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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-11
THE DEATH OF CLARENCE r
DURBIN.

From Mr. Geo. A. Young who has just
returned from the funeral of his son-in-
law, the late Mr.. Clarence F. Durbin of
Billings, Mont, we learn that there was
a singular fatality attending the death
of Mr.. Durbin. The horse that caused
his death was not a vicious one as re-
ported, but was one Mr.. Durbin had
taken fancy to, because of his gentle
and otherwise superior qualities Mr.
Durbin and his men were riding after
his horses on the lands of the Crow res
ervation and was with his family tenn
porarily living at his horse ranch. The
horse that caused his death by some
strange fate, broke away from the band
and came into camp. Mr.. Durbin
tied him up in the corral. The
night was cold and wet and next morn
ing at 5 O'Clock when Mr.. Durbin
cinched the saddle on him for the pur-
pose of bringing into camp the saddle
horses for the day. When the cinch was
was frightened the horse bumped his
back as though he intended to .sbuck."
Mr.. Durbin led him around for little
while but the horse did nothing and
finally he mounted him. No sooner was
Mr.. Durbin seated in the saddle than
the horse reared up and fell over on his
back, with Mr.. Durbin under him and
the pommel of the saddle pressing
against him in the region of the stomach
He was able to get on his feet without
help but Immediately called for assist
ance and was carried to the house. The
poor fellow suffered intensely until the
arrival of the physician who admin
istered such remedies as relieved him of
pain. The doctors had to wait for de-
velopments before they were assured of
his danger as, there was no outward evil
dence that any of the vital organs were
affected. After time they became GER
tain that slow but fatal internal hem
orage was going on and he was tenderly
informed of his condition. The poor
fellow said 81 cannot die cannot leave
my wife and baby Gradually as the
end approached he became calm and re-
signed and proceeded to give directions
for the settlement of his estate He re-
mained in full possession of his senses to
the last and five minutes before he de-
parted he turned himself in the bed
without help. Mr.. Durbin was young
man OF. excellent character and steady
habits. After swallowing a mouthful OF
spirits which one of the physicians ad-
mi nistered he said, Doctor that is the
first drop of liquor that ever crossed: my
lips," He was a enefai@fdyorfte ainono
all his early-life companions, more
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-11
THE REAL QUESTION STATED.

The case of DIR. Briggs, whom the Pres
byterian General Assembly recently in
dicted for teaching heresay has been
public press, with the result that the
assembly has been rcundly scored for
condemnlng a man for preaching and
teaching what he honestly believed.
The Judgment of the press is contrary to
the facts of the case. DIR. Briggs was
not tried for teaching what he honestly
believed. AS a matter of fact no man is
placed on trial for teaching anything in
regard to religious matters. DIR. Briggs
has perfect right to believe anything
and to teach anything that he considers
true. But he has no right, after he has
entered into voluntary relation with a
church and solemnly pledges himself to
preach her doctrines, to violate his con-
tract by teaching doctrines both contrary
and subversive. What would these gem
tlemen of the press, who so roundly con-
denim the assembly for it's alleged mar
rowness and bigotry, think of news
paper editor who should gain position
on paper by solemning pledging him
self SO teach certain set of political
doctrines, and after his position is as
sured take advantage of that assurance
by advocating a contrary set of doctrines?
In such a case it would be called breach
of contract, nothing less. An effort to
expel him would be based, not on the
ground that he had taught error but
that he had violated his contract. Who
questions the right of the Catholic
church, for example, to summarily eject
a priest to who teaches Protestant doc
trine? This is the case precisely. 1t is
no question of the truth or falsity of
either doctrine. Nor is it a question of
the right to use our reason in the invest
igation of religious. truth, as others
would have it. He is not man who de-
nies this right and he is poor religionist
who neglects or refuses to exercise it.
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SANS PHILOSOPHY.

He and Kate Married Because They Foand
Themselves Old and Poor.
Half dozen men were discussing the
problem of marriage in the cafe of the
Southern society one evening.
''These young New Yorkers make me
very weary" said Kentucky colonel
81 mean these young fellows who, though
in receipt of good incomes, spend all
their money in tornfoolery. and then say
they can't afford to marry"
81 agree with you, colonel" said a
Maryland gentleman from Princess Anne
county. IF q man wants to marry he
never reckous the cost. l am reminded
of a story of our two old house servants
They had both been in our family for
years. When the emancipation procla-
nation was signed we told them that
they were free: We sympathized with
the north during the war, you know.
eve could scarcely drive them away
with club, however. They had been
born and reared on the place Sam had
lost his wife. He was eighty years of
age. Old Kate was our nanny She
was sixty or seventy. Her husband was
E. killed duck shooting dozen years be-
fore the war. 1t was great blow to the
have to go. They did not want to leave
us and hustle for. themselves, but we
could i'll afford to keep them at that
time. It was particularly hard for the
old NANNY She thought we children
all belonged to her.
FINALLY we compromised the matter
and let old Kate have the use of one of
the cabins and work on the place. Sam
went to live in a little shanty in the town
a mile or two away. Kate did washing
and Sam did washing too, whenever he
could get ob-whitewashing mean.
"We were astonished one day at hear
ing that these old creatures, each with
one foot in the grave, had married. My
father sent me to Sam to learn if the re-
port was true. L found him whitewash-
ing the wooden fence around his shanty.
''Sam," l said, ''what in the world
have you and old Kate been up to, mar
rying at your age? What did you do it
for?''
why, Massa WILL he replied, 'yo'
see it war this way. Ole Kate an were
talkin' an say to ole Kate, kate, we
po' fool niggers. rs done live bouts
longs ker to-
&c AN Kate she say, 81 dunno bout
dat, Sam, but guess yo' is tellin' de
truff.''
So Kate, she say as how she's ole
too, an can't grow much oler, an how
she po' an can't be no poo'er. An so
we 'clude to get married, kase we can't
be no oPer, mo- poo'er when we's mar
ried, den when Kate is juss Kate an
Sans juss Sam
''And SO those two old darkies were
married. - said the Princess Anne man,
because they were old and could not
live much longer, and because they were
poor and could not be any poorer, wheth-
er they were single OF married. New
York Herald
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The First Woman.

By the way, speaking of Eve, why is
not her name, in its English and Bible
form, bestowed upon more little girls?
Eva is common enough; it is simply the
Latin form of the name. No doubt
parents often bestow it in this form
without thinking that they are naming
a daughter for the naughty mother of
all mankind, whose ssmortal taste" for
green fruit brought death into the world
and all our woe. But this is an age of
rehabilitation, and Eve has been pretty
thoroughly rehabilitated in character
herself. A great many really good wo-
men are not so sure but they would have
done just the same as she did under the
same circumstances. But whether or
not Eve has been vindicated or needs
vindication she had a very pretty name.
Bestowed upon girl or woman, and
without any final AUST plain Eve-no
name could be more charming. Boston
Transcript.
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THE BILLION IoLL4R CONGRESS-

All this fine writing about the "billion
dollar congress" is no doubt very useful
and important, from a merely partisan
what honest people want. We have an
idea that it is hard to make large appro-
priations for internal improvements
without using more or less money.
Both the old pacties used to have it in
their platforms that each was in favor of
liberal pensions to the aged and needy
defenders of the Union, during the late
war. This may have been overdone
and. if SO, we have an impressian that
one party is about as much to blame as
the other. In the granting of appro
priations for these pensions, if our mem
ory serves us, party lines were never
tightly drawn. But it takes money to
pay pensions and after liberal draughts
have been voted from the treasury by
both parties for this purpose it is hardly
becoming for the ''outs'' to blame the
"ins" for their extravaganza. When it
comes to petitioning congress for river
or harbor appropriation, the parties to
be benefited never think of drawing
party lines and when heaven and earth
are compassed to secure it, it is bad taste
for the benefciaries to raise howl about
extravaganza, merely because they hap
pen to be on the wrong side of the pub
lie crib. Besides it is only fair to re-
member that it takes a little more money
to run this government than it did in
the time of Washington or Jackson.
Gentleman OF the partisan press, the
question is not, how much money did
congress appropriate, but rather, how
much money did congress misappropri-
ate. If you want the gratitude of the
people, tell us of dishonest appropri-
ations, that we may sit down hard on
the men who made them; but till you
do so we shall consider the tears you SO
freely shed over congressional extrava-
gance as the tears of the crocodile and
your sorrow as engendered more by par
tisan rancor than by a patriotic regard
for public honesty.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-11

The people in the Hood River valley
are now shipping 160 to ITO crates cf
strawberries day, which equals about
half car. All the berries in the valley
are contracted at 10 cents box. They
are being shipped chiefly to leading
towns in Montana, and this high price
is obtained because of their superior
shipping qualities. They are all of the
Clark's Seeding variety. Three times
the extent now planted in strawberries
in this valley will be in cultivation uext
year.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-11
Burglars. weapo.s.

Over 100 tools and processes. which are
marvels of ingenuity and scientific
knowledge, have been invented by safe
burglars. A recent burglars outfit capt
ured by the police consisted of little
giant knob breaker, diamond drill and
high explosive of the nature of dyna-
mite, but put up in the forra of pow
der. It would open the strongest bank
safe in half hour, and without noise
enough to disturb people in the next
house, while the entire outfit coSald be
carried in the pockets of an ordinary
coat. at.-Rochester Democrat.
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than usually tender yand affectionate
husband and father and an obedient and
loving son. His broken-hearted young
wife to whom he was married only a lit
tie over two years ago will have the
warmest sympathy of all who know
them both. Mr.. Durbin would have
been thirty-one years old on his next
birth daY
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-11
STATE OFFICIALS.

The Chronicle is the Only Paper in
The Dalles that Receives the Associated
Press Dispatches.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-06-11

Il is said if a looking glass be held be-
fore reaches they will be SO frightened
as to leave the premises. In England
hedgehogs~ are kept in kitchens to de-
stEpY scoeAroaehesz These curious. little
beasts are nocturnal il, their habits. and
are amazingly foiid of such prey.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-14
Private warfare

Two bodies of banditti, enlisted by
wal railway corporations, went out
on the meadows last night to wage
private warfare. There is a dispute
between the companies, the Lehigh
Valley and the New Jersey Cen
trail, over crossing. It has been
in the courts for arbitration for some
months; but the courts are too slow
for the high and mighty rivals, and
SO they propose to settle it them
selves BY force and arms
The State, the courts, the law
what are they to two railway corpor-
ations with a right of way at stalker
These two companies are the same
which have been contending for d
foothold at Communipaw avenue,
this city, and, as in that case, the Lee
high Valley appears to be the
aegressor The method to be
employed last night was the same
which called down the wrath OF
Chancellor Mc6iill in the COMMUNE
paw case; but what does the great
Lehigh Valley Railway care for
mere Chancellor Of New Jersey /?
AZ has not even yet vacated
the land which it so outrageously
stole, bringing down on itself the
condemnation Of the Court On the
contrary, II daily improves it's track
=
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-14

BLAcK.--In this city, on June 70 1891. resie.
DAUGHTER OF William nd Charlotte Black. aged
: months an days
Relatives and ftie as OF the family are respect
ful invited to ATTEND the fun eral on sunday
June ~ az two p. m, from the re sidence or her
parents, so. 1856 1nird street,
CASEY I'm Jersey City on June 70. 1891, Ellen
casey, beloved wife OF stepben Casey, aged 4s
Rels stves and friends Of the family are respect
Iuliy invited TO attend the funeral on Monday,
June ~ a. nine a. M, from her late re idence.
30 ~ walker ayenus thence to 81. Paul 3
Cnurch. corner Greenvtile avenue and I'D BerEon
aSsaa Wnero solemn mass OF requiem VIII DC
oHsred Tor the happy repose OF her soul.
DlCKS0N.On Friday. Juno r. 1891, Walter IL. Dick.
son, in the 55th year OF his age
Relatives and friends Of the family also m bers
OF Court Glenwood. No. J, eg5 A. o. +. of A., are
respectfully invited TO attend the funeral from his
late residence, No. 51 Communipaw avenue. on
sunday, Jnne ID, at half past two O'Clock p IN.
DOWD In this city. June 1881 Mary T.. wife
OF DormRn Perry Dowd md daughter OF tine late
Charles #. and larry Il. Watts, age hS years.
Relatives and friendsof the family are respect
Iuliy invited to attend the funeral services on
sunday nrterno0 June il at o'clock. at her late
residence. No 1877 Fifth street.
lnterment at convenience OF family.
HARRISON Suddenly. OF membranous Group
benjamin f., son OF BENJAMIN r. and Matte
Harrison. aged 10 months and ~ days
Relatives and friends OF the family are respect
fully Invited TO attend the funeral on sunday
afternoon June II. at four O'Clock. from No. 20.1f
Pacific avenue.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-14
THE LYIL EYE

Some Superstitions of the Old World
That Are Long Lived.
Shortly after his election Plus TX, who
was then adored by the Romans and per-
haps the best loved man in Italy, was
driving through the streets when he hap
pened to glance upward at an open win
dow at which nurse was standing with
child A few minutes afterWard the
nurse let the child drop and it was killed.
No one thought the pope had wished
this, but the fancy that he had the evil
eye became universal and lasted till his
death.
In Carniola If you tell mother that
ner baby Is strong and large for its age, q
farmer that his crops are looking WELL or
u coachman that his team Is good, all
three Will spit at your feet TO avert the
omen, and, If you understand the custom
you will do the same as an act Of polite
ness.
A person who wandered through upper
Carniola and praised everything he saw
would soon come to be considered the most
maleyolent of men. In Naples exactly the
same feeilng exists. The terms of endear-
ment which mothers Of the lower class
use TO their children, and the pet names
they call them, are often 50 indecent that
10 would be impossible to reproduce them
in English, aud always so contemptuous
~s-e~S 49, = f'SAAA w O1AcAASltCtin ally tLilCi
relation.
The well known habit Of NeapoIltans to
offer a guest anything that he may
praise has probably the same orr
glu. It is. of course, now to u very
large extent only form of courtesy: but
even now another feeling lurks behind,
at least IN good many cases. Your
host has been delighted by your admir-
atlon OF MS possessions; he would have
peen disappointed IL IL had not been SO
warmly expressed 40 1t was. but still he is
a little afraid OF the iii luck the kind
things You have said may bring. BY
offering the objects you have liked best
fusai 20 ncccpt them, he puts them Ia a
psi lfght, and ihus counteracts the evil
effects OF your praise He says 10 fate:
You see their value il not great after all
This SUPERSTITION, however, is by no
means confined 10 Naples or IIaly; it is
said 10 be common ia China aud Japan
and among negroes and red Indians.
Even IN England il is not Unknown
In Fact In all the countries, when visit.
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A &. OF L PAINTERS KICK.

JERSEY CITY. N. j., June 10, 1891.
To the Editor Of the JERSEY CITY Neics.-
In the Sunday issue of The JERSEY
City. NEWS appeared an article referring
to the organization Of local branch Of
the Brotherhood of Painters and Decora-
tors of America which concludes as fol-
lows
The statement made in n local paper that the
formers OF the union were expelled X. of L.
men was denied by the men who issued the call
for the meeting. On next Thursday night
another meeting will be held at which per-
manent organization viii be formed and con-
sttution and by laws adopted.
can assure you The statement that ap-
peared in the local paper referred to is
true, and it was proven beyond one iota
of doubt that a number of members who
constitute the temporary organization
are seeetiers or suspended members of
the K of L., which charge. herein made,
could not be nor was it denied by the &C.
cused at the meeting Indeed the chair
man of the meeting volunteered the in
formation that be is delinquent men,
Der of the X. of L.
Now, sir. l desire to say publicly, and
very emphatically, that any member who
is suspended by one labor and seeks adj
recting such Suspension, should not be
privileged nor tolerated in any meeting
of honest and sincere labor men. Whilst
the painters, paperhangers and deco
rators are we'll organized in the X. of l..
in this city, deem it more than indis-
Greet on the parrsof this incipient organ
ization to accept members who have vio-
lated their promises, who have proved
unreliable, and who by their action IN
seeking admission into the new organiza-
ton. stand before the public branded as
the dissatisfied, as the unrnly element III
the Painters, Paperhangers aud Decoras-
ors of Hudson County
X. of L. PAINTER
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the JERSEY CRY NEWS SUNDAY. JuNE "A 1891

good story which recently appeared ia
the Century,, Is being dramatlzed by
Archie Gordon for John p. Smith
Theodore Moss, the owner of Palmer's
Theatre, New York, Is over seventy years
old. He is a millionaire, and started life
as the treasurer Of Wallack's old theatre.
at broadway and Broome street.
Minnie Hauk is to head an English
opera company in this country next sea-
son under the management Of G. D. Hess.
Her husband, Chevalier Won WartegG,
who is now in Europe with her, is en-
gaging the singers for her support.
John w. Thompson in The Dramatic
World makes William II. Brady say: II
have serious notionsof putting Hamlet
on the road vita farce-comedv people
playing the principal parts, and you just
bet your Oxford ties there's big money in
my scheme. just imagine Maggie Cine
RS Ophelia and Pat Rooney as the bilious
Dane. I'd introduce lot of specialties,
with Jim Corbett and Peter Jackson as
the features. and then I'd have the two
grave dfgger5 do q spade dance that
would bring down the house. Aud then
the idea OF a ghost walking on and or the
stagel I'll have him lowered from the
gridlron, and when he's through, III
have MIN hoisted back again; and instead
of all that battle about being poisoned in
a earden--as If pouring poison in man 8
ear could kill him-FIl have him do a
song and dance with Hainlet.n
A man who screens himself from mob
violence under the initials q. b. 5. has
written few lines to Rose Coghlan.
which begin very painfully as foAows:--
Rose-a sweet suggestive name-redoient
or perfumes rare and English sentiment.
There is something In this metre sug-
gestive of drunken man falling down
three flights of stairs and breaking four
ribs. Miss Cognian should bring suit.
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TnR SCENERY AT THE OPERA HOUSE.

n Beautiful Palace Interiorsthat Sydney
Chidley Is Doing for MIR. Muilone.
The palace setting upon which SYDNEY
Chfdley and his assistant, Vernon
Browne, of Arlington, are busy, trans
forming canvass and profile board into
visions of salon in which an Emperor
might hold u court, gives promise that
the equipment OF the stage will be OF a
high order.
The scene, which is one technically
the entire stage, consists of back drop
and six wings, with their corresponding
borders and a stage cloth.
The back drop represents very deep
interior with SIX white marble fluted col
umns in perspective standing upon abut-
menrs of light Sienna marble with carved
and gilded panels and mouidings- The
columns for about a third of their height,
are richly carved and gilt, while the cap
itais are also in gold, supporting frieze
ana architraves of white marble with gold
mouldings. The spaces between the
columns are filled with rich tapestries.
representing pictures in which sydney
Chldley has carried out suggestions Of
form and color gathered by him from some
of the masterpieces of Correggio, Titan.
Nelasquez, aud other great exemplars Of
the distinctive European schools.
The same idea is carried out with
greater elaboration through the wings,
each of which consists of a column and
tapestry panel. The ceiling of the scene
consists Of a series of circular panels in
perspective, fianked by diamond shaped
panels; the circles contain six emblemati-
cal groups of Cupids. representing the
morning and evening and the four sea-
sons The diamond panels contain floral
designs. The whole effect is a richly
frescoed roof.
The distant end Of the palace is a large
arch. Through the arch is seen colon
made and terrace continuing the perspec-
tive distance. In the centre Of the ter
race an Rlabaster fountain is playing,
while beyond the terrace is seen an ex-
tensive view of the ocean with sandy
bay and lofty mountains.
The floor is marble, inlaid with rich
Persian carpet. the design being carried
on to the srRge cloth.