The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-02-11
THE BLOND BRAKsMAN'5 STORY.
1t May Be Read with Profit by Present
Day Record Breakers.

The Railroad club met Tuesday even
ing in the usual place, and after a short
business session the boys drifted into
''shUp' conversation. The fast run Of
the general Managers special from Hope
to Missoula was commented on, and
the talk on fast runs became general.
Several stories of remarkable time made
on different occasions were related, and
when the blond brakeman got the floor
he saw he was expected to break the rec
ord. And he did.
Speaking of fast runs" said he,
why, that little Montana Union line
lays over anything l ever Jaw. No Dutch
clocks or anything else to hold a man
down there. l worked for that road
when Bob Smith was dispatcher, and
when he told the boys to wheel EN-
we all knew what it meant. One day we
wero going north and were delayed in
various ways until we reached Stewart.
Bob wired the col at that point that he
wanted our train TO get to Garrison just
as quick as God would let us. We had a
clear track when we started, and it
wasn't long before the tie telegraph poles
looked like a picket fence. The biggest
burst of speed was reserved for the
home stretch-from Deer Lodge to Gar
rison-11 miles. We didn't stop at Deer
Lodge, but as we approached that place
the engineer sounded the whistle as
usual, and you may take my head for a
football if the slow sign i'll the CARR
son yards wasn't passed by our train be-
fore that whistle had ceased to sound. y
This made the boys look weary, but
the ''braky" hadn't finished yet. He
continued:
well, we pot our train away and
were resting ourselves when we glanced
up the track and saw Il dark streak ap-
preaching at a lightning gait. We were
aStOunded for an instant, but as it slow
ed up we readily recognized 1t as the
shadow Of the train We had just brought
in"
And the boys all rose up, and after
presenting the rclatCr with u regularly
signed license the club adjourned. -
MissOula Silverite.
Butchers' bargain Days.
Bargain days" are no longer pecul,
lar or restricted to the big dry goods
and combination stores. The butchers
and grocers have entered the field. The
grOcers nave had to make occasional
cuts for some time, because nearly all
the large shopping emporiums deal in
groceries, Of the canned variety e>pe-
cially. But bargain days in steaks, chops
and sausage are something and
unique.
On the upper west side there are Il
dozen butcher shops that have followed
the lead of a large market ON One Hun
dred and Twenty fifth street. At this
place the h~ousekeeper who watches out
for the pennies may get a bargain every
day in the week. On Saturday, for in
stance, there is "a big cut in corned beef
for Mondays wash day boiled dinner.
On Monday posters with huge black
letters inform the passerby that the
prices Of pork are being slaughtered or
that there is a bear. movement on legs
Of lamb. Bedrock prices are quoted in
porterhouse, tenderloin and sirloin
steaks on another day. Turkeys, chick
ems and geese 60 for a song on special
occasions, and regular bankrupt quota.
tions are put up against fresh country
sausage and philadelphia scrapple'
in the rotation of the bargain day sys-
tem.-New York World.