davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29
Curiosity Of Our Forc{athera.

The following was related by DR.. Barn
ably in 1764. The character of the inha bit-
ants Of Massachusetts Bay is much i'm.
proved in comparison with what it was;
but puritanism and spirit OF persecution
are not yet totally extinguished. The
gentry of both sexes are hospitable and
good.natured. There is an air Of civility
in their behavior, but it is constrained by
formality and preciseness Eve nthe
women, though easiness of carriage is Pc
culiarly characteristic of their nature, APP
pear here with more stiffness and reserve
than in the other colonies.
The lower classes are more In the ex-
IRENE of this character, and are ilnperti-
nently curious and inquisitive I was
told bya gentleman Of Philadelphia, who,
IN travelling through the provinces of New
England. having met with many impcrti-
nences from this extraordinary turn of
character, ut last fell upon an expedient,
almost as extraordinary, to get rid of
them. He had observed, when he went
into an ordinary, that every individual in
the family had u question or two to pro-
pose to him relative to his history; and
that, till each was satisfied, and they had
conferred and compared their infor1nar
ton, there was no possibility of procuring
any refreshinent. ,..
He, therefore, the moment he went into
any OF these places, inquired for the mas
ter, the mistress, the sons, the daughters,
the men servants and the maid servants;
and, having assembled them together, h.
began In this manner: worthy people,
an B. F., of Philadelphia, by trade
a-(mentioning his business) and bach.
elor. have some relations ut Boston, to
whom going to make visit. My stay
will be short, and shall then return and
manage my business as a prudent man
ought to do. This is all know of myself,
and all can possibly inform you Of l
beg, therefore, that you will have pity OF.
me and my horse and give US both some
refreshment. THE Caterer.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29
Rossi and King Ludvir.

Ernesto Rossi, who Is said to have per.
formed IN $50 cities, is writing his ina.
moars. 1t Is stated that the book will al.
Jude to q correspondence between Rossi
and the late King Lud wig II. on the sinh.
lect OF performance which the king had
asked him to give for his exclusive 6ene.
at. 1t Is said that Rossi replied to the
kmgs invitation: II should gladly plav
gIatis retore million spectators. but I
cooio NOT make up my mind for millions
% pay oet' 70 single person."-Chicaeo
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29
An Afternoon i'm tho Hi~h,.na..

No novelist Of English birth ever
imagined such an afternoon az once
spent In the Highlands. A party of six
were to drive and ride together. There
were two ladies in an open landau with
two men, Of whom was one. while two
young lords in their kits rode ON ponies
by our side. The roads were rouoher
IMAM In England and the hills were steep
ana frequent, but the youngsters were
perfect riders and In the highest of spir-
!ta' They were cousins, and one was the
most OF the party; neither was more than
-; each the eldest son Of an earl, a
ecotchman, the descendant Of kings; they
fe!t they were on their native heather.
Two wilder, holder, more frolicsome fell
lows were never seen in any rank Of life.
Tney rode sometimes abreast, sometimes
what they called tandem; they rode some.
times astride and bare backed, sometimes
Two ON one horse, sometimes each with
one leg over each horse; they stood ON
tnear horses backs, sometimes both on
one. sometimes one on both; they sat with
tneir faces to the tail; they rode like
women; one would hang over his horse Al
II ne were the stag that the other pre-
tended TO have killed; they would ride
IKE Indians In the chase or in war. with
one foot on the ground and one hand on
the horses neck. It was the most daring.
splendid, graceful horscmanship I ever
saw ON the road-the ponies all the while
running like mad, and enjoying the fun
as much as their masters; the ponies
backs as bure as their masters legs. and
name and kit and plaid flying in the air.
Adam Badeau's Letter.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29
Cases of "Unconscious MasnetIsm'

Cases Of ''Uno0noci0us Msghet's
There are hundreds Of people VINO I ,Is
to have q fatal faculty for knocH.. a
things over. It is not safe te let s9cn ~
pie come near lamp or q valuable ,. WI ..d
They are sure to brush against ~ sn ~
over it goes. saw slight young m. a
one occasion merely brush aeains.s nr.
heavy marble statue, and 1t fell-t% y. IA,
ately on the grass Of the lawn. Sonv
clared that he did not push It, ana u r
believe he did. 1t was UNCONSCIOUS ,.hom
These people speak on, ~ ~
other people call clumsy" are In"f ts Z
and unconscious of their power. No.
queer subject and worth follo~.as esu
where it would leao "o ''
Call
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29
Never Studied In Enrone.

Mr. r. :. Church, the painter, has the
Gistinct'on OF never having studied in
Europe, and of never having been on an
ocean steamer, and there are not WANTING
persons who believe that his very striking
originality has not suffered in ,,,ns.s'
ouence.-Thc Azyouaut,
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29
The Bottom Of the Ladder.

A modest youth who graduated q
Thursday or two ago from the university
at Chapel Hill, wishes to DO connected
with an able, progressive, and live news.
paper-one up with the times. With that
end in view he addressed himself to The
Item. He inclosss testimonials a. ia
character, mental capacity, and accom-
plishments, though he admits that, a. yet,
he does not claim ITO possess either the
experience or the ability to edit news
paper successfully"
In the latter part Of his communities ton
there u found food for comment He
Gays: II am willing to make myself gem
orally useful-t0 begin at the bottom of
the profession; to read proof or make
clippings, or do anything Of that kind,
II need be, confident Of my ability to
nnally work myself up to position more
congental to my tastes and more suitable
to my education"
The proof reader at the bottom Of tho
ladderp The man who not only corrects
printers mistakes, but finds punctuation.
spelling, grammar, and words for inlet
Tered or careless writer's, who must 30
Keep his memory stored with the good
things OF the noted authors that he may
suitably I'LL in at momen t's notice an
inaccurate quotation; sometimes il COM
PEELED to even grasp and make clear the
ideas OF shiftless writer; who puts the
finishing touches to every column of the
Journal before it goes to the eager iron
Jaws awaiting 1t in the press-room.
And he win do uncongsnial work at the
bottom OF the ladde in attending to the
clippings" Ye gods! What viii the scis-
eors editor say to thati Good writers and
orainy men are not 80 rare, but a man
VINO Will nose among the exchanges with
q scent a. keen and exact a. q deer
mounds, who strikes the prey when found
ana always secures game to the popular
taste, such a man will be kept when
found, and not kept on the bottom rune
ot the ladder either.-Now Orleans City
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29
Not an Art Critic.

Meissonier was recently asked by
visitor for his opinion on the Tendencies of
modern art. ~Arti" he replied; II don't
know anything about art lam not an
art critic.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29
IL Got There

A letter directed as follows ..1psntly:
through the Napa postofhce ,.n You
"Napah City, Leunatick ascl, ",,er
aitsd St.-Napa City (CaL) hep'
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29
Cheap a. Dirt,

Cheap ~ Dirt.
visitor-ls land dear in Japani
Jepanese-No, but the ground rents are
awful.
visitor-What's the cause of that2
Japanese - Earthquakes.-Texas Sift-
ings.
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-10-29

AeaIIIo ~ CnAC the disease Ia
usually developed when the patient is be-
tween 80 and 40 years of age. About IS is
the most common period. It is possible at
the age OF 20, rare at IS, rare ut 20. and al.
most unheard of at 70. This tendency tn
str1ke men down in their prime Of man
mood, and IN the very midst of vlorion,
work and achievements, is one of the ss,.
caaracteristlcs that has fascinated public
AS 10 the durability of the disease. even
wnen taken In its earliest stages oninion.
OF neurologtsts and alienists differ DIANE.
t tsacaay; One class OF specialists maintain
taat IL mas been and eau be cured: while
anotner sneeringly says that the cases
W. we're NOT those of genuine paretic delusn-
ua, or that the so-called cures werv hnt
protracted remiss ions.
On this point DIR. Hammond savs. Vt
nave never had the good fortune to wifi.
NESS single case of cure; neither have 7
9ot'ceo one in which there was a co,nnieta
disappearance of every symptom of the
= ulsease. Many such have been reportad.
however. by authorities that can not be
qaest'on:d. They number, PERHAPS. 100
an az. tol''' but are scarcely to be considered
"nen compared with the large number Of
Eases mat have gone steadily to q fatal
Ut. spitzka says: The durability Of the
~, usease Is to-day regarded as q little mor..
'lAe'y' ana the cases last much longer
owing to the earlier recognition and
Roper management."- Louis Globe
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18
Condens General News.
Three Brothe,,rs Lyn ohod in Indiana.

Three Brothers Lynohed in Indiana.
In the latter part OF 1888 John Bunch, a
prosperous farmer near Shoals, Indiana,
disappeared mysteriously. On Dec. 9th,
1885, the superintendent OF the Martin
county poorhouse was sent for by one OF
the inmates, q Mrs. Archer, who informed
him that Bunch was murdered by her hus-
band, his brothers. Thomas and Martin and
John Lynch, and George Colt. She said the
Archers were a desperate lot OF men who
were engaged in horse stealing and other
lawless acts. They had frequently endeav-
ored to induce Bunch to join them but to
no avail, and finally determined to get rid
OF him. The sequel is told in the following
dispatch from Shoals, Ind. The notorious
Archers, who have been confined in the
county jail for several weeks, charged with
murder, expiated their horrible crime at
the hands. OF mob recently. The
mob marched into town and directly to the
jail, situated in West Shoals. When the jail
was reached the keys were demanded, which
were refused, when the spokesman ordered
them to 60 in. The door was battered
down, and the iron cell doors treated like
wire. After gaining entrance and spending
a short time with the doomed men, they
were then led out and taken TO the court
yard adjoining the Jail. But few words
were exchanged. They selected the trees
on which they were to be hanged, when
the moose was placed on their respective
necks, and after changing q few parting
words concerning their crimes, as to
which no answer was received, the word
Wis given to haul up and in a very few
moments the dead bodies OF John Martin
and Thomas Archer could be seen suspend
ed in mid air. The mob then1 4nietly dis.
persed, leaving their victims in The position
which they met their doom.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18
King Umberto's Nephew.

- .>T11a z = " z n
The eldest son Of the Duke Of Aosta
lklng Humbert's brother) has just en-
cred the Italian Army as a volunteer.
This young Prince, who bears the title
u me Duke Of Puglia, IS just turned
seventeen, being some months older
',hanshls cousin, the heir pparent to the
=. .hrone OF Italy. e years service as
volunteer dipenses the young soldier
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18


& Thomas Hoods capita illustration
yof rural journalism in England-by
means Of extracts from the Little
Pedlingt ton Gazette and the Little
Pedlingto on Observer has been read
with delight b. millions The London
Punch lately had something in the
same line, viz. editor, proprietor,
and principal contributor Of the North
PentonviIe Gazetteer tiictating lead.
ing articles to his son and amanuen-
sis Our mind is relieved at last
We had almost feared that Prince
Bismarck might have taken such a
course that we albeit with unfeign.i
ed regret should have had to oppose
his colonial policy tooth and nall
eean honestly congratulate him
on having elected to follow:-at last
the lines We have DO consistently laid
down for. him In these colurnnsarld
wecnti promise him our undivided
Support, 4 etc. etc, etc. The above
might answer as q pertinent Illus ira.
tion 81 the egottsm 50 perfectly dis.
played BY fnetropo litan daily Journals
ofAmsrica ii discussing public affairs.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18
She Shocked the Divine.

f2Yf Ono SuOcR6Q the DlV1u9.
a prominent divine was the invited
guest Of Mr.. B. and family. Miss Alice,
he charming daughter Of the host, was
gracing the festiyity, and said impnlsiye-
y:
"Oh, neither, I've been roasting up in
my room all afternoon. It's hotter
:han-'' y; iss. r.
"Alicel" said the father, sternly.
4 say it's hotter than
"Alice!n said the mother, excitedly,
and the divine looked at her in alarm.
= say it's hotter than I ever saw il
before continued the Young lady cool
y, ..and ! Just sat there without
hing ~ 6 85
Oh, Alice! said her father in alarm.
This time the divine was thoroughly
frightened.
81 Just sat there without athing on---'t
.oh, Alicep' said the mother, almost
crying. 8 518773
= say just sat there, Z continued the
sirl, not noticing the interruption, 81
Just sat there without ling on except
my very lightest summer clothing, and
tead my Bible all the afternoon. VIII
fou have some more soup, doctorp " -
Etf1trG Gdzekfe Az MIL
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18

The Supreme Court OF the United
States has just given decision q
great Importance as to theright Of ex,
press companies to railroad facilities.
The Federal Circuit Courts in different
parts Of the country have held that
the railroad companies were required
to extend all needful facilities to ex.
press comp any claiming to do business
over their lines: This construction Of
the law has stood in the way OF rail.
road compromised Ding an ex press bust,
ness ontheir own account. The de.
cision Of the Supreme Court at Wash
3ington overrules the decisions Of the
lower courts, and leaves the railroads
free to extend express facilities or not
as they deem best. They cannot be
compelled to make such provision.
One result Of this decision will probac
bly, be to induce most Of the railroads
OF the country to take up the express
business as part of theirregular traffic,
Just as the Baltimore and Ohio and
other railroads now have an express
service managed in the interest OF The
company. B
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18


New York was on the brink Of a
serious g riot e few days ago, on ac-
count OF the determination Of horse
car owners to run a car during the
strike Of conductors and drivers. No
fewer than $50 policemen escorted the
solitary horse-car, protecting it in
'front.' and sides and rear, while the
mob bombarded the vehicle with
stones and rotten eggs. Occasionally,
also, the triumphal car in its progress
was halted by barricade of stones,
or a load Of sand that had been
dumped on the track. But it made
the round trip in salty, though at
Times the police had to club their way
through the hostile crowd to open the
track. From the picture OF the scenes
and The acco cunts Of reporters one
would Suppose that many lives must
have been lost, but the damage was
confined TO bloody hands. \
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18
FrIehtfu1 Butohery in Kansas.

A telegram OF the 9th from Usage MISSION,
Kansas, says: Mr.. Mendelr living thirteen
miles northwest OF town, was awakeneo
about 8 o'clock this morning by q scream eI,,i
He went to the door and was met ny nl nv
Sells, the son Of a nsighbor, j. W. Seiis
The boy cried out "Mr. Mendel, q man 10
at our house and has hurt father anu
mother, I don't know how badly" Mr..
Mendel went with the boy, arouslns >
j. Rice, another neighbor, on the way;
In the bed in the north room o.
Sells house lay Walter, Willie,s eldeso
brother and bedfellow, aged nineteen, ms
throat cut and the ontire top OF his he enc
chopped OFF, exposing the brain, and his
lett eye hanging upon his cheek. Passing
into the south and main room, where
ightwas burning, they stumbled over the
form OF Mr.. Sells his hend crushed and al
most severed from his body. Near by lay
Mrs. Sells, a lady OF forty three years. her
head mashed aud fearful gnsh IN
her throat. On the bed in the east
corner Of the room lay Ida. Willie's
sister, aged fourteen, killed in the
same mauner as, the other three.
Lying near Mrs. Sells head was a
bloody butcher knife, and on chair was q
hatchet matted with hair and blood. The
boy said that he had been awakened by
bouepulnB tlnu LOOKING upSlW a. loWi he%ANS
set man with dnlS hair, cut close, stand
ing in the door. This man stepped in and
reached over Willie, struck Watry, who lay
on the back OF the bed. Willie jumped out
and dressed while the man was still in the
room. Tho man rushed out OF one room,
while Willie went out OF the
other, and started up the road
on a run, Willie after him. After care
full Investigation there is hardly II doubt
that the boy committed the dreadful crime
though no motive is known. Suspicion
rested on him. and he was put on the stand.
He swore that he had not washed his hands
since the murder, but inspection showed
that while his hands and wrists were clean,
there wuA ~ water mark above which his
iorearms were deeply encrusted with blood,
which appeared to have spurted up his
sleeves. Around his finger nails, too, was
blood. Upon removing his pants his drawers
were seen to be aturated with spattered
blood and Ills bare feet were covered with the
same sanguine fluid. His feet fitted all the
bloody foot marks to be found. The boy
stoutly denied being the murderer, and
maintained bold front throughout.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18

The legislature of Massachusetts,
has swung owes heavily against the
poll-tax as q prerequisite for voting.
and will pass the constitutional
amendment necessary to remove this
qualification. The tax has been re.
CURED for over one hundred years,
and many thought it's abrogation
would wrench the pillars OF govern.
ment. But it is sale to say that nc
evil effects will follow the complete es.
tablishment OF manhood suffrage.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18

Cotton, within a few days, touched
the lowest point that it has reached
since 1856, when at one time the mid
ding upland grade was down to seven
cents. There has been a severe de
cline in prices in the last three months
and with this country holding the cot,
ton. In 90 interior towns in the
south there are 425, 900 bales Of cot,
ton in wareh houses against 2oe, oo0
bales st the same time lastyear. Such
q thing was never known before. &
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18
NO Profit IN conversion.

NY dear FRIEND, Z, said q long haired
fsouunltryman to the ographical ex-l
FOUNDER Of a dime museum, lis TINT mn
.orrtunate being really a cannibalp'' and
a g indicated q South Sea islander from
\. cor x who was sitting on d diyan.
( es, SIR. that great living curiosity
was captured while III the not Of roast-
ing Y g Presbyterian missionary over q q
slow fire. SIS
Great heayensl'' gasped the coun-
trymail cant youc convert hilnp's
Convert him, said tho biographer
With disgust. DO You supposel9 thpei
great American public would pay 10,
g 70 Sec q Christian p,' 6itrgs
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18
KB- pHrLsIn 5Cne prOceedlnSs.

The average duration Of life in
Euro pe varies il different countries
ndsescillatss between 2s.1s years
and varies with the mortality in tn.
early years Of life. It does not, how
eyer, vary much between England anG
the United States, but it is commonly
believed that human life under til,
improved methods Of treating disease
AMI injuries has been in the last de
cades heightened | 10 years.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18

The collections from internal rev.
senue during the first seven months 81
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1856,
amounted to SOC, 87s,117, which ia
1885, 157zi more than during the cor.
responding period oflast year, There
\ was an increase Of $lS4, $40 onspirits,
1912 ,4o6son tobacco and $496, 944
on fermented liquors.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18
The Minnesota State Forestry As.

The Minnesota State Forestry As
ISOLATION will hold its annual meeting
ct the State Capitolin St. Paul, OIL
Tuesday March so, 1886, commenc
in; ing at 9 o'clock a. n. Papers on for
est culture, and the needs of Mime
sofa in that line, will be read by sew
s ! perienced tree growers. Th,
public are invited to attend, and to
take part in the proceedings.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-03-18
French Railway Murders

l ~.
A Paris espondent Of The Nan
York World writes: The late n,,rass
Of the project Of Euro in conn n
ment Of a railroad-car has again called
the attention Of the public to the disaa
yantages and dangers Of the presant
system, and the advantages that would
follow a change to forms of railwav
carriages more or less like the Amer.
can. In answer to questions asked III
the assembly the other day, the govern
ment replied that the attention 81 tha;s
railroad companies had often been call
cd to the danger Of the present form 4
carriage. and the desirability Of hayinc,3
an aisle running through the car from rom /
end to end. To this reasonable su ~
gestion the companies never, syoucS
safed reply, nor does it appear that
they, have ever taken any steps to mod.
|,ify the old system, though 4 it appears /
from official records that eighteen per..
sons have been assassinated on RAILWAY
trains in;F France alone since 1860, Ia 7
change the cars now in use in this
country, which number many tho,u,,s.5
ands, BY running an aisle through
them, would SO weaken them that thev,,;
would have to be discarded, or at least
render them dangerous. II might rem
der necessary the taking out all the
transverse partitions, which, as the cars
are not SO solidly built as in America,
might also compel taking away the side
walls or to discard everything except
trucks, which would be in effect the en- Il
tire rebuilding Of the car. Still, some
thing Of the kind has been done in
northern Italy, where, on some Of the
roads, carriages are found with the
aisle as suggested, the seats being ar
ranged in unequal numbers alternately
on either side. 35; n.
The arrangements for giving an
alarm in case Of personal danger are
ridiculous, and all Of them presuppose
the assassin has openly shown his in
tentions to his victim, who. has thus
been given an opportunity to leave bis
seat and touch the signal. On some
lines there is ring attached to'a cord
in a little recess in the partition be-
'ween the compartments. covered on
zach side with glass, which must be
broken before the ring can be reached.
On otherslines there is an electric but
ton, very likely not to operate when
most needed. Some other devices
are equally absurd and equally
unavailable to the surprised
traveller who finds himself in the pres
snce of a resolute and well-equipped
murderer. The public and the press
seem to be united in demanding
change in the present form of railroad
cars which shall not only render them
safe, but add to them some of the COM
sorts and conveniences to which Ameri-
cans have been long accustomed, and
which are now regarded rs indispensa.
Die. La France even goes so far as to
'ay that the style of American cars is
implicitly to be followed. s25