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The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-08-22
The Farmers Dream.

The farmer tips back in the old oaken chair;
His hand on his head and his feet on the
And he dreams of the days when his prospects
And he worked all the day in grocery-store.
How he measured out sugar for Mary and
And liberties never once took with the till;
When he wore patent-leathers that ruined his
When he called on Jemima, just over the
hill.
He thinks Of the days when they roamed
And heard the shril notes of the gay whip
Whom tSa, d1;.,n, ., mon. r+t,. mn n tho
shade
OF button-ball hanging just over the rill.
He looks at the pictures through spectacles
And Jemima he sees in vision of bliss,
just the same as she looked in the days when
The wicket across for the tra-la.la kiss.
He thints OF the years that he's worked over
witt shovel. rake, harrow. pillow. beanpole.
He remembers the night to propose that he
And nj 81! no" he wishes she'd only said
For then might his life be Of idleness full.
He could loaf through the daytime sunshiny
And not have to TO larrup an old brindle bull,
And jerk up the turnips from morning till
But VII. :h;.s i ts the use of his 'bah'" and his
And what 10 the use Of his sadness and woe,
AZ ia Only say
"NOT-Puck
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A Tragedtan Among the Boys.

II have been q school boy myself 10
a small way said Mr.. Lawrence bss'
rett, the tragedian, to the pupils OF luz
Central Grammar School in Brooklyn
yesterday. ::
The actor seemed a little nervous u
addressing his youthful audience auU
said so.
Perhaps he continued, 1.-THE r !t;r
son have faced larger and posslO!
more critical audiences with less nel.
business was the reflection that VIZ
but endeavoring to interpret the alno ::
divine thoughts of another instead u
speaking for myself. We are al. ~
CROPPING in tho dark. blindly looklIMi
out for the tasks, be they great or smss
laid out for us. Out of labor comes IL
pose; out of work u due sense OF haPp'
ness at labor we'll done.'
After speaking upon the grana ~
suits achieved by education Mr. ba'''''
said:
II am sorry / cannot say any NV;
at this time, but if had the saylns.a
thousand words could not 90 I W.,
than wish you, as do now, all the!::
and happiness of life until it enos'
AeV IosE Journal.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-08-22
Jay Gould's D,urhte,

Jay Gould's daughter Mn,
gagged to her fathers h,oh n,ellle is o,
Washington F. Conner. I ~ arta.,
runs something like this: A. me ston
report was received with i'm; ne ntst Ii,
the young woman's youth e.lsedulit
that she had not made her d.h the tae
ciety, and that Mr.. Conner u , in 50
twenty-five years her senior ~s al alnos
s several of New YORK; had
famous bellies, all tended to ,hs nos
air OF doubt around the re,a anrow a,
the story that Mr.. Conner w" Bull
sake his elegant apartments va" "s to fos
Forty-tifth street and beconsa' ~ Ely.
dick, with Miss Gould as his = Rs, ssas.
gained force with every repet;t I;eatres
Conner himself refused to cons Mt
deny the statement. A Rroo a''Fn 0,
broker comments: Miss Gon su street
OF the brightest and swaat u'u ls %.
ladies in the city. She has been been s i'st;
educated and is highly accom ovI nnel!
She is IN artist Of no mean ah;l?pt, ,.saed
her collection of bric-a-brac J, "a aud
has been adorned BY her ns,o HHael
brush. has been greatly admiral redc'' sad
dresses plainly but richly, and wh.S ~
town can be seen any afternoon" de. ID
through the park with her, S Ssas1as
George. She is probably the , ros
heiress in America, and on her fa a.taess
death will come in for 500 ~ ,a naN
$50, OOO, OOO." ''''"" o.
MIR. Conner has been Jay Gonh,,
partner since 1876. He is said "a y
the owner of the steam yacht Otto ~ y
Ma. and is member of the Amss saa
Steam Yacht Club. He wa, ho.S
Spring street and is thorough I'M m
Yorker. Abstemious in his haiti. WV y
is rarely seen in society. He is SAL, u !
bc WORTH $2.0oO.O00, and to o WV IT, ~
fortune not 10 Gould, but to his s. os NY
ab;lity.-Eoston Times. $50 WV
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he royal seraglio of Persia cont.;,.
~ ~ europeans or male persons over The
age OF II. Each royal fayorite I hss Inc tns
separate pavilion and her STAFF oa s u"e
b ber, rs, ner equiRages. her jewels and
cener. ISuIe. The principal favorite
e eonfarrayy mas sone high-soundinr title
i ;nht 80 upon her, such as "T6e De-.
nesa. VI tne State" The ladies ara
tw w,ee seen abroad unveiled, save one ~
of off, th .; the men nandsomer or more tiipbtr
=. .Ie.r number, who sometimes whayy
H, y. in their glass coaches nnr mnen
~ give rather liberal display Of t Ross,
SSaaIs 10 passers-by in carriaoas az u. ao
horseback. 1t is quite certain ~ ~ On
ha Su save the King enters the ron ~
a a,;ra or having done so, leaves S !.
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Mistreated Him.

One day. several years ago. viii.
Addison was sitting in his .:ssr, ras
room, revising his Cato, he received;.
following note from Dick Steele: ~,
darling Addison: am in that c.r;S
profanely known as Gehenna's exc,r:
ton. My morning hours are disturhi
by collectors and my evening momeoh
are made harsh by the footsteps Of tn
man l owe. Addison, we have alvM,
been good friends. am a whie AM
you are whig, in this kingdom ~ th
seas Ed gar Poe will in the futur
express it-but can't you help me out
of this fix?''
Addison had but little money. n
fact he owed the grocer, the barber and
the candlestick manipulation, bu. /,
pawned his gold spurs, his richly orn,,
mcnted sword, his silver tea-pot-bb
all. and raising a hundred pounds sent
the sum to his distressed friend. SCI,
eral days afterwards, when Addison
found himself in Steclc's neighborhood
he decided to 60 up and see il there
were any other way in which be could
help his poor friend. As he approach,
ed the door leading into Steele's room
he heard music aud dancing and sound
only BETTING the abode of those who
felt the weight of many nickels, but
hating not, he showed open the door
and entered. Steele, dressed in sui
OF tawdry clothes, stood in the middle
OF the room. On the sofa sat y youugwe
man with a discolored eye; beside hs
reclined a woman with bad teeth; while
at the right stood women who werend
grand-motherly in appearance Dr.
dies and hilarious bucks stood around
and upon the whole, the scene was one
OF fashion ami excessive refinement
When Addison entered, Steele, who bad
been turning the crank of a musical IN.
strument, arose and said:
''Hah, here is Mr.. Addison. We az
all glad to see him. Addison, how do
You find YOURSELF"
Addison was disgusted. He looked
at the table, loaded with ham sand
wiches and said:
II thought, sir, that my donation
was intended to keep you from prl'
Correct you are, Gully exclaimed
Steele, ''but now that I am out We
should enjoy ourselves. Henry 40
dressing q boy, ''bring Mr.. Addison .
glass OF beer. All, my dear essayst
you do not seem to be enjoying your
self. Had to soak your household goods
to keep me out, Ell? Glad to hear It
Fine thing to have friends, Addy-h1e
thing. Hadn't been for you, would
have been in Jail. As it is, am giving
a dinner. Say, can't you lend me se''
cents?'
These arc historical facts, yet there
arc literary historians who say tna
Addison mistreated Dick Steele.--A
kansuW Traveller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03

A remarkable book has recently
been issued by the Historical Pub
fishing Co., OF Philadelphia and st.
Louis, entitled, "The Worlds Won
ders," 1t is a history Of all the great
explorations Of the world, and the
wonderful things seen by the explorers
in the Polar and Tropical regions oil
I'll the earth. Til The work is by the rising
young author, Mr.. ]. w. Bues, whose
books have had such remarkable sue
cess during the past few years. II ha.
many excellent features, is highly rec
commended as a work OF value and in
terest, and although issued only tel
months ago, we learn from the pub
fishers that it has already reached th'
marvellous circulation of 81 large edi
tions, SURPRISING the record Of an.
other book ever published in thi
country. 1t is sold by subscription
only, and persons desiring employ
ment viii find the publishers adver
tisement in another column oil thi
paper
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03
Commissioner Blacks Report.

The first annual report of Commits
siner Of Pensions Black shows that at
the end Of the fiscal year there were
345 125 pensioners on the roll, of whom
2,645 were survivors Of the war of 1872
and 1,712 widows of those who served
in that war. The amount paid for
pensions was $64,o7S, ,435, and the aver
age value Of each pension was $110,36
During the year the net increase in
the value of $S,069,S3S. There was
paid out $780, 1862 OH account of arrears
in pensions Since 1861, 99669 99699,S4( S4i(
claims claims foi peirsions have been present
ed, Of which number 5S0,S97 have
been allowed, aggregrating il yalu,
/ S744,o40,54l The report shows that
Of The whol; number Of invalid claim
fled, SO per cent. have been allowed
Of the widows, S. per cent; Of depend
ent mothers, Sc per cent, and of de
pendent fathers claims filed, 20 pc
cent. have been allowed, and, Of tn
aggregate of all classes filed, 81 pc
cent have been allowed. Commis
sioner Black recommends that an in
! creased pension lie allowed in cases {
! total deafness that the act OF Marc
J 8, 1885, be extended to soldiers an
! sailors while in line OF duty who los
) an arm above the knee joint, ths
| pension agents be authorized to as
! penalty envelopes for their officil
correspondence, under restrictions an
penalties Of existing laws three ne
}. law clerks be allowed for the pensio
. appeal board, and that fire pro,
G shelves be erected for preserving Il
e records Of the Office. Commission,
:. Black also submits a plan for proven
ing the issuance of checks to fraud
Q lent pensioners.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03

The December Eclectic, closing the
forty-second volume Of the new series,
is one Of excellent quality and keeps
up the reputation Of the magazine.
The Eclectic has had a long and honor
able life and it seems likely to be per.
petuated on the same lines for q long
time to come. A magazine OF this de.
scription is now almost necessity on
the library table Of all thoughtfnl stu,
dents who wish to keep themselves al
courant with the great contemporary
writer's Of the world.
Published by +. R. Pelton. rs BOND
street, New York. Terms, $5 year
single number, As cents; trial sub
scription for three months, 81. &c
LEcTrc and any "A magazine, ss.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03
PIantnsion Philosophy.

Er man mus keep movin' 1t am
de still water dat gifts foul.
/ known er nam wunst dat neber
tole but one truf, an dat wuz when
he 'nowletged dat he had tole lie.
Folks what puts on all de cloze da
ken git puts me in mine OBJ er sweet
pertater patch dat am all gone ter
vines.
1t ain de stronges' pnsson dat hab
got de besP holt on life. Hickry is mi
ty tuff wood, but it rots quicker den
'poplah.
Success ter er ole man ain grab
bed an joyed SO keen ez it am wild er
young pusson. De sweetes' peaches
aim dem whut gifts ripe in de gall o
de yeah. LN
1t am generally de mighty SHARP
man dat iales in bizness arter he an
wuth many dollahs. Yer ken knock
s ssr ; gap o,iter ii si,i,rp knife easier der
er fro. -
/ doan know why er pusson want
ter cut off er dogs tail. Ef natu
hadn't wanted de dog ter hab er tai
she wouldn' hab gin him one. It's e
pityful sight ter see er glad dog try te
wag bis tail when he ain got nons
It puts me in mine oh er man dat ha'
los bo' arms tryin' ter shake han
wild er frien'. 1t sartinly doan ini
prube er dogs looks ter cut off his tai
an dar otter be er law passed ter pre-
vent sich krewlnus. Ef wuz er Dol
tail dog folks w'u'd hab Ter took da
chances.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03

keep house? 2, Is the cook furnished,
and at what pnce? 3. Isthe garden
furnished? 4 Is tha table furnished
also beds and bed clothing and SER
wants to sweep the house and make
up beds? ) Does the government
pay for he entertainment Of visitors
at the White House when they stay
four six aud ten days? 4 Are the
large dinners paid for by the govern
ment ol 10y the President who gives
them? T. Does the government fur
nish carriage and horses for the Pres
ident and driver? S. Does the
President incur much expense OF his
own, and is much Of his $4,000 salary
taken up in the expenses Of his house
holdT
These questions may be briefly an
swered rs follows:
|, Everything is furnished that is
necessary for housekecping--beds,
bedding, silverware, table linen, etc
2. The cook is not furnished. The
President employs his own cook and
pays price to suit himself
8. There is no garden. There used
to be a fine one kept for the use Of
the White House upon the ground
now occupied by the state, war and
navy department. building Every
thing is now bought in the markets
here, which are very fine.
T. The table is supplied with all its
china, silvcrware, etc, but the food OF
all kinds which is purchased for it is
bought at the Presidents own ex-
pense The servants which attend to
all the duties OF the household are
employed by the President and paid
out OF his own purse.
5. The government does not pay
.or the entertainment OF the Presi-
dents guests. The President pays all
The running expenses OF the house,
hold
6. The large dinners and entertain.
mcnts Of all kinds are paid for by the
President ont Of his private funds
None ofthem are paid for by the gov.
ernment.
z. The government does not fur
nish horses or carriages or driver foi
the President though it does furnish
horses and carriages to most of the
cabinet officers The President sup
plies his own horses and carriages ant
Ieplploys and pays his own driver
| The horses are kept at the Whit,
House stables, but are fed and carec
for at The Presidents expense.
5. The President does incur very
large expense in attending to the du
ties Of his position Fer instance, tn,
Resident is expected and required b,
custom to give u number OF dinner
during the session Of congress. On,
to justices Of the supreme court on,
to the diplomatic corps, one to tn
cabinet, and others to members Of con
gress, army and navy officers, etc
4 These dinners, which are composed 0
dozen oi fifteen courses and hall a
many kinds of wine, are very expen
siye, costing probably $40 for eacl
guest, so that when you count ha'
dozen or dozen Of these entertain
ments, with thirty Or forty guests q
efch, you can see that the expense
pretty heavy. 1t has been often a.
serted that Presidents do not save an,
! thing out Of their salaries. This
; probably an exageration, but the
! expenses are doubtless very heavy
: KnorpiHe Tribune.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03

The subject Of the revision OF the
rules OF the House has taken the place
OF the usual Epeakership contest. AS
members arrive it is discovered that
those who have been former members
OF Congress have very definite opin-
ions upon this subject The majority
favor revision. The discussion has
brought out one fact that the public
probably has not hitherto had knowl-
ledge, The present revision is the re-
suit in part OF the deliberations OF q
joint committee OF five ef the House
and Senate. OF this committee Gem
eral Garfield and Mr.. Randall were
members. The joint committee
agreed that every proposition which
did not receive the unanimous ap-
lproval Of the committee should be re-
ljected.
The The proposition was made that
,.iithere should he absolutely no legisla-
ton OF atgt neral character upon ap-
Ipropriation bills. Four members Of
this joint committee agreed to this
proposition; Randall opposed 1t.
Randall's opposition defeated the pro.
Iposed new rule. General Garfield
then warned Randall that he had
made 9 mistake and said that ii the
House should continue to legislate on
the appropriation bills the result
would ultimately be that these billt
: wouIdsbe taken from the appropria.
! ton committee and the great power
: Of that committee be destroyed. The
7 indications now are that General Gar
= fields prophecy is 10 be in part real
r lied.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03
IngersolI IL yyashlngson.

Washington Special New York
has gained another conspicuous citi-
zen at the expense OF Washington.
This time it is Col. Robert G. Inger-
soil. He has sold q fine house he
built here short time ago to Mr.. Nc
Creery, Of San Francisco. Mr.. Nc
Creery is brother-in-law Of Justice
Field, Col, Ingersoll will hereafter
live in New York. His career here
has not been without interest, He
was in the-full tide OF his prosperity
about five years ago and coined mon
ey by lecturing, book-writing and
what purported to be the practice of
the law. He was extremely conspic-
uous in Washington, as indeed he is
under all circumstances, being loud
of voice and ford in manner, to say
nothing of face and figure worthy OF
Gambrinus himself. He gave weekly
receptions to miscellaneous crowd
of cranks, politicians and the multi
tude Of people who are willing to go
where they are invited. He promul-
gated his theories regarding social as
we'll as theological matters with gar
rulous simplicity that was absolutely
delicious. He wanted everybody to
bring up children as he had brought
up his alleging that he had made
them generous, prudent, ,unselfsh and
full Of integrity, by leaving untold
sums of money in an open bureau
drawer, where they went and helped
themselves without let or hindrance
Oh course, the results Of this system
IT'S emphasized in Col. Ingerson's fam
lily were matters of opinion, but it wsls
generally thought that the restrain
ing hand OF good taste was painfully
needed for those young persons. Al
it turns out in the late sale of his
house to Mr.. McCreery that it wa'
mortgaged for less than half its value
this princely method Of family ex
| penditure cannot be considered a pro
nounced success.
Col Ingersoll occasionally appeared
before the Supreme Court, where hi
torpes and metaphors used to ammo!
the old gentlemen dreadfully. The!
desired a concise and lawyer-lik,
statement from counsel, instead, of
| lowery defamation beloved at then
by e gentleman gentleman who ioosened hi
| necktie and unbuttoned his coat be
fore beginning an argument. 1t wa
comical to watch the countenance q
the Justices on the Supreme Bencl
when these circus performance occa
sionally took place before then
: They always looked as black as night
and their endeavers to make Col. In
gersoll feel dignifed rebuke wa
like firing bird shot at rhinoceroi
At last the Star Route trials finishe
Col, Ingersoll up as a lawyer in Wash
ington, Since then he has virtual
ceased to consider Washington as hi
. home, although he still owns propert
here. But he has finally removed t
New York with the intention of spenC
ing his there when he is not on h
New Mexican ranch. This last hs
proved q profitable investment to hin
and although his lectures and bool
; no longer bring him in the none
: they formerly did, yet be is stilla ric
men. M
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03
Rosecraas o.. Ssrant.

General w. 8. Rosecrans thinke
that the military career Of Gen. Grant
is subject to question and criticism.
With that view, Rosecrans has con
tributed an article to the North As.eY.
lean Review (December), on "The Mis-,
takes Of Grant" in which he gives
many new facts relating to the Army
Of the Cumberland while it was unde.
his command. "Old Rosy" is rathel
severe in his little peroration. HI
says W
the principles and habits of a Ions
life with me have been against the OBJ
trusion Of personal views Upon public
attention; but truth and justice re
quire that, upon historical events es
pecially within my cognizsnce,
should not in silence permit insatia
ble and conscienceless egotism unde
the shadow OF great name, to masqnc
rade rs the muse Of history.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03
A GImt Of wheat at Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 27.--There are
over | 800 cars Of wheat in sight Of
Minneapolis to-day. and yesterday
there we're over 1900 cars, with over
6,O0O, 900 bushels in the elevators
There is only left .500. 900 bushels ca.
pacity unoccupied, al Of which is
virtually under control OF private par
ties. Sheds to take care OF 100000
bushels additional are being built, and
/ it is thought side track lots will be
sent 70 Duluth for storage.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November 26--
The secretary Of the Iron and Steel
Association reports that prices have
been steadily advanced for the past
three months. Following are the fig
ures for August and for November
Pigiron s17.s5asls,25; steel rails, s27.
5Oa$SS.00; bar iron, $ss,OsasSs.20
cut nails, S2O5as252-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03

There died in wallingford, Conn,
lately, spinster who remained one
or account Of q curious pre-nuptial
quarrel. The dag had been hxed for
her wedding, and che and her intend
Cd husband began to put down carpets
In the house they we're to occupy.
She vented them laid one way, ne an
other. They quarrelled and sspara.
ted. He died shortly afterward. and
lthe lady never married
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03
Governor EEoadley's Law Pruc.

Dan McConville. the Third Auditor
Of the Treasury and ex-priyate secre-
tary Of Governor Hoadley, tells me
that Hoadley will go back to his law
practice at Cincinnati, and that he
will make $4,000 a year at it.
"Governor Hoadley held to his part
hlawhile in Office and his Law
business went on through bis partner
His income from the law, however, fel
from $4,000 q. year to about $4,000
which, added to the $4,000 Of Guber
material salary, made his income las
year only $4,000. It costs him more
than half ofthis to live, and ! know
he is glad to get out Of politics ant
back again at the law He is rich yol
know, and | suppose he is worth sev
eral hundred thousand dollars. HI
has a comfortable home at Cincinnati
ii, and living there is pleasanter thai
at Columbus" t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03

A reader Of this correspondence
writes from Tennessee asking some
questions about the details OF the
Presidents life IN the White House.
He asks several questions as follows:
Al What does the President have
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-12-03

A young postmaster OF village
postoffice was hard at work when a
gentle tap wss heard upon the door,
and III stepped bashfui maiden OF
sixteen, with a money order, which
she desired cashed. She handed it to
the official with a bashful smile, who
tier closely examining it, handed her
the money it called for. At the same
lime he asked her if she had read
what was written on the margin OF
The order.
"No, ! have not" she replied, "for !
can not make it out will you please
read it for me?'
The young postmaster read as fol
lows II send you three dollars and q
lozen kisses"
Glsncing at the bashful girl, he
said "Now l have paid you the mon
ey and / suppose you want the kisses
ALSO"
"Yes," /" she replied, "if he sent mt
any kisses / want them, too"
1t is hardly necessary to say thal
the balance OF the order was prompt,
paid, and in a scientific manner q
that, and eminently satisfactory t.
the country maiden, for she went ou
Of the Office smacking her lips as j
there was taste upon them she nev
er encountered before.
After she arrived home she remark
ed to her mother: "Eh, mother, bu
this postoffice system of ours is grea
thing, developing more and NOR
every year, and each new feature add
ed seems to be the best. Jimmy sen
| me a dozen kisses with the money ol
der and the postmaster gave m
twenty. 1t beats the special deliver
system all hollow. ."-United State
Nail.