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THE TIMES-MOUNTA NEER SDPPLEMEWT. THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1889. PATEBNAL COl'SSELS. What Alexander Philologus's Hire (Said to Him When he Left Home, "Alexander Philologa?, said the par ent, in a voice of sad vet stern, "you are about to go forth into tbe wide world to CHrve out your fortune. JSo doubt you have beautiful dreams of what you will achieve, la your mina's eye you see yourself coming home borne a year from now clad in velvet ana nue unen. trust that you may come home that way, but I fear that vour garments may be composed of burlap. You confidently expect to drive homeward down the sun lit road in a gorgeous equipage wim servants and retainers; L trust that you will not be obliged to walk homeward on the ties and get turnips from hired men to keen soul ana Doay logeuier You scoff at the idea, and you may scoff until the clangor of brazen bells an nouoce that the cows are coming home. I have beard young men scuff before at words that were suiced with wisdom, and I have been them in after years driv ing street cars and sawing wood. "The fact of the matter is, Alexander, that you have a lashly exaggreated idea of your own importance in this dreary woi-'d. You foolishly entertain the idea that if vou were to die to night the earth would ehudden and wheel back ward. But it wouldn't. The sun would rise just the same, the stars would gleam as brighly as ever, the creek would gur gle merrily on its way, there would still be marriage and giving in marriage. You would be laid carefully away in a nicelyantting grave, my boy, and the grass would grow over you, and the bru nette cow would eat the grass, and there wouldn't be a single jolt in the whole world because of your death. It is unfor tunate that you have made up your mind that you know it all." "When you bae been jostled about a little while you will want to go in a scheduled graveyard and weep. You will be convinced that instead of know ing it all that you don't suspect anything. Man is like a ground-hog in the uath of a landslide, Alexander. If the ground hog has sense enough to get out of the way it is all right; but if it cocks itself up on its hind legs ana iooks wise n win be everlastingly tquelched. Tbe Ixiwlder may be a great deal bigger ttian the pebbles about it, but when an idle 6traoger fires in into the water it doesn't take any longer to cover it up forever than it would one ot the pebbles. I ktew a man once who could converse fluently in more lauguages than you could shake a cord of wood at; what be didn't know abont astronomy wasn't worth knowing; there wasn't a science or an art on which he was not an authority; his knowledge was simply sublime. He forgot more every day than you can ever hope to know. Yet this remarkable man perished miserable in a creek ten feet wide because he had never learned to swim. Go forth into the world, Alexan der, but not with the Idea that you know it all. "Try to convince yourself that other people may have heard a thing or two themselves and don't expect that they will herald you as the coming man. The prodigal son was rather fly when he left home, and you have beard how he returned. He went back on his uppers, without enough wealth to buy a bowl ol soup at a fourth-rate chop houses, and hundreds havn bad a similar experience. Go lorth unostentatious and without any drum-major business. If you are not im mediately offered a situation as president of a bank go to work hoeing corn, dig ging wells or leeding threshing machines. The world is full of golden opportunities, bat the young man who is so mashed on his dignity that be will not grasp them is liable to be left in a most deplorable and emphatic manner." Sirs. Florence Maybrick, Great Britian is now convulsed over the Maybrick trial in which a wife, young and handsome, ban been condemn ed to death for baying poisoned her husband. Tbe trial has also worked great interest on this side of the Atlantic, where Mrs. Maybrick is known to a large circle ol friends, having been born in this country, where she resided up to time of her manage. Mrs. Elizabeth Maybrick is the daugh ter of Wbilliam G Chandler, a banker of Molule, Ala,, who died suddenly in 1860. A year aftewards his widow, Mrs. Came E. Chandler married Colonel Frank Du Barry, a Confederate officer, with whom her name had been nnpleasently coupled before her husband's death. In 1863 Col. Du Barry was ordered to Europe for the purpose of making contracts for ord nance stores. He took bis wife and step-daughter with him and embarked on a blockade runner. The steamer had been at sea only a few days when the Colonel suddenly expired and at the command of the wife he was buried at sea. Subsequently Mrs. Du Barry married Baron von Rogue a German ollicer, then a member of Crown Prince Fredrick's staff. James Maybrick was then a cot ton broker doing an extensive business in Liverpool. He seems to have been a very impressionable man, for on nearly every visit to the United States he managed to fall in love with some fair passenger, and there were two or three engagements. Meeting Florence Chand ler on board ot a steamer in 1861 he proposed to her and was accepted.. The marriage took place in tbe fashionable St. James Church, Picadilly, London. At that time the residence of the bride was given as NorforK, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Maybrick appear to have lived amic ably together for some years, although the husband was twice as old as the wife; her fonduess for display and somewhat reckless gaiety led to disputes and finally culminated in a quarrel. Mrs. Maybrick has confessed that she wronged her husband with a gentleman by the name of Brierly, but insists that her husband forgave her. The ill matched couple re sided at Grassendale House in the best part of Liverpool and they had two children. Last April Mr. Maybrick took very ill. On May 8th Alice Yapp, the children's nurse, took a letter which she received from her mistress to the post. Alice says the baby dropped the letter iu the mud, which soiled it. Fearing tbe mother's anger, the girl decided to place it in another envelope, but being curious read the contents. This letter was ad dressed to A. Brierly, Huskisson Street, Liverpool, be being also a cotton broker and Maybrick's (riend. This letter said "He was sick unto death' and "Doctors have held consultation, al depends upon how long his strength will hold out. Another sentencence was M has been delirious since Sundav, and I know he is ignorant of everything, eveu the name of the street.". The signature. Florie," showed the intimate relations, between the writer and Brierly. Instead of mailing letter, Alice Yapp gave it to Ed sue Maybrick on the dav of his broth er's death. Edwin showed no suspicion. but allowed the funeral to take place. tboug lie kept a strict watch on the wid ow. A day oi two afterwards she was arrested, the body was exhumed, an in quest held and great quantities of arsenic were louna in the stomach. Uunng the trial it came out that Mrs. Maybrick had bought arsenic some of which was hiddeu way in her bedroom, she persisted in saying she had bought this for the pur pose of preparing a lotion for her face. It was found that Mr. Maybrick oftm had ordered arsenic powders from the drug store. The defense was that Mr. Maybrick was a habitual arsenic eater. Doctors who gave evidence disagreed in a most remarkable way, and it was gen erally thought she would not be found guilty, as the evidence was all circum stantial. The judge. Sir JarresfStephens, one of the greatest Euglish judges, how ever, summed up strongly agaiust her, and he jury, after a short deliberation, unanimously found her guilty, her letter to Brierly doing more than anything else to impress the jury with, a sense of her guilt. There is no appeal Irom her death sentence, and the English law requires that only three Sundays shall inter vene between execution and sen-. tence. Sir James Stephens is blam ed for having shown bias against her, and the jury is blamed for having too blindly followed bis instructions. Monster petitions are being signed, both publicly at the center of population, and professionally inside the limits of laws, medicine and chemical science. A very short time will suffice to show the result of this action. Postmaster-General Wannamaker. Daily Graphic. The visit of Postmaster-General Wan namaker to the New York postoffice and his inspection of it in connection with the commission recently sent here by him to investigate its needs, indicate that like a sound and capa-bie business man he recognizes that the centre ot any business system must be sound and healthy or it will all become demoralized New York as the metropolis of tbe country, and as its great Atlantic port, is tbe heart of the postal service of the country. If the heart becomes affected all the arteries suffer similar affection. I was in the postoffice building Saturday while Mr. Wannamaker was going through with the commission and Postmaster Yan Cott. It was gratifying to bear the comments of the employes upon both gentlemen. Of Mr. Wanamaker, the most frequent re mark, as be asked questions or made sug gestions, was, "well, he's Dusiness all over." Of Mr. Van Cott. I heard an old mail clerk say: "Thank God for a post master who thinks we are human beings. Why it is like a sunbeam from a clouly sky to have Mr. Van Cott come around." Anv one who, in travelling, has come upon a mother in charge of a babe, or of two or three worried and worrying children, while herself taxed to the limit of endurance by heat and lack of comfort, will rejoice that several steps have been of late taken to render travelling com fortable co those too poor to pay for first class accommodations. I am told that the Pullman Company has arranged for cars with berths curtained and provided witn a table and a comfortable tied which can, for a very moderate sum, be secured by those who are limited in means. This is honorable to the company and should become the rule on all roads. It is no wonder a woman was recently made insane by travelling in ordinary cars from Oregon to the Eastern States. qi'EEX TIC'S GREAT DAY. Prince Russell, of the United States, Honors Her With His Presence. "Mr. Harrison " "Oh, call me Rus. Pop always does and I like it better, you know, anyhow." The queen raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled in her kind, motherly way. "Well, Rus, then " she began again, when he interrupted her and said: "That's right. What's the use in being formal at a little family party like this? I hate formality, at any rate. T often tell pop that he's too formal. (Waiter bring me a little more of than soup, will you?) But, as I was about to say, he doesn't let any of the starch drop out. even when I tell him he's overdoing it. Between you and me, queen, he's scared half out of his wits for fear he'll not say just the right thingorslip up somehow and hurt bis dig. Now, out in Helena, we don't have any nonsense of that sort. The boys ju.it waltz in and do astbey please, dig or no dig. But you were going to sav some thing. What was it?" Queen Victoria seemed a little bit an noyed and for a moment did not answer Then she said : "Why, I was about to remark that " "Excuse me, but do you know that at times you remind me of ma! Yes, you ao. Just uow, for instance, you had an expression that I've often noticed ou her face when she s been talking to me. "Ahem !"said the Pnnce of Wales. "Oh, it's a fact, Bert," said Russell, turning quickly to the piince, who sat on his left. "The resemblance is postively striking. Well. I don't know but what it's natural. You know, prince, both you and I come of old families. We na turally have a sort of aristocratic air in common. There's nothing like blood, after all." "Your father's premier, Secretary Blaine" "Oh, Jim 1" exclaimed the lineal de- scendeot of Pocahontas, "he's a lollah, he is. But pop s onto hun. He s got to do as pop says, and don t you forget it There are no flies on our administration, "Abem!"aid the Prince of Wales. "Anything the matter with your throat, Wales?" kindly inquired Russell. "If there is, I've got the dandy stuff to cure it. Sure cure, and no nonscense about it. Uncle Jerry gave it to me before I started across the pond. Uncle Jerry's our sec retary of agriculture, you know, ma'am. He's a good natured old granger, if be does talk too much to suit pop. I guess we'll keep him." Again there was a painful silence of several minutes, during which Russell devoted himself to some roasted pheasant. After a while the Prince of Wales said: "The hunting in America is " "Oh, I know what you are going to say," exclaimed Russell, "but you are wrong dead wrong. All you Britishers have an idea that buffoloes and grizzly bears run wild in the streets of New York, and that wild Indians keep the citizens ot Chicago awake every night wi'h their war whoops. That's all a fake, and it anyone tells yon such stories you just tell them that you'vo cut your eye teeth. They'll try to work the racket on you if you'll let'em, but you must just tell them its a chesnut, my boy, and that I said so." Once more that painful silence began and was going on in the even tenor of its way when Russell suddenly looked at his watch and said, as he rose hurriedly from the table: "By Jove? I'd no idea it was so late. That only goes to show how time flies when persons are engaged in pleasant conversation. I must ask you to excuse me, as I have a positive engagement with a man at 9 o'clock sharp. Too bad, too, because I hate to break up the party. Oh, never mind about my dessert, queen ; I really have eaten all I want now, and I seidom take dessert anyhow. Now don't get up. I can find my way out of the palace all right aI6ne. Don't bother to come to the door, Bertie. See you ' to morrow, old man. Ta, ta! Goodnight, queen; I've enjoyed myself immensley. Good night.'' When Russell had gone there was an other interval of silence. Then the queen said : "Mr. Harrison seems to be a thorough American, Albert." "Yes'm," said the Prince of Wales, and be added in a stage whisper: "AbemP' Bob Lincoln's First Fee. Robert T. Lincoln likes to tell the story of bis first fee as an attorney. Old Judge Logan, under whom be first read law, bad always told him not to be afraid to charge big fees for bis services. "People do not respect a cheap lawyer," said the judge. One day soon after Mr. Lincoln bad been admitted to practice be sat alone in bis office when a messenger brought a note from a Chicago agent of one of wealthiest insurance companies in Amer- ca asking to nave the title to certain piece of property looked np. Tbe young lawyer spent about half an hour looking into tbe title and then sent his report to tbe insurance office. Pretty soon the messenger came with another note. This requested Mr. Lincoln to send bis bill by tbe bearer. The young lawyer had no idea what to charge. At first be thought it would be good policy not to charge anything, "for," said he to himself, "I should like to get that company's work regularly." But be knew Judge Logan would not approve that sort of thing, and he did not want tbe judge to think he was heedless of bis advice. So be figured that, since he had worked only half an hour, $10 would be a good, stiff price, for it would be at the rate ot $200 for a day of ten hours. The words of Judge Logan, however, rang in his ears, and with a stroke of audacity that almost frightened him Mr. Lincoln finally made bis bill $25. He fell that this was an outrageously high fee and was hesi tating as to whether he would give it to the boy or make out another for ten dollars, when Judge Logan chanced to come in. "You are just the man I want to see," said Mr. Lincoln, and he told bim of his dilemma. "I knew it was outrageously high,"' said Mr. Lincoln, "but judge, you always told me to make big bills, and I did this more to please you Mian myself." "Nonesense," said tbejudge; "give me a pen," He sat down and wrote out an other bill, and gave It to the boy. In a few minutes the boy returned with the insurance agent's check for $250, and a little note to Mr, Lincoln thanking him for his promptness, and saying the company's other work ot this character would be sent to bim. "Great Scott 1' said the young lawytr to the old one, "did you make out a bill for $250?" "Of course I did," answered the old judge. You don't want to be a d d eleemosynary institution for' insurance companies, do you?" An Alliterative Jtumanre. Sime n Sykes, silver-seller, strayed slowly southwa.-d, steadily seeking satis factory sales, soberly sauntered, swing ing satchel, systematically showing solid silver spoons, sugar shovels, small sized salver?, superior spectacles, scissors, sew ing shields. Somber skies sent solt showers, soaking Simon's satchel, shoes, stockings, shirt, skin. Suddenly something seemed softly saying: "Sweet Sally Slater Simeon soon shall see." So Simeon straightway strode stupen dous strides, seeking Sully's sunny shelter. Simeon soon saw sundry stately sjca mores standing sentinel: shading said spinster's spacious shelter: spied Sally, sitting solus, sewing silk stockinett, slyly snuffing sweet-scented Scotch snuff. sudden surprise seized Sally s soul see ing Simeons switt strides: - sally's sanctity soon skedaddled shamefully. She, somewhat sensitive, suspiciously started, suddenly spilled some snuff, soiled stockinett, stammered, stuttered, said, "s-s-seat. s sir." Simeon shiveid, shook, said, "Smart showed." Sally said " Slightly so." Simeon's shin seemed sore: so Sally sought some soothing salve (Sawyer's), supplied some soft-soled slippers. Square shouldered, slab-sided, spindle- shanked Simeon seemed satisfied. Sally said: "Sold some silver since Sunday, Simeon." Simeon scolded savagely. Sally suggested supper. "Sarlin, Saliy 1" said Simeon: "some thing sufficiently strengthening. Some strong stimulant." So Sally sent some sausage sirlion steak, savory stew, some soothing sangaree. Simeon's stomack seemed satisfied; so Simeon smoked several "Spanish segars," sat stupefied, soon slept, snored sonor ously, i Sally, sitting, solemnly stitching stock inett-suddenly sneezed! Simeon started seemed scared suspiciously surveyed surrounding space, shutters, shades; seemed secure. Sally stopped sewing,said she saw some one slyly sneaking, stealing Simeons silver. Simeon, slightly susceptible, seemed suddenly smitten, sought Sally's side, sacrilegiously surrounded sanctimonious Sally Slater's smooth symmetry. She, somewhat suspicious, said, "Soft sicklshl" Simeon stared significantly, said, "Sweetest, surely such solitary souls should sympathize." Sally stopped Simeon. Simeon seemed snubbed. She seemed sorry, showed some soften ing symptoms supinely sought Simeon's sturdy shoulder, sh I sb ! sb ! Sim smack ed Sally ! So straightway surrendering she smacked Sim. Simeon said: "Set some suitable season." Bally said: "eepiemoer. Simeon, shrugging Sim's shoulders said : "Sooner 1 Surely Scripture sanctions such strong sympathy; say Sunday." so Sally succumbed. Seven supernal seasons softly, silently slipped somewhere. Seven small scions sprung, successively shedding sunshine, singing, shouti Dg, seldom sick, squalling sometimes, still sweetening Sail's solitude. So, succeeding summers serenely spent, Simeon s seven stalwart sons seized soldiers' swords successively snbdued snotbern secessionists subsequently set tled south. Simeon still sells silver, supplying sub stantial subsistence. TELEGRAPHIC KEWH Miscellaneous News Items as They Come Over the Wires. Boston, Sept. 1. So numerous were the offerings oidered for tbe funeral of John L. Sullivan's mother that a well known florist kept bis shop open all night last night in order to fill orders. Watchers by the coffin still continue their vigils and the bouse was to-day crowded by friends of the family. It is said that tbe deatn of Mrs. Sullivan will postpone Johu's sparring tour. THE GATHERING OP THE DELEGATES AT WALLA WALLA. Walla Walla, Sept. 1. This evening finds the hotels overflowing with guests. The lobbies are full, and citizens and strangers are in the main discussing tbe political situation, which shows almost as many phases as there are groups dis cussing them The Hoyt-Kinnear crowd have a representative bere in the person of Colonel Paul D'Heirry, of Seattle, who is here for the purpose of endeavoring to form a coalition between the, forces ot King county and the Allen crowd, but thus far has been unsuccesoful. SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDERS.' San Francisco, Sept. 1. Australian papers say that about June 20 the Savo a small trading vessel, was boarded by natives at Maylayta and one of them shot the mate. Laddin, dead, while another beheaded a trader named Cooper with an ax. Keating, owner of the vessel, and several others on board, were badly in jured, but drove off tbe natives, killing twelve of them. It is reported Keating has since died. a brave sheriff. San Francisco, Sept. 1. A Chronicle special from Gieenville, Cal., says: Sher iff Cady, of Lassen county, caught the man yesterday who robbed Wells, Fargo & Co., in Lassen last week. The robber resisted and shot the sheriff three times. The sheriff shot him once and then closed iu on him with his pistol. Tbe wounds are not serious. The sheriff recovered about $1000. MRS. maybrick's friend. Boston. Sept. 1 Albert Brierley, the Liverpool merchant, who has gained a woild-wide notoriety through his connec tion with the Maybrick murder, was a cabin passenger on the Cunard steamship Seytfiia, which arrived at East Boston tbis morning. To a reporter be said : "1 have no state ment to make. When I left England I told all there was to say. I came to America to escape notoriety and do not want to figure in the H- :t journals." He said he had 1 : of Mrs. May brick's reprieve at Q istown. "Is it true that o paid tbe costs ot the trial, amount id. ;o 6500." "Yes," he ans xut "that was the sum." "Do you care U- say anything regard- - i .. . : . u x 1, .. 1 L. m ".Nothing more than I nave already ' said. All I can say is that I have figured more urouuutuny id iue case in pnoi than any real conntction with it war- ranted. Besides this I have nothing to say as to where I am going in Boston or after I leave there. I bave nothing to say regarding anything, and you will oblige me by bringing your questions to a close. He then went below, retusing to talk further. After leaving tbe steamer all trace of bim was lost. parliament prorogued. London, Aug. SO. Parliament has been prorogued until November 16. The queen, in ber speech of prorogation; said : "Our relations with other powers continue to be tbe most cordial. Since the begin ning of tbe session nothing has happened to diminish our confident expectations ot unbroken European peace." STORMS IN THE ORIENT. London, Aug. 80, Advices from Yo kohama state that disastrous storms bave recently occurred in Walayama. Ten thousand persons perished in tbe floods following the storm, and 20,000 were ren dered homeless. Tbe loss of property is enormous. Coke to Ban Fast Train. Philadelphia, Aug. 21. The Balti more and Ohio limited express was drawn from Washington to Philadelphia yester terday by an engine which used coke for its heating and steam generating purpos es. Tbe train leaves Washington every morning at 8 o'clock, making tho run in to Philadelphia in three hours. From Canton to Philadelphia the time is just two boars and five minutes. The dis tence is about ninety-two miles. Besides the locomotive tbat has been running for over a month, another one has been altered to burn coke, and for tbe last ten days has been making some very successful trips, "The weight of tbe coke used," said Mr. Smith, "is just abont tbe same as 'hat of bard or soft coal, only judging from appearances it looks a great deal more." During tbe run from Canton to Phila delphia, an investigation was made to sea if there were any cinders flying, and af ter several Tain' hunts for a cinder ths search was given np.