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The state herald., 1894-01-05

The children's game OF slapping
hands to the rhymes OF bean por-
ridge hot. bean porridge cold" as
now adapted to the uso OF adults has
fun In II In large. solid chunks. II
may be played by roomful OF peo.
pie. who arc divided into tours In
each group the couples are so seated
that the hands OF tho second couple
meet across tho hands OF tho first
couple. A ever, body knows. tho
first motion Is to slap tho hands
palm downward upon the knees. the
second is TO slap the palms OF the
appraised hands together. and so on.
In tho revised and enlarged form Of
tho game tho second couple makos
Its first motion when tho first couple
makes Its second motion. and the
second couple continues thus. always
one motion behind the Grst. to avoid
collision. Whom all tho players arc
ready lot somebody sit down NJ tho
piano and begin "Thc High School
Cadets March" o. "Push Dem Clouds
Away" or any other lively tunc OF
suitable measure. and with the whole
room In motion 70 tho music II won't
salo any moro than Il month TO DIS.
cover that there IL moro fun In this
version OF "Dcnn porridge hot" than
you can shake u stick at New York
Sun.
The state herald., 1894-01-05
PLEASURE DENIED HIM.
Tho Tuii Enjoyment of tho skiIifal
Clog Dancers Art

Tho Tuii EnJoymcnt of tho skilifal
Clog Dancers Art
al should consider myself" said o
citizen to New York Sun man. "a
man OF fairly good all-around apre-
hension. enjoy life. l feel at home
wherever go, like all sorts Of
food, and find enjoyment in all sorts
OF entertainment; but there appears
to DO one form OF entertainment tho
enjoyment OF which Is denied me.
and that Is clog dancing. don't
know how many times l have seen
clog dancing on the stage, and II The
dancing is good 1t seems always to
ppoduce upon the audienco>substa
TALLY the same effect When the
dancing begins there may be In the
auditorium the usual slight rustic
that might be heard about any con.
siderable audience. and which In no
way indicates inattention or Indifier-
ence; but even this subsidies as the
dancer proceeds. and by the time he
has reached the rear centor OF tho
stage. preparatory to execute tho
many difficult steps that will bring
him on straight line down to tho
footlights. the audience is perfectly
still.
"As he comes that stiffness, II
such thing were possible seems to
become deeper. Evidently the dane
err is viewed with absorbing interest
As he approaches still nearer this
interest does not shrink. but II seems
to become compressed and intensificd
and SO 1t continues until no is fairly
within the glare OF the footlights
and near the finish. Then IL b.eaks
into an involuntary murmur OF mp.
proval. which swells almost instant.
ly into rapture Of applause with
the dancers triumphant and final
flourish.
This is the pleasure that appears
to bc denied to me. fully respect
tho dancer for the strength. the en-.
DURANGO and tho perseverance that he
must have to acquire the steps. ad-
mire his ingenuity. skill and grace.
and enjoy the dancing; and yet l
find that II does not evoke In my
heart the sensation that II seems to
produce In others.
The state herald., 1894-01-05
THE AGENT svM1ArH.zsp:
Why No Gould Fssl FOR the l1aa VII,
Had Numbered.

Why ne Gould Fssl for the daa who
Had Bluudsrsd.
When Brakeman Thompson opened
a switch at Kingsbury. Ind. end sent
Wabash passenger train headlong
against solid line Of loaded freight
cars, the indignant public suggested
all sorts OF punishment for him.
Mon who had worked on train orsws
wore not so bitter. One Of the promi-
nent railway officials OF Chicago-A
general passenger agent-took the
trouble to look into Thompson's
record and learned that he had been
one OF the most intelligent compe.
tent and careful men In the employ
Of the company, says the Chicago
Record.
HE has suffered his fill penalty
already" said the passenger agent
II know what 1t Is TO live year in
two seconds. When l was d mere
boy, crazy for railroading. l went
out as a freight brakeman. One day
our train was on siding waiting for
nm express to 60 by. l went ahead to
the switch. Now, l wasn't thinking
OF switches, trains or anything else
In the world except certain person
whom was expecting to meet at tho
other end OF the run. went to that
switch whistling and thinking Of
something else. l unlocked the
switch; throw 1t open, turned my
back to 1t and watched the express
train grow larger as it swung down
tho long grade toward me. but I
wasn't thinking Of It until. when II
WIS almost upon me, l noticed the
engineer jump from his place in tn .
window. The whistle for brakes
helped to arouse me. I turned to
the switch. and then It dawned upon
me that the switch was open and that
the express was headed for tho sid
ing.
II jumped against the upright and
tho train went by on the main track.
THE engineers face was white
through the coal dust l had no
time to lock the switch. simply
lay against 1t until the last car had
passed. and then l dropped in q
faint.
That engineer knew me and
never reported It. II he had. l
wouldn't have been in the railroad
business to-day.
.'Since then l have some pity and
sympathy for men who mako what
seem to be criminal plumbers. You
can't tell why they do certain things
at the wrong times They can't tel
themselves"
The state herald., 1894-01-05

The intense feeling Of Indignation
aroused over the dcscrtion Of the cook,
Colgate. by the Carlin party in tho
Bitter Roo, mountains, has culminat.
cd by party Of hardy scouts starting
from Cottonwood, Idaho, at the peril
Of their lives, to search for the nnfor.
tunatc Colgate, dead or alive. The
searching party consists Of five able.
bodied men accustomed TO the hard.
ships Of that terribly cold climate, who
will make thorough search for tho
deserted man. Expenses Of the search
Ing party will be betrayed by popular
subscription raised throughout tho
vicinity.
The state herald., 1894-01-05

Editor W. 7. Stead created a sensa-
ton at the Joint Women's clubs Of
Chicago at Recital Hall the other af.
tcrnoon. The meeting was called By
the Chicago Women's clubs to confer
upon plau5 % aid the suffering poor
women and children Of the city.
DR.. Sarah IIackett Stevenson pre-.
sided, and the hall was filed with rep.
rescntativcs Of all the leading women
clubs in the city.
Mr.. Stead, who had been invited to
address the meeting, said he chiefly
welcomed the opportunity because,
sitting side by side with those active
workers before him, were some Of the
most disreputablc people Of the city Of
Chicago. Nothing was more obnox-
ious to any one who paid any atten.
tion to the teaching Of the gospel than
the fact that the conventional judy
ment about reputable aud disrcputa.
bic people was quite foreign to the
Christian ideal. Who were the most
disrcputablc women in Chicago? They
were those who had been lowered by
society and Providence with all the
gifts and all the opportunities, and
who lived entirely sclf.indulrcn,.
These women, who had great opportu.
mites only to neglect them, were more
disreputablc in the eyes Of God and
man than the most abandoned women
Of the streets.
Many Of the ladies present were dis.
pleased with Mr.. S,ead's strong Ian.
guagc.
The state herald., 1894-01-05
sharp Practice Of Ra,iroaa Men.

An effort is being made to remove
the present receivers Of the Northern
Pacific railroad on the ground that be-
fore the road went into the hands Of
the court these men, headed by Thorn.
us i. Oascs, increased its indebted
ness 500, 900, 900 in an unlawful man
ner.
The Northern Pacific Il Manitoba
railroad, the petition AYERS, was or
ranizcd by syndicate composed Of
members Of the Board Of Directors OF
the Northern Pacific Company, which
was purchased at n cost Of not exceed.
ing sl2, 900 mile, and that this road
they then, MS directors Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, caused tina,
company to buy for bonds at the rate
of $50, 900 mile; aud, in addition,
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
l,any assumed the interest on $3.50, 000
Of terminal bonds secured upon the
terminal property Of the company a,
Winnipeg, and which was at least %
per cent. in excess of the cost or value
Of that property. The petition show,
that this property has never paid the
mere cost Of operation, aud that the
Interest charges which the Northern
Pacific had to pay, amounting to more
than 5000, 900 year, arising out OF
the transaction, have been dead loss
to il, and the petitioners charge the
whole scheme Of acquiring this line
was without any business necessity
or reason, except that only thereby
such members Of the Board Of Dircc.
tors of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company ms were interested therein
could, ms they in fact did, realize an
enormous profit ,bcrcfrom.'
This is only one Of several exam
pies cited Of crooked transactions.
The state herald., 1894-01-05
Irrigation OF the YYest.

The determination of the amount Of
water to be used for irrigation in the
West is the object Of an investigation
now in progress at the geological sur
vey. The scientists Of the survey have
completed chart showing the mean
annual run off in the streams Of the
United States 1t was compiled un-
der the direction Of Geologist +. II.
Newell, and is the first map Of its
character ever made. 1t is result of
about fourteen years study, though
only since six years ago has the in
vestigation been conducted on an ex-
tensive scale. During the past six years
all the large rivers in the county have
been gagged by survey scientists.
The state herald., 1894-01-05

In II Russian village there is not
avcn such IN organization us wo
possess In this country In tho small
volunteer companies In their stead
Is n log stable with matched roof
containing an old-fashioncd hand
pump aud thrco casks mounted on
whccls These are kept filled with
water and each Is drawn by single
horse The horses are tho property
Of the commune and they nro kept
tothcrcd outside tho cabin. ready for
duty Mt m 1mcnts notice. A place
Is also sct apart In tho hut for tho
inuzhik whit serves us Waterman. an
Office that Ia hold. turn by turn. by
the inhabitants Of tho township Tho
location selected for this cabin IL ms
near ~ possible TO the residence Of
the pristuv. or tho district captain Of
police, and upon an alarm OF fro no
drives to the scene In his tclcga Mt
the head Of the procession Of carts
aud peasants
The state herald., 1894-01-05
THE WESTERN REGION,
MAD MAN BEHIND THE SCENES.
A Bon OF Brigham Young Tries to XIII
An Actor.

A Bon OF Brigham Young Tries to XIII
An Actor.
A thrilling scene occurred ut the
Salt Lake theater Friday night. About
9o'clock Oscar b, Young, crazy son
Of the Mormon prophet, Brigham
Young, burst open the door of the the.
alter box-ofice. Before the astonished
treasurer and manager could collect
themselves, Young strobe into the the
ater, around to the stage door and
dashed across the stage. The curtains
were down and actors dressing for the
second act. Young is man Of pow
erful physique and muscle, having un-
til recent years been blacksmith.
Into the first dressing room he
broke, and stood frothing in passion
before Harry Conor, the "Welland
Strong" Of Hoyt's play. After trying
to lock the door, he demanded the
key Of Conor. ''I'll teach you, you
to go to New York and talk
about Dsnites." With torrent Of
oaths he pressed upon Conor. Instant
ly recognising that he was in the
presence Of mailman, Conor jumped
out Of the door, The ladies in the ad-
joining rooms screamed. At this mo-
ment the property-man, Antoine MAJ
zanovick, match in strength and
size for Young, leaped upon the mad
man from behind and pinioned him.
Just then boy was passing with
two swords used in the play. With
strength born of madness. Young re-
leased himself, grabbed a sword and
commenced plunging at those around
him. Again the massive property
man caught him from behind, at the
same time catching the hilt of the
sword. Those Of the ladies' who had
not tainted rushed to their rooms.
Don't lynch me; don't lynch me-
cried Young. He was forced into the
street, policeman called, and still
raving carried to the station.
Young has long been regarded as
DAFT and Of late has shown dangerous
teudencies. Those who know the man
regard the lucky outcome of the stage
encounter ltals yshort Of miraculous.
Young's present. epen = sid to be the
result Of financial tfssbles. He had
no acquaintases viii ~ o. In the
theater company, his attaek being
solely the result Of lunacy. ~
The state herald., 1894-01-05
ANOTHER EXPERIMENT.
STILL Dooo,No THE MAIN ISSUE
Cen srsssms. spr,assr Has New scheme
for Note Issls, Bat Says Moth
Tag About Yrss Coinage.

Chairman Springer Of the committee
On banking and currency has Goth
pleted the preparation Of his currcncy
bill and has IL ready for introduction
In the House at the opening Of the
session. 1t il 4 somewhat volumiuous
measure but its essential features arc
Is follows:
II provides for the creation Of L ha-
tional currency commission, to be
composed Of the Secrstaryof the treas
ury, the treasurer d the United States
aid the comptroller q the CURRENCY,
which snail be charged with the exc
cution Of the provisions Of the act.
This commission shall have legal ten
der notes printed at the bureau Of en-
craving and printing, which notes
shall be legal tenders, public and pri-
vate, and shall be redeemable in coin.
Such notes shall be issued to any SOL
vent bank having paid-up capital Of
over t25, 900 on the deposit Of certain
bonds required by the act.
These bonds may be either United
State or those q state, county, parish
or city with q population Of 10000
when the bonds have been at par for
two years and all interest is paid up.
The circulating notes are exempted
from the 10 per cent. tax on state bank
issues, and the bonds are also exempt
cd from all taxation, &c deral or local.
Banks depositing other than national
bonds may receive 80 per cent. in
notes. The United States assumes all
responsibility for the redemption Of
the notes. The banks must guarantee
the payment Of bonds deposited, and
all the assets Of the banks are liable
therefor.
On notes issued to the amount Of
one-half the capital stock the bank
must pay tax Of per cent. per an
mum; on an additional 25 per cent. 2
per cent. is imposed, and on the re-
naming 25 per cent. 4 per cent. tax
will be required.
Ample provision is made for retiring
currency and its cancellation.
The faith and credit Of the United
States are pledged to the redemption
in coin on demand Of the national cur
rency notes, and reserve fund in coin
The state herald., 1894-01-05

William Bryant and Frank Scales
had an exciting adventure with a
mountain lion while out hunting near
Buffalo, Wyoming. They discovered
the animal devouring the carcass Of a
sheep il had killed. They fred several
shots at IL, when il made rush upon
them. Bryant only had time TO throw
up his gun and fire. The ball went
into the lions mouth aud came out ut
the hip. The animal was so close
that the hair on It's lip was singcd.
The state herald., 1894-01-05

The eighth annual meeting Of the
New Mexico Educational Association
met at Albuquerque on the 9th for a
three days session. G. S. Ramsey,
president Of the New Mexico Univer-
sity, was president Of the meeting.
Mayor n. Il. Field welcomed the
territorial educators in an address at
the opera house in the evening, Pro.
fessor Hiram Hadley Of the Agricul.
tural College, responding
1t was the largest convention OF
teachers ever held in the Southwest,
there being an enrolment Of nearly
100 teachers.
The state herald., 1894-01-05
IN RECEIVERS HANDS.
Tho Atchison, Topeka . Santa Fc Rail.
road Temporarily EmbAreaased.

Tho Atohison, Topeka . Santa 70 Rail.
road Temporarily lsmbarrasssd.
The Atchison, Topeka 4 Santa Fe
and St. Louis & San Francisco rail-
roads and branches, comprising the
Santa Fe system proper, have been
placed in the hands Of three receivers,
the order being made by United States
Circuit Judge Fl, @. Caldwell in cham
beers at Little Rock, Arkansas, on the
2Srd. The application was made by
the Union Trust Company Of New
York, trustees for the bondholders Of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, and
the Mercantile Trust Company Of New
York, trustees Of the bondholders Of
the St. Louis & San Francisco.
Although the press Of the country
has anticipated this for some time past,
not until the death Of Chairman George
Magoun hast week was an immediate
action contemplated.
The three receivers are j. W. Rein.
hart, president Of the Santa Fe system;
j. j. McCook, general counsel Of the
Santa system, and Joseph c. Wilson,
clerk Of the United States District
Court at Topeka.
The bills in both cases we're the
same and showed that the roads were
heavily involved with maturing obliga-
tons coming on soon, and that the in
terest due january could not be paid
and would be foreclosed. In both
cases the compliments went elabor-
ately into figures and were very full
and voluminous. The bonded indebt.
edness aggregates s232, 900, 900, as fol-
lows: One hundred and fifty million
dollars Of first mortgage bonds, ST.
900, 900 "A" second mortgages, IS, 900,
900 class "B' mortgage bonds.
The interest due January l will ag-
gregate nearly s3,0OO,0OO, and the
floating debt is about $4,000, 900, max
ing total liability of about $40, 900,
600.
The officers think that the financial
difficulties will be arranged and that
the road Will be in better condition
than ever.
The state herald., 1894-01-05
CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD.
He Takes Tramp la to Dinner an
Makes Him Eat II.

He Takes Tramp In to Dinner and
Makes Him Eat II.
Captain Jack Crawford. the poet
OF tho plains, tells story on him.
self that will bear repeating, says
the Chicago Post The captain. 1t
may be stated for the information Of
those who never saw him, Is y tall.
muscular fellow, who wears his coal
black hair down over his shoulders Q
Ia joaquin Miller aud Buffalo Bill
and presents q striking appearance.
He Is as mild man rs ever drew
breath, with heart as tender as Q
woman's, but TO a person who does
not know him he looks DIS though he
might eat q giant raw every day for
breakfast His tout ensemble is that
OF the hero Of o yellow backed no.
nance. Well. the captain was on
his way to lunch one day when 3
seedy specimen accosted him with o
request for quarter to buy meal.
Indeed, mister, haven't had q
bite to cat for twenty-four hours. 4"
he put In appealingly as he saw the
long haired Westerner hesitated.
81 am hero on expense. and can't
right we'll spare a quarter. but l am
going to got something to cat myself.
and II you will come along with me l
will give you square meal"
The man followed sulkily and en-
tered cheap restaurant. where the
captain ordered two big boiled
dinners. Being hungry he soon dis
patched his own dinner, when he
CHANGED to look ovor at the mendi-
cant, and was surprised to see the
latter nibbling his food daintily, not
ut all like hungry man.
"Look here" said the host lean
ing over and speaking in low voice
to his guest. 81 brought you in here
because ! believed you wore starving
You lied to me. Now want to say
to you II you don't cat every bite OF
that boiled dinner and polish the
platter I'll give you the cussedest
lickin' u white man ever got Now
get to work"
The man obeyed with terror-in-
spired alacrity and swallowed his
corned beef and cabbage like q starv-
ing harvest hand. The waiter, who
had overheard tho captains threat.
told the proprietor OF the restaurant
and he shock his fat sides as he
watched tho gastronomic perform
ance OF the frightened tramp. When
the meal was dispatched the captain
called for pudding and Ice cream for
two.
The fraud gave great gasp, and
throwing up both hands turned be-
seechingly to the poet with this sup
plication: "Say. cunnel. let me of
this time, won't you? I just got uI
from square meal when met you.
II wasn't something to cat wanted
but something to drink. Please. cum
mel. have pity on u Teller, won't you?'
The .cunnew told the fellow to &c
and be quick about it Or he would
kick him through every street in
town. No second invitation wa.
needed. The gOrged bcggar "skated.
When the charitable captain tried
to pay his bill the jolly Tcutonic
proprietor refused to let him liquid.
alto for the tramp.
why not?" asked the astonished
gentleman from the far West
81 pays half dollar for q good
laugh any dino. You hat gil me ,
good laugh"
The state herald., 1894-01-05

TuE troubles to which the people
Of Guatemala are now subjected By
reason OF Barrios proclaiming him.
self dictator arc said TO lie at tho
door OF u woman. and an American
woman at that, u Now York lady
whom General Bnrrlos married. Sh :.
II Is said. urged him to mako tho
'ungo which will be apt to finally
suit In his 1eath or his being n
fugitive from Guatemala Tho Guaio.
malans dcnouncc this woman In
whispers and condemn her In pla
cards pasted on the dead walls after
nightiali. They style her the Amer.
'can inierlopcrn
The state herald., 1894-01-05

Mayor Of Village Il instructed
you to supcrintcnd the dramatic pcr.
formnnccn which this travelling com.
pany ha, boon giving hero this
week. llnvo you dono SOP
Village Clcrk-Yos sir. and there's
something wrong. I watched close.
ly cvcry evening and yot ! never
once saw tho lender OF tho orchestra
play u single note on his instrument
Mayor-lIa' IL that SOP You're
quito suroP Then wo really must sct
about strict investigation nj oncol
The state herald., 1894-01-05

Tho railroad brigands have again np.
pcarcd in California, and y Sunday
morning attacked a Southern Pacifc
train bearing the treasure NJ the Wells
Fargo Express Company, Train No.
20 was held up at Roscoe. a station
twelve miles north Of Los Angeles.
Tho train was held up by two mon
who covered the trainmcn with re-
volycrs aud blew open the door Of the
express ear with dynamite. Aftor tho
robbers had gone through the express
car, the train was allowed 10 proceed,
after detention Of about thirty min.
utcs. II is claimed that tho robbers
got nothing with the exception Of go,
which was taken from the engineer,
nn they were unable to open the safe,
aud everything was locked up.
The state herald., 1894-01-05
PRENoERoAsr SENTENCED TO
DEATH.
The Murderer OF Carter Harrison Thought
to he Sane ny the Jury That
Tried Him.

Tried Him.
Patrick Prendergast, the murderer
Of Carter Harrison, Chicago's mayor,
was convicted and given the death
penalty by jury at Chicago on tho
Goth. This verdict shows that the
jury believed Prendergast to have been
morally responsible for his crime.
When the verdict was read the pris.
oner collapsed. His face turned pale,
he opened his mouth to speak, but
only faint murmur came from be.
tween his hot and quivcring lips. He
moved slightly and would have fallen
to the floor but for the assistance Of a
bailif. When the jury was polled ho
listened with avidity to each and cv-
cry answer to Judge Brentano's qucs.
ton.
The jury was only out for an hour
and were evidently agreed from the
start, although they refuse to divulgc
any Of the secrets Of the jury room.
The usual motion for new trial
was made and will be argued in few
days.
The state herald., 1894-01-05

Word has been received of seri.
Gus, if not fatal, stabbing ARRAY at
Gallup, New Mexico, on the 2Gth. A
party Of men were At a disreputable
house, where one Of the men, whose
name is not known, said something
that insulted Bessie Franks, an in
mate. She became enraged aud few
at him with an open knife, stabbing
him in several places. At last ac-
counts he was alive, but in a precari-
Gus condition. The woman formerly
lived in Albuquerque.
The state herald., 1894-01-05
Denver Markets.

Eggs, ranch 26c, state 24c; butter
best creamery 29(93Oc, dairy 19c; hays
upland baled $ll(asl2, second bottom
t7(G$8. so; alfalfa ~; oats $l(G*l. 10;
potatoes $685.. O5; cattle, choice steers
20. 50(ds3. 25, cows s2.00@$2.3 80, ma
tive feeders 81. 5O(ds2.75; hogs, choice
$500; spring chickens s2.0O(Gs3.5O
per doz. turkeys l2c.
The state herald., 1894-01-05

OSE OF the lessons in fruit man.
agement taught by the worlds fair
was the entire success OF keeping
fruit by the cold storage method. II
was In this way that apples and
pears OF the 1892 crop were brought,
to tho exhibition In perfect condition
In June last As they became out
OF condition other specimens were
brought out, and thus succession
was kept up until tho fruit ripcncd
tho same year was ready to be
ght forward.