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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-01
San Francisco Stock Market !
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2s-The
following are the official closing
prices of mining stocks:
Attempt to Wreck a Train,

LONDON, Nov. 28.-Eight blocks
of stone were placed upon the rail-
way track near WQlverhampton, sur
missed for the puf pose of wrecking
the train in which Gladstone was ex-
pected to travel.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-01
Foreign.

BERLIN, Nov. 27.-The emperor at
the reception Of the president and
vice.president of the lower house of
the Prussian diet. expressed conf
dence that the peace of Europe will
be maintained. He referred In that
connection to the good relations be-
tween Germany aud Russia.
RoME, Nov. q. The American
bishops are preparing IN address,
thanking the pope for summoning
them to Rome and expressing an un-
changed devotion to the holy see.
PARIS, Nov. 2S.-The Figaro as
serts that Admiral Courbet has in
formed the government he cannot
make his projecte advance upon
Sontag without additional reinforce
ments.
PARIS, Nov. 2S.-The decree re-
scinding the prohibition of the i'm
portation of American pork is pub
iished in the official gazette.
PARIS, Nov. 27.-Algeria advices
are that great agitation exists among
tribes, tue success Of FL Mahdl hav.
ing aroused Nusselmen to fanatl'
cism. 1t is also said that Ell MahdIs
eInissaries are traversing Tunis. The
governor general is urging upon the
French government the necessity ot
retaining a strong military force In
Algeria. ..'
KINGSTON, Ont, Nov. 2S.-The
schooner Eureka of Oswego, loaded
with coal, was abandoned yesterday
near the main docks and sunk short
ly afterwards. The crew were saved.
MONTREAL, Nov. 2S.-The cigar
operatives strike IS ended after SIX
months idleness.
OTTAWA, Nov. 2S,-Returns show
that the present year exceeds any
previous year in the export OF cattle
and sheep from Canada. Total cat
tie shipped and for which space has
been contracted in steamships to the
3l-t of December next, 55,674; total
sheep, 1887
TORONTO, Nov. 26.-A special
cable to the Glo6e says. The non.
elected directors of the Hudson Bay
Company have issued circulars com
planning that while most Of the
shareholders left the meeting with
out voting under the belief that the
reelection of the committee would
be unopposed, new directors were
elected bv the vote of one proprie
tor, Donald Smith. If the changes
meet the wishes of the general body
of the proprietors, the old directors
express Willingness to bow to the
decision, but they consider an expla'
nation necessary.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-01
Land for Sa|e,
1000 ACRES.

The undersigned being ABOUT to engage Ia
ssockraising exclusively, offers for sale his land
comprising 1900 acres, on and near Whitehall
Creek Jefferson County. 1t Is tayOrably iocatet
near jefferson river and on Jefferson Island. Is
! all 1i!abIe, Or adad ed TO hay growing. VII, tie
| sold ia whole or part on easy Terms.
MICHAEL QUlNNE.
Whitehall.
| OrJERkE Mccarthy. Butte lG-2idhWlnl
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21
a Few Fruit Notes.

Why should DO, The ground be
mnurel for apples as well as for
potatoes or corn
4 little windmill, such as some
boys can make with q Jack.knifc, will
keep birds ont OF a cherry tree in
case q tiny bell is attached to it..
Water for irrigaijng strawberries
can often be provided with some cx-
pcnsc and o little energy. and made
TO pay "a hundred, if not a thousand,
per cent. during some years Water
is Of immense benefit TO berries dur.
ing dry season at ripcning time.
one thing j, always to be said in
favor OF small fruit culture over
large fruits The grower can count.
with decent care, an annual crop.
Pears, apples, peaches, plums, etc,
latl totally every few years, hut the
berries do no, fail one season in ten !;
and when they fail partially the high.
cr prices make partial or total
amends for the small crop. Berries,
too, can be raised in one year, or
less, after planting, but for the large
fruits one must wait three or four
years at least, and when he happens
to get a foil crop now and then most
Of his competitors have the same.
When q mans location for small
fruitgrowing is good he bad better
utilize it Tor an IL is worth in pref
orcoce to trying to grow the larger
fruits.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

sons. One sitting on bench should
hold the lamb on its back between
his knees, the lambs head towards
the PERSONS body. Take hold Of the
lambs tail with thumb and finger
Of both hands one and a half inches
from it's body, draw the skin Of the
tail as close 10 the lambs body as
possible. The other person with
sharp pair Of toe or pruning shears,
cuts of the tail close 10 the holders
fingers. This will leave the bone Of
the tail thrce.quarters Of an inch
shorter than the skin. Then with
little paddle dipped in some pure
tar stick the skin above and below
the bone together by the tar sticking
IN the wool. The skin being brought
together over the bone soon heals
and as IL grows, improves the ap.
peaTancc Of the sheep by growing
fat. The tar holds the skin together
while healing, and is perfect safe.
guard against flies. Another way,
but not 80 good, is 10 hold the lamb
on a block as above described and
cut the tail OF by striking on a chigcl
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21
Improve the Dairy STOCK.

1t is too often the case that the
owners of common cows get an cr-
roncous impression when their attcn-
tion has been called to the desirabil.
ity Of improving their herds. They
are convinced, perhaps, that it would
be to their interest to breed up, or
rather to improve the character Of
their herds but, thinking that the
only way TO do this is TO purchase
outright, they may not feel like going
TO the expense. Some of the best
COWS of the country are crosses Of
our common stock with the improved
breeds, and If a man owns a common
COW that has proved herself valua.
bile dairy animal be has excellent en-.
couragement to use her for crossing.
1t is every mans duty TO breed up.
IL is throwing away money to keep
an inferior animal when we can Just
as well have q better one.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21
How TO Dock Lambs.

CIR ~ Practical Farmer.
The inhumane, savage and destruc-
tive manner in which lambs are often
docked, by catching hold OF the
lambs tail with one hand and slash
ing it off with a knife in the other.
while the little innocent is struggling
with all of its strength to get away,
thus tearing the bone OF the tail half
or three.fourths OF an inch longer
than tie skin, exposed TO the flies
and scorching sun for weeks to heal
over, ig it ever does heal, many of
them dying from the work Of mag.
gots--this custom, we say, induces
Us to give a mode far more humane
and safe.
The operation requires two per-
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v ISSI33

IIT0Upeurle ere atways en- The lockout for
hI ININchauces e. iurfea - Their aafuiugs and On
~ IRlI {iime become wealfhv theso no d. not
- Improve their opportunities rtmaim N
poverty. We cfer great chance O. make
money. We SAINT maay ineu, vUwsn. iovs and girls
80 work for us rishi n their q, ,ftlss AHy uns
an 10 the wgfk properly ffnIn The FIRST start The
business viii lay then times ordinary wagps
2psuslse outfit furnished free Ne one vino euRaeea
fail e. make money rapiilF. Yoa can devote your
vhoe time = fhe snrk, of only yonr spare moments.
Full Information aud al thst is Hsesd sent free A.,
5rsss arfxBov Co. Pnr tiand Nalns. a.tfIy.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

a FARMER who wants to 10 the
best possible with a crop Of potatoes
or corn, can hoe and cultivate every
day to advantage, or indeed several
times a day.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

As in animals. breed seems sUpe-
rior TO form, but in animal breeding
and seed breeding alike, fOr profitable
use, pedigree and form must be aAied
in order 10 secure maximum results.
DR.. Siuriepant.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21
Cutting Grass for Hay.


...t. a" ...H.f.
II was once a saying among farm
cTs, and may be 50 still TO some cx-
tent, that grass ought to be cut as
close rs possible to the ground, for
il was SO much thicker at the bottom,
that an inch there was worth two or
more al the top. This may be true
or not. according TO circumstances,
and the kind and quality Of the grass
% be cut, II 1t be the natural
growth on the broad meadows Of the
Connecticut, or similar river bottoms.
or a very Guc-staIkej variety, like
June grass, or the shortgrowing
white clover, then an inch at the
base may be worth two al the top.
II J., is Timothy, orchard, or any
other coar-c.s,aIhel grass, or red
Clover, then two TO four inches al the
bottom may not be worth one at the
top, especially if lcn standing until
passed. b.ossom.ng and the seed be-
gins to form.
Coarse, rank grasses are usually
diycstci Of leaves near the ground
when attaining their full growth
and if iacy are cut close, the stubs
are left SO short as TO he no pro,ec.
ton again-, the hot summer sun.
II dry weather follows for q few
weeks subsequently, !, will greatly
iuIurc the grass. and sometimes Kill
It. When protection is lcf, by not
cutting too close. q fair second growth
is ensured. which. fnot sufficient by
autumn, for Towcn or pasture. it will
be at least q good protection for the
roots during winter. and give an
earlier start IN spring and a better
crop in haying time.
The invention Of moving machines
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

JuNE is not a good time 10 have
hens engaged in the iucuhating bust.
ness. II is too favorable to the
breeding Of lice. Sull a little OF
eternal vigilance and kerosene will go
far TO prevent the evil. Set the ben
in nest box, scald it out Grst, then
rub it well with kerosene, especially
the cracks, use clean litter (iirst
scalded) for nest, and ordinarialy
no lice will appear in three weeks
Pbia Prcss.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1883-06-21

II you are troubled with daisies
NOW carly and make hay Of them.
They make a aprctty fair fodder if cut
odriL
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-22
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Women outnumber men ten to one
behind retail counters in new York
~ Y Herald.
DR.. David Ward owns ?, 200, 600, 900
feet of standing pine in Michigan
and Wisconsin Detroit Post.
In New York there are 12,S00 Ii
censed draymen and expressmen.-M
y. san.
In one district in Yucatan in a fort
night there were killed 10000 pounds
of grasshoppers and over 11.000 pounds
of locusts.
The estate of the late Moses Tay-
lor, of New York, amounted to S70,-
GOO, 900, and his children and grand
children each get SS,500,000
The great corporation composed of
nearly all the gas companies of London
is by far the largest concern of the kind
in the world. 1t has a capital of nearly
500, 100000.
Mrs William Frey, of Philadel-
phia, sold tripe for living, and finally
d ed in great poverty. In her trunk was
found 1851, the savings of lifetime.
Philadelphia Record.
The new pasture of Captain King,
in Coleman County, Tex, is to contain
100000 acres, and will be the largest
tract of land within one fence in the
world.-C Chicago Herald
When the Philadelphia Inquirer
was started in 1912 it printed Clement
Moore's poem 1.-The Night Before
Christmas:' and every Christmas
morning from that year to this the
poem has been printed from the
same type which gave their impress
to the paper over forty years ago.
In a recent speech at Liverpool
Member of Parliament, advocating the
emigration of pauper children, said that
ninety-five per cent. of those sent to
Cana la by the Sheltering Home was
known to be doing we'll. The sending
them had cost S75 head, while the
cost of pauper children at home was
$500 head,
A number of London capitalists
have promised Nj. o. Wilcox, of Mount
Airy, Ga, 100000, to be used in de-
veloping the gold fields in Lumkin and
White counties. Ga, In the southern
part of the gold territory several COM
panies are mining with hydraulic pow
er, but the cost has been greater than
the product. - Chicago Herald.
The present season has been the
most favorable for potatoes since 1875.
The October report showed better
condition by three or four per cent.
than the census crop, that of 1879, when
the yield was about 10, 600. 600 bushels.
The yield per acre is 93 bushels, which
will make the total product about 1885,
900, 900 bushels, or - bushels per capita
as the country's supply. Chicago
Tinlns
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-22
Tins Dove.

One day. when little Tim Ray was
picking berries in a field he found
dove with a broken wing. He carried
it home, and bound the wing close to
the doves side with linen band. Soon
the wing was rs we'll as ever, and the
dove could fly again but it did not
want to fly away from Tim, for it had
grown very tame. Tim was glad to
have it stay, for he had no toys or pets.
When he went to pick berries, the
dove would go, too, perched on his
shoulder. Tim named it Fairy, and
taught it to come mt his call. and to eat
from his hand. At night the dove would
roost on the head of Tins bed.
Tim mother was taken very sick.
There was no one to nurse her but Tim;
and when she could not eat, and began
to grow worse. Tim went for doctor.
''She will get well if she has good
food" said the doctor. "She must
have chicken or meat broth"
Tim had no money to buy meat; but
all at once he thought of his dove. He
knew it would make good broth, but he
could not bear to kill it.
He saw a neighbor going by the
house, and he ran out and put the dove
in her hands.
"Please kill my dove" he said. "a,1d
make my mother some broth; she is so
sick"
Then he ran in the house, and tried
not to think of his poor little dove. He
did not want his mother to see him cry,
for she would have said that the dove
should not be killed
In about an hour the neighbor brought
some good hot broth; and when Tim S
mother ate it, she said, she felt almost
well again.
"You shall have some more to-mor-
row." said the woman. 81 will make
broth for you every day until you are
we'll again.
Tim followed the woman to the door
as she went out, and said, so that his
mother should not hear that he had no
more doves, and did not know how to
get meat for more broth.
Before the neighbor could speak.
there was little rustic of wings, and
Fairy few in and perched on Tins
shoulder.
"Cool cool" she said, pecking at
his cheek
"You see did not kill your dove"
said the woman. Il made the broth
from a chicken, and have plenty more
at home. You were a good boy TO be
willing to have your pet dove killed to
make broth for your mother"
How happy Tim was He loved his
dove better than ever, now that he had
il back again. His mother did not know
until she was quite well how near she
had come to eating poor little Fairy
our Little Ones.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-22
WIT AND WISDOM.

"A mans wisdom is his best friend;
folly his worst enemy. Sir ". Temple.
1t doesn't follow that YOU must do
a mean thing to a man who has done
mean thing to you. The old proverb
runs: because the cur has bitten me
shall | bite the curp''- Christian WI
ness.
-"Excuse me-" said polite citizen
toYa colored man. II didn't kick you
on purpose" ''No, sab, kicked me on
de shin, sab. 'Scuze yer dis time, but
don't git in de habit oh it, sab. ar
kuaSdW TrGreler
-''Can you steer the mainmast down
the forecastle stairs Pr asked a sea Cap
tain of new hand. Eyes, sir, L can,
if you will stand below and coil 1t up"
Captain didn't eatechise that man any
more.-N. q. NeWS. .
mo. don't go yet" said Phila-
delphia girl at midnight, as her lover
arose to leave; "don't go yet, it ism t
late. Remember that the clocks in this
city have been showed ahead forty sec
onds. Philadelphia CAL.
my boy" said the father to the
son, treat every one with politeness,
even those who are rude to you. For
remember that you show courtesies to
others. not because they are gentlemen,
but because you are Boston Post.
-Diogenes was absurd when he took
n lantern and went to look for an
honest man. He didn't need a lantern,
he simply needed to inquire for the per-
son that folks called n cross, grabbed,
disagreeable old curmudgeon. Boston
Post.
The language of flowers; "T' said
the rose. IAN thus called because | get
up so early in the morning" ''And i, !"
said the thistle, sharply, IAN so
designated because the first man who
plucked me exclaimed: "This'll do!'
No other buds being o-pun, the meeting
subsidized. IN. Y. Journal.
"A Christmas toy is an imitation
COW that gives real milk" The invent
or is extremely ignorant in regard to
COWS. He may be a very old man,
however, and in his young days saw a
COW in the country that gave "rear'
milk. His imitation cow doesn't fit
this age. of progress. - o'riStoa0n Her
aid.
-"What are these cups for ?" asked
well-dressed man of a jeweler, point
ing to some elegant silver cups on the
showcase. "These are race-cups, to be
given as prizes to the best racer" "If
that's so, suppose you and l race for
one" and the stranger, with the cup in
hand, started, the ieweler after him.
The stranger won the cup. Detroit Post.
We do not know for certain but it
is fairly safe to predict that the next
brand of dude cigarette will be called
the "Sweet Caramels,' and will be
done up in gilt paper with rainbow
chrome on each side and a velvet plush
sash around the 'ddle, terminating in
silk tassel with an oxidized silver
clasp. The tobacco will be pure Con-
necticut leaf-the same kind that they
make cold slaw out of. Puck.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-22

peace and quietness until warned by Red
Cap, the gobbler. of the approach of the
fatal day.
Time passed. The snow came and
covered the ground with its blanket
cold and white. and the wind howled
dismally. Night after night the fowls
gathered undisturbed in Their coy
house, and chuckled in low tones TO
themselves that they were safely shell
tered. No one worried about the COM
ing Christmas-time, for the gol bier
knew the date, and would surely tell
them in season to escape.
One day-it was nearly a month after
the time of the meeting-a great storm
arc e, and the wild snow swept in
white clouds through the air, drifting
about the yard, and half-covering the
penthouse, so that its inmates were COM
PEELED to content themselves with hop
ping from roost to roost. or scratching
among the dry grass seed on the floor,
for they did not dare to venture out.
Night came early down, and, tired
enough of their confinement, the fowls
were willing to tuck their heads be-
meath their wings, as its first long shad-
ows appeared. Soon silence and sleep
reigned-but not over all. Red Cap,
the gobbler, was awake. His mind was
troubled, and he could not sleep. All
day he had noticed an unusual Stir up
at the house. People coming and go
ing through the storm, and teams driven
into the great barn. What was going
On?
Suddenly new and terrible idea oc-
Cured to him. Quickly jumping to the
floor, he hurried toward corner where
he had hidden certain kernels of corn,
one for each day since Thanksgiving.
Hastily he searched for them, but in
vain. With wild gobble he awoke his
friends.
"Save yourselves! Save yourselves!
Something is wrong! The corn by
which | was counting the days has been
eaten. This may be the twenty fourth of
the month! Tomorrow may be-indeed,
l fear that it is-Christ -
He was interrupted by loud banging
at the door; it opened, and by the light
of frightful lantern the terror-stricken
Red Cap and his friends saw two horri-
BILE boys enter.
1--WE are lost! We are lost!' cried the
poor turkey. christmas has come!
Flee for your lives!"
But it was too late. Seized in spite
of his struggles, brave Red Cap was
borne away together with two of the
ducks, Dickey Daddles and another, and
five of the hens, among them naughty
Henry Penny. Then the boys and the
light disappeared, the door was closed,
and the inmates of the house were once
again left in darkness.
Hid then from behind barrel in the
corner came the voice of Miss Goose
laughing scornfully.
Age is supposed to bring knowledge
but geese are knooCn to eat corn" she
Kissed. "My Borrowing friends, vanity
is not as good as experience. Had they
listened TO Mother Gray and me, Red
Cap and his young friends would now
be alive and in safety, instead of hang
ing by the legs waiting to be cooked for
to-morrow's Christmas dinnerr'-F. T..
Hamilton, IN Harper's Young People.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-22
The Orchard.

Old orchards, as well as young,
should be carefully examined every
year to remove any limbs that have
died or that show any weakness. To
remove large limbs not only is sharp
saw required but also sharp ak and
two-inch chisel with which to smooth
off the wounds where the limbs are
sawed off, for, if the wound be left Just
as the saw leaves it, it will require a
much longer time for it to heal over
no sharp corners.
In trimming old trees, when most Of
the branches of large limb have died,
it is best to remove the entire limb up
to the trunk of the tree, for if left it
will die back to the tree, or at least be-
come so diseased that when cut off the
wound will not readily heal, but will
most likely begin to decay long before
it is healed over. IL is much better to
remove large limbs at this season OF the
year than during the spring monthsi
the sap Of the tree being comparatively
at rest the wounds are more likely to
become dry and hard, than if cut in
March and April. But at whatever
season of the year large limb is re-
moved it should be at once covered
with material that will keep the water
out. Various substances are used for
this purposes; formerly the wounds
were covered with mixture made of
equal parts of clay and cow manure;
this was very good while it was kept
on, but it soon washed off unless COW
cred with cloth, even then it would
wash out under the cloth sometimes
sufficient TO leave a chance for the
worms to get into the new wood. Shell
lac varnish has been used with good
success, but this needs watching, as it
will, if put ON too thick, sometimes
peel off. White lead slightly thinned
with oil has been found to make an ex-
eellent covering, although there would
seem to be an objection to using sub
stance with SO much oil in it; but ex-
experience proves that a wound made
by the removal of large limb will
heal as quick by keeping it covered
with good coat of paint, or by any
other substance.
This is very easy to apply, and, rs ii
will not wash of, it requires but very
little attention after being applied, and
there is not the danger of worms get
ting into the wound as there is with
some other substances.-Na Massachusetts
RloIQhmGa.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-12-22
Youths Department.
TIM TIM s STOCKING.

Close to the freight sitting.
And knitting, briskly knitting.
Was little GOld-Lock busiest
OF all the busy bees;
The need no doubt. was grave for which
Her fingers toiled so, stitch by stitch,
While tenderly she held her cat,
Tim-Tim. upon her knees
She was a pretty study;
The trelight fickering, ruddy.
Made such gi:w upon her cheeks,
Such a shine epon her head.
Was some one cold or il dlstress2
Some poor child gloveless, stockingless,
That she must knit so every night
Before she went to bed.
After some thoughtful guessing,
And some discreet caresSing,
/ learned her sudden industry
And interest were because
Twas almost Christmas eve, and Tim
Had never u stocking made foe him,
That he could hang beside her own,
Ready Tor Santa Claus.
An, little pold-haired daughter,
The Chr stmas time had brought Ter,
AS 10 all generous hearts, the wish
And will to give and do.
And, since, within her sheltered home
No glinpse of want or woe have come,
Tim-Tim, her cat, seemed needieSt
OF any one she knew.
So, when we all are sleeping,
And Santa Claus comes peeping,
think how he will shake his sides,
So jolly and SO fat,
And laugh to see there, hanging close
To God-Locks' little scarlet hose,
her careful, loving handiwork,
A stocking for the cat?
- CL,rn DOTH B0fsS