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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-13
Facts About Montana.

Montana is growing over an increase of
10000 in population last year. making
100000 people claimed for the new terri
tory. and an increase of 200 per cent in
the cattle export Montana stands next
to Texas in the amount of grazing lands
something over 10000 acres. with Ari-
IONA close third. The exports last
year were $1,000 head against 80 100 the
year before. Dressed beef was also sent
East success fully in refrigerator cars.
over 5000 head being slaughtered at Men
dora for this purpose. Stock cattle are
now worth from $50 to $40 head
against so three years ago.
This whole business has grown up since
1914. when the possibility of winter
ing stock in good condition on the open
ranges was discovered by accident. Some
sh trading-posts over the line on the
Saskatchewan, and, having nothing moth
ing to feed them. turned them loose. In the
spring the cattle were fat. The next year
the same firm secured the contract to sup
ply beef to the Montana Indians, drove 500
COWS into the territory and commenced
breeding. That started the cattle business
there. 1t takes money to be IA Montana
cattle king, but sheep raising is the poor
mans industry. Sheep cost 50 to $3.50
head, the annual wool clip will pay for
the expense of herding, and the annual
increase is about 80 per cent. The export
of wool last year was | ,24S, 034 pounds,
against SIS .225 pounds the year before
and over 10000 sheep were exported.
Lynching has grown up as 4 necessity
for the protection of the vast cattle and
| sheep ranges, and Montana claims 50 i'm
promptu hangings, or 'neck-tie socia-
| bles." as they are known out there from
April to December last year, most of the
offenders being cattle thieves. The Mon
tana mines do a big business the region
right around Butte producing more sill
yer and gold bullion in 1884 than Arizo.
ma, California or Nevada, and almost as
much as Colorado.
But cattle raising is the great industry
of the teri tory, as is shown by the com
position of the present legis lature whicl
has 54-cow boys, s lawyers, miners,
merchants, ! doctor. ! editor and lum
Der dealer. Montana editors are scnsi
tive to the criticism (which the frequen
lynchngs may bring upon their people
and point with pride to the fact that ma
ny of the eXecutioners at these festviLie
are college graduates who eau parse
} Latin sentence with neatness and dis
patch. This is no eXaggeration. In tn
cities and large towns like Helena, Butte
Dee Lodge and BOseman, life and proper
ty are as secure as anywhere in the coun
try. The territory is destined to be i'm
, mensely rich.-SpriaQdeM RepuLhcua.
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Wherever Il high whskey-taX law has
been tried it has found favor and support.
The Illinois $500 law is growing stronger
every day in the confidence of the people,
In scores of places where there is II strong
temperance sentiment the tax is much high
ar than the State minimum of S5no, and
ranges from that mp to &l,2OO the effect be-
ing to greatly reduce the number of dram
shops and improve their character, and
making the survivors quiet and orderly.
The brief period of the Scott law in Ohio
reduced the number of saloons in the State
by three thousand and wiped ont Of exist
ence many of the low dives and cross-road
grog-shops, The Illinois law has abolished
about four thousand saloons in the State,
reduced drunkenness and crime and it
yield fully four millions of dollars to the
various municipalities, beginning with Chi
cago where the revenue derived from the
tax is S1,50O,o00 year."---ChicdgO Tribune.
President Cleveland has made an admir-
able beginning His cabinet is as strong in
brains and as liberal and progressive in
sentiment as it was possible for him to Sc
lect from the material from which he had to
draw. We are now justified by Presi-
dent Cleveland's reference to us in the view
we took when he was declared elected, that
would be the president of the whole people
He recognizes that we are citizens
III the broadest sense and entitled
to all the rights and immunities guar
anteed to others of our fellow citizens, the
same obligations binding upon others equal
ly binding US. There is nc. equivocation in
his reference to us. The colored people
have reason to rejoice in the elevation of
such man as Mr.. Cleveland A man of
less pronounced acceptance of the present
changed conditions resultant upon the war
would have been a calamity to us not easily
estimated AS is, we can safely feel that
no backward step will be taken and that
substantial advantage may tollOw.--Nelc
York Freeman, organ Of the CoiOred Race.
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Note ana Comment.


New" maple sugar while the ground is
still frozen two feet deep, or covered with
snow, puts heavier load upon the credul-
ity of sophisticated New Englanders than
the reform" professions of ward CAUCUS
hxer.-- Boston Heraid.
Boston has successfully exported loo box
es Of Florida oranges to London, where
they sold at enough to clear expenses, 1t Is
believed that this business may grow to the
dimensions of the expectation of American
apples, which has been this season 7l50O0
barrels
Only one Windham county town-Dover
adopted the town system of schools on
Tuesday. 1t will take time to educate the
people up to the system, but it is the com
ing reform" all the same. The next legis-
lature, or next but one, will pass an act
making the system compulsory
We learn with pleasure that it is highly
probable that President Cleveland will ten
der to Allen q. Thurman of Ohio the post
of minister to England. This is an appoint
ment which will be eminently satisfactory,
not only to Democrats, but to intelligent
members Of every party.-NeD York Sun,
"Old Turk" the most famous horse in
Richmond county. \. Y, died the other
day at Staten Island county farm, where he
had spent 80 years of his life He was born
in New Jersey, March Is, 1885, and had he
lived y days longer would have been 20
years old. Forty years ago he was dark
bay, but when he died he was snow white.
He was Il famous trotter in his younger
days when he was known as Guy Scuties,
and is said to have made thousands of dol
lars for his owners.
1t has been reported that some of the
Irish of this country We're going to send d
regiment to help the false prophet in his
fight with the British, The Boston PLo
remarks If the Irish-Amercans wanted
to help the Mahdi they would not be such
wooden fools as to send "a regiment" to tn,
Soudan, as the papers report. The Maid
has more men than he can hande-mllion
more. What he wants are officers, not pri
Yates A regiment from America would
first of all be illegal here. and it never coulC
land there. If England is weak insid
Egypt, she is mighty strong on the outside.
The New York Herald recalls the strikin
prophecy of Daniel Webster, in the Senat
on the 7th of March 1880, in which he de
clared: "There can be no such thing IA
peaceable secession" and warned the secei
sionists that their attempt at disruptio
must produce war" Of the Senators VIII
heard this speech but four survive: Jefte
son Davis, r. M. 7. Hunter, David l.. VI
lee and Hannibal Hamlin. The Herai
adds; ION the 9TH of March, 1850, Grove
Cleveland not quite Il years old, was a cler
on salary of $50 Il year in the countI
shop of Dea McVickar, ia the village
Fayetteville Onondaga county. N. Y. Sue
are the possibilities of life in the Unite
States"
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RiptOn.

The lyceum meeting Of March ~ was
called to order 10y the president Nelson
keuworthy. The secretary's report of the
last meeting was read, accepted and adop
ted, and this programme carried out: Mu-
sic 10y Misses Maud Bentley and Eva Albee;
declamatious by Leroy Kirby. Clayton kir-
by, Timothy Billings Berulce Harrington
and Edwin MattesOn; recitations by Bertha
Fisher Ada Atwood, Lille Matteson and
Maud Baker; dialogue by Mrs. George
Fisher and Ida Boynton. The paper was
read by Miss Minta Powers. The question
-" Resolrsd, That numbering has been Diet
rimental to the interests of the town of Rip
ton"-was discussed in the affirmative by
o. =. Hurlburt and 5. G. Gibbs and in the
negative 10y Rev. Mr.. Patteu and +. II, Mat
tesOn The committee on decisiOn-A. G..
Chandler. Erastus Howard and Amherst
Noble-decided in favor of the affirmative,
The question then went TO the house on its
merits, and was decided in the negative.
Voluntary remarks on the question We're
made by Timothy Billings, Samuel Hen
bricks. A. G. Chandler Amherst Noble and
also by Mr.. Cowles of Weybridge, By the
way, we were glad TO notice i'm the audience
the faces of several friends from out Of
town The question for the next meeting
is "ReSOlr6d, That the printing lress has
been Of more benefit to mankind than the
steam engine Arthur Brown speaks in
the affirmative and Timothy Billings in the
negative. The meeting was adjourned one
week,
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Personal.

The people of Braintree evidently
mean to have order in their town meet
ings. G. W. Flagg, the wrestler, was
moderator this year
Hon. John NJ. Currier of North Troy,
a prominent Democratic politician of
Northern Vermont. is reported to be Sc
rious!y i'll at the Quincy House in Boston.
F. V. Randall, vice-president of Nor
witch university and colonel of the 18th
and 18th Vermont regiments during the
rebellion, died at Mortified Sunday, the
LIST.
Rev. DR.. l.. O. Brastow, formerly of
Burlington. has accepted professorship
in Yale college. 1t is that of homilctics
and pastoral theology in the theological
school.
Charles W. Scaton, who succeeded
Francis G.. Walker As superintendent of
the census when the latter took the
presidency of the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology AT Boston, is i'll of a
brain disease that may prove fatal. His
sickness is the result of oVerWOrk. Mr.
Seaton was graduated from this college
in 1913, and has been connected with the
census office nearly fifteen years.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-13
Town Elections.

ADDIsoN-Moderator, 5 w Smith; clerk, Rector
Gage; selectmen, Byron Smith, Luman Seeger,
Edwin lIoyt; treasurer, w Read Overseer OF
the poor, selcctmen; constable, "A Sickle {;
second constable, G Il Strong; listers, Guy Gage,
+ e. Gulley, Wilbur HOcomb; auditors, W
Read, Geo French, Charles Merrill; trustee of
public money, Benedict; agent, Asahp
Barnes; superintendent of schools, q VIII
marth. Tax voted, 80 per cent.
Observation-Disclosures Hon l. f Smith, clerk,
f II Dean; sclectmen, l. Mech, { a Thomas,
John Palmer; treasurer, l. smith; Ovcrseer
of the poor, first selectman; constable, II x
Baldwin; second constable, G l. ltlwsOn; listers,
G. w Day. l. K Beers, Wm NJ Dean; auditors,
seectmen tru tee of public money, II Stone
fence viewers, Z l. Beers, II Il Baldwin, ira ID
smith; grand-jur0r, IL StlsOn; agent ], K
Smith; superintendent OF schools, Nimblet.
Tax voted, sufficient to pay Indebtedness.
ROCHESTER Moderator, { Pierce; clerk and
treasurer, Il l. Char,e; 5elecmen, . q Martin, +
y Reynolds, w \ GOudnO; first constable, IL IL
Chaiiee, superintendent, George ) Guernsey
listers, il II ChafTee, \ j Marsh, G Morse; over
seer, f T Washer; agent, Washburn. Vote
on town system of schools, yeas 9; nays 1870. Tax
raised 81.
WALrHAM-M Moderator David Hare; clerk, VIM
5 Wright; selectmen, j Sneden, a ID Evarts, y NJ
utllock treasurer Watson w Ward; Oversoel
IF the poor, tn" selectmen; constable, soon
Burroughs; listers, w W ward, w > Wright, w
+ Frisble; auditors, II 5 Jackman, W X Bristol,
: VI stow; trustee of public money, VIM W
Booth; fence viewers ID Barton, u Ii Bost
wick w w BOOTH grand jurors, j III Sprague
Newman Hunt; agent w Bristol; superintend
ent of schools, VIM 5 Wright Tax voted, 20 pei
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-13

The skanng-rink question is agitating
the wild West. How it affects them is
told in this dispatch from the Minnesota
State capital;
The popular craze for roller skating
has gone TO such an extent in this section
that Representative Downs of Sibley
county today introduced a bill in the
Legislature declaring that males and
females shall not be allowed to use or
occupy the floor of any skating rink III
this State at the same time. The bill al
so provides for licensing Kinks. The
war on the roller Kinks is being prosecu-
ted in various directions. While minis
tiers in the pulpit have been denouncing
them as immoral. the saloon keepers in
the upper Michigan peninsula have re-
solved to boycott all stockholders of the
Kinks, on the ground chat roller skating
is having ruinous effect on the business
of grog-selling.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-13

GEN. GRANT continues to grow worse,
and he himself does not believe he will
live for many weeks. The disease from
which he -cancer-seems to be
increasing. The writer of an article in
the March Popalar Science Nonthly claims
that there is marked increase in this
disease in Great Britain and that it is due
to good Lying, inasmuch as the disease
prevails among the rich rather than
among the poor. \ French writer states
the proportion among the rich as lOG
cases per 1000, and among the poor -
npr 1000.
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East MiddIebury.

Rumor says there will be breaking
up of the Illicit sales of Intoxicating
drinks at the opening of the season
We are informed that one of our citi-
zens was arraigned before the authorities
for drunkenness and fined the usual
amount.
Miss Fannie Flint had so far recover
ed as to ride out, when the exposure
brought ON relapse, and she is now
very sick.
Il. lockwood is under the doctor
care. He is suffering from the prevail
ing epidemic. Hopes are entertained OF
his speedy recovery.
There is to be twO-mile race at tho
rink on Saturday evening. the l4th, be
tween Bert Peck and Henry Wood for {
purse of 50. The Cornwall cornet banC
will furnish music for the occasion.
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Prices of the Crops of 1854.

Prices Of the crops of 1854 are reported
upon by Statistcau Dodge Of the aglicul-
tDral department. The records of the series
of farm products are made in December
and are the basis of value of the crops of
the year. The tendency to lower rates is
observed everywhere as to most crops, not
only from abundance Of production, but in
sympathy with the general depression in
values of all commodities, The average
price OF corn is 30 - cents, which is one
cent lower than the average for 1879 when
the supply in proportion to population was
quite as large. 1t has been lower but twice
in ten years-in 1877 and 1873, after two
pI evious years of abundance. 1t is the
highest in Florida-SO cents per bushel-
and the lowest price is rs cents in Nebras-
ka. The average price of wheat is 50 cents
per bushel, against 81 cents last December.
The December price in thirteen years has
previously been below 81 per bushel but
five times--in 1874 1873 1880 1882 and 1883.
The price of wheat is lower than it has ever
been reported by the department at Wash
inRton 1t is said to be lower in Great
Britain than at any other period of the pres
ent century. The average value of oats is
% cents, against 50 cents in 1852 and q . in
| 1888 The present value is the lowest ever
reported by the department at Washington
| The lowest State average Is 10 cents in Ne
braska the highest is 90 in Florida. The
average farm price of the entire crop of po'
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-13

REPORTS from Washington show that
there are about five applicants for every
Federal office worth the having. 1t is
also said that the President does not
manifest any great haste in making APP
pointments whereat the olliceseekers
are not pleased. TO an Alabama delega-
tion which had divided the spells of that
State and submitted their plan to him, he
remarked. Il trust, gentlemen, you have
not forgotten that there is a tenure of
office act
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Weybridge.
DR.. q. W. Cobb is convalesent,

DR.. q. W. Cobb is convalesent.
Mrs. ii. II. Hurburt and sister, Mrs.
ii. Bowdish of Bennington, are visiting
friends here.
There was gathering of the friends
of Rev. Parker at the parsonage on Mon
day evening.
Mr.. |. j. Twitchell has gone to Hart
ford, Ct, TO visit his two sons, Prof.
and Herbert Twitchell.
Mr.. Alfred Mutt is to move this spring
into the house lately occupied by his
father-in-law, Mr.. Noble Herendeen.
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FRIDAY, MARCH Is, 1855.

The Democratic. papers whose good
souls were 50 troubled over what they
called the persecution of st John men
in the fact that of the board of town Of
ticers chosen last week all the selectmen,
one lister. the superintendent of schools,
the constable and the overseer of the poor
all voted the St John ticket.
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That Old established cough remedy, Downs
Elixir still more than holds its own in the pub
lie estimation, despite sharp and active competi'
ton. 1t Is "hOme remedy" and in this locality
needs no words of praise from us, SO well and
taVorably known Is it. Itls the standard remedy
for coughs, colds and all throat troubles with
great numbers OF our people, and their con-
tinued use and unsolicited recommendation of it
speaks volumes in Its favor darlington, ~,
Free Press, january 20, 1882.
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tatoes is 40 cents bushel. The lowest
price is % cents, in Michigan. The average
price is two cents lower than last year
though the crop is not so large
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Boston Wool Market.

There has been a good demand and prices are
the same. ONO and Pennsy lvania lceces sell at
81 to 81 cents for X 32 to 33 cents Tor and above
81 to 35C for Xxx and Xxx and above. Michigan Y
sells 1t 30C per ID. Fine deltine hecces are in
steady demand ma firm at "a TO 80 D., and fine
combing sells at 80 to 35c per Id. Unwashed
woods continue IN good demand, and sales are
made at Il wide range of prices. California wool
has been in fair demand at previous prices.
Pulled woods are in moderate demand, with
choice lots os Eastern and Maine suprrs ut - to
34c, and good supers at % 10 3Oc per ID. Secured
woods are III steady demand. In foreign wool
there has been more doing. Australian and cape
have sold quite freely, the former at IS 20 to 42c
per ID, Carpet wool quiet.
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For Sale.

My house of II rooms, corner of Court and
Cross streets, in large lot, with barn, lruit, etc
Terms reasonable and long time gwen.
Stf FRANK LUCIA.
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When Baby was sick we gave her CastOria,
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she was a Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children. she gave them Cast'a
The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-08-20
SUMMONS.

In Jus'irr Court Of Maiden township. Of tbs
County of Meaghcr, Territory Of Montana.
&. W Mcdonald, per y. q. Sharpless. Plaintiff,
Thomas Lee defendant.
The people of the Territory Of Montana SEND
GREETING to the above named defendant
voU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED 10 app.ar
before me, Justice of the Peace. in and Tor the
County oi Meaghcr. al my Office in Maiden. within
ten days exclusive Of the day OF service) after
the service on YOU Of this summons if served
within this county. If served out Of this county.
hut within this district, within twenty days.
otherwise. within forty days, 10 AXE answer To-
the complaint Of e. W. Mcdonald, per :. q. sharp
less the above named plaintiff in civil action ic
recover the sum Of nn'y-three $3.50 dollars. alleged
To- he due from defendant to plaintiff together with
interest from he 9th day Of septemberA d. Isss.
at the rate of one per cent per month: and ir
default judgement viii he taken against you.
Thomas l,.,, Tor the said amount, together with
costs of this suit.
,,iven under n,y hand this 2i.t day Of July, 4. u
l--i.
FRANK MARTIN.
.iu,l !ee 81 tlie Peace Of said Neagher count,
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Tireless le.ter-Writcr.

Did you ever stop To think what
tireless letter writer a good local paper
is? Week after week, reaching into
years, it goes on, telling the marriages,
births. deaths. the comings and goings
of the people of your town. the bust
ness success or failure. accidents, crops.
Improvements, meetings, rcvivals. IN
fact all events of all kinds. All is erisl
that comes to the hopper of good
local paper. Why. if you were to
write letter each week to your ab-
sent friend and tell him half the news
that your local paper gives, you would
soon give up in despair. The sup
posed pleasure becomes tiresome.
the letters grow shorter. farther apart
and finally cease. Why the difference I?
Because with the newspaper man it is
business. People in live newspaper
town recognize this and take pleasure
in giving the editor news items you
would never learn. Therefore, make
hlste and subscribe; if you already
receive a copy, send one to some
friend. 1t is better than letter. .--F.y
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The building for the Esler reduction
works. Helena. is rapidly approaching
completion.
\ run of thirty tons Of ore through'
the Bonanza Chief 20-stamp mill re-
suited in u 1il ounce gold brick.
Fine specimens of copper float have
been found on the Crow reservation
abou, seven miles from Park City.
Ed. Rooney, a miner working in the
Sun Dorg, Butte district, was caught by
cave on the 1lth inst, breaking leg,
injuring his side. back and head.
The bullion output of the Drum
Lummo mine for the month Of July
WAS $500, an increase Of some six
thousands over that Of the proceeding
month.
A cave in the once famous. but lately
deserted, Penobscot mine, disclosed
$4,000 worth Of rich ore. The mine
was purchased short time ago by
Mr.. Longmaid for 1900.
The hosting works Of the Bell mine.
at Butte, were totally destroyed by fire
short time ago, entailing loss OF
1000. The deed is supposed to have
been committed by an incendiary.
This loss will oblige that valuable mins
to lay idle for long time.
The quarterly report OF the Alice
Gold and Silver Mining Co. shows that
for the quarter ending July LIST the bull
lion yield was s2s5, 5,93O.Os, less s5O,O2s.-
IL, which constitutes the difference
between what is called the assay value
and the actual value, and which leaves
S235 ,9O2. 10 as the amount received by
the company from bullion sales. This
is equivalent to S7S,634.15 per month
Inter Mountain.
Z. Broadwater, Dennis Ryan and
Hon. Martin Maginnis left Helena u
few days ago with Commodore Wheeler
for Great Falls from whence they 60 to
Neihart and will probably return to
Helena via of White Sulphur Springs.
Various are the conjectures AS to the
motives of this trip; but We think there
is no doubt that these gentlemen are
thinking of Great Falls as location
for reduction works and are conten,-
plating "a railroad TO Neihart. How
ever we will soon know as their bond
on the Neihart mine expires soon, and
should they not take the property it will
be evidence that the project is aban-
doncd. In the event that they do We
may expect railroad from Great
Falls to Neihart rs soon as the eastern
connection via. Of J. J. Hill's Manitoba
railway system can be completed p
iIusbandman.