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Sun River sun., 1884-12-26
SUN RIVER sUN-HOLIDAY EDITION

the remainder will be finished early next spring John
Brwste OF Helena, is the engineering chief and Phil
A. Alanix resident superintendent The other is the
North Fork canal and will also water immense tract
VI rich agricultural land This canal is already COM
mrlcrd and work will be resumed and vigorously push
"a early in the spring. "
he metropolis OF this section, Augusta is spright
i and enterlnising young town. and bids fair in the
near future to be of Importance. Owing probably
the inhaled by it's inhabitants it has already
arrpntation frontier town. second to none. The
pnc pal store is presided By the genial whole
.oa!ed, Phil. A. Manix,* who by fair and honorable
"iin has built up lucrativet trade 10 the average
eastern pilgrim, his store would be Of won
d"lneilt Every article from cambrc needle to
tln'shing machine bo purchased The town can
i, boast Of rstclass hotel, and cther necessary
adjustments which go to make up led-hot, lively
t"rprisng, getup-and rustic town. m.n
Owing the isolated situation of this section, whcn
until only few years since almost unknown to
cvlizton it furnished all the requisites necessary for
safe harbor Of refuge Tor pursued criminals, who it
j. unnecessary to say, took advantage of it. Several
highly scnsat nal stories have consequently originated
here, Of which is quito romantic. and worthy Of
wpetton, owing to tho probable truth Of it, During
the early part OF the seventies portion of the famous
pnmmer gang, who operated throughout the Te1rit,.
1irs, hoty pursued by the vigiIantes AMI being
acquainted with this section, made their escape into it,
where they cached themselves until safe for them to
to their rendezvous. A short time after this.
Of the gang who chased into This section, was
captured in the lower country by the vigilantes and
just before he was swung into eternity, wrote letter
10 his wife in St Louis telling her of cache the g.
hl made of $30,O0O in coin in cabin on trit-
utnry Of Sun River in sight of the Haystack Butte
short time after receiving the letter. tho wife, accom-
panied by her son, to this section and made
search for the missing treasure but without success
She back the second time and ma le that section
her residence, and continued the SEARCH with what
is not known, she suddenly disappeared leaving
Since that time repeated attempts have been
made by different parties and many the lone shack
whose bowels have been turned up in the vain attempt
discover the cache Only last summer an individual
after consulting clairvoyant came with the avowed
determination of nnearthing the ducas and when last
was digging for dear life. 1t is very probable
that the cache has never been discovered and still
Sun River sun., 1884-12-26
4 SCRAP Of HISTORY.
Bs s. merlin.

Probably no country in the Far Wet has been 50
little disturbed by [nian wars as this section of Mon
t;nu section lying in the very heart of the home of
the Blackfeet This tribe. every one knows, was
once Of the powerful and warlike nations in
the west Their field of operations extended from the
Saskatchewan tho north to the Platte River and tile
Great Salt Lake the south. They crossed the noun
t&s to the west and carried off the horses Of the Nez
Perces who lived the Lower Columbia while to the
east their limit extended far the Martlalls In
word, these nomads terror to anyone who came
within this scope Of country All the early explorers
complain OF the murderons and hieying propensities
OF these people. They the only Indians upon
whom Lewis and Clarke had to the force Of arms
They the most daring and at the s,me time the
most populous people found west Of the Mississippi
Although these people such terror to tho first
whitc men who ventured among them, they ut
tempted to carry organized against the pale
faces. The extent OF their opposition eliminated in
sort Of guerrilla warfare which terminated i'll the
spring 0; 69 by the killing Of Malcolm Clarke and 9th
ers during tho summer Early in the winter Colonel
Baker of the Second Cavalry, with detachment of
Cavalry and mounted Infantry, marched from Fort
Shaw north. to the Maria whore he fell in with camp
OF Pelgans, inhabited for the most part by old and
women and their children the bucks being absent ona
hunt or most likely foray. Coming suddenly up
on the camp, Baker exclaimed "There they are boys
pop it to 'em! Then enacted too horrible
for description-an act which, had it been committed
by the Indians upon civilized people, would have
condemned the whole tribe to utter extermination
They would have been considered demons ana without
claim for mercy. Truly, Bakers fight the Ma1ias
has not it's counterpart in the annals of civilized war;
The details Of that days dongs and those of the fol-
lowing night are too horrible to put in print.
Charges preferred against Baker, but for some
reason nothing came of it. It's an i'll wind that
blows nobody any good, however, and what was the
death blow to Peigans to the whites protection
Malcom Clarke, at the instance whose death this mas
sacre was brought on highly connected and had
been classmate of General Sherman at West Point,
but for some reason or another, he west at an
early day and entered the service of one of the Fur
companies instead Of the army Here he was at vari-
times in charge of working parties and in corde
ing mackinaws up the Missouri to Benton and laterly
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
Millions In Barbed Wire.

Tho manufacture of barbed wiro has
made millions for many men. The great
West may he said TO DO fenced with
barbcd wire. The $500 miles of fenc.
ing destroyed by the cowboys Of Texas
this winter was nll OF nrbed WIRE. The
most familiar pattern OF this fencing in
Ia made by twisting two strands OF thick
wire no that at every fow feet the pointed
ends Of the metal thread project at right
angles with the lengths. During tho
civil war and for ten years thereafter
thirty patents wero issued for barbed
wiro. Before that, plain wiro had been
used on the great farms and pastures,
its chcapness rendering II preferable TO
any other material. A worcester man
bought up all the barbed wire patents,
and the firm he established had tho pat.
onts re-issucd, and then asserted TINT this
gave thcm tho control of the principle.
II took them years to got decision sus-
tanning them, and in the mean time
barbed wire factories sprung up like
mushrooms all over the West. After
the decision, tho Worcester men got all
the other makers together and issued
forty licenses TO rs many firms to con.
tinue making the wire, each being lin.
tied to a certain output, obliged to sell
at n certain figure and compelled to pay
the Worcester men Sl5 ton. The lit
tie makers were oil crushed out. The
monopoly raised the price two cents a
pound and added $40, 200, 900 to the prof.
Its In half dozen States,
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Presidential Wealth.

General Grant il estimated ut 5000, 600,
which makes him the richest ex-Presi-
dent since Buchanan. Hayes Is not
rich, though In well.to-do condition.
Andy johnson and Abraham Lincoln
each left $4,000. Frank Pierce entered
tho White House poor, bnt went back to
Concord worth 100000. Willard Fill
more WINS comparatively rich when he
became our President. General TAYLOR
was in independent circumstances when
elected to the Presidency. He left q
property worth $4,000. Tyler was q
bankrupt when the death of Harrison
made him President, and he married q
fortune in Miss Gardiner. He went out
Of office rich man, but he became
leader in the Confederacy, and his prop
erty was sunk in the general ruin occa-
stoned by tho war. James X. Polk was
nm economist by nature. He left $780,
900. Martin Van Buren, was the richest
OF all our Presidents, his estate being
estimated ut 100000. Andrew Jackson
left only large landed estate commonly
known Us the Hermitage. John Quincy
Adams was methodical business man
and an economist. He left about $780,
900. James Monroe became 30 poor in
his old age, that he became the guest of
his son-in-law, where he died. Madi-
son left his widow property which en-
abled her to live handsomely in Wash
ington till the end of her days. Jefler-
son passed his last days in much distress,
and was really afraid that his place
would be sold by the sheriff. Old John
Adams left an estate worth $50, 900.
Washington was rich man for his day,
his wealth being solely due to marriage.
Mount Vernon was not productive
but Mrs. Gusts brought him
q large fortune which she inherited from
her first husband.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
The Federal Sch00l.Teachcr.

Senator Blair's educational bill before
the U. s. Senate, if it passes, will be, as
its author terms it, one of the most i'm
portant measures offered in Congress
since the war. BY the bill tho Govern
ment proposes to give sum of S105,-
000, to the common schools of the
country, to DO paid in ten annual in.
stallmonts, beginning with fifteen mil
lions and dropping million
year. The first year under this
bill every State and Territory will
receive IS for each person over ten years
Of age who cannot read and So, Al for
each person who cannot write. The
distribution will be on the basis of the
statistics of ilIiteracy in the census of
1880. The disbursement of the money
is to DO entirely in the hands Of States
and Territories, which arc to render
yearly reports, however, and to be liable
to withdrawal of the fund by the Exec.
utive subject to tho action OF Congress.
The bill prescribes that the money shall
DO spent In teaching common school
studies, but for the benefit of States not
really in need of help those receiving
small amounts are allowed to expend
them upon normal instruction, teachers
institutes, etc. Tho funds cannot be
used for building school-houscs. One
fenture of the bill which has caused n
great deal of discussion in the Senate Is
that which requires States to spend dur
ing the first five years at least one-third
ms much for educational purposes rs the
amount received from the Government.
This has been criticised as too low a
figure, but the friends OF the bill have
resisted all efforts to increase the
amounts raised by the States them
solves, on the ground that the South
is poor,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
A Veteran Fireman

The present president Of the Associa.
lion Of Exempts Of New York city il
Hopbnr Mills. For thirty years no VII,
private, foreman, assistant engineer or
president Of tho Fire Department and
one Of the most energetic iiremcn that
city ever had. When the Jennings
building fell, during fire in Broadway,
moro than quarter of century ago,
Mills, together with number Of tho
iiremen, were buried in tho ruins. The
spectators stood aghast. Presently they
saw him crawling out OF tho debris and
heard him yelling TO his company, in
n voice like thunder "Come men, get
right IN here--horo's these men buried
up-get right in," and he made himself
famous IN digging out the wounded. AS
late as 1864 he discovered fire on tho
roof OF church then in process of cree
ton and saved tho building. Whilo
looking for house that no wanted TO
buy no saw light which he knew could
not come from chimney, and kicking
open the door assembled to the roof, tore
of some burning boards, threw snow on
them and put out tho fire. At n fire IN
Pearl street he had another narrow es.
cape. While giving orders to some of
his men he saw tho high gable walls
spread out like blanket and coming
down. His only chance was to turn his
back and take it. There was no time to
run. He was knocked flat, driven
through the second and frat stories into
tho cellar and nearly buried in the ruins.
Two other liremen near him were in.
siantly killed. At the time Of the great
fire OF 1895 he was the foreman of No.
13, and tho thermometer being from
seven to ten degrees below zero, the
only way he kept the machine from
freezing was by rushing the brakes con.
stantly, whether there was water to be
had or not. In order to got water to fire
in those days, for Croton was not intro.
duced until nearly seven yeaB after.
ward, it was necessary to place the on.
gines in line from the waters edge
about two hundred feet apart, thu
being tho length of the hose, and pla,
from ono engine into another, until tho
FRO was reached
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
Life Among the Bon Ton

"Now, Mr.. Dumloy, cannot allow
you to monopolize Edith all tho even.
ing" remarked Miss Edith's mamma,
laughingly.
1t was at on evening party, and
Dumley for the last hour had been max.
ing himself solid With the girl.
pardon me-" he replied, with pro.
found bow, ~ was 80 interested that
was scarcely conscious of the passing
time" and Dumley really looked gen,
teel rs he resigned the young lady.
"lIer Uncle James OF Chicago has Just
arrived" went on the mother, "and his
stay in Philadelphia being quite limited
he is naturally anxious 10 DO with his
niece, OF whom he is very fond, MS much
ms possible, you know. You will excuse
us, ] am sure2" and she looked at him
in a mock beseeching way.
"Oh, certainly, my dear madam, Ger.
tainly," returned Dumley, with much
manner and quickness of repartee, 81
will do 80 with pleasure. | nm con.
scious of having enjoyed more than my
share Of Miss Edith's delightful society
this evening, and l nm not one of those
unreasonable persons, You know, who
always insist on having the whole hog
or none"
And Dumley, rs he kicked himself in
to bed that night, remarked:
~ made an ass of myself, MS USUAL
Phfta. Evening Call.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
Got I'M Order and Filled II.

The drummers have had some hard
times OF it lately. Three of them
boarded a Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy train ut Monmouth the other
day and with long faces bagan to discuss
tho situation. II have only sold three
bills OF goods in four days." said the
Chicago drummer, land didn't got n
nibbIe in Monmouth" Neither did
l." said the Burlington drummer, "and
| haven't made expenses this week."
"Now. to show you how funny luck
runs" spoke up the st. Louis man, an
tell you my experience. I've been out
thirteen days now, and hadn't sold a
dollars worth OF goods until to-day.
In Monmouth / took one solid order"
"The thunder you did," calculated his
unbelieving listeners. eyes, boys, I'll
tell You how did it. It's pointer for
you. You know that big Dutchman
that keeps grocery there on the square
near the post office, / s'pose. Didn't
you call on himp Well, l did. was
desperate, too, and was bound to sell
or talk him to death. / stuck to him
three straight hours, boys, but 1 fetched
him. just as ! was getting hoarse he
turned around kind O. quick and bust.
ness-like, and says: Il poot q stop on
TINS. l gif You an orter, und I want it
viiled pooty quick, too, know ven II
enooi. I'm no telephone to schtan oop
una DC dalked oil dc day longp" "Bet
1t made you feel good" said the Obi.
S"8o man; FIRST customer In thirteen
Gays. But what did he order ?" "That's
tne worst OF 1t, replied ST. Louis. "He
ordered me out OF his store I"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
SIZE WOULD ONLY LOVE A TEMPER
ANCE MAN.

Bhe loved him, but she saw him drunk,
All fearful sight for her TO SEQ
And though II broke her heart, she said
That married they could never be,
And other lovers crowded near
To breathe their fond hopes in her ear.
II puzzled me TO see her smile
On others while she loved him 40,
For none Of them were half 30 brave,
Or handsome, straight and tall as Joe,
think that that was strange,
Don't you2
But then they all wore badges blue.
Joe went and took tho pledge, and said
He'd never stain his honor more,
And soon he on his manly breast
The badge Of his redemption wore.
And when bis darling heard Of that
Her faithful heart went pit-a-pat.
She sacked her lovers all, and few
To lay her head against the breast
That wore the blessed badge OF blue.
think that that WAS sweet,
Don't your
Oh, bonny, bonny badge Of blue.
Were q girl wouldn't wed
A man that guzzled rum, would your
I'd give the chances all TO him
Who wore tho little badge Of bluc.
And II he wouldn't wear II,
Would pin II on, aud tell him why.
'Twoud save MS both from grief and woe,
And every misery cold and black.
II mado another man Of Joe,
And now hos got the inside track.
I think I'm talking sense,
Don't you2
Then wear the bonny badge Of blue.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14

A BOSTON clergyman, lately abiding
In his pulpit to the subject Of family
government, remarked that 1t is often
said "that nowadays there Is no such
thing as family government. But it's
false, oil false There Is just as much
family government now as ever there
was-just as much as in the days OF our
fathers and qrandfathers. The only
difference Is that then the old folks did
the governing, now it is done by the
young ones
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Says he, Eyes, as good as ever 20

Says he, "yes, as good as ever "
see."
"well,"'' says !, "what do you az .
glass for it?'
1.-TWO cents" says he.
"Well," says l, "seems to me / feel
more dry than do hungry now. Amt
you mind TO take these ere biscuits
again, and give me glass Of cider2''
and says he:
~ don't care II l do"
So he took and laid 'em on the shelf
again, and poured out glass Of cider.
I took the cider and drinkt II down, and
to tell the truth, it was capital cider.
Then says /:
II guess it's time for me TO be a
going" and / stepped along toward the
door; but says he:
"Stop, Mister, I believe You haven't
paid me for the cider"
"Not paid you for the cider !" says l,
"what do You mean by that? didn't
the biscuits l gave you just como to the
cider?"
"Oh, nh, right r. says he.
So started to go again, and says he
"But stop, Mister, you didn't pay mo
for the biscuit"
"What /" says /, "do you mean TO
impose upon me? do you think ] am
going to pay you for the biscuits, and
let you keep them too? Amt they
there now on your shelf, and what more
do You want? Iguess, sir, you don't
white mo in that way"
SO / turned about and marched Off,
md left the Teller staring and scratching
his head Ms though he were struck with
dundcrmcnt.
Howsomovcr, didn't want TO cheat
him, only jest to show EN- it want no
easy matter to pull my eye-teeth
ont; 80 / called in next day. md paid
him two cents.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14

81 HAVE o little poem for SALE" he
said to the editor Of q Sunday paper.
1.-THE price is g."
The editor looked at the manuscript
and remarked: "Doa't want It OF any
price; It's too long,"
The next day the poet returned with
the same poem, divided into four parts.
II have few poems I would be glad
to sell you. The price Is IS apiece"
The editor looked OF them for Q
moment and then said:
"All right; they are just the proper
length; I'll take 'em all.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
Sweet Gum.

The oxidation you see clinging to the Sweet
Gum tree in the hot summer months scientifi-
cally combined with ten made from the old
field Null in which has mucilaginous princi-
pies so healing to the lungs presents in Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy OF Sweet Gum and Mullen, .
pleasant and effective cure for Group, Whoop-
ing Cough, Colds and Consumption. Price
25cts and &l.00. This with DR.. Biggers' South
ern Remedy, an equally eflicacious remedy for
Cramp-Colic, DiarrhDs, Dysentery, and chill
dren suffering from the effects Of teething pre-
sents 4 little MEDICINE CHEST no household
should be without for the speedy relief Of
sudden ard dangerous attacks Of the lungs and
bowels. Ask your druggist for them. Manu-
featured by Walter A. Taylor, Atlanta, Ga,
proprietor Taylors Premium Cologne.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14

A SAVING BEE. There was a good
saving bee, the next thing to clap.
board supper, few days ago at the
house Of widow in Bath, Me. About
! o'clock the good lady was surprised by
the appearance OF 20 men with saws and
axes, who, without any ceremony at all,
attacked her woodpile and sawed and
split it oil up, and no half way work
about IL, as each stick was sawed into
four pieces. They chaffed the minister,
Mr.. Atwood, for coming late, and lifted
II stick on the saw.horse for him that
was full l3 inches through, and he sawed
it, too, He took of his coat to 1t,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14

Reporter-So far as you know, then,
you do not propose to etart an evening
paper here2
MIR. Bromley--Young man, do you
know that newspapers are now sold for
two cents?
"Yes."
"And that Guilford CLANS bring five
cents?"
81 was not aware Of that"
"Thoy do. And that being the case.
why should anybody want to start a
daily paper when by digging CLANS he
eau get more money with less work. -
Net0 Haven NeWs.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14

Two gentlemen while at party were
eagerly watching good-looking lady of
commanding presence. as she mar
rled Z asked one. II don't know for
CERTAIN" was the reply; "but III bet
she Is. l overheard her tell man a few
minutes ago to stop bothering her, and
no woman would talk that way ut party
70 any one except her husband" ~
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14

A CALIFORNIAN planted eucalyptus
tree in his yard ten years ago. For
seven years he noticed no improvement
nor growth. AT the end of that time
however, the tree shot up rapidly. Re.
Gently, while cleaning his well; he found
the bottom matted with eucalyptus roots,
which had forced their way through the
DICK wall OF the well SO as to get at the
water. The well was fifty-fve feet dis.
tant from the spot where the tree stood
above ground.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
LONDON has three millions Of working PEG

The medical profession are slow (and rightly
SOY, to endorse every new medicine that is ad-
vertised and sold; but honest merit convinces
the fair-minded after reasonable time. Ply
sicians In good standing often prescribe Mrs.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for the cure Of
female weaknesses
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14

The barroom loafers are, to credit
their, talk the most broad minded and
comprehensive financiers we have. They
pay. the National debt daily leaning
against lamp-posts, and settle tariffs and
other great problems with great ease sit.
ing on dry goods boxes
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14
IT is estimated that 2j 900 people have set
tied In Florida within the past year.
Walk Moro, md Sleep Eoundiy.
Mr. John w. Cole, Principal OF the uale
School. Troy. N. Y. writes us:

PrlnGtnaI
hir. '4nh w; Wv, nnop n "a 'No
ochoo'' iroy' AZ; rncyy w u' ,-,7 1909
g ~ n n,ar,, y,o I'd
having Deen a'ni na,,a ~, ,,h; o" 80. an.
past WIN Illness, .nT ,uuoe VI nd NV "@| com.
known 10 me ior Uns .i,'I, on 90 ~" sor SU
tinueu uisaDnlty Se..n9 " y. ~ VI aa ~ aroot
anu Distressing enur .i,,. n uI t,;ands I h,'
anxiety WIN my lany ; nnu ,io that
came satisfied upon S,oo s tEa d;soo .oi
the cause OF my sishness WIS ,;, .mo a, th;s
CONDITION Oh iny klu1rs anu hn ' sa, siw ; =
Time by acciuen. u.onu mno net ~ on nnaa !
symptoms 10 inlne, inio i.i, ~, y; .ho 80
improvement IN MS htn , py 'an,ls num- ,.v
Kennedy, ana perSuauei nie w ny ~ tn, ,
medlately comihehctu ,hnnns ~, ah a., run o,,
the iirot Dottie gan 10 Improve anu Ns ovli'
tinued use Avoids very entoula ing re'1 tuS.
can sleep souhdiy, walA pe.Ni, a,n h9o
from pans, and the severe a.lacKs ol heau-
acne from "hich l suhersu W r raucm nase
disappeared, anu 1 chceriuhy RECOMMENDS
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14

THE n,tmber OF cotton mills N the Southern
States has increased from LEO, four years ago,
to 3lj at the present timo.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-05-14

ncmnrktblo Tribute.
Sidney Ourchundro, Of Pittsburg, Penn,
Writes: ~ have used DR.. VIM. Halls Palsam
Tor the Lungs many years with tho most
gratifying results. Tho relieving influence
OF Halls Balsamis wonderful. Tho pain and
rack OF the body, incidental to tight cough,
soon disappear by the use Of spoonful &C.
cording to directions. My wife frequently
sonds for Halls Balsam instead Of a physi-
clan, and l.ealth is speedily restored by its