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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
THANKSGIVING DAY.

Now that we have all complied with
the requests of the president enc
governor to give proper thanks fol
the bounties bestowed upon US, it is
not amiss to search the pages of his
tory and review the customs and
causes that have brought about this
generally observed day in America.
To the grand old Pilgrim father,
William Bradford, governor of the
original New England colonies, be-
longs the honor of being the first to
proclaim 10 America a general Thanks
giving day.
A weary band of Pilgrims. bitterly
tried with months of hard toll and
filed with deepest Disappointment at
the sight of parched earth and a
land crying out for rain and ruined
crops for want of moisture-under
these depressing conditions existing
in November, 1921, Governor Brand
ford called his little band together and
set day apart for general fasting and
prayers to God to change the brassy
skies to cloud covered, and for the
floods of heaven to descend on the
thirsting fields. The promise of a day
of thanksgiving was not very bright
until circumstances changed the day
OF fasting and devotion into one of re-
joicing, feasting and thankfulness, for
as the pilgrims knelt to pray for rain
the windows of heaven were opened
and the lifegiving water descended in
foods.
The second feast of THANKSGIVING
was in the fall of 1922, when Governor
Bradford sent the best hunters of the
colony securing the adjacent woods
for wild turkey and game of all kinds
to supply the colonists and their
guests, who were the Indian chief
Massasoit and 80 of his warriors.
This Thanksgiving feast lasted for
three days, begin ming Thursday morn
ing with hymns of praise and prayer
from hearts filed to overfowing with
thanksgiving.
The Puritan thanksgiving day which
liffers from that of the Pilgrims orig
mated in asomewhat similar way; it
vas in the year 1881, and was intended
or day of strict fasting and prayer,
,he colOnistS being in great distress,
anime was imminent, a vessel laden
With provisions and long at sea had
not arrived.
In 1874 another official day OF I
thanksgiving was set by Governor
\uft, the occasion being the victory |
# the colonists over the Indians, and |
It the conclusion of the peace in 1915
mother Thanksgiving day was pro.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.

The ablest politician in President
McKinley's cabinet is thought to be
Postmaster General Smith. He has
recently given in an interview the
policy of the administration on the
important issues of the day. He de-
clares the acquisition of all the Phil
ippines has been determined on: the
war taxes or most of them are to be
retained: there is to be no attempt at
currency reform at the approaching
session of congress, 1t being thought
best to leave this task for the next
which will be republican and
for sound money" in both branches.
These are held to be the instructions
of the people as delivered at the p oils
in the late election
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26

received the rest of my term, but when
he tried for a term for himself he
could only get it by a single vote, not,
withstanding the administration sup
port. It then began to be said that
| was growing seniie and forgetful
Hanna, whom l had obliged with nv
seat, was among the first to sly that l
had lost my mentality. 1t was not a
very kind return for my vacating ny
seat for him
CATER 1 went into the cabinet 1 saw
| very little of the president in connec
tion with the duties of my Office. A
man was brought in there from Canton
who had run for Office only once.
think, and had been defeated. He did
not seem to have much to do in the
state department, but every night he
went to see the president and rehearsed
what had been done there. regarded
him as my inferior and gave very little
atte ntion to him or what he was doing
until one day the president said to me:
Mr.. Sherman what you have been
saying. or are reported to have said is
em mbarassing Judge Day. was very
much surprised, and answered: 'Mr.
President. do you suppose that would
say any thing to injure the administra-
tion of which I am member" The
president repeated nearly the same
thing Extensively to me. I got mad
and 1 came away and wrote out my
resignation peremptorily.''
The reporter quoted to the ex-secre-
tary some things he had heard favora-
BILE to Judge Days capacity as biz sue
cessor. The secretary listened like
one quite willing to learn. He Oh
served:
81 was alwaysa supporter of Presi-
dent Mckinley. You know that what
ever he desired to have-governor,
president, anything sustained. They
always called upon me, and respon-
ded. But do not now believe that
my suggestions or wishes would now
be considered by the administration.
consented to give up my seat as l
did not want to appear exacting. AL
ways with good nature l have SUBJ
scribed to the program. think that
have been used for purpose.
Comment on Mr.. Sherman's state
ment is hardly necessary. 1t, how
ever. shows to what straights present
day politicians will go to get them
selves into power. Friendship ceases
when such men ais Hanna want office |
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
better showing in the way of increased

better showing in the way of increased
earnings for October than the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern
The Chicago, Milwaukee g. St. Pau
led the list with an increase of S49S.
500. The Great Northern came mex
with 1886, GAL: and the Northern Pacific
was third, with an increase of 1925,
1854.
AT this rate the Great Northern will
earn S4,64s, 292 moro, in the current
fiscal year than it earned during the
fiscal year ended June 80 last.
This is an extraordinary showing.
Last year after the Great Northern
had paid all expenses cooperating, the
salaries of its officials and wages of its
employees, it taxes, interest on its
bonded debt, 6 per cent interest on
the stock of its leased line, and divi-
dends to its own stockholders, there re-
mained surplus of s., l62,l l57.
At the present rate of increrse, after
liberal allowance is made for increased
operating expenses, the company will
have at the end of the next fiscal year
new surplus of about IS, 100000.
These astonishing earnings are the
result of excessive freigh: rates levied
on the people of this and other west
ern states, says the Spokesman-Re-
view. These surplus millions are
taken from the pockets of the people,
and the carriers will go on charging
excessive rates so long as the people
will submit without struggle.
: Relief should come from the legis-
lature, which has power to reduce
freight rates and passenger fares with
in the state. A cuti in the grain rate
of six or seven cents per bushel would
save more than a million dollars an.
nually to the farmers of Eastern Wash
ington, and distribute an additional
of prosperity to every grain
grower and business man in this
section.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
MR.. SHERMAN TALKS.

When John Sherman resigned his
seat in the United States senate to ac-
cept place in President Mckinley g
cabinet, people wondered what was the
cause. It was presumed that it was to
give Mark Hanna place in the sem
ate. Now we have it direct from Mr..
Sherman that this was the cause of his
resignation. In a recent interview
with New York World reporter Mr..
Sherman said:
"They really did not want me in the
cabinet, but wanted my senatorial seat.
1t was represented to me that they
could not make up the cabinet withoi
me, and that questions were coming
along that l ought to have control of.
know that Hanna wanted the rest
OF my term, and as he had always been
friendly to me did not desire TO seem
disobliging. So / resigned my ssat
and went into the cabinet. Mr.. Hanna
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26

The barter and trade that has begun
in California for senatorial honors is
enough to disgust any citizen with
the present system of electing United
States senator's. From appearances
the senatorship Will be put up for sale,
and John d. Spreckles and M. II.
De Young will be the bidders. When
We elect senators by direct vote such
men as these, who want office solely
for mercenary motives, will be count
ed out, but so lorg as the present sys-
tenn prevails, men of worth and ability
must step aside for those with abund-
ant wealth.
There is a clamor for an increase
in the merchant marine of this country,
it being stated that the United States
will this year pay 5000, 900, 900 to for
eign ship owners for freights. Be-
fore we had discriminating tariff,
our products were carried in Amer
leans bottoms. So we might increase
the merchant marine by returning to
the system that prevailed before
1860.
Secretary of the Treasury Gage has
decided to have all the bills issued by
the government of similar appearance.
This seems to be useless, for the ap-
parent policy of the party in power is
to retire all credit currency of the
government, so Mr.. Gage had better
wait until the 56th congress gets a
whack at currency reform" before he
goes to issuing new bills.
One recommendation made by the
grand jury should be needed by the
county court. 1t is that tobacco be
furnished the old men who are county
charges. While tobacco is luxury,
after many years of use it becomes
necessity, ard it would be only an act
of humanity to supply the old fellows
who have used 1t all their lives.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
NEEDS REGULATING.

Since the Pacific Bridge Co. began
operations on it's contract with the
city to put in new water mains, it has
been necessary to dig long trenches
through the streets, in which to lay
the new pipe, and to guard against
any accident the chief engineer, Mr..
Frye, has each night put a string of
lighted lanterns along the trenches so
as to warn the travellers of the places
of danger. Somebody has made a
practice of either carrying away the
the lanterns or putting out the lights,
so as to leave the travelling public at
the mercy OF the treac herous trenches,
into which the people might fall at
any time, causing serious damage
and possibly loss OF life.
Such an act is adominable and
should meet with the severest punish
ment. The thief who carries away
the lanterns not only deprives the
owner of their use but endangers the
lives of persons who may chance to be
passing along the streets after dark
and fall into the openings where the
lights have been removed. If he
culprit can be caught he should be
severely dealt with.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26

cannot predominate or be anywhere
near eqaully divided. What the names
of the two great parties are cuts but
little figure; it is the principles they
advocate that will make them neces.
sary. In the future there will be one
party advocating the Capitalization OF
power by contracting and manipulate
ing the currency, while there will be
another favoring the retention OF gov.
ernmental power by the people brought
about by loosening of the grasp of
monopoly through liberal financial
legislation.
Portland ranks as the fourth wheat
exporting city in the United States.
and still it does not export nearly as
much as it would were the Colum bia
river open to free navigation from its
mouth to Lewiston. The Colum bia
river basin Is one of the great wheat
sections of the world, and were the
river open nine-tenths of the wheat
raised in this section would find it's
way to market through river naviga-
ii on for an open river.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
GoYERNMENT FOB HAWAII

The Hawaiian commissioners have
about concluded their labors, and their
report will recommend liberal form
of government for the islands. The
commission has favorably considered
proposition to give the islands rep
resentative in the house with vote,
in which regard he would rank with
the representatives, and not with the
delegates from Arizona, New Mexico
and Oklahoma, who have the privilege
of talking, but not the right of voting.
The government suggested for the
islands will in all probability be an
advance on the present organized ter
ritories, but of course, will not .contem-
plate statehood. Several members of
the commission go to the extent OF. be-
lieving that Hawaii should have rep
resentation in the senate. though
probably without vote. This feature,
however, may not appear in the re-
port.
The distance of the islands from the
seat of government necessitates the
granting of more power for local gov
ernment than is given to the present
organized territories, but the govern
or and other important officers will, of
course, be appoin ted in Washington.
Hawaii having come into the union by
greatly, and not by con l1est, there will
be no military government, as in the
case of Porto Rico and the Philippines,
but civil power will be created from
the start.
In general way the courts and or
dinary machinery of the federal gov
ernment will be extended to the
islands without much alteration, but
provision will probably be made for
certain degree of local control of tax
alton and expenditures.
There will be suffrage based upon
education and property qualifications,
and the members of the commission
believe they have evolved system of
colonial governmedt which will re-
serve full power to the president and
congress. and at the same time prove
sufficieutly elastic to give the govern
inc classes in the island control of
local improvements and the direction
of colonial affairs.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26

In the treasury bureau of statistics
an array of figures has been prepared
that is intended to show that the pres
ent tariff law produces sufficient
amount of revenue to meet the de.
mands of the government; that is ii
creates one-half of the revenue re-
quired, which, it is claimed, is all
former tariff laws have accomplished.
Now if this is true, why retain the war
revenue law? Why not repeal it and
relieve the people of the burden OF
about $1C, ZOO, 900 a month. There is
no justice in collecting off of the peo.
pie more than is required. Congress
might well look into this matter when
IL convenes next month.
Those who are most anxious to an
mex the Philippines will probably be
the least anxious to subdue the Fill
pinos after the islands haYe been
taken in. Those semi-civilized insur.
gents will fight before they will SUBJ
NIT to American rule just as they
fought against Spanish domination.
Our ultra expansionists had as we'll
begin organizing regiments to go to
the Philippines, for there will be
plenty of fighting for them to do after
we adopt the archipelago.
A glance at the personnel of both
houses of congress cannot but convince
even the most casual observer that
there cannot be but two great parties
in American politics. Three parties
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26

In view of the unprovoked murders
that have been committed in Pendle'
ton recently, the people of that city
could not be censured if they resort to
lynch law to punish the slayer of Miss
Wallace provided he can be found.
Mobbing criminal is seldom excusa.
BILE, but there are times when it is ex-
cusable to resort to summary punish
ment, and this time seems to have ar
rived in PendletoD.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26

After all our navy may have in it
some of the spanish war ships that
were sent under water during the war.
Two Spanish cruisers in Manila bay
have been raised and sent to the docks
and contract has been let for the
raising of three-gun boats. Dewey
has charge of the contracts and Is now
undoing what he did last May. If he
is as successful getting thu boats out
as he was in sinking them another
laurel will be added to his wreath.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
FOR southern Oregon.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-The presi-
dent has appoin ted John Morgan col
lector of customs for toe Southern dis
trict of Oregan.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
UItimatum by Italy.

TANGIERS, Nov. 24.-The Italian
government has sent an ultimatum to
the sultan of Morocco on the subject of
the detention and ill treatment of
Italians. A week has been given the
sultan in which to make reply.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
$1,000 Reward

For the arrest, dead or alive, of
Frank Forester, who killed Phil Bro
ing. nn q SoY H.0psi sioO % Of this reward e Is
offered 9y S me Sv county ha Sor Sorrs OF Wco
county and $500 by the citizens of An
telope. Forester is 35 or 40 years Of
age. about feet inches high, slightly
stopped, walks with swinging gait,
blue eyes, dark hair and heavy sandy
mustache.
Arrest and notify me at once,
ROBERT KELLY,
Sheriff of Wasco County.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26

Only one American railroad made
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26
The Celebrated Golden Rule Steel Range

Guaranteed against fire cracks, the finest baker in
the country. Nothing but the best pig iron is used
Ranges Only al few " of T sizes left If you are % in
need of Cook Stove or Range buy others but
the Golden Rule make, manufactured in Hannibal,
Mo-, by Duffy, Throwbridge Stove Man'fg. Co.
Their guarantee is safeguard Their make Of
Stoves and Ranges are sold on a guarantee. Also
their fire back is guaranteed for 20 years.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-11-26

PHENOMENAL EARNINGS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-03-18
nnrcrI,i.h Tint wink.

The geological gardens in London
have acquired no less than seven
walking fish, or mud shippers,
The mud skipper Is large fish,
which walks on land frequently 1t
also climbs trees and does other things
equally curious. 4 we'll grown speci-
men weighs from forty to fifty pounds.
II has head something like that Of
maNtiil, the resemblance being very
striking about the lower jaw. The
scientific name of the mud skipper is
PeriopthaImus.
The mud skipper walks principally
10y means OF its pectoral fins and its
tail 1t gets along exceedingly well.
1t is thing common along the shores
of the Indo- Pacific ocean-that is to
say. in southeastern Asia. In Siam
plenty of mud shippers are to be
found.
The most remarkable accomplish
ment of the mud skipper is to climb
trees. Withits pectoral fins II catches
hold of tree trunk rs firmly AS il it
had hands. 1t goes up into a tree IN
search of insects, sunshine and fresh
air The mud skipper has II loud,
hoarse voice.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-03-18

Girard, the famous French painter.
when very young, was the bearer Of a
letter OF introduction to Laniuinais,
then Of the council of Napoleon. The
young painter was shabbily attired,
and his reception was extremely cold,
but Laniuinais discovered in him such
striking proofs of talent, good sense
and amiability, that, on Girard's rising
to take leave, he rose. too. and accom-
panied his visitor to the aute-chamber.
The change was So striking, that
Girard could not avoid an expression
of surprise. My young friend, said
LanjuinaiS, anticipating the inquiry,
Eve receive au unknown person ac-
cordng to his dreSs-we take leave Of
him according to his merit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-03-18
MANY Miles of soldiers.

4 German military critic has been
adding up the grand total of Cont
mental armies, and after noting that
we can form only vague idea Of what
is meant 10y tens of millions, he tries
to bring home to his readers in another
way the colossal growthof modern ar
maments. If, he says, we could have
all the armies of the Continent ON war
footing and drawn up in one long pro
cession. with their guns and ammuni-
ton and baggage wagons, the column
would We rather more than -, 00G
miles long. and. marching day ana
night it would take nearly Il year to
pass given point.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-03-18
PICTURES BY TELEGRAPH.
Boston Herald and New York Her.
aid Control the Process.

BOSTON, Mass. March 1.-THE very lat
est thing in journalism has been secured by
the Boston Herald and the New York Her
aid. 1t is the new process of sending pie
lures over IA telegraph wire from any dis
lance whatever On March II the Herald
printed two drawings sent from hey west
over the lines of the Western Union COM
pany. They were an excellent likeness OF
General Maxine Gomez, the Cuban leader
and sketch of the United States cruiser
Montgomery entering the harpor OF havana
and saluting Moro Castle. The new pro-
cess is one of the greatest achievements OF
the worlds history 1t realizes dreams that
seemed as wild as those of Grimm's fairy
tales. where the wishing ring carries the
hero anywhere he wishes to go and the IN
visible cloak shrouds him from people
standing at arms length from him. The
Herald is the only paper III New England
that has an interest in the new method, and
the New York Herald is the only one in New
York that has secured the rights to the in
yention. This means that these papers
alone in the east can receive drawings
made in Havana or Key West within half
an hour after the sketches are given to the
operators at these cities. Other papers
will have to wait until the United States
mails can, in the course of several days,
bring them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-03-18
All strength in His Limbs

gave out. The physicians told US ii was
paralysis. which sometimes follows an at
tack Of diphtheria. We lid everything
for him. but he grew worse until he was in
a pitiful condition. He suffered terribly
at night and complained continually Of
his head. and In what little sleep he was
able to get, moaned increasingly. tie lost
all control 81 the muscles ~ his body and
limbs. He had no appetite aud complained
Of feeling sick at his stomach all the time.
After we had tried many different rene
dies and had about given up all hope we
commenced giving him Hoods Ssrss-
parilla. In short time he ceased TO com
plain, his appetite improved aud at the
end Of three months he was able TO attend
school part Of the time. Now he is well
and quite a strong and rugged boy. You
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-03-18

IL seems almost incredible. that at
one time in its history the greatest
aud most wonderful waterfall in the
world ran dry. Nevertheless, il is al
established fact that this occurred uu
March ~. lS4S. anu for a few hours
scarcely any water passed over
Niagara Falls. The winter at that
wear had been an exceptionally severe
one. and ire Of unusual thickness had
formed on Lake Erie. The warm
spring rains louscued this ,ungealed
mass, aud uu the day in question a
brisk east wind drove the lee far up
into the lake. About sunset the wind
suddenly Veered round aud blew Il
heavy gale nom the west This natur-
ally turned the lee on its course, and.
bringing n down to the mouth of the
Niagara river. piled it up ia a solid,
impenetrable wall
80 closely was 1t packed and $"
great was it, force that Ia e short time
the outlet to the lake was completely
choked mp. aud little or NO water coUld
possibly escape. In very short space
of time the water below this frozen
barrier passed over the falls, and the
next morning the people living in the
neighborhood were treated to most
extraordinary spectacle. The roaring.
tumbIing rapids above the falls were
almost obiteratej. and nothing but
the cold. black rocks were visible in
all directions. The news quickly
spread, aud crowds of spectators
fiocked 10 view the scene, the banks
on each sile of the river being lined
with people the whole day. At last
there was a break in the ice. 1t was
released from its restraint, the pent-up
wall of water rushed downward, and
Niagara was itself again Toronto
Globe