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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-01-03

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The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18
Gold Mines of the Tiber.

An interesting statement was made
at the last session Of the Geographical
Society. Mr.. Del Mar. who has recent
ly returned from Italy, stated that he
had examined the ancient gold mines
of the Tiber, which had been first work.
ed by the Etruscans and afterwards by
the Romans. The working of these
mines uy slave labor under the Romans
led to the rebellion Of Spartacus and to
the interdictions of all mining by tho
Roman Senate. The mines were men,
toned by Aldrovanaus in the sixteenth
century and Toricelli in the seventeenth,
but since that time have passed out of
notice. Their working by the Romans
led to the foullng of the River Tiber,
the formation of the pontine marshes
and the conversion of the Island OF
Cerceii into a promontory; their aban-
donment to the formation of the Tuscan
Maremma, a fever Infested district
which has only recently been drained.
The lecturer traced the discovery and
working Of the gold mines of the Tiber,
the Roman conquest and reopening OF
these mines and the numerous physical
and social changes to which these events
gave rise. From this it appears that the
debris question, SO new and important
to California, had agitated the Roman
mind twenty centuries ago and had
been brought to conclusion in one
part of Italy by an amicable ar
rangcment between the miners and
farmers, and in another part by an in
terdlct of the Senate. Tie mines of the
Tiber were placer diggings, some of
which were situated near Perugia, and
others in the Veldi Chiana. At present
they are entirely abandoned, the only
gold mines at work in Italy being the
quartz mines of Piedmont.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18
The Little Ole Protested.
Waterbury American


A woman, well dressed and intelligent,
boarded train with three children
whom she placed in a seat in front OF
her. They were neatly dressed in ho,i-
day attire and were evidently bent on
day of fun at the picnic grounds. She
paid her fare to the conductor and
turned her attention out of the window,
when he looked inquiringly at the chill
dren. When he asked about them she
turned and said indiffcrently: Il don't
know; they are not mine." The little
ones were uneasy. and one of them. a
pretty little girl. had look of grief and
surprise on her face that was painful to
see. She turned around, and as the
woman said: ''They are not mine" she
threw her arms over thAs and cried
out despalringly: "Why,I l am, mamma" !"
The conductor passed on, too indignant
to think longer Of his fare. Madam" !"
he said, II hope you are ashamed of
v, urself for disowning your own chill
dren for matter of 80 cents" She
gave the little girl bitter scolding, and
when they got off at the grounds they
did not look happy.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18
Fighting Steers.
[Raton IHGependcnt, l


Mr.. james Howe relates the following
experience: While coming to town
from Red river, his attention was at
tracted by two steers which were appar-
emily fighting. After watching them for a
few moments Mr.. Howe and his SOL
rode up to the animals, where they were
joined by Mr.. Il. Youst. They found a
three-year-old and Il four-vearold steer
firmly locked by the horns. The horn
of one had penetrated the neck Of the
other, and from the wou the blood
was flowing freely. The mcn set them
selves at work to part the animals, a
task they soon found not So easy. They
tried to knock the horn Fl tie larger
one, but did not succeed. They
then got the fighters into canon with a
steep bank on either side, and enCeav-
Cured to knock the horn off by throw
ing rocks. This also failed. Ropes
were then procured and the steers
were thrown to the ground and stretch
ed out. After considerable labor the
point of the horn was broken and by
prying the horns apart the heads were
separated. The animals were quite
weak and refused to get up until com
PEELED to do SO, when the men made
haste to mount their horses. From APP
pearances Mr.. Howe believes the two
must have been locked at least three
days. Their tongues were swollen, and
blood OH the rocks in the vicinity show.
ed the struggle to have lasted at least
that time.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18
Bits of Iron in the 4rist.
New York Sun.1

New York SUN
In collar box on the desk of do wn
town dealer in machinery for flour mills
We're q bits of wire of various lengths
and forms, two barbs, one nail head two
small lath nails. two pieces of larger
nails, one piece of screw and a piece
of sl.eet iron.
els that for grist?" our reporter asked.
"Haye you Il machine to grind such
things as tEat?"
"Not exactly; but milers run just such
grist through their millstones every day
in the year. Several years ago the gen
ius of the reaplng machine man invent
ed an attachment by which the grain
was bound into haaves as it was cut
The binding was done with wire. AS
consequence. when the wheat was
threshet II good deal Of that binding
wire went through the thresher and
dropped out into the wheat. Millers,
particularly in the Northwest, found SO
much III the grain that profits were seri-
ousy cut by the injury done to the mill
stones. Two or three associations of
millers in different states resolved to
buy no wheat that had been bound with
wire. That would not work of course;
and it was not long before a milling jour
nal advised the miilers to put magnets
in the snouts through which the grain
Was received from the farmer. The
miller found that he accumulated not
only lot of binding wire, but odds and
ends of metal that he never dreamed Of
This lot in the box came from grist of
so bushels. But the magnets had their
drawbacks. They didn't catch all the
iron, and they had to be cleaned by
hand. Then an inventor devised ma
chine which consisted of hopper, into
which the grain runs, and from which 1t
is fed in an even sheet over plate of
sheet-iron. The plate serves as an arm
ature for u gang of horseshoe magnets
beneath it, and becoming magnetized
itself, 1t holds all the metal that reaches
it with the grain. Once a minute the
automatic wiper clears the metallic sub
stances from the sheet of iron. The
machines are Of various sizes and makes
ranging IN capacity from % to 800 bush
els an hour, and in price from $40 to 5l25.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18
The Secret of the Tro ter.
New York Sun,

AS that fragile but indestructibIe en-
tity, the trottins record, is constantly
broken and restored again, the minds Of
all sensible turfmen are turned to exam
inc the qualities III horse that enables
so many animals to do it,
In the first place, it can't depend on
sex. The first record below 2:2O belong
Ing to mare, Flora Temple. Hers was
broken 10y an animal of the male per-
suasion, Dexter. Then another mare,
Goldsmith Maid, smashed his record,
and this in turn was knocked into a
cooked hat by another male named
Rarus. Rarus' record was broken by
St. Julian, similar animal; st. Julian's
again by one of the other sort, Maud S.,
and then after the honor was again as
sumed by St. Julian, and again won by
the mare, it was taken once more upon
the shoulders ofthe sterner sex-that is,
on Jay-Eye-See's shoulders-onlyt to be
transferred back 10 Maud's.
There for the present it promises to re-
main until Jay-Eye-See finds a more
congenial track and trots faster than he
has heretofore.
Horses don't break records because
they are of any particular age. Gold
Smith Maid did it when she was sixteen
or there abouts, and Jay-Eye-See and
Maud S. both did it when they were six.
The other record breakers were of all
ages. Neither is it on ac-
count of size, color or shape. Rarus is
bay, Dexter brown, Maud S. chestnut
and Jay-Eye-See black. Rarus is SIX
teen hands high. and the others gradu-
ally settle down until one comes to
Flora Temple, and she was less than tit.
teen. Rarus is known as the long
backed horse. Jay Eye See is rather
compact. In this short list Of record
breakers there are long legs and short
legs, long tails, and short tails, or, as in
Flora Temples case, hardly any tail ut
all; also all sorts of gaits, dispositions
and pecuiarities of temper. There is
good breeding, bad breeding, and what
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18
Sacred Cattle in Texas.
New Mexico Stock GrOwcr.l

John ONeil. a cattle raiser of lifelong
experience in Victoria county, Texas,
called on The Stock Grower this week
and conversation with him proved
most interesting. Mr.. O'Neil is. one of
the very few breeders, in this country,
of Brahma or sacred cattle of the East
Indies. 1t would at first seem farcical
to speak of raising ''menagerie stock"
but Mr.. O'Nell will soon he able to provo
to stockmen of the west that tins strain
will show rs many good qualities as the
much talked of Herefords and Durhams.
The first sacred cattle brought to Amer.
lea consisted Of two lots, one of which
went to Georgia and the other to Louis
lana In 1879 Mr.. O'Neil noticed COWS
near his home which were cross be-
tween the Brahmas and native and were
the property of Il neighbor. The winter
and spring Of 70 were exceptionally
hard on cattle and the "die off" was
something, tremendous. Our observing
friend saw in the spring that the Brah-
ma COWS were in excellent condition,
and after some experiments he conclud-
ed that the breed would he a good one
to cross with native stock. Mr.. O'Neil
secured 4 bull and two COWS, thorough
breds, from the Louisiana herd, but af-
terwards increased the number from
Georgia. The result of the cross is very
The Brahma is of good size
fine beef qualities and possesses the best
rustling qualities of any breed. Mr..
ONeil obtains best results from cross
of the sacred cattle with pure Durhams,
and the male stock from this cross he
runs with his natives. There is heavy
demand in Texas for the Brahmas, as
they are called, but it is utterly impos-
sible to supply it. Mr.. O'Neil intends
to stock ranch in this territory. when
our New Mexico cattle owners will have
an opportunity of seeing the sacred cat
tie. The thoroughbreds are described
as being of rich cream color and the
bulls have prominent hump on the
shoulder.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18
A GIRL Pickpocket.

minnie Daley" said an old and eff
cient detective to a Chicago Mail
reporter, "is the daughter of a West
side widow, and though she cannot be
more than eighteen years old, she is ono
of the cleverest female thieves and pick
pockets known to the police. She first
came particularly into notoriety in con-
nection with the Crowley murder case.
That was something like two years ago.
Officer Crowley had arrested Minnie on
some criminal charge, and was convey
ing her to the station, when Abe Kelly,
tough thief, shot the policeman in an
attempt to rescue the glrE The officer
died and Kelly got five years at Joliet"
''WEiat is the girls principal mode Of
robbing men?'
"She has a great faculty of playing the
innocent school girl. She is a good look
err. you know, and dresses well. She is
shy and modest in department when on
the watch for victim, and her girlish
face gives her the appearance of maid
enly innocence. Well, she is cunning,
and usually chooses a man for street
filtration who has the appearance of
wealth and responsibility. When at
length the man summons up courage to
address her she pretends to be greatly
embarrassed, but allows herself to be
be conversed with. She tells him she is a
young school girl alone for little fun
during the evening without theconsentor
knowledge of her parents. She asks him
to step aside into dark doorway while
they talk, so that she may not be recog-
nized by some schoolmate CHANGING to
go by. By and by she wakes more af-
ftctionate. She caresses her new-found
friend layishly. He loses his wits when
she throws her arms about him, whis-
pering that it's dreadfully wicked and
she wouldn't be discovered for the
world. He urges an appointment for
some other evening" and she reluctantly
consents. Then she tears herself away
in twinkling, saying that she must
hurry home to her mamma before it gets
late. When the man comes to his sem
ses his pocketbook is gone, his watch is
gone, and the girl is gone
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18
A Prosperous Country.

The prosperity of u strictly live stock
foreign country is of interest to u.s. Live
stock is the principal industry of the
Argentine Republic. AS cattle and
sheep region it eclipses our own far west.
1t is a growing and progressive nation.
and is in fact the most solidly prosper
Gus and the foremost of the South Ameri-
can republics. 1t is substantially only
20 wears old, for though it has been set
tied for centuries previous, it was so
torn with eternal civil wars and fettered
with despotism that capital was never
safe and business was impossible. The
natives had lived on wild cattle after
the manner in which our Indians sub
sisted on buffalo.
But score of years ago the warning
provinces were consolidated into re-
public with constitution modelled after
our own. The reign of law was estab-
lished and peace has since prevailed
European capital came in by the millions
great banks were established, the live
stock business took lasting boom and
many fortunes were made in land spec
ulations, the prices Of ranches advanc-
ing faster than in this section. Lately
the WOODEN market has been depressed,
but it has been found profitable to es-
tablish great mutton talIow factories,
where the sheep are boiled whole for
their grease, the remainder being used
for fuel Horses are also boiled by the
thousands to get profitable article of
commerce known as animal oil.
They haye an excellent national bank
ing system in the republic, which gets
along admirably without deposting the
evidences of the governments debts as
security. Foreign coin has heretofore
been in use, but new national dollar
equal to the French five franc piece, has
been established and will henceior,b
be the unit of value. Government rail
roads are being constructed over the
country, and a government telegraph is
the only kind known. Nearly million
dollars have been spent in boring goy-
crnment artesian wells upon the palnpas.
business is all done upon credi., and
commercial loans can be made abund-
antly at Z per cent. One bank has Il
paid in capital of S3O,OOO,0OO The
owners of sheep ranches can borrow
half the value Of their sheep and land at
per cent, which is more than twice as
much as the same class can do in Colo
rado. The banks are all doing well
though they pay ) per cent on deposits
that cannot be Withdrawn without
b days notice. One bank with
S5.000,0O0 is run by Italians.
One bank is chartered for real
estate loans, and is very successful. 1t
issues certificates of credit based on 6 to
s per cent. real estate mortgages, Which
haye 20 years to run, Lut can be paid
any time, and the principal of which
must be reduced 2 per cent. per annum.
These certificates of credit go like gov
ernment bonds, from hand to hand, and
are always available rs collaterals for
loans. The Buenos Ayres chamber of
commerce is Il great exchange for live
stock and the branches of trade inciden-
tai thereto.
The facts concerning this newly devel-
oped country are full of encouragement
and suggestion to us.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18
A Champion Cyclone S ory.
Savannah Morning News

During a recent tornado in Riclland,
KY, a farmers wife was in the summer
kitchen preparing supper, and her
daughter was in the dining room setting
the table. AS the wind struck the
house the currents divided. One carried
the kitchen two miles to an adjoining
county, and the other deposited the
main part of the house half q mile IN
the opposite direction. BY a. strange
freak of nature both houses we re picked
up by the returning current and set
back in their former places as neatly as
if the work had been done by hand.
The women were SO busily engrossed in
their work that they did not notice
that anything unusual had happened
until their attention had been called to
q crack in the roof.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18

might almost be called no breeding at
all. No one of these could he called
like the others. though they were all
trotters, and that's where the whole
secret lies
Taking all these facts into consdera-
tior, therefore, we feel justified in say
ing that the ability TO break records, or
to trOt faster than other horses, depends
wholly upon the possession of a combi-
nation of superior speed and bottom.
That's all.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18
On the Home Stretch.

On the Home Stretch.
In these delightful, dear October days
OF MONDAY sun and morning haze,
The trumpst's brazen brays
And bonfre's blaze
Amaze.
The sere
Brown leaf is here,
And through the fading year,
Parties with vision none too clear
Regard the future, full of hope and fear.
All eyes,
With vain surmise
Now scan October's skies,
And both the witless and the wise
Desire to know what star shall set or rise.
Nor doth the overanxious candidate
Train loads Of soap accelerate,
Then, wearicd of his gait,
Sits down to wait
For fate.
A CLEAN
1llumes his dream,
And bright lis prospects seem;
Then quickly fades his glorious scheme.
And he asccnds the dark salt rivers stream.
New York Sun.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18

An eastern editor claims that his salary
is 65 cents month. Who cares? If
there is ANYTHING that disgusts us with
man it is to hear him Dragging and
blowing about hls salary, and see HIM
wearing dude clothes and putting on
airs. Minnesota Bazoo.
The Billings herald. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1882-1885, 1884-10-18

Assays guaranteed to be correct in all cases.
Duplicate certificates Free Parties wishing to
check our work can obtain a portion of pulver-
ized sample for six months after assay is made
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13
These are Solid Facts.

The best blood purifier and system regu-
lator ever placed within the reach OF suf-
fering humanity, truly is Electric Bitters.
Inactivity of the Liver, Biliousness, Jaun-
dice, Constipation, Weak Kidneys, or any
disease of the urinary organs, or who ever
requires an appetizer, tonic or mild stimu-
liant, will always find Electric Bitters the
best and only certain cure known. They
act surely and quickly, every bottle guar
anteed to give entire satisfaction or money
refunded. Sold at fifty cents bottle by
Barclay Bros. az
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13
A Remarkable Escape.

Mrs Mary A. bailey, of Tunkhannock,
Pa, was afflicted for six years with Asthma
and Bronchitis, during which time the
best physicians could give no relief. Her
life was despaired of, until in last Octo-
Der she procured bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery, when immediate relief was
felt, and by continuing its use for short
time she was completely cured, gaining in
flesh 80 lbs. in few months.
Free Trial Bottles of this certain cure of
all Throat and Lung Diseases at Barclay
Bros Drug Store. Large Bottles Sl.00.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.
CHILDREN'S CARRIAGES
AND
FURNITURE!

For sale cheap, at corner Eth and Wash.
ngton Ave, next building above the Post
Office.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13
Undertaking Establishment.

Having established myself in the Under.
taking business in Cairo on Commercial
Avenue, between 18th and 18th street, |
respectfully invite all who are in need OF
anything in my line t. give me call. |
keep in stock all kinds OF cottins, metal
Baskets, &c, also all kinds of furniture,
repairing and cabinet work done. Prices
reasonable. 9.lm JACOB FLICK.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13
Sadler's Locals.

Mems Spring Suits from SO up; large
stock OF Boy 5 SUIT for Easter; good unaua-
dried shlys Soc, best quality sl.00; hats
rom the bankrupt hat house OF Eddie,
Harvey u Co., and all other goods in the
clothing line unusually low at Sadier's,
l44 Commercial Ave. Call early and select
from large stock. 12-6t
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13

The Best Salve IN the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Cbapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by Barclay
Rrni hers
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13
Legal Blanks Kept Eor Sale

At THE BULLETIN Office.
Warranty Deeds,
Special Warranty Deeds,
Uhattel Mortgages,
Real Estate Mortgage,
Sepenas,
Executions, Summons, Venire,
Garnishee Blanks, &c.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July cath, 1888. The
stiffness is all gone from my neck. A few
applications OF Merrel's Penetrating Oil
entirely curel it. 1t is a wonderful Lini.
ment, and | am greatly obliged to you for
recommending it. Very truly,
HENRY G. dunno,
Supt of Night Mail, St. Louis, Mo.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13

avcs every FIR day morning at 10 O'Clock, max.
ing close connections at Nashville with the L. d
n. X. Il. and n. Il G K. X. for all points south,
with the Upper Cumb, rland Packet Co., for all
points for the Upper Cumberland. For freight or
passage, epply ON board or to W Il. Lambdin,
Ag~pt
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13
Taxes.

Taxpayers will please take notice that on
the 9th of April will commence preparing
list for the printer of all delinquent taxes
on that date. Those wishing to save costs
can do 50 by calling at the Court House
and setting &c. Yours truly,
JOHN HODGES,
Sheriff and Collector.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-13
To Let.

Some ) or 6 pleasant rooms to let, up
stairs, corner 12th and Washington Avenue
to small family. Enquire at same place
of +. B. DIETRICH. l2-3t