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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29
Over the Rockies.

Ed. d. in the Fargo Argus has the
following to say about Bozeman and the
surrounding country: 1--WE were per-
mitted to ride on the locomotive up to
the summit and down the opposite side
to Bozeman. The scenry is beyond des-
cription and as the iron horse puffed and
tugged away up the steep mountain
around sharp curves. or over high tres
ties, the excitement was very pleasant
and at times awful. Ascending far above
and right over the Bozeman tunnel, ~e
reach the summit and begin the descent.
This is the part Of the ride where one
instinctively sits light in the seat or leans
to the side nearest the mountain. The
run down the slope is made without
steam and with the air breaks on all the
way down. The descent is made very
slowly, and every precaution is taken by
the road to guard against accident.
Reaching Bozeman safely, we change
engine and glide away through thelovely
Gallatin valley, which is thirty miles
wide and very beautiful, interspersed
with groves, grain fields and grazing
lands. On the east side of this extensive
valley, along the base Of the mountains
crops are successfully raised without
irrigating. But al We glide westward
over IS miles Of track without a single
curve and as smooth as any in the west,
one sees on every hand the extensive
irrigating canals running for many miles
in every direction. In the west part of
the Valley we are pointed out by the
owner his extensive ranch and shown
oats which will 60 rs bushels, and wheat
promising 40 bushels to the acre; all
grown by irrigating desert land. Har-
vesting in Montana begins in September
or the last part Of August. The valleys
between Bozeman and Helena are much
wider than those OF the Yellowstone and
it's tributaries and are more beautiful
than any brush or pen can paint them.
Ed. Stone, Of all men in Montana,
knows how best to mingle business and
pleasure, and no man can throw fly
farther up narrow crookedtrout stream
or more gracefully flip out the little
speckled beauties than can he. During
the afternoon r1de we caught about 40
fine fish and broiled on sticks just flap
ming and fresh from the water over
fire kindled between the stones, they
afforded the best supper Imaginable and
sleep was sweet after the days sport.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29

He who through many changes to
which every life is subject cultivates the
power of adapting himself to those
changes, and also to the new set of cir
cumstances resulting therefrom, pos
sesses magic talisman against all the
vicissitudes Of life. So our lives 60 on /;
the river ends, we do not know where,
and the sea begins.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29

The papers continue to draw pathetic
pictures of the departing L.angtry, like
Niobe, all tears, and the poor bewailins
Freddie" who seems to forget tat there
is male Langtry on the other side OF
the ocean. The saddest feature about
the whole thing is that Mrs. l.. is to be
back again before her cheeks become
wrinkled and her head turns gray. In
the meantime, it might be just as well
for good morals If the press would give
her q rest.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29
Mcdonald for President.

4uc ucauluK OF MI. x1lOen6 Icl0tG
from behind Mr.. Henry Watterson's
health bulletins is-Joseph E. Mcdonald
of Indiana. At least that is the under.
standing of it in this section. over which
the world has been quietly given out
Mr.. Watterson first startled the country
with his rosy account of Mr.. Tilden'e
buxom health about six weeks ago.
Since then he has arrived at home and
the most astonishing alterations have
been made in the political sailing chart
of his paper, the Courier-Journal. There
is tendency to smile at Mr.. Watterson's
efforts as king-maker, but that he is a
political journalist with large following
in the Southwest is very true. The in
fluence of the paper in Kentuck and
Tennessee politics is remarkable and no
amount of inconsistency at uncritical
moments seems to affect it. Mr.. Waiter
son has established those cordial rela-
tions with his constituency which per-
mits him to scold them numerically at
times and then when the time arrives he
utters leader in double-leads to the
effect that 1--WE can quarrel as much as
We please, boys, on the march; but now
that we are before the enemy let's give
him hell in perfect harmony" That
kind or appeal generally has the desired
effect, and SO on all party questions, as
against the other party, Mr.. Watterson
represents compact and large following
When he threw his weight against repu-
dation in Tennessee 1880 it divided the
Democracy and allowed Governor Hawk
ins, the Republican, to win. Last year,
when he swung squarely around and
indorsed reputation in Tennessee and
made three-months' fight for General
Bate, that leader of reputation swept
the State like a whirlwind. So it is in
Kentucky. Last year Tom Henry, a
drunken and disreputable fellow, was
nominated for Clerk of the Court of Ap-
peals by the Democrats. At the outset
of his canvass he was guilty of such in
decencies that the rural press of the
state in ono VOICE demanded his removal
from the ticket. An Independent Dem
ocrat announced himself and it looked as
though the party nominee would be
forced to withdraw or be defeated. Mr..
Watterson had been silent up to that
time. Then he put in his leader aud in
quired if fair, honest, manly Kentuckians
were going to stand by and see wild
mountain boy" defeated because he had
come down from the wilderness to the
city and made fool of himself drinking,
Something" Mr.. Watterson added,
'that the best of lis are likely to do
among Rhilistines." That Strengthened
the snarl for the Kentuckians and Henry
swept the state by Al 600 majority.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29
He studies nature with a careless eye

He studies nature with careless eye
and benighted mind who does not per-
ceive that the supernatural lies in it and
above it. For when all is said that sci
ence tan teach, and all is done that skill
can achieve to cultivate the earth and
bring forth it's fruits, one gift remains,
without which everything else is vain
that gift which the Supreme Creator has
reserved absolutely to Himself, that gift
which man and every living creature
can take away and none can restore,
that gift without which this earth would
be no more than the cinder of a planet
the mystery and the miracle of life.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29

Wondrous is the strength Of cheerful
ness, altogether past calculation its pow
crs of endurance. Efforts, to be per-
manently useful, must be uniformly joy
ous,-a spirit all sunshine, graceful from
.yery, gladness, beautiful because bright.
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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29

A correspondent writing up the Yel-
lowstonc Park for the Chicago Times adds
a aP.S. Roscoe Conkling took too hot q
hath in Naturaes tub and was scalded."
Nothing strange or new in that anoance-
nnpnt
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29

An exchnge says "an Evansville ed
itor eats cloves when he becomes excit-
ed" Cloves is it? Some men eat roaat
coffee. beans. 1t is presumed cloves wall
disy,lise the cause OF excitement FUZZY
~ well.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29

Several thousand Salt Lake wives have
petitioned the city authorities to prohibit
the sale Of intoxicating liquors. The less
some wives have to do, the more they
grumble, We should think that when
man has ten, fifteen or more wives to
help him up stairs and pull off his boots,
the labor would be 80 light on each one
that they would not kick about it, but it
seems that such is not the case.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29
SAN PATCH'S LAST LEAP.
Fatal Ending OF His Showing That
Some Things can be Done ~
Well as Others.

The fate of Captain Webb at the rapids
of Niagara having awakened melan-
choly interest in similar occurrences, q
correspondent has been at the pains to
furnish the following in relation to Sam
Patch's exploits in Rochester, clipped
from Rochester city paper of an early
date:
Sam Patch's last leap we have often
been requested by travellers and others
to republish the particulars Of Sam last
leap from the falls, but not having in our
possession any newspaper files of that
year, we were unable to do so. In answer
to an inquiry, Mr.. Henry Scranton, of
Rochester, has furnished us from his
private journal the following: The first
leap took place on Friday, the 9Th of
November, 1928; distance, 100 feet. He
went down in fine style, and arose to the
surface amid the huzzas of the multitude.
The number of persons present was esti-
mated at 1000 to 5000. The last and
fatal leap, which took place one week
after, was advertised in the .Antimasonic
Inquirer, as follows:
HIGHER YET:
SANS LAST LEAP.
"Some things can be done as well as
others"
There's no mistake in Sam Patch.-Of
the truth of this he will endeavor to con-
vince the good people Of Rochester and
vicinity next Friday, November 18th, at
2 o'clock p. m. Being determined to
"astonish the natives" of the west before
he returns to the Jarseys, he will have a
scaffold, twenty-five feet high, erected on
the bank of Genesee falls, in this village
from which he will fearlessly leap into
the abyss below, q distance of 125 feet
Sans bear lat o'clock precisely will
make the same jump and follow his
master, thus showing that "some thing
have been done as well as others. .
Moreover, Sam hopes that all the good
, people who attend this astonishing ex'
| hibition will contribute something to
ward remunerating him for the seemingly
hazardous experiment.
The following is the Antinosonic In
n.irer's notice of the exploit: Ih'
ominous expression contained in thu
| the reckless Patch's advertisement ha'
been fearfally vindicated. 1t was indeed
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29

The Nihilist seem to be taking siesta;
but Russia finds a new cause of tribu-
lence in plague Of locusts that are eat
ing up everything green. A large force
of Cossacks have been sent to the front
to fight them, but up to to-day no pro-
motions have been gazeted for disting-
uished conduct. This is another of the
plaques which Egypt sends upon Europe.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29

The future? All, yes, you may well
say the future will be bright. This
country will turn out SAC, ,OOO, 600 annually
four years from to-day, and Capital will
howl then to find that all the best pay
ing mines have in some way gotten their
own smelters. and mills. The miners
will then snap their fingers at Capital, to
whom now they would go on their knees
and beg to smelt their ore for them at
half it's value.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29

The rivalry between st. Louis and
Chicago is not always Of the bitter kind.
At St. Louis, at least, the bitterness Of
the rivalry is occasionally sweetened by
bath of humor, and a good-natured
smile spread all over the community
like dab of butter on a hot skillet, as
for instance, not long since when Chi
cago detective, who came to st. Louis to
catch thief had his pocket licked on a
street car.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-30
Will Making.

In Scotland more laXity is permitted
in reference to wills than in England
since 1888. In the former country al
most any kind of written document pur-
porting to dispose of the testator's
property and sufficient to show his in
tention is regarded as good will. 1t
is not necessary that ink be used, and a
| legacy by word of mouth is good to the
extent of f100 Scots, or Is 6s. Sd ster-
ling. If the will is holograph-t is,
written by the grantor's own hand-no
witnesses are required. If it is not hol-
ograph, then two witnesses are neces-
sarv. with a regular testing clause. or
with the designations of the witnesses
written after their signatures. They
need not sign their names in the pres
ence of the grantOr, but he must either
sign or acknowledge his signature in
their presence. In England every will
must be attestcd by two witnesses, no
matter who wrote it, and after either
seeing the testator sign or hearing him
acknowledge his signature, they ought
to sign in his presence. a gift or legacy
to Il person witnessing a will is void.
but it does not affect the validity of the
will. The same holds good in Scotland,
except in the case of very small lega-
cies, which are not void. In England
creditor may be a witness, while in
the sister country the opposite is the
case. All English wills must be in
writing. Soldiers and sailors, however,
when on service. may make nuncupa-
tive wilis-that is, by word of mouth. If
will is written on more pages than
one, each page should be signed. the
witnesses signing only on the last.
In England. if the grantor can not
sign. he may make his mark or an Y,
or he may ask some one to sign for
him. In Scotland, only a notary or the
clergyman of the parish can sign for
another. All erasures and interlinea-
tions should be carefully mentioned at
the end of the deed. and all marginal
additions signed. Such, then. are the
principal formalities TO be observed in
the execution of VIII. In the old Ro-
man law, if a father wished to disin-
herit child, he was required to insert
a special clause to that effect. or such
child could get the will rendered void,
on the ground that he had been forgot
ten. Blackstone, in his ''Commenta-
ries," conjectures that this gave rise to
the custom in England of leaving to a
disinherited child the sum of Is, to
show that he had been remembered.
from this custom springs the we'll
known phrase, '.rll cut you off with a
shilling. Chambers journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-30

From Bath, Me-, we have received under date OF
May 49, 1888, the following statement of GEO. W.
HARRISON the popular proprietor of 1.-THE Restaa-
rant: "A few years since was troubled severely
with kidney and bladder affection that there was brick
dust deposits in urine and continual desire to URN
ate, with darling sharp pains through my bad-
der and side, and again. dull, heavy pressure, very
tedious to endure. consulted one of our resident
physicians but received no benefit from the treat
mcnt and fearing that my symptoms indicated Bright
Disease, the dreadful of all diseases. made up
my mind that must obtain relief speedily or would
be past cure. consulted my druggist. Mr.. Weber.
and after ascertaining my symptoms he recommended
the of Hunts Remedy, he knew of many success
full effected by that medicine in similar cases hero
in Bath. purchased bottle. and before had used
the first bottle found had received great benefit,
as suffered less pain. my water became moro natural
and began to improve much that the second bottle
effected complete cure; and my thanks are due to
HINTS Remedy for restored health, and chccrfuy
recommend this most valuable apd reliable medicine
to my friends consider 1t dnty well pleas
ure to do 3d."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-30
HOME AND FARM.

-Scald the chicken feed and see If
you do not have fewer cases of gapes.
To take oil spots out of mating.
etc, wet the spot with alcohol, rub it
with hard soap, and then wash well with
cold water.-Ine Household.
Cold boiled potatoes used as soap
will clean the hands and keep the skin
soft and healthy. Those not overlooked
arc the best.
Young and fine-grained carrots
make delicious entree if boiled until
they are tender, then cut in two length
wise and fried or Drowned in butter
N. Y. Post.
Tho stomach of a sheep is small,
and consequently he takes but little
food at a time and wants to feed often.
Hence his best food is grass, and the
best way to feed. him is to let him gath
er his own food.
If you wish to make jelly of red
raspberries and currants, use them in
this proportion: To eight quarts of ber-
ries allow three quarts Of currants. This
makes delicious jam. The fruit should
be boiled and the scum taken from the
top, before the addition of the sugar.
After this is put in let it cook just long
enough to dissolve the sugar.-N. 7.
Post. ....- ,aa.2..s 49,. t..
Apple Float: Boil and mash six ap-
pies; sweeten to taste, then beat with a
silver fork or an egg-beater until very
light and smooth. = Beat the whites of
two eggs to a strong froth, and gradu-
saIly beat in the apples. Flavor to taste
with vanilla, lemon, nutmeg, or any
thing else preferred. Partly fill glass
bowl with rich boiled custard and put
the float upon the top. The float and
custard should both be very cold. - Gin
cinuati 1Snaes. -,
Pretty blocks for crazy quilt have
different shapes and styles of fans on
them. These blocks, and in fact all
having a framework of black velvet rib
bon. This can be frightened as much
as you please by the use of embroidery
silks. .Brocade silk can be made more
effective, if of one color, by having the
figures outlined with gay silks.-Er-
change.
w. P. Atherton, in paper on the
care of fruit-trees, read before a Maine
horticultural society, told the following:
"a farmer dismissed a hand because be
SeG Only Hlne trees III d uay uuIlnS Hlo
absence; the next day he set the bal
ance of one hundred himself When
they bore fruit the nine set by the hired
hand proved to be more valuable than
the ninety set by himself. "-Boston Post.
Take eve lamb to the house and
make pet of it. Use nothing but kind
ness, and give it a name, teaching it to
come at the call. Whenever the lamb
obeys, give it something as a reward,
such as a grain of corn, piece of bread.
or anything that is acceptable, but never
give it a blow. When the lamb is
grown place it in the flock, and you will
need only to call that one sheep, when
all the others will follow. AS sheep fol-
low their leader, the training of one is
the training of all, and it is a saving OF
time and labor to do so.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-30
Flying Down a Mountain.

A party of English tourists who had
assembled Mount McGregor, near Sara
toga, complained to Mr.. w. J. Arkel,
the manager of the inclined railway,
that they had not had sample of speed
in any of their travels on this side Of
the water. Mr.. Arkell volunteered to
satisfy their desire. He disposed Of
them in an observation car, to which
was attached an engine. What hap
pened is recorded in the Saratogian:
Gentlemen, you will be in Saratoga
Or somewhere else in ten minutes"
said Mr.. Arkell, as he waved his hand
to the engineer and said: 'Let her
slide.'
Nobody in that crowd to this day can
tell just exactly what happened. Per-
sons who were in the neighborhood of
Mount McGregOr state that they saw a
streak of lightning climb down the
mountain side and go plunging in the
direction of Saratoga. Persons who
were down at the McGregor depot in
Saratoga were greatly surprised by the
sudden appearance of a dusty little
engine and a single car in which were
five human beings. One of them sat on
the brake calmly picking his teeth with
silver tooth-pick. This was Mr..
Arkell.
"Did you enjoy your little trip, gen
tlemen?' said he, as he stepped off the
brake and searched under the seats and
looked out of the window for what was
left of these four Britishers. The
remnants of the four answered feebly:
"Are we still alive, sir?'
81 don't know, said Mr.. Arkell
81 know that it is twelve miles
from the end of the road at the top
of the mountain to the end in town
We were just six minutes and a half
coming that distance, and pledge you
my word. gentlemen, we didn't turn a
curve on the whole trip. We went on
Decline, and where the tracks were
out of dead-fine we simply cut over
the country till we struck the tracks
again. 1t was n reasonable speed for a
first trial, gentlemen. but if you will
come up again, now that we have had
a little experience, l think we can
beat the last record by a minute and a
half
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-30
Gamblers SuperstftiOns.

When the kerds are comm yer way,
why play 'em fur all they're worth
Make the dealers eyes start out the
: socket, and don 'tstop the lick till you We
busted the machine, or luck changes. :"
This advice was given me the other day
by one of the oId-timers, during a con-
versation regarding faro and other
games which are played at most from
tier towns openly and publicly.
, III made a run at Garcia's. one night,
and scooped 'em to the tune of $4,000,
and before they know'd they were hurt.
and when Charley was bankin' tapped
him for over $4,000 inside of thirty
minutes, and then turned fool and blew
it in at Colds. My rule, young fellow,
is to stop when luck changes, and its
a burned good rule, but can no more
follow it than q doctor can take his
own medicine. When I'm winnin' want
ito break the bank; when l lose, play
ON, hoping. for good streak. Some
times she comes, sometimes she
doesn't
"Speaking about good streaks. gam
blers are very superstitious about signs
and tokens, l suppose?"
..Superstitious! should say so. They
NAV look bold and free and easy, but
F tell YOU every one of 'em are more SUI
perstltious to the square inch than a
mule has kicking power. Look at old
.HillAquiet, clever man as ever lived.
generally speaking; but if you want to to
See him riled just interfere with one OF
hid net superstitions and he'll curse a
blue streak. He's great believer in
sniders. Let one of them black, ugly
Shines be about him while he's dealing
and he's as happy as dead Injun n
Why, one night a stranger aro OPP WIN; III
ming every layout. and. spying spider
crawlin' on Hills shoulder. he brushed
it off and killed it. Well. such yelling
and swearing! Hill stopped the game,
and the startled stranger 1e1I tue has pi had
had luck, and attributes it to the spi-
= ~ lost q cool 81 200 one night by just
having feller's foot on my chair dur .n.
ing The game. When l found out the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-08-30
The OutcaSt plOW.

ga short time ago, l was passing a
farm and saw good pillow, not an old
pillow, but one apparently new in the
spring, left standing in the furrow, just
where a month or two before the boy
had left it when he finished the field. ]
said to myself, Alas. poor pillow! were
YOU a Scotch implement you would not
thus be left out in the cold You see,
gentlemen, l m Scotchman and must
therefore be excused if l have a natural
tendency. or perhaps failing, for com
pairing the customs of the West with
those of my paternal country. But ]
said to myself, AS this is 4 strange
country, perhaps the farmer has some
good reason for leaving his pillow in the
cold / asked myself. was that pillow
manufactured down South, and has the
considerate owner left it there to be-
come accustomed to the stern riGors of
a Northern climate''
! Perhaps the timber required season
ing. Maybe he lett it there because it
was nearer the field where he intended
to employ it next season than it would
have been had he taken it home. ]
noticed one thing requiring care and
forethought-the share was covered
with earth. / said to myself, That's to
keep it from rusting, doubtless Did
the farmer leave his pillow there in order
to say to any neighbor who might wish
to borrow it, Sorry, my friend, but
we've lost that plow!'
''Now if that pillow had been left out
in Scotch field, the farmer would have
built neat shed over it, or at leas'
have covered it with straw. and fixed on
it a label bearing the words, Here lietii
my faithful plow.' n. S. alexander.
in Farm, Herd and Home,