davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03
SHE oUT-TALkED DUMAS.
How a Clever Irish Girl Got Ahead of the
Acadcmician.

now - Cfettr Irlen Otri Got Ahead OF the
Acadcmician.
Dumas fils had curt manners. He was
| shy. Like shy people, he vanquished
this defect by going into the other ex-
treme. He softened as he grew old
and took a relative polish at the meet
ings of the academy. His tongue was
always shrewd; 1t could not be cruel.
The code of social amenities was, at the
time l speak OF. a sealed book to him.
I recollect a tilt between him and an
Irish girl. brought up in Paris, who sat
opposite to him at dinner, says a Paris
correspondent in a letter which ap-
pears in Labouchere's Truth. She was
singualrly plain. But her ugliness was
most amusing, and she was a witty
good-tempered being. The nose was a
short. funny retrousse; the mouth wide
and laughing, and the tongue lisping,
but. as the French say, bien pendue for
repartee.
Dumas, after staring some time at
her, put his forefinger to the tip of his
semi-aquiline nose and pushed it up.
He kept ii so for some time, still star
ing. The pantomime was grossly i'm
pertinent. i thought and so did every
one else, that the poor girl would burst
into tears. She laughed-not bit hys-
terically-and, feeling that she was the
object of general attention and of SYM
pathy, made a funny remark on the
grimace that NJ. Dumas was pleased to
give himself. He began to rally her.
She flung back retorts. I never heard
such a mimic war of words, before or
since. 1t ended in a splendid victory
through good humor and wit, on the
young lady's side. She spoke French
to perfection. Monsieur Alphonse"
was then on the stage NJ. Ernest Pi-
nard, who listened with rapture. cried:
''Madenloiselle enfonce votre Alphons-
ine!" Alphonse was the comic actress
in that play.
Dumas retired from the combat net
tied, but he did not long bear malice
He afterward said what a pity II was
that la juene Irlandaise etait dams lie
monde. She had the Wis comica in a
greater degree than any actress or act
or he had ever seen, and proved that
where Tame est bien faite there cannot
be ugliness
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03

Great Northern.
TRAINS LEAVE BUTTE.
Train No. "A, Atlantic express.
east-bound, for st. Paul, Chi
cago, New York and all east
ern points. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40 p n
Train No. Q, Butte and Helena,
express ..........- ...-.. o'W = m
TRAINS ARRIVE BUTTE.
Train No. q, Pacific express,
west-bound from st. Paul, Ch4-
cago and all eastern points..... 1880 p m
Train No. ]. Helena and Butte
express........ ..................u.00 90 p m
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03
Eugene Field in His Studio at the "sabine
Farm"

OF recent years Mr.. Field rarely went
to the office of the Chicago News, the
paper for which during the last 10 years
he had written a daily column under
the title of "Sharps and Flats" but did
most of his work at his home in Buena
Park, which he called the Sabine
Farm. Here he began his day about 9
o'clock, by having breakfast served to
him in bed, after which he glanced
through the papers, and then settled
himself to his writing, with feet high
on the table and his pages before him
laid neatly on a piece of plate glass.
He wrote with a fine-pointed pen; and
had by him several colored inks, with
which he would illuminate his capitals
and embellish his manuscript. The
first thing he did was his "Sharps and
Flats column, which occupied three
or four hours, the task being usually
finished by / o'clock. His other works
he did in the afternoons and evenings,
writing at odd hours, sometimes in the
garden If the weather was pleasant. He
was much interrupted by friends drop
ping in to see him; but, however busy,
he welcomed whoever came, and would
turn aside good naturedly from his
manuscript to entertain a visitor or to
hear a story of misfortune. After din
ner he retired to his den" to read; for
he read constantly, whatever the dis
fractions about him, and was much
given to reading n bed-Cleveland
Moffett, in McClure's Magazine for
January.
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03

"dar'' and "whar," as so many writers
of negro dialect seem to think.
Misspelled words. unless they convey
the spirit, are as sounding brass and
tinkling cymbaL"
A few examples of negro humor
which have been collected from steam
boat deck. from cabin and from church
are given.
Charles Lambs famous bon mot was
almost equaled by a rough rooster,
as roustabouts are called along the
Ohio river.
Lamb. IL will be remembered. sat up
all night playing poker with Miller,
who was very untidy. AS daylight
streamed into the room through the
shutters Lamb caught sight of Miller S
remarkably dirty hands.
Miller" sal dthe wit, "if dirt were
trumps what hands you'd hold,"
The negro roustabout, who OF course
had never heard of Lamb or his fa-
nous witticism, was coming along
with a nail keg on his shoulder, when
he stumbled over the enormous bro
gans of another rooster, who, being
off watch, was lying stretched out on
deck taking a sun bath. Glancing
down at the colossal feet he exclaimed
admiringly: EFF feet wuz trumps dat
niggah dar could play high. low, Jack
an de camel"
Coming up the Ohio river last fall
from Cincinnati on one of the steamers
that run in the Pittsburg and Cincin-
natl trade the negro cabin boys were
engaged in a surreptitious game OF
craps, the great game of the river ne
gro. Two OF the boys were chaffing
each other numerically, when one
gave the other a Knockout blow which
put an end to the war of words: Mig
gah," ne said. you needn't to talk;
wen you come on dis boat you done
been so long widout somepin to eat
dat you dez ez light ez ur fedder. wy,
niggah. you could cut de Mobile Buck
on ur eister crackah an nebbah bus
de crust"
At a certain colored church in West
Virginia the pastor announced that the
sacrament would be administered in
the morning instead of in the after
noon, as was customary, as he would
be called away. Immediately an old
elder arose and said: "Bredderin,' Use
Of n hyahd oh de Lawd's suppah, but
nebbah urfo hyahd OBJ de Lawd's brak-
fus."
The sacrament was administered at
the usual time.
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03
Goa Il Dcfenses.

1t Is well that the matter OF coast de-
fenses is being pressed for considera-
tion by congress at this time. 1t is
fact patent TO all that this Is a matter
of critical import. the consideration of
which has been delayed too long for
the safety of the country. So deeply
impressed was General Miles of the un-
safe condition of our borders and sea-
ports that, as soon as he was placed
In a position where he could with pro-
priety speak of the matter, he uttered
an address to the country. calling at
tention TO the exposed condition of our
borders by land and sea. and to the in
adequacy OF our defenses. Twice has
he sounded his timely admonition since
his elevation to the high rank of lieu
tenant general The present congress
has lent willing ear. and measures
for strengthening the coast defenses
nave been presentd in the senate By
Senator Squire \ bill for an appro-
priat!on of $S7 900 for the construc-
tion OF permanent fortificafions at sea
and lake ports available for the years
1896 and 1897. has been prepared under
the auspices OF the war department IL
was this biE that Senator Squire pre-
sented. Ii provides for an expenditura
OF. sl,50o.O00 during the first year. So
500,000 i'm each following year OS97).
and $S,000.O0O each year thereafter. This
would require II years for the the ac-
complishment of the task under the
provisions of this bill
When the magnitude OF the under
taking is taken into consideration
that Is. the fertilization of 2s grea;
coast cities. besides numerous lake
ports. such as Buffalo. Chicago. Detroit
and a number OF other points OF equal
importance as vital centers and aven-
ues OF trade-it would seem a modest
sum for such a purpose. In view OF the
possibilities shown in recent events
the only feature Of the nathnd n.,nr, ~
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03
NEGRO HUMOR.
Amusing Instances In which It Has Al
most Reached the Plane of Wit.
From the Chicago Times Herald.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
That the negro has humor goes with
out saying; that he has wit some will
deny. When Frederick Douglass was
asked how he felt when some one call
ed him a "nigger" he replied: Il felt
that a jackass had kicked and hit no.
body" he used wit. keen, biting.
Wit is foil without the button; HUI
NOR a foil with the button.
Negro humor is generally the broad.
farcical. hurtiess fun of the unadulter-
ated negro-a humor which. blended
with pathos. makes up the negro's $
psychic composition, for ne oscillates
from smile TO tear.
This humor one will find on the deck
of the steamboats, of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers among the cabin boys:
in the rude cabin of the mountain
mines OF Georgia and Mississippi. and
quite frequently In the church fire.
quented by the more illiterate classes.
IT consists Of the most outrageous
hyperbole; of bringing the most strik-
ing contrasts and the most ludicrous
situations before the minds eye and
doing IL all with a twist OF African
English which heightens the fun.
IL isn't found in the mere missspell-
ing or mispron ounciation OF words as
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03
M ontana Union.

TRAINS ARRIVE AT BUTTE.
No. 2, Garrison express. 80 D m
No. l00 Anaconda express. 90 q m
mo. 102. Anaconda express....... $3.50 p m
No. COZ, u. p. fast mail. .........u:4 As q m
TRAINS LEAVE BUTTE.
No. i. Garrison express............ $3.50 q m
No. 2, Garrison accommodation,
leaves Butte........ ............. 4:06 y m
No. 1o1. Anaconda express...... :l5 q m
No. COZ, u. p. fast mail............ 400 . N
sConnects at Stuart with train from
Deer Lodge and Garrison
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03
BUTTE TIME CARD.

Butte. Anaconda g. Pacific r. r.
All trains arrive and depart from Great
Northern depot at Butte
ARRIVE IN BUTTE.
No. 2, Anaconda express. arrives
daily ........ .......... ........... s:45 q m
No. 4, Anaconda express, con-
Meeting with Great Northern
railway through trains for East
and West, arrives daily...... Ais d m
DEPART FROM BUTTE
No. 3, Anaconda express, leaves
daily ........ .............1o:45 q m
No. ], Anaconda express from st.
Paul, Helena and intermediate
points, leaves daily .............. 500 D m
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03

criticism is the homeopathic method Of
prescribing for such a dangerous case
as now confronts this nation. 1t would
rather seem 'Twere we'll 'twere quick
~ done. e."-Spokane Spokesman-ReVieW
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03
Northern Pacific.

NOFtnern PACIFIC.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT BUTTE.
No. 2. from ST. Paul. Chicago
and all Eastern points, arrives
Northern Pacific local depot
daily at ............................ s:15 a m
M. U. No. 2, from Spokane, Ia
coma, Seattle. Portland and all
Coast points, arrives Montana
Union depot daily at ............1 30 d m
TRAINS LEAVE BUTTE.
M. U. No. /, for Spokane, Taco
ma, Seattle, Portland and all
Coast and California points,
leaves Montana Union depot
daily at ........ ........ ......... $50 q m
No. 8. for st. Paul. Chicago and
all Eastern, Southern and Ca
madam points. leaves Northern
Pacific local depot daily at. 1850 d m
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03

quickly. Over 1000 private endorsements.
Prematureness means imDOtency In The nrst
stage. 1t Is n symptom of seminal weakness
and barrenness. 1t con be stopped in - days
by the use OF H1dyac.
The new discovery was made by the Special
lists Oft the old feinous Hudson Medical Institute.
1t is the strongest vitalizer maze. IL Is very
powerful, but harmless. Sold for S1.O0 pack
age orc packages for $500 (plain sealed boxes).
Written guarantee given for q cure. 1fyou puy
six boxes and are not entirely cured, SIS more
Will be sent to you free of all charges.
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
Junction stockton, Market & Ellis SITS,
San francisco, Cal.
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03
VERY DIFFERENT.

He was counted very knowing
When, his boyinsh wild oats sowing,
He snickered at the warnings of his
ma;
But 1t wasn't quite so funny
When his father called out, Sonny,
Come march into the woodshed with
your pa.'
Chicago Record
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03
A Feminine Vie "

A Feminine View.
"She has married the man she want
ed"
That's nothing to marrying the
man some other girl wants. Life.
The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-03

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE,
Daily and Sunday. per month -. .........s 90
- one year, In advance. 10 20
sunday only, one year, in advance. ........ 2.0
sFAn postmasters and newsdealers author
lied 20 receive subscriptions.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02
~H-THE BEST MOWERS ARE THE- STANDARD AND BUCKEYE, 3. H. BURT|S SELLS THEM.
NOTICE TO HORSENBN.

THE ONWARDs breed on and train on. His get hold world records, FRED s. sired by ONWARD the s gisSatest req Aas1n sire of bis age 113 performers in the 2.3O list. record never approached, and of these forty-one are in the 2:20 list (another worlds record) and fourteen are in the 2:15 list Ca third worlds record) FRED 6 first dam is Fortuna by Al. 2:1S. Outward third heat in 2:36, three year old, his oldest colts are but years old, only two have been worked for speed, very little work, one trotted 8 quarter in 41I and the other paced quarter in 3719.
 For further particulars apply to
 GEO. E. JOKING.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

The following is the electoral vote of the states as based upon the apportion-
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN DELE.
 GATES.

A subscriber asks for information as to the number of delegates the several states and territories will be entitled to in the St. Louis convention. The
Arizona republican., 1896-05-02
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE OFFICERS
 AND COMMITTEES.

Officers-C. NJ. Frazier, president Pierce Evans, vice-presldent; Wade H Rulings, second vice-president; T. A. Jobs, secretary; T. w. Hine, treasurer
 Board of directors-Pierce Evans chairman; Thos. D. Molloy, secretary J. M. Ford, treasurer; A. J. Sampson J. B. Early, J. A. Kilroy, Jerry Millay I. N. Bell, Robert Hudson, c. w Grouse, c. M. Sturges, D. M. Purman, Wm. Freeze, Lincoln Fowler, Chas. W, Pugh, N. A. Morford, T. J. Wolfley, F. A. Hartwell, M. H. Calderwood. L. J. Wood, c. M. Frazier.
 Political meetings-Thomas Fitch, M. H. McCord, Jos. H. Kibbey.
 Correspondence-T. J. Wolfey, J. B. Early, J. A. Kilroy.
 Primaries-Pierce Evans, D. M. Purman, c. M Frazier, T. J. Wolfey, W. H. Stillwell, Lincoln Fowler, I. N. Bell
 Reception-Jerry Milay, W. A. Han cock, c. w. Johnstone, c. w. Grouse, R. A. Lewis, J, D. Monihon, H. Good man.
 Printing-N. A. Morford. c. w.. Pugh, c. M. Sturges.
 NaturallZatl0n-C. w. CFOuSe, J. b' Cant, Wm. Webster, Robert Black, Geo. A. Mintz.
 Order of business A. Hartwell, J. M. Damron, H. Goodman, c. H. Knapp. A. E. Hinton.
 Celebration and transportation-Dr. Scott Helm, c. Eschman, c. J. Dyer, W. s. Pickrell, G. H. Honshell. Ira P. Smith.
 Executive H. Kibbey, G. H. Honshell, Frank B. Moss, H. B. Kemp, M. E. Collins, A. J. Sampson.
 Organization-Webster Street, L..H. Goodrich, J. B. Early, H. B. St. Claire, Jerry Millay.
 Registration-L. J. Wood, F. A. Hartwell, A. J. Porterie. Robert Hud-- son, Wm. Widmer, T. A. Jobs, Wm. Buck, F. Prothero.
 Finance-J. M Ford, Wm. Christy. Geo. Hoadley, T. W. Hine, Lincoln Fowler.
 Programme-C. M. Frazier, c. W. Pugh, J. A. Kilroy, c. W. Grouse, L. B. Hayes.
 Enrolment of membership-M. H. Calderwood, T. H. Molloy, L. J. Wood, W. H. Ward, M A. Heissman.
 Political education-A. J. Sampson, Thos. Armstrong, IT,, H. c. Magne, W. H. Rulings, Walter Bennett.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
POLITICAL BARRELS ON TAP.
A Lively Fight for GeOrgia's Dele
gates to st. Louis.

Atlanta, Ca. Feb. mckinley and
Reed are running a close race in Georgia.
The counties are acting every day now. Sc
Letting delegates to the state convention
which is to elect delegates to the st. Louis
convention.
Mr.. Mckinley carried Glynn county to-
day. Brunswick is one of the important
port towns. It has a custom house. and
some good federal patronage. Reed carried
two counties yesterday and one the day
before. Mckinley. Reed, Morton and AL
lison all have agents down here and there
is plenty of money. Bill Pledger, a negro
lawyer of Atlanta, is leading the Reed
fight and ex-Marshal Buck is Mckinley s
lieutenant. Buck has controlled the feder-
al patronage under the republican admin
istrations for a long time past This is the
first opposition of any consequence which
has developed against his leadership.
Pledger viii divide the delegation with
him. Allison and Morton, appear to be the
second choice of the Reed men. Mckinley
appears to be running a Ions race with the
field against him. The chances are that
he will have a majority of the delegation,
but he will not get II all. Morton and AL
lison will probably have a vote or two
from Georgia. The workers are out in all
the counties and are well supplied with
funds. Four counties act tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
SHoTANEeRo HICKMAN DEAD
DRINK RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DARK DEED.

The Bullet Fired by n Newspaper
Man of JacksonviIIe-A Quarrel
over Cents the Direct Cause of
the Tragedy-The Scene of the
Tragedy in Front of the Newspa-
per Mans Home and His Wife an
On-LOOker.
Jacksonville. Fla. Feb. About Z
O'Clock this morning William II. White.
a newspaper man who has been employed
on the Evening Metropolis Of this city
shot and instantly killed Robert Mitchell
a negro hackman. The tragedy occurred
in front of Whites home and was wit
messed by Mrs. White, who was standing
in the door.
1t seems that White has been drinking
heavily for some days and early this
morning he engaged Mitchell to drive
him home. When Whites home was
reached. he handed the negro 20 cents.
Mitchell claimed that 3 cents more was
due him and a quarrel followed. About
this time Mrs. White appeared in the door
and White turned to her and asked her
for cents. Then, without waiting for
his wife to reply. White turned towards
the negro. drew a pistol and fired. the
bullet striking Mitchell in the left eye
and causing instant death. White then
entered the house, which was soon sur
rounded by an excited crowd Of negroes,
threatening to lynch MitchelPs slayer.
fortunately, however, officers arrived in
time to prevent this and White was taken
TO jail. He exhibited great fear and
pleaded with the officers to protect him.
White claims that he shot the negro
because the latter applied vile epithet
to him.
White is about 80 years of age and is a
native Of Charleston, S. c. He came here
about eighteen months ago from Elber-
ton, Ga, where he owned a newspaper.
He Is a man of fine requirements, but
has been on a prOtracted spree recently.
He returned from a visit to Charleston
Wednesday night Mrs. White is appar-
emily not more than 20 years of age. She
is native of Columbus, Ga, and married
White last year. She is completely pros
trated by the tragedy and left for Green
wood, s. c., this afternoon, where, it is
said, White has wealthy relatives
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
AMONG THE ATHENIANS.
A Negro Minstrel Troupe Sailing I'm
der False COIOrs in MOntana.

Athens, Ga, Feb. 7.-Considerable indig-
nation was vented here to-day when a
number of citizens and students read an
item in the New York Dramatic News in
which appeared a regular announcement
of a minstrel troupe playing at Helena and
Butte, Montana under the name of the
Georgia University colored graduates
Ministries. II is evident that a band of
negroes are playing in the wild west as
graduates of Georgias university, and the
notice gives an idea that the races are
educated together here.
The telephone system is now used in
Harmony Grove. The line was finished
TO that place to-day.
The little boy of Coroner Weatherly of
this county cut his thumb and had II tied
up with a rag saturated with turpentine
lie went too near the fire and the turpen-
tine 1gnited. His hand was badly burned
before the flames could be extinguished
The hill now pending in congress to es-
tablish division of the federal court for
Northeast Georgia with headquarters at
Athens, will receive the hearty support
of Athens, and this section. Judge Law
son will use every effort to secure its pass
a oa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-08
DYING WOMAN OF THE DEMIMoxDE
She Fires n Bullet Through One of
Her Lungs.

Augusta, Ga, Feb. Tn a bagnio at
the corner of Jones and Marbury streets,
conducted by Agnes Lehman, one of the
inmates, Sallie Morris, lies at Deaths door
with a bullet hole through her lungs.
Some time after l o'clock this morning
a party of young men were making mer-
ny in the parlors. Several of the inmates
were there and Sallie Morris was among
them. The woman had in her hands a
pistol belonging to one of the young men,
and there is said to have been some talk
of suicide. Then, 1t seems, she turned
the weapon on one of the young men and
fired twice in quick succession. One bull
let passed through his coat and the other
through his trousers at the hip. The next
bullet was aimed at the girls own heart
1t entered her breast and lodged in the
muscles of her back, going through her
lung. She has fingered in a critical con-
dition all day and is still alive tonight,
but with little chance of surviving. Min
listers OF the gospel have, at her request,
been with her this afternoon.
The foregoing are the facts as they have
been gathered to-day. In the event of her
death the coroners jury will bring out the
whole story if there be any more to it
Sallie Morris came to Augusta about a
year ago from New York.