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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
LOORS BURNED
OF Jewellers Shops to Find the Waste
Gold.

vi ueWeleTS SHOPS TO flnu Uhe waste
Gold.
New York Sun: Not long ago a
building in Brooklyn which had served
as a watchcase factory was vacated,
and when the floors and walls of the
rooms in which precious metals had
been worked were cleaned up, several
thousand dollars worth of gold was Sc
cured. The value of the gold in the
f1oors in some of the workshops of
jewelers. in this city is 'reckoned as a
part of the stock, and at regular in
tervals it is cleaned up by burning the
floors. Recently the United States as
say office in Wall street has profted
in the same manner. In this case it
was a chimney instead Of a floor that
was cleaned. The chimney, which runs
up ITO feet from the separating de-
partment of the assay office, was built
in 1854, and since that time it has
stood without a careful cleaning. The
bricks of the lining Of this chimney
have been taken down under the d.
rection of the smelter of the assay
office, and each one was carefully
scraped to recover such gold as may
have stuck to it.. The result of this
operation and the subsequent smelt-
ing has been the recovery of So ounces
of fine gold, $50 ounces of silver, the
total value being $500. The sweep
ings of the floors of the Philadelphia
mint pan out a very respectable amount
of gold during the rear.
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he returned to London, remaining a
year with his father and brothers in
the meat store. Next he turned up in
Wagga Wagga, Australia, where he
married and where he started his i'm
personation of Roger Charles Itch
borne, who had been lost at sea. Or
ton filed his claim to the baronetcy
In 1850, shortly after the death of Sir
Alfred Tichborne, eleventh baronet of
the house of Tichborne. He had in
som way become possessed of facts
which made it possible to pose il his
effort to get the property and the
knighthood. He brought his plea into
cour and for 1913 days in 1872 his
claims were argued. with some of the
best lawyers of London on each side.
He lost and was Immediately put on
trial for perjury. This trial continued
for 1888 more days and cost about $780,
600. He was convicted and sent to
prison for fourteen years beginning
Feb. %, 1872. About three years ago he
wrote the story of his fraud, giving
all the details of the plot which nearly
brought him rank and wealth. He
has one brother, now living in quarts
berg, Cal.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
THE SONG OF BIRDS.
If From Gagged Birds They Are Disap.

If From Gagged Birds They Are Disap-
pointing.
John Burroughs writes In The Cen.
fury: The songs of Gagged birds are al
ways disappointing, because then they
have nothing but their musical quail
ties to recommend them to us. We
have separated them from that which
gives quality and meaning to their
songs. n recalls Emerson's lines:
l thought the sparrow's note from
heaven,
Singing at dawn on the alder bough;
l brought him home, in his nest, at
even;
He sings the song, but it pleases not
now,
For l did not bring home the river and
sky
He sang to my ear, they sang to ny
eye.
L nave never yet seen a Gagged bird
tina | wanted-at least, not on account
OF its song-nor a wild flower that l
desired to transfer to my garden. A
Gagged skylark will sing it's song sit
ting on a bit of turf in the bottom
of the cage; but you want to stop your
ears, it is so harsh and sibilant and
penetrating. But up there against the
morning sky, and above the wide ex-
panse of fields, what delight we have
In it! 1t is not the concord of sweet
sounds; it Is the soaring spirit Of
gladness and ectasy raining down up
on us from Heavens gate" Then,
to the time and the place, if one could
only add the association, or hear the
bird, through the vista of the years, the
song touched with the magic of youth
full memories! A number of years ago
a friend in England sent me a score
OF skylarks in a cage. l gave them
their liberty in a field neal my place.
They drifted away, and l never heard
or saw them again. But one Sunday a
Scotchman from a n%eighboring city
called upon me and declared with visi-
Bile excitement that on his way along
the road he had heard a skylark. He
was not dreaming; he knew it was a
skylark, though he had not heard one
since he had left the banks of the
Doom, a quarter of a century or more
before. What pleasure it gave him!
How much more the song meant to
him than it would have meant to me!
For the moment he was on his native
heath again. Then told him about
the larks 1 had liberated, and he SEEM
ed to enjoy it all over again with re-
newed appreciation.
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much Of his public career was passed.
Few people, comparatively, know that
the man who acquired the title of The
Tongue of the Revolution" lies in a
quiet grave on the estate in Charlotte
county where he formerly lived. Over
him Is a marble slab inscribed with
the one line:
His Fame His Best Epitaph."
The estate lies on the Staunton river,
thirty-eight miles from the town of
Lynchburg, near the border line which
separates Charlotte and Campbell
counties. 1t derived its name of Red
Hill from the peculiar color of the soil
In that vicinity. When Patrick Henry
bought the place it comprised about
$500 acres. The land is rich-there
was a saying in the neighborhood that
poor land and Henry could never be
mentioned together-corn grows there
as high as a man on horseback; there
ls a general air of smiling fields and
abundant prosperity. Its situation in
early times was very remote. Neigh
bors were few, one of the nearest being
the celebrated John Randolph of Roam
oke, who lived in his chosen solitude
fifteen miles away.
During the revolution there was an
encampment Of French soldiers near
Red Hill. The mistress Of the man
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ing than for common sense-he shook
his head disapprovingly and said:
Still buying books? Take my advice
Tor 1t and read men; they are the vol
umes we a peruse to most advan-
tage."
Henry was born in Hanover county,
near the birthplace of Henry Clay. His
father, Col. John Henry, was in mod
crate circumstances and could not af-
ford to give him a collegiate education,
so Patrick was sent to an "old field"
school until he was 10 years old. The
future patriot was not fond Of books
and took small stock in Latin or learn
ing. He preferred hunting, fishing, or,
In fact, anything else. Accordingly, at
10, his father, in despair, placed him
behind the counter of a small country
store. Here again Patrick was a dis
appointment. He had not the heart to
refuse any one who pleaded for credit
and would receive with all the good
nature in the world any and every
apology for non-payment. Hence pros
perity did not shine on his new under
taking. Business not being brisk, the
greater part of his time was spent in
playing the violin to any one who
would listen, or he would shut up his
store and go fishing. At IS he married
a pretty country maiden, daughter of
a neighboring farmer, and five years
later turned his attention to law. For
several years he met with no success.
Finally, when matters looked most
dreary, he was engaged in his first i'm
portant trial, the celebrated parsons
case"
Up to that time the ministers of the
church of England in the colony re-
ceived each 10000 pounds of tobacco q
year as salary. Tobacco had become
very high, and the people decided to
pay money instead. The king vetoed
this; the clergy insisted on receiving
their tobacco; the people refused. At
length the clergy brought suit for the
tobacco, with every prospect of gain
ing it. Prominent lawyers refused to
argue the case against them as hope
less, and it was given to Patrick Henry.
He had never spoken in public before,
and began in so awkward and faltering
a manner that the parsons were OBJ
served giving each other sly nudges Of
congratulation. His father, who hap
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18

pened to be one of judges, was over
come with confusion and modification.
But in a few moments all was changed.
The speaker warmed to his subject and
regained his self-control. Eloquence
such as the simple country people had
never before listened to astounded
their ears. The charm, the magic of
the wonderful speaker held them SPELL
bound until finally the parsons, we are
told, could stand it no longer. and
ran out of the house." The jury i'm
mediately returned the verdict of lone
penny damages" the triumphant peo-
pie, in spite of sheriff, court and cries
of "order," elevated their champion
upon their shoulders and marched
through the streets with him; and Pa
trick Henry's public career of prosper
ity had begun.
He never became a trained lawyer.
and lacked two very necessary ele-
ments, industry and studious habits;
but before a jury his matchless elo-
quence and subtle reasoning powers,
combined with no small share OF plain
common sense, made him truly formid-
able. He had the power of complete
ly controlling the feelings of his hear
ers. Sometimes he relaxed into ridi-
Guile, when the whole audience would
be convulsed. We are told of one oc-
casion when the dignifed old clerk of
the house, unable to control himself
and unwilling to commit a breach of
decorum in his place, rushed out of
the our house and threw himself on
the grass in such paroxysms of laugh
ter that the passers-by stopped to ask
what allied him, to which he was only
able to answer: 81 cannot help it. You
should have heard him." Again, his
powers of pathos when eXerted were so
great that he could deluge the house
with tears.
Many important Offices were offered
him. In 1776 he was made the first
Republican governor of Virginia, and
reelected several times. He was Of
fered the positions of secretary of state
and of chief justice of the United
States by Washington, and these, on
account of his health, he was Obliged
to decline, as also the position of min
lister to France, rendered him by John
Adams in 1899, the year of his death
Two counties in his native state were
named after him. The first, Henry
county, was organized and given thai
name while he was governor of the
state, and later the adjoining county
was called Patrick. also in his honor
Red Hill is now owned by Henry's
grandson, William Writ Henry, a clev.
er, cultivated gentlemen Of the "old
school," He has in his possession
some most interesting relics of his cell
ebrated grandfather, including the desk
he always used, which still contains
his letters from Lafayette, Washing
ton, Madison and other great men of
early days; the large, round backed
chair in which Patrick Henry died.
and a portrait of him by the elder Sui
ly, under which hangs a yellowed slim
of paper signed by Chief Justice John
Marshall and several others of his
friends, testifying to the faithfulness
of the likeness.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18

Gliding upon a plan of campaign against
the most notorious outlaw the west has
eVer had to cope with. The achieve
ments of Jesse James and his follow
ers pale into tawdry insignifcance be-
fore those of Butch" Cassidy and his
BOO. For several years-in fact, ever
since the live stock commission drove
the Wyoming rustlers out of business
In lS92-"Butch" has proven a thorn
In the flesh of the authorities of the
four states in which he carries on his
operations. He has laughed the mill
tia to scorn. Sheriffs and deputies he
regards with pity and contempt. He
is a power unto himself. After the
ordinary methods of hunting outlaws
had been tried unsuccessfully it was
decided that drastic means must be
employed. Rewards have been repeat
eddy offered for Butch" Cassidy, dead
or alive, and after each fresh outbreak
these rewards have been invariably in
creased. If all the offers which have
been made from time to time hold
good, the slayer of Butch" would be
entitled to upward of $4,000 in blood
money. But the rewards have proven
as futile as have the efforts of the
militia and the deputy sheriffs. And
that is why Gov. Wells of Utah, Gov.
Adams of Colorado, Gov. Richards of
Wyoming and Gov. Steunenberg of
Idaho got their heads together to see
what could be done. Just what the
result of their conference was has not
been divulged. Butch and his bands
are the outgrowth of the rustlers of
six years ago.. Since then they have
broadened their field and increased
their numbers. 1t is no idle boast to
say that the leadtr of these notorious
bands has 500 men at his beck and
call. Their d%epredations are upon a
scale never before reached in the his
tory of frontier crime. All the condi-
lions are favorable to them. They
know every foot Of the vast territory
in which they operate, taking in, as it
does, the widest and most inaccessible
portions of four states. Every man of
them is thoroughly familiar with from
tier life in it's rougher phases. The
forces are subdivided into five bands,
each controlled by it's own leader, with
Cassidy as the supreme power. The
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18

DILL
foolhardy officers who have invaded
their stronghold have been disarmed,
dismounted and sent home An instance
of this kind occurred just after the
raid on the coal company at Price.
Two deputies traced Cassidy and Fer
guson to the lair at Robbers Roost.
They were fully twenty-four hours be-
hind, and their approach was known
long before they arrived at the narrow
trail leading up into the rendezvous.
Cassidy was in a jovial mood, and he
conceived that 1t would be more fun
to capture the deputies and make sport
of them than to kill them. So he acted
accordingly. The deputies were about
half way up the trail when, just at a
bend around a sharp point of rocks,
they heard the sharp command of
Hands up!"
A half dozen guns were staring them
in the face not twenty PAGES away.
The deputies realized that not to obey
meant sudden death. UP went their
hands. Cassidy stepped up to them,
roaring with laughter.
You're a couple of fine dubs to come
and catch %peaceable citizens, amt
you?" he cried, Gimme your guns.
The outcome Of it was hat the depu-
ties, relieved of everything but their
clothing, were bound hand and foot to
their horses, conducted to the foot of
the pass, and sent about their business.
To add to their discontinue, a rudely
scrawled note was pinned on the breast
of each, which read:
"We are Deputy Sheriffs, Sent Out
to Capture Butch Cassidy and His
Gang. When Found Send Us Home"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18

been spent in hunting, fishing and
guiding. 81 have been the guide of
the late Horatio Seymour and Roscoe
Conklin and l found them two of the
most delightful companions l have ever
been out with" he said the other day.
Seymour was with me for a long time
one e a during his term as governor
of this state. He loved to be in the
Adirondacks AID was very fond of
hunting and fishing. No, l do not care
much about going outside of the woods.
This is my home and has been for
years and 1t will continue to be such
for many more years, l hope. When
l die / want 10 be buried under one
OF those big treee. If my wish is COM
piled with l will rest easy. l have no
desire to enter the life of a city man.
Here l have enjoyed peace and con-
tentment and / have had no troubles
Of the body or of the mind. Yes, it is
true that l had a love affair at one
time, but that is a matter that has
almost sunk out of my memory and I
do not care to refer to it."
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
VICTORIA'S WEDDING RING.
Made by an Old Craftsman Who Is Now
Living In PHILADELPHIA,

'"o 40 ~
Living in Philadelphia.
Queen Victoria's wedding ring was
made by a jeweler now living in Phil
adelphia. The old craftsman, however,
is apparently Indifferent to the fact
that it was he who Joined two king
doms together with the band of gold
fashioned for that momentous occa-
sion. ia! ja!" he mods when question
ed about it. Il learned the trade in
Germany" He learned it we'll too
and his hand has not yet lost it's cum
ming, for he fills many orders from the
large jewelers. firms in the city. How
did it happen that the commission was
given to your" The little old German
took off his s~pectacles and with an eff
fort called up the details of the event.
Il went over from Germany to Eng
land" he answered, "to a shop in Lon
don to work. So! 1t was a big place.
One day the word came to make the
queens wedding ring. 1 had the spe-
cialty; l made all such rings; and SO
they gave it to me to do. That is ALL"
And with this simple explanation he
turned away and went back to his ia
BILE. The ring which ~symbolized the
union of the queen and Prince Albert
is described as a simple band of gold.
much the same as that treasured by
all the wives of that day. There were
twenty miles of people who saw that
wedding ring as Victoria drove back
to Buckingham palace after the we'd
ding ceremony.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
LOVE CHANGED HIS WHOLE LIFE

When Buchanan was president there
went into exile in the Adirondack
mountains a young man from one Of
the New England states named Samuel
Dunniken, who had been Tilted by the
girl he fell in love with.
Dunniken is now one of the best
known guides in the north woods. He
has a knowledge of every foot in the
mountains and he has guided some of
the best-known men who have made
that vicinity their resting place dur
ing the summer and fall. He has not
been outside Of the A~dirondacks since
he went there and all of his time has
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18

three hooks, two at the back and one
at the front. A New York Fifth av-
enue corset-maker of wide reputation
has received orders this season for a
number of sets of gold corset steels
with jeweled hooks and eyes. and a
large dry goods house has already a
few jeweled corsets in stock. They are
usually made to order, and the average
price is given as $500.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18

was coming, and pulled his gun. But
he wasn't quick enough. Cassidy's pis-
tol cracked first, and the cowboy drop
ped from his saddle with a bullet
through his right eye. That's the way
1 serve any id skunk that tries to
shoot me in the back" remarked Cas-
sidy. IF any of his friends want to
take up the quarrel I'm ready"
But If the dead cowboy had any
friends they failed to respond. Butch"
Cassidy was we'll known, and it wasn't
safe to pick quarrels with him. So he
ode away with his escort, cursing the
cowboys for a pack of cowardly coy
otes. Cattle stealing is the chief
source of income to Cassidy and his
One company alone in CEN
trail Utah has lost 1000 head during
the past two years, worth, at the pres
emit prices, $50, 900. These were driven
through Colorado and into New Mexi-
co. 1t is in driving these stolen cattle
from one state to another and out of
the country that their system of CO.
operation is beneficial. However, any
operation that promises adventure and
financial reward is never overlooked
Trains are held up, express companies
and banks are robbed, and ever indi-
v1duals when known to have money
In their possession, are relieved of their
possessions in true road agent style.
Bank robberies are but side issues
with them-merely incidental to their
grand, chief occupation of cattle steal
Ing. If a victim resists or an officer
pursues, murder is regarded as a pro-
fessional duty, to be cheerfully per-
formed, but they are not given to wan
ton slaughter. In several instances
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
HON" ARTHUR RTON
PECULIAR PRODUCT OF OUR
ENGLISH NEIGHBORS.
Gained World = Wide Fame az One of
the Tichborne Claimants-He Recently
Expired in London After a Life of
Adventure.

RTHUR o R T o N,
who became noto-
rious through his
fraudulent claim to
the Tichborne es-
tate and ~baronetcy,
died in London the
other evening of
syncope. H e had
been sick for some
time, and it
thought that his ILL
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
CASSIDY A BAD MAN.
LEADER OF A FAMOUS BAND
OF RUSTLERS.
They Numbe Five Hundred and Keen
-Four States In Terror-Some of Their
Crimes Against Law Abiding Citizens
of The Southwest.

UTCH" Cassidy is
a bad man. He is
the worst man in
states. These
states are Utah,
Colorado, a h o,
and Wyoming, and
when the four gov
errors met in sec
ret %conclave re-
Gently it was for
the purDOse of de-
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
One or the Other.

Il wish l could remember what Lo-
bella told me to order when I came
down town this morning" said Mr.. Nc
Swat. ut was either a tea set or a
s%ettee; but which one of the two it
was can't call to mind to save my
ife."-Chicago Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
A Sad Mistake.

Mrs. Hincksley-I see the Newlitea
keep a carriage and coachman now
Mrs. Holdham-Is that SO? I'm awful
ly sorry wasn't at home when she
called yesterday Cleveland Leader.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
PAT. HENRY'S GRAVE.
1T is IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY,
WHERE HE LIVED.
dis Fame His Best Epitsph-This Single
Lin Appears on the Marble Slab Over
His Grave-His Early Boyhood and
Struggles for Right.
Especial Letter.)

VERY now and
then we see in
some newspaper
the query, Where
is Patrick Henry
buried and u
lists In Richmond
constantly ask to
be shown his a
with the mistaken
idea that it is in
that city, where
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
The Natural Course-

Ted-"How in the world can Won
think of getting married when vou,re
broker"
New-"Why, shouldn't broken things
be spliced ?"-Truth.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18
A MESSIAH.

coronation OF their leader. 1t was
found necessary to execute a number
of the more violent participants. But
this only famed the flame of fanati-
cism, and It was finally determined to
apprehend Ky-Dong himself and to de-
capitate him.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-06-18

First Klondiker--'Do you remember
the day l got here?" Second Klondik-
er-"Of course! IL was the day last
winter we didn't have a blizzard
Judge.
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1t seems strange that the product OF
the still should make men sc noisy.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-17
r. M. WILSON.

Jonas n Holden, Watt I. C.uvcrius,
Anon Bronson and David y. Boyd. Jr. F;
Surgeon Lucien G.. Henenhergcr; Pay.
master Ryan; Chief Engineer Charles
=. Powell, Past Assistant Engineer
Frederick G Bowers, Assistant En-.
gineon J. r. Morris and Darwin Il.
Merritt; Naval Cadets engineer divis-
ionl Pope Washington and Arthur
Crnshaw; Chaplain John p. Chad.
wick; First Lieutenant Of Marines Al.
bertus w. Catlin; Boatswain Francis
4. Larkin; Gunner Joseph Hill; Car.
pcnter George Helms
The commander Of the Main, Captain
Sigsboc, Is a favoritc In the navy depart.
mcnt. For four years he was chief Of
the photographic Office, and by his On.
crgy brought the Office up 90 high
standard. Tie was lucky 90 get 30 i'm
portant a snip a. the Main considering
his actual rank, which Is that Of com.
mandcr, but h. Immediately justified
the departments judgment IN the selcc.
ton by running his ship straight into a
dock IN New York harbor 10 avoid run.
ming down a packet excursion boat
This was a display Of quick Judgment,
nerve and pluck that pleased the depart
mont 10 highly that the captain was
sent a complimentary letter.