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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-02
ENGLANDS TION.

For cen ntury past Great Britain has
been looked upon as the master of the
sea and land. Not since the American
colonies declared their Independence
has one of her dependencies success.
fully combatted her iron determine
tion or been able to resist her am bition
to subdue. The iron will of the En-
glish is un bending, land when the nation
once sets out to subdue people it gen.
orally accomplishes it's end. That it will
be successful in the present war agains6
the Beers cannot be doubted by the
most enthusiastic friend of the South
African republics. However Great
Britain is putting into this war the
largest army she has ever sent abroad,
which Is evidenc that the government
recognizes that the Beers are the most
stubborn opponents with which it has
had to contend. At Waterloo the Brit
ish forces numbered only "a, 600, and
in the Crimean war her army was 26, 900
strong. In the Egyptian campaign
Great Britian mustered an army of
80 900 and in the Penensula war she
had a similar number. But when
General Buffers army has assembled
in South Africa it will number 10000
fighting men.
This vast army is sent against the
two little South African republics,
Transvaal and Orange Free State, with
combined population of less than
100000. And for what purpose is
Great Britain waging this war and
sending forth the most magnificent
army she has ever mobilized? Simply
to ride rough shod oyer a people who
asked only to be left alone and to be
permitted to manage their own affairs.
She has determined to possess the
gold mines of the Transvaal and the
diamond fields of the Orange Free state.
and that English determination will
not be thwarted. She offers as an ex-
cuse that her subjects were not fairly
treated by the Beers, in that they
were rot granted the right of suffrage
without reuouncing their allegiance to
the British crown. She further conn.,
planned that the Transvaal government
imposed heavy tax on dynamite. a
commodity necessary in the working
of the mines owned by English capital
lists. This consisted in giving one firm,
who submitted to heavy tax imposed |
by the government control of the |
dy .amite trade in the republic. Briefly |
summed up Great Britain is putting |
into the field 10000 of her best soldiers
simply to further the interests of few
avaricious mining syndicates.
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sHERIFF's SALE.

In THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE
OF OREGON FOR WAsCo COUNTY
A. M. WILLIAMS and
ED. M. WILLIAMS,
Plaintiffs,
ALEXANDER B. MOTT,
AMANDA NJ. MORT,
and r. F. GIBoNS
aud JOHN MARDEN,
Co-partuers as
GIBoNS & MARDEN,
and w. KERRoN,
BY VIRTUE of an execution, de-
cree and order of sale. duly issued out
OF and under the seal of the Circuit
Court OF the State of Oregon, for the
county OF Wasco, to me directed and
dated the 18th day of November, 1899,
upon a decree for the foreclosure of a
certain mortgage, and judgment rem
oered and entered in said Court on the
18th day of November, 1899, In the
above entitled cause. in favor OF the
Plaintiffs and against the Defendants
Alexander B. Mott, Amanda M. Mott,
II +. Gibbons and John Marden, and
". Kerron as Judgment debtors, in
the sum of Seven Hundred Sixty-five
and lO-luO ($765. 10y dollars, with inter
est thereon from the 18th day of No
vember, 1899, at the rate of 10 per cent
per anDum, and the further sum OF
Seventy live $4,000 dollars, as attor-
ney's fees, and the further sum OF
Twenty and 55-l00 (S2O.55) dollars,
costs, aid The costs Ut and upon this
Writ, aud commanding me TO make
| sale OF the real property embraced In
| such decree of foreclosure aud herein
| after de-crihr.d, will, on the 4th day
| OF January. 1900, at the hour of 2 o.
| clock, IL The afternoon of said day, and
| at the front door Ut the County Court
House H. Dal!es City, Wasco County,
Oregon, sell NJ public auction TO the
highest bidder for cesh in hand, all the
right, ttle and interest which the
| Defendants. ,-'-~SS
Alexander B. Mott Amanda M.
| Mott, X F. Gibons, John .Marden
aud w KlrroD or eiLher Ol theiu had
on the 23d day OF December, 1888, the
date OF the mortgage foreclosed herein,
| or which such Defendants. or any of
The Defendants herein, have since ac-
| Quired. OF now have in an to the fol-
lowing described real property, situate
aud being in .Wasco County, Oregon,
| J,,-war:
rh' sru,hwe.t quarter of section Is
in to~Is IL one (l south of range 13
east, ". Nj. in Wasco County, Oregon,
containing (160) acres together with all
and singular the appurtenances her,
editaments and tenemants thereunto
belonging or in any wise appertaining
or so much Of said property as viii
satisfy said Judgment and decree, with
costs and accruing costs.
Said property will be sold subject TO
confirmation and redemption as by Law
provided.
Dated at The Dalles, Oregon, this
18th day of November, 1899.
ROBERT KELLY,
Sheriff, Wasco County, Oregon.
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THANKSGIVING.

It is certainly we'll that all people
lay aside their business cares for one
day, and devote "a hours to giving
thanks to an all wise and benevolent
Providence for the bounties with which
they are blessed. This custom is not
generally observed throughout the
world, but in this great republic it las
been practiced in general way ever
since the days of the Pilgrim Fathers,
and for the past quarter of century
Thanksgiving has been universally
observed throughout the United States.
By some IL is observed only as holi-
day, when business is suspended and
temporal affairs are discarded, while
by others it is given over to RELIGIOUS
ceremonies and the returning of thanks
to the Creator. Perhaps the most ap-
propriste observance of the day is that
practiced by the charitable people who
devote it to deeds of kindness and min
istering 70 the wants of the needy, by
bestowing charity upon those who
are unfortunate and upon whom boun-
ties are not layished. On Thanks
giving day in this broad land of plenty
there should be no want or hunger.
Everybody should be fed, and it should
be the aim of charitable people to see
that at least one good meal be served
to every man, women and child in the
land. By 30 doing they merit COM
and will give the needy
cause to be thankful.
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CITATION.
In the county eoustOf the State of Oregon for
the County OF Wasco,
In 1 the matter Of the estate Of Citation.

| In the county eouFtof the State OF Oregon for
the County OF Wasco,
In the matter OF the estate OF o,...
Lydia A, Richardson. deceased. Oi'a"on'
To Amos Richardson strs j. E. Hays, Mrs.
Ravtlla Eccleston, Angeline Richardson, and
William Benjamin Richardson. heirs ut law OF
said deceased greeting:
1 TIE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON.
you are hereby citel aud reguir Il TO appear
in the county court ol D. StafeD Oregon, for
the County OF Wasco AZ the eonr( Iooai thereof
ut The Dalles In the County OF Wasco Cd
O'clock In the afternco. of ttst day. then and
there TO show cause II an there be why an
ord r should not be made Dy the above entitled
Court directing J. S. Ferguson, the admins
scribed real estate lv..,nxing 10 the estate OF
said deceased. to-wit: the NV 4 OF SW n and
the u OF NV y and SN 4 { Ne Y OF sec
In tip 4 s. OF l3 e OF Willamette Meridian. In
or parcel OF land poricuiarlv bounded and
escribed as follows: D0mmpncing "a rods and
l2h feet w OF the Sc corner % SW Y OF SEQ a
in I'D s of 13 e of thn willamette Meridian.
In Wasco County. Ore, On; anu running thence
N Il mile, thence W,6O rods and ~ feet, thence
S'h mile and thence J +. rods m ~ feet 70
the place OF beginning; save and except there
from lots in Richardson addition TO the town
OF Tygh. which has beea heretofore sold and
conveyed, the tract alb We described including
all OF said Richardson addition 70 the town OF
Tygh as laid out and plated and recorded In
the records OF Wasco County. Oregon, said
rea estate above described containing e1O acres
Witness: The Hon. Robert Nays. Judge OF
the County Court Of n" state Of Oregon for
the County Of Waspo. yf.th thT seal OF said
court arixed this 18th DAY oi NoTsmber, A. u,
iseall - AN KKELsAy,
Deputy.
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WHEAT AND TARIFF.

Wheat has dropped to the gold
standard level of 37.cents in the wheat
producing country, and the farmers
will have to wear oYeralls on Sunday.
They will not be new overalls, as here
to:ore, on account of che beautiful
tariff on jute. The sacks cost cents
now. instead of 5 cents. Jute was on
the free list under the Wilson bill.
The farmers wheat, shipped to
foreign markets, is protected" twenty
five cents a bushel. Lie knows such
protection" is valueless, and was put
In the tariff bill with the intent to de-
ceive him. 1t is different though
with the sacks. They must pay the
duty before entry to the country is al
lowed. Our tariff and gold standard
laws we're not made for the benefit of
the farmers.-Eugene Guard.
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with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease Catarrh is blood
or constitutional disease. and in order to cure
it you must take internal remedies. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken in: ernaly. and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not q Quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one of the best physicians in this
country for years, asd is regular prescription,
1t is composed of the best tonics known, COM
biDed with the be It blood purifiers, acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination Of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials. free.
FL. CHENEY g. CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
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CALIFORNIA JACK RABBITS.
Those of the Southern Part OF the
gtate Are the Largest In
Existence.


The jack rabbits of southern Cali
fornia are the biggest rabbits in exist
ence. They are as fleet as the wind,
and one will sit stiM on its form or by
the roadside until you have almost
grabbed it by its mule-like ears, but be-
fore you can close your fingers on it
there will be no rabbit there. IF you
look, say 40 yards ahead, you will see
whaty you think is another rabbit, bumped
up in fluffy bunch, waiting for
you in the same way. But it won't
be another rabbit. It will be the same
one, it having covered all that dis
-tance and settled down again before
you have hardly missed it from where
it sat first.
These big rabbits are as swift and
sudden as the ieas that swarm on them
as soon as summer comes. The rabbits
are fat then, but these fleas are so
thick on them, and are so ravenous that
they actually reduce the long-eared
the time the fall rain sets in. IF il
wasn't for those regular fall rains the
feas would be of great service to US
in destroying the rabbit pest, for the
rabbits could not withstand the
assaults of their Unsuitable parasites
many days longer. But the rains are
certain, and they are fatal to the feas.
The water kills the fleas, and the rab-
bits pitch in again on our vineyards
.and orchards and grain with sharpened
.appetites. Notwithstanding the thou
sands of jack rabbits we slaughter in
the spring, enough escape to keep the
supply big enough to make it necessary
for the slaughter of other thousands
the next spring. It is simply impos-
sible to exterminate them, they are
such sure and persistent breeders. So
we may expect to have the fun of jack
rabbit round-ups every year as long |
as we raise fruit in Fresno county and
parts adjacent.
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A Puerto Rico Cuatom.

William E. Curtis. who has been q
good deal of globe trotter, writes
from Washington to the Chicago Rec
ord: II observed phenomena at San
Juan, and the same ct Ponce de Leon,
for which have never been able to OBJ
tain a satisfactory explanation. The
old negresses who SIT around the mar
ket place and the shady street corners
selling dulces from large baskets are
habitually smoking long black cigars.
and they put the lighted ends in their
mouths. Why they do SO and how they
can endure it are mysteries that could
not be solved, but it is nevertheless q
fact and custom that is unique in
Puerto Rice"
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SHERIFF'S SALE,
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE
UF OREGON FOR WAsco COUNTY.
Z. b. DUFUR and
N. b. GATES,
plaintiffs,
c. c. BUTLER,
Defendant.


BY VIRTUE OF an execution, decree and or
der OF sale, duly issued out Of and under the
seal of the Circuit Court OF the State OF Oregon,
for the County OF Wasco, to me directed and
dated the 28th day of November, is9y, upon
decree for the. foreclosure Of certain mort
saIg gage; land and judssmel. rendered ana sntered H
the above entitled cause, in favor Of the Plain
tiffs and against the Defendant Q. G. Butler, as
Judgment debtor, IN the sum Of -Four Hundred
Fifty five and o. 100 (e455.0O dollars, with inter-
est thereon from the 18th day Of November,
the further sum OF Fifty (e5000) collars, as at
torney's fees, and the further sum OF Eleven
and 5U-lU0 (S1i.5O) dollars, costs, and the costs
of and upon this Writ, and commanding me 70
make sale OF the real property embraced In such
decree Of foreclosure and hereinafter described,
hour of2 O'Clock in'the sfternoon OF said day,
and at the front doorof the County COURT HOUSE
in Dalles CITY, Wasco County Oregon, sell az
public auction TO the highest duer for cash Id
hand, all the right, title und interest whicn the
Defendant c. q. Butler had on the nth day OF
herein. or which sugn Defendant has since ac-
Quired, or now has In and to the following des-
cribed real property, situate and being In Wasco
County, Oregon, to-wit.
All OF the east half OF Block No. five 90 In
the Second Addition " the Town Of Dufur In
Wasco County Oregon, to- ether with all and
; ingplar the tenemant' here ntaments and ap-
purtenances therepl u uvlolging or In any
wise appertaining. or ~ MUCH Us said property
rs viii satisfy said 1lGg ient -hd decree, with
costs md accruing Coos.
Said property will be >od subject to confirm.
alton and redemptio -, y iIw p divided.
Dated at The Dallus, oregon, this 18th day
of November, 1899.
ROB 3T KELLY.
Sheriff. Wasco Iodnty Oregon.
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sHERIFFvS SALE.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE
oFoREGoN FOR wAsco COUNTY
J. E. BARNETT,
Plaintiff,
GEO. o. RICH,

q GEO. ". hlCHs
Defendant,
BY VIRTUE OF an execution, decree and or
der OF sale, duly issued out OF and under the
seal OF the Circuit Court OF the State OF Oregon,
for the County OF Wasco, TO me directed and
decree for the foreclosure OF q certain mortgage,
and judgment rendered and entered in ssid
Court on the 18th day OF November. 1870 In the
and against the Defendant Geo. D. Rich as
judgment debtor. in the sum OF Seven Hundred
Eighty -Four and 15- 100 .Cs7S4.l5) dollars with
interest est thereon from the 18th day OF Novem-
and the further sum OF Eighty $500 dollars as
attorneys fees, and the further sum OF Fifteen
and 20 100 Sl5;6Ol dollars, Costs. and the costs
OF and upon this Writ, and commanding me 70
make sale Of the, real property embraced in
sucn decree Of foreclosure and hereinafter des-
cribed, will, on the 4th day OF January 100, at
the hour OF o'clock, In the afternoon OF, said
day, and at the front door OF the County Court
aopse in Dalles City, Wasco County, Oregon,
sell at public AUCTION to the highest bidder for
which the Defendant Geo. D, Rich or either Of
them had on the 3ist day OF August, 1898, tho
date OF the mortgage forsclQsed herein. OF
which such Defendant or any OF the Defendants
herein. have since acquired. or now have in and
TO the following described real property, situate
and being 10 Wasco County. Oregon. to-wit:
nine (9) and Lots "A, ,""B,"' @, ~, We - and
F." except eighty 1907 feet on OF the east side
thereof. all OF said Lots being in the Town OF
by the recorded plat OF said town and contain
ing twenty coy acres. together with all and
singular the tenements, heredtaments and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging or in anywfse
appertaining. or so much OF said property as
will satisfy said Judgment and decree, with
costs and accruing costs.
Said property win be sold subject TO confirm
alton and redemption as by law provided.
Dated at The Dalles, Oregon, this 18th day Of
1899.
ROBERT KELLY,
Sheriff, Wasco County. Oregon.
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Bismarck's Sins.

OF the neuralgia pains in his face,
which were SO severe that he sometimes
had to press the points of his fingers
on his cheek bones for several minutes
to secure little relief, Bismarck was
reported as saying: "This is quite nat
ural. have sinned in my life the most
with my mouth, in eating, drinking and
fa1kiunO
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FOOLS WILL BITE

| The desire of the human race to get
something for nothing enables profes.
sional gamblers to live, makes it pos
sible for "bucket shops" to exist, is
the incentive that causes honest old
farmers to buy "gold" brick and leads
people to invest their savings'in such
concerns as Whites bureau, "get-
| rich.quick" institution that has just
gone to pieces in New York and
victimized credulous depositors to the
amount OF 100000. After the failure
of the franklin syndicate, a similar
concern that swindled it's customers
out Of large sums of money, it would
seem that people would have been
suspicious of the new venture when it
issued flashing advertisements insur-
ing immense profits to depositors. But
there were plenty of fools to bite at
the fasby scheme for making money.
Like the Franklin syndicate 1t mau-
aged its business without any inquiries
being made by the police. 1t had &C
counts in several downtown banks,
and drafts from its customers PASSED |
through the banks without any ques.
tions being asked, except in the in
stance of one bank. Like the Frank
lin syndicate. it paid out 'dividends"
to depositers, presumably from the |
money placed on deposit. Finally,
like the Franklin syndicate, its hackers |
took alarm and disappeared with a |
large quantity of other peoples money.
Whites bureau was operated by two
young men who went under the name
of Hynman. One of them gave the
name of H. G. Hynman, and he is un-
derstood to have been the sc. 81.
White," whose bureau the concern
purported to be-. The bureau began
business in the latter part of Septem.
ber. 1t sublet two rooms from an
other tenaut on the first floor. The
Offices are very handsomely furnished
and ere partitioned off'into smaller
rooms. Many typewrlters were EN-.
ployed, and when the business was
first established an enormous quantity
of letters and circulars was sent forth.
The firm inserted advertisements in |
newspapers all over the country, prom
ising that Whites bureau would make |
money for anybody who would send
his cash to New York. The advertise
ment was as alluring as !green-goeds
circulars. These circulars and ad-
yertisements soon began to have the
usual effect. Letters began to come
in from all over the country. The
mail of the bureau grew to such pro-
portions that the suspicious of the su-
perintendent of the Cotton Exchange
building became aroused and he says
he made an investigation. He could
not find out anything about the busy
young man except that he professed to
be doing a general investment bust.
ness, SO they we're permitted to re-
main. The bureau went on, and the
suspicious of nobody seemed likely to
cause trouble. But finally New York
banks who were receiving Whites f.
drafts became suspicious, and an in
yestigation was made. This resulted
in the thedisappearnce of manager
with the funds of the concera, and the
deluded depoeitors were short the
amount of their investments, and they
are scattered from one corner of the [
to the other. The loss is the
result of the desire to get something
for nothing. and the victims who bit {
st the scheme are entitled to no t
{
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Mark Twain as a stump spsaxer.

Once in awhile Mark has taken a
hand in politics. On one occasion, be-
ing invited to speak in the interest of
his fellow townsman, Gen. Joseph
Hawley, who was q candidate for re-
election. to the United States senate,
he said, in the course of dron ad-
dress: "Gen. Hawley deserves your
;suppovt, although he has about as
,mucbinfuence in purifying the senate
as bunch of flowers would have in
,sweetening glue factory. But he's
all right; he never would turn any
poor beggar away from his door
'empty-handed He always gives them
something-almost without exception
q letter of introduction to me, urging
me to help them."-Ladies' Home
journal
Concrete Meanness.
Mr.. Spinkum-Ah, this reminds me
of the pie my dear mother used to
make.
Mrs. Spinkum-Oh, Alfred, you don't
know how glad am to hear you say
that!
Its 30 different, you know, dear"
Chicago Evening News. l
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The English Bittern.

The statement having been made
that the bittern is one of the lost birds
in England, a correspondent writes TO
the Daily News that so far from be-
ing exterminated. they are still so
abundant in one locality that sleep is
lard for strangers because of the loud
noise they make. like bull believing,
and that in this region they are shot
and eaten.
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Refre.hment. I'm scotland.

In the course of the arguments before
the house of lords in a case in which
the necessity for additional refresh
ment accommodation at Oban Station
arose, Lord Watson, himself a Scots
man, interposed and remarked that re-
freshments in that part of Scotland had
only one meaning, and that-whisky,
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice Is ,-ebl given that the undersigned
has been duly appointed administrator of
the estate OF Edward kehrin deceased. All
Persons having claims against said estate are
hereby not fed to present the same to me at
my residence in The Dalles: Oregon, within six
months from the te Of this notice.
Dat this 2lst day of November. 1899.
GEORGE A. LIEBE,
Administrator of the estate OF Edward
Kehril, Deceased w5t
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bill becomes law early in the session
and that the country will have fastened
upon it a financial system dictated bv
such men as Plerpont Morgan aud his
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The creation of such large volume
of trust securities to represent proper.
ty that formerly made no demands up
on the money market may test the
gold standard severely at no distant
day. Notwithstanding the increased
production of that metal.
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Lucky Tb.t Ta,te. y.rx.

A lucky thing that tastes vary; that
lemons as well as oranges are in de
mand; that the curves of youth or
the more pensive lines of fruition in
women's faces both find their special
admirers.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SET
TLEM ENT.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned.
administrator OF the partnership estate OF John
Brookhouse. deceased. and J. j. Brookhouse.
has filed In the county court OF Wasco county
state OF Oregon. his fn | account as such al.
ministrator OF said estate, and that Monday.
the 9Th day Of November. A. d. 1899, at the hour
OF 2 p. NJ, has been fixed by said court as the
time for hearing objections TO said report.
and the settlement thereof
r. ]. G6RMAN,
Administrator OF the partnership estate of
John Brookhouse, deceased and j. J. Brook.
house. WSt