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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-22
WESTERN MINERS.
Shey Arc Not as n Huie Queer In Dialect
or Manners.

VI
TO compare Bret lIarto and Buffalo Bill
with each other may at first seem entirely
out OF order. 40 strong Is the contrast I'm
most particulars, ana yet they are alike In
this, that both, without intending To do
80, have injured the far west by greatly
exaggerating the pcculinrities of life In
this part OF the union, II thoy have not
actually presented that which never did,
In fact. exist.
Buffalo Bill has done 10 with his wild
west shows. and In consequences thousands
OF men and women In Europe and tho
eastern part Of the United States think
that the typical far westerner Is cowboy
and that travel by stage Is fraught with
danger mt every step. Bret Harte has done
something of the same sort by represent
Ing tho principal characters OF far western
towns as rough and illiterate, though 10
may be honest, men who use form OF
speech which one would have to go far to
hear In any part OF the world.
One Is reminded of this by criticism
which recently appeared In the Chicago
Tribune upon Judge Frances little collec-
tion Of short stories called "Pine Valley"
The critic accuses the author Of misrepre-
senting life In Colorado mining camps by
causing characters to employ what no calls
parlor English The author OF that criti-
cism took for granted that the miners are
ignorant OF good English, and he probably
also thinks that they use dialect peculiar
to mining camps, or 1t may DO far western
towns in general.
While every now and then one encoun-
ters prospectors or miners who, having
lived isolated lives for many years. have
acquired peculiarities Of speech, these are,
as u matter of fact, exceptions. As a rule
miners belong to the class composed In the
east OF intelligent mechanics, farmers and
we'll to do residents OF towns and villages.
They have the command of English which
Is possessed by the average person educated
IN a public school, and great majority of
them were born east Of the Missouri river,
II not east Of the Mississippi.
But In addition there are thousands of
mon living In mining camps and wearing
habitually miners clothes who are well
educated and speak as pure and gram
matioal English as one can hear In the
offices Of lawyers, doctors and civil engi-
Deers In any part Of the Union. An au-
thor would not be criticised for putting
parlor English In the mouths Of men of
this GLASS In the east, and the criticism Is
no less unjust II the scene Of the story ID
laid In the far west. As for true dialect,
the far west Is not old enough for the de.
velopment Of anything Of ohat kind. One
may hear 1t In the mountains Of Tennessee
doubtless or in rural communities In the
east. But for anything like this the far
west is as yet too young and Its population
is q mixture Of people drawn from toO
many different parts Of not the United
States, but the whole English speaking
word.-Denver Republican.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
Kentucl.Inn,s Eccertrlc Idea.

The late Charles Bramblett, of Cynth-
lana, Ky, whose eccentric idea of burial
has been the food for a great deal of
newspaper comment in kentucky and
the Ohio valley generally, left an estate
of 100000. Brambictt several years ago
employed skilled artisan to construct
sarcophagus of Kentucky blue lime
stone. lie bought a barrel of the finest
old Bourbon whisky I o be obtained, and
for years has desired that at death he
should be placed in the sarcophagus and
the whisky poured upon him and the re-
ceptacle Theoretically sealed and placed
in a grove near his residence. He died
January ?, and his wishes were COM
piled with to the letter
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
TIE Daily tiqRt
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1897.
FROM A MOVING TRAIN.
A Jump Which Is Surprising the
Sporting World.
Thrilling Feat of Tommy Burns, a Liver
pool Diver, which Outdoes Steve
Brodfo's Historic Leap from
Brooklyn Bridge.

A greater than Steve Brodic, of bridge
jumping fame, has arisen in the person
of Tommy Burns, a diver, of Liver
pool, England, who has just put start
Ingly new twist on the rather orerdone
business of jumping into rivers from
dizzy heights. Burns has been treating
as many of the British public as hap
pened to be on hand when he performed
his feats to dive from the top of
swiftly moving train over the parapet
of bridge and into a river the waters
Of which were a blood curdling depth
below Burns made several attempts to
perform the feat, but was prevented By
the railroad officials. lie succeeded at
last, however, in hiding himself on the
bumpers of a passenger train as it was
pulling out of Charing Cross station to
cross the railroad bridge over the
Thames en- route for Dover.
4 few friends had been notified to be
on hand, and these gathered en- the mar
row footpath for pedestrians that runs
by the side of the railroad track. When
The train had almost reached the center
of the bridge burns climbed quickly
from his hiding place in the rear of,the
carriage, mounted the ROOF, and, throw
ing off long oyercoat that he wore,
stood up dressed in close fitting gym
nasium suit.
At the spot selected by the diver for
his daring feat there is between the
trains and the parapet of the
bridge a footpath about three feet
wide. Standing up, Burns stead
led himself on the moving train,
and then plunged headlong over the
rail. He cleared the parapet by so mar
row a margin that the spectators shiv-
cred, and struck the water head down,
making very clean and graceful dive.
lie was pulled aboard a boat that was in
waiting and taken ashore, showing no
III effects from his daring feat.
The success of this first attempt
convinced Burns that the royal road
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

Once the train was fairly on the bridge
Burns stood up and tool, Il clean header
for the water. 1t WAS u splendid dive,
and the spectators chCered the daring
diver TO the echo. He was rowed to the
shore a particularly jubilant man.
Burns is now out with q challenge
to any bridge jumper in the world to
equal his feat, and so far no one has ap-
peared who is willing to take the risk
Burns has expressed his intention OF
coming TO America and repeating the
feat here if he cannot find anyone in
England with nerve enough to accept
his challenge. He will probably learn q
lesson on the difference in speed be-
tween English and American trains
should he keep his word.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
MRS. PUTNAM'S MISTAKE.
How LOng-sufIerins Wife Attempted to
Rebuke Her Husband.

There comes from Port Jervis, n. Y,
the account of a recent happening there,
which seems to be not without interest.
1t tells of the attempt of a long-suffer-
ing wife to administer u mild rebuke to
a brute of husband. The lady failed,
but, anyhow, she got in what we may
call good crack on n man, and no
doubt he deserved it. 4 woman can
seldom go amiss in rebuking a man.
II appears that Rev. Mr.. StuyVesant, of
Susquehanna, Pa, ON a recent afternoon
went to attend some sort of n special
meeting in one of the Port Jervis
churches. When the services were over
it was rather late, and Mr.. Mason Put
nam, one of the elders of the church,
invited him home to supper. The rev,
erend gentleman accepted, and the two
walked away together. Now, it hap
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
Wanted to Sec the Show.

At popular table d'hote restaurant
in Boston the other evening, as a gentle
man was lighting his cigar with tea
spoonful of burning brandy, there came
knock at the door, and, on it being
opened, in walked two very ragged
children, boy and 4 girl. "Wot you
want?" gruffiy asked the waiter
PLEASE, sir" said the little girl. 1--WE see
the gent swall@l'u' lirr rhrangh tn
window. ard va r.. ~ >.r him SwaIler
some mere. e - =. =; - G@r'S waV."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
Their Occupations.

\ middle-aged woman with an armfui
OF parcels was walking along Mission
street recently, when she suddenly
stopped and stared at a laborer shovel
ing dirt out of trench in the street
As he Strengthened up she recognized
her divorced husband.
"Ah, how are you, Moike? Plat are
ye doin?'?"
He tried to wither her with a glare,
but she continued to smile sweeuy.
I'VE want to know what I'm dom,
eh? Well, I'm earnin' alimony. Plat
are ye doin'?"
"Surc, Moike, I'm a-spendin' it."
He resumed his shoveling and she
went on down the street feeling pretty
well satisfied with herself.-San Fran
cisco Post.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26

to wealth was by way of the moving
train bridge jump, and he speedily
made arrangements to repeat the dive,
in consideration of purse gotten UP by
select few, who, in return for their
coin, were TO be present at the perform
ance.
This time Burns chose the Chelsea
Battershea bridge as the scene of his
exploit. This bridge is not SO difficult
to jump from as the Charing Cross
bridge, for the reason that the train
runs close to the parapet, but the bridge
is higher, and the trains, having been
moving for some distance when they
reach the bridge, have considerably
more speed.
The second attempt was as successful
as the first. The time was chosen so as
10 insure the tide being on the ebb, and
at the agreed moment Burns appeared
on the top of train that was crossing
the bridge from the Chelsea station.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
He Had Heard 1t.

when two bodies come together sud
denly there is invariably sound OF
some sort. Now. in the case of human
beings"
81 know" yelled the little boy in the
corner that nobody supposed was
listening.
"Willie!"
"Oh, well, L guess 1 do know, an it
all depends on whether they are mar
ried or not"
"WiTlie!"
There was more severity in the tone
this time, but it failed to have any ap-
preciable effect.
Sometimes it's smack and some
times it's a swat" he persisted. at all
depends, and there amt no use of your
tryin' to brighten me out OF givin' the
answer when know it."-Chicago Post.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
4 School of Journalism.

Teacher-What is foreign news?
Apt Pupil-It is news printed very
conspicuously the first day and denied
in an obscure paragraph the next.-N.
Y. Truth.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
MARpI GRAs-NEW oRLEANs.LA.

Account of the above, the 1. &. G.
n. r. r. will have on sale round trip
excursion tickets at half rate. Call on
agent for particulars. d. J. Price,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
PaloStrne. Texas. ~ Ct
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-02-26
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22
Death Of Thomas Wesley kimbaIl.

This community was deeply shocked
late "Wednesday afternoon, by thu
news of the death of Thomas Wesley
Kimlall of Silver street The attend
ing physician. DR.. l.. c. Bunker. says
that about a week ago Mr.. KimbaIl.
who has been an invalid for many
years, suffered a rush of blood to the
head and was prostrated; yesterday
his condition WIS favorable in the ear
lier part Of the day. but the bursting Of
a blood vessel in the head caused al
most immediate death.
Deceased was 81 years of age. had for
long time resided IN this city and al
the time OF his death MAS rooming at
Mrs. Reddington's. No. CT Silver street
AS stated above. Mr.. Kimball had been
something Of an invalid for several
years. but he was a man of remarka BILE
energy and cheerful disposition never
complaining of his poor health but
STRIVING to make those around him
think that he was not suffering as he
really did suffer
lie at one time attended BoWdoin
college. but did not finish his course on
account of i'll health. He was a mem
Der of the Waterville Board of E,duca
non and was serving his second term.
lie devoted much Of his time to the city
educational work. He had been for
several years contributor to different
magazines and story papers, more par
ticularly the Youths Communion ana
ms articles We're very bright and inter
esting.
MI kimbalfs father. mother and sis
ter are dead. ibut one brother in Mon
mouth. b. Fl. Kimball and another in
TINS city, r. +. Kimball survive him.
Deceased was very popular and a host
of warm admirers will mourn his early
death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22

had used morphine tablets of late for a
distressed condition that he had suffered
dor some time, and 1t is probable That
that WAS what he took ut the time. Pro-
ceednS along the road he again took
something i'll the nature of medicine. Mr..
Jones knows not what, and drank consid-
cradle water.
The finding OF the morphine on the old
sen;iamans person soon after he was
brought TO this city. is what led mp 10 the
story that he had probably attempted sui
eide The suicide theory Is exploded
however. in the fact that had he wanted
to commit suicide he would have taken
4 sufficient dose at the first 10 have
killed him. when the fact Is. he did
not take enough In both trials to kill him.
Dir. Bessey says that the influence Of
the narcotic might have produced the
effect of the apparent sunStroke. that
Mr. Malcolm might not have suffered tho,
effects that ne did from the sun II he had
not taken the morphine but no one
would suppose that he had Thought of
the combination of the narcotic ana the
sun to produce death.
1t also appears from authority that
several years ago, Mr. Malcolm sus-
tanned a sunstroke and that since that
time he has not travelled To any consid-
cradle extent in the heat of summer and
has avoided the sun in every way pos
sible. To this former attack may be
ascrlbed his inability to withstand the
heat of Tuesday. Ii Is moro than prob
able that IL he had been in n covered car
riage or had travelled In the cool of the
morning or evening. he would have
reached this city in as good health as he
had enjoyed for some time past. But the
officer was not supposed to know any
thing about that.
Last night far from his home. In the
home of a stranger, the only relative
NJ his side. 4 granddaughter. Miss Lii
liam malcolm of Augusta. the poor Old
man; who had seen days OF prosperity,
had basked in the sunshine Of life and at
the same time had had his share of trou-
bic. lay breathing. il was believed. his
life away. Since coming to this city on
Tuesday, he has had every care that kind
strangers could give him. and Miss Mai
colin desires the Journal 10 say that she
feels deeply grateful for the tender care
that the strangers of this city have given
her aged relative. Particularly she men
tons Mr.. $. a. Estes, Deputy Marshal
Woodbury.. Deputy Sheriff Getcheil, In
whose charge her. grandfather was left.
ana Mrs. Noel. In whose house the patient
now lies. Al a LATE hour there was but
little encouragement for the old gentle
mans recovery
Mr.. Malcolm passed away at 1915 p. NJ,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22
There Is Still a Controversy.

feopie nave not done talking about tina
pahd concert that we did not have Tue.
DAY evening. There are various onninns
as TO responsibility of some one or
something, or other but no one seems to
ieei absolutely sure that Mr. Landry i
~ lauit Mr.. Landry's position is inst
ms. That If he should hitch on the e,ec.
tfic power without the order of some ~
the committee on electricity, for n bal
concert or for any other purpose ba
would be called down for so doing
IL mas been the custom for some mar,
Der of the committee on electric lirhts ~
notify Mr.. Landry that there was 10 ~
u pahd concert and that his services were
needed. An order from the COMMITTEE
mas ben Mr.. Landry's warrant for hook.
ing onto the electric lights; he has nevn,
done II without such an order and he
doesn't propose to- nc
MI Landry is backed up by a numhe,
OF people Who have had to do with fra
city councils of the past and they saw
tnat the members of committees like ~
ne asked to do something that they are
supposed to do without the asking. if
anybody should attempt to do II for then,
there would be a hue and cry at once
Mr.. Landry says that, at i o'clock Tines.
DAY evening. the band stand had not been
erected, and Commissioner Greene savs
tnat mas men reported to him before {
O'Clock that the band stand had been nut
up by them hu.
The Journal does not question the vera
CITY OF either of the gentlemen. for, the
reason that Mr. Grspne is too br and
Mr. Landry too small. Most people be-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22
Councilman Williams injured.

Councilman Frank Williams. while at
work haying. Tuesday, met with an ac-
cidcnt that will lay him off from work
for some time. Mr.. Williams was us
ing one of the cut-under hay racks to
haul i'm his hay and had just pitched
Off a load. He stepped back in the
rack and one leg went down in the
space cut from the bottom of the rack
for the cut -under. He threw out one
hand 10 save himself and fell upon II
with his entire weight. Finding that
he was injured badly he was taken To
the Office of Or. Abbott who found
that there was a fracture of the prin-
pal bone of the forearm and a bad
tiislocation of the wrist The fracture
vas reduced and the patient sent to his
home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22
The Band Concert Last Evening.

II was iuSt splendid last night. and a
delighted crowd as well as a large one
listened TO one OF the best concerts ever
given In this city by fialfs Military Band
Elm street and Park street were crowded
and 50 was the lawn about the Institute
building The following was the pro-
grimme for the evening:
March. Richmond G.. Missud
Overture, "GuiIdroy," Bennett
Waitzes, Newport. Herman
cornct solo, Twilight and Shadows"
Peckham
Prof. r. y. Hall
Dance, Ethiopia" Reeves
FAutAsie. '"rhV Bass Section Boos
Polka dc Concert, The Anvil" rarlow
March. Manhattan Beach. Sousa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22
Mr.. Malcolm Is Dead.

Because he would not surrender the
title of a small piece ofsproperty when
he could not see its value returning to
him as he had a right to expect, David
Malcolm, aged IS years. known far and
VIDE IN the county of kennebec and the
adjoining counties, lies at deaths door.
IN humble little home of kind
French family on Front street. If
David Melcolm had not been obliged to
ride the distance from Weeks Mills to
TINS city in the scorchng sun of Tues
day. he would undoubtedly been. today.
alive and as well as for months past
David Malcolm of Weeks Mills, was
at one time one of the weathiest men
IN the section in which he lived He
was formerly large owner of fine
horses and blooded cattle Unidentified
with growing interest of the section in
which he had lived all his DAYS A
man of honor and the strictest truth.
never Sinking responsibility that
might rest upon him in a business way.
meeting his every obligation like man
and winning for himself the reputation
that few men call their own. TODAY.
He was interested in the large tannerv
trotting park on "Pidgeon Hill'' and
no one produced any better or faster
horses for the exhibitions on that track
than he
1T was not because he could not or
would NOT pay his bills that the sheriff
took him into custody, Tuesday. but
because he would not consent to be n
victim in the loss of the small norton
of the trotting park mentioned above
that brought within the pale of the
courts. 1t appears to the Journal. and
nothing to the contrary being advanced
the story of the old mans wronps
stand as follows:
Some years ago he took into partner
snip, IN the trotting park some other
people and the venture of the company
ana not prove success from that time.
resulting in legal complications that
brought the old gentleman into a stress
or circumstances that he had never be-
fore Known. He did not want ia losa
his small share of the property and he
had not the means to redeem II
There is no charge of conspiracy to rob
the old man. on the contrary II is s,n-
posed to be an unfortunate condition
l.
stances that could not be avoided nv
any of those concerned.
The deputy sheriff had been 70 CO. tha
old man and had refused to take him on
the writ that he held unless by the ex
press order of the court. This eXpress or
der came IN the shape of a capias which
was placed in the hands OF Deputv Sha,.ie
Jones of China. Officer Jones went ia
Weeks Mills and effected the arrest of
the old gentleman. and. after returning
to the house from the store where he was
arrested. Mr. Malcolm asked to be all
lowed to get something for 4, bad f,e,insr
that he said was bothering him. IT is
said. and is not denied. that Mr.. Malcolm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22

About 70 engineers gathered at Sons OF
Temperance hail. Tuesday evening and
organized kennebec Lodge NJ . Ma
tional Association of Stationery Engi-
neers. The election of officers was made
as follows: Past president, c. W. Doug
las: president. Charles Cobb; vice pres-
dent. Frank Howard; recording secre-
tary. 5. ID. Soule: financial secretary, Os
car Ridley: treasurer. +. Il. Ridley; con-
ductor Robert Costello: doorkeeper Bert
HIGGINS; assistant deputy f. III. Collins.
Several committees were chosen 10 look
after the work to be done in the future
The charter viii he left open for some
time ytl and n large and prosperous or
der is expected to be formed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22

The Journal learns from Street Com
missioner Greene that the reason the
water is not connected with the foun-
tain in City hail park, is because when
the old City building was moved the
water was cut off and ii has never been
connected since. Mr.. Greene says that
all that is necessary is to dig down to
where the water pipes branch in the
walk and splice the pipes 1t would
seem as though this should be done
and thus get rid Of that foul pool of
water that is now in the bottom of the
fountain basin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22

Moses Crosby of this city. brake
man on the Maine Central, while at
Brunswick. Tuesday caught his foot
under a sliding piece of granite on 4
car and sustained an injury that Will
lay him off for some time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22

A new way, or rather an old way
just brought to light for the benefit of
Waterville people, is the stage line
from the Somerset railroad station at
Norridgewock to North pond. Smith
field. The stage connects with all
trains that carry passengers and it will
save lot of time in travel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-22

of late the shade trees of the CITY
have been suffering from the army
worm and though its work is not "a.
serious it nevertheless spoils the hooks
Of the trees In some of the trees ca
coon has been made Observation-Disclosures
the leaves acting as a shelter The de-
struciion is each year growing less
in this vicinity and all win be glad
when the pest has passed over.