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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-03-30
PPLICATION FOR PATENT.
No. 40.
U. S. Land Office, Helena, NJ. T.. !
February 10, 1876.

EOOludIy Ivy LOW.
Notice is hereby published, that Andrew Dusold,
office address IS Canyon Ferry, Meagher County,
Montana Territory, have this day fled application
for patent, under the mining laws of Congress, for
their placer mining claim, situated in Avalanche
gulch mining district, Meagher county, Montana,
designated as lot No. SO, in L II N r. E, which
claim is not recorded, and described in the official
plat and field notes on file in this office as follows
Beginning at a granite stone 1Sxl6x4 in, marked l
M Z 80, from which the Northeast corner of lot No.
81, il n II g bears s 36 deg AZ min w l44.5s chains
thence s 80 deg g 7a50 chains; thence S eS deg ESQ
chains; thence n % deg e 10 chains; thence n IS
deg W IA chains; thence n % deg Q 10 chains; thence
n $50 chains; thence n is deg 30 min w "a chains;
thence $ 46 deg 30 min G 2.05 chains; thence II 30 deg
e 445O chains; thence n 81 deg e 20 chains; thence II
20 deg W4.50 chains; thence S so deg w 6 chains;
thence S 81 deg 30 min w 81 .43 chains; thence S 80 deg
10 MIN w A. 100 chains; thence n IS deg w IL SO chains;
thence n 40 deg 45 min W 20 chains; thence II 80 deg
80 min W l6;53 chains; thence $ II deg W 6.3s chains;
10 MN e la.l3 chains; thence S % deg Is min e IL
chains; thence $ q deg e % so chains; thence S 8 deg,
40 min e 10 chains; thence S IL deg Is min e $40
chains; thence s 20 deg 80 min v II. u chains to the
place OF BEGINNING, embracing 1857 acres. A no.
tice OF said application, together with a plat of the
premises claimed, was posted thereon on the 18th
Gay OF November, 1875, according to law.
Inc ADJOINING claimants to these premises are w.
Basye ana A.. Dusold on the south, and Blackwell
&(o. on the northwest, placer claims.
any ana an persons. claiming adversely any por-
ton OF the mining claim above described, are here
oy notlned that unless their adverse claims are duly
nied accoriing to law, within the sixty days perioA
OF p9plcatlon hereof, with the Register of the Us,
Land once. at Helena, Montana Territory, they
statute. + Moe. Rerister.
BIZ. MARSH, U. S. Deputy Mineral s%urveyor.
February l6-nI3-9w.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-03-30

PERSONS who have not been in the habit
OF drinking buttermilk consider it disaereea-
Die, because it has a slightly sour taste, in
consequence of the presence of Tactic acid.
1herels not much nutriment in buttermilk,
put the presence of the Tactic acid assists the
olgestlon of any food taken with it. The
"eish peasants almost live upon oat-cake
aha ouetermilk. 1t is good in cases of indi-
gestlon.-Ame1ican Stock Journal.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-03-30
March 16, 1s76-l7-5w
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given, that, on the first Monday,
and the third DAY Of April, A. u. ls7G, an election
will be held ut the usual places for voting in the sew
eral precincts of Meagher county, Montana Terri
tory, 9 For the approval of Railroad act, No;' or
% For the approval Of Railroad aet, les;n also for
Of the Railroad bonds,'' in accordance with the
provisions of an act entitled g an act to encourage
the construction of the Northern Pacific railroad in
the Territory of Montana approved February
llth, A. d. 1876; at which election the same rules,
regulations, liabilities and penalties prescribed 1or
the conduct Of general elections, shall be observed
and enforced.
Dated at Diamond City, March It'll, 1876.
r. I. COLLINS, Clerk
of the Board of County Commissioners
n16-3W.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-03-30
ANTIQUITY OF THE SPANISH MER1No.

The Romans wore nothing but wooden
goods. They had no cotton ; they had a
little linen, which was worn as a material of
luxury they had no silk. They cultivated
the sheep with great care, and some OF their
richest possessions were in sheep. But there
was one breed of sheep which they c%ultivat-
ed with great care, and by that system Of Sc
lection which Darwin speaks of as the ource
of the perfected forms of our domestic ami
mails. 1t was called Tarentine sheep, from
Tarentum, a city of Greek origin, situated
at the head of the Tarentine gulf. The
fleece Of this sheep was Of exceeding fine
ness; it was of great delicacy, and the
prices paid for it were enormous. The sheep
were clothed in cold weather to keep them
warm; and the result was that they
were very tender, and their wool was very
fine. They were a product of Greek civili-
cation transmitted down to the Romans.
Columella, the great agriculturist, says that
his uncle, residing in Spain, crossed some OF
the fine Tarentine sheep with some rams
that had been imported from Africa; and
the consequence was that these animals had
the whiteness of fleece of the father with the
fineness Of fleece of the mother, and that the
race was perpetuated. Here we see an inn
provement of the stock, an increase of
strength and productiveness given to the
fine-wool sheep of Spain. At that time the
sheep Of Spain were of immense value for
Strabo says that sheep from Spain, in the
days of Tiberius, were carried to Rome and
sold for the price of a talent Zone thousand
dollars) a head. In the days of our Saviour,
a thousand dollars was given in Rome for a
Spanish sheep. When the barbarians mum
dated Italy these fine-wool sheep were all
swept away, but they remained in Spain.
They were cultivated by the Moors in the
mountains of Spain, which were almost in
accessible, and were not reached by the
hordes of Huns, and other Northern bar
barians, which had laid waste the greater
portion Of the Roman possessions. They
continued to be nourished there by the
Moors, who were very much advanced in
arts, and further on We're found there as the
Spanish Merino. So that the Spanish Merino
Which we now have, if not the only, is at all
events by far the mostimportant relic that we
have to-day which has come down to us
from Greek and Roman material civiliza-
ton. We have here a direct inheritance
from the material wealth of the Old World
clvllization.-aJohn Z. Hays IA Lave-Stoeh
Journal.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-03-30
STOCK RAISIN G.
HoRsE-sTABLE FLOORS.

j. Wilkinson, in the Germantown (Pa.)
Telegraph says:
/ notice in a late issue a brief article I'M
der the above heading. My well-protracted
experience as a rural architect has convinced
me you are correct in condemning clay
floors for horses. They are cold, filthy, I'M
comfortable and unwholesome; in short,
clay is the worst material for stable-fioors
that l have tested. | have given the subject
a great many varieties of materials and forms
Of construction for floors.
Some years ago | hut upon the plan of
making the floors level fore and aft" but
gave them a slope from each side to the
center Of one inch to two feet six inches, the
half of the width of stall that l prefer to one
of greater or lesser width. lay the length
way of the plank across the stall and cut
them in the center, and in laying them leave
an opening between the ends of the plank in
the center of the stall Of a scant quarter of
an inch, thus forming a slot in the valley of
the floor through which the urine drains III
to a metal gutter under the floor through
which it is conducted to the manure pit, in
stead of absorbing it by bedding, and thus
retaining a wet, fetid bed for the animals.
Instead Of the urine running from the place
on which it falls, five or six feet to the gut
ter on the surface of the floor, In the rear OF
the horses, it has but a few inches to flow on
the floor in any case, whence it escapes
through the floor and thence out OF the
stable entirely.
/ have found that the horses may be kept
dry and comfortable on the floor I have de-
scribed, and many Of my patrons are dis
pensing entirely with bedding of all sorts.
They say the horses are more comfortable
without bedding than with. | have had nun
dreds of this style Of stall-floors in use for
years, and / have yet to hear the first COM
plant of them. There would have been
thousands, but for the fact that they are
patented.
The cleanliness of this arrangement of
floor over any other, is sufficient reason why
1t should be universally adopted without
any other, of which there are many. An
important one is, that the floor with slope
from each side to the center, admits of the
animal lying, as he always does when free
in the pasture to select his favorite lying at
titude, with his back up the grade. Another
which | prize highly is that the floor is dry,
especially if no bedding is used, which pre-
vents the evaporation of moisture from the
floor. A large majority of horses have the
habit OF paving the bedding back and lay
ing upon the bare floor. Bedding is gener-
ally used until the material is well charged
with moisture and filth, and the animal heat
of the PROSTATE body is very active in tree
ing fetid gases, that are very injurious to the
eyes and lungs. No bedding for horses for
me it's use belongs to the " dark ages.n
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-03-30
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

In the Probate Court of Meagher County, Montana
Territory.
In the matter of the Estate
of
j ohn Rossbach deceased.
Notice is hereby given to the creditors and others
interested in the said estate, that the undersigned
will make final settlement of the same before the
Probate Court OF said County, at Diamond City, on
Monday, April 10th, 1873.
March 8, 1S76-n16-4W.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-03-30
NOTICE TO MINERS.
United States Land Office,
Helena, Montana, March =, 1876.

TIUIcIH, MUHIa1.Hj 1'isICH Q !, IOIU'J
Thomas McGonigal, whose post office address is
Canton, Meagher county, Montana has this day filed
his application to enter us agricultural land, under
the final homestead laws, the west half OF the south
east quarter of section twenty-oight and the west
half of northeast quarter OF section thirty three, in
township number eight north, range number
two east, which land is suspended from
entry. Notice is hereby given, that a hearing
will be had at this office, on the fifteenth day OF
April, A. d. 1876, at ten O'Clock Il. m, to deter
mino rs to the mineral or non-1nineral character of
said land. 1t is alleged that there are no known
miners, nor mining improvements upon said land.
j. III. MOE, Register.
March 16, 1S76-l7-5w.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23
A Buffalo Trouble.

General II. M. Gano, who will be re-
membered rs one Of the MOST dashlng
cavalry officers in the Southern SER
vice, returned from trip beyond the
frontier, where he and his party went
prospt citing for good lands. They went
about eighty miles beyond the white
settlements, and during the trip killed
seven buifal0es, one antelope and
plenty OF wild turkeys. The General
had his horse killed in fight with an
old buffalo bull. BY the accidental
discharge Of his pistol, he was thrown
by the fall OF his wounded horse over
the horse's head, and went head fore
most at the Infatuated buffalo. The
beast, although wounded and bleeding
at the lungs, was so astonished, and
withal 50 unaccustomed to having men
come at him in that way, that he
turned aud fled. No good INDICATED
lands were found In the counties
mapped of, but there Is yet some
further west.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23

Captain w. +. Morton aud Mr.. Matt
Peak arrested two negroes, yesterday,
on the charge Of robbery, committed
some two weeks since at San Antonio.
Captain Morton received dispatch,
a few days since, requesting him to be
on the lookout for them, that they
were desperate characters and Were
wanted badly. One was arrested yes
terday afternoon, and the other, whose
name Is Henry Prather, aims Nat.
Brown, alias William Henry, was ar
rested near Burrls' livery stable last
night. They We're placed In jail, aud
the authorities Of San Antonio notified
by telegraph OF their capture. M
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23

me accumulation of small accounts fol-
advertising and job work In this office forces
us to adhere strictly to the following terms
NO advertisements, except of parties with
whom we have running accounts or make
written contracts, will be inserted in this
paper unless paid IN advdnce.
we VIII make no contract TO insert adver.
usements amounting to less than s.. or that
run for less time than one month, otherwise
than for cash IN Advance.
All job work, except to those with whom
We have current accounts, PAYABLE ON DE.
LIVERY.
We are impelled to this course In self.de.
tense, and those who ask deviation from IL
eau carry their work elsewhere,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23
RELIGIOUs NOTICES.

Ohy,stlan Church. Corner Austin street
aud Ross avenue. Services, iO1s and 7 O'Clock
sunday School NJ 0 n. IN, Social meetlng ey-
cry Thursday night att o'clock. Elder kirh
Baxter, Pastor
Al. X. Chureh SOuth-corner Commerce ana
Lamar streets = Rev. Mr.. Nicely, Pastor
SERVICES al II ain. and ~ pm. every sunday.
Prayer meeting, Thursday evening NJ ~
O'Clock Strangers and Waiting members
brethren cordially invited.
CONGREGATIONAL Church Services every Sun
day, al knights OF Pythias Hall. Preaching
al ii o'clock to-day, by Rev. II. NJ. Daniels
+ waiting brethren cordially invited 10 nj
tend.
First Baptist Church-Corner Sycamore and
Patterson stfeets--Rev. a. W. Rogers, Pastor
residence $40 Bryan street,. Services every
Lords Day at II o'clock am. and ~ o'clock
sabbath pm. School at 9h o'clock am
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday evening at N
o'clock. Seats free.
First Presbyterian Ohurch--on Elm street.
Row. A. r. Smith, Pastor. Sunday School at
gIz o'clock am; preaching at II am. and
pm. Prayer meeting on Wednesday even
ings. Ladies Aid Society meets every
Thursday evening at Q p. M, at the Church
Young mems Christian Associations Rooms
oyer Btanford's boot and shoe store, Elm
street. Free reading rooms open every night
Second Presby terIan Church NOrth.-At Odd
Fellows Hall. Sabbath morning, at II
o'clock, and sabbath evening, ~ 1880. Rev
J. a. vennble, Pastor Sabbath school ut II
A. N. every sabbath,
Tabernacle NJ. v. Church.-services to-day
in the lecture room OF the new structure
Preaching by Rev. NJ. Carhart, the Pastor, al
il 4. NJ. and 7P.M. Glass meeting at ~ A. NJ
and Sunday school at2P.S.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23
PREFERRED SPECIALS.
I Clothing | cIothlna | CLOTHING !

At the New York Clothing House, COB Elm
street, Dallas. and 81 Walker street, New
York. We ask as special favor that every
body desiring clothing, hats, or gents fur
nishing goods, will examine our goods and
compare prices, II not convinced that wc are
giving better value for the prices, than have
ever been seen in this city, then we shall
not expect them To buy. Such an opportunity
to buy flrst-class clothing ut less than man-
ufacturing prices may never occur again, NJ
We wish 10 lay our assortment before the
public, and get fairly acquainted with the
trade, we win make such great reduction
from regular prices, as to at once gain fav"r
with the general public and be con-
vieted Of being the lowest price clothing
house In Texas. aprli-dtw3ms
The above establish ment, is branch OF
the well-known house OF A. Strclnburg 4
Co., ~ Walker street, New York.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23

Yesterday morning, about three
o'clock, Rev. Mr.. Webster, pastor Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church (col-
ored near Freedmantown, hearing the
alarm Of fire, discovered II burning in
side the church, in the rear, to the
right of the pulpit.
The flremen were promptly on the
ground, but too late to save the build
ing. The fire is supposed to have been
the work of an inoendiary. 1t was
used as q colored school. The police
are working the case up vigorously.
Two men, one white and one black,
were seen near the church, going from
It, crying tire, at the time the fire was
discovered. ~ ~at '"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23
DEATH ON THE RAIL.
Another Md warming.

Again we are called upon to chron-
lcle another sad accident, caused by
negligence Of parents. AS the south
bound train passed out Of Plano, on
Friday evening, IA small child was seen
sitting on the track. The brakes were
Immediately turned on, but, unfor.
tunately, the train was too near, and
despite the strenuous efforts exerted,
the iron-horse steamed on to deal
death to the little one, who was all UNI
conscious of the danger. The cow
catcher struck the child on the head,
and with terrible force hurled 1t from
the track. The wound IL u bad one,
and owing to the youthfulness of the
the chlld--who was about year old
will, In all probability, prove fatal.
The HERALD has constantly warned
parents OF the danger In letting their
children use the railroad as IL play
ground, and 1t does seem that Its warn
ings will not he needed till u personal
experience Is had. No blame is at
tachod to the engineer, as he tried
manfully to stop the train. Again, we
caution parents OF this dangerous prac-
tice. .....
--Croquet sets for 81 so at Reed u
Lathrop's,-Ad,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23

Officers Wilson and deputy arrested
n man, about one o'clock this morn
Ing, giving the name OF II. j. jackson
(shades of "StonewalW avaunt!) on
the charge of robblng Mr.. Kendrick OF
a gold watch and chain. The missing
articles were found In his possession,
as well as large sized piece Of artil-
lery IN the shape Of a nayy.six. He
claimes to be a Deputy Sheriff from
Kaufman county, buthis statement is
Is evidently untrue. He was locked
In the calaboose, for hearing before
His Honor tomorrow morning.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

A Brooklyn girl Is filled with Joy be
cause she has achieved her centennia
offer of marriage. Ninety.nine vic
Tins had been led to the block, but sh,
will marry the centennial chap.
Ancient mariner 10 his youngest)-
"Well, you likes the girl, why dom,
you go and tell her so, emery. mine
the time-pd married your mother
an, and done my six months for whop.
pin her, too--long afore was your
age; but lori there aint no spirit In
youth nowadays"
Colonel Tom Scott, Simon Cameron
and other prominent Pennsylvanians,
have invited Mrs. James X. Polk, OF
Nashville TO visit the Centennial, A
special sleeping car Will be sent for
her, aud Philadelphia proposes to treat
her with all the consideration due the
wife OF deceased President.
That Insignificant nonentity, the
bridegroom, is, of course, of no. account
whatever during the wedding ceremo.
ny. Nobody looks at him, nobody
thinks OF him. There are no tears for
his immolation, no smelling-bottle for
his agitation. He is for the time q
black.coated background to picture
OF radiant beauty. What Is he that he
should interrupt with his foolish ner-
vousness the even course OF the cere-
mony which fixes his fate forever? No
censure, therefore, can be too hash
for that wretched man who, being
married the other day, put the wed.
ding ring into his mouth when the
service began, that he might find It at
the proper moment The moment ar
rived. The minister motioned for the
ring. The trembling bridegroom gave
an obedient start, q sudden gulp, and
the ring had disappeared down his I'M
lucky throat.
The wife of Mr.. Joseph Whisenhunt
of Burke county, gave birth TO twins the
last night of the old year--one was born
ten minutes before II clock, and the
other ten minutes after ~. So one was
born on Friday and the other on Satur.
day, one in 1873 and the other in 1876
Their birthday is not the same, vet they
ire twins. We doubt il such a thing
,,ver occurred in the history of the world
mother noticeable circumstance is that
ne was a boy and the other girl; the
he boy was born in the old year and
he girl in this-leap year. II the boy
hould prove q gifted writer and amuse
be reading world with story after the |
lyle OF Tristan Shandy,p the opening
HAPPIER would be peculiarly interesting |
-Biae Ridge, NJ C. Blade.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23

In another column will be found the
well displayed advertisement Of the
above pleasant resort. This evening
the proprietor will give another con-
cert. He deserves credit for his exer-
tons to fit up place where you can
take your family and spend pleas
ant afternoon. Good music Is always
procured and lovers of fun and pleas
ure can find no better and more pleas
ant place OF resort. Go to the Pavil-
lion this evening,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23

THE HERALD has always cheerfully
given Its time and labor to further any
enterprise calculated to be- Of general
benefit to Dallas. II Is therefore sug-
gested that in arranging the plan OF
the proposed State Fair here that invi-
tations be sent to every city and town
likely to participate, an Invitation "a
do 30. Let spaces be set apart for Sher.
man, Mckinney, Denison, Bonham,
Paris, Terrell, Kaufman, Waxahachie,
weatherford, Greenville, Denton, Fort
Worth. the towns on the Texas and
Pacific Railway and those on the Gen.
trail. y Galveston, Austin, Houston
and San Antonio might add greatly to
the attractiveness lof the Fair, aud n
generous rivalry once established
would not fail TO produce pleasing
spirit OF emulation. Then booths OF
the various places added to the mill
tary parade, racing, display of stock,
machinery, agricultural and other i'm
plements, fabrics, ETC., would make q
success. F|& ! hhaA@ MRA
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23

BY Tho Herald's Special Correspondent:
Bonham, the coun9y seat Of Fannin
county, Is situated In the centre of the
county, and is town of 1900 inhab-
itants. ,,. r..-s..s /. .....
Business in general Is at q stand
still, and merchants are correspond
ingly smileless.
The wheat cropis looking well, and
large crop is expected. Nothing but
heavy rains will prevent this from be.
ing the largest crop ever raised In the
county.
Farmers are preparing the ground
preparatory to planting cotton. It IL
said there will larger acreage Of the
ileecy staple cultivated In this vicinity
than for many years past.
Bonham boasts OF a Mayor and Com
mon Council, and Is beginning to wear
metropolitan airs.
The completion of the Transconti.
mental Road to Texarkana is devoutly
desired by the community, as it would
give to trade the impetus which is so
much needed.
Bonham is well supplied with news.
papers, there being four In the town,
and another about to begin publica-
ton. SRA m
As the western bound train on the
Transcontinental was nearing the
town on Thursday morning, 1t fell
through the. bridge on Bots dare
creek. In running on the bridge the
second box jumped the track and tum-
bled down the south bank, carrying
with 1t two other box cars and the
tender. The box cars We're loaded
with cotton and hides, which are badly
damaged. Three bents of the bridge
about twelve or fifteen feet high, were
broken down by the crash.
The only person hurt was George
Gooding, a brakesman, who received
q painful, but not serious, cut over the
eye. As the tender swung off It turned
upside down, twisting the rod and
throwing the wheels OF the engine of
the track, raising the front truck In
air. The rear driving wheel caught on
/. oanstlI dund hall Az. 80.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-04-23
LOCAL BREVITlEs.

-. :. Atali the churches to-day.
Now proceed to interview your
Sunday hash,
This e good weather to plant
canapaneetines
-t'IeAp UP your backyards. Warm
xe>lh< il coming. EE
Ee'nen5er the Odd Fellows cele-
bratiop on the 10th.
HoN sublime, subllmely sublimats
the Vehihpr bias grown.
Hamiltor q Co win sell hats 0,
"bosst ip tsyInF.''--Ad.
Lager su1 bsnxlne took n down
A' tendency laat night.