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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-04-11
THE LARGEST RANCH IN THE WORLD
A Ranch Larger Than.the State of Rhode
Island Owned by One Man.

Galueston Letter in Inter-Ocean.
The largest ranch In the world Is that of
Mr.. Charles Goodnight, who has 100000
acres surrounded by $50 miles Of barbeG
wire fence, at the headwater of the Red
river In the Panandle. Mr.. Goodnight's
cattle are as finely bred as any In the State,
as he has graded them up by introducing the
best foreign breeds, and In the market these
bring ID to 20 per cent. more than those from
o;her ranches. His ranch was bought at so
cents and 81 an acre within the last three or
four years, but could be sold readily at
double that price to-day, When 1t is con-
sidered that the State of Rhode Island con-
tains only c74,OO0 acres, 1t will be realized
that Mr.. Goodnight owns what the ranchmen
call "quite spot of land"
Mr.. Goodnight's experience has been quite
remarkable. He used to be banker at p u
eblo, Col, and while there bought bunch
of cattle--a thousand or so-and gave them
to his wife. 1t proved to be very wise ir-
vestment and wise gift, for In the financial
depression that followed the panic of 1873 he
failed, and In 1876 found himself penniless,
even the ranch on which his wife's cattle
we're psstured being surrendered to his cred.
itors. After settling his affairs his health
was very much impaired, and he drove the
cattle down into the Panhandle of Texas,
where they could find q free range and he
could rusticate Q little. While there he dis.
covered what he then insisted, and other
people have since acknowledged, to be the
best ranch in the world, and as lands were
worth next to nothing he prevailed upon
John Adair, an irish millionsire,to loan him
the money to purchase the land and more
cattle. The result was . partnership ar
rangement, by which Adair furnished the
funds and Goodnight had third interest in
the property acquired.
Although 1t was only seven years ago that
he failed completely, Goodnight is now
worth more than million dollars and no
money would buy him out. Adair comes
over from Ireland once year to visit the
ranch and finds the $500, 600 he loaned Good
night has quadrupled under the influence of
Texas atmosphere. The ranch will carry
three times ~ many cattle as are now pas
tured upon it--some 90 0s0--and the herd is
being increased and improved In quality each
year. .
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How MillIonaires are Made.

From an Iteruirtc wih a Californian.
Said 1: "Who Is the wealthest man In
California;"
''Jim Flood; worth 500, 200, 600; he is q
liberal man and shrewd one. He has built
up on San Francisco bay new port called
Costa City,with magnificent storehouses and
piers, from which the wood of those rich
countries Is shipped direct to Europe and
the world. 0'Brien, Floods partner, is
dead, and his fortune distributed. Mackay,
one of the bonanza crowd, is thought to be
worth s60, 1000, 900, and Jim Fair worth per-
haps SAC, ZOO, ,0OO."
Said I: "How In the world did Flood and
O'Brien make such fortunes ?"
"Just In this way, my friend" said Mr..
Hyneman, taking up piece Of paper and
pencil, "Flood and Q'Brien kept saloon,
and the drinks were 25 cents apiece. Fair
and Mackay were miners, who for some
years did not strike anything rich. So they
gave mining stock for the drinks instead Of
money. The habit was TO walk into the So
loon with three Of your friends, ask for the
drinks and drink them, repeat and say to the
barkeeper, "This is mine," and walk out.
The barkeeper made four marks with lead
pencil and . ifth mark across them, signify
Ing SIPS for each round. These rounds
would go up to pretty high figure, but on
certain occasion Aackay or Fair would say,
aWell, Flood, we want to make settlement
for drinks" and they would give their min
ing stock at certain valuation current at
that time, which Flood and O'Brien put into
the safe. Behold on certain day metal is
struck In prodigious quantities in the mines
that FAIR and Mackey own, and when Flood
and 0'Brien open the safe and count the
stock they have. It amounts 70 more than
Fair and Mackay's, 90 when the mines were
pouring out their million OF two every week,
these saloon keepers, who had been receiy-
ing rs cents per drink for wstersd whisky,
started fortune"
"Have any Of these men produced sona Of
any consequence ?"
.Enne whatever. The parents were toler-
ably keen and somewhat generous people.
Mackay has set up several persons In susi-
ness. partly FROM generosity, somewhat from
conoelsins that they would make money.
The tendency Of such Dex-fsDgled families
Is 10 Be voIuptuous."
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THE MAHDpS CONVERTS.
How His Divine Mission Is Asserted
Proofs Of Legitimacy.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
When any of the Christians of the Soudan
are brought before the Prophet be urges
them to abandon their faith and recognize in
him the Messiah Of the Scriptures. One Of
the sisters of the French Catholic Mission
declared that she was quite ready to COM
ply with his desire, but Is the Scriptures said
that the Messiah should be recognized by
His miracles, shu tiuushs 10 would DO we'll
II the Mahdi were TO perform miracle, In
which case she, with all her companions,
would, with an easy conscience, bow down
and worship him. Mahomet Ahmed replied,
with some embarrassment, that she was
right; that, however, the time for miracles
had not come yet, although 1t was near. aud
that he would take the nuns themselves un-
der his protection to prepare them for con.
version. Persons who have seen the Mahdi
say that he delights in playing the part Of
the enlightened dervish, shaking his head
and murmuring prayers while walking about,
with his eyes lifted up t. the heavens. The
belief In his divine mission Is strengthened
by the fact that on his right cheek he has a
scar Of some kind by which, according to
Mussulman superstition, the Messiah is to be
recognized. 1t Is almost incredible to what
an extent this belief Is spread in Islam.
Arab made believe, and perhaps believed
himself, that he was the Messiah, because an
old blind sheikh had discovered the letter L
imprinted on his forehead. In the same way
the Soudanese discovered the legitimacy Of
the Nahdi's divine mission. After the defeat
of Gen. Hicks the Mahdi ordered hole to
be dug In the ground about four yards deep ;
into this hole he descended and remained for
above half An hour; on his ascent he told
his followers that God had commanded him
not to March toward Khartoum before the
end of two months. He maintains, also, /,
that IL Is the will Of God tha. after going TO
Khartoum he should proceed toward Bsrber
and thence to Cairo. Having converted all
the Egyptian Mussulmans, he will 60 to
Mecca and Medina. In passing he will drive
away the Sultan from Constantinople, which
he thinks will not be difficult, for, according
to his geography, Constantinople Is quite
near to the Suez Canal. In the meantime,
while he Is waiting, he causes his name to be
invoked in public prayer instead of Moham-
med. If anybody Is by necessity or convic-
ton ref dy to be converted, he is taken be-
fore the Mahdi, who addresses him with
these words: "Inta akat ell bes moukdieh ?"
(Do you accept the religion of the Mahdi?).
The convert replies "Akat" (yes), kisses the
Mahdi's hand, and the conversation Is COM
pleted.
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nm OF Sale for white Elephant.

The Rangoon Gazette Of late date prints
the bill Of sale given to Mr.. P. T. Barnum
along with the white elephant recently pur-
chased BY him. II Is dated st Ksrey village,
9th decrease Of Tasoungnoung 1e45, and il
signed by Moung rsaw, Kyah Yoe and
Shoay au Hpaw. Il recites that these thres
having heard the statement Of ssthe rich
mans agent from Z distant country. wishing
TO have and respect the Ryan Zone (sacred
or whitel elephant Toung Taloang, which
We now own from the estate Of Htaw Yoe
Baw, WHO is dead, We having sworn him bs-
fore God and under tha Hoe tree, he prom
issd that he WILT him straigatly to his
master to love and protect him from misery;
II not be kuo~s that the sin cannot escape
hell. We have got from Milllhin master
rupees 5000 to repair our 6od's images.
We write and give thls d0cumsnt with our
own free will and consent"
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POETRY.
HOUSE.CLEANING,

Taking down the pictures,
Busting off the wall
"Not at home this morning
Should there be call"
Toast and eggs for breakfast
Things turned upside down
Wife and girls a jawing-
Husband skips for town.
Taking up the carpets
Tacks and dust for lunch
Boy, for asking questions,
Gets from ma punch.
Washing off the windows
Doors all open-wide-
She with pail and dust-pan
Used To be my bride. -
No fire in the furnace
Bell goes on n ring
"Cleaning house to-day, MN,
First day Of the spring"
Night! doctor calling
Wife done up in bed,
Husband scoots for drug store;
Clerk asks who is dead.
Night reporters item:
Coroner had a ring
For stiff found floating
First one of the spring"
Verdict of the jury
Foreman, sly old mouse
"Snicide from torment,
Caused by cleaning house"
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-04-11
Mormonisn.s Foal BLOT.

NEW YoRK, March 2s.-Trioms editorial:
Tho Mormon Legislature has sent to Con-
grcss memorial against the pending legis-
iation, which ought. 70 have an effect oppo-
site from that intended. It is an intsmper-
ate and insnlting attack npon Government
officers. The hormous have 20 long been
permitted 70 defy Law and dscencys that they
evidently cannot believe The lsnsency here
tofors extended 10 them viii be withdrawns
bus sooner or latsr ths foul blot which they
have placed on the nation will be wiped ont.
II ought 10 ~ done q once.
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Blanks for Sale.
For sale.

otfer far saie fer ssso, my one-haif In
MI tessrf In the srIldtne and iot ns. 9ccn-
nj uscd by John Tbosnuron, Aa'n -. Deer
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RATES OF ADVERTISING

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is 1T A PLAGIARISM 2
Udrper's Magazine.

Heartless Charge That an American Classic
Was Derived from the Chinese.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-15
private secretaries, and the attempt to conceal

private secretaries, and the attempt to conceal
the facts in the case gives color to tho report.
The bill providing a system Of courts for the
likewise the bill appropriating 500, 600 for Col.
Albert H. Emery for mventing and construc-
ting o machine for testing iron and steel.
The house passed tho naval appropriation
bill with some amendments. Up to the very
close of the discussion the general topic of q new
navy was very warmly debated. Inthe course
of the debate Mr.. Dorsheimer Of New York
spoke of the importance of improving the navy
so rs to make it adequate for the protection Of
the nation and in case of war with Englandno
pictured the disastrous consequences to the peo-
would escape destruction by the guns of a hostila
fleet that might anchor three miles off ConeyIs-
land and quite outside the reach Of fortifications
in New York.
The senate took up for consideration the bill
for the relief of the heirs Of Maurice Grivot.
The bill provides for the repayment to the heirs
of about 500, constituting a deposit seized by
order of Gen. Banks in New Orleans on his TAX
ing possession Of that c'y. Mr.; Conger siren,
it was the entering. wedge for a large number
Of claims of similar character. If congress
commenced to pay such claims it would he
called upon in a voice it could not misunder-
stand to stop it Aprotracted debate ensued.
A motion by Mr.. ingalls, to indefinitely post:
pone was voted down, and tho bill passed-C
| yeas to 9 nays.
Although the bill to place Gen. Alfred Pleas.
anton on the retired lis: as colonel was favor
ably acted upon by the house in committee OF
the whole, last Friday, it was defeated Satur.
day, on the attempt of Mr.. Bayne, of the mill.
tary. committee, to secure its passage. Mr.
Steele of Indiana moved to recommit, which
was carried by a yea and nay vote of 122 to lis
The result was not so much from any hostility
toward Gen. Pleasanton or belittllng his distin.
guished services, as from the honest convic'
There are a good many officers of the late wa,
who might come in the category with Gen
Pleasanton.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-15
Kidney Complaints.

The kidneys form q very important channel
for the outlet of disease from the system, car
rying off accumulations that poison the blood.
AS the lungs remove the carbonic acid, The liver
the hillary acid, so the kidneys remove tho
uric acid. The undue accumulation of this acid
is the poison that often produces rheumatism
and other chronic diseases. The kidneys are
often affected and cause serious disease when
least suspected. If there is weakness, heat or
pain in the back or loins, WEAKNESS, nervous
restlessness, andany unnatural condition of the
urine, a hot dry skin, and hectic tiushes, bloat-
ing of the body or swelling Of the limbs, annoy
ng headaches, obstructed circulation, with sed-
iment or gravely or albuminous deposits in the
secretion from the kidneys; or if that secretion
be either extremely pale or high colored, then
the kidneys are evidently not doing their natura
work. Many suffer from serious kidney trouble
without knowing what ails them. Nomatteri in
what form the kidney complaint may exist
there is no better purifying regulating diuretic
and tonic, than Burdick's Blood Bitters; its ac-
ton upon the kidneys is at once manifested.
Working upon this and all other channels Of
publication in a prompt and permanent manner.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-15
Death of Judge waite Of minnesota.

Hon. Franklin Waite died in Mankato, Blue
Earth countylast Tuesday, the 4th, aged seven
ty-one years. Judge Waite was born in Wind
ham county, VT, in February, 1918. When a
boy he moved with his parents to jamestown,
N. Y. He, carly in life, showed a preference
for the profession of law, and at the age of
twenty-three vas admitted to practice in the
supreme court of the state of New York. Five
years later he was appointed judge of the court
of common pleas, which profession he held
until that Office was abolished. During Folks
administrationhe was the postmaster at James.
in Fond du Lac, Wis, where he practiced in
his profession. He went to Mankato in 1860.
In 1867 he was elected to the state senate, and
in 1869 he was elected judge of the Sixth judi
cial district of this state and for five years he
filled that position most impartially and salts.
factorily, and with distinction. Ill health
caused him to resign.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-15
Democratic campatgu commi ttee.

The democratic congressional campaign
committee met in Washington on Monday even
ing, the Sd, and organized for the coming cam
paign. The following executive committee was
appointed:
On the Part of the Senate-Senators Garland,
Kenna and German.
On the Part of the Observation-Disclosures
Paige, Rosecrans, Stockslager, Stevens and
Murphy.
The following is a full list of the campaign
committee, as at present organized:
Garland; California, W. $. Rosecrans; connec-
ticut, w. W. Eaton; Delaware, G. d. Love;
Georgia, A. H. Colquitt; Illinois, r. NJ. Town
shend; Indiana, S. NJ. Stockslager; Iowa, J. H.
Murphy; Kentucky, James F. Clay; Louisiana,
N. G. Blanchard; Maryland, A. p. German;
Massachusetts, Il. B. Lowering; Michigan,
N. B. Eldredge; Mississippi, H. l.
Mnldrow; Missouri, A. NJ. Dock.
cry; Nevada, George W. Cassidy; New Jersey,
w. H. Fielder; New York, Il. z. Stevens; North
Carolina, Clement Dowd; Ohio, d. Il. Paige:
Oregon, j. H. Slater; Pennsylvania, William
Mutchler; South Carolina, Samuel Dibble;
Tennessee, I. G. Harris; Texas, r. G. Mills;
Virginia, John S. Barbour: West Vcrginia, John
L. kenna; Wisconsin, 2. v. Deuster; Florida,
r. H. NJ. Dawson; Arizona, G.. II. Ouray; Mon
tana, NJ. Maginnis; Wyoming, NJ. 1. Post;
Utah j, Il. Game,
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-15
Big Robbery in Chicago.

Last Saturday about 1 o'clock in the after
noon Paymaster G. S. Bartlett, of the Chicago,
Burlington 4 Quincy. railroad, left his office
for lunch without taking the precaution to lock
the combination of the big safe, in which the
moneys for the payment Of the employees were
deposited. On leaving the room he did so
without waiting ths return of other attaches of
the Office, who had gone to lunch. Before his
return the safe was robbed OF all its contents
except some packages of nickels and some
small change, the total amount dis
appearing, as nearly as can be esti-
becoming known an investigation was had, and
Paymaster Bartlett was discharged from the
service of the company for negligence, andthe
affair was placed in the hands Of the detectives.
An effort was made to keep the matter %secretin
the hopes that the detectives would thereby be
facilitated in their work, but the affair becom-
ing known and in the belief that exaggerated
statements would be published concerning the
robbery, tho officials showed a willingness that
the exact facts be furnished the public. The
theory advanced by the treasurer of the COM
pany is that the robbery was accomplished by
a sneak thief.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-15
Land LEGISLATION.

Washington, Special Telegram, March g.
The proposed public land legislation by con-
gress at this session is of special interest to set
tiers Of Dakota. Maj. Straits bill reducingth the
price Of public lands within the limits of rail-
road land grants is of tho greatest concern to
tho settlers who expects to pay for his land. At
present he pays 500 for 1O acres, but under
Mr.. Straits reduction bill he would pay 500,
or $1.25 per acre. Settlers and others friends
along the line of the Northern Pacific in Dako-
to are pouring in letters upon senator's and rep
resentatiyes asking their support of the reduc
ton. They claim tits an unjust discrimination
against and burden upon the settlers who hap
pens to locate within forty miles of a land grant
railrpad; that the government ought not to COM
ted to the railroad; that the treasury is already
full of money, and that the tax of 81. SO is I'M
necessary and positively injurious to both set
tier and country. Delegate Raymond has also
an important bill before the house land commit
tee, providing that homestead settlers who APP
lowed one year from date of entry at the local
land Office within which to build a house and do
at least
FIVE ACRES OF BREAKING
before being actual residences. A letter to Sen
ator Hawley from one of his old constituents in
Dakota, says this one-year stipulation is univer-
sally commendedb by the homesteadersin his vi
cinity. It gives the new farmers q chance to
get ready for a crop before he is obliged te
commenced continuous residence. and hold ont
substantial encouragement to settlers with fam
Aies. who arc 10th to endure the unnecessary
and impractical conditions exacted by the home
stead law as it exists. MI. Iaymond's bill alsc
Permits a winters absence whore the settlers
t~.csires it for the purpose of securing employ.
ment. Suggestions are reaching Maj. Strait thai
claimants ender the timber culture act be re.
strictad to actual settlers of the township where
ted, and that the area be made eighty acres in.
stead of 160. Thus two claims are allowed il
each section where there is now only one. The
non-residents are reported as total failures il
raising trees. They cannot make delegated la,
Dor a success. The presumption law will un.
speculative elements from the public landlaws
in the interest of bona tide settlers. Such
provision as outlined in this dispatch will b.
productive of great good.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-15
Death of Kenneth Raynor.

Hon. Kenneth Raynor, solicitor of the treas
ury died in Washington on Wednesday. Mr..
Raynor was q native of North Carolina. His
home was in Raleigh, until called to Washing
ton by President Hayes, who appointed him to
the position he had since held Politically, lie
was an old line-Whig before tho wal, but for
many years past he had been identified with
the republican party. His wife, who survives
him, is a sister of Bishop and Lieut.. Gen. Leon
idas Polk, of the confederate army, who was
killed in front of Atlanta. Mr.. Raynor was
wealthy before the war, owning an extensive
plantation in Mississippi and a large numbero of
slaves. 1t is related that soon after his mail
guration, President Garfield was importuned
to remove Raynor to make room for somebody
who coveted the place. 'fNo,a said the presi-
dent. 81 used to read Raynor,s speeches whom
was a young man at college, and I was
charmed with the ~eloquence. Now, in the mu-
tation of events, l am presidential IN he is poor,
holding q subordinate treasury position. He
shall not be removed from the office while I
am president"
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-15
The Markets.
No. 2, exc bid June

MnwAUKEE.-Wheat, No. 2, 92Ic; bid June
97Ac.
Goln-No. 9, $3.50.
Oats-No. 2, 32c.
Rye-No. l, 5s14c. No. SIC.
B~arley-No. {, SIC.
CH1cAao.-Wheat, No. 2 spring, 91c@92c;
No. 3 spring, N@S1c.
Corn-52Lc052Ac.
Oats-3lI@52c
Rye-5SIc.
Barley-63c.
Flax Seed-$1.5 SO.
Pork-s1s.12h@1s.271
Lard-$a600sA67L.
Hogs-$6.25@7.5.
Cattle-$5. 0C05.75.
ST. PAu1-Wheat, No. I hard, s1.0o; No. 9
hard, B@a5c, No. 1 regular, soc; No. q
corn.No. Z, 5lc@5sc; new mixed, 45c@47c;
rejected, 44cQ046c.
Oats-No. : mixed, 32c@33c.
Barley-No. 9, 60c; No. 3 extra, 4Sc; No. 8,
Sc.
Ground Feed.s1s.o o@1s.@
Corn Meal-$1SM.
Bran-$12. 5C@13.00.
Baled HaySWild, s575@6.25; timothy,
$500.
Live Hogs-$5.50.
Dressed Hogs-ss 27@ss.@.
Timothy Seed-$1.20.
Glover Seed-s5.6
Potatoes-4Oc.
The Dickinson press., 1884-03-15

The postmaster generalhas succeeded in max
tween New York and Chicago. The train will
leave New York via New FORK Central and
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern at $50 p. M.
arrive at Albany at los a. NJ, where it will
receive the postal car connection from Boston
will reach Buffalo at 9:3o a. M, and Cleveland
at 1:27 p. M, where important connections
will be made fox the South and West via the
Cincinnati, Louisville & St. Louis; arrive at
Toledo at 4:57 p. ~, making postal-car con-
%nections by fast train over the Wabash line to
81. Louis and the Southwest, andalso for Mich
igan, and reach Chicago at 12:25 a. m, making
the entire run from New York in twenty-seven
hours.