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The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-15
The Movemente'West.

The problem of immigration has
assumed, Mith the recent remark.
able development Of the West, an
importance which demands for it O
thoughtful recognition from people
in every sphere in Eastern life.
There is scarcely an Eastern COM
munity that has not been stirred by
the magnetism which seems to pic
turc the irresistible enchantment on
every Western hill and plain.
Since the days Of Mr.. Greeley, the
great West has found it's chief con-
struction pillar in the swarm of i'm
migration which has sprung from
every corner of the globe in quick
response to the eloquent appeal of
this undeveloped land of vast op-
portunities. The whole world has
felt the throbs of its increasing
greatness, and has responded by
sending its heterogeneous delega-
tions to participate in it's growth.
Nearly every man in the East
who has still to gain a footing in
the business world, and who has
ambition for successful career in
life, has debated the problem of
emigration, and has bewildered
himself in the accumulation Of III
formation of the West, which comes
in such Overwhelming variety to
overy prospective cmigrant. 1t is
a problem which demands two
equally important considerations;
one, as to personal adaptability to
Western life, and the other as to
the most congenial locality.
Western life is made,.by the vast
possibilities which lie in the natur-
al resources of every division of our
great Western land, infinitely more
splendid in its opportunities for
youth than any Eastern locality.
The West is now no mythic realm,
existing only in inconsistent tales
ofvast wealth-a heritage alike for
honest men and thieves, for the in
dustrious and shiftless-but it is
land of stated and reliable resources,
which it requires systematic agen-
cies to developc and strengthen.
No man can como West and RELY
upon the change Of longitude for
success; idleness and incompetency
and a nervous, rowing disposition
are as intolcrable and fatal to suc-
cess in the West as they are any
where. There are, too, men who
could move along in the stated
routine eff Eastern life, surrounded
by the conventionalities of long c.
tablished society and business sur
roundings and be reasonably sue
cessful; but, possibly, they would
make a lamentablc failure if set
adrift ina new Western commun-
ity. However, facts tell us that no
man who is "rustler" stands any
reasonable chance Of failure in the
West.
There are q few Western lccali-
ties which have not now settled
down into 6 permanent, but no less
wonderful progress. The boon,
which peoplcd the mining districts
a few years ago has lost its disas-
trous impetuosity, and localities
arc existing and growing on their
merits. Their prosperity is legiti-
mate; their business institutions
are on substantial bases. The con-
trolling clement has modified from
q bum class of citizens into united
and thrifty communities. James
town Capital.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-15
Of Interest to Wool Growers,

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! that of the Central Pacific railroad
Of Interest to Wool Growers.
The following applies with cqua
force to sheep raising in Montana:
at is SO often that men come to
Texas to engage in sheep raising
with such cxtravagant ideas of the
profits accruing from the business
that we feel it to be within the
bounds of our province to inform
them that when man becomes the
owner of a few hundred head OF
sheep and few hundred acres OF
land, his fortune is not made by
any manner of means. Not that
we wish to be understood as having
a desire to discourage investment
in sheep husbandry in Texas, for
there are few things that return
larger dividends, with proper man
agement, than sheep in Texas.
What we desire to press upon be-
ginners is sthe fact that to make
sheep q success requires time, at
tention, and tireless industry.
There have been fortunes made in
sheep within the last few years, and
the instances in which men have
acquired wealth in the business are
neither few nor exceptional, but in
every instance where they have
succeeded it has been by dint of
good judgment, careful manage
ment and hard work. And while
success has invariably followed a
compliance with these conditions,
the few cases of failure are as clear
ly the result of an opposite course.
Perhaps we can the better convey
our meaning by relating two in
stances that came under our own
observation.
A young man came 10 Texas
from one Of the northern States,
three years since, bought about
1900 head of sheep, secured range
for them, left them in charge ola
herder, and proceeded TO enjoy
himself in a neighboring city. Be-
tween wolves, disease, stealage,
strayage, ete., it only required a lit
over q year to touch bottom. His
sheep We're gone, he was in debt,
and he is firmly of the opinion that
Texas is no sheep country.
Another young man, also q new
conner to Texas, and who, previous
to going into the business, did not
know a Cotswold from q Sonth-
down, started with 700 sheep and
no land of his own. He literally
stayed with those sheep in the
wilderness till to-day-four years
from the time he started-he hard
lv knows what to do with his
money; indeed we hardly think
the fellow realizes how much he is
worth. The secret of his success
was horse sense, and a disposition
that hardly let those sheep out of
his sight. These may be extreme
cases, but they answer the purpose
for an illustration of the truth OF
what we started out to say, that
while there is big money i'll sheep
in Texas, it takes sense, time, at
tention, and last but not least, work,
to bring it out. Then, if you have
even 2 little money to invest, are
willing to work for success, giving
to your flock your personal atten-
ton, you can hardly fail coming
out right in the end. If, on the
other hand, you expect sheep will
make you rich without any effort
on your part, you had better invest
your money in some kind Of sccur-
itv that will bring you returns
without work. Sheep won't do it.
-[Texas Wool Journal.
\ stranger at Pueblo hotel blew his
gas out on Friday night. Its detection by
tl,o ,,ortor robhai the ANGELS of n fresh nd.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-15

\ stranger at a Pueblo hotel blew his
gas out on Friday night. Its detection by
the porter robbed the angels of q fresh ad.
ditiOn to their numerous ranks.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-15

General Sherman, while looking
thin and angular, is so muscular
that every one is deceived in his
weight. He says, if SO disposed, he
can always win q bet regarding his
weight. He weighs nearly two hun
dred pounds.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-15

The certificate of Incorporation
of the Stoddard and Howard live
stock company, paid up capital
$3.50, 900, with the right to increase
to 81 100000, has been fled at the
Office of the secretary OF Wyom-
ing. The company has it's range
in johnson county, Wyu.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-02-15

Lieut.. Flippcr, the first colorcd
graduate from the military academy
at West Point, and who was cashier.
ed year or two ago for embezzle-
ment, is now a brigadier general in
the Mexican army, This ought to
afford great encouragement to our
young soldiers and lead them to
act upon the theory that embezzle-
ment is its own reward. Still, il
Mexico wants that kind Of soldiers
this country htsupply 3 goodly
number to order.
Cattle like to stand on the rail-
road track on cold days, and have
habit of lying down on the road
bed at night. Last week an engine
ran over a COW lying on tkc track in
the vicinity Of Ogallala, and the COW
got under the pilot and forward
trucks of the locomotive, but luck
/ lily did not throw off the train, al
though it took several hours to get
what was left of the bovine out OF
the machinery.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
Household Hints.

Oil-cloth may be kept bright when
almost worn out If, after washing 1t,
you take a flannel cloth and dlp a cor
ner Of 1t in kerosene, and rub the oil
cloth with it. OF course. very little
oil goes great way, and care must be
taken not to use too much,
An exchange says: Some one may
wish to know how TO wash linen
duster, in such a way that 1t Will not
look faded. An old colored linen
dustcr should always be washed in
lukewarm water. If there are any
grease spots use little hard soap, or
better still, remove them with benzine.
Rinse thoroughly in water in which a
third of a cup of salt has been dis
solved; the last water must be blue
and a small handful of starch put in,
AS soon as the duSter is dry take it
down, SO that the wind will not blow
the starch out. If damped with warm
water it will soon be ready to iron.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
THE NEWS.

The loss by the fire at Lynchburg, Va, will
foot up $4,000 About 100000 pounds OF
manufactured tobacco and 10000 ponnds OF
leaf we're burned, as we'll rs the machinery
and the factories. Myers Bros. & Co. are in
aured for SGG, 800.
The Legislature of Flortaa has passed q
law allowing ;'tad fdc actual settlers to pur-
chase land of the State at twenty five cents
per acre. Some of the large land owners dc
not approve of the bill They say it will
have tendency to depreciRto the valve hi
lands, and they contend that Il Florida lands
are not worth 81 ebref acre they are worth
nothing,
A. Paris, Ky, the following buildings have
been burned; Davis & Lyle. drugs; the
Western Union Telegraph Office; Croxton,
notions; John +, Ncsbit, grocery; n. Krimer
sadllery; J, Neal, saloon; Walter Clark
livery stable, and Davis & Ryan, Grocery
loss from $50 600 to Sl0o,0CN;
\ ShawncetoWh, Ills, special says; "The
worst is over here. The town is an awful
scenes Of desolation. Great gaps are left 10y
the houses swept away. In one place fouI
s)ld blocks of dwellings have entirely disap-
plared. The Presbyterian Church iloated
away a mile. Several mills and business
HOUSES are entirely gone, and the principal
merchant in Blackburn, Ky, has his stock OF
ol2 900 worth of dry goods on n barge tied &c
n tree. Tho village of Blackburn and Ra-
leigh, Ky. have both been nearly wiped ont
Over hundred houses III these places are
gone. At Columbus, Ky, over ten feet OF
water is spread over the town, and fills nearly
all the stores.
Newport, r. l., has been considerably
shook up by M earthquake. At the torpedo
station. the shock was taken for an explosion
by the officers \ meteror followed the shock
which caused CONSERVATION,
4 prospector, who has Just returned from
the Ecotenay tB. ca district brings speci-
men of lead and silver ore of marvellous rich
nCs and nearly pure. He says the mines are
of vast extent, and be estimated that i'll one
location there are 25O, 900 tons of ore in sight.
The value of the mines at present discovered
is Sj0,000W0. One seam is 100 feet thick,
He tells of great veins of pure copper visible
in the hillsideS.
jim Elliott. the pugilist, WAS killed III
Chicago by sporting man named Dunn.
Thomas W. Palmer, of Detroit republican,
has been chosen to succeed Mr. Ferry in
the United States Senate.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
Foreign News.

LONDON. Feb. 2S-1he distress among the
people of Loughrea is reported as alarming.
Frank Byrne, wanted i'll Ireland, was be
fore the public prosecutor i'll Paris yesterday
and denied he was guilty of assassination.
The radicals i'll Paris are angry at Byrne's
arrest.
Mr.. Gladstone yesterday had tn interview
with President Grevy in Paris
The socialistic troubles III Andalusia,
Spain, have led to the discovery of a secret
order called the Black Hand.
LONDON, March 1.--Mr. Parnell has written
the president of the land league of America, 10
saying that he may soon visit the United
States.
The London papers comment upon the
proposed extradition of Sheridan, generally
opposing it,
Three hundred women will leave Lime
ck to work in a cotton factory III New
Hampshire.
The anarchists in Spain threaten to stir up
a general strike of laborers TO prevent the
gathering of the crops.
The Netherlands ministry have rendered
their resignation.
In the French Senate yesterday General
Tnibaudin said the presence of the princes III
the army was unconstitutional.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
Flat Culture for Potatoes.

A correspondent Of the Country
Gentleman writes: Several years ago l
became convert to fiat culture for
potatoes, and every season convinces
me that this mode is preferable to the
forming of hills around the plants.
This season, being very moist one in
this section, fully demonstrated with
me that in moist as we'll as dry seasons
fiat culture is the better of the two.
Just across the fence from my potato
patch was a field of my neighbor's, of
about four acres, planted about ten
days before mine. The ground is alike
on both patches-clayey loan. My
neighbor manured more literally than
did. He adopted the hill method of
culture, and the fiat method. In the
early part of the season his made a
much more vigorous growth than
mine; in fact the foliage in his field
covered the ground before mine nau
begun % grow. AS the season adj
vanced mine gained in growth upon
his and maintained greener foliage
longer. His ripened about week
ahead of mine, but while his crop aver
aged $50 bushels to the acre, mine aver
aged $50 bushels to the acre. There
was seventy bushels different upon soil
similar, his having the advantage of
more manure than mine. l consider
that fiat culture requires less labor than
hilling, produces heavier crops, and the
quality is just as good, with all other
conditions the same.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
FOR THE FARM AND HOME.
The Tempering OF the Cream.

Inc tempering of cream is one of
the most important operations in butter
making. This is especially true in cold
weather. The different parts Of cream
are affected differently by heat. A can
of cream may be placed in Kettle Of
hot water and heated till the thermom-
eter indicates siNty-two to slXty-tive
degrees without having heated the
butter globules in the cream at ALL
This will not ordinarily be the case it
is true, but it is liable to be, and it is
approximately so in all cases where
the heating is rapid. Cream should be
kept warm for several hours before
churning that it may become warmed
through. Or, if it is necessary to tem-
per it hastily, it should be raised con-
siderably about the churning tempera-
ture and suffered to fall back, which it
will do in a short time.-Lioe Stock
Journal.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
A FORGOTTEN Duel.

The tearing down Of an antiquated
house at st. Augustine, Fla, brought
to light a rusty sword. To it is
attached story. Eighty years ago, at
a grand ball given by the Spanish gen
tleman who lived in the house, two
officers came to high words over the
attention paid by them to beautiful
lady present, They repaired to the
street and fought duel with swords.
One man fell dead. The other threw
away his weapon and fled. A little
child who had been a witness of the
encounter, picked up the sword and
carried it into the house. 1t was hid
den that at least one evidence of the
bloody deed might be concealed. Long
after the story of the crime had been
forgotten. the finding of the blood
stained blade calls it anew to mind.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08

Ginger CrackerS.-One cup of sugar,
one cup of molasses, one cup of
butter, one tea-spoonful of cloves and
one of ginger. Boil all the ingredients.
Sift tea-spoonful of baking soda into
-four enough to make a stiff dough;
pour the boiling liquid over the flour,
stirring all the time. Roll out thin
and bake in quick oven.
italian Salad.-An Italian salad
may be made at any time of the year
of any vegetable that is in season, or a
suitable mixture of cooked vegetables
may be taken for it. IF lettuces and
endive are used for it, let them be
dried perfectly before being used.
Shred the lettuce finely. and toss it
lightly with Tarragon vinegar and
salt. Place it on a dish that has been
made as cool as possible with dozen
6neted anchoyies rolled in parsley and
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
Farm and Garden Notes,

A Missouri sheep grower advises
breeding from polled rams. The ami
mails, he says, fight less, and are never
fy-blown around the horns, are more
conveniently sheared, keep easier and
grow larger. This is his opinion after
nine years experience.
Open bitches are relic of the past
Drain tile not only carries off the water
effectually, but enables the fields to be
cultivated without the necessity of
building crossings over bitches.
bitches get filled up, and become the
harbor for weeds, insects, mice and
other vermin.
Oatmeal is said to be excellent for
calves, and some are successful in feed
ing wheat shorts, but both are usually
too coarse to be drunk with safety with
milk. They should be fed dry; then
there will be little danger from over
eating, which is not the case if given
in the milk.
An eminent horseman gives it as his
experience, after twenty years of trial,
that tired horse can be best refreshed
and strengthened by giving him a
quart Of oatmeal stirred in a pail of
water. This fits its stomach for a
stronger food, slakes its thirst, and is
indefinitely better than pure water.
Poultry manure is nearly equal to
guano, and the value of the quantity
annually derived from a single fowl is
about fifty cents, fully one-half the
cost of the feed. Five hens will make
one barrel of manure, and on farms
where large numbers Of poultry are
kept, this Importance of the fact should
not be overlooked. Every ounce
should be saved.
The Farmers Rerie10 says: On
given amounts of food the sheep pro-
duces for the same weight of dry food
nearly twice as much manure as the
pig, while the Ok produces even more
than the sheep. The difference is due
to the less. ,digestible character of the
food supplied to the sheep and OK. The
quantity of manure produced during
the same time and for the same body
weight is, however, very similar with
the three animals, the greater con-
sumption of food by the pig counter
balancing the lower rate of manure
production.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
Bogus Butter and Cheese.

It is not probable that counterfeit
meats will ever be produced, but most
other articles of food can be initiated.
Imitation butter is too well known to
need mention. Imitation lard, made
of cocoanut oil, is a recent invention,
and few months ago an EngliShman
wrote to his country paper a letter
furiously arraigning the unprincipled
proprietors Of an American creamery
for flooding his home market with
cheese made from lard and oleomar-
garine. He had captured one of their
confidential circulars and quoted the
following paragraph to show the enor-
nifty of their offense:
you will be able to Judge of what
can be done with the bluest kind Of
skinned milk when treated with lard
or with oleomargarine at the rate Of
one and half pounds to the one hun
dred of milk. You will be able also to
compare the quality and flavor of the
lard cheese with that made with oleo-
margarine. Four pounds and upward
of butter were taken from one hun
dred pounds of milk before treating
it with lard, and the same as to the
specimen treated with OleOmarga-
rine."
Milk is rarely initiated out and out,
though it is sometimes thickened with
calves brains and occasionally thinned
whitewater; but ice-Cream is favoritc
subject of the imitator's genius. The
basis of a great deal of the cheaper
kind is either gelatine or olive butter,
which is thickened with corn-starch,
swet tened with glucose and favored
with the appropriate ethers.-PhilG-
HIZglLin Times.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
What to Eat.

AS a general principle it may be
laid down that meat, fish or poultry in
a state of decay cannot be eaten with
safety, since symptoms of irritant
poisoning have 50 frequently arisen
from this cause. But a little consider
alton will show us the impossibility of
drawing Il hard and fast line upon this
point. We relish yeniSon which has
partially undergone decay, while we
at once reject beef or mutton in SINH
lar condition. Again, poultry to be
palatable, must be fresh, yet we do not
Scruple to eat game which is far ad-
vanced in decomposition.
There is no doubt that in many
eases we are guided by our palateS in
determining what food is wholesome
for us; for while many of us eat
mouldy cheese Il Chinaman will
swallow bad eggs, and some races en-
JOY ISl LlCI VIC SIlptllNl NOliSluCl
putrid. Even as regards oysters,
which are generally reliShed in proper
tion to their freshness, it is sometimes
matter of taste For example, it is
recorded of the first monarch of the
House Of Hanover that he objected to
the English native oyster as deficient
in flavor. 1t was privately suggested
by a shreWd courtier that the native
oyster should be allowed to become
somewhat stale before being brought
to a royal table. The king at once
recognized the flavor which had always
pleased him so much at Herrenhausen,
and gave orders that in the future he
should always be supplied from that
particular bed-a thing easily accom-
plished under the circumstances.
The absence of evil consequences
after eating food which has undergone
a certain amount of decay is doubtless
due in many cases to the completeness
Of the cooking process; but this does
not initiate against the general rule
that food in any stage of decay is un-
wholesome and should be avoided.
Of late years there have been many
cases of poisonous symptoms arising
from the use Of canned meats. The
cause appears mainly to have been im'
proper methods Of canning, or the use
of meat that was tainted before being
canned. An examination Of the out
side Of the can is our only available
guide as regards this class Of article.
The head Of the can should be slightly
concave, whereas if it be convex it
shows that decomposition has already
commenced within the can. Some
times through careless soldering the
preserved articles become contaminat-
ed with lead, and poisoning by this
substance is the result.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
A Clean Steal.

London is unquestionably the greais
est theater in the world for the perpe-
tration of acts Of eccentric criminality,
and among them there has probably
never been a queerer case than has
recently been developed by the recent
apprehension of an offender for the
heretofore unheard-of crime of steal
ing baths. The individual in question
would lay plans in regular burglar
style for breaking into houses, always
selecting the mansion where he knew
the surroundil 5 to be luxurious.
Having succeeded IN effecting an en-
trance, he would proceed to the bath
room, where he would indulge in the
luxury of a thorough cleansing, and,
although he never carried away any
vaIuables, he may be said to have gen
orally succeeded in making clean
steal
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08
An Incident I'm Virginia.

Our old friend, Mr.. VIM. Claughton,
of Heathsville, sheriff of Northumber-
land Co., Va, says: "We have many
good medicines in our parts, but moth
ing which equals st. Jacobs Oil, the
Great German Remedy. My family
keep the Oil in the house at all times
and use it for almost everything that
a medicine can be used for. They
claim that it is unequaled for rheuma-
tism and all bodily pains.-TGppahG1o-
mock, (Vo.,) Tide Water Indep.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-03-08

tea-spoonful of capers. Just before
serving, toss the salad lightly with a
quarter of a pint of mayonnaise, garn-
ish with boiled beet-root cut into
strips, and four hard-boilcd eggs cut
into quarters. Crown the whole with
stoned olives and serve,