Irelson,
P Doke, H Harpham
Pat Lahey, Schmid.
c Carlson, Nestler,
Ed Morgan, Math Nands.
John Westman, Charles Ain,
G Syring, j w Attwell,
Chas Willgerodt, John D Woodenshoe,
F H Douglas, A j Knightly.
J Stout, James Stewart,
o Washburn, G Hickok.
Fl Henn Sam McCary,
J w Douthit, Richard Woodward,
Josef Habinger, M Mckinnon,
A Lelsat, G Vasconi,
Henry Gray, T w Bladder.
Alfred Coils, Charles Trapp,
B Glazier, Joe Schmid.
Thos Coyle, Hans Wieks,
A Traverse, Lumyo,
TIL Williams.
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MAIER q BENTON.

To Cure Constipation Fcrever.
Take CascaSets Candy Cathartic IOc or 90
q C. C. C. fail to cure. druggists refund money
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-13
Notice to Delinquent Taxpayers.

The delinquent taxes of Wasco
county, as shown on the rolls now in
the hands of the sheriff, are $50, 900, an
amount almost equal to the indebted
ness of the county. Every citizen will
doubtless admit that this state of
affairs should not exist, and that all
taxes should be collected. On account
of hard times in the past the county
court has shown leniency to taxpayers.
but that leniency has reached the
limit, and the court cannot wait longer
on delinquents to make settlement.
For this reason warrant has been at
tached to each delinquent roll COM
manding the sheriff to collect all taxes
by seizure and sale of property. With
the bodntiful crops now In sight, there
can no longer be any reasonable ex-
cuse for the non-payment of taxes.
The, sheriff is bound under oath to
comply with the terms of the warrants
attached to the tax rolls for the collec-
tion thereof, and has no option in the
matter. Delinquent taxpayers can
save the cost of seizure and sale of
property by settling their taxes at
once. ROBERT KELLY,
Sheriff and Tax Collector for Wasco County.
Dated August 4, 1893.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

In the Circuit Court of the state of Oregon for
Wasco County.
" l. Whealdon, Plaintiff
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Wash boards 15c. at the Racket
stores
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ial coach between The Dalles and
Bonneville Sunday, August 14th for
the accommodations of excursionists,
going on the $50 A. NJ. train and re-
turning from Bonneville at $3.50 P. NJ.
Round trip rate from The Dalles to
Bonneville or Multnomah Falls for
this excursion is only 80 cents.
The Dalles may well take warning
from the Inconvenience to which other
Eastern Oregon cities are subjected at
present on account of scarcity of water.
Baker City and Pendleton are both
getting short of water and are limiting
its use. We have none too much water
now, and with another 1000 population,
which we are liable to have within
year, we will have to have more water.
Now is the time to begin enlargiug
the system.
It's little exasperating nowadays,
when there is an abundance of work
in the harvest fields, to have big,
burly fellow step up and ask if ''you
will please help poor man to get
meal There is plenty of work where
able bodied men can earn living if
they will but get out and rustic. and
there is no excuse for begging. 1t is
not charity to feed these loafers when
they can get an opportunity to earn a
living.
Mr.. Cbrisman is getting his steam
wagon train in readiness for the road.
having coupled the wagons to the trac-
tion engine, and in few days will
start his primitive railroad train
steaming toward Silver Lake. If it
proves a success, there will be no need
of railroad reaching south from The
Dalle5 into the stock and wool pro-
ducing sections of Crook and Lake
counties.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-08-13

Catalogues and information furnished |
upon application.
The Colfax chronicle., 1898-02-05

A. Evolved I'm the Minds Of Desen.
crate Men.


crate Men.
Whoever has studied in its particu-
lars the history of the past knows well
that human ferocity is an unfathom-
able abyss. Who could enumerate all
the means invented by men to exter-
inmate each other in turn, from the
spear and the yataghan to shrapnel
from hemlock to prussic acid, from
Greek fire to dynamite? Were We to
try and calculate, even roughly, the
number Of human beings who have died
violent death at the hands of their
own kind, even during that period alone
which has elapsed since the dawn OF
history, the total reached would be un-
doubtedly monstrous. Nor must we be
blinded as to the feelings of our ar.
cestors by the growth of a certain gen.
tleness of manners which has for
scarcely century past been refining
human society in Europe; one of ouf
ancestors chief amusements consisted
in the destruction of other men-the
determination of other human beings
Homicide has been at all times, in all
forms and under all conditions, individ-
ual and collective, fierce passion of the
human race, most common incident OF
everyday life, inspiring no one with any
feeling of horror whatsoever. 1t is suf-
fcient to recall the fact that among peo-
pie who reached a noteworthy stage Of
civilization, such as the Romans, war,
which is gysfematir homicide or in
other words, homicide. reduced to a
science, could be regarded as a finan-
cial speculation and perfectly legiti-
mate one for the educated classes to en-
gage In; and that what is called history
is little more than an interminable Sc
ries of murders. individual and collect
i've, one more fsrocsous than the other.
g. Ferrero, in Appleton's Popula'
Science Monthly.
The Colfax chronicle., 1898-02-05

+. The railroads are confidently expecting .
big rush of travel to the Klondike in tho
spring. II Is estimated that fully loo, 600 pso-
pie win attempt to reach the gold fields -
soon e. the winter Is over, and with de-
sire to turn a nimble penny at every oppoFs
tunity trunk lines are beginning to prepare
for the expected rush. One Of the 6rst il
the field is the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad,
which has already begun the running OF the
through tourist car from New York City to
San Francisco without change BY. way of
Philadelphia, Washington. Parkersburg and
Cincinnati, reaching st. Louis Wednesday
evening, Texarkana Thursday afternoon, n
Paso, Texas, Friday evening and San Fran.
cisco Sunday morning: This service = IN I'd.
dition to the one provided by the Baltimore
Z Ohio Railroad from Pittsburgh by way Of
Cincinnati and the Illinois Central to New
Orleans and the Southern Pacific through to
Wednesday. The New York car on it, r.
turn leaves San Francisco Monday evening
and the Pittsburgh car leaves on Thursday.
The Colfax chronicle., 1898-02-05
HERE AND THERE.

Success in farming is based upon
enthusiasm backed by sound jadg gmeht
and the constant use Of "a weli-equipped
thinking machine.
--dood kitchen gardens mean good
dinners. uence do not q TO plant q
plot 10 peas, cabbage. lettuce, etc.,
during the winter and spring months.
Stock ought to gain steadily in
winter as well rs in summer, aud will
do SO If the proper conditions are sup
pied. and unless a gain is made the
feed consumed Is practica 'ly lost.
In the mild days. of winter the
horse will sometimes sweat little
when being driven. Be very careful TO
protect such an animal when stopping.
or i. viii catch cold.
The best place for Aock of hens
in wet and rainy days is in the house
or in pen sheds. Wading about in cold
water, mud or snow, will check egg
production quicker than confinement
In dry and comfortable house.
The mau who streaks off his land
and plants his corn, leaving the prepa-
rations OF the land to be done during
the cultivation OF the crop will not
need large crib. nor will his profits
justify such slovenly preparation.
1t is not good pap TO keep lay
ing hens aud chicks in The same flock.
Ii the flock is feI enough to make the
chicks grow the hens wiz be getting
too much feed and will not lay ~ we'll
IS they would with less. \
Why should poultry be considered
one of the luxuries TO be reserved for
special occasions in SO many farmers
families? A pound of poultry can be
produced Us cheaply as pound of
beef. mutton CIR pork, and there is no
reason why it should not be an every
day article of diet.
The high price of lambs Is tempt
ing good many flock owners to sell
their eve lambs to feeders or to feed
them themselves This practice, both
east and west, gives stronR emphasis
to the oft~repeated question: "How
long will it take to re-stock the sheep
less farms OF the middle, eastern ead
nouthoyp ntatosp ~ *xf
The Colfax chronicle., 1898-02-05
MUSIC AMONG THE NEGROES
In Some Instance 1t IL OF High
.ir Order. W

I'm Some Instance II IL OF a High
H. Order.
One of the chief features of every
negro gahering of social character
is the singing. A musical people they
undoubtedly are. Not a few have ex-
hibited high degree of talent in this
respect; as, for example, Blind Tom,
whose performances on the piano have
delighted so many cultured audiences.
The darky fiddler, once 80 prominent a
feature OF social gatherings, is still
sought after in some communities.
The popularity of so-called Jubilee
singers and negro Ministries seems to
increase with time.z Many Of theanost
popular songs in this country such as
'.0ld Kentucky Home" ''The Fatal
Wedding" and Listen to the Mocking
Bird, I" were composed by negroes.
For the origin of most Of their songs
We must go back to the days of slavery.
just as the laboring classes of England
during the seventeenth century found
expression for their struggles and suf-
ferings in the popular ballads Of the
time, SO the American slave gave vent
to his aflictions and heartaches in song.
He sang of his griefs--and they were
many-of hart!ships and oppression, Of
loss of home. Of separation from friends
and relatives. In these songs one can
not fail to perceive a certain plaintive
melody that seems to breathe forth
centuries of patient suffering. But fhe
The Colfax chronicle., 1898-02-05
PROUD or HIS RECORD.
He Fought Down the symptoms OF
.l Genius.

He Fought Down the Symptoms OF
Genius.
Il suppose there is great deal Of un.
recognized genius in the world.v re-
marked the literary young woman.
"Yes, indeed replied her father, al
he looked up from the trade paper;
'1ots and lots OF 1t. People are great
deal more sensible these days than they
used to be-"
"You mean they are more sensible
because they have SO much unrecog
nixed genius?'' she queried In surprise
That's it, precisely" Taking off his
glasses and balancing them on his fore.
finger. he went on: II remember wher
] was boy had great talent for
music. / could rtmember almost any
tune I ever heard, and play it on 8
nouth-harp. And draw pictures;
Many is the picture have drawn. Sc
hard is it to curb genius that lots Of
times would find myself drawing pic.
lures on my slate instead OF doing my
arithmetic"
''How unfortunate that you couldn't
have cultivated your talents!'
mot bit of 1t; not bit of it. 1 was
peculiarly fortunate. The trouble
with too many geniuses is that they
don't have common sense. Now, was
different. ] profited by my oppor-
tunities. You can't get common.
school education without finding out
what is likely to happen to man as
The Colfax chronicle., 1898-02-05

The British conger eel often grows
10 be from five to ten feet long.
Paper horseshoes are to be used for
the horses of the German army.
Capt. Parry speaks of the great dis
tance that sounds can be heard during
intense cold. -'We often" he rays, s'in
the arctic regions heard people converse
In q common voice at the distance of q
mile"
The hottest spot on earth, so far az
our knowledge goes, is the Valley Of
Death, in the Mohave desert, located in
California and Nevada, 1T degrees
western longitude, SO degrees northern
latitude Dissertations made in this val
ley during summer show an average
temperature of 80 degrees Celsius, and
maximum Of so degrees in the shade.
The coolest spot on earth is Wercho-
jansk. In Siberia, where in. january the
thermometer often shows 70 degrees
Celsius below the freezing point.
Father Tacchini, of the Royal OBJ
seryatory, at Rome, has recently pub
lished resume of his observations on
sun spots for the first half of the pres
ent year. From his 1t appears that the
surface of the sun is becoming more and
more quiescent as the minimum of the
sunspot period approaches. ~ have OBJ
served no eruptions during six months, :"
says Father Tacchini; and. he adds, after
speaking of other indications of lack Of
activity: ION might, therefore, almost
affirm that the constitution of the sun
spots has undergone changed"
Last February the receivers of the
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad company de-
cided to adopt the double conductor sys-
tenn for all excursion trains, in order to
reduce to a minimum the chances Of ac-
cident. One conductor, under this plan,
is given entire charge of the running Of
the train, while the other attends to the
tickets and the comfort of the pas
sengers. The experiment proved sue
cessful during the travel to and from
the inauguration Of President McKin-
ley, but during the past two or three
months it has been thoroughly demon.
strated that its adoption was very wise
The Colfax chronicle., 1898-02-05

Some of the western farmers use
rotted sawdust as fertilizer.
One pound of cork Is sufficient to
support man of ordinary size in the
water.
An applicant for license to act az
cab driver in London is compelled to un-
dergo civil service examination. He ID
taken to a yard where there are several
posts driven in the ground, and through
and around these he must cleverly drive
and turn before the license is granted.
"A hash supper was provided at .
church entertainment in Binghampton.
N. Y, to raise money to buy furniture.
Over 400 people partook of the hash
and about one-quarter of this number
had to receive medical attendance
Hereafter they win avoid church hash
Rats annoyed the family of johann
Welreck, at Indian Valley, Idaho. He
laid poison in places near their haunts
and in a few days his wife and three
children became dangerously i'll. The
rats. after eating the poison. had gone
to the family well for water, and died
In il.
Some one informed Robert j. #.
Copeland, of this city, that holding q
small quantity of carbolic acid in the
mouth was remedy for the toothache.
lie tried it, and the acid so panied him
that, while gasping for breath, he swal
lowed it. In less than an hour he waa
dead.
Mice are fond of music. This fact
suggested to an ingenious mechanic the
utility Of mouse trap with music boz
attached. lie has constructed one
which plays for an hour. The mice, te
get close to the strains of harmony,
wander into the trap, and are easily
caught.
London has woman's rights ora
tor who recently denied, in a public
speech, that won,en's attention to pub
lie business made them neglect homt
duties. She then requested any man ir
the audience who had suffered from thi.
cause, to stand up. One meek individua.
arose; 1t was her husband.
AN eloping couple arrived at hote.
III III AtCho W. - anu IcSiStcrtu ds IudL
and wife. In week the husband ani
wife of the fugitives came in pursuit OF
the elopers, from Kentucky, met in T.
Reno, became interested in each other
and they eloped, leaving their forme,
spouses undisturbed.
There are only eight surviving sol
6iers of the war of 1912 on the pension
rolls, and three of them have passed the
century mark. These are Hosea Brown
Of Grants Pass, Ore, aged 105 years.
Elijah Glenn, of Newark, N. j., and
Eleazor Smith, of Danbury, N. H., each
of whom is 1Ol years old.
-Four monkeys in Harali, Japan
grown desperate by hunger, attacked a
traveller on the highway, and would
have injured him severely If he had not
promptly used his revolver. He shot
three of them, and the fourth hurriediy
climbed tree, and stood chattering
with terror among the branches.