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The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-03-08

to depth of 800 #. when it changed
to hard granite. AtThayer, west of
Rawlins, a well was drilled to a depth
of $50 feet, tapping good quality
and large quantity of water. At
Fillmore, twenty-one miles west of
Rawlins, well was drilled 1,4O0 it..
through soft rock, which caved
badly. Tubing is used in this to
pump water from depth of 400 #.
below the surface, but the quality
is good. AtTable Rock, still farther
west, a depth of 1,450 feet was
reached through soft rock all the
way, which caved badly, requiring
to be cased, and the quality Of the
water is not good. At Red Desert
nice well, 76O feet deep, furnishes
a good supply of excellent water.
AT Salt Wells, a depth of 1890 feet
was reached. Salt water was tapped
at a depth Of 500 feet, and it was
all dry below so the well was aban-
doned. At Rock Springs well was
drilled some years ago, to a depth
Of over 800 feet, which passed
through about twenty seams of coal
making an aggregate of eighty Or
ninety feet of coal. The we'll was
used for several years yet the water
was bad.
Another we'll has gone down to
the depth of 1875 feet, of which
casing was used 1,035 feet. AS the
water is unfit to use, this casing will
be pulled out, and the well aban-
doned. Those familiar with the
Union Pacific will recognize the fact
that all these wells, except the ones
at Rawlins and Harper, are in Bit
ter Creek country, the most desolate
on the road, and a locality which
has been noted for it's bad water,
alkali, and poverty Of anything
good even since the days of over
land emigration. For years after
the railroad was built, the Union
Pacific kept water trains running to
supply the engines aud persons
along this portion Of the road.
Even now they run water trains to
supply the town of Rock Springs
and all the miners there, making q
total of 1900 to 1 800 people.
The wells of the company have
been drilled at comparatively light
cost to the company, because they
have the best tools and machinery
and employ men who are expert in
this class of work.
But one of the most interesting
in artesian wells is that
lately made on the Oregon Short
Line, in the lava plains, eighteen
miles west of American Falls. Dur
ing the season, contractors making
the grade between American Falls
and Wood River, have had a hard
time to keep men and animals sup
piled with water. The route goes
in an air line over the lava plains, q
distance of eighty miles, with no
water between the two rivers. This
we'll penetrated 1856 feet through
ava, thirty-tive feet through quick
sand, twenty-five through dark sand
md five through hard sand, strik-
ng q good supply Of water. In
sinking this well the drill would
strike crevasses in the lava causing
he hole to be crooked; making it
more difficult to sink, and yet it
vent down at the rate of about
wenty feet per day. To test the
veil it was pumped at the rate Of
orty barrels per hour without ex.
the supply.-[Boo
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1883-03-08

The latest mode Of popping the
question was introduced by an Ev-
ansville young man. The present
cold snap nerved. him to ask his
adored: Miranda, do you wish to
warm your feet against my back
this winter?' And Miranda blush
ed and softly murmurcd: Its go
ing to be Q terrible cold winter John.
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INTERESTING TO WON. o..

eason, If not o necessity, for some
sort OF corset may be found when the form
is very redundant; this, however, cannot
be with the very young and slight, but
all that necessity could demand, and
that practical good sense and fitness
would concede, could be found in q
strong elastic kind of jersey, sufficient
ly strong, and even stiff, under the bust
to support it, and sufficiently elastic at
the sides and back to ibiure no organs
and impede no functions. Even in the
case of the young and slight, an elastic
band under the fal Sc ribs would not be
injurious, but perhaps the contrary,
serving as constant hint to keep the
chest well forward and the shoulders
back; but every stiff, unyeilding ma
chine, crushing the ribs and destroying
the fiber of muscle, will be fatal to
health, to freedom of movement and to
beauty. It is scarcely too much to say
that the wearing of such amounts to
stupidity Ia those who do not know the
consequences for over and over again
warning has been giren) and to wicked
ness in those who do.-NneteeTM Cen
tury,
The bee., 1883-05-05
Try Again.

Mrs. ]. Owen Foster, the noted advo.
cate of prohibition, WAS i'll Ohio, when
the decision OF the Iowa supreme conrt,
touching the validity of the constitu-
tional amendment, reached her. She
Immediately te!egraphed Re-. E. n.
Young, pastor of the First NJ. &. church,
of Des Moines Il at she would reach Des
Moincs soon, an would, with his per-
mission, speak from his pulpit. The
courtesy was granted, aud a moderately
large audience Came out 10 hear her.
She expressed great disappointment and
chagrin at the final result bv which SO
much hard work had been lost to the
temperance people, bur declared that
this was no timo to halt, and that the
whole thing must be done over again,
Speaking for herself, she declared that
the people must meet the question
an carry it on TO successful issue.
Meantime, the Legislature should be
convened aud the wine and beer cause
OF the present statute repealed, thereby
securing, without further delay, all that
the amendment would have given. The
matter of the constitutional amendment
could then be taken up, passed and SUBJ
mitted to q vote of the people for their
adoption IN the form prescribed. Tte
governor is to be besieged with petitions
asking the convening of the Legislature
for the purpose above specified.
The bee., 1883-05-05
Death.

A Philadelphia physician has made q
special study of the phenomena of
death, both through his personal obser-
vations and those cf others, and his
conclusion is that the dissolution is
pairless. "I mean," he explains, "that
it approaches as unconsciously as sleep.
The soul leaves the world as painlessly
as it enters it. Whatever be the causes
of death, whether by lingering malady
or sudden violence, dissolution comes
either through syncope or asphyxia. In
the latter case, when resulting from
disease, The struggle is long protracted,
and accompanied by all the visible marks
of agony which the Imagination asso-
ciates with the closing scene of life.
Death does not strike all the organs of
the body at the same time, and the
lungs are the last TO give up the per-
fcrmance of their functions. As death
approaches the latter gradually become
mere and more oppressed; hence the
rattle. Nor is the contact sufficiently
perfect to change the black venous into
The red arteriaI blood an unprepared
fluid consequently issues from the
lungs into the heart, and is thence trans.
mitted to every other organ of the
body. The brain receives it, and its
energies appear to be lulled thereby
into sleep-generallv tranquil Sleep
filled with dreams which impel the dy-
ing to murmur ont the names of friends
and the occupations and recollections
of past life"
The bee., 1883-05-05
Lively War.

Boycotting is having novel aprlica.
tien in Utica, n Y. The law. aud order
pc Pile have undertaken to enforce Sun
day observance to the extent of stop.
plug saloon traffic on that day. They
obtained direct and positive evidence
against Frederick Haak, an ex alder
man, and L. Martin, local politician, of
selling beer on Sunday. Application
was made to the excise commissioners
to revoke their licenses. Able counsel
was engaged on both sides, Congress
man elect J. Thomas Spriggs appearing
ior the saloon keepers, and S. S. Morgan
for the people. After protIacted con-
test in the case of Haak, the commits
sioners, by unanimous vote, revoked
his license The commissioners are
Griffith NJ. Jones, wholesale fruit and
provision dealer; George Shattafer,
barber, and Th mas McNeirnev, livery
man. The last named was, it has been
understood, appointed as the represent
ative of the liquor men, and especially
of Cne large wholesale house. After the
revocation Of Hanks license, pressure
was brought to obtain reconsideration
but, though Commissioner McNierney
weakened aud moved to return the Ii
cense, the majority stood firm, and not
only refused TO re-license Raak, but con-
victed Martin and called for lis licen :e.
The saloon keepers, of whom there are
more than 800 in the city, seem to have
determined to make common cause in
behalf of their brethren. Commissioner
McNierney's chief backer is interested
in brewery. It is asserted that the sales
of this brewery fell in one week from
800 to 20 barrels, and at the liquor house
the falling off in business was from fifty
to seventy five per cent. These are
probably oyerestimateS, but the decline
was so marked as to leave no room for
doubt that the saloon keepers have de.
termined not to patronize The man whose
representative repented too late as vot-
ing in accordance with the law and the
evidence. Commissioner Shattafer is
made to feel the weight of the saloon
mems displeasure by the withdrawal of
patronage from his barber shop. The
third commissioner is not so exposed to
boycotting, but so far as practicable is
made to feel the saloon keepers dis
pleasure. 1t is expected that the matter
will culminate in an active municipal
contest in March, and the election of a
mayor-if the liquor interest can have
its y--who will, as opportunity offers,
work in their interest.
The bee., 1883-05-05
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wnile these are soaking together beat
up four eggs, leaving out two of Tie
whites; melt one ounce of fresh butter,
and mix all the above ingredie nts we'll
together. Edge and rim o dish with
puff paste; pour in the above mixture,
and bake in quick oven for three
quarters of an hour.
Chicken pot pie: Cut and joint o
large chicken. Cover with water, and
let it boil gently until tender. Season
with salt and pepper, and thicken the
gravy with two table-spoonfuls of -four
mixed. Have ready nice light bread
dough cut with biscuit cutter about
an inch thick; drop this into the boil
ing gravy, having previously removed
the chicken to hot platter; cover, and
let it boil from one half to three-quar.
tiers of an holr. To ascertain whether
they are done or not, stick into one of
them fork, and if it comes out clean,
they are done. Lay on the platter with
the chicken, ponr ov,g the gravy, and
serve.
The bee., 1883-05-05
CLIPPINGS.

:, Railway signals: Signal extortion,
signal neglect, and sigma impudence.-
Never say "Bo" to goose; it is un,
grammatical Say beau to the gander
belle to the goose.
The boys in one Of our grammar
schools call their schoolma' am ''Expe-
rience," because she is dear teacher.
"Why is young man like kernel
of corn2" asked young lady. "Be-
cause" said another. "he turns white
when he pops"
Marriage" said an unfortunate
husband. sis the church-yard of low
ers." "And you men," replied his
wife. "are the grave-diggers."
"The best conductor of electricity
at present known is silver" The best
conductor into society" at present
known is gold. It used to be brains.
"Why lit, usband, that whenever
We send for pound of tea or coffee
to the grocer's, it fails an ounce
short ?" "Oh, it's Just a weigh he has" !"
A lawyer, who died recently, left
the greater part OF his money to the
asylum for lunatics and idiots. He
said the money ought to 60 to the
classes from whom he received it.
A western journal has been sued
for libel for calm 6 man horse
thief. LIE will PROVE that he owns a
livery stable and should have been
called an extortioner instead of thief
Prof. Langley, Of Pittsburg, discov
cred a remarkably new black spot upon
Venus during her transit through that
city. This is the usual experience of
visitors to Pittsburs. They are lucky
if they get off with only one spot.
An attorney, about to finish bill of
costs, was requested by his client, a
baker, "to make it as light as he
could" "Ahp' replied the attorney,
"that's what you say to your foreman,
but it's not the way L make my
bread"
"Come, pa" said yrungster just
home from school, chow many peas in
a pint?" "How an anybody tell that
you foolish boy?" al can every time.
If you don't believe it, try me"
"Well how many are there, then?"
"Just one p in every pint"
"That. butter is all right" said
clearinghouse keeper; "it's firkin
butter, and tastes little of the wood,
that's all" 'If that's the case" replied
the boarder, who is a contractor, II
should like to get some of that wood
to make railroad bridges out Of"
"What is the rnatter, old fellow?
You seem worrie d." "Well, am
I'm being dunned up hill and down
dale by my internal creditors" "Oh,
you owe large sum OF money!"
mo, but many sp all sulns, and debts
are like childr en- --.toe smaller they
are the more bother they are.
The bee., 1883-05-05

On the Central and Southern rail
road orders have bene issued requiring
every. one OF the ten thousand en-
ployes to file a personal description of
himself, with numerous points as to
his history, and Photographic por-
trait. This is intended to protect the
companies against employing men who
have shown themselves untrustworthy.
At the same time the system enables
the good men to benefit by their
record.
The bee., 1883-05-05
No SnpncllmakcrS.

Washington never made speech.
In the zenith of fGs fame ne attempt
ed it, failed, and gave It up confused
and abashed. III framing the consti-
tuition of the United States, tho labor
was entirely performed in committee
of the whole. of which Washington
was chairman; he made two speeches
during the convention. however, ac-
knowledged the master spirit, and his
torians affirm that, had it not been fol
his great popularity, and the thirty
words of his first speech, p-onouncing
the best that could be united upon, thu
constitution would have been rejected
by the people. Thomas Jefferson
never made speech. He couldn't do
it. Napoleon, whose executive ability
is almost without parallel, said that
his greatest difficulty was in finding
men of deeds rather than words.
When asked how he maintained his in
fluence over his superiors in age and
experience when commander-in.chief
of an army in Italy, he said by re-
serve. The greatness of man is net
measured by the length of his
speeches and their number.
The bee., 1883-05-05

we Present no Pretended NFiracIe.-
'Truth 10 Mighty nid Must Prevaii.o-
No SOphistry can Withstand the Power
offs Honest Utterance.
Editor IF Euenin9 Press:
DEAR SrR-Feeling deeply grateful for the grea,
benefits which have received from the use OF
very valuable article which has its origin and home
in our beautiful city, AMI hoping that others who
are afflicted IS have been may find like relief from
its use, beg the indulgence of a few lines in your
valuable paper for the privilege Of communicating
to you brief statement of facts for the benefit of
the multitude Of sufferers TO be met with on every
side. Many On my friends well know that have
been very severely afflicted with heart disease for
number of years, and have suffered from il as only
those suffer who have that disease; it reduced
my strength so low that could scarcely walk across
nv room. and the least exertion rendered me so
short-breathed that dared scarcely move, and life
seemed very burdensome. was treated for my NAL
ady By the best physicians and derived no benefit
from their treatment or prescriptions until was sd
vised by my family physician to use Hunts Remedy,
as my trouble caused by inaction Of my kidneys
which affected very seriously the action of my heart
Icommenced taking it thaying little faith in 1t or
any other medcinel. and it has helped me wonder
fully, and am now a great deal better. and have
been since began its use In fact have taken
no medicine that has benefited me so greatly nv
breathing is easy, and have gained in strength 30
much that am able to do my housework. cheer
fully recommend Hunts Remedy to all who may be
afflicted as have been. or who are suffering from
general debility and nervous prostration.
Respectfully, Mas. A o. ROCKWELL
Pearl Street. Providence, RI
A standard medicine for curing Bright's Disease
DrOpsy, Kidney, Bladder and Ganduiar Malaiies IL
Hunts Remedy. Female Weakness Pain in tho
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Excess and Prostration of the nervous systcIn ara
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The bee., 1883-05-05
LATEST RECEIPTS.

Venison steaks: Out them thin, and
the size of the palm of the hand; sea
son, broiI over hot Goals, turning fre
quently; put them in hot dish with q
piece of butter on each steak have
plenty of gravy to eat with them jelly
may be served with them il: desired.
Lady fingers Four ounces of sugar,
the yelks of four eggs, mix well /; three
ounces of -four, pinch of salt; beat
the four whites, and stir in eradua ly !;
butter o shallow pan, and squirt the
mixture through /: piece of stiff paper
rolled up, dust with SUGAR, and bake In
q not TOO hot oven.
Duck croquettes: Stuf auck
with oyster dressing, and roast il, bast-
ing it wei. When cold, mince the
duck and dressing very fine separately,
and mix them well together. Season
highly with cayenne pepper and salt.
Moisten the mixture with tomato cat
SUP, ard stiffen il slightly with bread or
cracker crumbs. Add well-beaten egg.
Make the croquettes pear-shaped, and
serve with sprig of parsley in the end
of each.
Rye bread: Take two cups of lnGian
meal, make in thick batter with scald-
ing water; when cold q Id small cup
of white bread sponge, little sugar and
salt, and tea-spoonful of soda. dis
solved. in this stir as much rye as
possible with spoon let it rise until
it is very light then work in with your
hand as much rye as you can, but do not
knead it, as that will make it hard put
it in buttered bread tins, and let it rise
for about fifteen minutes, then bake it
for an hour and half, cooling the oven
gradually for the last twenty minutes.
Lemon pudding: The juice and peel
of two lemons, the peel t. be rubbed
of with Jumps of sugar; six ounces of
loaf sugar pounded Excepting what has
been used for the lemon peel, good
sized teacupful of grated breadcrumbs;
The bee., 1883-05-05
A wealthy young farmer from Butler

A wealthy young farmer from Butler
county. Neb., came to the capital last
week to find a wife. He was intro
duced to young woman, proposed and
was accepted. On his second visit he
took his betrothed out to ride, and on
returning to the house apprised her
that he had concluded not to marry.
Being importuned to give reason, he
said he had discovered that she pow
dered, and he thought no woman who
powdered could possibly make a good
wife. The district court will decide
whether powder is a sufficient cause to
break an engagement.
The bee., 1883-05-05
TEMPERANCE.

A few weeks ago Chief Officer Kariowa
of the Cimbria, talking with q reporter
in New York about the custom OF issu-
ing grog to seamen, said that this cus-
tom still prevailed on the line to which
his vessel belonged.
John Hayens, of Water Mills, L. L,
returned home one night under the in
got out of bed and took from closee
shelf bottle containing ammonia, OF
which he took strong pull, mistaking:
it for whisky, and came near dying.
A large quantity of rum was carried
until recently ID many vessels, rations OF
that spirit being served out to the ships
company daily, as agreed upon in the
articles. This custom has lately been
abolished in most OF the mercantile ma
rine services, with great advantage both
to the owners and their employees.
The British Medical Journal says tlNat
considerable commotiou has been caused
in the beer drinking world by state
ment that, owing to the scarcity of hops,
such articles as columbia root, cham.
omile, quassia, and chiretta are likely to
he largely used in producing "the flavor
dear to the consumer of bitter"
Mrs. Mary G. Leavitt lectured recent
ly in Springfield, Mass, upon the
Economics of the Liquor Traffic" She
took the statistics from the house of
correction in that city and from other
cities oe the s ate, showing that from 95
to 81 per cent. OF the crime is caused by
drunkenness. She said the churches
were only party awakened to the WORK,
and urged her audience to study the
statistics of drunkenness and the scien-
tific facts about the use of alcohol, and
make q no license sentiment in time for
the next e Cction.
The bee., 1883-05-05

He was at breakfast, wrestling with
a piece of remarkable tough veal. His
wife said to him-"You always say
there is something to be thankful for
in everything. l fancy you'd be puz-
zled to find something to be thankful
for in that veal" "Not at all; was
just thinking how grateful we should
be If re met it when it was young"
The bee., 1883-05-05

Woolen mills established in New
Zealand have proved highly successful,
and already consume over 5000 bales a
year. The most important are within
ten miles of Dunedin, the capital of
Otago province. Much of the ma
chinery employed is American.
The bee., 1883-05-05
ON THIRTY DAYS,TRTar.

TIE VoLTAIc Belt Co., Marshall, Mich. will
send DIR. Dyes Celebrated Electro Voitaic
Belts and Electric Appliances ON trial for 30
days to men, young or old, who are afflicted
wlthnerYous debility, lost vitality and kindred
troubles, gu aranteeing speedy and comnleta
restoration of healthand manly viQor. Al.
dress as above.-N. B.-No risk ia iucurred
as thirty days trial is allowed.
The bee., 1883-05-05

4. correspondent of the Army and
Navy Register. writing from Fort
Keogh, NJ T.. says: THE post schools
are sorry affairs, although from Wash
ington one would be led to believe them
excellent ir their effects. The writer
lately visited post school at a seven
company post. lie found only two
students. The rooms were uncleanly
and ill-lit. The teacher worn out by
teaching children all day. There were
no maps no descriptive pictures, moth
ing to tempt men to come.
The bee., 1883-05-05

Two young women at the birthday party
of Jesse Taylor, Findly, Ohio, moved his
chair from under him as be attempted to
take seat between them. Jesse fell and
broke his neck. One of the young women is
now maniac through grief.