davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
Mining BY Hog Power.

II was riding through the mountains
in Trinity county a few days ago." said
a prominent mining man yesterday,
"when I happened to take a trail that
led by old Burlap Johnson's cabin. You
know he has always been called Burlap
johnson because he was never known
to wear a pair of boots, but always kept
his feet sowed up in burlaps like can
vas packed hams. l took dinner-cold
corn bread and bacon-with him, and
then sat down for a smoke.
"'Wouldn't you jest as soon do your
smo..in outside, podnerT he asked.
"'Cartainjy.' said l. but you don't
object to the smoke Of Il cigar, do your
I was naturally surprised, for he was
already putting away at al old corncob
pipe.
emo, course not, seein US I've smok-
ed nigh on to SO years, but l keep ny
hogs at work
my curiosity was aroused, hut I said
nothing. He took down a double bar
relied muzzle loading shotgun and his
powder horn. Then be went out to a
shed and got a pan of shelled corn. He
sat down on a bench at the cabin door,
rammed down a couple of charges of
powder and poured a handful of corn
into each barrel. He put on a percussion
cap, pressed it down with the hammer,
cooked both barrels and blazed away at
the side hill across the little gulch.
The roar had not died away till a drove
Of hogs came running, grunting and
squealing. and commenced to root the
sidehill for the corn. Whenever they
Stacked up in their work, the old mar.
fred another charge Of corn.
"'That's a mean trick l said. why
don't you feed it to them in a trough?'
"'Feed it to 'em?' he repeated n:
anazement. Then they wouldn't work.
Besides, they don't need it..
"'What do you want to make them
work for, and why do you waste corn
On them if they don't need it?'
"'Why, man alive! They do as much
work as four men would. They root up
the dirt. and when the rain comes ]
sluice it,
"Then I understood that he was u.s.
ing the hogs to help him mine. "-SaE
Francisco Post.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
SHERIDAN BRIEFS.

Pete Clifford is down for treatment
also. Mr.. Clifford had the misfortune
to run a nail into his foot.
The Misses Haywood were rendered
"a reception Wednesday evening at the
residence OF Mr.. f. Marsh. A pleasant
time is reported.
The Tribune representative at this
place is ''glad his name is not Nc So
is Nc. Some people might mistake us
for brothers. Our family skeleton
takes on a different shape, and at last
accounts was still crouching away in
the closet.
Miss Flora Duncan passed through
town Monday last en- route to Butte,
where she has accepted a position in
the public schools. Miss Duncan has
many friends IN Sheridan, where she
has always considered her home, and
her departure will be much regretted.
Misses May and Cora Haywood for
merly Of this place, but for the past few
years residents Of Oakland, Cal, have
returned and will make this their flu
turc home. Miss Cora was for several
terms a pupil Of the schools here and
her return is hailed with much pleas
ure by the young people.
S. J. Walker met with a painful &C.
cident while at work near town a few
days ago, a giant cap exploding and
badly decorating his hand. 1t vas
thought a piece Of the cap had entered
the arm, but on examination nothing
could be found. DR.. J. H. Miller dress
cd the wound, and Mr.. Walker will
soon recover the use of his arm.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the young people OF Sheridan
are to have an opportunity to learn to
dance. Prof. Henault was in town
Tuesday and succeeded in getting up a
class of ten or twelve. 1t is expected
that others will come in soon. The
lenten season is on, but as this school
is not for present pleasure it a hard
ly be considered a violation of church
obligations to attend.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
Telephone No. ;.
TWAS ENJOYABLE.
III Reception Given In Honor OF Earnest
Faikner.

The Reception Given In Honor OF Earnest
a'aikner.
SHERIDAN, Feb. W-iSpecial Cor
respondencel-Last Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. COrnforth en-
tertained a number of their
friends. and the lateness OF the
hour of breaking UP bears out the as
sertion OF those present that they never
had a more pleasant time. Music,
games, and refreshments were the pro-
gramme and it YVES well rendered.
Among those present We're Nj. Mrs.
II. D. Rossiter, Mr.. and Mrs. Lake,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z. Jones, Mrs. F.
Wright; Messrs. Bruce ard Seymour
Thompson, Carey, Harry and F. w.
Mcfarland and Raymond Rosaiter. The
young ladies present the Misses
Cislcr, Hcrndon, and Thomas. The re-
ception was given in honor OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Corn;orth's grandson. Earnest
Falkner, who ably assisted in carrying
out the programme.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
SHE'S A BRIGHT SCHOLAR.
Work Of Miss Alice Halse. q IL Year
Old Student.

Work Of Miss Alice Halse. q l: Year
Old Student.
SHERIDAN, Mont, Feb. 2O.1Special
Correspondence. EEvents of recent &C.
have demonstrated the value
of a knowledge of English, as we'll as
the fact that many Intelligent persons
ara sadly deficient in that branch. In
order to encourage the pupils of the
public schools in this subject it has
been decided to offer for publication in
these columns each week a specimen
of the language work done by the
children of the lowest class in the prin-
cipal's room. The point in the stories
are furnished by the teachers, the
pupils combining them into sentences,
doing their own punctuation, c~apitali-
cation, etc. This week a paraphrase
of "Socrates and Xantippe" is offered,
Miss Alice Halse, age u, being the
writer:
''Once there was q widower, whose
name was Socrates Shocks. His wife
had died, and as he had found married
life very pleasant. he thought he would
try it again. So he went to call on
Miss Xantippe Cahoric, who promised
to be his wife. After they we're mar
ried, before the ''honey moon" was
over, they had a quarrel, which ended
in a fight. He always used "MY" in
stead OF "oURs." His wife said, So
don't like to hear you say my all tn
time, it is your place now to say OURS.
I guess l own as much of this place a
you do now" He told her that h
would say what ever he pleased. Thi
made Xantippe angry, and she thre,
q stove lid, a sad-iron, and a rolling pi
1t him. This frightened him and h
got under the bed to get out her wa,
Then she got the broom and made hil
promise her he would never say my
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
FROM ~LEITERV!LLE.
Fight For the School Clerkship-Ccn-
corning Hair OH.

Fight For the School Clerkship-Ccn-
corning Hair Oil.
LEITERv1LLE, Feb. W.ISpecial Cor
respondence. tom Teal has resigned
his position as clerk of this district,
and there is considerable rivalry among
those who banker after the honor of
paying the young lady who presides
over our schools. The candidates for
the Office are J. l.. Churchill and Hen
ry Kleinschmidt. The ace promises
to be a hot one.
David Crockett Nelson. the great
bear hunter, turned the principal por-
ton of his bear into hair oil, for which
there was a great demand among the
young men of the camp whose Il
iums are embellished with fly tobog-
gan slides, as it is generally under
stood that bear oil prevents hair from
falling out. Mr.. Nelson's sales we're
simply enormous until some miscreant
bought a few gallons of mucilage and
''doped" all the hair oil in the camp.
The principal sufferers were Sank
Thomas, Peter Clifford and Jim Co
velle. The lady killer swears he is in
nOcent, tut there are others who are of
a different opinion. Those desiring
any of this mixture will please apply
to Adams & COvelle.
J. L. Churchill offers a reward of
$25 for information leading to the ar
rest and conviction of the parties who
sent him the chad egg" valentine.
L. J. Bender. formerly nipper at the
Letter mine. has returned from a visit
to Illinois and Omaha, Nebraska.
Pete Clifford stepped on q nail a few
days ago, and was thereby placed or
| the retired list for a few days.
l Rubber Bill, secretary of the Trilb!
Mining Company, was noticed on thu
l streets of L~eiterville a few days ago.
: Capt. Trerise's son paid him a visit
few days ago. Young Mr.. Trerise i
an employee of the Boston & Montar'
Company. MEMO
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
A High Priced Hangman.

L'Intransigeant says that some years
ego Charles Castellani, the Partisan
painter, wanted to paint a picture of NJ.
Deibler. the executioner, to be exhibited
in a panorama of Partisan notabilities.
He didn't, because Nine. Deibler de-
manded 30, 900 francs for the privilege
Of taking the famous" hang1nan's
likeness.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
Kuowledge and Money.

Kuowledg 90 and Money.
Raggs-Some people have more money
than they know what to do with
Taggs-They seem to know what to
do with the dimes I ask them for. De-
troit Free Press.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
In q Hurry.

Observation-Disclosures I You We spilled
that coffee all over me!
Waiter-Very sorry, sir, but I was
hurryin to get through.
Guest-I'm in no hurry.
Waiter-No. sir, but it's most time
for a gentleman to come in wot always
fees me, sir New York Weekly.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22

any more. Then she told him to come
out. When they were getting ready
for church the next Sunday he said,
may WE put on OUR new Sunday
breeches?:"'
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22

T OST-.A hair chain. l lost a chain OF
my sisters hair, which have had. tor
iii cen years. on tbs night NJ the en- OF Fer.
ruarv. iN.N The fnder viii g-"s''r y
the nDdpr.iYnen h> i"rving he Aon. ~ ~
M~ADIsONIAN office. j. 3. O'SUl.LlVAN
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22

The Worries Fair Tests
showed no baking powder
50 pure Or 50 crest IN ~.
enias power ~ tho Royal
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-02-22
A UNIQUE AFFAIR.

The Methodist Ladies' Df sheridan Give
a Conundrurn supper.
SHERIDAN, Mont, Feb. 20 Special
Correspondence. Last Friday evening
the ladies of the NJ. L. Church and
others Interested in church matters,
gave at the Good Templar's hall, a
conundrum supper. These entertain
ments, while not altogether new, are
always a source of much amusement,
and the present occasion was no excep-
ton. The menu, which is printed for
the benefit of the unlimited, was as
follows:
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10
HANNA SAW REED.
Consultation of McKinley's Manager With
the speaker Causes Interest.

Consultation of fMcKinley's Manager With
the speaker Causes Interest.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lO.-A ripple of
interest swept over the house when 1t
became known that Speaker Reed was
the recipient of Il call from Mr. M. A.
Hanna accompanied by General Horace
Porter of New York, who rs tc oe mar.
shall of the inaugural parade, dropped
into the speakers room at the house at
| O., lock. The speaker was then III the
chair. but Representative Smith of
Michigan. told Mr.. Reed who was
waiting for him. The speaker turned
over the gave! to Mr Sherman of New
York and stepped back to his office. 1t
is said that the speaker and the man.
ager of Mckinley's campaign had
Lever mat before. Sevo:a. c,emhers
who had been active i'll Mr.. Reed :
| ante, Invention campaign, and Repre-.
sentative w. A. Stone, who ma'aged
Senator Quay's boom at the capital last
! spring, took part i'll the meeting.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10

Joint resolution directing the presi.
session of the island of Cuba, and hold
it until its inhabitants can institute
such government as they may wish,
and organize and arm such forces as
may be necessary to protect them
against invasion.
Resolved. That the president OF the
United States Is hereby directed to take
possesslOn of the lsland of Cuba. with
the military and naval forces OF the
United States and hold the same until
the people of Cuba can organize gov
ernnent deriving its power from the
consent of the governed, and arm ana
equip such military and naval forces rs
may lie necessary to secure them
against foreign Invasion.
Without Comment t.l9 Mills re>O,U.
! tion was referred TO tn" committee Oh
! foreign relations.
nr. EAii'- E:'.".u: om.
| Mr.. Cali tol Owed W4tA another join,
resolution as iOI.OW>:
Ee>oIvCu ly the senate anI tn" houst
!
States OF A:n&I.C CUGn.YH ,ne R@puE
lie ot Cuba as Il irtn "a iniependen
government. ANA :.CcUtN t. the peopI'
of Cuba all the rIyhl> On Il sovereign
and mGepenuent government III th'
.orts and w-t...n ne JUr.a,. .ctlon OF th'
United Sites.
The Cali rcsOlut ON " eat to the table
Mr.. Call annu1nccN inut he WOult
speak on it at an cary day. The thre
Cuban resolutions came III quick sue
ce sion, each bc4nG ild III full and oc
casioned marked at ,nt o., owing t
the d.rec,Ec.Ss and v.Sor of the ian
guage used Dy the three senator's.
After this came il flood OF bills, coy
ering every phase OF legislation.
The Dmgley bill was next taken u
by Il vote OF 35 to u, but was displace
at o'clock by the immigration bi
and went back to the calendar. Sci
, ator Allen sought to have it made tn
, unfinished business, but objection WI
offered.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10
Will Use Car 38.

CANTON, o., Dec. l0.-In his trip for
the inauguration at Washington. Major
Mckinley and family will use private
car 80, of General Superintendent John
F. Miller of the Southwestern system
of the Pennsylvania line, who is an
old time friend. The private
cars OF railway presid dents and general
managers have been offered Major Nc
Kinley for this trip, but the latter
promised Superintendent Miller years
ago, if he was ever elected president,
he would accept car 80 for the trip to
Washington, and that is the car that
will be used.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10
MUUn CRIME, FEW ARRESTS.

st. Louis Papers Complain of the Suc-
cessful Activity of Criminals.
Sr. LOUIS, Dec l0.-The Republic
prints lengthy article regarding the
prevalence OF crime IN St. Louis. 1t
says in part:
During the past IS hours. the GRIM
inal element OF this city have run the
entire gamut of crimes prohibited by
the statutes. The dcpredators have
piled their nefarious avoc"tions with Il
daring and persistency which shows
the contempt i'll which they he'd III"
police authorities. I he num)r? Of ar
rests made is surprisingly -" n pI".
portion to the number Oh Uucu>cS
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10

BOMBAY. Dec. l0.-The bubonic
plague is spreading everywhere. On
Tuesday there were 30 fresh cases, and
81 deaths here. Since the outbreak
there have been Lips cases and "a
deaths. The mortality i'll this city
during the past week from all diseases
was about 1000. while the normal
death :Iite is only about 3OO
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10
Farmers " in the Case.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. Dec. io.-.Ird"'
Lot Thomas of the Storm Lake dlstr!c'
has even his decision III the famou
John van land c;.ses. They lnciud'
more tam 100 separate cases agalns;
farmers in Harrison, Plymouth, O>rc.
ola and Clay counties. BY these suit
the heirs of John Irwin sought to have
the title OF these lands, valued at more
than $5T,n9", qu!etcd IN their nam
The decision is in favor of the farmers
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10
Want Plans for Currency Reform.

WASHINGTON. Dec. lO.-The house
committee Oh banking and currency
adoIt ted resolutions requesting com.
mercla. organizations with definite
plans for currently reform to submit
them to the committee and requesting
Comptroller Ec.els to present his views
to the COMMITTEES.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10

ELDORADo. Kan, Dec. lO.--Cashier
Fleming, formerly of the Exchange
National bank OF this city, has been
arrested on charge Of forgery on four
complaints. He rave Lail for $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10
Pension Bill Passed.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-The house
has passed the pension appropriation
bill. 1t carries $l4l, ,263 1856. about $75,-
coo less than that tor the current year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-10
Withdrawing Troops From Lradville.

DENVER, Dec. l0.-The withdrawal
Of troops from Leadville has Deen be-
gul., but AL will no. be recalled until
Governor Mcli. re becomes satisfied
that the officials of Lake county can
control the strike situation. One hum
dred and sixty-four members OF the
national guard have been permitted te
return home within few days, leaving
$50 men still on duty.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02
PACIFIC RAILROADS,
! The Solution Suggested by the Joint
Congressional Committee.

WASHINGTON May 1.-Senator
Blair, chairman of the senate commit
tee ON the Pacific railroads, today sub
mittted a report of the committee on
the question of refunding the govern
ment debt of the Pacific roads.
The committee appends a statement
from the treasury department showing
what he estimated debt of the roads to
the government will be on the first of
January next. The Union Pacific and
Kansas Pacific debts, combined ac-
count of both principal and interest,
are placed at 53,n5, ,40S, and that of
the Central Pacific at 1851, ,514. I'm
der the terms Of the bill the last pay
ment of the Union Pacific debt would
be made the frs. of January, 1862 and
on the Central Pacific on tine first o.
January, 1876.
After disposing Of the proposition
that the government shall acquire and
operate the Pacific roads or foreclose
tine governments lien as impractical
bile, The report takes up the question of
the debt in accordance with the bill as
agreed ON the committees of the two
houses, which bill it recommends as
providing the most advisable course.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02

town was put in use again by O'clock
this morning to flood the heaps of
ruins. On all Ithe foothills reaching
down to the very fire lines stand home
less people awaiting news. The most
of them will leave town If they can.
During the night officers and mill
tary patroiled the streets and arrested
all who could not give a strict and
prompt account of themselves, thus
ridding the town of the law,ess e,e-
ment. The Jail was full by midnight
and after that boxcars ait the Midland
depot were improvised into prisons.
A morning train brought Sergeant
Dunning and a squad of ten men from
Denver, who at once took charge of
police affairs.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02
ASTONISHED THE TURKS,
They Had Never Seen a Whaleback
Steamer Before.

Philadelphia Record: The whale
back steamer, Turret Bay, which re-
Gently cleared from this port with
cargo of Philadelphia made locomo-
tives for Russia, had an amusing ex-
perience while passing through the
Dardanelles on her way ito Novoroisk,
on the Black sea. The Turks had
never seen a whaleback before, and
when they beheld the Turret Bay,
whose odd appearance was intensified
by a load of engine tenders on her
deck, they Imagined she was some
strange battleship with hostile designs
ON Constantinople. Heavy guns i'm
the forts commanding HeClespont were
at once manned for action, and had
not the Turret Bay quickly made
known her peaceful mission, trouble
might have followed. She was t,hen
allowed to go Through without mo-
lestation. The whaieback was the first
vessel of its kind ever seen in Russia
and excited a great deal of interest
among the natives there.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02
TIE WORK OF CONGRESS
A PopuIist Free Silver
Measure.
Seeking to Establish Oriental
Money.
No Delegatefor AIaska-A Reduc
ton on Battleships-Chinese
Exclusion.

WASHINGTON, May lin the SEN
ate Senator Butler, Ropulist of North
Carolina, presented bill making the
Mexican silver dollar and the Japanese
yen, both containing 3711a grains of
pure silver, and trade dollars full
legal tender dollars in the United
States. In support of THE bill Senator
Butler declared that if the federal gov
ernment would not make these silver
coins legal tender then the states had
the power ito so recognize them. If
congress did not act Senator Butler
said he woutd advise the state of North
Carolina to exercise its constitutional
rights in that direction and he hoped
other states would adopt the same
course.
The naval appropriation bill was
then taken UP, the question being on
the amendment of Senator German, re-
ducing the number of baltleships from
four as reported, ito two, and without
further speeches a yea and nay vote
was taken, resulting in the adop lion of
the German amendment, reducing the
number of new battIeships from four
to two by vote of 81 Ito 27.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02
RESERVATION sQUATTERs.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The bill
introduced by Mr.. Bowers of Califor-
nit for THE reItef of claimants of lands
in National parks and forest reserva-
ltions of that state, was favoraibly re
ported today by the house committee
on public LANDS. Undea. this pan those
who entered lands before the reserva-
tions created are entitled to receive
from the government the amounts of
their purchase money with a remun-
Grafton for improvements to be as
sessed by a board of three commission
ers to be appointed by the president.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02
THE PARK THEATER.
A New Place of Entertainment Will
Soon Be Opened in Phoenix.

The statement made in a prior issue
of the paper that William Reid of Tue
son is 10 take the new theater at the
park for the summer season was incor
rect, as he has engaged 1T for only
three performances. A contract was
signed yesterday whereby Will H.
Gregory and Edwin Barlowe will as
sumo management, they ITO start per-
formances at an early date Both are
professional, thoroughly familiar with
the work, Mr.. Gregory having for a
number of years been the manager and
lessee of the Pueblo opera house. To
their strength will be added Miss
Rhea Lorraine and capable stock
company telegraphed for to San Fran
cisco and the east Four performances
Z week will be given, the bill to be
changed at each performance, and an
especial effort will be made to win the
cordial support of the best people of
the city. Admission will be so cents
and 25 cents, both Inclusive of car
fare.
The new thaater will be. one of the
most pleasant of resorts during the
summer months. The stage is the
largest in the city and the floor space
is ample and improvements now in
progress will give all desired comfort
and accommodation to the public.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02
LABOR TROUBLES.
Strikes That Greeted the Glad May
Day.

CHICAGO, May 1.-Three hundred
structural iron workers in the various
elevated roads in course of construc-
tion struck today for an increase of
wages. Structural work in Chicago is
completely tied up and it is feared a
general strike in Lhe building trades
will follow.
TORONTO, Canada, May Build
ers and 1aborers ito the number of 500
struck today for an increase from IS
ito 21 cents an hour. AS a consequence
brichIayers and ssonecutters were COM
peeled to stop work and the whole
building trade is at standstill
PARIS, May 1.-All factories are
working and there have been no labor
day demonstrations reported. The so
cialists are waiting for Sunday, when
they will march to the town hall and
Elysees palace and make a demonstra-
tion against the senate and cabinet.