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The Dillon tribune., 1883-10-13
villartl's Policy.

The Chicago Tribune in speaking Of the
late attack on Willard stocks, says that the
capitalists who backed him in building the
Norther" Pacific, make four points agains,
Henry Villard's management.
First-He has wasted money In rushing
the road to completion SO rapidly. Getting
out Of reach Of congressional legislation, in
regard to land grants, might have been a
good thing, but while he was doing it Mr..
Willard got in the way Of a congressional
investigation, and spent great deal ol
money. Second-The construction OF
branches At high cost Of rental to the
Northern Pacific, along the main line and
Pacific coast. Thitd-Projecting terminal
facilities at Portland, which, it Is said, will
cost $6,ooo,ooo, If MIR. Villatd's ideas are
carried out. The want Of judgment In the
selection Of inferior subordinates. The road
needs sadly the best Of railroad managers
at both ends Of the line.
A plan Of action has been agreed Upon
among the board Of directors that, If Mr..
Willard will pledge himself to thorough re.
form In the matter Of. spending money, II
he can satisfy his backers that in the future.
the road will be run In the interest Of the
stock .holders, and In accordance with those
rules Of economy which govern successful
corporate enterprises, and If he will allow
the board Of directors to know all the de-.
tails Of expenditure, he doubtless will be
reelected president. fnot he will not be
chosen the head Of the road.
The Dillon tribune., 1883-10-13

- Old newspaper, for sal: cheap 1T
the TRInI.-.: OFFICE
The Dillon tribune., 1883-10-13
Important Postal Order.

An order has been issued to establish q
daily exchange through registered pouches
between the postmasters of Helena, Monta.
ma, and St. Paul, to 60 into effect on Mon.
day, October 18th. The pouches to leave
Helena at lo:4o p. m. via Billings and Hell.
ana railroad postoffice, and leave st. Paul at
SIP. m. via st. Paul and Fargo railroad
postoffice. An order has been issued estab.
fishing through registered pouch exchange
between the postmasters Of Chicago and
Helena, Montana, to 60 into effect October
18TH. Pouches to leave Chicago dai,y, ex-
cept Saturdays, at Up. m. via Chicago and
Minneapolis railroad postoffice, and leave
Helena daily, except Thursdays, at lo:4o
p. m. via Helena and Billings railroad post.
Office. With view to facilitate and hasten
the delivery Of mail matter in the large
cities, the postoffice department. is gradually
extending the system of sorting city mails
in postal cars which was tried on a small
scale with very satisfactory results some
time since. The plan is to classify city
mails as far as possible while In transit BY
distributing the mail matter in postal cars
under the head Of "for banks and bankers,
''for general postoffice" 'for postmasters''
,,for lock boxes" and for the several metro.
politan postal stations; SO it may be handled
quicker when It reaches its destination.
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The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-07-21
OXEN WALTZ.

The sensitive nature of Mozart. that
sweetest of all musical composers, is
well known. The slightest discard pro
duced in him irritation. and when en-
gagged in musical composition his feel
ings grew 9 intense that he, almost
Lost consciousness of all going on around
him. One day he was engaged in ar
ranging n of the most beautiful airs
in an opera he was composing, when
the butcher called for his pay. which
had long been due. In vain his wife
endeavored to attract the attention of
the rapt artist. who-scribbled away I'm
conscious of her presence She ran
dexnstairs. with tears in her eyes, tell
ing the hatcher that her husband could
not IS spoken to, and that he must
code smother time. But the man Of
blood was not easily to be daaated; he
mnat hive iia bill. settled, and spsak
With Nosert, hinself, 6 he would not
aeads anothsr. ounce Of meat. He a.
ssndsd The stairs. Nosart, 1diseaatly
~eoassioas that something had pasisd h
HE ke.llsg
the A&bGlpuslp his hptasin q paper,|
Shsavy Mos41n5essdsl II
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the hall. His stickwas at hand. With
out turning his eyes from the sheet, be
held his stick against the door to Keep
ont The intruder.
Bat the steps were approaching. No
Fart. more anxious. hurried as fast as
he could, when IA rap at the door de.
manded permission to enter. The beau
tifnl etf"sion was in danger of being
lost. The aff.ight-l composer cast a
fugitive g'nnce at his stick; i: was too
short. With anxiety Wondering on fren
~, h. looked around his room, and a
pale standing behind the curtain caught
his eye this he seized. holding it with
all his might against the door, writing
like fury all thu while. The knob was
turned, but the pole withstood the first
effort. a pause succeeded. Words
We're heard on the staircase, and the in
truaer renewed his efforts the second
time. But the strength of the compo
ser seemed to increase with his anxiety.
Large drops Of perspiration stood on
his forehead. Stemming the pole
against his left breast with the force ct
despair, he still kept out the visitor.
He succeeded but for Il moment, vet it
was a precious moment, the delightful
air was poured upon the paper; it was
saved
Mr.. Mozart-' said the butcher.
HALT! halt" said thu composer
Selling the manuscript, and hurting
towards the pianoforte. Down he sat,
and the most delightful air that was
ever heard responded from tie instru
ment. The eyes Of his wife. and even
of the butcher, began to moisten. Mo-
Fart finished the tune. rose again. and
running to the writing. desk, he filled
out wlatwas wanting.
"Weil, Mr.. Mozart" said the butch
err, when the artist had finished. you
know. that l am to marry"
mo, do not" said Mozart, who
had somewhat recovered from his mcsi
cal trance.
''Well, then. you know it now, and
You also know that you owe me money
for meat.
II do" said Mozart, with a sigh.
"Never mind" said the man. unde,
whose blood stained coat beat a feeling
heart ; lyon make me Il fue waltz for
my marriage ball, and 1 will canoe. the
debt and lei you have meat for d veal
to GOMEZ
at is a bargain!' cried the lively
and gifted Mozart !; and down he sat,
and a waltz was elected from the ina
trument-such a waltz as tho butcher
had never before heard.
"Meat for a year, did I say 2" ex-
claimed the enrapturcd butcher. mo ;
one hundred ducats you shall have for
this waltz. but ( want it with trumuets
ana horns. and fudles-y0u know best
and soon tool"
lyon shall have it so," said MOI art,
who could scarcely trust his ears, and
III n hour you may send for it."
The liberal minded butcher retired
In an hour the waltz was set in full or.
chestra music. The butcher returned,
was delighted with the music, and paid
Mozart his one hundred ducats-a sum
more splendid than he had over receiv
ed from thesEmperor for the greatest
of his operas.
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Chr Gbibnoaux 5rntintl.
SATURDAY, JULY 81, 1883.
TO THE DEATH.

The Early Peach came to a place
where four roads met. He slapped his
chest with his stem and looked to the
east and the south.
HBismillah he cried. 81 am the
boss, and I drive the ambuIance."
The little Green Apple came down
the long road from the west and heard
him. He bowed to the north aud he
bowed to the west.
Il am the son of the cyclone" he
shouted, s'and I travel with my own or;
vate coroner"
"By the camel of Mahomet,' said the
Early Peach II am the friend of the
sexton. and I can knock you ont in four
rounds, MARQUIS Of Tewksbury rnles.'
.Come to the wake,' shrieked the
little Green Apple, ''and you may call
me the harmless pawpaw of the wilder
ness if I cannot double up the man who
planted you"
Then they looked down the four
long roads and waited for some ono to
practise on. From the east came a
fair young girl from Vassar college.
and H., from the south came a gray
haired African.
.sTake you tho fair STUDENT" said the
Early Peach.
mot l." said the little Green APP
pie, 81 lida't come here to attempt i'm
possibilities. For nearly four years
that girl has sat at slrreptitious mid
night lunches ; she has broken up a
score of young men with her ice cream
bills. and Still she is hungry. But l
will stand aside and give you a chance
at the African
Il am not on the suicide lay this
morning." said the Early Peach. Il
know him, and already since yester-
day evening" sun there have .reposed
beneath his untroub!ed vest a peck and
q half of my brethren. and he is even
now tamished. He is known as the de
stroyer of watermelons, and all my
tribe fear him. Allah is great. but some
things are impossible So they let
many people pass by unframed. the
old. the tough. the wary and the well sea
soned. But when the day was far
spent, coming down from the far w.s.
they saw a ruddy boy, the pride and
JOY of his home, and the torment Of
his teacher. Whistling a merry rounde
lay he came, his face as rosy as the
glowing west, his heart as light as this
tie down.
He was their meat.
The Early Peach and the little Green
Apple set their teeth and breat hed hard
as he came near.
Nov :" they shrieked, and with IL
vid hate they ferceiy sprung upon
him.
In two short minutes that boy had
both Of them down, aud as he cracked
the peach pit to get at the .''goody," lie
said
'sBy jimmy jinks, I visit I knowed
where I could find a bushel of them
fellers."
The Early Peach with q dying gasp
turned and said:
I'VE we're taken i'm
With a hollow groan the little Green
Apple replied
..Of corpse" j
But the boy slept sound'y all that
night aud came back the next day to
look tor more.-B~rAington Hawkeye.
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A UTAH FISH SToRY.-They sa,
around the White House stove yester
day swapping lies, and when jackson
had exhausted his store Jones opened
his sample case and began.
II was down in water canon. south
east Nevada, last fall. near Mormon
Spring, where the water rushes through
and under a mountain thirty-fve miles
ACROSS"
"Tnnnelled perhaps" said jackson.
mo, it's q natural water course, and
comes out boiling on 'tother side, then
runs off in IL big stream"
'How does it perforate the noun
tain !" said jackson.
There's a series Of beautiful falls.
with nice steps leading down, then a
deep pool as clear as crystal, with plen
ty Of mountain trout sporting at the
bottom. One day q band of Apache In
dams pitched their wickiups near this
stream, and IN old buck and his squaw
hearing the rushing waters below, went
down the natural stairway to the stream.
The old buck seeing the trout in the
bottom, made his squaw dive for them. :,
"And did she do it r. asked jackson.
"You. bet, for Indian bucks won't
stand .foolishness. But the squaw
didn't come up. She went clear under
that mountain and came out 'tother
aide, thirty.Avs miles. 1
~Didlk drown her Z" said Jackson.
who haA bssene very much interested
n the AeSef he squaw.
che came outdripping wst with
) tttosboun6 trodt II her I1odth aud
90 10 pa66 kand.-Salt Lake Tribune
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-31
Washington Society World.

The wedding of Miss Mabel Bayard, eldest daughter of Senator Bayard, of Delaware, and MT. Samuel D. Warren, Jr., of Boston, took place at the Church of the Ascension Thursday morning in the presence of distinguished company of invited guests The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Elliot. There were ten ushers and eight brides maids. The bride, leaning upon the arm of her father, entered the church at II :45, and was met at the chancel-rail by the groom and his best man, MT. Wetmore, of Michigan. The brides dress was of heavy white satin, the back of the train falling in long folds and the front covered with point lace fiounces. Paniers were shirred across the hips, and the high corsage was cut with square neck and elbow sleeves and finished with point lace.
 Her only ornaments were 8 string ot gold beads around her throat. Her bou quet was of white roses, and the long tulle veil was confined to the head by { chaplet of orange blossoms. The eigh- bridesmaids were the two Misses Bay ard, sisters of the bride, Miss Warren Miss Crebbs, Miss Marshall, Miss An drews, Miss Kane, and Miss Lockwood The dresses of these brides attendant were of white null, over silk, the skirt demi- train, and the fronts covered witl ruffles of pompadour and Aurillac lace They wore large white Gainsborougl hats, covered with white plumes an, faced with sapphire and ruby velvet each bridesmaid carrying bouquet c colored roses in her hand
 The reception that followed at tn residence of Senator Bayard was larg affair, and the house was crowded unt the bride and groom departed to take tn 4 o'clock train for the North. A elaborate collation. was served in tn dining-room, and souvenirs of weddin cake were provided for the guests Many handsome presents were made but were not displayed.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-31

the young woman told herself that there was all the more reason why he should have spent an evening in her society and out of temptation's way.
 Miss Eunice and the family horses kept Grentham from bad company sev eral times afterward, the only fault the lady could find being that Grentham, who always stopped few moments at 8 ''road house" to rest the horses, would return smelling of liquor, although his manner never became offensive. She noticed, too, that he seemed to know many ''fast' looking men who drove up that way from the city.
 One evening he rejoined her in the parlor of the hostelry, and, looking somewhat troubled, said:
 "One of the horses has famed himself in some way; must ask you to let me take you home by train, and will come down tomorrow for the team"
 Eunice acquiesced; she would willingly have walked home by the side of Platt Grentham, although the road was dusty and the weather very hot. The railway station was easily reached; Grentham bought two tickets for Ridgeton, which was only half dozen miles away, found good seats, stuck the tickets in the cas- ing of the car window, and as the train started asked Miss Eunice to excuse him for a moment that he might speak to an acquaintance whom he had seen enter another car.
 Grentham had not returned when the train reached Ridgeton, so Eunice hur- ried out alone to meet him on the plat- form. But he was not there, and finally she walked home alone, to explain what had happened and to say that her escort had probably been carried past the sta- tion.
 Neither Grentham nor the horses were seen again in a week, so Roysham finally went to the place indicated by his daughter to look after his team. He found the animals looking remarkably well, but they were at the pole of 0 car riage he had not seen before, and when he attempted to take them, stout man in large diamond and thick cigar ob- jected, on the ground that he had paid Platt Grentham four hundred dollars for them week before, and made them more valuable since.
 Then there was indignation and tears in the Roysham family. Old Grentham paid the full value of the horses, on the one condition that the truth about their loss should never be divulged. In deal ing with the old banker Roysham found his own long-lost spirits in such good condition that he again assumed control of the family. He did not buy another pair of horses, and he allowed his children to associate with their old friends. And Eunice married the young rector, and has not yet had occasion for regret. t.-NeaO York Hour.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-31
Some Very Early Potatoes.

If one cares to try how early he can get a small crop of potatoes, he should begin at once, We say " a small crop," as with Bermuda so near, we doubt if this enterprise would pay commercially. Select the seed potatoes of an early va riety of moderate size, as nearly alike as possible, and stack them in @ shallow box-or boxes. The potatoes should be stacked in regularly, placing the seed end uppermost, as many as the box will hold. Set the box at sunny window and give it all the light possible, and in fairly warm room. Sprouts will soon appear, but instead of being long and slender, as are those formed in shady place, they will be short, thick and stubby. Being deprived of moisture they make but little growth, but when planted in the open ground, are ready to grow at once. They should be planted as early as seems safe. It will be we'll to nail boards together at right angles, like an eaves-trough, and place them along the rows in case frost is feared, these sheds may be turned over the vines to protect them. Straw covering :! will answer.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-31

She has marked desire for harmonious surroundings, and this harmonious de- sire you see illustrated in the manner in which she creates order in the house. You will find, moreover, that woman always looks for totality of facts.
 eff we have established male and female principle of action, to what inn portant conclusion are we not justified in reaching in the domain of science? And if there be thus male and female prin- ciple, why should not the two sexes join together in pursuing these scientific in vestigations? Why should not woman be expected to give to the world finer observations, more delicate experiments, than man has yet given? Why should we not look to her to explain various things to far greater and finer degree than we obtain from the male sex? Woman is the angel of mans life, and smooths his pillow unto death. She pours into his cup of days the sweetest balm of joy and peace.
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-31
A Story of London.

The London PaU MaU Gazette of January 10 contains the following:
 "Here is a story of the poor of Lon. don. as unfolded before the St. Pancras coroner yesterday. Mary Baxter, wom- an of fifty, who had lived with boot closer in 8 single room in house in Lit tie Clarendon street several years, was two years in arrears with her rent. Her landlord, MT. Coxhill, distrained her goods, seizing also the tools of her com panion, who was at work in Stratford. She was left shivering ill fireless room, with barely sufficient clothes to cover her, and no furniture but an old sack. The next day the landlord sent man to remove the door and window of the room.
 "The act was illegal; he had no war rant; but what could the woman do The rain came in and saturated her scanty clothing as she lay weak and help- less on her sack. The night passed. In the morning, the last day but one of the old year, 8 neighbor came in. He found her almost insensible, but she murmured, Give me time,' supposing him to be her landlord.
 "She had lain two days and two nights in an empty room, to which for the last twenty-four hours the wind and rain had free access, and although she was re. moved to the workhouse she died in three days. Cases such as this are occurring all round us, but how little we know of them, and alas is it not ofte1 true that though we know little we car, | less ?"
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-31
Spells Words Backward.

In the plantation of Oakfeld, Aroos- took County, Me-, there is girl who possesses the faculty of spelling difficult words backward without hesitation. Her name is Hattie M. Drew; and she is just past her twelfth birthday and resides with her parents in Oakfeld. They are people of moderate education, living upon farm in rural community. While this girl is bright and smart as the aver
 age of her mates she never attracted par ticular attention until, little more than year ago, it was discovered she pos sessed the singular gift of spelling any word she was acquainted with, backward and without hesitation. At spelling match recently held in the school which she attends, without any warning, she stood before the audience for some ten minutes, spelling words selected at ran dom, some for their difficulty of combin- ation, but without any previous knowl- edge of what they were to be, rapidly and correctly, except one or two words 1 which she could not spell in the proper way, and when prompted in the correct spelling of these, she immediately re- versed it. Among the words which she spelled were: Galaxy, syzygy, astron- omy, robin, photography, difficulty, at tendance, indivisible, etc. All of these were spelled as rapidly as the eye could follow, without a single displacement of 8 letter. Has any other person without any training been able to do this or sim liar feats |? In addition, it may be said, upon the testimony of the girl, that "she can see the words in her mind, and knows no reason why she should not read the letters backward as in the usual way"
Connecticut western news., 1883-01-31
THE COMING MAN.
The President of the Lime-Kiln Club Tells
 Us What He Shall be.
IFrom the Detroit Free Press. l

frOm the D6UrOlU fr6e 1reSS.l
 "De comin' man hasn't come yet" said Brother Gardner, as he looked Giveadam Jones square in the eye and motioned to Elder Toots to draw in his feet and let the heat of the stove have chance to circulate around the hall. "No, gem'len. de comin' man hasn't arrove in dis kentry yet, an if de rheu- matlcs keeps on boderin' me, l can't expect to be on airth when he gets heah an take him by the han an tell him how powerful glad is to see him. But some of our chill'en may lib to see him, an dar'l be sich 8 celebrashun as no Fo'th of July kin hold candle to.
 ''De comin' man, my friends, will go to Congress unpledged, an come home unbribed an widout fear of meetin' de people who sent him dar'.
 'De comin' man will be 'lected State, County or City Treasurer, an when his term has expired his books will balance an his accounts will be squar' to cent.
 "De comin' man will have 8 reverence fur de Constitushun of de Union an 8 respect fur de laws of his own State.
 ''De comin' man will look sternly upon embezzlement, bribery an all sorts of fraud, an he will take squar' stand upon an honest polytical platform.
 "If de comin' man should happen to be 'lected to de Common Council de peo- pie of dat city would h'ar such rattlin' an shakin' of dry bones dat de music of ten brass bands couldn't drown de noise.
 "As I menshuned befo' de comin' man hasn't got heah yet, an when I pick up de daily paper an scan de daily record of crime, can't help but feel dat de hero will find sich job laid out fur him dat he will go down into his butes an' nebber be seen nor heard of again.
 "While don't want to occupy de wal uable time ob dis meetin' ober an hour an a-half furder, feel it my dooty to remark dat dis Lime-Kiln Club isn't gwine to wait fur any comin' man to come. De Committee on Finance am gwine to look into our lodge safe once a week ali freu de var, an if de money doan' tally wid de Secretary's fggers a cyclone will begin to circle. While de ianitor ob dis club am only allowed to handle seventeen cents per week, de fust time he makes seven an five count up thirteen he will be missed from his ac- customed paths.
 "While dar am materially fraterna] feelin' in lodge of dis sort, dat feelin must chop squar' off when bruddel member am seen promenadin' down to de stashun in company wid purleeceman Love one anoder, but return borrowed money exactly when you promise. Stan | by 8 member in distress, but let hin know dat as soon as he gifts we'll he vii be expected to airn his own meat an 'ta ters an tiah-wood. Anticipate reduc shun in house rent, but doan' move ou in de night owin' de landlord back rent Be obleegin', but when man return your coffy-mill minus de handle an boa cog-wheels, doan' fail to drap a hint da it would be less trubble fur him to drinl tea or pound his coffee in rag. Let u now embarrass de reg'lar order of biz |