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First Take q look at Mamma.

At the sycamore I noticed at a lit.
tie distance. a girl probably Is who
had half q dozen admirers about her,
and they had physical causes, at least,
! fer admiration. She was decidedly
| pretty, having golden bair with 4
warm red shade ut was unmistaka-
her own), soft brown eyes, a grace
fully tuned up o that lent piquan-
cy to her face, and a plump figure
which hardly escaped voluptuous-
ness. She had a sweet voice, too,
and q winning manner. She was
talking freely, and her talk seemed
to ee fully appreciated by her mascu-
line friends. who may have been
pr+judiced in her favor. / did not
hear what she said; 1 did not wish
to, for l Wa. afraid she might be
affected, Or commonplace, or silly, as
pretty girls of her age are apt to be.
1t was, l am aware, nothing 10 me,
and yet l darkly suspected that her
words, ii audible, would dispel a n
illusion. Nature seems unwilling to
put a fine brain into a Ene body, mig
gardly jade that she is.
While l was rejecting on this a
very stout Woman-She Must have
weighed POO pounds-waddled along
the piazza and addressed the girl as
ELLA, DEAR" with the Information
that her father wanted to see her.
Thai, then was her mother; a likeness
by dimmed years and overlad, n with
flesh, disclosed the unhappy truth. l
supposed the sentimental SWANS
would be startled by this vision and
cease to adore But they did not
not on, Of them-which shows that
they were terribly in earnest. Had l
been one | should have been cured
of my amorous fever. Ia thirty year.
Ella, dear, would be what pondereus
was; and every vestage of
her grace, elegance and beauty would
vanished forever.
When young men are cOnnubial'y
to a pretty, plump girl, they
abstain from any rash step
until they have seen her mother and
her avoildupois. II they are
not deferred then from further prose-
:ution of their suit, nothing will
heal them except matri-
Desperate diseases require
Desperate remedies.-Cor. Chicago
Tribune.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.


William Fl Young, plaintiff, against John f
Walker, Godfrey Lavell and Thomas Lavell,
defendants.
TO be sold at Sherif's Sale. on the Sd day of
November, A. D.. 1883, at l o'clock p. H., at the
front IGOR OF the Sheriff. Office. in the City OF
Butte, County of Silver Bow, Territory of Mon
tana, the following described real property, to-
wit:
All right, title, claim and estate which de-
PENDANT John E Walker mad on the LIST day of
F. bruary. 1882, the date OF tie execution of
said mortgage or has since acquired in or to
lot No. twenty-five (22) in blocA No. forty
one ND in Butte City, in Silver Bow County.
Montana Territory. according to the official
plat and survey of Blu tie now on file in the Of
flee of the County Recorder Of Deer L.ot'ge
County, Montana Territory, together with all
improvements OH said property and the rights,
privileges and appearances the-eunto belong
ing Or in any wish appe tanning.
Dated this 18th day of October A. D. 1888
GEO w. IRWIN, II,
Sheriff of Silver Bow County. NJ. T.
BY II. {. BJDLEy, Under Sheriff,
13Oct-S-W-4W.
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him for your museum Thank you
for the suggestion,' said Barnum,
and I'll take a run up and e the
little chap BarDum accordingly
went to Bridgeport and saw Charlie
Stratton. He was greatly pleased
with the dwarf, and forthwith re-
solved to take him to New Ycak and
place him on exhibition. 1t was not
y difficult task to make a bargain
with the elder Stratton, who was de-
lighted at Tie prospect of making a
little money without having to work
for it. Well, to make a long story
sht TT, Charlie STATIONS name was
changed to Tom Thumb, and lie was
exhibited as the smallest and most
wonderful dwarf on the face of the
globe He was q great attraction
for the museum. and 1t vas not long
before the proprietor realized the fact
that Tom Thumb wasa trump ard
People came from far and e to
the lilliputian wonder.-Ncw
York Star.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
First National Rank Of p,t+a N n

First National Bank Of Butte, NJ. T., plaintiff.
against Michael A. Hickey, defendant.
To be sold at Sheriff s sale, on the Sd dav Of
November. A: D. 1889, at l o'clock p. M, at the
front door ofthe Sheriff's Office, in the City Of
Butte, County OF Silver Bow, Territory OF Mon
wit:
The Lizzie quartz Lode claim, located in Sum
init Valley mining district, Silver Bow County
Montana Territory, which is particularly bound.
ed and described as follows. to wit: Be.
which the quarter section l between see-
tons Is and ID in T3 RS 7 and sW bears s ~
deg 80 min 81 sec E 554:43 feet distant, and run
ming thence n 4 deg b min W 332S feet, thence
y So d E PSI feet, thence N 0 deg 10 min + 81
feet, thence n s. deg sc min + tt66 feet, thence
South $50 feet, thence south 50 deg 80 min W 141
feet to the place of beginning. Said claim is
designated in the United States Land Office as
'G nst nos ~ 70 and 10 ? in 7 3 Rs and 8 W.
GEO. W. IRWIN, H.,
Sheriff of Silver Bow County, NJ. T,
by H. c. BoDLEY, Under Sheriff:
HoctS-W4w
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SUMMONS.

In Justices Court. Boulder Precil.ct, Jefferson
County, Montana Territory, before Alex ).
Elder z.
W. H. Parkinson, plaintiff, VS.. Daniel Cud
more, defendant. Summons.
The people of the Territory OF Montana send
greeting to the above named defendant.
You are hereby required t. appear IN an &C
ton brought against you by the above named
plaintiff in the Justices Court of Boulder Pre-,
cinct, Jefferson County, Montana Territory. and
to answer the complaint filed therein within IL
days exclusive @ the day of ~service) after the
service OH you ofthis Summons. II served within
the county; otherwise within forty days: or
judgment will be taken against you, according
to he prayer of said complaint.
The said action is brOugEtto recover the sum
of fifty -tive dollars for board during the months
Of May, June, July and August, 1855, rs per COM
plant now OH file in this office.
And you are hereby notified that, If you fail to
appear and answer tha said complaint as above
required, the said plaintiff will tax judgment
by default against you for the said sum of fifty
five do, lars and costs of suit as demanded Ill
plaintiffs complaint.
Given under my hand this LIST day of October,
D. 1873. ALE| J. ELDER, J. +.
17Oct-S. W-4W
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FISHING IN THE GEYSERS.
The Place Where tn Angler Gets
The Bulge on all Other Kinds
of Fishing.

"Speak!ng of fish," said the smil
ing stranger, iii the president wants
to have some genuine fan, he wants
to cast his line in some O. them gey'
sers. That's where you get fish. ]
got in there once about q year ago,
ketched 1000 smeits in an hour and
a quarter! And trout! we'll I should
whisper in an undertone. Pm shout
ing, gentlemen, when l say a man
can take trout out o. one o. them
geysers that'li weigh half a ton! I've
done it,"
IL thought the wafer in the geysers
was warm" Clipped in an unOeliev-
ing listener.
"Hot, stranger, hot" protested the
unabashed Wyoming man.
land You pretend to say those fish
live in hot Water?"
II never alluded to the possibility,
stranger. l didn't even think of it.
Them fish | ketched was dead, every
fish of 'em dead and cooked. There's
where you get the bulge OH all othor
kind o. tishin'. Yo , get the fish all
ready tor the table"
THAT sounds reasonable" observed
the keen-eyed man. II think he's
the truth. / say, how do you
catch those ti,h?"
with worms, stranger" respond
ed the Wyoming man eage-ly, re-
to ind a friend in the crowd.
bait your hook with angle
worms, and the fish takes right hold
as soon as your sinker touches the
bottom"
Then we are to understand that
dead and cooked fish will bite at a
hook, are WEI" said the keen-eyed
man.
I'm them geysers, stranger, They
do IN anywhere else. In them
yeysers they r hungry for worms,
md besides they amt cooked until
you land 'em. You see, the water at
he bottom of the geysers is cold, and
is the hot water on the top, together
With the friction that cooks 'em. You
lont see it anywhere but in the gey-
ers, but there you never miss it,
Eagle.
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SRERlFF"S SALE.

Charles R. Bates, plaintiff, against James Nc
Kean and James Tuo1y defendants.
To be sold at Sherif's Sale, on the ed day of
November, A. D. 1883. at i 80 o'clock p M, at the
front dnor of the Sheriif's Office, III the City OF
Butte, County of Silver Bow, Territory of Mon
tana, the following described real property, to-
wit:
Lots Nos. twenty nine (2Y and thirty (SO in
block No. twenty-five (2sl in Mite City, Silver
Bow County, Montana Territory, according to
file in the Office Of the Clerk and Recorder of
Deer Lodg County, Montana Territory, togetil-
er with the two story building and all improve
ments thereon.
Dated this 18th day of October, A. D. 1881.
+ w IRWIN, H.,
Sheriff of Silver Bow County. NJ. 7.
BY II. c. BODLEY, Under Sheriff.
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A Hail. Told Story.

captain" said he as he found the
old weather beaten tar summing OR
the ferry dock, You have probably
heard about Shylock and the pound
of fesh?"
"Well, sir"
"Can you remember the particu.
lars?"
''Most of 'em, I guess. YES, I'll
take q brandy with YOU"
He hadn't been asked to drink, but
after the two had wiped off their
chins the captain sat down, found an
tleva or for his feet, and began:
"This old coon of a Shylock lived
over in Europe somewhere, ard it
was some time ago. I've heard that
he once kept a pawn show ia buffalo,
but l never tried to get him d, wn
very fine. Nice man on the average
they say; might have been a little
cranky in wanting a good endorser
on a note and steep interest on loans,
but I reckon he paid his way at a
picnic az freely as the next. YES, I
wouldn't mind taking a glass of beer
with YOU.
"This Antonio had borrowed vari-
ous samll sums of money of Old Shy.
and il had been a tight squeak to
make him pay up. There wasn't a
man in town who would give ten
cents on the dollar for his notes, and
his opinion Oh the question of finan-
ces wasn't Orth shucks. He wanted
to enlarge his grocery or start a sheep
ranch, or take a hand in some. such
enterprise calling for cash, and he
goes to shylock to rai:e the green
backs. Thank YOU"
"For WHAT"
''For the mint julip. I'll have
mine favored with strawberry"
Nothing had been said about beer,
but it was called Tor and tackled out
of sight, and the captain continued:
"This merchant Antonio was no
great shakes of a Teller. He was in
the retail business, and hadn't enter
prise enough to advertise in the pa
pers. Probably kept a one-horse
grocery and notion store, and put in
most of his time on the cracker bar
rel. Some folks try to make out he
was the biggest rooster on the fence, |
but facts wont bear them out. Thank
you, so am I. I'll take a lemonade"
The other hesitated, but finally
ordered it, and again the story went |
on:
"See here. captain, I can't afford
this. l want to be curious and lib
eral, but this is rather stroAg."
"YOung man." said the captain as
he drew himself up with great dig
nifty, 1.-THE story of Shylock, as I tell
it, contains eight drinks and ends
with a 15-cent cigar! Do you want
the rest of lt?!'
"Great Scott! No.,
"Then be a little more careful in
future how you absorb my vatu-
lble time. My stories vary from
,hree drinks and a cigar to eight
thinks and q bottle of ale to take
home. Don't try to come to me and
,et an eight drink story for three
for you will get left every
ime. "-Detr0it Free Press.
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SI1ERIFF'S SALE,

Anthony W.Barnarda and Josiah F. Beck plain
tifts. against Arthur Nadeau, Joseph Nadeau
Isaac Nadeau and Louisa Nadcau, his wife,
defendants.
November A D, 1888, at - o'clock m, at the
front door Of the Sheriff. office, in the City OF
Butte, County of Silver Bow, Territory of Mon:
tana, the following described real property, to
wit:
Lots No, four az and five () in block No. forty
(4O) in lutte City according to the official plat
and survey of the said town of Butte now on
file in the Office of the County Recorder of Deel
Lodge, Montana Territory together with all the
and privileges and appurtenances thereto he.
longing or in anywise appertaining. The said
above Described property lying and be ing stu
dte IN Silver Bow County, Montana Territ Try.
GEO. w. IRWIN, H.,
Sheriff ofSilver Bow County NJ. T.
BY H. c. BoDLEY, Under Sheriff..
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TIE FINDING or TOM THUMB
The Story Of Barnum's First In
PRODUCTION to the Great
Little Man.

II I'M the man who was the means
of Tom Thumb being found by P. r.
Barnum," was the remark made by
MI. Henry Folsom of NJ. % South
William street to a representati> OF
the Star yesterday afternoon.
"HOw sO?' was the query of the
person to whom this information was
vouchsafed.
swell, l will tell you just how it
came to pass" Mr.. Folsom re-
sponded. "About forty years ago l
knew a family named Stratton vino
lived in Bridgeport, Conn. The
head of the family was in the habit
of INDUCING too freely in liquor.
Some people called him a hummer
but, SO far as l eve knew, he was a
quiet, inOffensive man.. He was in
very poor condition financially, and
his family sometimes actually suf.
fered for the necessities of life. This
man bad q son, who was the smallest
child Of his age l ever saw in my life.
The little fellow was probably five or
six years of age at the time. He was
acunning yOungster, and the Won
dero of the nei ,hborbood in which he
lived. This small chap was Charles
S Stratton, afterward known as
Tom Thumb.
"But how did Barnum find him ?"
"Oh, Til explain that to you pres
emily. There was a restaurant and
liquor saloon in Bridgeport in those
days. The proprietor had a trap door
in the floor of his saloon that opened
intoa sort of cellar where clans were
kept. The establishment was stu
ated on the dock. 80 that boats load
ed with clans could coma alongside
for the purpose of dumping their
loads into the cellar aforesaid. A
gagged in the clam business were in
the habit of frequenting this place.
There were other customers who
came there to eat chowder and par
take of the liquid refreshments Of
fered at the bar. The saloon became
known as the headquarters of a class
Of happy-go-lucky men, of whom the
elder StrattOn was one of the &C
knOweledged leading spirits. The
elder Strattan often brought his
dwarfed boy into the saloon to
amuse the men who congregated
there. Nobody then had any idea
that the little fellow would ever be
of much account. I was then &C.
quainted with P. r. Barnum. AT that !
time Barnum kept a small museum. J
His museum was such q One-hOrse
affair that there was not sufficient
income from it to keep its proprietor
from financial embarrassment. One
day Barnum asked me if / would !
take the trouble the next time l WIS.,
tied Bridgeport to go to his brother,
Philo Barnum, who lived there, and
for the Snowman a loan of $50
1 did the GRAND at requested. Feel
ing interested III Barnum's museum
enterprise, l naturally began to
think about ways and means of help
ing him in his business. 1 said to
See here, Barnum, there Is a
lwarf Lamed Charles Stratton up in
Bridgeport. He isn't bigger than a
lint of cider. 1t seems to me that it
7ould be a good idea for you to get
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Notice to

TO Walter Jones: You are hereby notified
that the undersigned has in accordance with
the provisions OF section 1921, revised statutes
of the United States, performed the labor and
of 500 in repres- nting for the year 1882 the
Burner quartz lode mining claim, situated In
Summit Valley Mining District, Silver Bow
AID you are hereby notified that unless you
contribute or cause to be contributed your por-
ton amounting to s25, together with interest
and costs within 30 days from date hereof,
all YOUR right, title, interests and claim, TO the
above mentioned quartz lode claim will become
the property of the undersigned cO-OWner, who
has made the required expenditures.
S. II. CARMAN.
Butte, N. T., August 14th, 1883.
S-W-9td
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Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Julian Marchesscau deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned the
administrator of the estate If Julian Marches
seau, deceased. to the ere itors of and al per-
sons having claims against the deceased, to
exhibit them, will The necessary vouchers.
within four months after the first publication
of this notice, to the said administrator at his
place of business in Butte City, III the County
OF Silver Bow. Dated Sept 29th, 1889.
.STANISLAI1S 4. HIRROND.
Administrator of the estate Of Julian Mar
chesseau, deceased. 3Oct-sw4n
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DR.. Spinney,
NO. Ii ST.

Treats all Oh onic n Special Diseases
YOUNG MEN who may be suffering from the
effects OF youthful tollles or indiscretion will do
well to avail themselves Of this, the grea est
boon ever laid at the altar of suffering HUMANE
ty. DR.. srISNEY will guarantee to ,Orfelt $500
tor every case of seminal weakness or private
diseases OF any kind or character which he IN
dertakes and fails 10 cure.
MIDnLE-AGED MEN. There are many at the
age OF thirty to sixty who are troubled with too
frequent evacuation of the bladder, often ac-
companled by a slight sEarting or burning sell
satlon, and a weakening Of the system in u
manner the patient cannot account. for. On eS.
am1ning the urinary deposit, Il ropy sediment
VIII oflen be found, and sometimes small par;i
cies OF aibnmcn viii! appear, or the color will
be OF u thin milkish hue, again changing . a
dark and torpid appearance. There are many
men who die OF this difficulty ignorant of the
cause, which is the second stag OF seminal.
weakness. Dr. ;. will guarantee a perfect cure
III all such eases. and a healthy rest ration of
the genito urinary organs.
O1f4ce hours 10 to 4 and 6 to S. SUNDAYS fiom
~ to IL a. N. Consultation free. Thorough ex-
animation and advice 50.
Call on or address,
DIR. SP1ENEY 4 CO.,
NO. II kearney street,
fi"d~" San Francisco. Cal.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

Henry G. Gayer, Abraham Buol, 1sadore
Ehret, Raymond Sale, Christian F. Jackey and
John Peter Shoning. plaintiffs, against Louis
Pene, defendant.
November, A. D. 1888, at l o'clock p. m at he
front door of the sheriff Office, in the City OF
Butte, County Of Silver Bow, erritory OF Mon
tana, the following described real property, to-
wit:
one undivided one-eighth 60 interest in and
to the Brilliant quartz lode clam located in III
dependence Mining district, Silver Bow Coun-
ty, Montana Territory.
Dated this 18th day of October. A.. d. 1855.
GEO. ". IRWIN, H.
Sheriff of Silver Row County. N. !:
ByH. C. BoDLEY, Under Sheriff.
13Oct-S-W4W
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W. T. Ballard and VIM. Milling
have closed up their placers above
Pioneer, the snow there Monday be-
ing knee deep. The season has been
a very satisfactory one. Mr.. Mill
ing goes to Chicago to spend the
winter, while MI. Ballard will short
ly 60 to California.
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DR.. +. E HOLMES,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
IN Office and Rooms OH Broadway, opposite
Coed Templars' Hall, Butte, Montana.
For SaLc.

Ranch on Divide Creek. Enquire on tn
premises. ID. fOhNhA.
7-7S-Wtf
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GJ-HOUsEs FOE RENT AND MILK FOR SALE
rs Mary Anna Hanson's opposite Joel A.. Mo-
s, East Park street 14apswa
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Gen. Sickles in Old Age.

saw Gen. Sickles come down the
stl eet to-day on his two crutches
How we'll he bears his years! Ger.
tainly he has e e sixty years pass
owe his head, and yet he looks not
more than fifty. 1 was standing
with a friend who bore his part gal
lantly and prominently at Gettys-
burg. As the general passed, my
friend said: THE loss of that leg
was one of the most fortunate things,
if not the most fortunate thing, that
ever occurred to Sickles. If he had
not been so badly wounded he would
have been cashiered for inconlpe-
tency at the battle. of Gettysburg.
Meade was only restrained by the
fact of the loss of his leg. Sickles is
a brave fellow, though. When they
proposed to amputate his leg they
wanted to chlorOform him, No. said
SickIes, give Tie a cigar and 1 can
stand it, And he did so without a
murmur." A little later along l
saw hiLL sitting on the piazza of one
of the hotels, quietly and calmly
talking to a group of old men who
were intently listening to his words,
and as l looked upon his calm aud
seemingly languid face my mind
al rapidly Over the stirring events
of his stormy and forceful career, and
l thought that few strangers, lock-
ing upon him as l was then, could
read therein the traces of those emo
tons, the tragedies and comedies of
his eventful life had once expressed
thereon. 1t is not given, happily, to
many men to pass through what he
has, and few men want to. From
the days of turbulent ward politics
in New York City, through tie
of secretary of legation at Lon
don, of Congressman at Washington
before the war, the tragedy of the
killing Of Keys, the condemnation
which followed the condoning, the
war and his rapid rise to leadership
therein, ending his public career as a
minister to Spain and Supplementary
this with a formal return to the party
his first love, the Democracy.
There are events in his life which
make him a marked and %conspicu-
'us figure of the present era. The
of these passions have left be-
lind them few traces, and seeming
v he is enjoying q green end placid
I'D age Brooklyn Eagles Saratoga
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An italian newspaper gravely an
nounces that MI. Stanley, the Afri-
can explorer, has accepted the title Of
king at the hands of the savage
tribes among whom he is boring in
the interest of commerce. He is to be
styled, it adds, King Stanley of Con-
go, and is to be invested with absO-
lutte authority to sign treaties and ex-
cute all the other functions of SUI
preme sovereignty.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-11-08
Personal.

Mr.. Richardson came home last week.
Mr.. Munro, left for his home in the East,
Monday.
Ernest Miller, of st. Leuis, was in 1ronton
yesterday.
MIR. Hill, of Fredericktown, wss in Ironton
last week.
MIR. Thos. Burnsides has returned from
his trip south.
Grant Tetwiler, and wife, of Bonnie Terre'
were here last week.
James Lindsay, of Kansas City, was nome
a short time last week.
Mrs. DR.. May, of Annapolis, was i'll Iron
ton Il few days last week.
Mrs. NJ. A. Tong, of ST. Louis, spent 1e"
DAYS in Ironton last week.
Mrs. N. b. Tetwiler and VIM. Ietwiler
left for the East last monday.
Mr.. Geo. Begley and wife were up from
the Bluff a few days this week.
WI. O'Brien and 7. Donohue, OF Gran
iieviile. were in town Tuesday. Also, Judge
Stephens, Of Belleview.
VIII. Byers, leaves for New York this
week. He will purchase large stock OF
silks. etc. for his 'BOnanZas."
Chas. Tetwiler, Dick Baldwin, Ed. Bum
gardner and Geo. Avery returned Wednes-
day from Il month of hunting. Wild hOgs
had them freed for time. So no game for
sale.