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The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-10-01
s1DINTA1Y HABITS.

THE alarming increase OF late years In
the proportion OF sudden deaths in begin
ming to attract the attention nf statistiui;.ns
1t Is largely due. no doubt. to more general
mental activity without prol'ortionats in.
creme IN bodily exercise The buay lite Of
tie age demands constant hurry and OK.
element, and tnxes tie | h. seal pwers to
the utmost. to keep mp In the race for
money getting One of the dixu.ivan, ayes
II Introducing facilities Of tganspor,uti.n 10
the temptation to cut short time anil dis
tance by the habitual use Of ste:. M cars
even in the daily transit T.. ON the dwelling
IA the office A sedentary occupation be-
Gets an almost unconquerable aversion to
regular exercise, and the result ot yielding
~ the ind;sro,ition is that the mental
pow RI, kept ut n St.a ~ tension for years.
will some day suddenly rlax aud leave
their abuser either ifaless o. helpless
I'arai.tic. To literary aud profess onal
men is vigorous aud regular exercise
especially n. edful. and the example Of its
efe tn IL q hale old age " Il sug. est them.
selves to every one. The exercise nee,led
I. keep tho mi; d in tone and ike physical
force undated, up to the four score years
aid ten, is hot daily pin bnll,n,l q fast
stepping no Nc, but the cong swinging gait
which puts tn, walker over a country road
ut The rate II four or five miles un hour,
and sends the bond ln,si'.g with invigor.
ating life tO every porti II of tie system.
Two hours exercise u day, 20 far from lie.
ing waste Of time. il IA POSITIVE econ. my,
supplying the nervous force for more and
bett. work in ten hours than the man OF
street cars and carriages Can get ont OF
twelve.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-10-01
WOMEN IN THE TREASURY.

The first female clerks in the National
Treasury were appointed in lsti2 Ivy Secre'
t:.rv Chase VIII" placed them in the Office
Of The Con roller Of the Currency at 600 .
year. They cut and trimmed the United
states ,otes issued IN sheets, and d their
work very well. As soon as they had been
appointed there were many other appli-
cats. and their number steadily increased,
many Of them securing places through the
peculiar enc ~ aud perseverance, which
will refuse to take no for an answer.
There are now more than $40 women In
the departments at Wash ngton, the ma.
ior ty employed In the Bureau Of Engraving
o ID Printing and II the Government Print.
Ing Office. They excel as counters, their
slender. sensitive fingers turning notes with
g.eat rapid,y AID exactnesa They detect
counterfeits, it is said. qui .ker than men.
Though they do not succeed 80 well with
a cs.unts, "a the average feminine mind has
little natural love of figures. Counters and
coryists receive 5000 year, other women
81 80 to $l.4sNk. several of them 81 COZ,
unl one In the internal revt nue, 81 800.
Most Of the clerks are well educated and
refined. and many have seen more pros.
porous days A number IRE widows and
daughters If army and naval officers who
lot their lives in the civil war. Very few
Of the yonng women or widows marry OF
resign, and consequently the hundreds who
are constantly eking places in Washing
ton have very slender prosi ects Ut success
The most untirfng. obstinate place seekeEB
at the Federal capital are women.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-10-01

THE RoTIlsCHIIDs AND THE FUGGERs.
Society adn,ires wealth 80 very
much, that it is rapidly raising the Roths.
childs to u position intermediate between
that of English mobiles and royal primo, q.
Their movements, festivities and mar.
riages are chronicl.d in the newspapers
like those of the most i'm, ortant ptrs n.
ages in Europe. The marriage, for in.
stance, of Baron Leopold to Mile. Perup.a,
at the synagogue in Great For. land street,
war recorded with all the particularly of
= royal wedding. aud was attended by the
Prince OF Wales and Lord Beaconsfia;d,
The festivities were Of the Arabian
Nights" kinda great florist. Tor example,
refusing to sell for q week, that his hot.
houses might be full for the wetlding-an,]
the list Of presents being apparently writ.
ten by the author " - Endymion." There
were no "ropes Of pearls, ard. in eed. NC
gift marked BY orig nality, but there was
shOpful Of diamonds and gold and silver
articles. The Rothschilds are probably
proud of all this, but they should READ the
history Of the Fuggers who preceded them
a. the great loan-mOngers Of Europe. and
who became, under Charles ", sovereign
Princes, as, though mediatized, they still
are. This is the ''topmost brick of tn.
chimney" and it is not gained yet. Coult
they not buy out the Gri,naldis or tn,
Lichtensteins?
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-10-01
THE sIuI1uAlu1a

4 RECENT case In London shows that the
"epiritualiats" ase . thrifty people, A
pair Of them, one Fletcher and his wife.
have Just been ON trial in London for OBJ.
tanning the jewels and other private prop.
city Of Z, AFs. Hart Davies, under the sano.
ton Of . deed Of gift given under what
purpoTted ~ b The instructions Of Nm.
Davies dead motheE There in-tsuotions
u - e0arcsly necessary 10 say, came from
the mother through the agency Of the
Fletchers, ind were given both verbally
and IN writing. The scheme seems to
hava been very skil;ully managed, the
notion being systematically aud persist.
emily urged upon Mn. Davies that when.
ever ahs handled or wore the jewels they
served ~ = meana Of communication, BY
means OF which, through her affection for
her dead m.thsr. the latter was enabled to
exert IN unwholesome influence u,,on her.
The faith Of Mrs. Davies in the no esty
with which this obvious impsture was
carried ON Ia marvellous Her nfidence
does not seeln to have been shaken until
the Fl tchers had secured le"al possession
OF some twenty thousand dollars worth Of
her personal property, had induced her to
become member Of their family, and
then. discouraged probably by the fact that,
although in i'll health, she showed no sigma
OF dying, grew cold towar her. AMI in her
own words. seemed rs it they wanted to
shake me ott." The most astounding part
OF this confidence game IL the ind ference
Of Mrs. Davies husband while this ncfa.
rious business WINS going on. Reputable
spir tualtsts will probably say that in dc; |.
Ing with sp:rits, a. In o;her things. it il
ne, essary 10 knew what you are about
but they must cnfs ss that it is rather
dangerous faith which requ res it's votarie,
to be robbed before they can be snre tina,
they are dealing with some very common.
place rascals OF this world iustead OF thu
disembodied spirits Of their aep rtei
friends.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-10-01

OLD DuTc1 HOMES n A1SAr1

THE houses in Beverwyck (Albany) were
built chiefly Of brick or stone. and covered
with white pine shingles, or tiles from Hol.
land. Most Of them had terraced gables
fronting the street, with CUTTERS extending
from the caves beyond the sidewalk 70
carry of the rain water hence the streets
were almost impossible dpring : heavy
storm of wind and lain. The streets were
broad. and lined with shade trees. with
here and there . bit Of pavement. The
houses were generally hut q story and =
half high, and we'll spread out on the
ground-floor. Each bouwery had its grass.
plot, and garden in the rear, where vegcta-
bles were produced in great abundance.
At eight O'Clock the suppaan bill wa
rung, signal that work was over for the
day. And here just brief glance At the
interior Of the Dutch home The kitchen
firepl.ces were en- r.nous-large enough to
roast whole sheep or hog; and over the
cracking hickory l,gs. suspended on hooks
and trammels, dubbed and Kissed the large
iron pots and kettles Here the family
gathered, while by the light of the glow.
Ing fire and n tal.ow dip. the jutvrouws
., un their linen and the burghers smoked
their y pes In the parl. r, that reverenced
sraf,n.en q s'nte. wan similar mn latge
fireplace. WIN - h'cAoly pcAlog anu Us
snow anu longs xeei"ne gu'ru Oyer .ne
T Tlass anullo!s W u'e.u"ss, "n: lenue e:
Inc Gu ,ihey y.'n"s were s;u WIN pars..
s c. ~ I''es " 'suu "es"s. olo u: ~
IT., aroI" Iloll,''l' ~" "tIe !e"ic.y qu'uI'
49,. aue 'oau .eas ,i';, s'a ~ 'ns PaaII'
s"e 'a s"'!. u"s .A'1e ~ .ue Al.c!i.
e. o.. ." ~, fanny nv.ne'roon; IN one c"r ~.
s.o' s,'1 olu u' ': o. cS- NO oouot .ae
3 i""u.'S :, - s'e ., .no ys"i ino"'n:
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s .u'n - s"s..y u',es sum- nn'Mue n 1i;
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c t, WIN ''s gus : uo'rs' a'spa!,ng
S"e ..'v p''.e "'.u o''li .. ~ a"
sStnef s.u. 'ne .use 1:. o"sel; ,lon oounu
S:. o' w. VI ""o .n.n' y, lome rlo'
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The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1881-10-01

A CHINESE RIr.-The Chinese Rip Van
Wrinkle was patriarch named Wang Chin.
He WINS gathering ftcwcod one day on the
mountains Of Ku Chow. when he found .
gret,o where same old men were playing
chess. As he watched them one OF them
gave him what looked like date store,
telling him to put it in his mouth. No
s" ner had he tasted it than he ceased to
feel hunger and thirst. by ard by one Of
the players said 1T in long since you
CT. ne here; you should go home now. :"
Wang Chih went to take up his AK, and
founl the handle ,noldered into dust. I'm.
dlsu.aysd. however. he returned ho,re, but
found that centuries had passed siroe he
We.:t out w00d-Iut,ing, aud that no vsstige
OF his relatives remained He reiterated 70
. cell In the mountains, ard devstiig him.
self to religious exercises, finally attained
immortality.
ArHoRlsMs.-Of al the gifts that natur,
can give %, the faculty Of remaining Il
lent, or Of answering a,rgp0s, in perhap,
the most useful. -4udasnse CumaNN.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-08

NEW YoHk. June ~
Thomas #. Ryan, 4 banker Of this city
shout Xix weeks ago bought sorrcl geld
Ing. about xix years ~ age, from Air. RaiIev.
who brought number Of horses from KEN
lucky. The animal was kept In training
stable and WINS trxined Tor the saddle. RYAN
rode the horse daily Ia Central Park. and
found him gentle, yet spirited. II was 90
dociIc ~ The stable that Mrs.. RYAN and tbe
children pettei Il. Yesterday the horse
WAS removed thcrefrom 10 another stan.
and this evening. during the absence Or
James Murray. groom smpl yed by Ryan,
Richard johnson, colored groom At The
stable. went into the stall occupied By the
animal. Ten minutes later the other
rrocms heard cry for help, and
found johnson insensible on the noor
Of the stall, and the horse trembling
violently. johnson was removed and lied
soon aficr. The hors. was allowed Is stand
oil night unfed. This morning Murray went
~ feed the horse, hut was advised not 70
enter the stall. He did, however, and the
horse did not stir TIL Murray had nearly
reached his head, when the animal brought
one Of bis hind feet forward and kicked the
groom on tie lex, knocking him face down
ward, and then jumped on him fufiously
with his fore feet striking him On the head.
The other persons rushed into the stall ana
dragged him out by The feet. The horse
meanwhile struck out with bis fore fsct a. II
determined 70 Mil him. Murray suffered
compound fracture of the sknll and win
prebably die. The horse has been placid
under the care % veterinary surgeon with
instruction % XIII the animal II thought
best.
--Mormonism supports 800 missions
ries q an expense u $1,000, U00 wear
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-08

The President and members Of the
Cabin returned 70 Washington from Long
Branch % the 9TH.
The recent terrible accident on the
Morilos Railroad IN Mexico occurred near
the village u Mailpois, where the railway
bridge spanncd the River san Antonio.
Owing 70 heavy rain. the supports Of ,he
bridge had become weakened, aud q the
heavy train, drawn BY two locomotives and
heavily laden with soldiers. passed upon It.
the structure suddenly gave way. the entire
train plungng into the abyss. Fire added
additional horror 20 the scene, car or
brandy being ignited and consuming mot or
the debris. The loss OF HE 4 not drfinite-
~ known. but 80 far - ascertain
ed, seventeen officers and J97 privstes
were either killed outright BY The falI Or
roasted 70 death, while ifty Others received
hurts ~ more ~ less serious character.
This l. not inclusive Of railway employees
Or The wives and children Or soldiers, 4 num-
Der % whom were upon TIE ill-fxted train.
The dispatch says: .Thc dead and living
were wrapt IN sheet Of flame, and slowly
burned before the eyes or he survivors, who
were unable 10 save them" The MoriIos
Road y Morrow gauge line built BY Gov
eminent subvention, aud Il entirely the work
81 Mexican engineers
THE United States Attorney General
has furnished the Secretary Or The Interior
with hi written opinion regarding The
rights and duties on white settlers IN the In
di u Territory. All persons, other than
Chociaws and Chickasaws by birth or ad.p-
ton. are considered ~ the law as Intruder,
with the following exceptions: " Govern
mcn' employees, their families ami servants:
employees q Internal improvement com
panles; travellers; temporary svj.airners:
holders Of permits from the Choc-
taw and Chicka~aw authorities. ana
viii persons who are employed
under the laws 81 said Indians a. tearher..
mechanics and skilled agricu'tun.ts. n The
Indian 'Permit' laws are declared valid.
but the duty Of removal or unauthorized
persons belongs 70 the Department ami not
70 the Indians. In accordance with the
above, the Com mission has instructed the
Indian Agent a. Mu~cogec 10 notify all par
ties inter stci, and advise them that meas.
urcs will speedily bc taken 70 enforce the
law.
SOME farmers 81 Searcy County. Ark,
The other div got into difficulty with herd.
ers who have brought cattle from Missouri
anil elsewhere ~ feed Lpon The range. A
ri ched battle took place, IN VII en- 3eorre
icunvbIood, ahcrlcr, VA fatally wounded.
and Others received sIighter wounds. The
stockmcn held the ground at tie close or The
Eight.
HARvARp defeated Columbia IN the
eight-oarcu race.
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inss - me business portion Of the town were
oestroled. The losses wall probably ag<rs-
gate quarter Of = million. About 800 peo-
pc are homeless. Tho drc originated IL Z
saloon, from the opening OF barrel Of
whisky, The fumes % which communicate "a
with cikAr-liehfer.
The remains Of Mrs. Henry Halter
man. o. New York city. were orematcd ~
k4e Aoyne's furnaces on the cath.
CnAnLEs q. HELPnREY, confined IN
the Ozark (Ark.) Jail under conviction or
numbering young man named James. two
years ego, made bis escape few nights AFRO
BY saving bar from hi cell.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR KELLY, OF the
San Francisco Revenue 0iiIce, Il defaulter
and has fed.
CHARLES A. ANcuIsI, who escaped
from the custody OF Deputy Shcriff in
New York while under charge or cmbcx-
element, and who. in HE false guise OF Sc
cret service officer Of the Treasury Depart.
ment, swindled many persons in 81. Lo,,i<.
New Orleans, Memphis and other places.
has been arrested In San Francisco.
SINGULAR fatality attaches to Klachi
Female College, near shreveport. La. Two
Professors lately committed xuiridc. one
was II led by q recent tornado, and now the
death OF the President, The Rev. J. ii. Tuck
or, Il announced.
GOVERNOR CRITTENDFN. nj nearly
the last hour. granted + spite or four weeks
TO the Talbot brothers, sentenced 10 be
hanged Il MaryviIlc. NO., on the 9th. for
The murder Of the r father. The date ofthcir
execution 4 postponed I'll July -. Exsr.-
ordinary efforts were put forth 70 obtain
executive clemcncy. and Il il understood
some important evid nee was presented 10
the Governor not pr .duccd At the trial.
Twenty thousand people had gathered 20
witness the execution, and A. threats 81
|ynching were freely made. the armed guard
about the Jail was doubled.
TRooPs have been dispatched 10
point IN San Juan County. Utah, l25 miles
west Of Durango, whore an outbreak il
threatened BY Pah Ute Indians. A number
81 cattle m.n have disappeared ana are
though: 10 have been killed.
FRANK BRAcA. Secretary IL the
Portuguese Protective ard Benevolent So
'iety, San Francisco, Cal, has absconded. i
being : defaulter to The amount Of about |
'l0o. 900.
CONCLUSIONS ct Cambridge Observa- |
DRY are that the comet now visible has |
passed is maximum Of brightness and IL
moving away n the rate OF 90. 200 miles Der \
lay. II will be visible for several months.
rhe tail Il II least 1000 900 mil . ia length.
JAMES B. DOYLE, the counterfeiter,
as been sentenced a Chicago to ten wears
n the Penitentiary- Doyle l. The man who
vas arrested with more than Ss0o,ooo In
ounterfeit Government bonds IN bis possess
ion.
SEDITIous placards have been posted
( Marsei les declaring that al works where
italians were employed wonIl be burnsd
own. This threat seems now partly real
red, n two oil mills and mandatory
here Italians only were employed have
cen almost totally destroyed. The dam Ire
estimated AZ $l,2oo,ooo. An inquiry has
cen opened.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-08

a DISPATCH from Tunis says the
Bey's steward has taken refuge a. the Eng
lish Consulate with securities and jewels
worth million francs, and that be embezxled
the accounts X The stewardship for many
years.
Az adroit robbery vas contaminated
q the First National Bank Of Detroit On The
22d. a man IN carriage called ont the
Cashier for moment, and during hi~ ab-
sencc two confcderates entered the building,
one q whom engaged the President IA con.
yersation while the other scoopcd up hand.
ful a bills, amounting % 81, uSo. and quietly
lid out. the robbery was not discovered
until Az three had gotten safely out of reach.
TOMBSTONE, Arizona, had serious
flre o. The 22d. One hundred ~ ilfty build
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-08

-" Thst milk Il pretty blue, land
lord" don't understand 4. sir: nv
COW II well fed. III INK her m self, and
l don't put waferin the milk. "Wcll,
thcwcather has hcen quite wet, and !
reckon the COW needs Smuggling; that's
about Il. e. dnsiin Syiings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-08

The English papers are lamentng
that oil hamlcts AMI towns are passing
out N existence. anil the people rtpidly
cmigrating 70 the great ccnicrs o. IN
dustrv the cities.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-08
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


.~..c~. .~v~ ,.
rHk<OSAu AND FoLtIICAu.
EX-SENATOR DORSEY denies the re-
POT 'ns' ne nss abandoned he residence ~
FAsn~as' he says 70 VIII build him .
o"se - not springs ana make thai place
~. nome'
JACOBS, one q the Democratic candi-
oates for United States Senator IN New
York, has withdrawn his name. on account
Of douois regarding hIs eligibility. he being
member q the Legislature. Clarkson Il.
Potter, formerly Representative IN Congress
from the We.tchester District, has been
substituted ~ his stead.
JOHN !. DAVENPORT testified before
the Investigating Committee q Albany, n.
r., on the s3d He corroborated substan-
italy the statement q senator strahan = %
ne lender q the ONCE q Y: 3 Marshal %
the latter. on condition that he should vote
ssams' conk'ine, but ssid be had no author
=: % resident oarne'd % az IN
e.' .o eonSersea Win me
,.' learning y, put strahan's
men,;oa.S - =. se nss qus~,'on W. no'
from ~ pr,.,dent u f,ss,v d,'e,a'. =, ,,'.,
took p.ce between thcr, = rss.~.,,s. y, , VT.
~~-,- 'ne'' =" references " tn's
Crrrpu R,.cx sh-orA .,
"a. y, .,,,,..,,... \. ~ vr~~r:-~ --.''
ir.I cc,~t Il. - ~,
tieaiion Of the public charges made against
him Ia connection with the star-route frauds.
Col. Cook, Special Assistant Attorney GEN
srai' opposed the motion, on the ground
that the Government hal not yet prepared
~ csse ana would not Be ready before the
september term. The Court denied the
motion.
Ex-GovERoR NELSON DrNGLEY,
IT.. has received the Republican nomination
for Congress n the Second Maine District,
q place q Frye chosen United States sena-
tor.
fAkNELL viii return 70 the United
States n July, on an extended political
tour.
a MEETING Of the Cabinet was held
= Long Branch on the 22d. al the members
being present. The object Of the meeting
has not TRANSFERRED
49, vsmPerance quest'on's assuming
ana threaten. Il a,-rn,, ho,s n'';,' sx'onA
ties.
Z - ~..-
pointed y M. co,,n,,v !. 80 ~ , ~
Ian Pin. The name ~ the No. Mi.is,sr =
Chang Txan VII. H. ~ heer . ,ro,,,,.,,,
revenue official N china ,nd 4. 81, .r..r-.,
Of by lii countrvmen. ' " II -
Tar Italian ~e-;dn - xs-m
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-"~ "<@<r<&< <@t*4 4NItA8
THE Bureau OF Statistics reports !
falling on n The exports Or American bread .
stuffs.
Dir. 4. 5. HASEs. President of the n
ternationsI Great Northern Railroad. m.
been elected First Vice President and an.
eral Manager % The following lines. embrac.
Ing ne entire Gould Southwestern svstem.
The Missouri Pacific and leased lines. ~
q. Louis, Iron Mountain d southern ma
Texas 4 Pacific. Captain Hayes vim es,ab.
IIsh BIZ headquarters II 81. Louis. The pres
ent General Managers. Messrs. Talmaer. ~
ne Missouri Pacific, Sopcr 81 tie from
Mountain, and Hoxie. of The Texas Pacl6c
and international a Great Northern. con-
f'nue y their respective duties.
JAr GoULD \ reported 10 have pur.
chased the s. Louis bridge aud Union d.
POT, and % have obtained 4 perpetual Iea.c
q the Tunnel and TRANSIT Railway across
the river. '''''
WoEkiSomKS's organizations IN New
York cry ere making a. effort 10 obtain I
ha'f'holiday On Saturday. Some establish.