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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
Catching Ele ,,hants.

The other part of elephant shooting,
which can only characterize as fun, -
and not as ''sport," is ''kraaling' them.
This is done for the purpose of obtaining
recruits for the pubic works depart
ment, temple elephants for service in
the temples, and now and then for cir
cuses, elephants to be trained to stand
on their heads and take coppers in (not
policemen) with their trunks. The
way they are caught is in this wise.
The head man of the village receives a
notice from the Government that they
require SO many elephants. Then the
temple priests and the circus people, if
any, want so many more, and they come
in second hand. The position of the
''kraaf' is determined on, and then the
whole village, man, woman and child,
turn out As beaters. A radius of say
ten miles is taken in, and they spot
the herd and then b gin to drive them
toward the ''kraal.' By day it is all
done by shooting, but at nj ht large
fires are lighted in circle, and, as
rule, the herd never attempt to break
through, but now and again they do,
and then the whole performance has to
start again. 1t takes very little to
brighten 'herd' OF elephants into 90
ing the way You want them--quite diff
ferent from the solitary rogue Half
dozen men with white wands will keep
a whole herd together, like flock of
sheep. The ''kraal'' is about two hun
dred yards in diameter. and is formed
by making a strong sock alley, with
narrow entrance. into which the ele-
plants are driven. Once there. tame
elephants are introduced with mahouts,
who make friends with the wild ones.
and two tame ones will slide up to a
wild one, one on each side, gradually
closing up on h N until he is damned
SO tight that he can not move. Then
natives creep in underneath and
make ropes fast all round his
legs, tying the end of one to a strong
tree. This j. gradually shorted unit |,
from sheer fatigue. he lies down, and
then goodbye to freedom. He is
starved there until he either rises as
q" Elephant No. 80 of the Public Works
" or as g the great and only
Jumbo of the greatest show en-
earth When herd is driven in there
is generally big male elephant along
with it. who has to be shot before any
thing can be done in capturing the le-
males. He is true gentleman, and
goes tramping all over the "kraal"
trumpeting and trying to protect his
friends from the an NAL man. When
the Duke of Edinburgh visited Ceylon a
great ''kraal was gotten up for his
benefit, which l attended He was due
at c certain date, but he was two DAYS
behind time. and when he did arrive he
the temporary village of hu.s
under as unique a triumphaI arch as
expect he ever had gone under. It
was composed Of all the empty beer. |
champagne, saltwater. whisky and |
brandy bottles that had been drank
while awaiting his overdue arrival. and. |
can tell you, the arch was a pretty big
one. as the climate is very thirst pro-
Focative.' At the same "kraal" he |
had very narrow squeak for his life. |
Two good shots, Messrs. Fisher and |
Varlan. were put alongside of him, and |
. big elephant was to be the subject of /
laughter. When he charged the Duke I
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
Hints About Studying Languages.

Suppose the language to be acquired
is German. A faithful translation in
German of some English or American
novel should be selected. With this and
the original open before him, with Il
dictionary and grammar for reference
the student is prepared for work. A
viv>l story, in which there is much ac-
ti0n and conversation, is lest suited to
the purpose. One should then proceed,
as best he can, to read the German.
Of course, at the start he will have to
refer to the English original for the
meaning of every word; and be will
have much difficulty. Until he be-
comes familiar with the commonest
words and the construction OF SEN
fences he will have to use the diction-
AIRY great deal, as he will at first not
be able to tell which word in the original
corresponds to any particular word in
the translation. Eut alter very short
time this difficulty will cease to be con-
s derable, and with the English open
before him he will proceed rapidly, and
many of the words he meets on one
page he will meet again on the next,
and the chances are that after reading
attentively page or two he will have
learned the meanings of a
number of words: and this
merely by repeated contact without
special effort; for be need not dwell on
each sentence till he has committed all
the words to memory, but only know.
for the time, their mean ng and read far
ther. In this way he will be able to 20
over so much ground that, w thout the
fatiguing effort to memorize abstractly
a certain number of words, he will in
the course of his hours or evenings
work make considerable add ion to
his foreign vocabulary. Having chosen
for reading the translation in German
Of an English book he will see how the
thoughts as he would think them are
rendered into the FOREIGN language.
This will be- more conducive to progress
in learning to speak the language than
would be the reading Of an original
German book. Reading novel. he
will soon become interested in the story:
and as he pictures in his mind the Incl
dents about which he is reading. the
words will be connected with the OBJ
jects or actions they signify, and in this
is great advantage over the common
method of committing isolated words to
memory, and of translating disconnect,
ed sentences. The Continent.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30
After the Style Of the French.

$50 You love my daughter, eh''
"Y v s, sir.
"And y u i,ave money to support her
n gCoi st. le?'
II have 100000 in bank and an in
come of $1,000 per year
Money in bank! All: / see you are
90 fiEancler: you should have in esied
n bonds and doubled your interest.
For instance. l nave securities paying
ten per cent
The y ung man hurried off to get his
cash and buy bonds Of his father n-law.
After he has departed Lucy enters the
library and asks:
Father, did William ask your con-
seut?''
He did, DEAR
''And you said yes9''
mo, darling; he has no wealth to
give you station"
"But he has $50, 600"
''Ol, no! l tut raked that in for
bonds that won't be worth ten cents on
the dollar six months hence. love
you too well to see you marry q poor
man and ha to live in sixth-story
rooms. HAL Street Nevs.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30

"A Sacramento Gal Judge sem
fenced prisoner, who committed some
trivial oiiense some time ago, to ninety
days Imprisonment and fipe of one
hundred dollars, and he was not to be re-
leased until the fine was paid. The
prisoner served the ninety days SEN
tence. but failing to pay the fine he was
not released. when he began to think it
was an imprisonment for life and sent
for an attorney, who, on hearing the
facts. immediately swore out writ of
habeas corpus, and the prisoner was re-
leased. 1t is now question whether
he was sentenced for life, or could he be
kept in for life if he did not pay the
tine'-C Chicago Times.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-08-30

Lewis Jaeger, of Hamburg, Pa.
has neither legs nor fingers. While
travelling in stage In Montana last
winter. he was caught in blizzard and
snow-bound. Several of his fellow pas
sengers were frozen to death.
Are trade-dollars taken at par? >
inquired little kufus Eo;ts O; his mother.
No. but they are taken from pa wher
he goes to bed with his boots On. -
Zeras Stftinqs.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
r,.sstlin.r IN The Ranges.

L1y1stisToS. Dec. 3.-In nothing, not ex-
cep.ine their rich mines, are the people
OF Montana 81 universally interested as
in the welfare If tlIeir heads OF cattle
sheen and horses, and Is each winter
approaches thai interest deepens till it
approaches very closely toanxiety. Scy-
eral critical months are to be passed, dur
in which Nontana's $4,000 cattle, &c.,
eco sheep and 10000 horses Il give the
latest estimates from assessment roll
must rustic through fair weather and
foul. snow or sunshine, with but little to
depend upon other than the pasturage
nature las spread before them and the
wise ga.idanca of the herier The two
main causes which make up. the percent
axe of winter loss in Montana stock are
the physical condition Of the animals at
the close of autumn and the relative
severity of the winter that follows:
Reports now coming in from the
ranges throughout the grazing regions
paw IL Il ttJtiftt
exceptionally fine condition. The grass
during the season past has been unusual
~ liIxuriant, the weather. with one or
two short breaks, very mild up to this
date, and the herds have put on and re-
tain stock Of flesh will carry them
through much privation during the
months to come SIould the winter be
Of merely average severity the losses in
the older Montana herds will be very
small and it will take succession of
snow storms Inimaginable to the ''oldest |
lnhabitant 10 clGise any serious loss in |
cattle bred in the territory. During the |
past summer a great number of young |
cattle have been shipped in from the
states The number is variously esti-
mated at from 25.0f0 to $4,000 and am !
inclined to place it nearer the latter
figure. These cattle when they arrived
were mere weaklings compared with our
range bred cattle of the same age. Dur
ing the simmer and fall they have gain
ed in flesh and somewhat in endurance,
but it is useless TO deny that unless they
receive careful attention many OF them
Will slccumil during the winter. They
are thin skinned, deficient in strength,
have put on their flesh too rapidly, and
are not accustomed to digging through
snow for their food technically called
rilstling) Of which Montana calves gain
practice while they are yet following the
,ows-.IiiAacd8oiis JoarnM
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
Appointed.

Yesterday afternoon a telegram arrived
from Governor Crosby, addressed jointly
to A. B. Curry and T. D. Pease, stating
that in Difference to the wishes of promi-
nent Republicans in the district, Andrew
F. Burleigh has been appointed District
Attorney Of the First Judicial District,
vice T. R. Edwards, deceased.
So all speculation is at an end, and Mr..
Bur}eigh succeeds quietly and easily to
the office for which year ago he strove
laboriously and unsuccessfully. Death,
the great revolutionist, seconded by a
stalwart apostle of the doctrine ITO the
victor belongs the spells" has placed him
at the goal of his ambition.-Enterprise.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
"Gath'S" Nom De Plume.

While Mr.. Townsend was in Washing
ton he hit upon the signature of Cath"
which has become so widely known He
gives the following account of the man
ner in which he developed the name:
applications for my letters came pour
ing in from all sides. l was writing for
the Cleveland Leader over my initials,
for the Cincinnati Commercial over the
name Swede, and for the st. Louis Dem
ocrat over the name Finn, and was using
my initials besides in the New York
Tribune and a Philadelphia paper. Sud-
denly the Chicago Tribune applied, too; I
put down &. A. T., and then balanced nv
pen and said: 81 am tired of writing
that SO Tried to make some monogram
of it, and the only consonant that would
make syllable with it was II, which
added. "Hello," said /. ''tliat is a Phil
istine city. Hello, again." said l, at is
written in the Scriptures, "Tell it not in
Gath THAT Goliath has fallen). So
wrote Gath below the letter. Soon after
that Mr.. Horace White bought nv whole
correspondence up at a salary, and Gath
became my only known signature for
years; so that ] found last winter, when
| went lecturing, that had written nv
own name out of existence, like mar
ried woman, and was merely Mr. Gath.
"Postoffices, race horses, and cigars
have been named GATH and my wife
wanted me to call my last boy
by the same name, but l pre-
sented my original name to him, and he
now says his name is George Alfred
Townsend, Jr."
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
Resolutions Of Respect.

At a special meeting Of Gallatin Lodee,
No. 6. A. F. & \. NJ. the following reso-
linton of respect were adopted;
WHEREAS, It has pleased Divine Pro-
vince to remove from; this life our well
beloved brother and friend Thomas L.
Edwards, it becomes us to submit with
reverence to the decree Of Him who
doeth all things we'll Our brother Is ~
more; his journey of life is ended.
and he has carried with him an increas-
ing weight of honor which he has safely
deposited where nisfortunes cannot tar
nisl, where malice dare not enter: and.
WHEREAS, 1t is the wish of this Lodge
10 give expression Of its sorrow III the
loss sustained: therefore be it
i'rsoised, That in the death Of or
brother orr Lodge has lost Il true and
worthy member, the fraternity an ex-
emf larry Mason, society most estiln;thle
citizen and his friends a most affection
ate. social and generous companion.
Resolred, That though the warm heart
that throbbel for others woes and the
generous hand that was always ready to
relieve distress is titled III death yet his
virtues and many good deeds will he ever
cherished and treasured by us as Masons
and friends.
Reso'red, That our regards and syn2pa-
thy be extended to the relatives OF or
deceased brother
Resotrcd That q page Of our record be
ruled with black marginal lines and the
name, age and date of the death OF our
brother be entered thereon and the
Lodge be dra,,ed in mourning and that
we wear the usual badge of mourning fer
thirty days.
Resolcrd, That copy Of these resolu-
lions be transmitted to the relatives OF
our deceased brother and that copies be
furnished for publication.
5. ". LANGIoRNE.
WALTER CoorlE,
JoHS :. MENDENHiGL.
;4+,,,
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
The Fur Trade Dull.

The ftlrriers and dealers in heavy
clothing are in bad plight. Last season
was very poor for their lines Of business
because of the mild weather, this sea-
son it has been worse, if anything Said
the junior member of the leading New
York retail clothing firm ave have
sold less than one-half the number of
overcoats and heavy suits this season
that we did two years ago, and the con-
sequences almost foot up disaster. Last
year was bad, and we had an immense
stock of overcoats to put away in the
spring, but we had hopes of improvement
this year. You see how it has been
not two days Of overcoat weather as yet.
And then there have been so many
heavy wholesale failures in the trade,
with the inevitable 'mark-down' that
follows, that legitimate business has been
seriously damaged. Yes, the overcoat
we marked $40 on the 10th of October we
will be glad to sell now for $25-about
actual cost" In the fur trade the situa-
ton is fully as unsatisfactory. Dressed
sealskin advanced in price early in the
season, but manufactured goods went the
other way. The elegant $500 sacque of
two years ago can be had now for $3.50,
and the less costly goods in almost pro-
portionate reduction. AS matter Of
fact, however, it may be in other cities,
New York ladies are not wearing ftlrs as
much as they did a few years ago, the
long and very elegant cloth cloaks and
the figured wool with fur trimmings hav-
ing largely supplanted the health de-
stroying seal.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
Josie Mansfield.

After Fisk was killed and Stokes was
sent to prison, Josie Mansfield went to
Europe. There she attracted the atten-
ton of rich lace-maker, who married
her. A couple of years ago was over
in France, and one day, while walking
through the gardens Of st. Cloud, who
should encounter but Josie, hanging on
the arm of her husband. He was a
stout, portly man, much the build Of
Fisk, and looked to me like a Russian
rather than a Frenchman. Josie was
elegantly and most richly dressed, but
in plain black and laces. She had grown
thinner, and had lost the flesh that for
. while made her look gross and sensual,
and was radiantly beautiful. Her hus-
band is enormously wealthy, l am told,
and il devoted to her.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
PERSONAL.

---,James Woodward. OF San Francisco,
arrived last night.
/ j. T.: Gardiner, General agent Of the
, New York Life Insurance Company, az
! rived last ni4flt and wd stay week in
, Bozeman.
II. \. plltt. a prominent young law
yer of Billings, and mentioned candi-
date for the office of District Attorney,
is in the cit.
Miss I'anny Alien, Il teacher in the
public schools at Livingston, is visiting
! friends IN Rozenan.
i. B. johnson, Of London, England,
was among last nights arrivals.
"A. T. SchmitZ expects to leave to-
morrow for LeavenWorth, Kansas, where
he will spend the winter with his wife
Engineer S. Dctitsch is in Miles
City.
jas NcFarlane, of Miles City is again
visiting Bozeman We should Judge that
Mae is fond Of Bozeman.
LOU Dong. Of Chicago. is at the East
man House
John Maguire left last night for
Helena, where he will probably make
arrangements to manage the Mussettes.
John Dillon. Of Minneapolis. is in
Bozoman. enioylng the warmth and s'ln-
shine Of December in Montana.
& T. Nelson, Of Virginia City, arrived
on the coach last night.
Harris Kirk, ofNew Castle. Pa. ar
rived on last nights train.
Paul Mccormick, of junction, where
he drives thriving business, is in town
shaking hands with his many friends.
Mrs. E. Jones, is the only person
registered from Helena, among last
NIGHTS arrivals.
James Goss, lawyer Of Billings,
came in fron. the Fast last ni.ht.
r. ". Gowan. of Plymouth, Wiscon-
sin, arrived last night.
James Manning. Of San Francisco. is
among the many strangers now in the
city.
o. J Hick6eh, Of Toronto, Canada
arrived in this place of pure delight last
evening.
Harry Herr. is in town visiting his
fathcl-in-l,iw
-'fhos r. Martin, Of Helena. is look
ing over Buselnan.
Geo IT, farver. the first and now one
Of the HeaiiIiest business men Of Living
ston. i, in Bozenan.
-Jndgr II. y. Mcguire returned from
Chicago this morning. The Judge inter
viewed several prominent capitalists
while east, the result of which will be
published hereafter
-.Jno. J. Sye. Of forwarding fame is
down from Townsend for a few days.
-Edward Hall, of Kingston, is at the
Eastman House
William McGtacllins, Of Seattle,
Washington Territory. arrived last night.
d. j. lEieilartlS. Of Bavier. Mo, came
in on last nights train.
&. 3. Billiard. Of phillipsbrrg, is in
the city
Thomas zIiilraney, Of Denver, Dol,
is looking al the coming Denver of Mon
tana.
u. X Ashton, Of Mexico, arrived |
last night and is surprised to find a
climate almost as warm as the one he
left.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
Mining Investments.
.tlInIitfec.

The mining Interests OF Eastern Mon
tana are only just beginning to assume
their proper importance among or vast
natural resources. and Judge AEagliire
who has just returned from a "prnspec.-
ln- tour among eastern capitalists hav-
Ing given them special attention. We
asked him lis opinion IL, to the 4apral
outlook for the investment OF capital
He thus tersey gives IT, ''practiraI
miners never were guilty OF perpetratin@
mining swindles; but the villainous
scllemers Of the great cities have in
great measure made them the scapegOats
to bear the odium thereof Capitalists
of the east. including large numbers
whose surplus Of money was small. and
who could not stand out-and-ot!t losses,
have been robbed of millions of money
through swindling corporations organized
on properties Of imaginary yaIue-holes
III the mining regions that no intelligent.
nTictlca. miner would risk months
work on. Where laws do not exist
under which such swindlers could be
prosecuted and made to answer for their
rascaijty bv term in the penitpntiars-
they should be enacted The inllucna"
of these confidence games in the name
of mining enterprises-for they arc moth
ing else-has extended to all classes, and
the very men who have been financially
successful in their preparation, as rule.
are the last ones to be induced to put Il
dollar in dishonest and legitimate enter
prise. This is q discouraging outlook:
but it will prove, after all, 1.-The dark
hour before day" The facts stand that
there are large amounts Of surplus capital
everywhere for profitable. honest invest
nent; and that we have here in Eastern
Montana mines, the working of which
will show larger returns for the money
invested than can he realized from in
ves!nent in any other field. Ny advice
II my mining friends, who are seeking
money for development. is, to let mining
boards and mining board men alone. and
go to the men direct, who have money to
invest. This will be found TO be some
what slow and tedious coursr-men Of
course handle the earnings Of Il lifetime
very cautiously-they are conservative,
and will make their investigations slow
y and with great care: but, when at last
convinced in all che essential points-as
- the soli,lity of titles, the intrinsic merit
of the property, etc, the required checks
viii be drawn. want to see the tables
turned on the rascals who have brought
The great mining industry into disroIGta.
Let the practical miners shan them rs
the swindlcrs they are
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
Sudden Eea.h.

Mr. N. C. Murray. who for tte past
year has been in the employ ii Pat
Worsllam, when able to perf1rn labor,
died suddenly at IA. III. yesterday ut the
Northern Pacific hotel. The deceased
has for some time complained OF his
head, and has often been obliged to lie
down until the trouble passed. II was
intended by our medical men to make
an autopsy. owing to a disagreement as
to the nature OF the disease). but AZ ii was
concluded to perform the funeral ritas at
O'Clock, the examination was not made
Pat Worsham has kindly taken it upon
himself and is settling all bills con racted
by the funeral. the deceased not hay ing
sufficient effects to cover all these eX-
penses. His watch and other iewelry will
be sent to his brother in Ohio.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
Destructive Fire.

At $50 a. m, to-day, fire was discov-
cred in the building used for school pur-
poses in the block owned by Walter
Matheson on 26th street. The fire made
such rapid progress that it was immedi-
ately apparent that despite all efforts
which might be made, the whole block
of the three buildings was doomed to be
destroyed; the citizens who were on the
scene, therefore turned their attention to
saving the furniture in the residence Of
Mr.. Matheson and succeeded in rescuing
the greater part Of it from destruction.
The buildings were erected at a cost of
about $1,000, and were insured for 81 800
in the the st. Paul Fire and Marine
Hpruld
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-12-12
Whitehall, Montana.
For Sale.

We will sell on January 9Th, 1888, at
Railsback's ranch, on Wilson creek, West
Galatin, to the highest bidder, the fol-
lowing property, to-wit:
Thirteen head of horses, one four-year-
old stallion, six head Of cattle, five OF
which are choice milk cows; two sets OF
harness, two wagons 81 and 81; hay, straw
and grain; one l6-inch sulky pillow, one
Woods mower and rake, one Woods wire
binder, .one cook stove. one heating stove
and some household goods. Terms under
$40, cash. Over that amount notes with
good security. will be taken with interest
at one per cent. per month.
46-3-w CUDNEX & RAILsRACK.