davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-07-01
AMERICANS.

2P. M.-The teams are now firing az the
800 yards range. Twenty-eight out OF the 90
shots have been fred by each side, and the
Americans are II points ahead.
4. P. Mine shooting at the 900 yards
range is finished and the result is largely in
favor of the Americans. The total scores
are, Americans, S27; Irish, 292. Tie follow
ing are the individual scores, each out o.
possible 60:
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-09
GHERIFF'S SALE.
John Gallager, James Hornbackle)
and Samuel Marshall

William Basey, James McCabe,
j. v. Stafford, w. Warner, O..
c.. Warner, S. Glen and l.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-09
Il R 7 c i II 7 R L.
COVERING STRAWBERRIES.

Often there is much said, and especially at
this season of the year about covering straw
berries; and many persons are induced by
what they read to act SO as to heartily re-
greet it when the spring comes round. We
have known people tie act on this suggestion
and cover their strawberry beds with ma
nure, and find the whole completely rotten
in the spring. And yet, a little covering
with the right kind of manure is not a bad
thing. If the plants are entirely uuprotect-
ed the leaves are Drowned and often de
stroyed; while it must have been noted by
every observant gardener that the best fruit
comes, from plants that have managed to
keep their leaves bright and green till their
spring flowers appear. And this is why a
covering of snow the whole winter is so
good for the strawberry crop. As we have
remarked, when the leaves have Drowned
the crop is small but when the snow covers
the plants all winter, they come out in the
spring in the best possible state of fruitful
ness.
But we cannot always depend ON the
0 It does not always come, or continue
in a regular way. So if some light material
can be put over the plants that will not
smother and rot them, and yet will be just
enough to make a shade from the winter
sufa and a screen from frosty winds, it will
be doing a good turn to the strawberry
plant. Manure is bad. There is a salt in it,
especially when fresh, which is destructive
to foliage; but clean straw, or swamp or
marsh hay that is free from weeds, answers
the purpose very well. But it must not be
put on very thick. The idea is, just enough
to make a thin screen, and yet not enough
to hold moisture long. Shade without damp
is the idea. Light protection is good for
the strawberry plant.-Geraaantoun Iste-
graph.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-09

half ounce to an ounce of salt to apound of
butter. The salt should be well worked in.
and if the butter presents q notified appear
ance it shows THAI the butter has not been
dissolved andi it must be wen worked until
it is done, taking care not to work it so Wig
orously as to injure its texture.
After it has been properly worked, sailed
and MADE up, it should be weighed out into
pound prints, lined or marked off so as to
make half-pounds. A butter %dairyman who
has a very wide reputation for his butter al
ways puts it up in f%alf-pound prints, lined
off in q%uarter-pound cakes, and this suits
the 9 fancy " customers (high-priced buyers)
best, as they can always buy a small guam
tity-hal-pound-at 4 time and have it
fresh. AS appearance always pays well, it
is a coop thing to have the butter rags neat
and the edges cut in small scollops, which
friend of mine who does this has a small
steel made to cut them with, one blow of
the hammer cutting a scollop in over TWEEN
ty rags.
fS sOOil d. tliC DllttCL HIS DtCl pilIltctI
and put it into rags. put it into large floats,
which are made of tin of any required size,
square at the corners and turned up Oh the
sides about an inch. After the butter is put
on these they are put on the water in
the spring-house or milk-room and
left to get firm before packing, for unless
cool and firm before packing into the butter
tubs and boxes they will not arrive at their
destination in COOP order, while comparative
injury to both texture and flavor often re-
suits.
Some butter dairymen think it absolutely
necessary to wash their butter after taking
it from the churn to free it from buttermilk.
This answers the purpose as far as the but
termilk is concerned, but butter is undoubt-
edly injured in its keeping qualities by hay
ing water pass over it. For immediate use
it does as we'll as any other butter, but it is
very seldom that a dairy can consume all its
w butter. even if it wished to, and then
arises the question Of proit.-Fa1msers' Stock
Journal.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-09

WINTER PRorEcTIoN.-It is better to
wait until the ground is frozen at least two
or three inches in depth before we place litter
or protecting material of any kind over the
roots or herbaceous plants, shrubs or trees.
Frozen earth will forma Observation-Disclosures
thanstrozen earth. The protecting material
will tend to keep it thus frozen and prevent
its freezing deeper. The litter if unrotted
will protect far better than If decomposed.
Well rotted manure, though it enriches the
soil and noufishes the plant in the spring,
must feebly conduce to protection against
cold, since the mass is homogeneous and
connected. Additional litter placed over the
earth when its deepest frozen is advanta-
geous, protecting the ice-so to speak-and
preventing exposure to intense cold that
may follow.
We should bearin mind that our first OBJ
Ject is to keep roots frozen from the time
they are first frozen until such time in the
spring when there is no longer any danger
OF severe weather.
Frozen roots can never suffer from drouth,
nor, as is very evident, from the fatal effects
alternate freezing and thawing.-Rural Nep
Yorker.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-09

The expedition fitted out by the Navy
Department for the purpose of surveying a
Pacific oceans suitable for ships of the larg-
est class, have made an interesting report.
They sailed from New York on the 9Th of
January. On arriving at Aspinwan they
.Went on board the United States steamer
Gdanandaigua, and in her proceeded to the
mouth of the Atrato river, in the Gulf of
Uraba thence to the mouth of the Wapepi,
where they began their survey on the 9th of
February, and continued it to the 2Sth OF
April, completing a line Of survey from the
4trato to the Pacific. The estimated cost of
the canal is sos, 1861 1872.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-09
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF DEER LODGE COUNTY

PUbAAC oCaUCLS OE DEER LODGE OUNTY
We take the following from the County
superintendent report for the year ending
August 81, 1875: Fifteen Public and three
Pay Schools were held in the. county. Is
teachers, 3 female and Is male, were M
ployed 60 percent. of the census children at
tended the public schools and IL per cent the
pay schools (the latter having been held IN
schoollhouses during the period of regular
vcation.) The average compensation of
teachers was $73. 125, males $50, females, 500.
The county cotains four frame and seven LOG
sshool houses, valued at $1,000. The fund
was received from these sources: Tax on
property, $S,3S6.0 6 fines, from clerk of Dis
tlict Court, $83,7S from Probate Judge,
$3.50 from Justices of Peace, $4,000 The
sum of SIS, 554 go was apportioned during the
year, making $14.35 to each census scholar.
The average cost of tuition per month per
capita, $3.37, the lowest in Deer Lodge Dis
tIict No. !, $40; the highest in Silver Bow,
district No. Is, $14.00. The tax levy of the
present year will raise a fund of $S.057. 10;
abalance of $500 from last year remains
unapportioned. The December apportion-
ment will be made Immediately on receipt of
the Treasurer's Report. The following dis
tricts-Nos. 2, 3,4, 5, 81, s., 8, 10, IL, and
Il had reported their new census prior to
Dec. 1st.-New North Vest.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-09
HERIFF'S SALE.
james Hornbuckle & Sam
uel Marshall
John TnmhS.

John TOmbs.
Der, A. d. 1875, ut the front-door OF the Court
House in Diamond City, Meagher county, Montana
Territory, between the hours of 9 O'Clock, A. NJ,
Of the northwest quarter, and the west one-half of
the northeast quarter Of Section fourteen, in Town
md singular IN the enc Observation-Disclosures erred and a p.
pnatenances thereunto belonging or in anywise APP
pertaining also, one small water ditch and wafer
tight thereto belonging, taken out of Magpie Gulch
on the south side thereof near the old crossing of
said gulch; also, one water ditch and water right
taken out ON the north side of said Magpie Gulch,
above the head of the two following bitches in said
gulch; also, two bitches constructed on the south
side of Maybe Gulch, conveying the waters of said.
gulch to the premises known as the Toombs' Ranch.
L. ). FLEMING, Sheriff.
December 4th, 1876. -3w
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-09

THE apple crop Of Michigan proved larger
than was expected. From Benton Harbor
80, 0O0 barrels were shipped, and it is esti-
mated that 100000 barrels were shipped
from Calhoun Co..
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-09
BOHEMIAN AND VIRGINIA.

Leaves Virginia City every Monday, wednesday
and Friday, at 4 O'Clock, !. m.
Leaves Bozeman Tuesday, Thursday and satnr--
day, at O'Clock, n. m.
0FFIcE-Iny Virginia, at Raymond Bros
December z, IS75-tf.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-12-09
UNITED STATES MAIL.


Coaches leave Helena Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, at 7 O'Clock a. m.
Leave Diamond City Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday, at Z O'Clock, a. m.
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z. Warner, 5. Glenn and T.
Glen.
December, A. d. 1875, at the front-door OF the
Court House, in Diamond City, Meagher county,
Montana Territory, between the hours OF 8 O'Clock,
gatesand Avalanche Ditch and water right, which
conveys the waters Of Whites Avalanche and
Hellsgate gulches TO Cave Gulch, and sometimes
known as the Stafford & Co. ditch.
Il. j. FLEMING, Sheriff.
December 4th ls75--3W
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HELENA AND BOHEMIAN.

Coaches leave Helena every morning, Sundays
excepted, J att O'Clock, n. M.
Leave Bozeman every morning, (Sundaysexcept-
ed } at4 O'Clock, a. m.
Passengers and freight carried ut moderate rates.
OFFICES:
HELENA-Davis & Wallace's, Main Street.
B~ozEMAN-Willson & Rich's, cor. Main and Boze-
man Streets.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-12-15

Many are the anecdotes that have
been published of the late John Van
Buren. but the following will be new
to the readers of the Drawer: During
his fathers Presidential term, ''Prince
John," then very young man, in
dulged in many playful performances
that were not altogether 4 delight to
the paternal On one of his visits to
Washington the Prince stopped at
Wizards, where his father came, and,
after kindly greeting, said; "John l
had hoped you would some time prove
to be a worthy representative Of our
family, but l fear you never will in
fact, I am convinced that you will
bring disgrace rather than reflect cred,
it upon it."
"Father," said John, ''you may
think. because you happen to be Pres
ident of the United States, that you
are more than an ordinary man, but
permit me to say that you will never
be known in history except as the
father of John Van Buren,"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-12-15
WOODSTOCK VT, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER TO- 1875.

comes into the light Of the stores it is
evident that bright influences and ten
der memories and glad anticipations
are weaving themselves in his heart,
for ho meets Parks with q smile, and
after a pleasant chat about the win.
ter's prospects they part laughing. On
ly twice in the trip does his face fall,
and that's when he goes in after her
hat and when he gets the shoes. A
half-hour later he is in the grocery sit
ting on a barrel, while his goods are
being put up, and carrying on an ami
mated discussion with the grocer ard
several acquaintances. At nine
o'clock he starts for home. He has
several recelpted bills in his pocket
each Of which being in excess, Of
course, Of what his wife estimated be,
fore he left home and as he strug-
Giles along with an aching arm, and
stumbles against various distractions,
he remembers it is Saturday night,
the end OF the week of toll, and tries
to recall bits of verses and sentences
of beautiful sentiment appropriate to
the hour. lie don't believe in grum-
bling at everybody, and so he reserves
his trouble with the grocery bill, his
Indignation at the milinel, and the
various annoyances he has been sub
jectcd to until he gets home, and then
he hurls his thunder at all these peo-
pie and objects through the head of
his wife. And she, the dear compan-
ion of his life, having got the children
from back of the stove and to bed, by
the hair, aud discovered that he has
forgotten the matches, and got more
bone than meat in the steak, is fully
prepared to tell him just what she
thinks of him.
And while they talk, the flame in
the stove dances happily, the lamp
sheds rich, soft glow over the room,
and the colors in the carpet and in
the pictures, and the reflective surfaces
of the mantel ornaments, blend into q
scene of quiet beauty. 1t is the night
before the Sabbath--the calm, resttul
Sabbath, and as the two workers pre-
pare to seek their well-earned repose,
she says that if she has got to be
harassed like this she'll be in her
grave before the winter is over, and
he IS confident that if the bills keeT
mounting up as they are doing the
whole family will be in the poor-house
the first thing they know.
-DaaJwy News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-12-15
A Danburiau's Saturday Night.

1t is Saturday night-the dear close
of a tossing, struggling, restless week.
Tomorrow is the Sabbath-when all
labor and care are held in allegiance.
Saturday night stands like u rock be-
fore the day Of rest, and says to toll
and worry: "Thus far shalt thoa
come, and no farther" Blessed Sat-
urday night. The wearied husband
and father approaches his home. lie
looks ahead and sees the light ST. cam
ing in cheerful radiance from the win
dows, and wonders if that boy has got
in the kindlings. He steps upon the
stoop and opens the door, His faith
ful wife meets HIM at the entrance and
greets him with A.: "Why on earth
don't you clean your feet, and not lug
the house full of mud Don't you
know that I've been scrubbing all
day p And thus he steps into the
room of his family, grateful for tie
mercies he has received, and thankful
that he has home to come to when
the worry and care and toll of the
week are done. Yes, he is home now,
and has set his dinner,pail on one
chair and laid his hat and coat on an
other, and with his eyes full of soap
from the wash IS shouting impetuous.
ly for the towel. Saturday night in
the household What beautiful
sight ! The bright light, the cheerful
figured carpet, the radiant stove, the
neatly-laid table, with the steaming
teapot, the pictures on the walls, the
spotless clrtains, the purring cat, and
the bright-eyed children rubbing the
plates with their fingers and looking
hungrily at the canned cherries. Even
the wearied wife is visibly affected,
and as she steps to closet with his
hat and coat she unconsciously OBJ
serves to her husband: :
"Will you never learn to hang your
things up, or do you think I've got
nothin' else TO do but chase after you
all the while you are IN the house ?"
He makes no reply, but as he drops
into his seat at the table with q sigh
of relief he says
"What's the matter with that in
ternal lamp? Is the oil all out, OF
aln'tthe chimney been cleaned? II
don't give no more light than a fire.
bug"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-12-15
The Minister'S Baby.

Our minister has a baby. When
he was about six mouths old | thought
| would call on the minister's wife,
and see the baby boy, about which
there had been much cOmmotion in
the parish.
An old lady went in just as | did.
We found the mother holding her
child, and looking weary. The old
| lady remarked as she took her seat:
''You don't hold your baby all the
time, do you? Put him right in his
crib, you should teach him coed hab-
its while young" The mother anx-
iously laid the child down, saying, 81
am quite unused to the care of ba-
bies. Here came another knock at
the door, and another caller; here, too,
the little baby, feeling neglected, be-
gan to cry, and the latest visitor said
80 you should not allow your child to
cry, it's a bad habit for him to form.
have had six children, and | ought
to know" Il suppose SO" the moth
er answered, as she tried to quiet her
baby, looking more tired and perplexed
than ever.
stayed some time to hold the ba-
by, and rest the tired arms of the
mother, While | got the baby asleep,
caller after caller came, left their ad.
vice and went their way.
The following are specimens of the
remarks | heard that afternoon and
during a subsequent call, made for the
same purpose, that is, to hold the ba-
by. 'Is your baby good? Cries,
does it? Inevor had a crying baby,
and should not know what to do with
one" 1 should give him soothing
syrup" another remarked. 81 gave it
to all my children, and l guess they
are as smart as other folks children. y
"It does not hurt babies to cry, it's the
only way they have of relieving them
selves" "But it does hurt them" one
was quick to reply, 'it strains them;''
and then turning to me, said: "You
should not toss him, it's very injuri-
Gus, and then it gets him in such a
bad habit "You must never trot
your baby, and you should feed him
only once in three hours, one re-
marked. Another assured the mother
that many babies were starved to
} death, and that many died from neg
lect.' One thought it was so foolish
for a mother to make slave of her
self in the care Of her baby, and that
a baby was troublesome just as you
chose to let it be. Another said: "No
two babies were alike that what you
might teach one to do it wonld be i'm
f possible to teach another Another
said in confident tone, "You keep
your child too warm )" and still anoth-
er, "All you can do for that boy for
some time to come is to keep him
warm and quiet"
But don't you pity, as | do, the
f "Minister's Baby" and the baby's moth
, er?-["One of the Parish, in Evan.
gelist.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-12-15

TOTAL DEPRAvITY. Deacon Brown
lately took occasion to administer a
reproof to Old Joe for swearing. Joe
listened attentively to his words,
seemed to appreciate the exhortation,
and when he had concluded, replied as
follows :-"The fact is, deacon, that /
may swear a great deal, and you may
pray great deal, but neither of us
mean anything by it" Tie deacon
alludes to Joe as an instance OF total
depravity.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-12-15

SECRETS. None are so fond of Sc
crets rs those who do not mean to keep
them such persons covet secrets as a
spendthrift does money, for the pur-
pose of circulation. A secret should
never be told to one who is anxious
to get possession of it, for it then loses
its character, and is weapon in the
hands of an enemy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-12-15

LONGEVITY OF WoMEN.-1lr. Cor
nelius Walford, +. r. s., recently
read an able paper before Kings Col
lege, England, on the ''Duration Of
Female Life as Compared with that
of Males" He quoted numerous au-
thoritieS, and furnished several inter
esting tables to show that at every
age the aggregate mortality from
birth up to such age is greater among
males than females and that out of
the same number of each sex, born
alive, fewer males than females sur
vive to any given age. On the whole
the above statement is confirmed, ad-
dei the reader OF the paper, by the
experience Of foreign countries. But
this must be unders TODD with some
qualification for, strangely enough,
while the expectancy of life is greater
generally among women than men,
most offices find that of a given num-
Der of insured lives more women die
than men. This, however, was to be
accounted for by the fact that whereas
male insurers are drawn from all class
es, only one small class of females, as
a rule, seek to insure their lives
namely, women in state Of actual or
expected pregnancy and here, as he
believed, lay the secret Of the anomaly
which had been observed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-12-15
POET r. Y .
THE MAHOGANY TREE.


----
lie MAHOGANY = TREE.
Christmas is here:
Winds whistle shrill,
Icy and chill,
Little care we;
Little we fear
Weather without,
Sheltered about
The mahogany-tree.
Once on the boughs
Birds of rare plume
Sang, in its bloom;
Night-birds are we;
Here we carouse,
Singing, like them,
Perched round the stem
Of the jolly old tree.
Here let us sport,
Boys, as we sit,-
Laughter and wit
Flashing so free.
Life is but Short
When we are gone,
Let them sing on,
Round the old tree
Evenings we knew,
Happy as this
Faces we miss,
Pleasant to see.
Kind hearts and true,
Gentle and just,
Peace to your dust
We sing round the tree.
Care, like a dun,
Turks at the gate
Let the dog,,wait
Happy we'll be!
Drink, every one;
Pile up the Goals;
Fill the red bowls,
Round the old tree !
Drain we the cup
Friend, art afraid?
Spirits are laid
In the Red Sea.
Mantle it up;
Empty it yet;
Let us forget,
Round the old tree
Sorrows, begone
Life and its ills,
Duns and their bills,
Bid we to flee.
Come with the dawn,
Blue-devil sprite
Leave us tonight,
Round the old tree
William N. 7Hackeray.