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creasing their gains. The young fell
lows live in London and are being con-
graduated upon the fortunes they are
accommodating by the swindles they
perpetrate upon the entire public in
the United States.
The game they are working is so
very novel and ingenious as to indicate
a high order of natural ability; the
trick. however. is one which could be
played only upon the American public.
To explain II lucidly 1T is necessary
to dwell at some length upon recent
events in the world of letters. ll.
About a year ago 1t was announced
with suspicious detail that Carlyle's
house in Cheyne Row, Chelsea, was
about to be sold. This house is in a
rather mean neighborhood, one of a
row of pladn three-story and attic,
brick dwellings. The property had no
particular value. 1t did not rent well.
No one had any particular knowledge
of ". No Londoner could tell who had
once resided there, and no Londoner
ever dreamed, no matter how literary
HIS tastes. of attaching any particular
value to the house because Thomas
Carlyle had formerly made 1t his stop
ping place. In short, this house, like
so many others, was drug in the
market.
1t was at this time that the young
real estate Spectators came into the
business. 1t Is a notorious fact in Lon
don that when a house is found to
have sheltered some nobility (and there
are thousands of such houses in Lon
dom it is made a matter of special
real estate speculation. The real es-
tate agents first get a photograph Of
II. print circular descriptions, and then
haveparagraphs appear In the weeklies
TO the effect that such and such a
great ones home is to be sold. This
method was pursued I'm the case of the
Carlyle house. The young bucks caus-
ed their little notices to be printed ac-
cordingly. Now. OF course no lima gin
able quantity of such little notices
would have any effect upon the Brit
ish public. This peculiar variety Of
gold brick trick Is so thoroughly I'M
dersrood in England that not the fdlest
idiot could be caught by II. The end
aimed ait in the notices is to attract
American attention. The American
weelclies of a literary turn naturally
copy these items with comments of
their own. That is the bait. The next
thing one hears rs that Lord this or
Lord that has kindly allowed the use
of his name on the committee formed
to secure a memorial subscription in
the premises. OF course, Lord this or
Lord that is not such a fool as to put
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and paid IL all up after little while.
This money was all lost and won in
what / consider the boldest kind of
gambling"
your speaking OF race-track betting
induces me to ask you If the bookmak-
ers of the New York tracks haven't
Jared very badly through bad debts
this year?'
IT have no doubt that a good many
of them have suffered heavy losses
through 'welchers,' was Mr.. Sheedy's
response, ''but IL they will remember
that this year they have had nothing
to pay for the privilege of betting on
the tracks. they will see that they are
much better of than they ever were
before. Last year they had each ito pay
500 a day for the purpose OF betting.
This year they had fully $50 days of
racing. Under the old system they
would have had to pay $4,000 apiece
for their seasons betting. I'll wager
500 that they haven't lost that much
on an average through +welchers.'
Then again. this year they have laid
very short odds against the horses. and
that has been a percentage in their
favor almost large enough TO compen-
safe them for the decreased number
OF race track patrons they had to fur
nish them with business. There was
too much racing-more than the public
all concerned IL in this vicinity there
was racing only four months in the
year and then only three or four days
in the week. That's the way IL is in
England. the home of the sport"
Mr. Sheedy told me that faro-bank
keepers suffered more from "welchers"
than bookmakers do. I'm the best OF
times" said he. "faro-banks never get
more than 70 per cent. of their earn
ings. You have to accept checks and
markers from the customers. and often
when they go broke you never get a
dollar from either the maker of check
or giver OF marker. IL you could get
hold of the NIT good checks OF any
gambling house In the United States,
the names signed to them would sur
prise you. Sometimes a man will re-
deem a check a year after he has CIV
en- IL. but not often. You see. he
doesn't have TO. That's the difference
between gambling i'm a faro-bank and
on Wall street. And YET" he added.
II don't want any OF Wall street in
mine"
Mr.. sheedy is one OF the best dressed
men in America He is six feet tall,
clean shaver. and has somewhat OF a
clerical look. His parents designed
him for the priesthood. but their hopes
were not realized. He is one of the
characters" OF New York. and like
most men OF emsnence Of his cloth, ex-
tremely charitable.
j. b. McCorinack-''Mocan.
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faro-bank much now. simply because
the proprietors of the banks won't let
him. In the language of the game,
They won't turn for him. He is too
nervy a player, can fully protect"
himself. and has on several occasions
made them turn up the box"-in other
words, won from them their bank
rolls" or cash capital. The gambling
business. owing to a number of causes
unnecessary to mention, is rather dull
in the United States at present, and
Mr.. Sheedy intends spending the win
ter in Egypt He will have an interest
in "a house" In Cairo. Last winter
there were over 100000 English and
American tourists in the land OF the
Pharoahs. and this winter 1t is thought
the number will be even greater. Mr..
Sheedy expects to entertain a large
number of them very profitably.
A couple of weeks ago Ii was reput-
ed that Riley Grammar, young plung
er from Lexington, KY, had been in
weighed into a game of Boston" in
New York. and that at one sitting he
had dropped" $40. 900. The story runs
that he had paid $4,000 OF this amount
in cash. and given his notes for the
remainder. The next day 1t was said
that he had obtained information that
the game was crooked" and that he
had been fieeced by sharpers, and that
he then refused to pay his notes. In
gambling parlance, TO do this is to
"welch." which Is the objectionable
sin among the fraternity.
have known Mr.. Sheedy for a great
many years, and couple of days af-
ter the alleged games of Boston" were
supposed to have been played, / met
him and asked him about them. THE
story Is rot" said he. There Is not
the least bit of truth in the matter.
In the first place. Riley Grammar is
the coolest and levelest-headed young
man in America. He won't sit into
any game in which he hasn't just as
good a chance as the dealer. He won't
everyday himself either; and he would
no more WEIGH than he would whip
his mother. He isn't built that way.
Let me tell you what he did do. He
Is one OF the best casino players in the
world. and the other night he happen
ed to run up against several fellows
who thought they knew all that was
known about the game. He and the
crack OF the lot had a little card duel
They played the first game for a thous-
and dollars. Riley Grammar won it,
They played a second for 81. 500. and
Grammar won that. The third game
was $500. and that too. was captured
by the Kentuckian. The fourth game
was also for $500. When II ended
Grammar had $500 OF the party's mon
ey. Then he offered TO keep on and
play for ten, twenty, or twenty-five
thousand dollars a game. The other
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up any money. His name-he may
have an interest in the property or
an interest in some one who has an
interest-helps TO secure the name OF
some literary man as colleague, and
the two names head a list OF names
OF small fry dn letters. The next thing
Is TO write a letter to the American
ambassador telling him all about the
great idea OF establishing a This OF
That memorial museum in the dilapi-
dated house. once the home of the i'm
mortal who has been selected as most
convenient for the end in view. The
American ambassador casually green.
and glad TO show friendly interest Mn
schemes he knows nothing Whatever
about Immediately pens a fiowery re-
ply. pointing ous that this immortal
was a link in the mighty chain uniting
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had lost all interest in casino, how
ever. and the game ended. Then some
one gave a reporter the pipe story
about the $4,000 lost, and the 'welch-
ing Why, there isn't any place in
America where Riley Grammar could
lose $4,000 except on a race track or
in Wall street. and he has TOO much
good sense to play stocks"
What. is dealing in stocks more
hazardous than ordinary gamblingY'
i asked.
II should say II was" he replied
ANY game r. hazardous and sure to
eat you up where there Is a percent
age in favor OF the dealer. IL you only
stick to IL. the percentage is sure TO
eat up your capital. Take roulette.
for instance. AS played in this coun-
try with the double zero the per-
centage in favor OF the house having
the wheel is Sill per cent Let a
man with a thousand dollars go up
against the wheel, and II Is only a
question OF time when the croupier Will
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SHEEDY ON GAMALING
This Famous Sport Thinks Stocks
More Hazardous Than Faro.
1T IS SURE TO "EAT YOU UP"
That Is What He Says OF Any
Game I'm Which There Is a
Percentage for the
Dealer.

Copyright. 1895 by Bachelor. johnson q
Bacheller.)
Pat Sheedy is probably the best
known sporting man" in America.
There isn't a town of Ave thousand
inhabitants from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. from the st. Lawrence to the
Gulf of Mexico. in which he is not
known personally or by reputation.
Everywhere and among all classes OF
people he is known as high roller"
whose word is as good as any mans
bond. Some years ago Mr.. Sheedy
was known as the greatest faro-bank
player In America. He doesn't play
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Montana Union Time Card.
BUTTE TIME CARDS.

Butte, Anaconda e. Pacific r. r.
AL uaIns arrive and depart from 0roaa
Northern depot at Butte
ARRIVE IN BUTTE
No. z. Anaconda express. arrives
oa14y -....-.....-.. ........-....... - y ~
No. L Anaconda express. con-
Meeting with Great Northern
railway through trains for East
and West arrives daily. ......... as , q
DEPART FROM BUTTE
No. Q. Anaconda express. leaves
daily .............. ............... .fo:1 . n
No. ]. Anaconda express from st.
Paul. Helena and tntermedtate
points. leaves daily .............. 500 p a
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LITERARY GOLD BRICK
Carlyle's House in London Neatly
Used to Swindle Americans.
OUR AMBASSADORS TAKEN IN
A Syndicate That Was Formed In
London for the Purpose of
Dealing In Fake"
Real Estate.


Copyright, 1895. by Bacheller. johnson q
Bacheller.)
London In general IL having no end
OF merriment In what Is now faceti-
ously termed the Carlysle gold brick
trick, just played upon the American
public. Numerous as have been the
gold brick tricks of a similar nature of
which literary coteries in the United
States have been made the victim, this
latest dodge" Is looked upon as hav-
ing neatly capped the climax OF them
all. A lot of youths dubbed literary
bucks by Henry Labouchere have
made lot OF money out Of various
American asses, and are preparing a
similar game for the purpose of in
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NORTHERN PACIFIC.

TRAINS AtSRIvE AT BUTTE.
No. 2. from St Paul. Chicago
and all Eastern points. arrives
Northern Pacific local depot
N. T. No. L from 'j poIsns. -. '~
coma. Seattle. Portland and all
Coast points. arrives Montana
Union depot daily at.............ll - d
TRAINS LEAVE BUTTE
n. q. No. !, 70. spokane. Taco
ma, Seattle. Portland and al
Coast and California pointA
leave Montana Union depot
No: Tor eli. Paul. cSic:sc ana
all Eastern. Southern and Ca
madam points, leaves Northern
Paciic local depc: daily At. 1850 p m
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TIME SCHEDULE

1~fIEDOLn
TRAINS ARRIVE.
No. z from st. Paul, Chicago
and all Eastern points. arrives
Northern Pacific local depot
daily at....... ........-.. S:lo m
No. s. from Spokane. Tacoma.
Seattle. Portland and all Coast
points. arrives Montana Union
depot daily at ...................11:sO p m
TRAINS DEPART.
No. z, for Spokane. Tacoma.
Seattle. Portland and all Coast
and California points. leave
Montana Union depot daily at. $50 a m
No. s, for ST. Paul. Chicago and
all Eastern. Southern and Ca
madam points. leaves Northern
Pacific local depot daily at....10:30 m
Pullman Sleeping Cars. between Butte
and st. Paul. upholstered Tourist Sleep
ers; elegant day coaches and dining car
service on all through trains.
For information. time cards. maps and
tickets call on or write to w. NJ. TUOHY,
Gen. Agt., IS East Broadway. Butte.
Mont, or CHARLES >. FEE,
General Passenger Agent. s.. Paul. MINI
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finger over the relics, the house, for
all its baroness, would seem to be al
ready very suggestive. THE Book
man.
Meanwhile all London looks on and
laughs. For London has seen the rise,
growth and decay of the Keats mu-
scum, the Walton museum, and ever
so many other American toys. Every
Londoner knows that there are thous-
ands of properties IN the metropolis
in which some immortal or other has
resided. Nobody ever dreams of being
silly over them. There are so many
and moreover, sickly sentimentality or
this sort Is quite out of date.
What puzzles the English, however,
Is the fact that the Americans waste
their money so freely upon London
trivIaTIties. when there are so many
memorials of American literary genius
going to pieces for want of care. 1t
would be we'll to take steps, however,
10 insure that no gold brick schemes
are worked in the case of these houses.
either.
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To IalifornIa without Change via "rhe
Mi waukee Route"

On every Saturday during the win
ter, an elegant Pullman Tourist Sleep
er will leave Minneapolis (S:25 a. m.),
st. Paul Is :35 a. m.). and arrives at Los
Angeles. Cal. at ESQ p. m. following
Wednesday.
Via The Milwaukee's" famous He
drick Houte" to Kansas City. thence
via the A., T. & s. #. Ry., through
Southern California
A most delightful winter route TO
the coast.
Quicker time is made via this route
between St. Paul and Minneapolis and
California than via any other line.
Rates per double berth, So through
from ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
Leave st. Paul and Minneapolis every
Saturday morning. arriving Los Ange-
les every Wednesday afternoon.
For berths. complete Information and
lower rates, apply to The Milwaukee"
agents. St Paul or Minneapolis, or adj
dress j. Il. Conley,
Asst Gen'l Pass. Agt.,
st. Paul. MINI.
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Great Northern.
TRAINS LEAVE SUITE
Train No. "a Atlantic express,
east-bound, for St Paul, Chi
cago, New York and all east
ern points. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $40 m
Train No. 2. Butte and Helena,
express ........... o.O u m
TRAINS ARRIVE BUTTE.
Train No. %, Pacific express.
west-bound from st. Paul, Chl-
cago and all eastern points,. $3.50 p m
Train No. /, Helena and Butte
express......s. s.s..........s.s....u:OO p m
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TRATELERS GUIDE
ANACONDA TIME CARDS.

Butte. Anaconda g. Pacific r. Il.
Time schedule.)
AL trains arrive and depart from Bufce
Anaconda & Pacific depot
ARRIVE IN ANACONDA
No. 9. Butte express. daily. .n:8 n
No. l. Burte express making con-
nection at Butte with Great
Northern railway through
r1ves daily .'........... ........... s:s , n
DEPART FROM ANACONDA
No. 2 Butte express. departs
udaiy ....-.......... -.......-.....-. ~ ~
No. T. Bucte express for St. PAN
pcsnt.. departs daily ............. 80 , .
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Commencing Sunday. Sept. 22d. 1895.
the C, NJ a st. p. railway will in
augurate daily through buffet sleeping
car service between St. Paul and Min
neapoIis and Peoria. Ill, passing
through Faribault. owatonna, Austin.
Narshalltown, Oskaloosa. Keithsburg,
etc. Leave. Minneapolis 400 p. m. and
81 Paul 4:10 D. m. daily. arriving at
Peoria 1000 O'Clock next morning. For
particulars apply 10 local ticket agents
or address ]. T. Conley. assistant gem
eraI passenger agent. St. Paul. MINI.
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For a quick trip TO Chicago try the
Rnrlington route via Northern Pacific
at Billings.
Taking effect Oct. lOtn the Burhns-
90, route will sell hrst-class tickets TO
All Missouri river points at SIS; second
Class. $50. Phil Daniels. T.. +. and p.
A.. Butte; w. w. Johnston. c. A. Bill
ings, Mont
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TRAINS ARRIVE AT BUTTE.
No. 2. Garrison express. II 80 D N
No. 100. Anaconda express. 1000 m
mo. 102. Anaconda express....... $50 D m
No. 607, u. p. fast mail. II 20 q M
TRAINS LEAVE BUTTE.
No. i, Garrison express............ 1885 q m
No. 101. Anaconda express. .10:50 q m
No. 103 Anaconda express........ 500 p m
No. 602. u p. fast mail. 400 y m
Connects at Stuart with train from
Deer Lodge and Garrison.
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tons undertaken in this city since lis first
settlement. more than an average OF six
each year. and this Is a conservative csti'
mate Why should so much money and
effort have been wasted Ia journalism In
thls particular city,
IN October, 1901 a uansconlinentnl
telegraph line connecting this city With
the East was completed thus Gar, and
within a few years thereafter one Of The
most important Journal ste enterprises Of
carly times In Utah was innugumted hy
I. u. III. Stcnhousc. Il was daily
newspaper called the Itfgrabf. II
tlouushed for some years, during which
It displayed considerable enterprise and
ability
Another Journalistic undertaking begun
not Tar from the same time was the
Union Icdffff. II was published and
sustained by Officers and enlisted men OF
the California and Nevada Territory Vol
untecrs - The first number was issued at
( Camp Douglas, Nov. 90 1865. and dur
ing the short lie Of the journal Il dis
played a radical spirit and q good deal OF
luminosity towards the Mormon people.
riR MORMON TRIBUNE.
In January. 1879. there began a devel.
opmcnt In Utah journalism which even.
/ Wally alta ned great importance, and
excried a powerful influence, both within
| and without the Territory. In that month
appeared the hrst issuc Of q weekly
paper called the N1tBi3H IrfbNHc. Il
/ was ostensibly missionary publication,
/ having for It's object the furthefancc OF a
/ rcligio.politiCal movement. that had been.
during the previous year, inaugurated
/ by party or body commonly called
"Godbcilcs" Most ct the members Of
this party were separatisls from the Nor.
mon Church, and the immediate cause oI
their leaving Il was the financial policy
which the leaders OF that Church were
urging upon is members
| w. :. Godbc, a merchant, and a mar
OF more than ordinary ability, was the
most prominent individual connected
/ with the new move" rs Il was some
times called. Closely associated with
! him were T.. l.. T. Harrison, Eli Il. Krl
1 sey, and Edward w 1uhidgc, these foul
being active founders OF the paper
/ Mr. Harrison was the actual editor, and
| Mr. Tullidgc was leading contributor
! But the movement, Of which the paper
was designed 10 be the expo ent. wa,
too lac':ing In numbers, cohesion and
] organization, TO long maintain q news
p1per organ. Mr Iull dye lcit the Ter
| ritary and went east some m nths afel
thu Tti5HRs was established, and Mr
Harrison apparently did not meet 10,
expeditions Of his conlreres. chief o
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abouts, the Granite paper nils ve;e
built at Butler in this county, by an inrf.
poralcd company that bought the Cd
plant, and the business was conducted
very successfully until about two yein
ago, when the mills were dcstroyedy
ire, cn,iiling loss Of 10000.
This fire was regarded as publ.
calamity. which indeed Il was. for Il a.
Initiated one OF the most valuable hon,
manufacturing industries In Utah. M
Il IS n safe prcdic ion that not a gfez,
length OF time will clapse before ts
shall resume tao manufacture OF pape
HISTORICAL NOTES.
In the summer OF 1898 myriads Of q,
black crickets came down from Ne
mountains and began TO dovour helds Of
grain. When the destruction Of an
crops by them appeared TO be a iofegons
calamity, immense ilocks OF gulls alish
ed Ia the fields and deyourcd the cfiek
cts, and thus the crops were saved. L
Is a criminal oliense In this Territory 10
to kill gull.
The first Mormons to catch a glimpse d
Sal, Lake valley were Otson Pratt and
Eraslu. Snow. They emerged from
Emigration canyon on July a., tSiI lsiy.
ing their party and camp In the cinyoa
aud penetrated some miles into The
valley. They returned to camp in the
canyon that same evening.
on Aug. Q, is49, few days more ihin
one year after the arrival Of the Pioneer,
a count was made BY which il was ascef.
tanned that there were In this city -
buildings, with three saw mills and a
| Touring mill. Many other structures
were then In course OF erection.
The first well in Salt Lake city was dug
on the lot owned by the late Bishop
, Millen Atwood. corner State and Second
South streets; so the writer was informed
by reliable man who was Pioneer.
I The first lumber made in Utah was Gu,
with a whip saw IN City Creek canyon.
one OF the men who helped make Il, has
/ so stated TO the writer.
On Angus, 10, 1888, a grand feas, was
/ given Ia Great Salt Lake City TO celebrate
the first harvest gathered IN the Great
Basin.
The first dwelling built In Utah vas
occupied by Lorenzo d Young. i was
one Of those embraced In the "OdFoft'
The first religious service held in Utah
occurred July IS, 1897 George A. Smith
preached the INST discourse.
During the fall OF 1877, after the arrival
Of the Pioneers, about 1000 souls ana
GOO wagons came In.