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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-15

One of the Quarterlnaster's storehOuse.,
"a large building 135x4O feet-was
blown down by the wind at Assinna-
boine, II. r., lately.
The large bands of buffalo will last
about four years at the present rate Of
killing, it being borne in mind there is
. considerable natural increase annu-
ally.
Sheep-owners say that the winter has
been nilder and better for sheep in his
section of Montana than last winter,
and that the loss has been comparative
" light.
Col. C. ID. Curtis, of Helena, has been
receiving warm congratulations both at
home and from abroad on account of his
splendid majority Of forty-seven votes
for Alderman.
Professor Clayton spent several days
last week in examining the ore bodies
and developing work now going on in
the New Departure mine in the Blue
Wing district. The mine is owned by
Prof. Clayton and Lawrence A. Brown,
and is being thoroughly opened.
The real estate agents in Minnesota
and Dakota, judging from the letters
they write. ire deeply interested in
Montana's future. When the Northern
Pacific shall have brought them into
Montana their energy will make nu-
merous towns, villages and hamlets
spring up to adorn the plains where
now the musical coyote holds undisput-
cd sway.
The problem of the preservation of
the large game Of Montana and Wyo-
ming, the best game districts Of the
country, is entirely dependent upon the
price Of 'pelts.' As long a. the price of
and deer skins remained less
than fifteen cents, and elk skins less
than twelve cents net to the hunter,
there were few killed except for food.
When the price rose above those figures
the destruction went on in greater or
less ratio, in proportion thereto.
Among the many hundred hunting
camps on the lower Yellowstone great
deal Of expense is incurred during the
months in putting up hay,
smokehOuses and other con-
veniences for curing the buffalo and elk
meat for market, large contracts for
which are made with the traders in or
der to get as much money out of the
busint IS as possible and in expectation
IF the buffalo being found on the contig-
nous ranges.
An awkward, minerish looking man,
# 80 pounds. in canvass clothes, flat
shoes and broad hat, sauntered into
he Metropolitan Billiard rom, at Deer
Lodge, the other day and got roped into
game Of billiards. He finally opened
! little show on the green cloth with cue
md fingers, and made plain and fancy !
'hots until the eyes of the spectators
tuck out like billiard halls. He was the
vest billiard blayer that ever struck that !
amp and his lame is Blackburn.
Last week the complaint Of Anna
was filed in Deer Lodge |
gainst certain parties charged with
obbing her Of gold watch and chain.
Sheriff Strang pursued two Of the par
les to Missoula where the trail failed,
nd . few morning. since Anna found
er watch and chain hanging on the
utter door knob. Thereupon, on motion
District Attorney Mayhew, Judge En-
Is0n dismissed the suit. It is not often
mt an action to recover stolen property
10 effective.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-15

1t has often been asked why all Chi
l.an,cn want to 90 hack to China or have
their remains taken there If they die in
this country. The following from the
penal code Of that country answers the
question:
All persons rcnouncing their country
and allegiance, or devising the meals
thereof, shall liz heheatled; and in the
punishment Of this Oilense no distinc-
ton shall lie made between principal
and accessories. The property Of all
such criminals shall he cOnfiscatetl, and
their wives and children distributed ~
slaves to the great officers Of state.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-15

Persons DESTROYS Of Investing in safe and
profitable Mining Stocks 1t bed rock prices
and these owning first-cIass mines wiahing TO
place then on the Eastern market are invited
70 communicate with uS. 2oaOVd1v.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-15

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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-15

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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
THE ENGLISH MATRON.
Her Absolute Control Over Hor Own House
hold.

hold.
In England it In the dowager and mature
matron who is autoorat of everything. It
is said i'll legendary way. that the Briton
rules his house; but that is as true as other
legends, aud no more then they. The will
Of the intelligent wife is absolute law, ana
her advice is held as real wisdom and her
suggestions are held as real wisdom quite
beyond the belief Of IN American. who
speaks contemptuously Of the "old woman"
or the "meddling old girls" and yet the adj
vanced matrsn Of the mother country is far
less youthful in her thought, manner,
can lady who Is the Same age, the same
freedom from importuning cares and tho
same exemption from sorrow. The tran
qualities that come to the American are in
consequence of ripening process rather
than decaying one. The oomposure Of
the average English woman it is not
hypercritical to mention as a refined quality
of stupidity, or perhaps, to be more just
and courteous, of torpidity. The furniture
of her mind becomes cumbersome, if not
immoyable, with age; therefore, she cannot
be stirred to social Innovations, and in her
hand lies the balance of power. In fact,
the English woman, by nature and habit, is
meditative rather than contemplative, which
makes the old easier and more agreeable to
her than the new; hence. to the average
feminine authority novel amusement, #
considered at all, is carefully examined and
if it be approved it is ADDED to those pleas
ures that Fave already been conseorated,
but it must not displace or even modify
them. ITO modernize is to vulgarize' is
whst the English authorities teach their
followers, and nobody wishes to be men
toned as doing just that, even though in
the secret places Of thought he may desire
to. 1t may be admitted that to be uncon-
venticnal, even in few things, would be
bliss Unreasonable to a visitor.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
Wild Animals at Sea:
From the New York Tribune,

&AOAA4 s~S A>0" AVA AAAONAAos
The arrival Of the Neckar set afloat
rumors of the coming Of strange
and wonderful beasts. Near the
huge box of curious construction.
1t was six feet wide and twelve feet high,
and the ends were open. The floor was
covered with straw and the sides were heav-
lily padded. The box was empty, and two
wide-eyed men were regarding ii with sad
less. He was of fourteen feet the height"
said one. The most superb that ever to
America on ship was brought" echoed the
other. The box had contained the largest
of tue eight CRATES taken on board at Bre-
NAL It had been placed between decks
under the main hatch, so that the animal
could thrust his head up, his fourteen feet
of height extending nearly to the top of the
hatch. FIT the voyage of the Neckar. which
occur e. fifteen days, was very rough, there
being o; y two days when the vessel was not
rolling iole2uy. Tho giraffe was so shaken
by the motion Of the ship that he died from
exhaustion the next day before reaching
port. Two of his smaller brethren also
gave up the ghost, leaving five. Between
decks some curious freight was found
among the boxes plead near the main
hatch. There was an opening in the end
Of one box, perhaps five feet high, at which
the muzzle Of an Indian white buffalo ap-
peared. Opposite, in firm cage, strongly
fastened down was white lama. The hue
of its shaggy coat belied it's name, and the
animal wore a sheepish and detected ex-
preston. From the darkness Of another
box rose the white neck of an ostrich. The
attendant seized it's bill and the huge bird
struggled to its feet, revealing body COW
cred with black plumage. Near by was its
mate. The most remarkable fowls were
two rhinecerous birds. of horn birds. An
attendant removed q slat in rough wooden
cage standing in the corner and shook his
hat in the opening. There instantly darted
out sharp-pointed horny bill Of an i'm
mense length, which seized the hat. This
was attached to black body with long legs.
Then the keeper unlocked door on the
port side of the vessel and pungent am
moniacal smell became noticeable. Here
were five CRATES. They playfully gathered
about the visitors and nibbled at their
clothing.
mo, they were not seasick," said the
keeper. But" he continued, that is
what they do all day long, till they get tired
they rock as the ship rolls-but two got
thrown down once" In pen next to the
CRATES were three African zebras, dis
tinguished from ordinary cattle by their
wide branching and sharply pointed horns
and the largo Jumps upon their backs.
These lay down in rough weather, but the
CRATES kept on their feet and Knocked
their heads against the deck above. Their
value is estimated at 81 500 each, exclusive
of freight and duties. All these animals
came from Carl Hagenbeck, Of Hamburg,
who is said to be the largest animal dealer
in the world. They are to be shipped to
Rridpeport at Qnca.n
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
Webster's Love for the Old Home.

Among the various "reminiscences of Dam
lei Webster, suggested by the centenary
of his birth, Jan. Is, is the following ex-
tract from Daniel Webster's speech at Sar-
atoea the following reference to the home
OF his infancy, which has been pronounced
as beautiful specimen of language as has
been written in the English tongue:
II love to dwell on the tender recollec-
tons: the kindred ties. the early affections
and the touching narratives and incidents
which uingle with all know of this prim-
tive family abode. weep to think that
none of those who inhabited it are now
among the living; and if ever I am ashamed
of it, or if ever fail in affectionate vener-
alton for him who reared it, and defended
it against savage violence and destruction,
cherished all tie domestic virtues beneath
its roof, and through the fire and blood of
seven years revolutionary war, shrunk from
no danger, no toll, no sacrifice, to serve his
country, and to raise children to condition
better than his own, may my name and the
name Of my posterity be blotted forever
from the memory of mankind!"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
iclus.ny Types OF Brakemen.
M the BURLINGTON HaWkeye.

How many types of the many-sided
brakeman we have travelled with" said the
jester, mueing over Eve years of platform
travel. There is the plural one, you know.
who always doubles up on the names of his
stations, and calls out 'Clevelanos! Cleve-
lands! Change cars for Hudsons, Ravennas
and Akrons! This car for BuHaloes!
And the joyial one" said the fat passen-
ger, "the jolly brakesman, who is always
happy; who, when We run into peniten-
tiary town, always shouts, 'Moyamensing!
Chonge suits! Seven years for refresh
nents!" If you tell him the fire has gone
out he wants to know who left the door
open. The erosser the passengers are, the
uerrier he is, and it would be thing with
out parallel to see him mad.
And the dismal brakeman" said the
cross passenger, "who puts wet wood in the
stove. and leaves the door open, and spills
grease i you when he lights the candles,
and if you ask him when we get there, he
signs and says We may never get there. He
points out the window at whist Ting post,
and says: There's where number six run
If and killed Billy Bly, last week. And
when we Cross a ravlne he says: This is
the same kind of bridge the Ashtabula
disaster happend on" And he points to q
hsart.broken looking man two seats ahead
Of you: His wife is dead. We've got her
in the baggage car And then in deter
mined effort to incre SO your gloom, if pos
stole, he adds: 'Only one. le had.
And the cautious brakeman" said the
sad passenger, "the slow spoken man who
Away looks at his watch very Carefully be-
fore he vii! tell you at what hour the train
is due at the terminus, and looks out the
window very earnestly to get bis landmarks
before he tells you where you stop for din
ner."
And the irascible duffer," said the man
on the wood box, "who roars Nav? when
Sou ask him if this is the mail train. and
bangs the door against your elbow every
time he comes in, and tells bewildered
woman who wants to know how she can
get to Niblets Siding that night that she
can get off at the tank when we stop at
Brewster's run, down on IL, and catch %,
coming back on ISIS time, and that's the
only train that stops there And he gets
80 filed with wrath that he has to go out on
the platform now and then and swear it off
at the little snow birds on the telegra ph
box Said, as he rubbed his eibow W With 1 pa
thetic emphasis.
And the liar" said the woman who
talks bass, "who tells you that the train
makes close connections with other trains
at places that are not functions, who tells
you he'll build fire III that car after they
leave the next station, and you find that
station is the end of his run; who says he'll
help you out with your bundles, and then
runs back into the parlor car to talk with the
engineers daughter; and who always tells
you he has no key when you ask him to
turn seat for you"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
HOUSE AND FARM.
Agricultural Items.

1t is quite observable that there ia more
inquiry for grass seeds for spring sowing
among farmers, than ever before. This is
hopeful sign, as getting the farm we'll in
grass"is one Of the last duties an indiffer-
ent fur Der attends to.
Something for breeders to remember
that from the male parent are mainly de.
rived the external structure. confguration
and outward characteristic, the locomotive
peculiarities inclusive. From the female
parent are derived the internal structure,
the vital organs, and in much greater pro-
portion than from the male, the constitu-
tion, temper and habits.
A western farmer of the old school, Ia.
menting the paragon hired man of the past,
thus speaks of him of the present: He wears
white shirts and collars. He won't eat with a
knife. He wants napkins, and if We don't
hang up clean towel once week he wipes
on his handkerchief. He wants whole
hour at noon, and after supper trots off to
a singing school, or sits down to . news
paper"
It lis easy to grow onion seed. The best
formed bulbs may be selected now and
planted out in the spring as early as May
be OH richly MANFRED sandy loan or peat
soil. The bulbs should be planted IN rows
eight inches apart and two feet apart in the
rows. The soil should be drawn or thrown
up to the stocks and kept free from weeds.
When the stems turn yellow the seed balls
are ready to gather, and should be spread
thinly on an airy floor to dry, when the
seed may be thrashed out and cleaned.
The Massachusetts farmers are terribly
annoyed by the dogs, who slaughter their
sheep. They are holding meetings all over
the state to devise remedy, legislative or
otherwise, for the trouble. At one of these
meetings q farmer said that he believed
careful breeding would develop dog that
would not kill sheep; and another said he
was trying it; if he filled he should try to
breed sheep that dogs could not kill.
The Massachusetts Pioug hmon reasons
that it the potato was the true seed there
would be but little doubt that planting the
largest and best specimens would result in
the improvement of the quality Of the pro-
duct. But as they are not the true seed.
are not 6 new life secured through the
principle of reproduction, but simply con-
tinuation of the old life secured by con-
tinuation of vegetable growth, there is but
little more certainty of getting large pota-
toes by planting large ones for seed than
there would be of getting large apples by
setting large cions.
To protect young fruit trees against mice
and rabbits it would be we'll to apply to the
stems for three feet up mixture Of lime
wash and Paris green. If the vermin eat
any of the bark they can do but little dam
age before they become sick Of the Job, and
it will be their last meal of the bark Of q
young fruit tree.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
TIE SOLO.

gaze on tho hla1oned windows,
The columns ashy and cold,
Tho fretted groinings and arches,
The ceiling Of azure aud gold.
Tho organ shudders and mutters
Like = monster dying in pain
The chorus has walled its parting,
1amenting, and repenting in vain.
Then out of the sadness rises
An angel whose wings are furled:
You lift your voice in the solo,
Aud l fly from . stricken world.
I traverse the shining oceans
Where melody rims the skies,
And pass the islands of glory,
And the hesdlands OF Paradise
You bear me, I care not whittier.
30 long az I hear you sing,
For toll and grief are forgotten,
And lite is q heavenly thing.
The music ends, and I SILVER,
Fol my soul has returned to earth.
And the silence falls like q sorrow
Which blanches the face Of mirth,
Harper for February.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02

cred stewpot thus: Line the bottom of
the pot with slices Of fat salt pork, on which
place the roulade; add one or two onions
halved and larded with three cloves each
one bay leaf, few pepper seeds, the thin
peel Of lemon. and squeeze over all the
juice of the latter. Butter sheet of white
paper large enough to cover the whole, and
put it over the meat with the buttered side
down. Put on moderate fire; keep tight
~ covered and steam until aone-allow one
on q large meat dish when cold and heap
around some golden colored aspic, jelly
broken up in small pieces with silver
spoon.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
Time Testers and Burden Bearers

From time immcnloral the horse has been
all remember the comparatively little attention
paid to this most Indispensable of animals We
say comparatively little attention, for the horse
now; and at those great gathcrngs-ag
shows-you would see the pride of the county
and State stables and farms assembled But
there was a conspicuous want of noble draught
horses, and as for speeders-wcll, 2:4O was the
great ultimate limit that owners in those days
desired to strive for; But now 24o animal is
esteemed fair roadster, and fine animals only
deserve the name when they can shade the first
quarter of the third minute. There have been i'm
mense strides forward in the right Developments of
horsetesh in the civilized countries of the world
as shown by the time-records OF the racers and
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
Knum,ss.
DR.. Foote's Health MONTHLY.

During the illness of the late President
Gard Id, it was found that koumiss Afford
ed an agreeable tonic and food when his
stomach was irritable. True koumiss is q
sort of beer brewed from mares milk by
the Tsrtars, but cows milk would serve as
we'll as mares milk. 1t is prepared by d.
luting the milk with sixth part of water
and adding very sour milk to start ferlneut-
alton. It is allowed to remain at mod
crate temperature in covered vessel twen-
ty-four hours, and then the curd at til top
may be stirred in again. The next day it is
ready for use and may be bottled and kept
as heer or wine
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02

The superiority % American over Eng
lish magazine engraving has been conceded
for several years by the critics Of the moth.
er country, but it has been strenuously in
sisted that English artists excelled Ameri-
can in wood engraving. This claim is now
dropped. The London bookseller, speak
@The art Of wood engraving IN england
seems to have underg one Temporary
eclipse. Not single volume 10 offered this
year, in which the wood cut Illustrations are
obove mediocre in quality. Some Of the
finest illustrated books owe their embelish-
ment to French or American artists, and IN
more than ono instance authorship, print>
ing, and engraving are wholly American,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02

The city of Boston has lately approp1;
ated the sum Of $7OO,OO0 for the new Back
Bay Park, and Mr.. Frederick Law Olmsted,
\ of Central Park, has been placed in charge
Of the work as landscape architect.
p. 81. Heath of Madison has made an as
signment. : n 2~.%
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
Creamp0t Cows.

Col. Samuel Jaques, of the Ten Hills
farm, IN Somerville, Mass, having OBJ.
served that one COW in herd might pro-
auce three pounds of butter per week, and
another nine pounds upon the same feed,
thought to affect an improvement which
should give the greatest quantity of rich
II ilk, affording the largest return of butter.
He is said to have found native" COW
raised in the town Of Groton, giving milk
SO rich that it not unfrequeRtly was con-
verted into butter by the simple movement
Of carrying. It is worthy of mention that
ehort horn blood was the selected means
of fixingpermsn IN Il Q heavy milking tend.
ency which was doubtless hereditary IN this
indivi dual. The bull Calebs, imported in
1918. was used, anda course of n.and-in
breeding was practiced for four generations,
SO. that the progeny became almost full bred
short horn, and yet ms tead of lnjuring the
power Of milk secretion, the e5perimenter
was able to boast that he had a COW whose
milk produced nine pounds Of butter in
three days. The creampots are not now
known, however; q permanent breed was
not established. As there is no evidence
that the care and effort were continued,
even with or without similar degree OF
skill, it was inevitable that the suspicious
beginning should fade into failure.
The Famous German RouIadelof vssl.
Take the bones out Of hne large breast
OF veal; spread thin layer Of iorcemeat
over the inner side Of it; lay over It thin
slices Of raw ham; sprinkle with minced
parsley and hard boiled yolk Of eggs, also
minced. Roll Il tightly and tie securely
VII tYtnl, Blalee y in 2 aehtly Gov
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02
ssFpmale COnnlafnfs ,

DR.. R.V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N.Y.: Dear
Sri was sick for six years, and could
scarcely walk about the house. My breath
was short and I suffered from pain in my
breast and stomach all the time; also from
palpitation and an internal fever, or burn
ing sensation, and experienced frequent
smothering or choking sensations. i also
suffered from pain low down across my
bowels and in my back, and was much re-
duced in flesh. I have used your Golden
Medical Discovery" an" Favorite Prescrip-
ton, )" and feel that am we'll. Very re-
specially, DEL11AH B. MCMILLAN,
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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-02

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