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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26
ENTERPRISlNG BOYS.
Travelling Across the Continent for
Nothing and How They Did It.

Travelling Across the continent Ior
Nothing and How They Did IL.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 25.-In the
words of a railroad man, The two bright
est boys in America arrived in this city
this morning on freight train" The
lads spoken OF were found in cheap res
taurant shortly after this euloglum had
been passed upon them, and from their
own lips it was learned that they had just
arrived from San Francisco, their ultimate
destination being New York. The lads
gave the names OF James Snaid, aged six
Teen years, and Robert Elliott, aged thir-
teen years. There were ten boys in the
party that started to make this long jour
ney, but the other eight dropped out on
their way over the continent. The aggre-
gate capital of the ten when the start was
made was Just $l1.
Young Elliott. who was dressed in suit
many sizes too large for him, told the story
of their Journey. 1--WE couldn't make O
living in Frisco" he said, land determin-
ing to try our luck in New York, took a
freight train. Me and Jimmy got on the
bumpers, and the rest of the fellows hung
on TO the brake beams under the cars.
You'd ought to see them when they got
into Reno. -Four OF them had enough and
they went up to Virginia City. Four more
dropped out at Winnemucca and started
back; but we tumbled TO racket there
that was as good as a sleeper. A young
fellow that was travelin' emigrant, East,
gave us the point. The emigrants are
hauled by the freight trains, and they
change conductors about every hundred
miles, at the end of the freight divisions.
To beat them all you've got to do is to get
ahead of the train one water station beyond
the beginning of the division; then the
snap is to hop on the train, borrow a con-
ductor's checc from an emigraut, stick it
in your hat an6 ride TO the end Of the di-
vision. Ifyou can't borrow one steal it,
ana repeat as often as You strike new di.
vision, and you'll get there. En-, Jimmy"
81 should smile" said Jimmy.
That's the way we did plum through to
Chicago" added Bob. Then we watered cat"
tie for drovers on the train to Pittsburgh,
and the cattle men fixed it for rs 10 Phila-
delphia. Well strike New York in day
or two, and then well take in Wall street" i"
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line on the headwaters Of the Rosebud.
They have lost Is or 90 per cent This los
wn occasioned BY the deep snow.fan In
that region. 81 had 1000 head on The Nh
souri, 20 niles below Buford, at the mouth
Of the Yellowstone" said Mr.. Leighton,
''and -
Lsst Absst Tea.Per Cent
OF these. They have had deep snow there
from the last OF October until nov, and
there 10 still snow there, and the only won
der Is that they didn't all die. shall
move them on TO the Tongue and the Vel.
lowstOne right away" Judge StonewaIl
corborated all that Mr., Leighton said. ].
E. Martin, OF Bozeman. explained the good
condition of cattle in Montana as follows:
We place our cattle out on the ranges
where the grass is good, and leave them In
charge OF men in Winter, who look after
them and see that they do not drift, but
We are in . mountainous country and
natural protection Is afforded on the Win.
ter ranges for our cattle. and We do not ex-
perience the same difficulties they do on
the plains to the south. There they drift
before Q storm, sometimes from the Platte
to the Arkansas, and often cross tho Ar
kansas. Here they seek protection under
cover of neighboring buttes or bluffs, and II
requires little service TO control them.
Sometimes We feed little hay to the cat.
tie, but ii was not found necessary this
season. We are always prepared for emer.
gencies of this kind"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26

B~ros, March 3s.-In relation 10 Ne
published statement that . ds1eie9ey q
si5 90 has been discovered IN tbs sceoasn
a the Soldier National hone fos ths -
riod SbiIs Governor Butler - psssil6ot
the latter ssys he ones rscsivsA . osssi6ease
of the full sojrs;ment of his sceoaDts, sal
he has not been notified Of ary ekooO
s'nse, that whenever any dsasod h Ds4e
npon him ~ the claim 70 . justeee - Vin
,sS Il. II not just one hs Ujl aijoV e
20 10 susd upon. lie s6dsd ~ - he9e
-. hood Of tioo. 90 70 make 80 -.
.iency COED. p,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26
FIRE REcoRo.


NoSTKKAL, March 25.-Tbs wiilis1's
sewing machine factory was burned 1asi
night. Beng situated outside the city
limits the water supply could not - bed
snd the labor Of the hrs brigade w. Of %
sysil. The vast factory With the new me.
chinery was destroyed. The loss 10 esd.
mated between two snd three hundssd
thousand dollars. The sstsblishmsat ~
the largest Of the kind In Canada. II w.
built by g company Of which The late Dis
position bis sou succeeded him. T0o han.
drsd spd ffty mechanics will b idls untll
the premises srs rebuilt Insunsnos iu all
the principal Rnglish and Canadian oeaoss
nearly coyeYr the losa
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and eat it too, and hadn't thought Of re-
signing, and there is no possible way for
the President to get rid of him but to kick
him out. So the lndianians rage and the
people hope for yanities they will never
geth
"But, to return 10 Folger. What do you
think Of him as an official?" / asked.
"He tries TO keep his thumb on every
thing. and reminds me Of story my
grandfather used to tell Of hen that wore
herself to skin and bones trying to cover a
nest of hundred eggs. He simply wor-
ries and fidgets about and annoys every
body with his business He hasn't the cal
iber for that kind of heavy work; that Is
The whole Story.
l have known him for years. He has no
great mental range and is numbered with
much serving. As Secretary he is an old
granny; as q President he would be the tool
Of the CLIQUE shrewd enough TO manage
him. He has tried to overlook all
the papers and, like Secretary Kirk
wood. when he was in the Interior
Department, finds the business qnite
beyond his capacity. He is like some
fussy old bachelor who sits guard over his
pots and pans and dishcloth and nags at
his housekeeper while she manages him,
pots, pans and all. Folger is just the man
TO be somebody's tool.
He Is Like Hayes,
too weak to be very bad, and not strong
enough to be much Of anything" and this
expo1nder of the faith political started, as
he glanced at the time and made prepara-
ton for facing a cold north wind into
Broadway.
inquired what he thought of Arthur's
administration thus far.
81 am little in doubt as to my own
opinion, even. / am not satisfed just
what the man is. The general impression
| is that the Administration is giving salts
faction, but no one is able to tell why 1t is
so. 1t is q sort of negative condition, ike
being comfortable because you are free
from discomfort 1t strikes me that the
political and Presidential Arthur is about
like the average respectable woman whose
virtue consists chiefly in the absence OF
certain vices. There is no specially posi-:
tive quality of goodness, only she is good
woman because she does not commit GER
tain sins"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26
An EmbezzIer.

BEAVER, Pa, March 25.-Shortly after
the sale of ex. Treasure Dawson's property
this morning, his bondsmen had him ar
rested for embezzelment. He was released
on furnishing bail in the sum of $4,000,
George w. Dawson going on his bond. w.
p. Mcconnell, of Bridgewater, bookkeeper
for Gray's Iron line, was the purchaser OF
Captain Dawson's residence which was
sold by sheriff Cook.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26

NEw YoaK. March 25.-Tbs msnbsn d
the Nalsesssy embassy sttsndsd services
In Rev. Henry Ward BeecbsTs' ehurch 70.
day. Mr.. Beecher spoke q their oppfss.
sion and Intrusion iron tofagn sosress,
and said that while this ce1stSy could scs
interfere between the nations u tbs Old
World, the Christian world sheaId ralss ~
voice In pfotsst. After NJ. Bssebss hs9
spoken The chief of tbs snhaey .rspIis6
in bis native tongue, vbish ~
interpreted 70 ths coagregstioo. He spoke
eivilixsftos, snd prayed that the iatsetiea
OF Francs might b frostrsts1 sod bic -.
iion permitted 70 return posssssies o(
thsif Inland In peaee.
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Postmaster Arrested.

BATEvILLE, ARK, March 25.-Postmaster
w. J. Pearson has been arrested, aud his
trustees have taken charge OF the Office. He
is charged with unlawfully OBTAINING reg
istered packages. 1t seems that crooked
ness has been going on in this Office for
some time. Recent Developments show
that several registered packages have been
rifed here. Steps are are being taken by
the department to ascertain the guilty
party.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26

PussGs n. T., NsrsA A-ka
nsned Janss X fsyioe. 6 ths tivd
Tbessss. vhiIs pisyisG ~ ehsse 70 the
"Rswashop." ~ ssst1sst6liy sbet ~
ssoshef periesDss. Nsek HngASe Issgss
wns a old 9ny npskst, sod u - Dlsy
thsy only ~ esps. bat 900 80 loo6el .
With poS6sf eod usd, ed theHlAg -
Tsyl1g'e paptsioons vsfs sp0Ile1 H. -
vas bjs9n toso ths loser esst - BE ~:
Jendesfes q seessssry fsT fsylN - 80 -
naasfPisss.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26
A CRITICS OPINION.
Thomas j. Brady's Star-Route Organ
Hits Judge FOlger while He Is
Dawn.

DoWDs
WASHINGTON, March 25-The Critic
prints a racy and rather refreshing inter
view with New York politician OF the No
Name Series regarding the relations exist
ing between President Arthur, Folger and
New. The point that makes the interview
of more than ordinary interest, is that it is
generally believed to have been inspired
by Thomas J. Brady.
here are some cullings from the Critic:
You know that when Garfield made up
his Cabinet the Indiana politicians were
all at odds and Ersngling among them
selves, and Garfield would not
give an Indiana man a place
On that account. When Arthur
came in be felt himself in way mort
gaged to q few of his friends. and didn't
know exactly what was best to do. 1t
GubernatorIal Mole
had been for some time burrowing in Fol-
ger's brain. Now the truth is, that his
friends. a great many of them, we're strong
Iy opposed to his ambitions in this direc-
ton and his appointment in the. cabinet
is said by some OF the wise ones TO nave
SobbT. but no sooner did he mount the
Cabinet hack than he wanted the Cover
nor,s chariot, in which be fondly and fool
ishIY imagined be could drive over all op-
position straight to the doors OF the White
House. But the candidate proposes and
the machine Oft disposes."
This interests me" I said But what
has ali this to do with Indiana
"Much. When Mr.. New was made AS
n -. q
sistant Secretary, he took the place WIN
o-sst reluctance, as il is of course 40 place
M All for balance-of-power State such as
Indiana was.
But the Bargain Was Made
that when Mr.. Folger was nominated ne
.-o,I5 imn,ediate}y resign and Mr.. New
Wonid he secretary Of the Treasury. Bns
tbs ola rentIelnan wanted to have bis CAKE
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26

A eooD Baptist clergyman of Bergen, n.
Y, Q strong Temperance msn, suffered with
kidney trouble, neuralgia and dizziness
almost TO biindness, over tvoyears after he
was told that Hop Bitters would cure him,
because he was afraid Of and preiudiced
against "Bitters." Since his cure he says
Lone need fear but trust in Hop BitteTs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26

CHICAGO, March 25.-John Douling and
Bill Martin. two we'll known gamblers, had
duel shortly before daylight this morn
ing. Both hred twenty shots but were SO
drunk that not single one took effect
Tne trouble was finally ABUSED without
hIoodshed.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26
Aptudtauapolts Crematory,

IsDIANAroLIs, March 2L-Charles Soeh-
ner, who has just returned from attending
the cremation of his father at Washington.
Pa, has proposed to construct crematory
in this city, being much impressed with its
advantages over common burial.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26
s,rskt.s CevSsya

TAcAsA. Texas, March 25.-The strike Of
cowboys for sn increase from so 70 go
monthly IL assuming serious proportions
Four hundred have quit work All ars
armed with Winchester and six shooters,
and are boycotting those who refnse 70
strike. In proclamation Issued thsJ
threaten 70 cut the fences and burn the
ranches II their demands are not acceded
10.
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BEATING THE GOVERNMENT.
A Fine Exemplifieafion of the Rare
Beauties of the Fee System.


WASHINGTON, March 25.-A case which
illustrates the beauties of the fee system is
at present subject of official correspond
ence between two of the executive depart
ments. 1t appears that several years ago,
when the postmaster of a certain town in
Florida retired from Office, the Department
claimed balance due the Government
amounting to Sll7. The postmaster denied
the claim and refused to pay it. The
United States District Attorney thereupon
brought suit, not only against the postmas-
ter, but separately against each OF the sur
eties, seven suits in all. OF course the
fees OF the United States District Attorney
and the United States Marshal in these
suits amounted to several times as much
as the entire claim of the Government with
interest. A Judgment was recovered in
each suit and costs were thus thrown upon
the defendants. In the meantime, tae
post master had
Prevented u Claim
against the Government for SltS on ac-
count of money expended in carrying out
and bringing in the mails wnen the trains
we're in quarantine against yellow fever,
AID an appropriation To pay the amount
was made by Congress. This amount, II
will be observed, was S3l greater than the
claim against the Postmaster, upon which
the Government brought seven suits, and
won them all. A Treasury official. after
speaking Of this case, remarked: 1T re-
minds me of the performance OF Isaac D.
Barnes when be was United States Marshal
in Boston a good many years ago, during
the fugitive slave trials. There were
eighteen or twenty persons on trial at the
same time. Every day Barnes would issue
separate warrants to bring each prisoner
into court, and when the court adjourned
for the day he would make out a warrant
of commitment for each one. In this way
he managed to make the trials very profit.
able, but the scandal was so great that Con-
eress amended the law under which such
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26

III health generally comes from lack of
the proper life forces IN the blood. To re-
store The blood 70 herithy state uss
Browns Iron BittsrA.
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RaidinR Red skins

" L"l.s, March 25-A dispatch from
IOe, Arizona, says il is reported and be-
= 80 ~ i",re, Notwithstanding statements
: me contrary, that the Indians now raid
~ M 'Il'"Ish that country, killing people
g. -. ut 'edatiDg on property, are White
s-L'.n Apaches from the San Carlos
.'a on; that they number some 500.
>. "d mo number of small bands, AMI
! "btIa,ing in different directions.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-26

"''H - hnills sP shattered eoastitc
= - quickly as BroRn's L0n Bislsrs-
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Rut the Bargain WAS Mane

that when Mr.. Folger was nominated ne
would Immediately resign and Mr.. New
Tonjd be Secretary Of the Treasury. Bns
the old gentleman wanted to have his Gaze
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-05
The Curve" Pitcher Put Z o Shame.
fPhindnlnhin Racnrd

Ne~1AH
A performance which some native Austral-
Ians gave In Philadelphia the other day was
that OF throwing the boomerang, their native
weapon and implement Of sport The boom.
erangs consisted OF crescent-shaped pieces Of
very hard and heavy Australian wood, and
all Of them had sharPly-rounded edges aud
ends, but were OF different curves, some being
uesfiy straight The average lnngth was
nearly two feet, the width the same number
Of inches, and their greatest thickness not
more than half an inch.
Standing in tho centre Of tho long lot thoy
would grasp n boomerang by the end, whirl
It over their heads and let 1t go, when it
would fly with great speed In a straight line
Tor about 200 feet, then curve upward for
half that distance and sail away In a directly
contrary direction, until perhaps 1t wes 200
feet behind the spot from which it had orig
lnnlly been cast, curve again 10 the right or
left, and finally strike the ground almost ut
the thrower's feet, all the while spinning
round 50 rapidly as to look like a wheel.
Tho men seemed to take great delight In the
sport, and for half an hour, held the wonder
ing attention Of tho invited guests of their
manager and the horde OF bowling small boys
who had scaled the fence and run the block
nds Of the gates.
In the marvellous flights OF tho boomerang
the most effective tiumphs Of the curve
pitcher are outlone a thousand fold, and tho
reason for the contrary curve which it takes
has always been a puzEler TO r9en Of science.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-05

An interesting address WIS recently deliv-
cred Mt Chicago before tho association for the
advancement Of women, upon Mourning
Garh" DR.. julia Holmes Smith, Of Chicago,
WIS the author OF Tho paper, which wa we'll
received and npplaudel. Tho expression Of
grief is common to all peoples, she said; the
more primitive and bsrbarous the people, the
moro barbarous their customs-agony fasting,
wTinging tho hands, gashing the body, cutting
of the ears, knocking out the teeth, etc. But
this is always Immediately succeeded by fran
tic joy and a discarding Of the symbols Of
mourning. The Chinese wear white as q
mark Of hope, for a short timo only; the
South Sea Islanders, black and white; the
Persians, withersd leaf color, while blue as
an emblem of the sky and consequently Of
hope, is worn in Syria, Armenia and neigh.
boring countries. The Egyptians wear yel.
low; Jews and Christians black, 9TH mid.
night gloom Of sorrow for the loss sustained -
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-05
GChicaso News

Col Robert g. Ingersoll. in speaking Of
Proctor Knott and Spofford's venture In
compiling tho humorous stories OF ancient
and modern literature, said: "a strictly
humorous book Is the dullest of all things.
The first page or two may amuse you, and
then CONES dullness- The best part Of wit
and humor comes from q contrast with
the serious matters OF life. The fun in the
newspapers is heightened by ths fact that it
comes in contrast with the matter-ot-fact
record Of the days events The saddest
things in the newspapers are their piofes-
sionslly humorous columns. while the fun
niest things in the New York newspaper are
their would-be grave editorials. My idea OF
a book on wit and hunor would DO an an.
alyzation-of what 1t Is, with occasional illus.
trations- Such a work might be Interesting
if the right man took hold of it.n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-05
Tho Tribuiations of n Funny Nan.
-TPeck's SUM-

The editor of a humorous paper should be
pitied. He should be pitied because he is con-
denned to assume the caps and bells when a
plug hat or a Scotch C would suit him bet
ter, and perhaps be more becoming. He
should be pitiei because he is obliged to write
yards of humorous matter every week,
whether he is in the humor or not But more
especially should he be pensively pitied be-
cause upon him are thrust the old, worn, and
decrepit jokes, the old battered jokes, the
feeble old jokes, the moss-covered jokes which
should be hanged down into the bottom Of the
we'll
They are brought to him by his friends,
and shot at him through the mail, and are
Away accompanied with the suggestion
'That's a mighty good thing to put in your
paper" They nave shone and scintillated
and glistened through ~ountless centuries,
but that these old familiar ~pleasantries
should be offered on the base pretense that
they are new, fresh and blooming is what
cuts us to the quick and racks our whole
anatomy with pain. Those of us who are
acquainted with all these jokes, easily recog-
nize their familiar faces, and can tell at q
glance, no matter in what form or dress they
masquerade, that they came to life long be.
fore the iswS CT the glacial period, and have
ever since bobbed and eddied on tho surginn
waters Of time, and are quite liable to Aoat
out on the shoreless waves OF eternity.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-12-05
OFFICIAL

TERRITORY.
Goyernor-Wm. Hale.
Delegate TO Congress-M. + Post.
CHIEF JustiSe-James b S-ner.
Associate Justices = S. e. PaTEs.
Clerk-J W. Bruner.
United states Attoruey-M. Z Brown
United states Marshai-Gustav Schnitger,
Deputy-W. Schnitger.
Surveyor oeneral-E: Q. David.
Collector of Internal Revehue-E. p. Snow
Receivers of Public Moneys-M S Huribut
Cheyenne; E s. rocker. Evanston.
r ,gisters Of Lind ONCE nv " Manaf
rreasurer-F Z. Warren.
A~udItor-Jesse knight
Librarian. Slaughter.
Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
Geoiosisl and Mining Engineer = @, K.
Bailey.
Territorial stenographer-J. @. s. Richard
on.
Thonias Langtree. J A. Flnfrock;
Fish Commissloners-M. @. Barkwell, Otto
Gramm, p. 7, Downs. f ~. Bennett, n. An
drews. 7. w. Quinn.
N
Sherin-S. X. ~ShArpless.
Probate Judge and County Treasurer-I
County Clerk. K. Jenrey.
County and Prosecuting Attorney-J. @.
County Commissioners-ThomRs Swan. T.
Dyer. George W. HoyL
superintendent OF Public sohools-w. Rich
Rrdson.
Azsessor-w. W. jeffrey.
Coroner@John 7. ChRmn,
Justices ofthe Peaee-gTF fEe sner'
oOnstASlo'-BB 81 +. F sG@lsslliey.
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