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The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-01
MONTANA NEWS.

Lewis and Clarke county is to have
steel clad jalls.
Butte has genuine tarantula. 1t
came in box of bananas.
Judge Coburn at Miles City has set
the bail of Steve Taylor at 81, 500.
A scheme for building a large and
elegant hotel in Bozeman is on the
tapis.
The Bismarck Tribune of the 18th.
says the Helena left for Fort Yates on
that date.
In Helena, recently, lot with 20
feet frontage, and two-story brick
building, sold for $4,000.
The Anaconda Company last month
paid out $780, 900 for wages and sup
plies at the smelter on Warm Springs
creek.
There is an average of about 400
passengers daily upon west-bound
Northern Pacific trains coming into
Montana.
Crawford Livingston, of St. Paul
has bought the Little Mack. Anna
Jane, and Tiger claims, in Emigrant
gulch, for $4,000.
A new publication, to be called the
Live Stock and Mining Journal will
be published in Helena by Messrs.
Nickles & Co., the first number to
appear about the Ist of May.
A postofice called Enterprise has
been established at Belknap, Missoula
county. 1t was not called Belknap as
there is postoffice by that name in
Choteau county, this territory.
The Fort Benton Transportation
Company Denton ''P" Line) has pur-
chased the steamer "F. G. BatcheIor"
to take the place of the Black Hills"
The purchase was made of the N. p
r. r. Co on the 9TH inst.
The Northern Pacific he's issued n
announcing a change in the
rates on the shipment of live stock of
more than ordinary valuation. Special
rates are made in each case, based on
the valuation of the stock.
The fifteenth annual exhibition Of
the Montana Agricultural, Mineral and
Mechanical Association will be held
IN Helena, Sept. 9th to I3th, inclusive.
Besides the annual fair, the assoccia-
tlon will hold racing meetings at Hell
ena, July As; at Butte, August 1870;
and at Bozeman on some date to be
announced.
Old Crow, an Indian swell. was in
own on Thursday enjoying the hos.
oltallty of a number of Billings friends,
out his nationality prevented his quaf-
ng any of the beverage that bears his
lame. His flowing locks are supple
nented by pig-tails made up of the
lalr OF various enemies, Sioux and
olegans, that have fallen by his hand
n different encounters s.-BillingsHerald.
Col. J. A. Johnston, district attorn.
y, has certainly done some excellent
york this term. He has been untiring
n his efforts on behalf of the terri,
ory, working assiduously to bring all
rs cases to a successful issue. The
esult IS one not often attained by
rosecutlng officer. In every criminal
ase tired he secured a conviction, and
here are now in jail five candidates
or the penitentiary-and a few more
reclncts to hear from. This is GER
lnly 4 good record.-River Press.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-01

Increase of debt................. s 1922 27
Rate of taxation Is mills.
BY a recent action of the County
Commissioners the taxes have been
reduced to Is mills.
This statement shows the county
Indebtedness to be $28,674.84, which,
IN comparison to the majority of other
counties in the territory, and consider
ing its wealth, is a very satisfactory
showing.
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-01
COUNTY FATHERS.

NOCNI1 AIdENS.
The present commissioners are men
of thorough acquaintance with the
wants of the county; are economical
with the peoples money, and are care
ful that no bill is allowed unless a Just
one. Capt ]. V. Stafford, of Cannon
Ferry, Chairman of the Board, finds
the duties devolving upon him of an
arduouS nature, but takes pleasure in
furthering county Improvements in the
interest of the greatest number. He
says our county is too large for one set
OF commissioners to cover and further
the changes needed and petitioned for,
as fast as required, but they are dong
the best they can under the circum
stances. The only objection to the
present commissioners is, they are a
little close-not bad failing for pub
lie officials:
TAX PAYERS.
In looking over the tax register, we
found the following interesting facts
regarding some of the heavy tax PAYERS
of our county There are 19 who pay
over $4,000; five that pay over $1,000
and two That pay over $4,000 Stu
art Kohrs q Co., of Maginnis, pay
an annual tax of $2,645.76; The Mon
tana Cattle company, 81, ,266.4O; the n.
+. Il. r., pays taxes on rolling stock on
twenty-five miles of road, to the tune
of $4,000.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS ASSOCIATION.
This association was organized year
ago last fall, and is composed of syn
dictate of capitalists, fourteen in num-
Der, representing $2,000000. Their
property consists of the now famous
hot springs, the finest, largest and best
hotel in the place, and
large number of town lots, which they
will shortly put upon the market.
Since purchasing, over $35, 900 has been
in improving and enlarging
the hotel and in the erection of a sub !
brick bath house, and they
now have the best hotel in the county
and undoubtedly the best furnished in |
the territory.
Officers-Aaron Hershfield, President;
L. Collins, Treasurer; Chas. Mayn, Sec |
retary; Frank Bush, Manager.
1t contains forty-seven rooms, furn- |
shed with the latest improved spring
and hair mattress beds, and in fact |
petaining to frst-class
lotel, catering to the interests of the |
class of people seeking rest and pleas
Ire at the Saratoga of Montana.
The bath house, about one block |
rom the hotel, lin the center Of large
square of four acres, which the Associ-
Ition proposes to convert into Il beauti-
ul park this season. contains two
departments, for ladies and gentlemen
both neatly furnished and
.quipped with eleven tub baths, and two
0x12 tanks termed plunge baths. The
,lunge contains about three and one
Ialf feet of water, conveyed from the
pring tank by means Of pipes. The
1ater from this Spring shows a tenn
erature of 115 degrees on an average,
'hich, for bathing purposes, can be
educed to please the occupant. 1t
hows wonderful medicinal properties,
nd has cured some of the worst cases
rheumatism, ,neuralgia, skin and blood
iseases. These springs have been and !
I'LL continue to be the great load-stone ,
f this place, drawing a great number !
f people here yearly, to reap the bene- :.
IS thereof. The entire business of this T.
association is under the personal man I
cement Of Mr.. Frank Bush, who, by |
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-01
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

Knowing that our readers will be
interested in a condensed statement of
county finances and affairs, as well as
a brief sketch of the county buildings;
officers, etc, we have spent some little
time in securing the points:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25

The Political Phrase, "Eating Crow"
An old farmer who lived somewhere on
the Hudson, below Albany, was in the
habit of taking few summer boarders
to exc out the earnings of the farm. Like
most farmers who take summer boarders
and have at the same time convenient
market for their produce, this thrifty
successor of the Knickerbockers was
accustomed to send all the best products
of his farm and garden and
choicest butter from his dairy to market,
often returning from town with inferior
articles which hehad purchased at a greatly
reduced price, safely hidden away in his
wagon box, to be smuggled into the
kitchen and palmed off upon the confding
boarders as home grown produce. Finally
some of the boarders began to grumble.
They had boarded in the country before
and knew we'll what fresh vegetables and
berries, new-laid eggs and ''grass'' butter
were, and were conscious of the fact that
they were not getting what they were
entitled to. TO all their complaints the
farmer returned answer, they were entirely
"too~ partickler; that it was foolish and
simple to pamper ones appetite; that
ordinary food was best in the long run,
! and winding up invariably with the re-
mark: ~ kin eat anything, I kin eat a
| crow.'
| This last remark was repeated SO often
| that it made an impression on one of the
| boarders, who, being out shooting one day,
and having popped over crow, de-
termined to put the gastronomic abilities
of his host to the test. He carried the
bird home, and had the cook dress it and
gave her instructions to cook it for dinner.
Then, fearful that the farmer might have
stomach even for such a dish and sc
make good his boast, he slipped into the
| kitchen where thesbird WAS cooking and
seasoned it with Scotch snuff. In time
the dish was sent to the table and the
boarder placed it before the host with the
remark: "Now you have steadily pro-
claimed your ability to eat crow. He1e
is one cooked to a turn. Try it" The
| farmer was somewhat taken back, but had
| too much pluck to acknowledge himself
beaten without trial. He accordingly
attacked the dish with the remark: "I kin
| do it." At the second bite he repeated: 81
kin eat crow" and as he suddenly
suspended the operation of cutting the
! third mouthful and began to retreat to.
ward the door, he added, "but dang me il
banker arter it p
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25
AToTAL WRECK.
@. e. MEADE.

q. e. MEADE.
The following lines were suggested BY seeing
poor unfortunate individual. the picture o
woe and misery. standing in front of the Met
ropolitan Hotel, New York, who was once th.
possessor of wealth and home but squanderet
|severything until he became q pauper:
Don't think have always been this way,
AS you see me to-day in the street.
With my clothes all hanging in tatters
And scarcely n shoe to my feet.
I've known what it is to be wealthy
Of riches had neat store;
But the ups and downs of fortune
Have driven them far from my door.
Don't think have always been this way.
So nervous and physically weak,
For once was robust and healthy,
And fresh was the glow on my cheek.
Eve known what it is to be happy,
Though wretched and desolate now;
I'yesfelt the warm kiss of mother.
As she pressed her soft lips to my brow.
Don't think have always been this way,
For once I'D true loving wife
A dear little child, like sunbeam
To brighten and gladden. my life.
But tosse1l uIi the waves OF misfortune.
I'm wrecked on the pltlless shore;
The breakers are dashing about me-
/ hear but their terrible roar
The clouds have no lining of silver
To bid me to live or to hope;
have not the strength or the courage
With such terrible odds to cope.
a few more hours of 1ife's suffering,
The clods will be heaped ON my breast,
And another poor world-weary mortal
In pauper's grave will find rest.
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STATE NEWS.
BROADBRIM.

Gleanings from the Newspapers of Lou
Thos. j. Lyns, an old and respected
resident of Calcaiseu parish. died on the
18th inst.
More than fifty specimens of native
woods will be sent to the Exposition from
Lafayette parish.
Two hundred and two boys and girls
received communion at the st. Martins1ille
Catholic church last week.
Mrs. O. Mulhapl's 8 handsome residence in
Shreveport was recently destroyed by fire,
with nearly all its contents.
A schooner was caught against the
railroad bridge at Morgan City and the
masts had to be cut away to release her.
John Neely was shot and instantly killed
in ball room at the residence of Mrs.
Clara Williams, Calcasieu parish. The
perpitrator of the deed is unknown.
The people of Lincoln parish are to vote
at the coming election on the question as
to whether the parish seat shall be changed
from Viena to Ruston.
A colored women named Walker has
been arrested in Morgan City charged
| with attempting to murder her newborn
| infant by throwing it in vault.
The gin-house of Mr.. Prospere Chre.
tien in Lafayette parish was destroyed BY
fire, together with quantity of cotton and
cotton seed. Loss $1,000; no insurance.
Mr., j. E. Beauehamp of East Fe1icians
parish had three fingers and thumb cut
off in his cotton gin. His friend, A. B
Powell, took the place of the wounded
man, and while feeding the gin had one
arm mangled so that amputation between
the elbow and shoulder became necessary.
Mrs. VIM. Langebecker of Gretna viii
send to the Exposition I" a globe of five
hundred different kinds of exotics made o1
fish scales; also, large frame containing
a basket of flowers embodying eyer,
variety of the flora of louisiana" So says
the Gretna Courier.
Mr., A. Acher of lberville parish jumped
| from train on the T. & P. railroad
breaking an arm and leg; and the same
afternoon his son, Master T.. Acher had hi!
scalp lacerated and finger carried ava,
by the accidental discharge of his gu1
while out hunting.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25

pause dwarf If you please, or
take u fellow with hump Of, his back like
d Persian camel; take fellow with one log,
or chap with no legs at all; but get fel-
low with head on him; be may be ugly as
a kangaroo, but beauty is only skin deep at
best, ard If he has brain and is decently
sober and industrious man, he is worth all
the Johns that ever wore ascockade, Cracked
aawhip, OF shoveled out stable. Ia re-
gard to Mr.. Morisini T have very little
sympathy for him. For numbes of years
he occupied the position Of Bouncer to jay
Gould. 1t is almost ten years ago since
New York was startled with the news that d
man named Selover had thrown joy Gould
down o cellar and killed him. They had
been fast friends; atIeast, Selover thought
SO, and on jay Gould sadvice, selover went
into a certain fancy stock, and while be
was worth several thousands when the sun
rose that morning when the sun went
down he was cleaned out, Just ais clean as q
shotgun. After the adjournment Of the
4boardshe met Gould, on Exchange Place.
and seizing him by the slack of his breeches
he dropped him down an area; which was
not very astonishing feat for him, for
selover turned the at 265, and dou1d who
banne,ad ;nat tba, -, - s,,,,
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Mr.. Gonld. andeverv fe,iou Enau s,,r., I !
preachin, that If be lair, = hand IN ft,a 1;.t,e
f,roasns t,a fr;a,,d ~ ~; 81.
him into kinodom .,o,,a bafara q ,,,,,IIL,
sav .rock 7nncb iass Ro,,;asa,, s., 8. - &.
the Ronnear i, od5;t;on i Il. s,,.., s. :
allowed to +aka !, occasa;o,,r,.a1 auan
stocks and a;aa7 IL m, nonI,5,s 49,,
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from which ba mo nat raoaua. ss,.t :
ceach1nan. far ha i h,,,,,, 4, 9tosa IL .r;fo
but he viii I;cl her fret / ,n,;tv lie iii
whar the scaias dron fron, hor ,x,., y, tI,a.
are snra il do and ofta. 1ehr hos f,o.,,,,a
his wav to 4ba ,a, ;ta,,t;er ,,,,a c.
do;no wash;no Il, ) ealltar for {; 20 can.ss
dozan aba will rea,;oa tha ,,a.a,,t, s. - wl;4
tiers Iines-nof ali tba sad ,vord. 49, ~ !
tonona or nan Yha aod5ast ore t,,a.o. q.
ro;rh. bora haan ~,
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ca,lant raon,at;o, = IL ;, a...-s,
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25

Judge Raphael Beauyais of st. James,
has been appointed Commissioners to rep
resent that parish at the Exposition and to
prepare a special exhibit of perique tobacco.
Mr.. Louis 81. WhitWorth, popular
Jeanneretfe business man, died last week.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25

The nutmeg trees grow on the islands of
Asia and tropical America, and look like
small peartrees years. They bear fruit seven
ty or eighty. In Jamaica there is one three
that every year has on it over 1900 nut
megs. The fruit is about the size of a peach,
and when ripe it breaks open and shows the
seed, which is the article known to COM
merce as the nutmeg.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25
"HETTY.n y

q met her on railroad train
A blonde she was and prettyi
Her rosy lips and laughing eyes
Smote me with pleased surprise,
And Cupid round me threw his chain
4 fell in love with :. Hetty."
That was the name she gave me them
SO sweet she looked and pretty,
That as we burrowed thro' a tunnel -.
kissed her, softly swearing: None II
Know you've favored me above all men n-
was in love with Hetty"
Twas only when she'd quit the train,
Still looking sweet and pretty,
felt how hard it was to leave her,
This blitheaome, cooling, arch deceiver!
She'd robbed me of my watch and chai8-
I'd no more love for Hetty."
-.Judge.
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25
HOTELS AND BoARDING-HoUsEs.

DEEP-O'-DAY HOTEL AND BARROOM,
Il Mississippi street. First.rate accommo-
gdation and reasonable prices. Western Union
telegraph Office in the hotel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25

GITY HOTEL, p. Lefeyre, Proprietor. Rail-
~ road Avenue. corner 1bervil1e street. Bar
supplied with best Liquors. =
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25

ID Groceries. Prosisions, Plantation stean-
boat Supplies, Canned Goods, Wines, Liquors,
Bottled Beer, Ale, stc., Dry Goods and Notions,
CORNER OF Mississippi and Chetimaches streets,
opposite River Ferry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1884-10-25
LIQUOR AND BILLIARD SALOONS.

kHaHEaPLACE.G Gusss sssIsrael, lnanager,a Corner
II Lossard and Mississippi streets: Billiards,
Lager Beer, Best Wines and Liquors. Fine
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18

but all fashions are generally in accord
with comfort If not with health, and
this custom is neither. Again II is ar
gued that the children have TO be started
to school; but the people VINO have no
children, at school or elsewhere, and
those who do not send them to the pub
lie schools but TO others which begin
later, are Just us eager TO pack their
trunks aud join the procession as those
who must get half dozen "hopes Of
the future" ready for the opening day.
Strong efforts have been made IN recent
years to extend the vacation period so
as to have it include September, and
they have met with considerable sue
cess, The first half of the month Is
now generally recognized us belonging
to that period of the year known as
"the season" in the Saratoga vocabula-
ry, and all of the hotels keep open ac-
cordingly. Some of them and notably
the States brave it out until October
regardless of the weather, and with
the reduced expense account and the
business brought here by the September
conventions it has been found not I'M.
profitable.
AUGUST.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18

We came home through the woods and
Uncle Worthy sealed rail fences and
stone walls with an agility that would
have put many boy TO the blush. In
fact, l do not believe there are many
things that Uncle Worthy could not do
If he tried, especially if Aunt Kindly
helped him.
DIR. Sawbones came frequently, lie
used to carry n funny little trunk full
of drugs and instruments, and his
pockets were full of bottles too, hut
he carried a large heart under the pock-
cts and always called things by names
you could understand without having
been to Chestnut Academy. He used
to post our letters and bring us the news
and as long us | did not have to take
his medicines, looked forward TO his
coming with pleasure, Pizarro, Uncle
Worthy's son used to come and bring
Cricket, his wife. l wish you could
see him swing an axe up in the wood
lot. He Is SO swift and sure and seems
to exert no strength at the same time.
If more of our boys could be taught
to chop wood as he can, there would be
fewer defaulting cashiers and banl;
presidents.
| For rainy days we had books and
needlework but | took more pleasure
in watching Uncle Worthy at his car,
penters bench. He could make almost
anything from herdle to a crochet
hook and he has made many of hi:
tools. Aunt Kindly's nerves are strong
enough that vocal duet, with file and
hammer accompaniment, does not dis
turb her. And once l went to con.
cert. The concert hall was the garnet
the instrument, the singled roof ant
the performers the rain drops. / have
heard much fine music but nature;
slumber song is most beautiful of all
My visit to Elderberry has learned
me that the world is not hollow or the
dolly stuffed with sawdust as we arr
sometimes inclined to believe. There
are still whole souled, sincere men anC
women in the world and Uncle Worthy
and Aunt Kindly of Elderberry, Yer
mont, are living proofs of it,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-09-18
The Vermont state Fair.

The third joint exhibition Of the
Vermont State Agricultural Society
aud the Champlain Valley Association
closed at the Howard Park last week
friday. During the five days the fair
has been in progress over 10000 people
have visited the grounds. The exhibit
ton was a pronounced success, and in
some respects it proved to be the most
satisfactory to the public of either of
the two preceding fairs. The exhibi-
ton Of horses was the finest which has
ever been made in the State. The show
O. cattle was unusually large, there
being some very fine herds of blooded
cattle, including Devons, Ayrshires,
Holsteins. Jerseys and Guernseys.
In Floral ana Mechanics Hall the
most extensive exhibits Of agricultural
implements and farm machinery were
made by the Vermont Farm Machine
Company of Rellows Falls and the
Baldwin Manufacturing Company OF
Burlington. The Wells and Richardson
Company of Burlington make nota
BILE exhibit of their popular goods, in
GLIDING butter color, diamond dyes, etc
j. W. Goodell & CO. also show SOM
splendid specimens of marble ant
granite work. A. l.. Bailey of ST
Johnsbury and Burlington make
handsome exhibit of pianos and organ
There was an excellent display of dair
products and a good show of orchar
fruits and vegetables. The merchant
of Burlington exhibited their choices
goods which were arranged with muc
taste.
The show of farm machinery wa
larger than ever before, the exhibit
made by C.. A. Whittemore & Co. Q
Boston and the Ames Plow Compan
of Worcester. Mass, being especial
attractive. The sheep exhibit vs.
large and included some large flocks {
Spadish Merino, Cotswolds and Leice
tiers. The swine and poultry displa
was not as extensive as in previol
years.
The only serious drawback in Il
programme arranged by the manage
of the joint exhibition was the failu
of Hon. Robert 7. Lincoln to be pre-
ent to deliver the annual address, d
absence being necessitated by famil
affection.
The premiums amounting to s6OO
were paid to the fortunate exhibitor
at the close.