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The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11
A PATHETIC REQUEST.
+. and Mrs. Oampbells Dying Child
Wanted to go With Mamma.

| The funeral of Josephine Campbell
occurred yesterday at the Episcopal
church. She was aged years, months
and days. The parents are yet stran
gers in our community, and the funeral
was not largely attended. Their advent
Into our community is a sad one. About
two weeks ago DIR. T. F. Campbell and
wife, and their little daughter arrived in
Portland, en- route for The Dalles, where
the doctor proposed to take up his resi-
dence. The family put up at the Barr
hotel on Glisan street, aud soon after lit
tie Josephine was taken very sick. Her
Iailment developed into brain fever, re-
eulting fatally. The child realized that
ehe was dying. She knew that she
would not long remain here, so she said
To her mother:
"Mamma, please do not let me stay
here after I'm dead. want to go with
you"
The pathos of that appeal must hava
greatly Intensified the grief of that heart1
broken mother, and little Josephine's
dying request was granted. The last sad
page of the chapter was the funeral yes
terday.
Little Josephine was always an inter-
esting child, beloved by everyone and
the very idol of her parents hearts. At
the age of 4 she read in the newspapers
and wrote letters to her friends in the
East. She was bright and beautiful and
to all appearances of good constitution.
Her fatal illness is believed to have been
superinduced for some weeks by typhoid
infection, by measles and by cutting
permanent teeth. Travel, change of
climate, even the sea voyage was taken
for her and with much apparent benefit.
Resting at Portland over Sunday she
was taken seriously i'll. All that skill
and los Hng care could do was hers. Four
of Portland's leading physicians and her
father gave every possible attention.
Though the blow was lightened little
Josephine seems to have been called to
go. She passed away peacefully to her
rest Thursday, May z, at six in the even
ing. She was inferred on Sunday, yes
terday, at The Dalles with the beauti-
full burial service of the Episcopal
church, surrounded by friends and flo
raj offerings. Her parents have the
sympathy of all.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11
ae Knows Crittenton.

The following is taken from letter
written by gentleman in Eureka, Call,
to friend in The Dalles concerning Mr..
Crittenton, the evangelist, and his work.
He says:
"We had him here last year. He will
do your churches no harm. He has no
axes to grind outside of saving the lost.
He is no proselyter and has no selfish
ends to gain; sincere and earnest-not q
sermonizer, but pleasant talker. All
churches here united in general services
in the armory hall, the largest in the
city, and the effect was good on all the
churches. He is independent financially
and otherwise. He is no beggar and is
not embarrassed by mixing up money
with the more needful things of the soul.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11
Teachers, Examination.

Notice is hereby given that for the
purpose of making an examination OF all
persons who may offer themselves as
candidates for teachers of the schools of
this county, the county superintendent
thereof Will hold public examination
at his Office in The Dalles, beginning
Wednesday, May 18th, at o'clock p. m.
Dated May 1896.
Troy SHELTEY,
County School Superintendent, Wasco
County Oregon. m7-7t
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11
MONDAY
wAYsIDE GLEANINes.

Random Observations and Local Events
of Lesser Magnitude.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11
A F,rst-CIass entertainment.

The Red Men will give an excellent
entertainment Wednesday evening, May
18th, at K. of P. hall. Here is the
program:
Overture-''Jolly Fellows" sunni
Reading of Proclamation of the Great Council
U. s. Improved Order of Red Mem.
Song-''The Hunters Farewell ... AfendeLssohl
Society Harmonic.
Selection From oDera Beautiful GdIdthea'
Mr.. Hooker.
Speech on Redmenship. Observation-Disclosures.
John Michel, P. s.
Song-tBetter than Gold'' d''............
Mr.. ]. Hartnet5.
Observation-Disclosures Nocturne Levbdch
Song-s'The Rhine ........ NdoeK
Society Harmonic.
Overture-"Zehm Madehen und Klein Mann
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11
BAND REoReANIzED.
win give a Delightful Open Air Concert
Next Sunday.

=
('rhe band has been reorganized under
fhe following management:
Jud Fish, president.
Otto Peterson, musical director.
John Hertz, treasurer.
J. G. Miller, business manager and
secretary.
The Instrumentation comprises IA
pieces, and is as follows:
Mark Long and John Hertz, clarionet.
Otto Peterson, ]. P. Benton and L. E.
Dawson, cornet.
Joe Kohler, Jud Fish and Fred Van
Norden, alto.
]. G. Miller, euphonium, (baritone.)
Chris Paulson, tuba.
Arthur Clark, snare drum and traps/
y Arthur Kennedy, bass drum.
The bartl-wTifiif rehgarsg three times
week, and the boys are taking a lively
interest. The first open air concert of
the summer will take place next Sunday
afternoon, probably at the Academy
grounds, though the location is not yet
definitely known. This concert will
exceed in musical merit anything ever
before given by The Dalles band. The
band is this week practicing on what is
known as descriptive" piece, entitled
"The Dance of the Goblius." This will
include mechanical contrivances to imi
tate the singing of birds. the chirping of
crickets, shooting, the clock striking the
midnight hour, etc. The bird limitations
will be of the nightingale, cuckoo, lark
and others. This is class of music
never before attempted and will meet
with unbounded appreciation. The
next descriptive piece in contemplation
is "The Hunting Scene," in imitation of
various animals.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11

1 wish he would come again. Here he
took rooms at hotel like commercial
traveller, because he wanted to receive
calls and feel freesto invite everybody to
his room. He is one of thousand rich,
and is spending his fortune in seeking
and saving the lost. I hope he will be
much blessed in The Dalles."
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11
The joys of Birthdays.

Last Saturday few of the many
friends of Mrs. Crossen, remembering
that it was the anniversary of her birth
day, planned and carried out for her
surprise that was successful one. The
ladies assembled at Mrs. Crossen's resi-
dence at O'Clock, and spent very
merry four hours in games, singing, and
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11

Soothing. heating, cleansing. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve is the enemy to
sores, wounds and piles, which it never
tails to cure. Stops itching and burning.
Cures chapped lips and cold d-sores in two
or three hours" For sale by Snipee-
Kinersly, Drug Co.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11

We have left q few choice Gamma and
dahlia bulbs, large Towering geraniums
10 cents, or two for % cents. Our late
large Towering pansies are now IN full
bloom at 20 cents per dozen. At the
Stubling Greenhouse. apr2S-lw
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11

In the town or country, by a man and
wife without children. Ranch work
preferred. Address this Office.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11

T. A. Van Norden, the matchmaker
and jeweler, can be found in his new
quarters, opposite A. M. Williams store.
mVS-1m
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-11
For Rent.

A fve-room (hard fnish) house in the
pines. To responsible party only.
m7-3t# DR.. E. WINeATE.
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17
Spencer Opposes tho Metric system.

There has recently appeared in the Lon
don Times "a series of exhaustive articles in
opposition to the adoption by England of
the metric system. 1t will rather sur
prise many people, says The Pail Mall
Gazette, Ito learn that the author Of these
articles is Mr. Herbert Spencer The
angels have always been regarded as on
the side of the innovation, rather than
against it. Mr.. Spencer sums up his objec-
tons under four heads, which may be inn
pressivc enough on the ground Of principle,
but will hardly shake the faith of those
who know from consular reports and bit
ter experience how much British industries
are hampered in dealing with the meter
using nations. He says, briefly speaking:
I'D That mankind began with the dec
imal system and abandoned it in the
course of civilization for easy aliquot divi-
siOns, especially the duodecimal; (2) that
the French took century and a half to
find out the boosted conveniences Of the
metric system, and then only recognized
them under penal compulsiOn; CD that in
America, where a decimal coinage pre-
walls, it is rejected in favor of an easy
aliquot divisional system ON the stock ex-
change, where money transactions are
chiefly InanAged % that not only tho
practical men of the west to-day, but the
wise men of the east many hundreds of
years ago have agreed upon the impor-
lance Of great diyisihility The Chaldeans
based their calculations on the number go, !
which has ten divisions, and we today are
to go back to form Of measure
ment characterized by relative indiyisibil- /
ifrr
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17

The result of the recent census shows
that during the last five years the popula-
ton has increased somewhat less rapidly
than it did in the previous ten-1SS1-91
The number Of people turned out to be
some 10, 900 below the estimate formed on
the basis of 1891 The difference is small
but important, as it shows that the previ-
GUS fall in the rate of increase Is main
tanned. The population is growing at a
less and less rapid pace. At the beginning
of the century it used to increase by more
than 90 per cent IN the ten years between
successive censuses In ISSl-91 that rate
had fallen to 1914 per cent, the lowest on
record, and now it is still less. This move
ment is not part OF a general decline It
is peculiar to London and seems to indi-
cate that the huge overgrowth of the me
tropOlis has begun to cure itself No town
can go on growing indefinitely, and even
London, mOnstrOus as it is, has not full
filed the expectations of earlier statisti-
clans Two hundred years ago it appeared
to be growing so fast that Sir William
Petty, one of the earliest pioneers in DEM
Ographical research, reckOned that by
1910 the population would reach 10, 00O,-
900, supposing it to continue at the same
rate. He thought, however, that natural
Allnlb Motllu u5 TeilcueN DelOfG Nnen ana
placed it in the year 1900, by which time
he calculated London would contain some |
thing over 5000, 600 inhabitants and the |
rest Of England only 4,50O,OO
He was very nearly right about the total, |
which actually was about 1900, 0O0 but |
London only accounted for one of them |
Since then it has nearly reached its maxi |
mum, which, curiously enough, seems |
likely to prove a real natural limit For /
the four years 1911 the average birth rate
was S5.2 For the four years 1914 it was
only 300 There has been gradual and
almost continuous fall from year to year,
which has not been countcrbalanced by
the simultaneous but slighter fall in the
death rate from 22.7 to 1919 Fewer people
die il proportion so the population, but
still fewer are born. This is explained by
the increasing disinclination to marry.
The marriage rates for the two periods
are 1916 and II. respectively
St James Gazette
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17

Thomas Bartlett of Vermont was re-
nowned for his flights of deliberately rhe-
torical Oratory, and a seat in congress was
the special goal Of his ambition, When he
was elected. story of how he had been
silenced by an audience of college boys got
around, and on the occasion of the new
members first appearance the house was
prepared TO receive him in anything but a
serious spirit Rising to indorse a propo-
sition which had just been vigorously at
tackled he began to declaim impressively,
"Sir, were it not for the rules of the house
l would pour upon the opponents Of this
measure the walls Of my wrath He got
no further Mr. Polk of Tennessee was
upon his feet in moment, moving, with
every appearance Of eager interest, that
the rules be suspended and the gentleman
allowed to pourr Such disconcerting
burst Of laughter followed that the unfor-
tunate orator could only subside wrath
fully into silence and his seat-San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17

No anchorite ever disdained the luxuries
Of life in better faith than the enthusiasts
Of romanticism. In the year 1852 a little
band of artists - true Bohemians, long
haired, cadayerous-extrayag dressed
in all colors Of the rainbow, encamped
themselves in desolate quarter Of Paris.
Ono comes suddenly from the roar and
turmoil Of the streets into an oasis of soli-
tude and silence. The ruins of an old
church make of the place sort Of sanctu-
airy The houses on each side, once impos-
ing, are dilapidatcd ard abandoned In
one Of these an ample lodging was found
for those inmodeiale lovers of art TO
whom the consideration Of personal we'll
being was quito Unimlortant--who were
more than content to breakfast on an ode
and to dire on hall,d
One empty room ri immense size, going
rapidly to rack and ruin, seemed especially
fitted for their reeds and WAS soon turned
into a temrlecf the nus Could the al
rsdy tamblc Down Th4c have possibly
been prvsqN cd 20 nc frrscnt day. what
mine OF wealth, what priceless treasures 1t
would have Lcen found to contain. i9r tho
iinpromT tn decorations were ridorsakcn
by hands then qt!se unknosn, bat bound
TO emerge into the full hight Of celebrity.
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17
Pays to Be GentlemanIy.

Colonel f. W. Saxton of Oakland Cal.
was in Washington recently "A little in
cident that came to my notice just before
left home" he said to IA reporter, i'm
pressed me chat there is never any use for
a man to act otherwise than gentleman,
and that it Is often financial gain to do
so.
Zone of San Francisco's capitalists Is JO-
seph BoarClman. 1t is said he is a million
aire, but to look at him you would not
think it You could hardly say that he
dresses shabbily, but he comes very close
to it and appears to n stranger to be some
kindly old gentleman whom fortune has
never cared to smile upon Mr.. Board
mans house is over in Oakland, but his
office is in San Francisco. and each morn
ing he makes the trip over on the ferry
1.-THE other morning he started for the
boat, and in his haste he forgot to transfer
his pOcketbook to his clothes OF course
he did not discover this until he had reach
ed the wharf There was no one In the
crowd that he knew or that knew him. He
searched every pocket in vain A young
man standing near by witnessed the con-
fusion of the old gentleman, ard walking
up to him thrust coin into his hand and
moved back into the crowd
The young man doubtless supposed
that he had done an act of kindness to a
needy one, and he hastcncd away in order
to make it less embarrassing for his bene-
ficiary. He had no opportunity to get far,
however, before Mr. Boardman caught
him.and made him divulge his name and
address The next day the young man was
the recipient Of "a snug check, drawn by
the millionaire and making him richer by
500 than lie was the day before Wash
ingtOn Times
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17

Il shall always be glad, A" says a gossiper
in an English parcr. that / was present
when our future king won the Derby. The
touch of nature which makes the whole
world kin drew prince and people very
close that day. Everybody knows that roy
alties are not, as "A rule, above all things
human. Bur the prince is as human as
any man living And at the Derby tho ire
mendous outbHrst Of atfectionate loyalty,
the long uproarious yell Of delight which
greeted his horse as winner touched him
so that his face grew whiteand he trcmbled
visibly from head to foot. The prince was,
indeed, u.nhle himself to lead his horse,
and che likes him, if possible. almost bet
ter than ever before when one realizes how
deeply he was stirred by the popular ova-
ton accorded 70 him And the Duke Of
York, too. could scarcely disguise his agi-
ation.
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17

Pcrchcd upon l..;iders, a rose behind the
ear, cigarette in mouth, the peintres ro-
mantiqucs produced masterpieces of gen
ius.
On narrow panels high above his head,
Corot produced two exquisite views Of
Italy; below him Chassercnu designed a
Diana bathing where were already indi-
Gated the almost savage grace and freedom
of his later works; Camille ROgier covered
the ceiling with oriental fancies; Marilhat,
Celestin Nanteuil, Adolphe Leleux added
their daring ard picturesque contributions
and, brush in hand, these artists, them
selves aspiring poets rccited verses from
Hugo and Alfred de Musset as a fitting ac-
compartment to pictorial inspiration 1t
was one of those scenes which merited
Carlylc's fanciful description of the Stir
ling club, "A little 1oweIy island of poetic
intellect "-Temple Bar
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17

"The most peculiar swindle l ever knew
of, +" said A. r. Willingham of New York,
"and one whore detection is very improb-
able, is being worked in New York 1t is
the returning of lost pocketboOks The
swindler works upon the theory that all
men are rascals, and he finds enough who
are not honest to make Il good living. He
gets an assortment of cheap pocketboolzs,
executes bogus draft OF two in the name
of his intended victim, puts in two or three
counterfeit bills Of large denomination, in
serts Il card with the name of his victim
upon It, then, assuming an honest express
sion, visits the man he has selected as
victim, tells him he has found the pocket
book, displaying its contents, and as the
mans name was in the book he had hunt
ed him up. Then he tells a little story Of
being very poor, and the victim almost in
variably gives him 50 OF $40 and takes the
book and its contents. OF course he can
say nothing when he finds that he has been
swindled The man who thus returns lost
money succeeds in catching several during
a day and realizes good living WASH
ingtc1 Star.
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17

1t is costing the Cape Colony e3, 600 a
day to guard its borders against the terri
Bile rindcrpest, and DIR. Ellington, director
of the meteorological institute Graham's
Town, says that $1,000, 900 viii have to
be expended before the scourge is overcome
According to DR.. Ellington, it is the real
rinderpest, which has been known for /, 500
years. The Italians introduced it with
their European cattle into northern Africa
at Massaua in 1890 1t passed down tho
Nile valley with the Arabian caravans, and
passing down central Africa was heard ~
in 1893 at Kilima Marc. For year or
two it remained north Of the Xamlezi
committing terrible rsNApes among the
cattle ard bui.alccs, AID eicn tic elephants
did not escupe -l-ordon Chronicle
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17

Newfoundland cflicialism has for all
time had a very rssy and humorous Gle
ment about it. as might from its circum-
stances be expected One Of its earlier
chief justices was delightful person, al
most worthy to have been fishing admiral
in the seventeenth century This gentle.
man, substantial merchant, by name
Tremlett, and renowned for his rough, I'M
swerving honesty, was in 1902 mnde a sub.
ject Of formal complaint TO the governor,
Admiral DHclzworth The latter was well
aware that it was the chief Justices ag-
gressive honesty that was the trouble. New
ertheless he had to bring the complaints
officially to his notice.
And this was the formal reply handed
in to the admiral: ITO the first charge,
your excellcncy, I answer that it is a lie
To the second charge l say TINT it Is id
lie. And 20 the third I say that it is
id Internal lie. Your exccllcncy's obedi-
ent servant, Thomas Tremlett. Mao
millan's Magazine.
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17
ANXIOUS TO oBLloE HIM.
How Hunter in Arizona Succeeded 4
Capturing a Bandit.

How Hunter in Arizona Succeeded in
Capturing a Bandit.
What would / do if / should meet n
highwayman some night and he should
order me to hold up my hands? '' said
a man who has had some experience
oughing it in the far west, repeating
the question of friend. "Well, / should
put my hands up in such hurry it
would make your head swim. If YOU
value your life il is wise to promptly
obey the orders Of bandit that has got
the drop on you and is showing you the
interior of his gun. My experience has
taught me this. / remember the close
call had in Arizona. was hunting
alone one day when a bad man hove in
sight, and before could realize his in
tention requested me to hold up nv
hands and keep them up while I dis
mounted from my horse. I knew if I
attempted to reach for my rife or re-
volver that would be the signal for
hostilities to begin, and as the other fell
low would get the first shot my chances
would be slim. So 1 meelsly erected
my arms In perpendicular position and
got off my horse with as much alacrity
as was possible under the circum-
stances. In trying to release my foot
from the stirrup frightened the horse
and he started off on a run. Before he
knew what had happened the animal
had upset the bandit, and his pistol
flew out of his hand. This is where
came in, and the persuasive eloquence
IF my rrl1r fudt1oaI 4bo r,,t1,,,- T., ,..o...L
ahead of me all the way to our camp,
and there we detained him until we
could turn him over to the officers of the
law. Now, you see, if I had parleyed
with that Arizona desperate probably
wouldn't be here to tell this story
Philadelphia Times.
Milford chronicle., 1896-07-17

Heat one cupful of milk in chatting
dish or double boiler. rub together q
tablespoonful of -four and half as much
butter and stir smoothly into the milk.
Next put in one can of salmon, breaking
1t as little as possible, season to taste
and serve as soon as heated through
Albany Journal