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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-24
SAILORS TALK.
UninteiligibIe, Indeed, 1t Is to the Ma
jority of People.


A laudsman would never be able 10 un-
derstand sailor. For instance, sentences
like these would floor Webster himself
1--WE was going along fuking when the
wind 1rawed ahead. We trimmed sail
and in the fore and mizzen tor garnsl,
when bit OF a sea maxim of her yaw.
Mind yer luff, you sogerp sings out th'
old man, an as he says this one of the iub
guys parted and sprung the boom, Tor ours
were swinging booms. and had the for
guy and the after guy fitted in one, with
cuckhold's neck around the boom end a re
yer followin' of me, sir?''
1t is certain, however, that if sailor
has to talk about his calling, he must
use the language OF the sea. There are
no synonyms Tor ''sister blocks i'cat
harpins," "vangs" and the rest of the
vocabulary. If lawyer cannot under
stand how the blight of a rope can be
whipped into a snatch block without pass
ing the end through the sheave, there Is
nothing in language outside the terms of
the marine statement of the process to
enable him to master the sailor meaning
Sailors talk, indeed, is a dialect as dis
tlnct from our ordinary English words as
Choctaw or Eskimo. English words are
used, but their significance is utterly re-
mote from the meaning they have in
shore parlance. yard ashore means the
land about a house; at sea it is spar.
Every coachman and the majority of boys
know what whip is, but at sea it is a
tackle formed by a single rope woye
| through block.
A lizard is not reptile, but q piece of
rope with thimble or ring spliced into it,
just as the cathead is a piece of tim ber
and bees are stout pieces of plank Beat
ing is not striking, but sailing by tacks.
a bonnet is not for ladies' wear, but a
piece of canvas laced to the lib, while a
catspaw has as little to do with the feline
animals as fiddles and harpings have to do
with music. Sailors language, however,
is by no means wholly compounded by the
terms referring to the various parts of the
ship.
Hardshlps, perils, rough usage, in
different food, scarcity of water ana the
like have imported mass of rough saw
ings into the forecastle, many of which
are sanctioned by touches of rude poetry.
JACK s dlttles, too, are frequently vehicles
of his emotions.
fairly he will put up his feelings into q
topsail-halyard song, and often has the
anchor come up to a fierce chorus COM
pounded OF lmprovlsed abuse of the ship
and the skipper, to which expression could
not be given in a quieter method
Unfortunately the list of melodies is
somewhat limited, but the lack of variety
is no obstruction to the sailors poetical
aspiration when he wants the ''old man
to know his opinions without expressing
them to his face, and so the same
''chantey," as the windlass or halyard
chorus is called, furnishes music to as
many various indignant remonstrances as
Jack can lind injuries to sing about.-Cin-
cinpati Enquirer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-24
SAID IT WAS A MISTAKE

DIR. CoIburn's Arrest Due to a Misappre-
hensiOn on the Part OF the Officers.
1t is unlikely that the arrest of Rev. M.
T. Colburn at Golden Gate Park Saturday
afternoon will lead to any further pro-
ceedings- His arrest is said to have been
due to misapprehension Oh the part of
the officers occasioned by his having been
discovered in place where he was obliged
TO retire on account of personal affiiction.
He occupied the pulpi as usual yesterday
and was warmly assured by the mem bers
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-24

vein. The coloring is especially good. and
the production viii be handsome addi-
ton to the walls of the college.
The University Club is about to be
adorned with another stained glass seal.
This time it is to be from Yale. Already
Annapolis and Harvard windows are COM
pleted and are magnificent specimens of
the art.
Bruce Porter has finished his design for
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-24

the Yale window, and when the new
order OF things is adjusted at the club
1t VIII be put in beside the others.
The trst Arrangement was TO have the
windows placed in the dining-room, but
the directors of the University Club have
decided that the clubroom proper would
be eighteen in all and when they are all in
the effect will be striking and artistic as
we'll.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-24
Two Small Fires.

A one-story frame house at the foot of Powell
street, near the water, which had been used by
bunker Bros as place for preserving wood,
was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Sun
day morning, resulting in a loss of $500.
Another small fire broke out at 534 Clay
street in the Office OF T. c. Wagnor's pork-pacK
ing establishment at 80 o'cl ock this morning
But little damage was done
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-24

of his congregation of their confidence. in
his innocence. As the man arrested in
company with him denies the charge,
corroborating the pastors story, it is
expected that the case will be dismissed as
as a blunder on the part of the police.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-24

These windows are presented to the club
py various members who are gradutes
from different colleges in America and
aoroad and are paid for by contributions
of club members alone.
STAINED glass seals and coats of arms are
becoming the popular fad even in private
nomes and the thoroughly elite have mag
nlhcent specimens in their dining-room
window or over the top of the bay-window
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-24

In the parlor. The University Club will
have the best collection in America when
they are all in and no doubt other clubs of
similar character will follow the lead.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18
THE PRIMARIES S.

The Republican county convention
for the purpose of electing delegates
to the first state convention, will be
held in Virginia City, May 2, accord
ing to the call published over the
signature of Thomas Duncan. chairman
Of the Republican county central com
mittee.
Primaries will be held in the various
precincts, next Saturday april 25),
between the hours of 6 and 9 p. m.
Several weeks ago the MAD1sON1AN
published in full the new law govern
ing primaries.
On assembling, electors must elect
three of their number judges, one of
whom must &C. as clerk. The clerk
must keep a record of all persons vot-
ing, and must also register residences.
The judges are authorized to admins
ter oaths, and car compel challenged
persons to take a prescribed oath: they
must also certify results.
The law is published in full in the
MAD1soNIAN of March %.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18
o N PONY POINTERS.
Investors Numerous-A Delegation Of Min
ing Men-Personal.

1nVestors NumefOus-A Delegation Of Min
ing Men-Personal.
Pony, April 15.|[Special Core
s%poneende. IA number of investors
have been visiting Pony lately, are in
vestigating the "Old Joe'' and other
properties in Mineral Hill. What the
result will be, cannot be predicted with
certainty just now, but the outlook in
this claim is SO favorable that it cannot
remain much longer without a pur-
chaser.
Among the mining men now here are
NJ. V. B. Stacy and G. E. Knox of New
York, Col. J. H. johnson of Richmond
Flats and L. A. Durham of Denver,
Colorado. The latter is the general
manager of the Revenue mine.
A series of religious services will be-
gin at the Presbyterian church in Pony
on Tuesday evening, April IA, under
the direction OF Rev. DR.. H. w. Brown
of Chicago, who as an evangelist, has
during the winter conducted like SER
vices in many of the leading towns of
Montana. He will be accompanied by
Mr.. Williams Understanding in this par
ticular line is unsurpassed. The meet
ing will be Observation-Disclosures in
character and will be participated in
by Christians of every creed and name.
The meeting will continue over Sun
day.
Major Isdell returned to-day from a
weeks s%ojourn at the Pipestone Hot
Springs, much improved in health.
w. w. Morris, who reached home
from his eastern trip, Friday last, went
to Bozeman yesterday to attend a hear
ing in the U. S. land Office OF a case, in
volving a portion of the Pony town
site.
The Presbytery Of Helena will meet
at Pony on Thursday, Apiil 23d. An
attendance of twelve ministers and one
elder from each church is anticipated.
Popular meetings will be held each
evening, and or Sunday the 26th, the
new church building will be dedicated,
on which occasion the sermon will be
by Rev. James Reid, president OIL the
State Agricultural college at Bohemian.
Everybody is invited to attend these
services.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18
THE BURLINGTON LEADS"

Big Reduction in Time Between all Mont
ana Points and Omaha, Kansas City and
St. Louis.
Taking effect Sunday, April 18th,
the "Burlington' will reduce it's time
between Billings and Omaha. Kansas
City, St. Louis and Chicago, , l-2 hours
east-bound and S hours west-bound.
Just think of it!
Only one night on the road from
Butte, Helena and other Montana
points to Kansas City.
Close connections at Billings with
Northern Pacific trains. If you o n
template a trip east it will more than
pay you to write for information to
Phil Daniels, II. P. A., Butte, Mont.
H. F. Hnger, II. p. A., Helena Mont.
w. w. Johnson, Com'l Agent. Billings
Mont.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18
THE CITY HALL.

The city fathers met Tuesday and
talked over the city hall project in
formally. The committee appointed
to sound sentiment relative to this
project presented an astounding report.
namely: That it had heard city
hall talk on highways and byways and
On curbstone and elsewhere and could
find but one citizen who opposed the
enterprise. This being the case, the
opposition, if opposition there be,
might as we'll attempt to make water
I'll up hill.
Owing to the fact that Tuesday
nights meeting was an adjourned
meeting of doubtful legality, action
was deferred until the next regular
meeting. But for this slight impedi-
ment, which a fortnight will put out
Of the way, the call for a special cleo
ton would probably appear in this
paper. This was undoubtedly the
proper course to persue as bond bid
ders look at te%chnicalities of infn-
testimal size.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18
TREATING LOW GRADE ORE,

EQ II. f1Oluon, Unc COlOrdQO SmolLof
man is a gentleman whose word goes
far with Colorado mining men. He
owns several big smelters in Colorado.
He is called the father OF colonization
in Colorado. Speaking of cheap treat
ment of ores, he recently said:
Chlorine is the most powerful COM
mercial solvent for gold yet discovered
in the Silence of metallurgy. To obtain
the chlorine for the purpose of dissolv-
ing gold in low or high grade ores, we
use what is known as bleaching pow
der, which is chloride of lime. To OBJ
tain the chlorine that is combined with
this chloride of lime, a sufficient guam
tity of sulphuric acid is mixed with the
chloride and the ore; the chemical re-
actions between the sulphuric acid and
the chloride of lime, sets free the chic
rine. and the'chlorine in turn is free to
act upon the gold present in the ore.
while the lime and sulphuric acid COM
bine to form sulphate of lime. Up to
the present time this bleaching powder
is only made in quantities in England
and Germany, and the quantity requir-
ed to dissolve the gold in a ton of Colo
RADIO ore, including the sulphuric acid,
costs about 80 cents. In the very near
future this cost will be reduced so as to
furnish sufficient chlorine to treat one
ton of ore for about 7 cents.
The great beds of chloride of sodium
Or common salt-that exists in Utah
will furnish the basis of all the chic
rine required to treat hundreds of thou
sands OF tons of ore per day throughout
the entire western country. The meth
cd for manufacturing chlorine is one of
the simplest known to the science of
chemistry. This common salt in Utah
will be transported to points in Colora-
do where there is sufficient WATERFOWL
er to generate electricity. which has
the power of decomposing the chloride
Of sodium, or m salt, from which
the chlorine escapes in the form of a
vapOr and then is condensed into a IL
quid form, after which it is ready to be
placed directly in contact with the
high or low grade ores of the state or
the west. The cost of the raw salt is
less than ! { cent a pound, while the man.
ufacture of chlorine by electrical de-
composition. and the transportation to
various points in the state where chic
rination mills are established, will be
equal to about ! cents per ton of ore.
The use of chlorine is limited to a
certain class of ores, and unless the
proper conditions prevail, the applica-
tion OF chlorine for dissolving gold is
not ~etficacious. In the first place. ores
to be treated by chlorine must be free
from zinc. copper, arsenic. anthony
and lead. While chlorine is as per-
feet a solvent for gold as We have yet
discovered in the science of chemistry.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

WTHEN you contemplate giving a ball
w facilitate matters and add to your re.
ceipts by having printed about
100 coupon tickets
100 posters
or q small ad in the M~ADIsON1AN. The ad
will cost you from SO TO IS according to
size and will be read by several thousand
people. II through it three people are in
duced to attend the dance your ad is paid
for The tickets avoid endless compllca.
IONS. The coupons are for supper. Write
us tor prices. There ia but one way of
managing such things and that's the RIGHT
way. The MADIsON1AN can help you.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

Philip Carr, convicted of cattle
stealing in the Silver Bow courts. was
sentenced to one year by Judge Speer
last Saturday.
Zachariah Alexander was cut to
pieces in Butte Tuesday by a B. A. &
p. train. He was literally ground to
mince meat.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

teners. There is no Tillmanism about
him: he is a mans Senator Mantle,
not a bombastic blusterer, and the
people of Montana are proud of him.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18
THE ORPHANS o M

About two years ago some philan-
throplc women, out of employment but
with fertile resources, opened up the
Women and Children's Home in Butte.
Among many there existed a belief that
the institution was started more for
gain than on o Of charity, al
though this impression was probably
erroneous. At any rate much good was
done by the home and finally the COM
missioners of Silver Bow put a VITALITY
into it by giving it a monthly subsidy.
The commissioners have been urged
recently to make the home a county in
Institution. Such a pressure was brought
to bear upon the county solons that
they We're seriously thinking of COM
plying with the request. At this OPP
perfume juncture Senator Metzel wrote
i letter to the commissioners of Silver
Bow in which he reminded them of the
fact that the state had created a home
for destitute children and that home
was at Twin Bridges. The letter was
couched in strong language. Incident
ly it touched up several state officials.
1t seems to have had the desired effect
as the following order. made by the
commissioners of Silver Bow a few DAYS
ago, will show.
Ordered, that the county auditor
will please take steps to have the chill
dren now being cared for at the Wo-
nen and Children's home, who are
county charges. removed to the State
Orphans home as soon as practicable"
Auditor Winters has. as already pub
lished, received word from Superin-
tendent Comfort of the State Orphans
home. that that institution was ready
TO receive any children Silver Bow
county cares 10 send there. He made
application for the admission of eight
dan will now make application for the
others.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

VXIANTED.-Gold properties. Address
w N. E., p. O. box At, Butte, Mont
DIOR SALE-A second hand steam en-
Il CINE; stationary, sever horse power:
used tor a time in this Office, but displaced
to make room tor a smaller engine; needs
some repairs; $50 cash buys it. This is q
bargain. Address ''Xadisonian."
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18
THE r.

The Weather forecast fol,
~ Friday and Saturday, end
ing ut 8 p. m. Saturday.
Generally fair tonight and Sat-
Hyday; Wa77aer in Weste1m p0T-
ton of the state.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18
THANK YOU.

The MAD1soNIAN of Virginia, which
used to be the old fogy of the state
press, is now a live, modern newspaper
and a credit to Madison county.-Butte
Inter-MOuntain.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

nor SALE-Ranch OF so acres we'll i'm
i. proved tor sale. Near Taylor School
house. Ruby Valley. Madison county, Mon
tana. Inquire OF Philip Conrey, Laurin,
Montana. 234
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

Senator Mantle made his maiden
speech in the senate the other dav.
During its progress. he explained why
he had voted against the Dingley bill.
n why he proposed to stand By what
he had done. And he also touched M
the administration. He did it in that
smooth. suage manner which is ALWAYS
Impressive. and he had plenty of lis
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

dor SALE.-Currant bushes, two and
IL three years old, from $40 to SIS per
hundred. Phillip Conrey. 21-3t.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18
The reason
Why

the Burlington makes the
fastest time to Omaha,
Kansas City, and ST. Louis
is because it is the shortest
as we'll as t h e best-built
line to those md a l. L
|I |||| ): : :$ # /: !; +: : !; $; !: IS; !; :|: !; s., : : : ; : !:
Letters of inqu If a d.
dressed to the undersigned
will receive prompt atten-
tfon.
w. w. Johnston. Com. ASt. = :
BILLING As MONT.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

no you intend to build q house? II so
~ advertise for bids and you will W.
dollars on the contract price tor every cent
you invest in the advertisement. Write to
US tor rates
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

DIOR SALE.-Good second hand stove.
IL Will exchange for hay or wood. En-
Qulre ut Madison House. 21.1t.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

The fair weather flag is out to-day
and everybody is rustling heavy over
coats.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

IL thing else? II SO put a small ad in the
M~ADIsONIAN. 1t will be read by several
thousand people. and will accomplish the
desired result. Try it and you will be con-
WINGED. Write to us Tor rates.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-04-18

no you want to lease a good mining
~ property? II so advertise in this col
m of the MADIsON1AN and you will get
good returns.
New-York tribune., 1896-01-31

von,lon MIR Barrow worked earnestly in tho
interests Of Mr. Wursier and there were many
vho expected that he would be named for
Cabinet place.
w D. Moore who has been reapponted sec
rotary has been in the Department a number
or wears lie was Deputy Commissioner under
Iohn Ennis. and was made secretary 10y Nj
Wurster
Chester q Lawrence. who will retire "a head
Of the Fire Department tomorrow will II IS
said be appointed on" % tn" new county F"'h
Commissioners hy Mayor Wurster.
Clarence l. Barrow was born on the Isl" of
Wight England. October 2s 1850. IIe came 10
America in his infancy. and went 10 Hos'on
vhere H.. received a public school education
H.. arrived In RrookIvn In lS6G Mr Barrow was
emnloycd for many years AZ "A clerk BY T.. Hoe
4 Co the printing-pres7 manufacturers. ""s
for many years manager of tn william hr.'i"
eatai, one Of the largest properties IN Amer ia
and was n. one time u clerk in III" flnafc" i''-
pariment H. is n mcmh'r ~ me NOR,
League Hanover ALBANY. Brooklyn W ms, ana
the Invincb. club. ~ the Twenty -'miI " a. @ ~
lie has always been actir" IN poliu.7 va IA !,
hacn a delegate T. "A great many Siat' an.
local conventions and was for nn'lo'. VI -.
ve,rs secretary - tho Republican County '''"
mIttae Of Kings County ~ r,,r
ccmrlss,oncr under Mayor ~'1"r"n'i A'N','
,ration a great many improvements nave @ n''"
Introduced in.o the Department f'ril'tN III,
.'l - .,r.,,,, f,,r engine companies and Twelve
hook and ladder companies. noN there are II, y
,our engine and 'wcniy-onr hook ana 'a,'"'i
companies \ row y ''r : we mas "'.' M ID"
added 10 the Department The IA ~"N''',',. y
nrc.esliatcl by Tho annexation ~ 70" c'uu'IF 'l7
,rlr,a to Bro. l,lyu have h"en borne WitnoN' nnf
additional cxtrne" {, i1" faf'Hi 'i~ ' l''yNN y.
owing 10 the Geo 'nomi' al manas'hrn' - ~.
o.. .no di.,nsol I'd, In. r.pa rtUen' All -" Oh
.ngine h,ufcs have been inirNN'i ana many "'
IN. Are ma hines. which were IN use NnI'i 'l.
"a odnin,s.raitln have been rclla y Wtih more
,,'l.rr mos The ilgriplin" - the Department
has bcon Increased - an extent inat wa mar y
thought poss'b bic f.w Years aS'. 50 'nh' '"'
,h. Fire Department u VI i''KlNn it 'N''''" ~
none IN the United S'nfcs
7, is said thai william Cullen Bryant me now
r-fr. commits i,ner hcsi'a'ei before p'ng 'h'
r,el'!on. until he was assured 'ha' MI "'''' '"
would accept the dcpuiysAip
New-York tribune., 1896-01-31
rant The bill had not been paid. because there
was no money with which 10 meet II.
LOCAL AFFAIRS IN ALBANY.
A HOT DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE

SENATOR I.Exow oRJEcTs TO y RESOLUTION by
SENATOR P,NEY AND CARRIES HIS foiNl'
Albany Ian 30 tspNlaO.-Again have the af-
fairs Of Brooklyn been the paramount thehe III "'c
deliberations OF both branches OF the Legislature
Senator pavey prccpitatcd a heated discussion
In the Senate today by introducing reso"'oi
asking tina, the fiscal officers OF ali the e''e' an,
towns within the borders OF the proposed "''''1
New-York forward to the senate s.,1 s't'
showing the financial condition OF ihen Iesp'N
cities or towns The re of Senator ~eNo" wa"
aroused AT once and tie jumped 10 MS ieet 'N-
claiming: MIR President. / call this o'reV' az
tack upon the subcommittee ana ue-'oe''' "
tempt TO defeat consolidation move .""' '
resolution be laid upon the tao!e anu iV''''
the Committee on Cities. Senator f@VeE 9'"''0
,ha; the resolution was introducei as suss''s va
~ Cornoraton Counsel Scott. ana intended 70 iu'-
p,sh information to the Cities Commute ''"''o
Pavey stated that he cons dered IN 'e'''",'
good one and as good way OF sec""s '"~
formation desired any. Senator 9u"hd''""
tackled the resolution as being introduced III o''
faith as was shown by the fact that II was SPi"n7
upon the Senate suddenly. with no notice To ''''
cities committee or any member thereo''
Senator Brush said he as member OF 'he sun
committee did not feel offended a; the I'Soi"''ol'
nor would he at anything when 'ehucu ~ ,,,
ljgh, on the consolidation question senators "
aSd Elsworth opposed the resolution. Nciit'Ua Ia ~
Grady stated that he desired TO express h'h'sel III
favor of the resolution - ,ooor,o a neace-
Senator Coggcshall wished 10 peconie "a a .,pnaIor
maker and moved to amend the no.'o,i ~ =. srr,,.
iexow bv adding with request that the l liioi ia,
,;on desired be given" Senator l-eAoW "ouiu ny
accent the amendment, nor any olheI' , an. r'e oi
aviip that ..if The Senate wanted TO cast tC.e VI
LACK OF confidence il was good time 10 uv ~: -, IL
The amendment was de.savsu az nTevared. ua
Two more brooklyn street exemption WE We he
ueem aas,,rss of Mr. Waldo. and refer 10 NeW-Aolh
and occan aves Mr.. Wison lniTodpcea rI,nr5a. ga.
.Vua' ,r lines County The senate Iassel TIE D..l
~ o' Senator Brush providing two additional dePuo!
clerks and assistants for the Count! Oo"'' - 'N'7
Count