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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

indeed, being always in grave danger
Of acquiring the name of a "man-o.
war chaw." Most American men-of.
wars men know how TO box well. and
those that do not imagine that they do.
When "knock-off' goes in the after
noon, there is general breaking out
OF boxing gloves on the main deck and
the bluejackets and marines go at each
other for points. Nor is it to be inn
agined that the men only dish out love
/ taps to each other The work is per-
fectly good natured and harmless, but
none the less they bang each other
about for fair, sluggingly or scientific
ally, In accordance with the measure
OF their skill. The writer has witness
ed some friendly bouts OF this charac-
ter In which the eventual knockout OF
one OF the mixers has been as pretty
and complete as any that happen in the
regular ring. He has himself been
but that belongs to another reel No
attempt is made by the officers to put
a stop TO the boxing of the men. and
even when man is put out no notice
Is taken Of the thing. The knocked
out man Is brought around by the
apothecary, and the following evening
he VIII very likely have another try
at the man who sent him to the deck
me officers give the men to understand
that when they box It is advisable for
them TO keep well clear of running
gear, bulkheads, turrets, or other deck
furnishings liable to injure them in
case they should come into sudden con-
tact with them, but unless, as happens |
once In great while, pair of mock |
combatants get angry in the course OF
their bout and begin to deliberately |
rough 1t, the officers not only let them
alone. but watch the boxing with in
terest. While this is going on on the
main deck the most notable boxer in
the ships company Is usually engaged
down on the berth deck forward in in
structing an enthusiastic class of APP
prentice boys In the art of handling
themselves fistically. If every appren-
tice boy who served on the cruiser
Philadelphia when Sharkey, now
famous pugilist. was a second rate
master-of-arms on that vessel, did not
become first rate boxer. it was not
the fault of Sharkey, who had a couple
OF dozen OF the lads hammering away
at each other. as well as at his invul-
nerable head piece. every evening dur
ing his term of service.
United States men-of-war's men are
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06
Thought Her a Vision.

In Life and Letters of Harriet
Beecher Stowe" Mrs. Fields relates an
anecdote illustrative of the peculiar
faculty of Professor Stowe of seeing
visions. From early youth he had pos
sessed the singular power of seeing
moving about him persons who could
not be perceived by others. Mrs. Stowe
during her residence at Andover plan
ned TO go to Boston one day on bust
ness. Making her preparations hur-
riedly she babe the household farewell
and rushed to the station, only to see
the train go out as she arrived. There
was nothing to do but to return home
and wait patiently for the next train;
but wishing not to be disturbed. she
quietly opened a side door, crept noise
lessly up the staircase leading to her
own room, and sat down by her writ
ing table in the window. She had
been there about half an hour when
Professor Stowe came in, looked about
him with preoccupied air, but did
not speak to her She thought his be-
havior strange, and amused herself by
watching him; at last the situation
became so extraordinary that she be-
gan to laugh. Why" he exclaimed
with most astonished air, "is that
you? l thought 1t was one of my vi
sions"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06
FARM DEPARTMENT.
SALVATION ARMY COLONY.
First Company Leaves Chicago for the
Arkansas Valley.

First Company Leaves Chicago for the
Arkansas Valley
A Chicago dispatch to the Rocky
Mountain News says:
A special ear containing a large num-
Der of people who have found life n
failure Will start for Prowers county,
Colorado, tomorrow night under the
auspices of the Salvation Army. Many
of the families are so destitute that
the army is obliged TO supply them
with transportation. Each family will
be given ten acres of land upon which
n wooden house will be built. Each
family will also be supplied with farm
implements, horse and wagon, a hive
of bees and other things to enable it to
work its little farm, on which it is in
tended vegetables and small fruits
shall be raised. The settlement will
not be communistic. The army hopes
to build a cooperative store black
smith shop, a canning factory, a school
and church for the cOIonists.
The land selected by Commander
Booth-Tucker and approved during the
visit of General Booth for the Occupa-
ton Of the Salvationists, lies just be-
yOnd the town of Holly on the Santa
fe railroad. 1t is watered by the old
Amity ditch, the priorities of which are
secure and laterals and smaller bitches
assure an almost perfect system of ir
rigation. Modest cottages will be
erected, work beginning under the di-
rection of the army yesterday. Ten
acre tracts will surround each cottage
and the first families who arrive will
sow their acres with cantaloupe seed
and cultivate other fruit such as mel
ons and few of the staple vegetables.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06
FEED-IN-TRANsIT PRIVILEGE.
Railroads WIN Not Abandon 1t, But VIII
Raise Charges,


Raise Charges,
The western lines, instead of abol
ishing the feed-in-transit privilege al
together, as was contemplated on
April LIST, have advanced the charges
So per car. The increased charges be-
came effective on June 10Th.
1t is claimed by the roads that feed
Ing in transit involves the haul of
empty cars to the place where the cat
tie are fattening and the former charge
of $40 per car did not pay for the adj
ditional trouble and expense the roads
were under in hauling cattle and
sheep and stopping off, during the
journey, where grain was plenty, to
allow the shipment to fatten up under
railroad supervision.
The proposition to withdraw it en-
tirely was vigorously contested by cat
tlemen to whom the privilege is a
great boon.
Hereafter the extra charge over the
through rate for the feed-in-transit
privilege will be $15 a car instead of
$40. On single deck sheep cars the
rate is $11 a car. Shipments up to
June will not be affected by the adj
vance.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right 10 the
exclusive use Of the word "CASTORIA, and
"PITCHER'S CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
/, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massa-
chusetts, was the originator Of PITCHERS
CASTORIA" the same that has borne and does
now bear the fac-simile signature OF CHAS. IL.
FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the
original 'PITCHER'S CASTORIA" which has
been used in the homes OF The mothers OF
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you
have always bought" and has the signature OF
CHAS. II. FLETCHER on the Wrapper. No
one has authority from me to use my name ex-
cept The Centaur Company, OF which Chas Il
Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897 SAMUEL PITCHER, M ID.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

purely technical sort. relating largely
10 the structural peculiarities OF war
ships as compared with the different
constructive points OF non-hghting yes
sells. the storage OF fuel and ammuni-
ton, the prerogatives OF men-of-war
officers. the comparative rightly OF
discipline OF American naval crews ana
the crews OF foreign warships and
other data bearing more or less direct
ly on the battle ship explosion in Ha-
vana harbor Not much has been said
OF the daily naval life of the man
forward" for the conditions under
which the blue jacket lives on board a
modern man-of-war are little known
or understood In this country.
The enlisted man OF the navy Of the
United States is even more interesting
as an individual and as a servitor OF
the flag than the enlisted man of the
army, and a man Of no less experience
and brains than Rudyard Kipling
maintains that the man that packs the
gun has more character In the crook OF
either Of his arms than all his officers
have in their whole construction" In
the United States army there are in
Vulnerable men just as humorously
devilish. ingeniously mischievous and
OPPORTUNITY dlsobedient as the mem
beers OF Kiplings characteristic trio OF
Tommy Atkinses, Mulvaney, Learoyd
and Ortheris.
i've read all that / care to read
about their drills and their work and
their discipline" said n Washington
man the other day, In talking about
American naval sailors, but what
want TO find out is what the four or
i've hundred enlisted men on a big
ship OF war do when they're not work
Ing or drilling or disciplining? How
do they put In their time? When
they're not permitted to 20 ashore, as
was the case with the men OF the Maine
how do they get Monotony, with a big
Nj, by the throat and throttle it? How
do they keep from going crazy, any
how7"
The main idea OF most persons who |
are unfamiliar with the life of the man |
forward on a man OF war is that the |
tedium OF such an existence can hardly
be little short OF unbearable. They can
understand how the officials might find
II possible TO put in their sea service
comfortably and enjoyably, and as a
rule they can see nothing for It but
a general twiddling Of thumbs on the
part OF the whole ships company for
ward OF a man Of war when the men
are not actually engaged In earning
their monthly money by the sweat of
their brows There are frequent inter-
vals during the progress OF the routine
Of the naval day when the smoking
lamp at the break OF the fo'c'sle is
aiight. and when there is a glow In
he smoking lamp that means that I
here is nothing fo any man forward
10 do bat to loaf and invite his soul or
70 seek amusement in any way he {
elects to seek II. so long as he does
1ot bump into regulations. The boz {
Iuns mates knock on" pipe is shrilled c
Il about the hour In the afternoon
ghen the government clerks in the a
Washington departments are closing
heir desks. and from that hour until :
'ipe-down at $3.50 o'clock at night the l.
ime Of the blueJaeket or the marine is !,
Practically bis own. y
For example. American men OF wars :,
nen are fond Of mock scrapping. =.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purities from the body. Begin to-day,
Danish pimples, boils, blotches black heads,
and that siclxly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. 10c, 25c, 50c
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06
fwashIngton Letter.l

HE American peo-
pie have gathered
considerable infor-
nation concerning
modern men-of-
war uince the
Maine catastrophe.
The facts that have
been presented to
them, however,
have been, for the
most part. OF a
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

Would Not Take His Own Medicine.
Guest Tin cheap restaurant
waiter. this meal is simply vile.
won't pay for it. Where's the propri-
etor? Waiter-He's out at lunch. sir
--Tit-Bits.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

(Their penehant for serious serapping
on occasion was written about ia the
Star some months ago. The man for
ward who knows how to use his hands
effectively is generally regarded with
q good deal more respect by the ships
company than the enlisted man who
has an oyerplus OF brains or informa-
ton to ht his ships rating--the latter,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

Faith without works is dead; and it's tn
same way with watch.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06
Beauty is Blood Deep.

The man who tells us good news always
seems to have a pleasant voice.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

This earth is a jolly old soak, judging
from the remarks the raindrops.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

bicycle Tlros, $3.50 pair warranted. Best, years
warranty $3.50 pair. Express prepaid. Agents ap-
pointed Minerslized Rubber Co., New York
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

Hope never hurts any one; it never in
terferes with duty; it gives courage and
clears the Judgment.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06
LIFE ON A WAR SHIP.
HOW THE MEN SPEND THEIR
LEISURE HOURS.

Music Plays Very Prominent Part
As a Rule the sailors Are Pretty
Handy with Their Flsts-rbe ships
Orator.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

There's no doubt about clocks running
faster during vacation than at any other
time
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06
Don't Tobacco SPIT ana Smoke Your Lie Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full of life, nerve and vigor take MOTTO
Bac the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong All druggists, SOC. or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06
An Interesting Meeting.

What did you discuss at the club
today?" Nothing. We just talked"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

Narrow tires makes ruts the broad tire
shuts.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

Brown-"There is no rest for the
wicked" Jones-"Tae righteous worry
them 80. "-Pick-Me-Up.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

To Cure Headache in Is Minutes.
Take DR.. Davis Anti-Headache. All
druggists.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-05-06

With baseball men it is three strikes and
out, but with labor unions one strike and
ont
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-26
STOLE A TUGBoAT.
Prisoner Took ia Tug TO the Mar
rows for a Joke He Said.

Patrick Collins, a boatman, living at the
foot of Hudson street. Jersey City, was
arrested by Roundsman Noonan this
morning for stealing a tugboat. The po-
lice are looking for two other men who
were implicated in the theft. The tug
boat A. j. Hoel, belonging to Jefferson
Unaerhill, was lying at the foot of Hud-
son street yesterday morning with steam
up waiting for a tow. Underhill and the
crew were at their homes, all of which
are near the dock, getting their dinner.
Underhill left Patrick Collins, who lives
in the same house with him to guard the
tug. When he returned from dinner the
tug was gone. He learned from loun-
gers that Collins and two men had cast
her loose and gone off with her. Cnder-
hill went before Justice of the Peace
Geiger and had warrants issued for Col
Inns and the other men. When Under
hill woke up this morning he was sur
prised to find his tug lying at her dock
as if nothing had happened. He Informed
the police and shortly before noon Col
Tins was picked up in Hudson street. He
admitted having taken the boat as tar
down as the Narrows, but says he did it
for a lark. He will be held for the Grand
Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-26
NO help FOR CLIFFORD
Legislature Refuses 10 Inter
fere Delaware Dam Re-
pealer Beaten in the
Senate.
[specIal % ..The Jersey civ News.nl

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."l
TRENTON. March %. 1S9S.-With the
exception of the disgraceful proceeding
attending the passage of the Hoboken
paving bill. the closing scenes of the
House were orderly and decorous. lacking
entirely the hoodlum antics which FREE
quently characterize the dying hours of a
New Jersey Legislature. Work was
rushed through hastily and orderly, and
on the whole it was a credit to the State
except in the nature of much of its Leg
i~slation.
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate
reported adversely Assenlblyman Benny's
bill which provides that the death SEN
tence of Detective Clifford be changed to
life imprisonment. Senator Daily SUBJ
mitted a minority report and made a most
eloquent plea for its adoption. He aid
it was something unusual to come to the
Senate on the mission Of saving a mans
life, but there was such strong sentiment
in Hudson county in favor of life i1npris-
onment for the doomed man that they
deemed it wise to appeal to the Legisla-
ture in order tina this unfortunate man
might be saved.
This poor defendant. Edward Clifford. .
Senator Daily said, comes to this Legis-
lature, not appealing and crying for
mercy, but asking for justice. His case
went to the Court of Errors and the
Court of Pardons. When the jury that
convicted Clifford recommended him to
the mercy Of the Court, it meant that its
wish was to be complied with, but I'M
fortunately there was no law on the
statute books that contained its desire.
The jury thought the penalty of muir
der in the first degree too severe and the
punishment in the second degree too
slight, SO 1t besought the Court of Par
dons. Every one of the jury appealed
to the Court on the day of the verdict.
The Court turned a deaf ear.
When a jury recommends to mercy it
means something. 1t did not mean that
he should not be punished, but not too
severely It seems hard, it seems unjust,
that his man cannot appeal to the JUS
tice of this Senate"
Senators w. M. johnson and Engle
opposed the bill, not that they wished to
be instrumental in hanging any man, but
acted as they interpreted justice.
The minority report was lost. 10 to 3.
Nays-Braun. Francis, Hand, Norman.
w. M. johnson, Ketcilam, Martin,
Packer. Reed, Skirrn, Stokes, Van Cleef,
Vreeland.
The Senat took up the Delaware Dam
repeater last night.
President Skirm relinquished the chair
to Senator Vreeland and took the floor
10 champion last winters act. He said
the act was broad in its cope, SO as to
include other streams. There was no rea-
son why it should be repealed. He adj
mitted there might a v been some omis-
sion a year ago which was rer1edied yes
terday by the passage Of the Stokes Tax
bill. The Delaware Dam bill was of very
vital consequence. Water was running
to waste which he believed, with capital
employed. could be damned with Drefit
to the State. He felt assured that the
people would be served by allowing the
were $50 dams in the State where water
heretofore running to waste had been
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-26

position against granting a franchise Of
such great value without any return 10
t ,s SAILS ssas s. l 91a clad 3,, die; l ! s lsao iaa5
has arisen to the occasion and insisted
that these franchises must pay to, the
State 81 New Jersey a tax. I'm glad ne
ing the Democratic party in this respect.
| certainly must appreciate that you are
now willing 10 concede that we were
II understand tho bill of last year is
used TO further the interests OF the East
Jersey Water Company. Tn same STU
alton exists on the Passaic. They are
drawing the waters OF the State for their
own purposes under the Dam act. The
Attorncy-General should take action M
Senator Reed said that a sentiment
had been manufactured against the dam
Jaw that it was hard 70 account Tor. ne
year in permitting the act to become q
law, showing that ii promised 70 pc or
great benefit 70 communities m me Sta,e,
Senator Ketcham thought much OF Ine
agitation against the dam law was III
founded and unjust.
The repeal was then lost by this vote:
NJ. johnson. Martin, Miller, Packer,
Stranger, Van Cleef-10. Nays-Engle,
Francis. Hand, Hoffman. H. w. John
ston,. ketcham, Reed, Skirrn, Stokes.
The Senate in executive session con-
firmed all the nominations received from
the Governor Thursday night.
A short time before final adjournment
Senator Stokes moved to relieve the
Senate Committee on Labor and Indus
tries of the Anti-Store Company bill.
House bill No. 166 was laid on the table
on motion of Senator Fl. w. Johnson, the
chairman of the committee, who said
the bill had only reached him last night
and he did not propose to report it with
out due consideration.
On motion of Senator w. NJ. Johnson
the President appointed Messrs. Reed,
Francis and Van Cieef to wait upon the
Governor TO inform him hat the Legis-
lature was about to adjourn. The COM
mittee reported that the Governor had
no further message to present.
Senator Daily presented the customary
complimentary resolutions praising the
presiding officer. Senator Skirrn; the lead
err of the Republican majority, Senator w.
M. Johnson. and the officials of the SEN
ate for their efficient discharge of their
duty, and thanking them for their fair
ness and courtesy. Senator Martin sec
onded the resolutions, which were car
ried.
President Skirm responded in a neat
speech: thanking his colleagues for their
many kindnesses. Senator w. M. John
son also made a pleasing address, COM
plimenting the minority.
The Senate concluded its labors some
time before the House was through with
its work. and it was a few minutes before
twelve o'clock when the Speaker adj
journed the House. The members then
filed over to the Senate, where President
pro tenn. Skirm formally adjourned the
one hundred and twenty-second Legisla-
ture of New jersey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-26
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF 1T i?
Conrad Pell's testimony in fiction and in
The s~sJonrpal,. Lie.

Conrad PeIFS testimony in fiction n IN
fact
Tha ssJonrnnls Lie.
Witness Peil said he lived in North Ber-
gen for five years and had worked at
Monte Carlo. for one year.
He said he was employed by Philip
Bindernagle to help clean up the pool
rooms and the roulette room. Peil re-
mernbered the raid when two men were
arrested. Pell spoke with a strong Ger
man accent, but his answers were unmis-
taxable.
DO you remember Sheriff Heller visit
ing Little Monte Carlo in a buggyg"
Yes
"Who did he talk to-"
HE talked to Mr.. Nell, president of the
club. and to Mr.. B~indernagle."
What did you hear Sheriff Heller
say?e
Il heard him say to close up both
rooms, the wheel room and the room on
the HILL
Eyes, and what else did he say?'
He said to close up the wheel room
steady, but that the pool room could open
again in eight or fifteen days
The committee looked shocked at this
direct testimony. and a number of pool
room habitues in the rear of the room
began to nudge each other.
The official Truth.
@. DO you remember the time that
Sheriff Heller came up there in his
buggy?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Whom did he talk to?
A. Talked to Mr.. Nell, the superintend-
ent OF the club.
Q. To anybody else?
A. With Bindernagle.
@. What did you hear Sheriff Heller
say
A. I can't tell you very well; I don't
understand very well.
@. Did you hear him say anything about
closing up?
A. Yes, sir; he say close up all two
rooms, the wheel room and the room up
ON the hill.
Q. What more did he say?
A. The wheel I could not tell you what
he said. The wheel room were closed UP
for steady; the hill room he opened eight
or ten days behind.
@. The wheel room was to be kept shut
always?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. But the pool room on the hill could
be opened again in eight or ten days or
fifteen days?
A. Yes, sir.
G. You heard the Sheriff say that?
A. NO, 1 DID NOT HEAR IT; but ]
worked there all the time, and in eight or
ten days he opened it.