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Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-04-09

E. d. Alden, Indian Agent at Fort
Berthold, J.H. Vercos and @. F. Walker
arrived this sftsrnoon. l..as- 10 rs,y
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-04-09
Black Hiils Newv.,.,,

/, The 'Sundown lode has been bonded
for $50 1000. !sFe'"2 1T. lis ~ T. "i" i7&
| Geo. w: johnson. of New Castle, Pa,
has purchased, q two-thirds' interest: ia
the Lincoln mine. /, [ .o s.4a3a& 81,
I There are fonr stores and two hotels
in Rockerville. .saa3..7r a.d 7.a .gtisiH
L At Hayward toe FIVE stamp mill is be,
ing oyerhauled and an addition Of if
teen stamps Is, being put in, !. IL.
The weekly Telegraph, Of Lead, and
the Black Hills Herald, Of Central City,
are now engaged in constructing q tele-
graph line of their own from Lead City,
via, Central, to oDeadwood.
f. The Burns AMI Walsh mill at Lead
City, which was sold few days since
for $l8; 900 to the Old Abe Co., is works
ing highland day. and the plates attest
the,richness ofjrthe,O Old ABE rock. iAes0
The Nattil mine, situated near, The.
Homes$ake Ne, 2; mill has been, bonded.
to essterEt. parties for q large, sum-,
There are now about = hundred tons of:
ore on the dump-fres. gold specimens
being numerous Central Herald.
a The Hidden Treasure cleaned up $12.
900 from ali days run. This mine is
one Of tho big bonanzass Of the Hills.
Mr.. F. Il. Perkinsaresiened the superin-
tend sncv ,otsthis companv, and our, we'll
knewn citizen, .Jabez Chase. will sue
ceed him. .sa-;z.....,. -, .,t-.t s,.,,.e, .
3 Slack. Of the Cheyenne Sun, says that
during his recent visit to the Hills nhe;
saw the owners of I. mine refuse. $50, 600
for their claim, when 1t the, same tIms
they. .hsdn;t enough money on hand to
Eet thssrext wssk's grub, and thst Col.
Patrick offered $4,000 for certain
pinet shdethc boys. declined TO sell.
BIT ssinee.tha Colonel's departure from
the, ,AilisAtleysssntla. u dispatch to him,
ssyinG, G,thett $40, 900 would take the,
hole in the ground. It remains. to b..
seen whether. the sitriaing difference Of
go, 900 will spoil tbetrade. NJ, .....-
q ,Toesdsy: the sale was consuumsted
of ths.Anchor, and Queen 81 the Hills
iedlea aitsste1tin D Deadwood guich, near
Apihpk; City for. the sum Of forty
tkovssad dSllses, BY Aessrs: W. +.
NilAs Of Chicago, T. H: .M.ltory, forms
srly III owner in the Golden Star lode,
now the property, ,os the ,Hou,=stake Co.,
and; Other, gsntlsp,rn from; Chicago;
:hsatEs, s,.i,n Moore aud H.. b. Young,
the ssitA.s.. II. il the Intention Of the
purchaser. 4" orxsniz- md incorporate
: ce1.'lA.ns: .'n, .pl"t:~ j. i.." 10" "t the
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-04-09

Mr. Hussey has contracted to do ten
acres Of breaking on Col. Lounsb .rry's
"timber tract"
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-04-09

Mason & Colvert, completed o. kiln oi
brick this morning. Thsyo will begin
laying brick on tho school house mex,
Monday. al! =. I'll .l.4df .. - ~ ,,sts
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-04-09

Hon. Thomas H Garfield. has ad ed
fifteen fine head of horses to his Lake
Park farm.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-04-09

Col Rice reports the. Yellowstone
valley filling up rapidly. He says it is
. great country.
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-04-09

Hon. Ansley Gray has done large
amount Of breaking on the Mcbride
Claim,
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-04-09

Justus Bragg and family returnel foG
| Glow, this NOR ling. 4 /
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-04-09
Ruah For Lands:

The rush for, Northern Pacific lands
is not confined to the Red River country. ;.
but reaches to, the Missouri River:valley, /,
also, judging from the number :of :claius
taken At the Bismarck, land ofics; during
the first week in .Anxil. More, claim
were taken during that weak than dpring
any. other month since the office MAS
established excepting. the month. Of
March 1875. sE., -. ~, ~. :. =. 4.
- :, -;7-----=--- :,
Wanted to sxchAnge 4 new AeAitor
stubbls plow for breakjng.i7 1nqpifar Of
y C.. Il. LouHsBE1xYt; /
Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1878-04-09

! Major Garland returned. this mcrn nr,
rom his trip below.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24
Good Spelling.

piOus but iliterate deacon, in a certain town
In Massachusetts,, gave a stage-driver slip of
paper, npon which, he said, were written the
names Of compile of books, which he wished
him to call for at a book store. The driver call
ed at the store, and, handing the memorandum
To the clerk, said, There is a couple of books
which Deacon b. wished you to send him." The
clerk, after n careful examination of the paper
was unable to make "head or talr of it, and
passed it to the book keeper, who was supposed
to know something of letters; but TO him it was
also Greek" The proprietor was called, and
he also gave up in despair; and it was finally
concluded best to send the memorandum back to
the deacon. 1t supposed he mast have
sent the wrong paper. As the coach arrived at
the village ian, the driver sa " the deacon stand
ing on the steps.
well, driver" said he, ''did you get my books
to day'"
Books! No! and a good reason why. for
there couldn't man in Worcester read yonr old
hen-tracks."
Couldn't read 'ritin : Let me see the pa
per-"
The driver drew it from his pocket, and passed
1t to the deacon, who, taking out and carefully
adjusting his glasses, held the memorandum at
arms length, and exclaimed as he did SO, in
very satisfactory tone
"Wby, it's plain as the on your face. TO
Sam B-u-x-twO psalm booksw / guess his
clerks had better go to school quarter"
And here the deacon made some reflections up
on the Ignorance of the tmes,' and the want
Of attention to books by the ''rsing generation"
which would have been all very well if said by
some one else.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24
n. Ascertain the weigh, of Live Cattle.

1t Is often important for those who are not
judges by the eye, to have some means besides
the scales of ascertaining the weight of cattle
while living, and by following these approved
directions this can be done within a mere tri1e:
Take q string, put it around the breast, stand
sqnare, just behind the shoulder blade; measure
on Q foot rule the feet and inches the animal is
in circumference; this is called the girth; then.
with the string, measure from the bone Of the
tail which plumbs the line with the hinder pa rts
of the bullock direct the line along the back
Of the fnrc part of the shoulder blade; take the
Dimensions on the foot rule as before, which is
tho length, and work the figures in the follow
ing manner: Grth of the bullock say six feet
four inches, length, five feet three inches, which
multiplied together makes thirty -one square su :
perficial feet; and that multiplied by twenty
three (this number of pounds is allowed to each
superficial foot Of cattle measuring less than
seven and more than five feet in the girth), make
713 pounds. Where the animal measures less
than nine and more than seven in girth thirty
one is the number of pounds to each superficial
foot. Again, suppose pig or any small beast
should measure two feet in girth, and two alou.
the back, which, multiplied together, made four
square feet that multiplied by eleven the num-
Der of pounds allowed each square foot of cattle
measuring less than three feet in girth, make
forty -four pounds. Again, suppose calf sheep,
etc., should measure four feet six inches in girti,
and three feet nine inches in length, which null
tiplied together, makes Isl square feet, then
multiplied by sixteen, the number of pounds al
lowed to cattle measuring less than i've feet and
more than three in girth, makes 265 pounds.
The dimensions of the girth and length of back
Of cattle, sheep, calves, or hogs, may be as ex-
actly taken this way rs it is at all necessary for
any computation or any valuation of stock. and
will answer exactly TO the four quarters, sink
ing the offal, a sum which every man who can
got even bit of chalk can easily agricultural
Nesc Yorker.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24
8br the farmer.


We hsve, says the Rmsl Torld, in former
yeeg again aud again urged farmers to pack
and cnre and prepare for market their own PORK
70 ecnbination among tho city packers this
nakes 1t very important that farmers should
kill and cure their own hogs. 1t is true last
year the packers paid good prices, and lost mon
~. But this year they have combined to pay
low prices aud make money. They intend to
make up the losses of last year, and double the
money they invest this year besides.
New, If farmers can kill and cure hogs as well
- men in the city can, when the pork is sold
fhey will double their money, too. What one
man csn do, another caa do. III one man can
cure pork well in the city. another uan in the
country can cure it equally well. But he must
try 70 qualify himself To do it. He must talk
with those who have good success in curing
meat, and draw out all the information he can.
Hemust read everything he can find on the sub
ject. He must make the proper arrangements
at home for doing it well. He must learn to cut
and trim his bacon Eicciy. He must keep il
neat and in good order He must not have it
too salt or too fresh. He must get good recipe
and try it, and bis own experience may induce
him to modify it somewhat in future operations.
He must talk with his neighbors, watch their
practices and perfect himself in the business.
aud cure his pork well any other man. and
be can sell it we'll. When market day comes,
u the city packer makes money, he makes it, too.
II the city packer loses money, he does not, be-
cause be has prodaced. not bought, his hogs
and wel-eured pork will sell at paying prices al
ways.
Good pork alwayssbuy work on the farm It
always buys goods at the store in town OF city Ii
always commands money, because people must
eat. The better the quality the better the price,
the more easily t is sold. 1t is the best that pays
best. Pat up your own hogs. Don't send them
TO the city and nearly give them away. Deduct
shipping expenses, commission, ETC., and but lit
tie is left. Put up at home, and you have what
will command money all the time
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24
Projecting Tree. from Rabbits,


EDITOR FARMER:-I have noticed in your col.
umus, from time to time, various methods for
the preservation of fruit trees from rabbits some
of which, 1 doubt not, may succeed well enou oh
for IN orchard, hut have seen none which, L
deem, would be as practical in a nursery as the
plan which have practiced very successfully in
mine for the last three years. Ny plan is to
catch all the rabbits. The way do it is very
simple and easy. make box five feet long
and eight inches square, with the ends open and
two treaties SO arranged in the bottom that
when rabbit attempts to run through the box,
these treadles revolye down, letting the rabbit
through them into pit, then they balance up
to their place again, ready for the next one that
comes along. The box 1 place over a pit five
feet deep, in the ground where the rabbits fire.
quent. Two or three such traps in an orchard
or nursery will soon make the rabbits SO scarce
that what are left will do but little damage.
When first set in new place have frequently
caught four or five in one night in q single pit
Isend this plan, knowing well that its general
use would save many thousands of dollars worth
of valuable fruit trees to the country annually.
c. BIsHIR.
Hutchinson Nursery Dec %, 1877.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24
Precautions Asain.t Infectious Disease,

The unobstructed rays of the sun, dry apart
ments, cleanliness in surroundings, and album
dance of pure air, are the true panaceas. Conta-
gious and infectious diseases are produced or in
tensified by damp and dirt. Arm yourself
against them with sunlight, garbage-cart, and
disinfectant. When a contagious disease has
gained foothold. new set of precautions come
into play. Patients should be isolated, and
should be nursed as far as possible by a single
person. The greatest care should be taken to
prevent the spread Of contagon through menu
bers of the family, visitors, the furniture or su-
perfuous articles in the room, the patients
clothing, or directly through the patient him
self, by his mingling with others before his CON-
plete recovery, or before a proper interval has
elapsed. The sick room should be disnfected.
Wallis ceiling floor, wood work, clothing and
bedding must be thoroughly cleansed. Especial
care should be taken to prevent the funerals of
those who have died from diphtheria scarlet fe-
yer, ETC., from being made the occasion of spread
ing contagiOn. Our public schools should also
be carefully watched, and prompt measures be
taken at the first appearance of such diseases
But the complete adoption of the suggestions
aiming at prevention will obviate the necessity
of those which tend to limit the spread of COM
municabe diseases. Every one, then, who abol-
ishes a single canse of tainted air is q benefac-
tor to degree that cannot well be estimated
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24
MsefaI aud Curious.
Her % Use stale Rread.

sb.v. afr The p,rts ofe ernst which has. been
brov ned in The hat ms s,ak for an honr IL cold
watsr then sauecze iii ths colt water ont Of If
and aid r. to yonr f,onr in ronr bread mixing
II will make over nicely into bread Ees,ing Il
moist and paIstable for a iIav or two long,r Than
vben fIour alone i. used One-balf so.I al hre.d
d one.haIf aour IL a 0ood nronort;,n-
So,L in cold w,tsr iher rona.-. drv a,d
Law in a Shallow nan abont two ;rches don, nonr
over this a cnst.rd mad. IN tha f,i1,,r;nr Wv
and haLa until veil Lrow,sd =, hot ove, .
Three ecos I,eaten M, with : small ~, en-, of an.
Auieo .sss oe~.eu up wen . s"Ai 'eaeup vi gu
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24
Cheap Toll.

A wag from Syracuse, who with some half dog
en- friends had been disporting at the pleasant
and fourishing village of Seneca Falls, determ-
ned, on approaching the toll gate in sleigh one
stormy night, to "run the bridge"
''Lic down, boys" said he, sin the sleigh, and
when we get under the gate, groan a little, and
tremble, but don't override it. Here, get under
these hOrse-blankets.
They did so; and when the sleigh came under
the picket draw of the bridge, they began to
moan aud shake, so that it twas piteous to see
and exc to hear"
81 have nothing less than this ten dollar bill, u
said our wag, handing the gate keeper bank
as ever you cant l have three friends in the
sleigh who are almost dead with the small pox,
and I'm in a."
'.Drive on! drive on" said the terrified gate
keeper, handing back the bill, 'drive onepay
next time!"
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24
Hutchinson Nursery, Dec. %, 1877.
Preparing Poultry for Marker.

New Hampshire correspondent of the Mass
achssetts Ptoughman gives the following direc.
tons about preparing poultry for market at a
distance:
Fowls and chickens intended for the market
should have no food given them for twenty four
hours previous to killing. Food in the crop is
liable to sour, and always Injuries the sale. Pur-
chasers object to paying for undigested food.
Sticking in the neck is the best method of kill.
ing, though many cut the heads Off If the head
u cut off the neck bone looks repulsive, and the
poultry will not sell as readily.
Most of the poultry comiug to market is scald-
ed, or wet-picked. Dry-picked is preferred, and
sells higher. Be careful to remove all tho pin
feathers, and avoid tearing the skin. For pack
ing use clean, handkerchief rye straw. If this
cannot be obtained without some trouble. clean
oat straw will answer. Place q layer of straw
ut the bottom of the box, then one of poultry
packing snugly, back upward, filling ali vacan-
cies with straw, so that the cover will draw
down snugly on the contents
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24
How TO Get TO Sleep.

The Philadelphia Press says that if any man
will draw breath quickly and deeply for the
space of three minutes or less, he will thereby
loose insensbility to pain, SO that he can endure
q minor surgical operation without inconven-
fence. The editor of the New York World says
he has tried the above, and found it doesn't work
Well, here's thing that will work, and it is re-
lated to the above experiment. If any one is
troubled with sleeplessness, let him fasten his
were, on the stream of breath as it enters and
leaves his nostris. OF course he is lying in bed,
with his eyes closed SO that this process is i'm
aginary. If he continues to watch his breath
ing in this way for three minutes, he will fall
into dreamless and refreshing sleep. We have
tried this, and know it to be effectiYe.-Bes ton
Pilot
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24

An UNTIMELY SUGGEsTION.--At the recent
dedication of Baptist church in this County,
the ceremony of immersion was performed for
the first time in that church by a well known
Baptist minister of this city. When he had en-
tered the water, and while waiting for the can
dIdate, the minister suggested that somebody
should sing an appropriate hymn. One of the
deacons who stood near by heard the suggestion,
and without thinking struck up the familiar
hymn, Pull for the Shore" The hymn proved
to be 80 suggestive, it is stated that neither the
minister nor the congregation could refrain from
an audible smile for some time aud the ceremo-
ny had to be postponed until the preacher could
recover his gravity.-Rochester Express
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24

eaSes
A few years ago, when diphtheria was raging
III England, gentleman accompanied the c.le-
brated DIR. Field on his rounds, to witness the
so-called wonderful cures" which he performed
while the patients of others were dropping on
all sides. The remedy, to be SO rapid, must be
simple All he took with him was powder of
sulphur and quill, and with these he cured ev-
cry case, without exception. He put "a teaspoon
fnl of flour of birthstone into wine glass of wa
ter, and s;irredit with his finger instead of a
spoon, as sulphur does not readily amalgmate
with water. When the sulphur was ell mixed
he gave il rs gargie, and in ten inmates the
patient was out of danger. Sulphur kills every
species of fungus in a man, beast or plant in a
few minutes. Instead of splitting out the gar
gle, he recommends swallowing it. In extreme
cases, in which he had been called just in the
nick OF time, when the fungus was too near
closing to allow the gargling, he blew the snl-
phur through quill into the throat, and after
the fungus had shrunk to allow of it, then the
gargling. He never lost patient from diphthe-
ria. If patient cannot gargle, take live coal,
put it on shovel, and sprinkle a spoonful or
two of -four birthstone at time upon il, let the
sufferer inhale it, holding the head over it, and
the fungus will die. If beautifully used, the
whole room may be filled almost to sutfocation.
the patient can walk about in it, inhaling the
perfumes, with windows and doors shut. The
mode OF fnmigating room with sulphur has of
ten cured the most violent attack of cold in the
head, chest, ETC., at any time, and is recommend
ed III cases of consumption and asthma.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24

How To MOUNT CHRoMos.-Procure a piece
of binders or other strong paste board of exact
ly the size of the picture to be mounted. To
this attach the chrome with any smooth pas.e.
Do not use glue for this purpose, as it is apt to
soak through the paper. Care should be taken
that the picture is laid perfectly fiat, and that
all wrinkles are smOothed out. When nearly
dry cover the face of the chrome with weak
size made of the best white glue. Over this,
when dry, lay on yarnish which must be per-
fectly clear and pure. Chromos thus prepared
will not need to be covered with glass for pres
ervation, but may DO treated in the same man.
ner as oil paintings.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24

FRACTURE IN HooF OR HoRN.-M DELAY has
discovered Q preparation by means of which
sand-cracks or fractures in hoof or horn NAV be
durably cemented mp. Even pieces of iron can
DO securely Joined together by its means The
only precaution necessary for its successful an
plication is the careful removal of all grease by
spirits Of sal ammoniac, sulphde of carbon or
ether. M. Delay makes no secret of its compo-
sitiou, which is as follows: Take one part of
coarsely powdered gum ammoniacum and two
parts of gutta percha, in pieces the size of q ha-
zienut. Put them in a tin-lined vessel over a
allow ire, and constantly stir until thoroughly
mixed. Before the thick, resinous mass gets
cold, moald it into sticks like sealing wax. The
cement will keep for years, and when required
for use it is only necessary to cut off sufficient
quantity and re-melt it Immediately before ap-
plication.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24
Che Fun Of tie Ching.
An ABORIGINAL cHAnr.

What time the giittering rays Of morn
Ger hill and valley steal
Chief Joseph's squaw. with dog and corn,
Prepares the Indian meal
And II, with wild rebellious shout,
The pappoose shall appear
The ehieftain leads the bad child out,
Clutched by the Injine ear.
The breakfast DER, the daughter strolls
Down glen and shady dell;
While gay young braves, from wooded knobs,
Look out for the Injin belief
Each stricken brave she turns and leaves,
Her coyness to bewail;
Her dragging blanket stirs the leaves
The wellknown Indian trail
4 Black Hills miner, scalped and dead,
Upon the ground is found
Grim speaks the noble chief: There's been
An Indian summers aroud."
What time he rideth forth to shoot,
His favorite horse the dapple is;
And when he wants a little fruit,
Goes where the indianapolis.
When finished are his warlike tasks,
With brazcn incongruity
For Overcoats and food he asks
With charming Indianuity.
At night, before his bed he'll seek,
With countenanee fDriorn
he takes his seaipiu. knife. and exc
He trims the Indian corn.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24

"THREE KEERDs."-A man named John O'Neill,
on his way to Rochester, arrived here yesterday
from Chicago with his wallet as fat as wafer.
"fou see" he explained, 'thrse fellers got around
me in the Chicago depot, and one of 'em took
out three keerds and tossed EN- this way, and
that way. and up and down and around, and he
offered to bet forty dollars that couldn't pick
out the ace of spades. didn't want to take his
money, but they bluffed and blowed, and finally
bet him, and picked up the keerd."
And It was the ace of spades Z" queried the
policeman, as the stranger paused.
NO, mister-she was the king of clubs ~ said
the man, sadly.-Detroit Free Press
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-01-24

POKER AS FAMILY GAME.-A party of In
dams were playing poker on Court street recent
ly, and one of the players, who was in on bluff.
having all his money in the pot, pulled off his
The other Indian saw the raise and raised II a
sqnaw better, and then the buffer hesitated.
He offered to put up his mother, but the other
player said she was too old, and that he had pnt
mp his wife, and wanted the bet called with
WIFE or ne would rake down the pot; and the
Indian with two deuces laid down his hand and
will sleep tonight with barley sack for bed
spread.-IMstia Ner.) RereiIle