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The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Tanning FuTs.

y simple method of tanning ordin-
airy furs is to stretch the skin when
fresh on a board, and make it fast
with nails or tacks; then prepare a
mixture of equal parts of salt and
alum dissolved in water, with coarse
-four stirred in to make the whole
about the consistency of thick cream.
Spread this on the flesh side until it is
about half inch thick. Leave this
on a few days, and then scrape off
and apply the same again, and at the
end of a week remove, beat up the
skin until it is soft and pliable, and no
further tanning will be required, if the
furs are to be used for robes or sim
liar purposes.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Price 10 Cents

to trade they offer; they should secure,
if the business will warrant, a fast
freight line to deliver goods in season,
and do everything else that is legitimate
and honorable to corral as much Of the
outlaying trade as possible. The situa-
ton in Montana has come to this. The
time was when people residing within
80 miles of Fort Benton were COM
PEELED to trade here, but that time is
past. They will come now if it is to
their interest, otherwise not, and our
merchants should try to make it inter-
esting for them to visit Fort Benton
when they want supplies. There is no
material difference in the distances;
low prices and ordinary business sagac-
ity and activity will win.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Yellowstone Roundup.

The Yellowstone Roundup Associa-
ton at lis recent Billings session,
adopted the following resolutions:
RESOLVED, That the executive com
mirtce appoint a subcommittee to
count the bulls on ranges and if there
are not a sufficient number for each
band, to require owners to make up
the deficiency.
RESOLVED, That in order to pro-
tect the winter ranges, all the cattle
should be driven back to the lake basin
and kept there during the summer SO
that the valley ranges will be reserved
for the winter.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24

Mr.. Joseph Cole has gone into camp
on the property known as the Golden
Terry, located about 800 yards below
the Bamboo Chief He commenced
work on this lead Monday morning
and we hope to hear good reports from
this valuable prospect, soon.
The owners of the Northern Pacific
are about to continue work on this
property. About fifty tons of galena
ore already on the dump.
Mr.. J. II. Kemper is now prosecut-
ing development on the Florence, one
of the richest showings in the Judith
range.
Let the good work go on and labor
will have its reward. The Pyramids
were not built in day.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
The May Day Party.

On May 1st occurs the grand party
given in honor of the opening of the
new Day House, Reedsfort. Every
effort is being made for large attend
ance. 1t will be an event long to be
remembered in this section. All friends
who failed to receive an invitation are
cordially invited to be present. Do
not fail to attend. Music by the Maiden
String Band. Tickets, including sup
per, $3.50.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Business Competition.

The merchants Of Fort Benton ought
to make a determined effort this season
to secure the lions share of the trade
of the Judith country. There is no
reason why they should not. They can
get more favorable freight tariffs than
the merchants of the railroad towns,
and on that account ought to be able
to sell goods at a lower figure. They
must understand that they have now
active competitors and must bid for the
trade of the dividing ground" if they
expect to get it. Last season, by max
ing n well directed effort, Billings mer-
chants secured II goodly portion of the
Judith country trade while there was
no effort on the part of our dealers to
contest for it. 1t is certainly time that
the policy of inaction should end, that
is, unless that trade is not particularly
desired. Fort Benton dealers should
meet their competitors at any other
point as far as prices are concerned,
and go them just little better; they
should send representatives to that Sec
ton to secure the business; they should
advertise unstintingly the inducements
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
Spring Creek Items.
Is LeWistown, now Z!

II IeNlSGONn, now
Remember Mrs. F. Days opening
dance, on May Day. Unquestionably
this will be the excelsior" dance of tho
year.
The North Moccasin lumber mill,
w. II. Watson, proprietor, started up,
Saturday last. Jack Arnold is in
charge.
Day e Roberts, the leading black
smiths of the Judith country, report
press of business, with orders ahead
for some time.
Mr.. N. M. Erickson has received his
commission as postmaster for the new
office soon be to opened at Lewistown,
formerly Lewiston) and expects to
handle Uncle Sans letter pouches by
the 10th of May.
The school election held on tie 9th
inst. resulted in the election of Stephen
May, trustee, three years, and n. NJ.
Erickson, clerk. Mr.. May declined to
serve and the county superintendent
appointed DR.. Lapalme.
Two Dot" Wilson, one of the lead
ing cattle men of the Musselshel,
passed over the Benton Southern Stage
line last week with view to purchas-
ing. 1t is thought he will take pos
session in n short time.
The Republican primary meeting,
held in the school house, on the even
ing of the 18th, to elect delegates to
the county convention resulted in the
choosing of Frank Day and w. S. Col
hns, with L. Rotwitt and Chag. RAIDER
as alternates.
Prosper Lapine has at last been
made to realize that "the way of the
is hard" He INDUCED
in the assault and battery act, on the
person of his wife, and for so doing,
was committed to the county Jail for
sixty days, by Judge Toombs.
At the Republican primaries, on tho
18th inst, it was resolved to hold a non
partisan meeting in May to consider
of great moment to the sur
rounding country in general and Spring
Creek in particular, that will come
before the electors this fall.
a Sunday afternoon temperance
meeting has been inaugurated here,
in the school house. The first meeting
occurred on the 18th inst, and proved
such a decided success as to insure a
continuation indefinitely. General in.
terest is manifested in the movement.
A Good Templer's lodge will undoubt-
edly be the outgrowth.
T. C. Power & Bro, arc erecting a
new store building 25x60 feet, adjoin-
ing their present warehouse. The new
store will be a substantial and commodi-
Ous structure, with cellar full length
md breadth of the building. The pres
snt store will be occupied as warehouse
No. 2, thus giving them ample room
,or the mammoth stock they intend to
carry to supply the rapidly increasing
.rade of this section. Mr.. Erickson,
he manager, intends to rush the build
ng to completion, and hopes to be into
t by the middle of June. Their pres
ent quarters have already become too
limited.
The Mineral argus., 1884-04-24
A Trip to the :. Bamboo chieL.o

On Saturday last we took advantage
of an opportunity to visit the Bamboo
Chief, now the most promising looking
silver lode in the Judith Mining Region.
On approaching the mine we found
Charley Young, perched on the dump,
his appearance suggesting the sprightly
and coy prairie dog, ready to descend
into the bowels of the earth at
the approach of strange footsteps.
Although Charley was ready to descend
to his silvery canopied abode, he had
nothing to fear from expert or tender
foot, as the dump spoke for itself
Notwithstanding the Bamboo has only
a thirty foot shaft, at the bottom was
found an eight-foot vein of free-milling
ore, composed Of bromide and ruby
silver, some of which, for richness, can
not be surpassed by the celebrated
Drum Lummon, OF Marysville. They
are now troubled somewhat by surface
water but this will soon be obviated
and work pushed forward in earnest.
Mr.. Young says he can get out hun
dred ton of as good ore as can be
found on the dump--a statement which
we hope time will fully substantiate.
Specimens of ore from the dump will
be thoroughly tested and further devel-
opment watched with much interest.
Mr.. Young is also working other
leads in the vicinity of the Bamboo
Chief, that promise startling results
ere long.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10

called back into public power the leading
men Of the South every one Of whom turns
up is bitter and relentless aud malignant
fee; and to-day. iro@ the Potomac to the
Rio Grandc, the very men who have re-
ceiyed this amnesty are as busy - they can
be In consolidating into one compact politi'
cal organization the old slave states. just ~
they were before the war. We see the BAN
per held out blazoned again with the m
scriptioD that, with the united South ana
very few votes from the North, Tbs coun-
try can be governed. want the people ID
understand that Is precisely the movement
that that Is the animus and the intent
II is OF this same Mr.. BLAINE that the
Republican National Committee is speaking
when il declares that "the broad and gene
rous national views Of Mr.. BLAINE have
insured the members OF the Republican
National Committee TO make frank ap-
peal TO southern men,! What bu-lcsluc.
We suspect that the speech from which we
have quoted above Is the one TO which Bob
IsoHnsoLL alluded when he said in the Re-
publican National Convention OF 1876 that
BLAINE ''took the rebel Congress by the
throat snd shook them until their ioreheads
were ~ black az their records and their
tongues hung out like flags Of truce" Oh,
generous BLAINE
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10
rur pTcHMOND DISPATCH. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1851
Huber the Explorer.
lsrrinriicld RepublIoan.I


A daring explorer, Charles HUME he
,ost his life IN the endeayor 10 ado " "a
ns. ,S;s Inowledge. lie had been gen, 70
wo', ';. Nv the French Minister Of puo,''
hI. .o,s,,or. with the special object OF uis
Ihs"u s',,, sncicnt tablets and inscriptions
eose III travelled from Damascus In syria
.nr 80, ." winch IL a little north OF the cen
70 Law, .n,a between the Ala and Selma.
w W. ~. lis baggage there he pushed down
L'",'SS -, and had but little more tnan
:" 'u" No return Journey when he ana us
s''ta,,, zero killed by marhuding Bedpu-
~ THO French Government i to maxi
I've, ,,o,,s endeayors to recover the papers
si, ,n",iao,;ons which he left nj iiayel. Tbry
a a,.' ,hnncht 70 be OF great value; for Mr.
H. soouoh only thir,y.two. had pos,
80 ,,.,,ius for work OF this KIND. ana ma
,so.d,' do,e brilliant service in ihis speciii
ia no made the first hall OF the pur-
80 fran Damascus to ilayel, IN 1891
"a ,vent from there 10 BGdad on the
T,a,le trayersinc country much !"
.,p;cb NO Europeau had before seen ana ne
,ook home with him rich harvest OF lhNcIlP,
- q Inch ontedate the lslamic era, ~ wen
80 d,,vings. surveys. and many Interesting
ohiect. Of other sorts. The success VI VoS,
undertaking secured for bln inc 0ulDt.
,uissior during which bee lost bus me- iie VIZ
fearless, active. and scholarly, ana ms lui "i1
may be in tanccd by the fact that ne 49,"
determined upon the completion OF ~
,,,csor, iourney 10 visit Mecca. and-iOi-
100 inc the example OF Bureskhardt, BUR
ron and NaltZan-to risk his lie ny ae-
tcmniipg 10 enter the Calba Of sacred tenn
ME. in ne disguise Of q woman aud unuer
The guidance Of friendly shciS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10
Here md There.

One OF the anarchist prisoners on trial at
Berne, Switzerland, lately declared that he
was in the employ OF the Berlin police.
His statement was confirmed. and caused
considerable sensation. His functions were
TO excite the anarchists Of Switzerland TO
commit outrages which would lead 10 their
expulsion from the country.
According to the account which was gen.
orally believed fifty wears ago, the original
Seckcl pear-tree was a seeding which
sprung up on the grounds OF farmer
named Seckel, near Burlington. n. J. II
was introduced in Delaware by Ashton
Richardson, who resided near Wilmington.
and who had two trees in his garden in full
bearing In 1881.
One OF the largest single contracts ever
made by the British Government was that
awarded TO Armour h Co., OF Chicago, for
100000 pounds Of canned corn-beei and
LOCO cases Of bacon. for the army in Egypt.
IL IS stated that half the contract was iul-
filed by delivery at Woolwich within an
hour after the order was given, and on the
same day the rest OF the beef started from
Chicago by flying freight train for New
York.
Many Of the principal cities OF France
sent workmen out TO America TO visit the
Boston Exhibition. Marselles, amongst the
number, voted 5000 francs to divide
amongst three delegates. II now appears
that the latter group. instead Of embarking
for America, stayed in Paris as q more pre-
fersble alternative than crossing the Allan
tic and making excursions to Boston. One
OF the delegates, il Is assured. Is so charmed
with the capital that he still remains within
its boundaries.
According TO recent statistics there hiss
been a great increase in the consumption
Of liquor in the United States, and one far
outstrippiug the growth Of population. In
1910 the number Of gallons Of liquor con-
sumed was 1900, 900. and how the num-
Der has gone up since Is shown in the fol-
lowing figures: 1850, 94,000,00 gallons;
1869, 202, 900. 600; 1870. $4,000, 900; 1880,
506. 900, 900; 1883, 655, 000,000 That is.
while the population has only trebled
during the last forty years, the consump-
ton OF liquor has increased by almost ten.
fold. and the amount Of money expended
In It's purchase shows still greater pro-
portionsl increase. The annual expendi-
ture for liquor In the United States now
exceeds $500. 100000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10
] LANES Genius for Blundering.

LANES Genius for Blundering.
Mr.. BLAINE may be very astnte politi-
clan, but be has certainly developed re-
Gently most remarkable genius for blum.
dcring. Nearly every time he has put his
pen TO paper during the last few months
be has made mess OF it. and nearly every
time he opens bis mouth he says something
| that Il would be well for him to have left
unsaid. To illustrate specially this latter
point we quote the following from the Bo'-
ton Herald:
The advice which Mr. Blaine gave the
people OF West Virginia. {" not 10 vote upon
tradition or prejudice, not TO look 10 the
past. but 20 the future" Is equally needed
by the people Of the North. More than half
The Republican voters in these States are
such bv inheritance or through prejudice.
They look 10 the past more than to the
future. They adhere TO their own party
more for what II has been than for what II
j., and dislike the Democratic party more
for what it was twenty years ago than for
what il is to-day.
The Herald then notes few OF the
changes that have taken place in parties
during the past twenty years. and ADDS:
"Thcre are some Democrats who would
he really more in place in voting for Blaine
than for Cleveland, and they are generally
acknowledging this affinity by going for
Mir. Blaino's twin brother politically
benjamin +. Butler. There is a far greater
number Of Republicans who would be
lruer 10 their convictions and interests in
voting for tbataggressiyely honest man and
consistent rcformcr, Grover Cleveland.
Thousands Of them have decided to do
this. We suggest 10 those who are still
hating between two opinions whether
they can DO better thing than TO take MIR.
Baine's advice. and not vote upon tradi-
lion or prejudice but upon their beliefs
and inclinations-rem remembering that "a
government Of the people is safe in tue
hands Of any majority OF the people,"
Comment could hardly be more compre-
hensiye and incisive than is the above.
When we consider that the stock and trade
Of MIR. BLAISE's party is prejudice; when we
consider that gentleman's record in respect
Of appeals TO sectional feeling, he has literal
~ hosted himself with bis own petard.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10
Epr@0I,aI.

Cardinal Manning's health appears to be
quite restored.
Matthew Arnold is preparing for press n
popular edition OF his "GOd and the
Bible"
Professor C.. A. Young's book on the
sun has been translated INTO French. Ger
man. Italian. and Russian. and 5000 copies
have been sold in England.
Not q very cheerful gathering was the
recent meeting of the three Empcrors; for
Kaiser Wilhelm arrived in such a state OF
exhaustion that he could scarcely step out
OF his carriage. and fears were expressed
that he would not be able TO bear the Jour-
ney back TO Berlin.
Professor i. i. Dewey. curator of me-
tallurgy for the United States National Nh
scum at Washington. Is at Butte, Montana.
for the purpose Of personally inspecting
the operation Of the mills and smelters OF
that region. with view to obtaining a
practical knowledge Of the different metal
lurgical processes in use.
Intcrlaken. III Switzerland, is unusually
cosmopolitan in character this season. \
glance at the list III nOiabilitleS staying
there diScloscs such names rs Lord and
Lady Napier Of Magdala, VI. Octave Feuil-
let. The Countess Won Moltke, VI. Alphonse
Daudct, the wife of Nubar Pscha. and DR..
Evans, the American dentist. Of Paris.
On the ground that il is his duty 10 sop.
pose hereSy and schism," ArchdelcOn
IightfoOt, Of WellingbOrough, England,
hss refused TO allow an organist TO play in
his church because he had previously OFF,
ciated IN a Congregational church. He
went so far even az to cut OF the unfortu-
nate musician from all the offices and min
istratlons OF the church.
MIR. +. Il. Carpenter is at work on =
large historical painting, " The First Coun-
ell Of Arbitration" Ii Will contain portraits
Of Lord RipOn, Sir Stafford Northcote, Sir
Edward Thornton, Sir John Mcdonald,
Chancellor Bernard, Lord Tenterden, Sec
rotary Fish, General Schenck. Judge Mel
son, Judge Hoar, AttOrney-General vii.
liams, and Judge Bancroft Davis.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10

70 be valued none the less Tor that reasoh'
He seems 10 have done his work wen. lie
Il evidently abreast with the times. lie nas
q laudable family pride, but no itol''n
vanity. lie treats fairly the old question
as TO whether WAT TYLER was black
smith or tyler, and gives bis vote IN favor
Of The former. We confess TO ON inclina-
ton 10 take the other side OF the question.
We think he was WAT the tyler. The
various spellings Of bis name indicate
nothing more than that even no 70 queen
EIIzABErB's time there was no rule Tor
spelling proper names nor, we 'n'su'
add. any other words. To this day we
know,not how TO spell SnAKsPEAEE's name
We copy from the book where IL quotes
STOW, who SAID:
"Whereupon her mother cried out;
neighbours came running in; and her nus
hand Icing at worke In the same to~ne,
t,d;,o of on boilse," &c. "WhereupOn
he f,,inr. avoiding the blow."&c. eve
~ one prepared 10 support the said John
Tyler"
Inc JiasOnlC Ia'tiHit! hti' Wv W."
"tyler" to describe the man who "tyles
an house 1.-THE Ma 'onic house. The equi-
yalent French word is .' COuvreur." or CO.
yerer in English. Plainly in this last sense
of "tyler" or couyreur" 1t means con-
cesler.
We notice in a letter from President
TYLER TO WILLIAM TYLER. Esq. that he
pronounces a poll-tsX "thc most unjust
and unequal that can be imposed, since it
operates per capita and without regard to
properly"
The book il highly interesting. Ii Is
also valuable. Would that we had mole
room TO deS ote 10 1t. 1t is sold by sub
scripton, and can be bad OF Mrs. Lucy
MFlNITy
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10
Mr. Rlnine-The Catholics.

Whilst looking into Mr.. BLATSE's record,
we found upon page Is Of the COMPRESSION
al Record of January II, 1876, character
istlc remark OF Mr. BLAINE's. lie was try
lug TO show up "the horrors Of Anderson.
Vile" aud referred as follows TO the testi-
mony of a Catholic priest. Mr.. BLAINE
said:
~ VIII read but single paragraph from
the testimony Of Rev. William John lIsmil-
ton, man, believe, who never was in the
North, Catholic priest at Macon. He il a
southern man and Democrat and Catho-
lc priest. And when you unite those three
qualities in one man you willnOt find much
testimony that would be strained in favor
of the Republican party. Laughter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10

Governor Cleveland will visit New York
on the 18th instant, and will probably stop
at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel. He goes on
business of private nature. but has prom
ised to attend the Democratic demonstra-
ton in Brooklyn on the 10th instant. Gov
ernor Cleveland has also accepted an invita-
ton TO attend Democratic demonstration
to be held at the Academy o! Music, New
York, on the evening Of the 10Th instant,
to be held under the auspices Of a large
number OF leading capitalists and business
men, Baltimore Sun.
As we advised Mr.. CLEVELAND TO 90 to
Ohio. we shall not censure him for visiting
any and every town and city in New York
il he thinks proper TO do so. But what
will they say who have forbidden him TO
leave his office!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10

Nobody who knows his resources and
his methods would be surprised il Mr.
BLAINE should remain in ohio until Tues
day next, and on Monday give such assn.
RANGES TO the Germans OF Cincinnati and
Cleveland as he might deem necessary in
order to get their votes. Look out for de-
yelopments. CLEVELAND is stalking allupon
New York. BLAINE is stalking all upon
Ohio, and will not hesitate to do whatever
lie shall find necessary to the accomplish
mcnt OF his object.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10
EXPERT SAFE BREAKERS.
Small sums OF Money aud s26.o00 in Bonds
staten.


stolen.
Rochester ~. " specia! says: A.
successful q safc-rObbery y has been snown
in this section in 4 long time was perform
cd last night at Perry, n small yiil1ge about
sixty miles from Rochester. in wyoming
county. mt an unknown houc during me
nieLt. The burglars forced open thr Offices
81 Charlie, W. G.. Mobiles X sons, near the
Silycr-Lale railroad depot; George TOM
linson a son. at Silycr-Lake Mills. and the
meat market Of Myron VI. Sweet. The op'-
rat0rs were evidently professionals. from the
skillUl and easy manner in which they per-
formed their work with tools which they
bad procured from The blacksmith slOp OF
Mr.. T,lmadgc. among which were sledgr-
hsn,mcr, cold chisjl. and nippcrs. They
forced the safe doors at the first two places.
bursting The comb nation knobs of and by
means Of steel drills turning the com5ina-
ton lock Off on the inside. The safes were
only fro-proof ones. and Of Cincinnati pli-
tenn. From Mobiles safe they secured $50
cash and $4,000 in Arkansas Stale bonds,
worth thirty cents on the dolllr; from Tom
linSon's, 1925 cash and Il watch belonging
TO the Cornish estate.
There were four suspicious characters
npllccu III SILVER LINZ S''lt h'g' y bt"N-
ford Grllcr, who worked on the Silver
Like salt-wCll at the comm 'nccmcnt, was
in Perry late last night. He had been no.
tced &C Nobles's Office during the day.
The burglars were imcked toward Gene
see by their horse. the footprints Of which
are peculiar. Moscow people report gig
passing through there rapidly at O'Clock
In tie morning. The tracks OF the horse
ard the finding OF team near Liyons. in
Livingston county. furnish the only clue to
the burglars. They did their work and
left the village without being heard or
seen. Mobiles & Sons offer a reward OF
$3.50 for their capture. The Rochester POI
lice have Dcen on the lookout all day. with
out avail, and the officers say there Is no
likelihood OF the burglars coming near th1
city.