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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29
Too True to be Sad.

He was busy man and she was. .
society woman. One evening he sud-
denly looked up from his paper and
said:
''By he way, didn't we have baby
in this house about the time that Md
land broad gauge went up to ninety
eight?''
''Yes," said she, Oscar was born
the night of the Everingham recep-
tion.'
boy, was itP'' he said with show
OF interest. Il had forgotten; must be
about Z months old by this time. Whore
is he?''
She touched bell, servant appear
ed, and she ordered Oscar brought into
the presence of his sire. Instead Of
whom, the weeping nurse appeared
alone, and confessed with many tears
that the infant Oscar had been kidnap.
ped in the park six weeks before, and
that the most careful search, aided by
advertisements in the daily papers, had
thus far failed to reveal his where
abouts. Thus we see that wealth il no
barrier to sorrow, and even in the
homes of the rich and great, trouble
creeps with its stealthy tread. and
sometimes breaks up whole evening
of enjoyment.-Burlington Haaekeye
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29
Baking Bread.

The bakers old-fashioned method of
testing the temperature of an oven is
instructive. He throws flour on the
floor. If it blackens without taxing
fire the heat is considered sufficient It
might be supposed that this is too high
temperature, as the object is to coos
the -four, not t6bur it. But we must
remember that the flour which has been
prepared for baking is mixed with
water, and the evaporation of this
water will materially lower the tenn
perature of the dough itself. Beside
this, we must bear in mind that an
other object is to be attained. A hard
shell or crust has to be formed, which
will so incase and Support the lump Of
dough as to prevent it from subsiding
when the further evolution of carbonic-
acid gas shall cease, which will be the
case sometimes before the cooking of
the mass is completed. It will happen
wlGn the temperature reaches the
point at which the yeast-cells can no
longer germinate, which temperature
is considerably below the boiling-point
of water.
In spite of this high outside temper
ature, that of the inner part Of the loaf
is kept down little above PIP degrees
by the evaporation of the water con-
tanned in the bread; the escape of this
vapor and the expansion of the carbon
ic acid bubbles by heat increasing the
porosity of the loaf.
The outside being heated consider
ably above the temperature of the in
ner part, this variation produces the
differences between the crust and the
crumb. The action of the high tenn
perature in directly converting some of
the starch into dextrin will be under
stood from what have already stated,
and also the partial conversion of this
dextrin into caramel, which was de-
scribed in Nos. 13 and IA of this series.
Thus we have in the crust an excess of
dextrin as compared with the crumb,
and the addition of a variable quantity
of caramel. In lightly baked bread,
with crust OF uniform pale-yellowish
color, the conversion Of the dextrin
into caramel has barely commenced,
and the gummy character of the dex-
trim coating is well displayed. Some
such bread, especially the long slaves
of life common in France, appear as
though they had been vanished, and
their crust is partially soluble in water.
This explains the apparent paradox
that hard crust, or dry toast, is more
easily digested than the soft crumb of
bread; the cookery of the crumb not
having been carried beyond the mere
hydration of the gluten and the starch,
and such degree of dextrin formation
as was due to the action of the distaste
OF the grain during the preliminary
period of '.rising. ."-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29
Washing Day in Switzerland.

Outside the theatre, writes u Sogiio,
Switzerland, correspondent OF the Bos-
ton Herald, l know OF few merry come
dies so thoroughly enjoyable by the
chance spectator as washing day in a
hamlet like Soglio. Now, washing day
is with us in America, IS we all too
well know, the sternest kind of high
wrought tragedy. in which men hold
their bated breath in fear. and women
are wrought to the most formidable
state of tension. The miseries of the
SOLITARY system are then witnessed
in their most cruel shape. Approach
now the parallel spectacle in Soglio,
guided to the spot by peals of merry
laughter. Into great stone. basin,
thirty feet by ten, stream of crystal
mountain water is pouring in constant
food. and all around the brink, their
dresses girt close and their arms strip
ped bare for action, stand the women,
young and old. No moping meian-
choly, no look of frantic despair at the
heap of soiled clothes one poor, lone,
unaided creature has got TO cope with;
but, instead of this. glee, invigoration,
Already topic is started. the last Sum
DAVIS sermon, the festival down at Pro-
montoguo, the latest engagement in
the village, and in a trice it is clear
what vigorous dramatic eloquence the
mere operation of washing imparts to
the ordinary prose of talk. Here is one
woman taking exception to something
she did not like in the doctrine of the
sermon. just at the very point when she
is rubbing in the soap on !. particularly
dirty spot in the garment she has in
hand. With what vim she applies the
caustic bar, and then rubs and rubs, as
though it were not shirt, but the very
manuscript itself. and the evil doctrine
in black ink within it, she is bringing
her finest energies to bear upon. And,
10! all at once she annihilates alike the
stain of dirt and obnoxious sentiments,
with look of triumph. as she holds on
high the now stainless garment. and
ali pause to gaze in admiration. Here,
again, is another woman wringing dry
with her powerful arms coarse linen
sheet. All! the sheet is a mere symbol.
1t is the last refuge of lies she is wiring
ing out of some bad character in the
neighborhood. or out of some danger
GUS tendency to extravaganza or folly
she is depreoating in the young. How
clear, at glance. the twofold advant-
age! First, the sheet gets the benefi,
of her passion, for in no uninspired
mood could she wiring it dry; and then
the consciences of her coworkers are
sought home with an energy the vii
lage pastor, debarred of such superb
dramatic adjuncts. can never aspire 10
0nmrse-
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29
Too Familiar.

Nh. Hacklin went into an unhealth-
ful neighborhood and started news
paper. Several months afterwards he
was seen in the vicinity of his former
residence.
..Hellov' said = friend. "back 50
soon?"
''Yes. got restless
'.Didn't like the neighborhood?"
mot after the people became too
familiar. / had not been there long
until it became evident that l would
not like the place. did not mind
them shooting ut me every time went
out of the office. and even tolerated
their habit of blazing away 1T me
when I'd stick my head out OF the win-
dow, but when they fell into the habit
Of climbing on the house-top and shoot
ing down tho chimney. why l became
disgus,ed a, such familiarity. ."-Ar-
kansdU IrdUeler
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29
A Trick on a Pawnbroker.

A Montreal pawnbroker. q shoft
time ago, advanced quite a sum Of
money on a very valuable solitaire
diamond ring. and agreed to sell the
ring at reasonable price for the
pledger. Soon after q young man
came into the shop, and asked for dis
mond rings. Among others, the soli-
taire was shown him, but after exam
lining he left without buying. The next
day the broker noticed something
wrong with the ring, and on exsmining
it became convinced that the stone had
been changed. and that, instead Of .
valuable diamond, he had only . worth.
less piece Of glass. Then the person
who had pledged the ring demanded
its return. and began to make consid-
erable fuss, SO that altogether the pawn
broker found himself on the horns Of .
most uncomfortable dilemma. Luckily
for him. he succeeded in getting on the
track OF the young man, and after
great amount of trouble forced him to
return the stone. He fully believes that
it was deliberate plot to swindle him
by the two persons.-PhiladelphiG Rec.
9rd
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29
MOltke the Silent.

Moltke the Silent-der Schwelger-
as he is called, is generally considered
the greatest, and is certainly the most
successful, of living soldiers. His
achievements at Koniggratz, Sedan and
Paris have never been surpassed, and
compel the admiration of all compe-
tent military critics. Silent. quiet,
cold, the very incarnation of concen-
trated thought, just as you see him
walking in the streets or moving in
drawiDg-room. when everybody stands
respectfully aside to let him pass-so
he stood on the battle field. his cold.
clear eye passing slowly from one point
to the other, and his cold. clear mind
weighing the chances of victory and
defeat with the intensity and serenity
of mathematician pondering over the
solution of some grave problem. No
one it is said has ever seen Count
Moltke excited, not even at Sedan,
where the greatest victory of modern
times decided the fortunes of the two
most powerful Empires of the CONT
nent His calmness seems mysterious,
almost awful, and there is something
strangely sad about that silent. lonely
old man. His wife died some years
ago; he never had child; his nearest
relations, with the exception of a
nephew and niece, seem to be kept
at distance by him. Who are his
companions and his friends? To
whom does he ever talk in friendly
familiar way? Nobody has ever been
able to tell me, though nave often in
quired. An old man of 81, he still ap-
pears without fail wherever duty calls
him. He is to be seen at almost all the
Emperor's receptions, the most strik-
ing parsonage near the throne. But
how does the old field marshal pass
away his time when free from duty.
when tired of work? Nobody pretends
to know. Either nobody penetrates
into his intimacy, or else those who
approach him intimately do not speak
about it. When the weather is fine
you may see tall, thin man, with
very light yellowish hair and a sallow,
beardless, wrinkled face. out of which
shine pair of stony gray eyes. wrap
ped in a long, dark military coat, q
cap on his small head. faultlessly
dressed in a Generals uniform-a gen.
tleman born in every inch of his aris-
tocratic, slender figure. his body still
erect but his head as in deep thought,
slightly bent forward-such man, l
say, you may see coming out of the
great red building which stands on the
Koenigs Platz, at the corner of ''Molt-
Ike" and Bismarck streets. and
which bears the name of General
Stab" The solitary old man, uuat-
tended by 4 servant, walks slowly.
Every one who meets him
looks at him attentivcly; if the passer-
by is a soldier he stands on one side
and salutes. The old General returns
the salute slowly and deliberately, but
without seeing to whom.
Every time l see him the thought oc-
ours to me that in such guise Dante
must have passed through the streets
of Florence. That is General Field
Count Hullmush Won Molkte,
one Of the strangest characters the
world has ever produced. 1t is well
worth going to Berlin to see that great
parsonage. - BtackWoods
W00nzine
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29
Leap Like Tigers.

There is tribe of hunting spiders
that leap like tigers on their prey. Ono
of those jumped two feet on to an
humb ble bee. They approach the OBJ
iect.of their intended attack with the
noiseless and imperceptible motion Of
the shadow of sun dial. If the fly
moves the spider moves also, back
ward, forward, or sideways, and that
with so much percision as to time and
distance that the two insects appear as
if bound together by some invisible
chain. or actuated by the same spirit.
If the fly take wing and pitch behind
the spider, the head of the latter is
turned round to meet it so quickly that
the human eye is deceived, and the
spider appears to be motionless. When
in in s asGsp sprns the eap : made with
fearful rapidity. and the prey struck
down.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29
Story With q Moral.

The bOatman pulls his dripping oars,
And the sun shines merrily over;
For lady fair on the distant shores
Was waiting the kiss Of her lover.
And, oh! he was n gallant young knight,
And she was Baron's daughter:
And her treeses were bright as the mellow
sunlight
Now flushing the brow of the water.
The boafman pulls his dripping oars.
But the sun shines forth no longer:
And be views the eky with q nervous eye,
And his grip on the oars grows stronger.
A darkness comes across the main,
Relieved by the iightninR's flashes;
The sea runs mountains high, and the rain
Comes down. and the thunder crashes.
The boatman pulleth not his oars.
And the boat has ceased its motion:
IT'S scattered and torn, and pjecemeal borne,
On the bosom of the ocean:
And the Knight and the fisher have found
their graves,
And the lady has lest her lover;
And she weeps and prays, and laughs and
Till her Journey of life is over.
THE MORAL.
Supposing the Knight had gone by rail,
Or say that he'd taken a schooner,
We shouldn't have had this horrible tale,
And he would have seen her much soonerl
Or suppostng he never had gone at all,
Twould have stopped deal of bother.
And you bet your boots, before the "Fall,"
Shed have taken up with another!
Glasgow Herald.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29
Prepared for the Encounter.

George, l want some ice-cream. ="
murmured Ethel, at the same time put.
ting her face close to his.
George was startled, but it was only
for second. Then the old firm. fear
less expression spread itself on his ada
,lantine cheek. and the ringing answer
struck her full in the lobe of her left
ear.
mo. Ethel, it cannot be. There's
poison j. the fountain"
.:Soda water?'
mo, Ethel, it cannot be. There's
death j. the freezer"
II expected this would be your an-
swer. But I'm prepared. Fear not ]
have lived in Brooklyn. ."-Rochester
Post Ezpress.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29
Wonders of Substances.

Gold-beaters. by hammering, can re-
duce gold leaves so thin that 282, 900
must be laid upon each other to pro-
duce the thickness Of an inch, yet
each leaf is so perfect and free from
holes that one of them laid on any sar-
face, as in gliding, gives the tppear-
ance of solid gold. They are. 80 thin
that if formed into q book: 1,506 would
only occupy the space Of q single leaf
of common paper; and an octave vol
ume of an inch thick would have 40
many pages as the books Of we'll
stocked library of 1,50O volumes, With
400 pages in each. Still thinner than.
this is the coating of gold upon
lace, and we are not sure that such
coating is not of only one atom s'thick.
Platinum and silver can be drawn into
wire much finer than human hair. A
grain of blue vitriol or carmina will
tinge a gallon of water SO that fn' every
drop the color may be perceived. A
grain of musk will scent room for
twenty years. and will at the end of
that period have lost little Of its
" C1Nu IT. AAO NAA A4V4 NAVW 01AH0AAO 4UO
food many miles off A burning taper
uncovered for single instant. during
which it does not lose one thousandth
OF :, grain, would fill with light .
sphere for miles in diameter. 10 - to
be visible in any part of it: The thread
of the silkworm is so small that many
Of them are twisted together to- form
the finest sewing thread; but thatof the
spider is smaller still. for two drachms
OF i, by weight would reach from Lon
don to Edinburg. or 400 miles. In the
nit of Goldfish or in water in which
vegetables have been infused the mi
croscope discovers animalcules of
which many thousands together do not
equal in bulk grain of sand; and yet
nature, with singular prodigality, has
supplied many of these with organs As
complete as those of the whale or the
elephant, and their bodies consist Of
the same substance, or ultimate atoms,
as that OF man himself In q single
pound of such matter there are more
living creatures than of human beings
nn the face of the globe.-CasseWs
SATURDAY. Journal.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29

A New York theatrical manager says
that he receives on an average thirty
fiye or forty plays week throughout
the entire year. During three years he
has accepted but three OF these. and
neither Of them has yet been produced
There is complaint over the scarcity
Of money in London. and yet IN IN tne
e,.omst Court of Chaucery $S6O.0UN-
005 lies idle under the ban OF the law
awaiting proper heirs. --
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A Brothers Return for Value Re.
ceived.

Fifteen years ago Henry M. Crane
was one Of Schenectsdy's most prom
inent men. In the course of time he
met with reverses, and his extensive
fortune Of perhaps quarter of mil
lion dollars was swept away and he
was left almost penni.ess. Mr.. Crane
went to Arizona and engaged in busi-
ness, but was, we believe. unsuc-
cessful Recent, ..e secured posi-
ton a. porter OF tue Pacific Hotel, San
Francisco. A few weeks ago, while
thus employed, Mr.. Crane received the
gratifying intelligence that he could
draw on . San Francisco banker for
466. 900. which sum had been placed to
his credit by his brother, Jonathan
Crane. It seems that this brother
had been loaned $4,000 by Henry
many years ago. when the latter was
in prosperity. and the brother having
recently ''struck luck" paid back the
sum. together with compound interest
for Al. those wears.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29

It ia said rubber betting has almost
entirely sqpplanted that made oi
leather.
mo-" said Amy, "l'llnave the whole
hog or none" please don't say whole
hog. ;" demonstrated the High School
girl. ''say undivided porcine. >"
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29

Give me a. CALL Large brick building. Main
street, near bridge.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-29

Custom Work and Repairing,
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-09
A Paper Floor.

The first paper floor ever laid has
just been completed in the new rink
on North Pennsylvania street. This
flooring is made by pasting and press
ing straw boards together under .
powerful hydraulic press, in the same
way as the discs Of the paper car
wheels are made. When these blocks
are perfectly seasoned and dried they
are sawed up into flooring boards
and laid with the edge Of the paper
forming the surface Of the floor. This
surface is sand .papered until it IL e
smooth as one vast sheet of ice, and
the adhesive quality Of the paper
prevents any slipping Of the roller
upon the floor. The floor being with
out joints, perfectly smooth and conn
paratively noiseless, with no slipping
Of the rollers upon ii, q new pleasure
and fresh attraction is given to roller
skating which has never before been
obtained. d.--Indianapolis Journal.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-09

Oftentimes have seen tall ship
glide by against the tide - II drawn
By some invisible bovine. with
hundred strong armspulling IL Her
sails were untitled, her streamers were
dropping, she had neither side-whssl
nor stern wheel, still abe moved on
stately, in serene triumph, ~ with her
own life. But ! knew, that on the
other side Of the ship hidden beneath
the great bulk that swan 30 majesd-
cally, there was little toilsome
steam-tug, with . heart Of hre and
arms OF iron, that was tugging u
bravely on and ] know II the little
steam-tug untwined her arm, and LETT
the ship, II would wallow and roll
about and drift hither and thither,
and 90 of with the reAuent tide, no
man knows whittier. And 90 I have
known more than one genius, high
docked, full-freighted, idle-sailed, gay
pennoned, but that for the bare,
toiling arms, and brave warm beating
heart Of the faithful little WIFE that
nestles close to him, 80 that no wind
or wave could part them, would have
gone down with the stream, and have
been heard Of no more.--O. w.
Holmes.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-09
BlaIne's Kentucky Marriage.

ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 21-The Con
stitution of to-day says editorially
"Mr. Blaine's statement regarding his
two marriages will be read with
interest. There is one weak point,
however. He claims that his Ken
lucky marriage was q secret one, and
it was not until six months later that
he awoke to the fact that the laws OF
Kentucky required q license. Hence
his second marriage as an act of pru-
dence. While Mr.. Blaine might be
excused for ignorance Of the law, what
became Of the Kentucky preacher
who married him and who did know
the lawi In the light Of the confess
ion, for such il is, the libel suit
against Mr.. Shoemaker will have 10
fall to the ground Mr.. Blaine's own
conduct has brought all this trouble
to his door. There are those who
will believe his story. There are
those who will not believe it. and
there are those who win not be con-
.vinced until Mr.. Blaine gives the
name of the alleged Kentucky preach
er who 50 conveniently performed
q marriage ceremony in violation oil
the laws Of his State"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-09

We believe that the farmer should
produce and consume more vegeta-
bles and less pork. We do not be-
lieve pork unwholesome In toto. II
has its uses which we commend but
it's abuse we condemn. Farmers, Of
all men, should have the greatest
variety OF the most wholesome food |;
yet half their diet is pork and bread
II it were not that they breckhs pure
air and take much exercise they could
not live on such food. God gave
man flesh and grain for strength,
vegetables for health, fruits for plea
sure. While these are distinctively
their Offices, all are essential 10 health.
We hope TO have quite an interest
awakened in gardening. In this the
women can take part-[J. n s.
Farmers Call.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-09
How to SpoIl.

To spoil steak--fry II.
To spoil tea or cofee-boil il.
To spoil custard bake it too long.
To spoil house -plants-water them
too much. s
To spoil butter-do not work out
all the milk.
To spoil q carpet-sweep il with .
stiff half-worn broom.
To spoil pancakes s--bake them on
q luke-warm griddle.
To spoil q breakfast -grumble all
the while you are eating.
To spoil potatoes--let them lie and
soak in water after boiling.
To spoil bread-use poor -four and
sour yeast and let it rise until too
light and it runs over.
To spoil scissors everything
everything from sheet Of paper to .
bar Of cast iron.
To spoil garments in making -cut
them out carelessly and run all the
seams.
To spoil q school change teachers
every time some one in the district
finds fault. ii
To spoil children --humor than TO
everything they happen to think they
want. =
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-10-09
Properties OF the Mesquite Tree.

But few persons who see the
scattering growth Of mesquite upon
our praries know the varied uses to
which it's timber, bark and beans can
be applied. The wood is regarded
aa the best for fuel as it burns slowly
and emits the most intense heat.
The Mexicans are specially partial to
the mesquite as q fire wood. The
bark is regarded as yielding more
tannin than the red oak; and the
wood of the larger trees bearing a
close resemblance to mahogony in
color and general appearance, ia
largely used in cabinet making. The
bean Of the tree is the delight Of
cattle, and growing as it does, in
prolific supply in dry seasons, affords
excellent food for all kinds Of stock.
The tree is frst-rate as post timber,
and besides possessing those other
qualities, it emits gum as good, il
not superior to the gum arabic, which
even now is prepared and used as q
mucilage by many Of our business
men for Office purposes. Why may
not such benefits be developed and
become, some future day, an article
of commerce. Added to all these
valuable uses of the mesquite tree, it
is in many instances graceful and
ornamental shade tree for the yard.
This should be considered as one OF
the future if not speedy resources Of
our country.