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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-12-16
ST. DEER LODGE, MONTANA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1e, 1881.
The Springfield wat.r-shops.
From 1.e Sprinqfeld Republicon.

From the Springfield Republican.
Few Of the numbers that visit the armory
each day ever 60 to see the part of the work
done al the water-shops. Indeed, few peo-
pie realize the Importance of this section of
the shops, or are fully aware that they form
part Of the arinory. Yet the operations there
are Of as much interest to the casual visitor
as those thst take place on the pleasant
grounds within the iron fence. There are
the 5000 furnaces and machinery erected
some years ago for producing the Hitchcock
cannon, which stand idle and useless to-day.
as the government changed its plans. The
water-shops are now running ut not more
than one-testh Of their full capacity, IS they
are turning out but one hundred gun-barrels
per day, while in war-times the production
was frequently one thousand. The pieces Of
metal to be turned into gun-barrels arrive
from the Pennsylvania mills in short, thick,
cylindrical bars. A hole is bored through
the center Of each, ard after various pro-
cesses the red-hot iron is put through . ma
chine having series Of gradually narrowing
grooves. The barrel is slowly diminishedin
size, and thereby heightened, in passing
through these grooves, till it gains the re-
qnired size. 1t IS then, while hot, pressed
into shape. 1t Is polished, Strengthened, and
the necessary threads and sights put on, and
then rifed by very ingenious machine. The
process of Strengthening barrel requires q
keen eye to detect the deviation of its line,
and steady hand to force it into shape, this
being done mainly By small hammers. The
parts Of the locks are forged at the water
shops, but the locks are finished at the arm
DRY proper, where the stocks are made and
the parts put together to form the gun. Be-
sides the forging of barrels, the ramrods and
bayopets are produced and finished at the
shops. At present number of bayonets,
made for the older style of barrel and too
large for the present one, are being com
pressed to the required size by a machine
that squeezes the steel bard into smaller
compass so easily that the lsoker-on would
hardly know that the iron jaws had moved.
This method, 1t is said. is saving the govern
ment perhaps one hundred dollars day, as
the bayonets would otherwise be worth little.
The gun-barrels are tested in q room in the
rear of the shops, where the charges are fired
into sand, $50 grains Of powder being used
for the first test and $50 for the second A
large number Of barrels are fastened in
rack and connected by fuse with the next
room. Then they are locked into the room
alone and the fuse touched of. The result is
a very loud explosion and a great many fly
ing spinters, as a bursting barrel or two
smasbes into the walls and ceiling of the
room, crushing and tearing the plankiny. C.
Z. Bailey, the foreman of the shops, has held
his position for about thirty years.
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SUM M ONS.
SUSIE WHITE, Plaintiff,

In the District Court of the Second Judicial Dis
triet Of Montana Territory, in and for the
County of Deer Lodge.
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A Ninety-One Days Fast.
Bombay Gazette.

Areligious mendlcant Of the Jain caste Is
reported to have just completed ninety-one
days fast at Pahlanpur. An eye witness
describes In Surat paper the appearance of
the man on the last day Of the penance.
The saint says the writer, underwent q
fast Of eiehty-six days last year. and has
been more or less accustomed TO this form of
in1ictlon. When seen on the ninety first
day Of the recent fast his veins were much
swollen, and he seemed to speak only with
great effort. He was seated on q blanket in
q corner, aud had near him the sour water
OF eurdled milk, which he sometimes drank.
He seemed, however, TO be capable OF pbysi-
cal exetion, and up to the last day procured
the curdled milk for himself He was all
along engrossed In prayer, and held no CON-
munlcalion with other men, except on relie-
ious topics. The man has spent his life In
strict asceticism, and has denied himself all
food and luxury save what may be got from
the whitewater, bread, and yellow rice. His
bedding consists Of IN ordinary blanket and
nothing more. Many a. the Jains undergo
pensnces and other selfinfiictions, but II Is
said that this mars efforts In this direction
are unapproacI,ed by even bis most devoted
co-relieionists, and he has drawn 70 himself
. large following Of Shrawaks. He sccepts,
howesef, 10 presents aud no fees.
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A Narrow Escape.
Detroit Post.

II was Saturday night, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones were shutting up the house preparatory
to retiring, when there came loud ring at
the front door bell that startled them both,
Is IL was too late for either business or call
ers. Who could It be? Mrs. Jones declared
and begged Mr.. J. to arm himself with the
umbrella-stand or the hat-rack, for It might
be masked robbers or something Of that sort.
At which Mr.. Jones pooh-poohed rather
family and nervously, and marching valiant
ly to the door threw IL wide open and next
fell back over Mrs. Jones, who had kept eau
tiously behind. Then the two reconnoitered
the situation. There was no human being
In sight, but OF the doorstep there was some
kind of mysterious-l Shocking object. Mrs.
Jones locked at IL moment, then she burst
into tears.
ats a-a-covered basket. OH J-J-Jones,
you wretch, how could you? And ILL
trusted you sol"
MERCY on me, Marie, what are you crying
about2 | don't know what 1t Isl Maybe 1t
isan internal machine, to blow us up" gasped
Jones.
"Oh, you know what IL Is, well enough,
Mr.. Jonesi Don't add faisehood TO your
other baseness. Oh, Jones, Jones, how how
c-could you deceive me So" aud she wiped
away another food of tears.
an throw the thing into the middle OF
next week." shouted Jones, In a fuzzy.
aIll"-
"Stop, stop, wretch.d man!r cried his
wife, grasping his coat-tails. "Don't add
murder to your other accomplishments and
to think have tr.tr-trusted -
MARIA" said Mr.. Jones. with the calm
ness Of desperation, " unhand mel l will
find out what this means. That's our old
market basket" be exclaimed suddenly, and
the next moment he had dragged it into the
ball. "Why, it's our dinner for tomorrow.
! forgot all about II and left II 1t the butch
er's, and he has sent ID home. There, hope
you're satis6ed.s
al never saw snch careless man in my
life" said his wife, In > relieyedvoice. aWe
might have had 10 % without our dinner, for
al Of you.v
Jones says Il Was the narrowest escape
PER be had.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

John N Collins, plsintin, vs.. Eliza Brattop, as ex-
ecutrx of the last viii and testament Ut Hugh
Bratton, deceased, and his wife, and Ida Brat
ton, and Charlotte Bratton and Annie Jane Brat
ton, aud John Hugh Bratton. aud Harriet Eliza
Bratron. his heirs. defendants.
To he sold at sherir's sale ut O'Clock p. M, SAT-
URDAY. DECEMBER 3lst, A, ID. 1881. in front of
the Court house door, In the Town OF Deer Lodge NJ.
T., under and by virtue Of an order OF sale III the
above entitled cause issued from ont the District
Court Of the Second judicial District of the
Territory Of Montana In and Tor Deer Lodge county.
the following described property, t0-wit:
AL of the right. title and interest which said de-
ceased Hugh Bratton. had on the 9Th day OF Octo-
Der, 1879, and all that said defendants have, or
then had. in and TO undivided one-haf interest In
and To that certain ditch known the Tiger
ditch." which said ditch conveys water from Ophir
Gulch 10 Nelson Hill, Carpenler's Bar. and other
mines in their vicinity, the county of Deer Lodge.
Montana Territory Also all wafer li2hts reservoirs,
tributaries, rights, privileges, hose pipe, and appur-
teDances thereto belonging IL anywsr appetalning
All OF said properly situate, lying. aud being IN
Deer Lodge county, Montana Territory, and levied
upon ,he proper of the defendants.
Dated this Sth day OF December. A. d. 1881.
THOMAS STRASG, Sheriff.
BY TOW MCTAGuE, Uuder Sheriff. 64S 1t
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SUSIE WHITE, Plaintiff,
We.
CHARLES r. WHITE. defendant.
The People OF the Territory OF Montana send greet
ing TO Charles +. Whit. defendant
fou are hereby required 10 appear in an action
brought against You hy the above-nImtd plaintiff In
the District Court of the Second Judicial District of
the Territory OF Montana la and for the county of
Deer Lodge, and 10 an.wer the COMP tint filed there
IN within ten daNs feAcusiye Of the day servcel
after The service on you of this summons II served
within this co1Dty II served out this county
bn In this district. within twenty days; otherwise
within forty days or judgment nv default win he
taken against you. according TO the prayer OF said
complaint.
The said action II brought TO recover the Judgment
and decree Of ssid Court dis.olvng the honds of
matrimony existing between sainiif aud yourself
and for costs because Of your having ~ alleged |
wtally absented yourself from plaintiff Tor the
period of more than year prior TO the cummrncp-
ment OF this action, without any reasonable: III
therefor, aud having wiltny deserted and ab-ented
yourself from plaintiff, and departed from the Terri.
tory of Montana without the intention of retur ming
And sou hereby notified, that IL you fail TO ap-
pear and answer said complaint as above required
the said plaintiff will take default against You and
apply to The Court for the relief demanded In the
prayer of PLAINTIFF complaint.
Given under my hand aud the seal Of the District
Court of the Second Judicial District of
SEAL. the Territory of Montana, 10 and Tor the
49, county OF Deer Lodge. this 22d day If
November in the yesr OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty one.
GEO w. IRWIN, II, Clerk,
ByR. l.. DAVIS, Deputy CLERK. SAT ST
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THE LAND OF THE LASH.
White Men on Hsw-l.aa Plantations Whipped
from Sick Beds 20 Work.
S. r. Chronicle.

n
CT. Smith, an old San Franciscan, fol
many years in the employ Of w. 7. CARAT
Horace Davis and others, returned abou
two weeks ago from the Sandwich Islands
Mr.. Smith signed an agreement in August
last to 90 TO Maui 10 work as q machiDist FOL
an indefinite period Of time. He said to
Chronicle reporter yesterday: have seer
these Norwegians, Swedes, South Sea Island
ers and Portuguese dragged from their slci
beds by overseers and dashed into the heid'
with bIacksnakes TO make them work. I've
seen men whipped to their work In that way
who were unquestionably sick-you could
see IL In their faces and that without being
q physician. Any one could tell at glance
that they were sick men, whose place was In
a hospital instead OF working out in that
sweltering sun aud terrible red dust, without
water fit 10 drink. Oh, that terrible, killing
red dust! I've been here two weeks, besides
being away all the time Of the passage, but
haven't got that dust out Of my system yet
I've repeatedly seen poor sick fellows dashed
across the face and beaten over the head
with the butt end Of a heavy blacksnake,
filled with small nails, by brutal overseers,
and 60 bruised and bleeding at every step
tottering out TO work in the heat and that
terrible killing dust. 1t is worse than any
slavery ever read Of. I've seen them tie
the plantation hands 10 a post In one OF the
sheds and fog them, but generally the whip
ping is done in the houses. The overseers
were lutte careful about flashing and beat
ing In the field where many hands were
present.
With the Chinese they do not dare do 1t,
because the Cinnamon would unite and re-
sist II. One overseer attempted 1t on a
Chlnaman In the field one day. All his com
panions Joined In all attack upon the ovei-
seer with their hoes. They hurt him con-
siderable and would have used him power
full rough II he hadn't taken TO his heels. But
he and some Of the other overseeis after
wards got the Cbinaman that he tried to
whip in room away from the other China
men and they gave him terrible whaling.
They not only slashed him across the face
with the lashes Of their blacksnakes, but hit
him on the head with the loaded butt ends
till he was more than half dead.
There was q powerful big Norwegian
there. He managed to escape, and living
upon paw and what he could pick up OF 9TH
err things for about ten days, reached the
other side of the island and made arrange
ments to get of to Honolulu by the steamer
running to that side. Before he sailed, he
returned to attempt the d.iiveIsnce In like
manner of seven of his friends and country
men. They were betrayed and he was Ia
ken. Two overseers took him into room
aud beat him terribly, and ended by driving
him to the field ,br. ised, bleeding and blind
ed as he was, lashing him at every step, and
compelling him to work in that condition.
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mo. 10I2.l
Application for Patent.
UNITED STATE. LAND orrInr.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
HELENA, N. T., October 18Th 1851.
Notice IL hereby given that Henry Tsmke, Robert
Fenner aud Thoms. Stuart. who.e po.tefice addre..
IL Deer Lodge, Deer Lodge County, Montana, have
this day fled application for patent for 80 62-loO
screr OF Placer Mining ground, situated on Carbon
GuIch, 5ranits Mining District lunorgauiz edl,
County OF Deer LodEe, and Territory OF Montana and
designated by the Official plat and field notes on file in
this oiicr as Lot No. 81, Township 9 North. Range
West Said Lot M "a IL described with magnetic
variation nj 22kS 10 30 East, Hs follows to wit Be-
ginning at q past set Tor corner No, l. four inches
square, five feet LONG, twelve nchc. ~ the rround
and nlarkeh c. 37-l; whence corner TO Sections
and IL, on East boundary Of Township 9 North,
Range West: bears North 45ko East 4 g. 100
cnains distant, and running thence North soc West
~ chains 10 corner No. O. thence North 6Gk 9 West
~ chains to corner No. 3: thence North 19e Ea.t
chains tn corner No. thence south 80 East e5
chains TO cnrner No. 3: thence Sosfh 4so East ~
80 100 chains TO corner No. 8; thence South 1879
East 20 chains to corner Ne 2: thence south $50
West 401Oo chains to corner No. and place of be-
ginning, containing an area Of 33sai0s acres.
Tbs above desc ibed mining ground 10 claimed by
right Of location and purchase compissoe with the
usaees and custom Of miners and the nndsturbed
ownership and Possession thereof fer .ix year.
last past by the said applicants their gTsntors and
predecessors In interest. The only adjoining claim
ants are Rein Anderson, ct al claimants to snsnr
veyed Placer Mining ground on the Eat.
64i-lot J. II. MOE Register.
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Notice Of Final Entry.
UsIrkp STATE LAND oFYIc,

UsTTEp STATEs LAND OFFICE
HELENA. N. T. December 8, 1881.
Notice II HEREBY given that the following named
settler has filed notice OF bis application make uns
proof In support o. his claim and secure final en-
try thereof and that said proof will Ne made before
the Probate Judge OF Deer Lodge Comfy, N. T., at
his once in thetown of Deer odge. Saturday, the
7th day Of January, 1882, viz: John Anderson,
who made pre-empttCn Sling No. 1888 for the
wet y of northwest Y and ths northwest y Of
southeast 4, section No ~, tow chip No. Z north
OF range 70. q west and he names the following
witnesses to prove hi. continuous residence upon
and cultivation Of said tracts. WIZ Peter Lansing
John Laison and John Z. Vaughn, all OF Deer Lodge
p. o., Deer Lodge County, NJ. T.
j. II MOE. Register.
o. B OBANNoN, Attorney for ClsimaDt 6is-5t
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice Of Final Entry.
uylTyp sr.rrs LAsp ORE, r,

UNITED STATES LAND OrrItE,l
HELESA. NJ T., November 25 1851
Notice 1. hereby given that the following named
settler hs. filed notice OF his application 10 make
final proof in support of HE claim. and secure final
entry thereof and that sid proof VIII be made before
Urren Emerson, Probate judge of Deer Lsdge county
NJ. T.. Deer Lodge, NJ. T., on Monday, the 9TH day OF
January laS2 viz Peter HsneS. re-emp'isn de-
elafatory stalenent No. $685. for the north OF the
northwest n and the southwest Il of the northwest
4 of section No. Ia, township Nd. north Of range
No. 10 west and be nance the following witnesses To
prove his continuous residence upon and culrivation
Of sad traits. viz: Fred Begeman. OF Pioneer:
Chsrles p H. Bielenberg John Bean and Jacob Y.
Van eundy Of Deer Lodge, all of Deer Lodge county
Montana. I6i7 ST. IN. MOE, Register.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-07-23

IT the Biggest and Most Delighted Crowds Receives the Big
gst Compliments from the Press Aboshes the Biggest Kind OF
Nuisance Permitting Peddg under its Big Tents and is to
Big Certainty the Best and Biggest of all Shows
ONE TICKET ADMITS TO ALL THE ADVERTISED BIG SHOWS
CHILDREN UNDER NINE YEARS, HALF PRICE
1000 EXTRA FOLDING OPERA CHAIRS,
Very Round Trip Excursion Rates all Railroads
Two Exhibitions Daily-AfernOOn and Evening.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-04-21

A Washington telegram says that a
delegation of Virginia Republicans,
headed by Congressman Jorgensep.
called on the President on Friday and
begged him not to encourage Re.
publican coalition with him. Repre-
sentative Jorgensen was the principal
speaker, and he assured the President
that the Virginia Republicans will not
form any coalition with Malone. He
said the Republicans want straight
out Republican ticket,a any attempt
to force an alliance with Malone will
be fatal to the party. Jorgensen also
stated that straight Republican Con-
vention will be held in ninety days to
nominate straight Republican ticket
for State officers in Virginia /; that it
was intended to nominate General
Wickham for Governor, but business
prevents him from running, and the
present purpose IL to nominate Col.
Mosby, now Consul At Hong Kong.
Instead of appointing more Readjust-
ers, the delegation urged ths President
to remove those now holding office.
The President said he would thor
oughly connder all the questions. and
act for the best good of the Repabli-
can party. Jorgensen thinks they
have stopped any chance of afiliatien
with Malone.
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ATwATER.

Correspondence.
Winter has finally taken its depart
ure we would gladly believe. The
farmers have been favorad more than
they could ask OF think by this last
covering of snow. When the sugar
trees were. yielding such rich sap, and
wagon loads of molasses were brought
to market, a remark was made, this
is bad weather for the wheat" No
body thought of disputing it, for Dan
iel Webster said, "good sugar making
weather is bad wheat weather" This
covering of IA inches of snow pressed
the roots of the wheat stalks back into
the soil and held them there till they
could be firmly attached. Now the
snow has gone and we will soon be
reaching toward. May, it is not likely
we will have any more hard freezing
this spring.
Work is prosecuted with more ener-
gy than usual this season. Five new
dwelling houses are under process of
erection. We have not enough dwell
ing houses to supply all applicants.
Wallace Ripple has sold the farm
that was owned by the coal company a
few years back, to young man who
understands mining. The belief pre-
vrils among miners that the coal banks
in Atwater now standing idle, can be
profitatly worked. The company at
the slope incurred too much expense
in having a railroad track laid, and
had too many engines to feed and tend.
Henry Hick has bought twenty acres
of land north of the Station that be-
longed to the heirs of w. f. Burns, for
$50 per acre.
David Glass has bought farm north
of the Center, of the heirs of William
Leonard.
William Sanders has been painting
buggies and carriages for Hizers the
last few weeks. He is an accomplish
ed hand at that work. He painted all
the buggies for w. H. Stock berger that
have taken premiums for the last few
years.
Vernon Bryan has some nice monu-
ments to be sent to different towns as
soon as the roads are good enough to
convey them. One is to be taken to
North Benton, to the grave of Margaret
Hartzell; one to Suffield and one to
Marlboro.
Lacy Sanford has the cellar dug for
his new house. The frame will soon
be up and the building enclosed.
The Center district has applied for
new school house. w.
April Is, 1881.
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was well filled, and all seemed pleased
with the address. On last saturday
evening DIR. Brooks delivered a lecture
at the Church, upon 1.-The Origin and
Authenticity of the Scriptures" The
lecture was excellent and was well
worth be ring.
DIR. N. w. Porter has lately opened
a drug store at this place. He thor
oughIy understands the business, and
all in this section need not now pass
through this town when in want OF
drugs and medicines.
Mr.. j. G. Preston has gone to Deer
field, where he has opened drug and
notion store. We can recommend Mr..
P. to the people of that place as a young
man worthy of their favors.
Walking races are becoming pop.
ular amusement among the boys. The
best walking that has yet been done
was by ]. H. Davis, who walked from
this place to Main street, Alliance and
back, distance of 2 3-4 miles, in 2s
minutes and 26 seconds. Very good
time for an unframed student. *x*
April Is, 1881.