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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12
Not Interested.

The Philadelphia American gives au
amusing story Of a distinguished En-
glish officer. who at one time was sta
toned in India. He was noted for his
hobbies. one of which was amateur
gardening.
One morning early the general was
taking a stroll when he saw three or
four private soldiers raking about the
compound. Much pleased, he remark
ed:
We'll, men, nice thing gardening is,
isn't it? l see you are taking an inter-
est in it,
DO we, indeed" growled one Of
them in reply. That's all you know.
We've got an old fool Of a general here
who is mad on gardening, and we are
sent here on fatigue to scrape this
gravel about in case he should pass
this way"
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12
What a Tourist Saws,

The French women of all classes in
terest me. Everywhere they carry
themselves with ease. Even those OF
the shops have an air of distinction. In
this quarter particularly, where there
are some b%oucheries that are simply a
delight to study. l never dreamed that
ham: and sausages and tongues and
bits of meat could be so arranged as to
make a picture. But so it is-a ham is
a thing of beauty as it nestles in it's
bed Of fringed paper and parsley. But
l wish to tell Of the women l see in
these butcher shops, and particularly
of one where l often go for change.
The wife and daughter r always at
the notwithstanding, dressed with
perfect suitableness and propriety; and
the daughter, with her clear dark skin,
wealth Of beautiful black hair, and
superb eyes, is most attractive. She is,
l am told, a well-educated girl, a good
pianist, and very animated in CONVEX
sation. AS soon as she was through
school she went directly into her
fathers business; will probably marry
n butcher and help him carry ON his
business, devoting herself to his inter.
ests and making his success her first
object in life.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12
The Ant Eater.

Heavy body, thick, ~scantily haired
hide, snout of portentous length, huge
erect ears, most muscular limbs bearing
heavy hoof-claws, all these features
combine in a creature whose oddly Is
further borne out by a ridiculously
small mouth and a pOnderous tail. To
be born, too, into a world of Warfare
without the remotest chance Of eNh'
possessing more than the simplest apol-
ogies for teeth-aud those so far back
as to be quite u Of sight-seems a ter
rible disadvantage to a rather large ami
NAL, with much flesh on the bones, in
a continent where great beasts of prey
abound. Yet the aardvark in two
slightly differing forms, has managed to
occupy the whole Of Africa proper, and
to flourish there. Two things have
stood him in good stead, namely, his
uneQualed powers of burrowing and his
attachment to a food everywhere plen-
tiful-the termites, or white ants
which he alone can always obtain. 1t
is true, of course, that when the winged
termites stream forth by millions from
their fortresses scarcely Il beast or bird
under heaven fails to compete eagerly
for the prey; but this is only q feast Of
short duration at a particular season,
whereas all the year round the hardest
'ant .lills' Of the termites are but pie
crust to the claws of the aardvark, and
their ieeming inmates the helpless cap.
tives If his surprising tongue.
AS far as his human enemies are con-
c~crncd-anl while blacks like the meat.
whites approve of the leather-the noe
turnal activity Of the aardvark and his
underground seclusion during the day
have doubtless afforded him great pro-
lection. All who have essayed the
task agree hat it is no joke to dig out
n of these animals, as he can burrow
much faster than any one can dig; and
ever when by the combined efforts of
a party of diggers, he is exposed to
view. the extraordinary %tenacity Of his
hold on the hard ground makes his re.
moval uniniured no easy job.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

down firmly at the sides
by brothers and other relations of the
imprisoned bride: then come more car
riages and a general crowd of sympa-
thizers. More rarely the bride is borne
in u cashmere-covered litter swung
between W camels, fore and aft; the
hind camel must tuck his head under
the litter. and is probably quite as I'M
comfortable as the bride, who runs a
fair chance of seasickness in her roll
ing p%alanQuin. In the old days the
bride walked through the streets under
Il canopy carried by her friends, but
this is now quite out Of fashion. and
European carriages are rapidly ousting
even the camel litters. But the cash
mere shawl and the veil will not soon
be abandoned. The Egyptian woman
is. at least in public, generally modest.
She detects a strangers glance with
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

little compartments or stalls. separated
by high wooden partitions. The mill is
connected with a fan, which is so ar
ranged as to give enough resistance to
the mil to make the words hard la
bor' mean what they say. There are
twenty-four steps in the wheel, which
are eight inches apart. This makes the
circumference of the wheel sixteen
feet. The wheel performs thirty revo-
lutions in each quarter of an hour, and
each man walks on an average fifteen
quarters of an hour a day. SO he as
cends something like 700 feet. for a
days labor. Crank labor consists of
making 10000 revolutions Of a crank.
which is placed on a narrow iron drum
put or legs with a long handle on one
side. which, when turned. causes a
series of caps or scoops in the interior
to revolve. At the lower part of the
drum is a quantity Of sand, which the
cups scoop up and carry to the top Of
the wheel, where they empty them
selves. A dial plate registers the num-
Der of revolutions made. A convict at
ordinary rate Of speed makes 1900 rev
olutions of the crank an hour, so to TURF
10000 Of them can about eight hours
and twenty minutes labor.
There is something pathetic about
the intimation contained in the dis
patches to the effect that "Dynamiter''
Daveney, on being released from Port
land Prison, after serving thirteen
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12
SUBMARINE ROAT AS SHE WOULD LOOK ATTACKING A WARsHP

ticable to steer by compass under wat
er, yet the commander of the boat
must know at all times in just what
direction he is heading. He must also
learn to estimate accurately his depth
to know when to go up and when to go
down, and be able to judge accurately
of his distance from a hostile man-o1-
war when he let's go of his torpedo at
her bottom. All this will require long
study, experiment and experience by
men of calm, cool nerve and unflinch-
ing courage. The Holland boat is a
small affair, only so feet long and IL
feet in diameter. Her displacement IL
only 1873 tons. She can stand the pres
sure at a depth of seventy feet theo-
retically, but is not expected often to.
dive deeper than forty-five feet.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

be, the following directions are recon-
mended:
Good heavy MANILA paper, or some
kinds of building paper, makes neat
and serviceable covers. For a clamp
take two boards according to size Of
papers you wish to bind. Through
these near each end put a three-eighth
bolt. Provide a good long awl and
some heavy Irvine or waxed end, with
harness needles for sewing. You will
want glue. or, if you have none, -four
paste will do.
Place the papers in the clamp and
screw down tightly. Then make holes
with the anvil and sew with thread, not
drawing too tight, or the book will not
oDen Well. Now round the back and
glue on a piece Of muslin with head
bands at either end, if desired, AMI
leave until perfectly dry. In rounding
the back you may have to use a heavy
hammer, pounding until you get the
desired curve. Make the covers by cut
ting the sides, of MANILA paper, slightly
larger than the volume, and then glue
together with a piece of muslin or
cloth large enough to allow for the back
width Of the book, and to lap well over
,ile edges of the overs. Now cover
the back of the book with glue, put on
your cover and place in clamp until
dry. When your cover is finished, fast
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

Patrick ]. p. lyman has been releas-
ed from Jail It Boulogne-Sur-Mer,
France, where he was held by the au-
thorities pending proceedings for his
extradition by the British Government.
His arrest recently at the request Of
the latter was because of his alleged
connection with a dynamite conspir-
acy, but it was afterwards said that
his extradition would be demanded on
a charge of being n of the assassins
who murdered Lord Frederic Caven-
dish, Chief Secretary for Ireland, and
his Under Secretary. Mr.. Burke, in
Phoenix Park, Dublin, May 6, 1882.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

lyman is said to have been mo. l" of
the band Of Invincibles who commit
ted the crime. and has often boosted Of
his connection with the band. lyman
is a citizen Of the United States, hay
ing been naturaiized in New York in
1888. His family resides there, though
n son and daughter are now visiting
in England. The great dynamite SEN
sation has dwindled down to the van
ishing point in public interest, and the
British Government is said to be much
%chagrined at it's failure to secure the
leading suspects and thus work up a
sensational conspiracy trial.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12
All on Account of a Rooster.

A rooster near Lima, Pa, the other
day created no end Of trouble for a
whcelman. While Prof. Frank E. Wes-
sells vas speeding along on his wheel
the rooster flew out at him. The at
tack was so sudden and the professor
was so taken by surprise that he was
thrown from his wheel against the
fence. His wheel was damaged, his
eyeglasses were broken and N of his
ribs was fractured. 1t is said that the
professor will sue the owner Of the
rooster for damages.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

magical rapidity, even when to all ap-
pearance looking the other way, and
forthwith the veil is pulled closer over
her mouth and nose. When she meets
you face to face she does not drop her
big eyes in the absurd fashion of West
ern modesty; she calmly turns them
away from you; it is much more cut
tinc-raa11v
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

"a MD WIZ IIIIS IIIC' NI'1
NIGHT. Of the ordinary
convict is terribly hard, and the papers
have teemed with details of the suf-
ferings of DIR. Gallagher, the dyna-
inter, who recently went mad in an
English prison. There are fifty odd
large prisons in England. and in each
one the same routine is followed. They
are all under the control of the Home
Secretary, and one set of rules does for
all.
At 6 o'clock every week day morn
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

years Of his life sentence. inquired
after Parnell, and was absolutely ig-
norant of the death Of the great Irish
leader. 1t is almost impossible 10
conceive the fact that men living in
a civilized country can be 50 complete
~ cut off from the outer world as To
possess no inkl;n- OF what Is going on
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

Carpets are woven, shoemakers bus
tie at their work, oakum pickers hurry
to duty. At II o'clock the prisoners are
marched in long files. lockstep fashion,
to exercising yards. In each yard is a
rome with knots about fifteen feet
apart. so that 1870 prisoners ran get on
the rope at a time. Each Ile grasps
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

the rope and then at brisk PAGES for
fifteen minutes whirl round in a cir
Gle. All Of the prisoners, with the ex-
ception Of the "irst-class" have to
work, although the work may not ac-
complish anything. For instance, the
treamill or treadwheel is not a par
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

pcrience OF this
convict, however,
is not likely to re-
se1nblc that Of
those who have re-
Gently shown up
some of the hor-
rors Of British
home penal insti-
~tutions. AS a
first class in
N nate. Jameson
will practically be
4 hoarder, will
have a complete
rest from mental
and physical ia
tigue, and, being a
rich man, will be
awarded courteous
and humane treat
nent. Contrasted
" 1.f -4
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

home. This is done under military
rule. Then some Of the convicts wash
the cells, others sweep the pavements
until they glisten, while all are watch
ed by armed guards. A big bell sum-
mons the prisoners to work. Men
hurry to the treadmills, the cranlls.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12
Correctly Named His Verse.

"Flashly has published a volume of
fugitive verse;"
How can he call them fugitive, when
none Of them have been published be.
fore?"
"Oh. Flashly himself says that he
was chased out Of 200 offices in which
he had tried to sell them"
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12
An Esyptiau Wedding Party.

The distant %throbbing of the nag
sarah tells you that Il wedding process
sion is making its our. and yon curl
ously await the passing OF the closed
carriage covered all over with
q bi. cashmere shawl, held
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

ticularly useful machine, except to keep
prisoners employed when there is moth
ing else for them to do.
Each tread wheel or mill is so con-
strlcted that if necessary t~wenty-four
men can be employed upon it at time.
The mill is divided into twenty-four
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

"Pat. what has become of the pota-
toes I told you to plant!" "Oi got rid
Of 'em, sor. The petayty-bugs was
threatened, an OF TUX EN- up SOS whin
they got here they'd pash on. Whin
they've pashed on, Oil plant 'em agin.
Tn only waa to keep Off thin petayty.
bugs, sor. is to fool 'em."-Bazar.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

Biggs-Some of the stuff that poet
laureate turns out makes me tired!
Here's a poem that any ordinary versi-
fer could write. Boggs-Yes, but most
Of them wouldn't.~ New York Press
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12
MAKING A NEAT FILE.

instructions for Doing Newspaper and
Book Binding at Home.
To readers who may desire to try
their hand at home bookbinding or
newspaper binding, as the case may
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

Ing the officers hurry from cell to cell
to open each narrow dwelling. The
prisoner hurries fer a tub of water,
with which he cleans out his little
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

~ HE sentencing Of DR.. Jameson,
the T%ransvaal flibuster. to the
Norwood Scrubbe Jail for IF
teen months has awakened universal
interest in English prisons. The ex-
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

en- into the book by the flaps of muslin
which are loft Of the piece which
you paste on the back. when it is round
ed into shape after sewing. You can
cover your boards with anything de-
sired.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

No college graduate yer became old
enough to forget all his college foolish
ness.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-12-12

No girl whose hair is naturally curly
should com plain OF her environments
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
GADsDEN HAPPENINGS.
Crops Suffering-The Young People Having
Good Time.


Gadsden, Aug. ESPECIAL -Reports
are coming in from all over the county
that the crops are burning up and if the
weather continues as hot and dry as it
has been for the past two or three weeks
there will be very small crop to har-
vest in this section this fall. The cotton
crop is already cut 40 per cent, nearly all
the bolS are turning yellow and drying
up. Corn has been cut short about 30
per cent and is suffering very much.
Ga dsden's wheelmen will number about
$50 and the number is constantly increas-
ing, and new wheels are arriving every
day. At the beginning of the season
there were only two or three ladies'
wheels in the city, but now they can be
seen in most every direction, and 1t is
perfectly remarkable that boomers have
not made their appearance yet. The
young people enjoy fine sport late in the
afternoon speeding around the track in
Fosters grove. They also take advan-
tage of our good streets, and large Wheel
ing parties can be seen most every even
ing.
The biggest excursion of the season will
be run from Gadsden to Decatur Mon
day. The train will leave Gadsden in
the morning at $50 o'clock and the ex-
cursionists will arrive at Decatur at p.
m, and on returning will leave Decatur
Tuesday morning at 8 O'clock reaching
Gadsden at s p. m. The beautiful scene
ry over Sand mountain and down the
Tennessee river Is unsurpassed, and
those who go will no doubt enjoy a de-
lightful journey. The train will be under
the management of Jim Swain and Jim
Dothard, and ample arrangements will
be made to accommodate both white and
colored.
The Alabama City Furniture company
has just completed a large storage room.
Rev. r. G. George has returned from
birmingham, where he has been for the
past two or three weeks conducting a
revival.
Misses Sadie Mitchell and Annie Joe
Paden are spending several days at
Mentone Springs.
The summer home of Col. r. B. Kyle,
on the Highlands, Is being pushed to
completion.
w. C. Mccoy left yesterday for a few
days visit IN Birmingham.
John benson of Atlanta Is visiting
friends and relatives in this city.
Mrs. r. c. George is spending awhile
at that delightful summer resort Men,
tone Springs.
Frank l.. Morague is erecting hand
some residence on south Fourth street.
Mrs. r. A. Mitchell was called to Ope-
lika yesterday on receipt of telegram
| announcing the death of the little babe
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ham.
| Miss Mary Mack Foreman entertained
| a number of her young friends last
| Tuesday evening at the residence OF K.
| l.. Adams on Forest avenue.
C. r. Montgomery, popular salesman
| of Chattanooga, was in the city this
| week.
| Miss Lucille Gregory. who has been
| quite i'll with typhoid fever for the past
| three weeks, is on the road to recovery
The Ladies' Aid society of the Nc
| Tyeire Memorial church gave an ice
| cream supper in the grove near the
| church last evening. A large crowd was
out, and the good ladies realized neat
/ little sum.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Washington. Aug. 8.-Both sides batted
hard, but the Baltimores did the more eff
fective work and won easily. Mercer
pitched the first five innings and was hit
safely nineteen times for eighteen runs.
Norton, the Southern Lacquer, who reliev-
ed Mercer, pitched good ball two innings
Quinn took Reitz's place in the ninth
Attendance, 2300 Score:
r H E
Baltimore ......1 z ~ "a
Washington ....1160 0 0 A As 20 5
Batteries-McMahon, Clarkson and
Clark; Mercer, Norton and Mcguire.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
THE RACES.
Brighton Beach Results.

Brighton Beach, Aug. 8-There was a
very large crowd at today's races and,
as the card was an excellent one, some of
the best sport of the season was witness
ed. The principal events of the pro-
gramnle were the races for the Ocean
Wave stakes for 3-year-olds and the
Greyhound stakes for 2-year-olds. The
former went to Tremargo, to l shot,
who defeated Zanone, the favorite, by
half length. Sherlock was third. The
Greyhound stakes was captured by Sui
sun, the-favorite, after hard drive with
DR.. Jim, defeating him by a short head.
Summary:
First race, one mile-Formal Ill 0it-
tlefeld), to 1, won; Chugnut second,
Emma C. third. Time, 1:4112
Second race, five furlongs-Hurl, 104
(Healy), 20 to l, won; Timemaker second,
Inspirer third. Time, LOB.
Third race, the Ocean Wave, stakes of
$500 for 3-year-olds, six furlongs-Tre-
MARCO, 102 clayton, 6 to l, won; zanone
second, Sherlock third. Time, 1:14A.
Fourth race, the Greyhound stakes for
2-year-olds, six furlongs-Suisun, 108
(Sims), to l, won; DR.. Jim second, Slow
Poke third. Time, 1:1514.
Fifth race. seven furlongs-Premier,
81 (Sloan), 7 to g. won; Aurelian second,
Harry Reed third. Time. 1:28h
Sixth race, five furlongs-Emily Hen
derson, 101 (Sloan), to 5, won; Little
Niger second, Mahoney third. Time,
1908.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
Hon. Charles A. Sem.

At o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Hon. Charles A. Sem completed the
work he was several weeks ago chosen
to perform One has but to read the re-
turns from Jefferson county to learn that
no mistake was made when Charley
Sem was commissioned to command the
democratic forces in Jefferson county.
No man ever performed more faithful
party service than did Mr.. Sem as chair
man of the campaign executive commit
tee. That his work was efficient and eff
fective Is shown by the splendid majpri-
ty the democratic ticket received.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
The Report Unfounded.

Berlin Aug. 8.-The Neueste Nachfich-
ten-says that the reports that Chancellor
Von Hohenlohe had resigned are utter
ly without foundation 1t adds that. the
sole object of the chancellor in going ito
Wilhelmshoe was to make a report 80
Emperor William on the condition of
fairs in the east.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
Chicaro-St, Louis.

Chicago, Aug. 8.-Breitenstein pitched
well today, but bases on balls, few
lucky hits and what errors the Browns
made gave Chicago a hard fought game
Griffin pitched good ball and took a large
hand in winning his own game by his
heavy batting. Cross was put out of the
game for kicking. Attendance, 400.
Score:
RHE
Chicago .........1 0 0 *-4 IL 3
ST. Louis .......0 0 0 0 0 2 0-3 8 L
Batteries-Griffin and Kittredge; Brett
enstein and Mcfarland.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
A Record Breaker

Chicago, Aug. Sat the new coliseum
indoor bicycle track last night Jay Ea-
ton established a new record for a mile
unpaced. In the first half, one mile pro-
fessional handicap, he rode from scratch
and out-sprinted a field of twelve speedy
sprinters and rushed to the tape FIVE
lengths ahead of Vannest. His time for
the distance was 2:07, which is the fast
est mile that has ever been ridden on an
indoor track.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
New Y ork-Brooklyn.

New York, Aug. 8.--The Brooklyns
were easily defeated by the New Yorks
today. Payne, who received poor sup
port, was hit hard, while Clark pitched
in mastery form. Gleason was reliev-
ed of the captaincy of the New Workers
today in favor of Joyce, and Irwin will
leave tomorrow on a vacation in search
of new players Score
r H E
New York 100000 O2os-5 u 0
Brooklyn ...1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o. 10 5
Batteries-Clarke and Wilson; Payne
and Burrell.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
A Novel Contest.

Not only all bicycle riders, but every
one else is interested in the novel contest
inaugurated by the Hopkins Stove and
Tinware company. 1t is something new
to Birmingham. Valuable prizes will be
given to those who guess nearest the dis
tance Travelled by the bloomer girl. Man
ager Lewis has set the pace that kills
competition.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-09
BASEBALL.
At Columbus.

Columbus, Ca. Aug. 8.-Columbus took
her third game from Mobile this after
noon. Chords work was again the
feature of the day. This game is the
last that will be played here this season.
Columbus will surely be in the league
next summer. The team left at 6 O'Clock
for New Orleans From there they go
to Montgomery. Columbus has eighteen
men reserved, and will have a pennant
team next season. Score:
r H e
Columbus ........O1510 O4-12 II 2
Mobile ............0 0 2 2 0 - y
Batteries-Lamont and Grim; Roach
and Lohbeck. Umpire-Cushman.