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Zach Chandicr's Complexion.

li"h ftafitN iooFt.l
Zach Chambers florid countenancc.
which led strangers 10 believe that
he INDUCED too freely in strong pota-
tons. was the result of 4 gas explosion
the first evening after he had removed
into new house in Detroit. In
mediately after the gas was turned on
and lit, the smell of escaping gas
aroused the family and the servants
and search was made for the leak.
The daughter. now Mrs. Hale. then
a child, with a lighted candle detected
it in closet of the back parlor. The
father. knowing the danger of an ex
rlosion, hurried TO the closet with a
servant, took the candle from the
daughters hands, and shielded her just
in time to receive the full blast himself.
burning his head, neck and han l.
almost TO crisp. The nose, ears,
eyes. lips, and flesh of the face were
So completely burned that old Zach
embraced the opportunity and mum
bled through his blstered lips: "!;rins
on your cannbals, Pm cooked
Such IS the history of a face only
saved by the incest skill Of surgery.
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Thomas Y. Garfield.


Among the visitors in Livingston on
Thursday was Thomas II. Garfield, of
Burlington, Vermont. Mr.. Garfield is
a gentleman who should attract great
interest from rcsident, of the North
crn Pacific country. Very early in
liie---as long ago Is rS5.-he became
strongly impressed with the idea Of
building railroad across the continent
and brought to the subject much
thought and research. His selection
of route was via the Yellowstone and
Columbia rivers, or 'he general direc-
ton now followed by the Northern
Pacific. In 1882 IL left his store
keeping in Vermont to become a
contractor on what is now the North
western road from CHI cago 10 ST. pdul.
During the war nc WAS in railroad
service under the government and
afterward embarked heart and soul in
the Northern Pacific project and be-
came one Of the chi-f moving spirits
in the organization Of an active COM
pany. In 1900 Mr.. Garfield took
charge Of Jay Cookies exploration
party which, after crossing the con,i-
nent by the Union Central Pacific
route travelled on horse back from
Puget Sound along the Northern
Pacific route ives; ward as FAR as Liv-
incston. / nc Indian troubles in the
Yellowstone country deferred them
from exploring il and they had already
received 4 iuii report IL to the en-
tire feasibility OF bui!ding railroad
through that valley. Mr.. Garfield is
now as years old and his head is
crowned with wh;tencss tia: rivals tie
snow caps on the northern mountains
rha, he did 80 much to surround with
rivilzirg irflveuoes.
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tcnno * Manning, the wool COM
mission merchants oi Boston, Mass ,
in their circular dated August ist, say
of woul from the territories: "The de
mand for thc.c WOODS continues excel
lent and prices are well sustained a.
the level OF last week. and for the me
dium woods perhaps a little better hs-
uges have been realized. We quote
fine woods at I70soc, fine medium al
goa s.ic. No. I at aoMsslc, medium
$50 rOc, and coarse at I4mI7c.
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The Great Generals OF the War.


philadelphia Times
The only two great commanders now
living vino faced each other in making
the thrilling and crinsoned annals of
the late civil war are Gen. William I.
sherman and Gen. Joseph +. Johnston.
Grant met Lee. Joseph and sidney
Johnston, Beauregard. Buckner. Bragg
and pembcrton in battle as chief com
maiiders, and of them joseph +. John
ston, Beauregard and Buckner survive.
Meade, who met the terrible shock
OF the battle of Gettysburg. Wa. borne
to the City OF the Silent within short
time of the imposing pageant that
committed the dust of Lee to the
mother dust; And Thomas and Hood.
vino fought the last great battle of the
war ut Nashville. both sleep the dream
less sleep of the dead.
sherman and Johnston alone remain
of The great commanders who locked
horns with each other in the dame Of
battle. Their campaign from Chat
tanOOwa to Atlanta, and from Atlanta
to the SEA, was the most brilliant of the
war, and they are the only two great
commanders who are left To sit down
and talk their battles over, rs tary
often do in the hartie,t good fellowship.
OF the many commanders of the
heroic Army Of the Potomac. none
remain. with the exception of Gen.
Mcclellan. scott, Mcdowell, Burnside,
Hooker. Meade and Grant, who in
turn commanded that magnificent
army, have all gone to join the great
majority. and Long,treet i. the only
one of Lees lieutendnts who fingers
with the living. Jackson, Hill, Fwrll
and stuart. who were in every great
conflict of the Army Of Virginia. rest
with their great chicitain Of Arlington
Joseph h. Johnston and G.. 4. Beau
regard are the only Confederate com
manders vino led great armies to
battle. and they are whitcned 10y the
frosls Of time. Johnston has been in
Congress. and j, now at the head of the
National Railroad Bureau.
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COTTONWOOD VALLEY.

rrairic chirkrns are plentiful in this
vicinity.
Business in Cottonwood is steadily i'm
proving.
several head of horses were stolen re-
ceptly--Walkrr the sawmili man losing
tive
\, tli. ~ra>nn OF the year. Cottonwood
valley /, u, beautiful "a "trip of Montana
a, one cares to sce.
Mr.. Nm. Berkin~ puts in li- leisure time
between angling for trout and studying
OYER prpb'cins 80 county interest.
The circulation OF III" AEGrs is triple
rlta' of any other paper delivered at rhis
office and still Craving. -''yeral new -nb-
,-r.acr, wcr.. a..iel lat we'-h.
lehman & TO fence "ii TIA bench land
,,,-i of Cottonwood. i. nririy completed.
Wa.cr has hc.i iu.nrt. Oh IN the di;r.. AID
Z, u.n irri2atiug th. .n'ir, cn"l",i;e.
rAcrr is no denying t!.c iir, thai Lehman
1, Cn ar. doing AN extensive busiH,'~a.
NJ. D.Witt aud twp assistants are kept
busy att-ildiu.. io IA. wants "i PATRONS.
q. \. Parr"t,. recently from Butte, har
lurcua>-d the black smith shop at Lehman
4 e.. M l.. j. lifelong son al Nn.cti
i.- I.i} -ical APPEARANCE b, sufficient "vi-
,ici,r,. uf long service 1T the anvil 1t i his
!e.ii. To- remain here aud - II al end ,r.-
tier, ~ AMI around Cotton wood should
1 So Ia
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Grants First Regiment.


u remember tine ir,t time ] ever
saw Gen. Grant" >aid Senator Logan
lust before D." went To Washington a
few weeks ago. Il happened To toe in
Springfield when he WAS given com
nIand of hi, first regiment, and was III
troduced t. him at the old American
house, then the leading hotel N the
capital the evening before he took COM
niani. We had hong talk together
tina, night. was impressed with th,
earne-tne-s uf the young aud un-curr
colonel. iii- manner WAS quiet. Yet -
full of euthti>ia. m that one va> Instantly
attracted {" him. The longer ~ talk
ed the more ! was impressed. W hen
we went to bed felt that | had fallen
in with one whom ! should ike To
claim a. IA friend. OF course neither
tncn dreamed the fortune> oi war
would place the young colonri AT the
cad of the Union armies, or that h"
was destined To lead our forcc- to final
victory, and the friendship which began
that night -prang from u mutual Re
gard for each other. At let-t NY al
Iniration for him wh- aroused hy our
conversation at that time. The next
day drove out 10 the camp IN TIE
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SHERMAN ON SilvE3.
ue Gavors Increasing the Weight Of q
silver Dollar to its Grains.

c... H.. Slo...,,, No.. ;.,,or
,'o' o''.
viewed III washington recently ON the
silver question. After expressing his
views i'm regard 10 the present financial
.,;,;a ,.h;.I, L., oa,.;lor,.J ,o-,,
=,
delicate one ana one WHICH wo"'u ie-
quire the closest management on the
secretary of the Treasury to avoid
,ro,h,o ho s,;J.
81 do not agree with the policy
regarding the silver question which
was adopted at the recent confer
ence between Treasurer Jordan and the
New York bankers" lie SAID he had
no doubt that Secretary Manning was
acting according To his best lights and
for what he believed for the interest of
people. Under the circumstances ne
did not think 1t would be proper Tor
him to criticize the secretary ana no
political motive would induce nm TO
do so. Next winter" SAID the senator
these subjects VIII come before Con-
gress. and then ! presume VIII nave
an opportunity 10 say something aooi't
them"
lie was asked " he Thought the dan
ger of gold attaining u premium ana
the business oi me country dropping
10 an exclusively silver basls,as immIn-
ent rs had been represented. That
depends entirely upon the way IN
which the finances are managed, was
the reply. Il have grave doubts
whether Congress viii consent inme-
diaielv to II Suspension oil SILVER coih-
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same carriage with Col. Grant. He was
then presented to the regiment. The
boys were undiscipined and bore a bad
reputation.
"Do you think you car manage
them?" | asked Col. Grant.
II think can.' he replied quietly
but with tirmness which meant de-
termination. We all know he did
manage that regiment. and that before
long the name of Grant had become
the synonym of victory for the armies
of the North.
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Sheri6s Sale.
LorIs BELANoER, Plaintiff,
POWELL LANDusKY. Defendant.

To be sold at sheriff - sale on the 10Th day q,
August, 1855, at the hour Of four o'clock of said
day. the following described real property to-wit
about half mile northwest Of the town %.
Maiden. Montana. together with all buiiding,
sitaaie.l thereon aud known rs the laandusky prop
ciiy; and a placer mining claim. situated in
Maiden Gulch. Warm Springs Mining District.
Meagher county, Montana, consisting of twenty
acres. more or less. Property to be sold on MaiI
street. town OF Maiden Montana
JEFFERSON HOWELL sh.i,n.
by -. W KELLY, special Deputy.
Dated at Maiden, Montana. July 23i. issj
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Publishing Notices Of Final Entry.
L. :. LAND OFFICE.
HELENA. MONTANA.
August 3D., 1850.

EDITORS ARGus--As there seems to be
some misunderstanding among the
people rs to the rule 10y which this Of
lice must he governed in designating
the newspapers in which final entry
notices in pre-emption and homestead
cases mus; he published. | ask that
you will do me the favor to publish
the following circular. which is the
lates. instruction | have upon the sub
iect
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/" h- shid at sherih's sale on she oih d,y -
August - at the hour of three O'Clock OF SAID
day. IN" following deserised property. to-wit; ono
power engine aud boiler complete; one blower.
one Bake 70 erusher. capacity ten tons. together
WIN thc btIIilhs Also one Assay office and fur
mace together with five acres OF land more or less
>ar ~ take place On premises
JkFfEksON HOWELL sh.1is.
Hy g. kii-LT, Special Deputy
Dated a N'i'rl. Montana. ,u,, "a i:.-
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GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
WASHINGTON. u. c.. ?
April 2lst, lsSj J

REGISTER Il RECEIVER L. :. LAND Orrcg-
referring TO circular of this Office of July
3Is,, lssl relative to the designation OF
newspapers tor the publication of final
proof notices, You are instructed that you
have No DISCRETION under the law tn dc>i =
nate any other than the newspaper "ncarcs'
the land".or such purpose, when such
paper is newspaper of general circula-
ton" a, defined in said circular. Eut you
will in all eases designate the newspaper of
general circulation that is published near.
e>, the land. geographically measured.
When two or more such newspapers are
published in the same town nearest the
land. you may select the one which in
your honest and impartial Judgment, as
public officers. will best subserve the pur-
pose of the law and the general in,ere Is of
the public But in no case will you permit
your selection TO be governed 10y prejudice.
I.iyoriism or personal interest.
WM 4. j. SPARKs,
Commits. ipIler.
Approved
l.. q. &. L,MiR.
Secretary.
Ii will he seen that county lines are
/ not to be taken into consideration, and
that notices must be published in the
newspaper which is printed nearest
the land to be proved up ON, although
it may be in a different county. The
proofs, however. must in all cases he
/ made before an officer i'm the county
where the land lies.
However willing | might be, in
special eases, 10 vary from these rules
TO accommodate parties, cannot do 81
for the reason that their proofs might
thereby bc rendered invalid.
i. ADKINSoN.
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SheriH's Sale.

Herman clark a Co.
NE
Th. Maiden Reduction co.
i,rlinrri. Gardner ~ Co,
".
Tie Maiden Re'iurtiop 80.
John !. 'amyhcll
-.
The NaihlI Reduction 90.
Thainl'spu 4 iiigley.
z he Maiden Reduction 90.
Y /. 'raidorl.
y.
The Maiden deduction 20.
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Has et.aii,ed n STANDARD Of excellence which
admits Of superior.
It contains every Improvement that inventive
genius, skin and money can lro,.r;cc.
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The building for the Esler reduction
works. Helena. is rapidly approaching
completion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
Cocaine.

Cocaine is becoming one oil the most
populaf remedies OF the day. It's
functions OF allaying the sensi3illty of
the nerves OF mucous niembfalles and
other tissues renders it valuable in sur
rical operations and i'll .Ae treatment OF
throat and lung affections. III also pos
sesses curative properties, and eau be
used advantageously where there is
local irritation 10 be removed and re-
iie.x nervous disturbances to he pre-
vented. In consequence OF its remarks
able qualities and OF tlc prominence
given to it in the medical treatment re-
ceiged bv Gen. Grant. it is now coming
into general Use. Hay lever is moi by
any means the only disease Tor which it
is declared to be an effective remedy.
The chemists. who are compromising
cocaine tabloids for the noses OF ca
tarrhal patients arc also putting up
cocaine tTochcs for the tilroats OF SUI
ferers from bronchial and pulmonary
complaints. Yaere is reason for be-
lieying that the market will speedily be
Hooded with cocaine lozcnges, cough
drops, soothing syrups, patent plastcrs,
and every kind Of cure-alls. Advan-
tage will be taken OF the sudden repu-
talion which this singulariy effective
curative agent ami an;esihetIc has OBJ
tanned. Cocaine will be recognized by
patcnt-medicine manufacturers as Il
popular catchword, and the business OF
prescribing and compromising it will be
speedily oYercome.-AcW York lrt-
JN1c.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20

The l5-iuci gun. when loaded with
$50 pounds OF powder ana 4 45u-pound
chilled shot, will, it appears, penetrate
ten inches of iron NJ 1000 yards dis
lance. The S-inch rifle, with Il lS3-
pound chilled shot and 30 pounds of
heXagonal powder, VIII penetrate eight
inches OF iron at the same distance.
These are u most efficient runs.
Compare them with those against
which they would be compelled to con-
tend, and how pitiable must be the re-
suit. hrupp's new model high-power
4S-ton l2-lnch rifle, 80 feet lone, takes
356 pounds of powder and q 100O-pound
projectilc, and will penetrate -. 5inches
OF o at the muzzle. and Ola inches
at 5000 yards, and gives Il range of six
miles at fifteen degrees elevation. Rifles
OF so and 100 tons have been mounted
on s%hipboard.
The strength of the carriage and the
endurance OF the platform upon which
it rests restrict the elevation at which
guns may be iired-at all events on
shiPboard; and anything over six miles
from the nluzz.e OF the guns of a Ship
OF war may be considered quite safe
ffum Their Ire.
1t is admitted that the proper defense
OF our more important harbors requires
guns capable OF penetrating at least
twenty-lour inches OF iron al the dis
lance of Il mile. Though improve
ments in the manufacture of compound
plates Chose of wrought iron upon
which a steel face has been cast) may
give still greater resistance without in
crease in weight, still there is little
probability that guns sufficiently power
full to effect the above result will not be
ample to cope with any iron-clad that
can be made to cross the ocean. In the
long struggle for supremacy between
guns and floating armor, the guns now
seem destined to have decidedly the
better OF it,. L. Wells, M Na1per's
Magazine 1or Aocemde7.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
Improved Demand for Labor.

There is a gradual taking up Of dis.
employed labor in several lines of man.
uf%acturing, but in a few the summe1
force IS being reduced. In allbranches
OF h~ouse-building work is active. In
car-building and foundry-work more is
going on. The hardware establish
ments OF New England have been kept
pretty busy. Eastern Pennsylvania
shops are engaged on special lines of
work and are busy. Machine-slop
work is picking up all over the co,;:ntry.
An abundance OF orders is looked for
by leading Philadelphia manufacturers
III iron, textiles, machinery, engines,
and special machinery. The winter. it
IS thought, will be q busy and prosper
GUS one, from present indications.
Every one has confidence in a big spring
trade, and all are ANXIOUS to be ready
for 1t III capacity and with stock. At
best, however, there will be constant
cause OF complaint, Competition must
of necessity always be present, and be
source OF more OF less evil. The
nlesiler earning power OF money is act
TO ease up the laborer. Increasino
ayenues.io r labor are being opened up
by the dlEcrsiiication of labor, but on
other hand machinery improve
nents are hedging labor off. The ca
9aclty OF the masses to consume has
been met but IN small Fact. 1t is in
he supplying OF their undeyeloped re-
Iuirements that the future industrial
development will be made.-Phtladel-
2Al0 Record.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
Bathing in Great Salt Lake.

AS there is much apprehension in re-
gard to the effects of a bath in Great
Salt lake, | determined to try tho ex-
pertinent. writes a correspondent of the
San Francisco Chronicle. There are
three bathing places about ten miles
from the city, reached after a ride over
4 strip OF desert country on Il narrow
guage road. The location is certainly
u charming one. and well worthy Il
visit. AS Il background a high pro
monotory of the Oquirrh range iuts up
ward but a few hundred feet from the
shore, while Il long chain of the Wa
satch range bounds the southern shore
in a semlcircular shape, fading away
in the west until the distant peaks are
blended With the shadows of the crags
of Antelope island. which rears aloft
its Gagged face directly in front. Scarce
q ripple disturbs the smooth surface of
dark green water, which stretches away
rs far as the eye can see. The places
selected Tor bathing have a bottom of
soft. white sand. the boundaries of the
shallow water being marked by lines OF
rope, and extending out two hundred
to three hundred feet. 1t is a strange
sight 10 wstch several hundred people
taking a sea bath and coming out with
hair as dr. as when they entered. TO
swallow 9 quantity Of the water is to
invite trnngulatiop, but the head can
safely be duckcd under water, provided
the mouth and eyes are kept tightly
closed: However, very few seem in
clined to take these chances, and so the
number that dive under are easily
nisol'nted, utthey prove that the dan
gers are overcslimated and that the
terrible effects of a thorough INNER
Sion are the result of Il baseless super
stltlon and have no existence i'll fact. Il
severe burning results from getting the
water into the eyes, but frequent repe-
tition accustoms the bather to the
strength OF the saline solution, and the
few who indulge in Il genuine plunge
do SO with the utmost impunitv. A
novel spectacle is furnished by a long
line OF men and women, with hands in
t%erlocked, strung out over the water,
floating without effort, the density of
the water keeping them above the sur
face.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
How Texas Came Into the Union.

The usually accurate and judicious
paper, the Cleburne Chronicle, saws:
"NNheD Texas was admitted into the
Union it was under a solemn contract
that whenever she desired to withdraw
from the Union she could do So"
Could the Chronicle produce such a
contract it would rank as one of the
most curious secrets in diplomacy. The
articles OF annexation passed by the
United States Congress simply provided
Tor the admission of Texas ''as one of
The States of this Union" under certain
TIC ftsnt OF the State to secede. AZ
the precise manner in which the Repub-
TIC OF Texas became a State of the
American Union is unknown to most of
me present generation, Il brief recapit-
tlatlon OF the facts may be of interest
TO many. After various negotiations
on he subject the United States Con-
gress passed a joint resolution declaring
that the territory belonging to the Re.
public of Texas might be erected into a
new State and be admitted into the
Union on certain conditions, including
the cession by Texas to the United
States of public editices, such as fortili-
cations, barracks, forts and harbors.
navy and navy yards. docks, maya
zines, armament and all other property
and means pertaining to public defense,
Texas to retain all her public lands.
funds, debts, taxes and CUES of every
klnd. Texas, through her Congress
and a convention, accepted the condi-
tons. The final act of the United
states Congress on the subject declares
That Texas lis admitted into the Union
on an equal footing with the original
States III all respects whatever" Moth
was said OF the right OF any State
to Withdraw from the Union when
texas was Observation-Disclosures (1'eg.)
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-11-20
Why They DON'T Marry

% think it is true said an obslryant
Washingtonian, that but few ladies "a
Inc departments marry, and the reason
Tor 1t, in my opinion, is that they have
acquired an independence, and thew
don't care about reiinquishing it. Of
course, If an opportunity Should. be
presented OF making q brilliant mar
rage Il acquiring social position and
wealth., l think That in a majority of
cases the ladies would accept il. Rut
when a woman is earning her W liy-
ing, and has an income which she cam
use as she .pleases, an average mar
rlagged does no present the inducements
that 1t does to Il woman who is differ
entity situated. Besides, such a wo-
man ideas are more practical, and
her appreciation OF the size of u dollar
III everyday life does not need the ex-
perlence OF marriage Oh a small in,
a,,po - a St