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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

The following proclamation has
been issued by the president of the
United States:
The American people have always
abundant cause to be thankful to Al
mighty God, whose watchfu care and
guiding hand have been manifested in.
every stage of their national life,
guiding and protecting them in the
time of peril and safely leading them
in the hour Of darkness and danger.
It IS fitting and proper that a nation
thus favored should on one day in
every year, for that purpose especially
appointed, publicly acknowledge the
goodness of God and return thanks
to Him for all His gracious gifts.
Therefore, I, Grover Cleveland,
president of the United States Of
America, do hereby designate and set
apart Thursday, the 26th day of No
vember, as day of public thanks
giving and prayer, and invoke the OBJ
servance of the same by all the peo-
pie Of the land. On that day let all
secular business be suspended and let
the people assemble in their usual
places Of worship, and with prayer
and songs of praise devoutly testify
their gratitude to the Giver of every
good and perfect gift for all that He
has done for us, in the year that has
just passed; for preservation as a uni
ted nation, and for our deliverance
from the shock and danger of politi-
cal convulsion; for the blessings of
peace and for our safety and quiet
while wars and rumors of war have
agitated and afflicted the other nations
of the world; for our security against
the scourge Of pestilence which in
other lands has claimed it's dead by
thousands and filled the streets with
mourners; for plenteous crops which
reward the laEor of the husbandman
and increase our nations wealth, and
for contentment throughout our bor-
ders which follows in the train of
prosperity and abundance. and let
there also be on that day thus set
apart reunion of families sanctifed
and chastened by tender memories
and associations, and let the social in
tercourse Of friends with pleasant re-
miniscences renew their affection and
strengthen the bonds of kindly feel
ing. and let us by no means forget,
while we give thanks and enjoy the
comforts which have crowned our
lives that truly grateful hearts are in
clined to deeds of charity and that
kind and thoughtful remembrance of
the poor will double the pleasures of
our condition, and render our praise
and thanksgiving more acceptable in
the sight of the Lord.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14
CHEEK EXTRAORDINARY,

The average Montana newspaper
office seems to be regarded by people
in the east as q cheap intelligence of
fee where they can receive gratis, all
information necessary regarding the
climate, &c, of the Terri
10y. They do not appear to consid-
sR1fhat 2Icent stamps cost money here,
a'a4he same as they do elsewhere, or that
the Montana editor is no exception to
his brethren in the east, so far as his
bank account is concerned. But they
send a letter with multitude of
questions, to which oftimes, no salts
factory or intelligent answer can be
made, and request that an eaely an
swer be given, but invariably fail to
enclose stamp to prepay return pos
tage. Scarcely mail arrive which
does not bear letter to the TRIBUNE
asking for information regarding
some branch OF industry carried on
III the territory, and while we are al
ways glad to impart any information
within our knowledge concerning the
wonderful resources of Montana. vet
we must insist upon the querist en-
closing sufficient stamps to prepay
return postage An exchange sums
the matter up thusly:
There are a number Of conscience
less individuals in the world who
t1Ss think ssata5T55aanty Nan 5.asy officers, newspaper
account that it is the easiest thing in
the world for them to sit down and
letters of inquiry, pay postage
on the answers. etc, and all for the
love of the querist. There is where
they get off wrong, and they would
be much more readily answered, and
with much better grace, if they would
at least enclose a stamp for return
postage. There is no pleasure in
working for fun alOne.'
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14
BEGGING FOR MERCY.

The half breed prisoners confined
in the jail at Regina and the peniten-
tiary at Stoney Mountain, have for
warded a long petition to the dornin-
ion government begging for mercy.
They recite how their lands were Civ
en- to spectators, their prayers dis
regarded. and how they were told
that their petitions would be answered
with bullets. The story is one Of sys-
tematic oppression. The petition is
signed By Louis Riel aud twenty y-four
others.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

latter become lacerated and greatly
infamed. The fish becomes feeble
through the constant irritation ano
loss of strength; also, because the
gills cannot properly perform then
natural functions and, finally it dies
There is one curious habit claimed
for these particular parasites It is
this, while the female is attached tc
the common food supply the fish,
the male attaches himself to the fe-
male and lives off her
The writer found some of these
crustaceans on a white-ish last year
and made sketch Of them. He
also found specimens adhering to
each other In the manner described;
but, he was not aware at the time
that the male lived off his mate.
We said it was d curious habit;
but, we should have said. what a
striking coincidence. For. how many
men live by the hard earnings of
their wives while, they themselves do
nothing?
There are about forty known
species of whitefsh. I'heg S.
widely distributed, being fsln5
many of the clear lakes or siEeapss 81
Europe and Asia as
America. The species safs stIa ,sszas
are greatly valued asaf fppaaIillh i i
flesh is generally hgihIs zfmdd
delicately favoresai lShing
also Of the genus IS ee Hhfforn1,
being sort OF BLUSH olivve on the
back; the sides and belly mostly sill
very; although in our species the
under parts are sometimes inclined
to be little yellowish.
FRED. ANDERSON.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14
THE NATIONAL PARK.

The following is the text of Super
intendent Weare's report to the sec
retary of the interior regarding the
National park:
He says he found lack of disci-
pline among the employees, and that
numbers were killing game. These
things have been remedied, and the
park is now full of game of all kinds,
including about 200 head of bison,
large numbers of of elk and several
bands of antelope. About sixteen
miles of good road to the leading at
fractions have been built. The su-
perintendent says the hotel accommo-
dations are not what they should be
for the prices charged, and he recon-
mends that some one be authorized to
see that something like an equivalent
is given their patrons. The police
affairs also need regulation and the
establishment of a special court to try
park cases is recommended. He asks
an appropriation of S150,000 next
year
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14
THE TERRITORY.

The Town Talk will shortly be en-
larged to an S-column paper.
Butte is getting highly moral. She
is pulling the dance houses.
Guy X. Piatt will assume the duties
OF editor of the Butte Inter- Mountain
in the absence of Read at New Or
leans.
Chas P. Porter claims that he has
a mine of hard, frst-class coal in the
Iosten canyon. If it is what he rep
resents it to be his fortune is made
Iranchant.
An attempt was made last week to
burn Harry Cob1rn's Little Palace
saloon in Helena. A man sleeping
IN the building fired three shots at the
tire-bug, but unfortunately missed
him.
George Harrison, the negro who
burglarized the house of the Misses
Raftry, at Central. was, on trial in the
district court in Gallatin county, ac-
quilted on the grounds of insanity.
R. FL. Foster, of Red Bluff, came
III Tuesday. He is owner of one of
the most promising quartz mines in
the Upper Hot Spring district the
Jay Gould, which has vein of twenty
feet IN width, gold bearing, and which
assays $50 per ton.-Madisonian.
Antelope Shirt, Bloody Shot, and
Hind Shot, the Piegan Indians found
guilty of horse stealing, were SEN
fenced to the penitentiary on Satur-
day, respectively three years, two
years and the last named one year,
and fined Sl0O each. They have not
paid the fne.-Chronic1e.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

sentence passed by the Canadian
courts on Louis Riel, that she is una
BILE to interfere in the case without
first consulting her responsible adj
wiser. Col. F. A. Stanley, the colonial
secretary, states that the queen has
delegated the pardoning power to the
marquis of Landsdowne, governor
general of Canada, who is at present
inquiring into the matter, and it is
impossible for the home government
to interfere In Riels behalf.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14
FRED WARD IN PRISON.

New York special telegram: Arriv-
ed at Sing Sing, Ferdinand Ward was
ordered by the gatekeeper Of the
prison in tone Of authority to fold
his arms and face the wall. This
Ward did, standing with his nose
about six inches from the solid ma
sonry. In this position he was kept
| for some five minutes, until the for
malities of his transfer to the prison
authorities had been gone through
with. He looked weary and anxious,
but has kept up his courage we'll, and
moved promptly in response to orders
lie was taken to the reception room,
where a man sat before table in the
middle Of the room, with big book
resting open before him. Fold your
arms and stand with your face to the
WALL" was the first greeting to Ward,
---l>---~f elzlu-aleYed, and Far ton n,;,,
paint on a boure.,-.a inspsseetlhgetDmttie insssstsg me
about half d foot He was then con-
Quoted to the table again, and with
folded hands lold his name and age,
and that he was born in Geneseo. BY
occupation he was banker and bro
ker. ''Have you anything in your
pockets?" Ward had and proceeded
to empty upon the table a roll Of bills
and some coins. "How much money
is there here?" L don't know; [ think
about $780, "There are S1S4.S7,"
said the official. 1T will be deposited
for you" Ward then said he used to-
bacco and drank in moderation, and
went to Sunday school when he was a
boy, and was a Protestant. These last
two answers were in response to ques-
tions by the chaplain. He was then
told to sit down on 4 bench, which he
did, and a bundle of clothing was
placed beside him. It was his prison
garb. With this under his arm he
was marched across the wide yard to
take a bath During his absence
Chief Keeper Connougton told the
reporter that Ward would be put to
work on the stove contract, on which
900 conyicts are employed; he will go
to mounting stoves, that is grinding
the castings and putting them togeth-
er, He will be in gang of forty-fve
A man in convict garb, accompanied
by a keeper, was now seen coming
across the yard. It was Ward in a
bran new suit of stripes. The cloth
ing fitted him, and was not unbecom-
ing. He looked at distance like
some of the Genesta's yachtsmen In
their yachting suits. Ward walked
with swing step, and seemed re-
freshed by his bath. He was now
back in the chief keepers room. He
was ordered away in charge of an old
convict, and as he went be put on his
prison cap. 'sTake off your cap" said
the keeper sternly, and Ward obeyed.
Now put your hands on that mans
shoulder Ward placed the tips Of
his fingers on Burglar Smiths broad
shoulders, and, walking at arms
length behind him, disappeared with
in the gloomy doorway. And this
ends the first chapter in the career Of
the Napoleon of finance.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

smart and swagger. The dude was
usually slender young man, daintily
dressed and daintily put together in
a kind of frail Queen Anne style Of
architecture For four years he has
held absolute sway. claiming the right
of way by virtue of tight trousers and
a slender cane No one venttued to
dispute his authority in matters Of
dress, in walk or in affectations Of
talk, until the mower came on the
scene He was the first to question
the ascendency OF the dude, and is
slowly but surely pushing the latter
to the wall. The mower is a dudish
renaissance. 1t derives its name from
its manner of carrying its cane When
it walks it bends slightly forward and
swings the cane in front of it with a
rhythmic motion of the elbows, some
what as the farmer swings his scythe
in tall grass. The mower is muscu-
lar, athletic young man. He is the
sworn enemy of the dude, and the
fight between them is to the death,
for the latter can never Lope to make
the same muscular showing that
makes the mower power in the land.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14
TRUE AS GOSPEL.

Harrington Times: When you
hear a man sneering at the local pa
pers, you can safely bet that he does
not squander his wealth to assist ia
making them better, and that gener-
ally the papers have done more for
him than he has done for them The
man who cannot see the benefit aris-
ing to a town from a newspaper, has
the sense OF an oyster, and he about
as much value to town as a delin-
duent tax list.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14
RTEL AND HIS SOVEREIGN;

Queen Victoria has replied to the
memorial Of the Peace society, pray
ing for a Communication of the death
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

The white-fsh Of the Rocky Noun
tains belongs to the well-known fam
lily salmonda, and the genus coregon-
US of Linneus. The specific name is
Gorgeous Williamsoni.- GIRARD.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-11-14

A fashionable lady Of New York
paid s275 for wing for her hat
Her friends are wondering why she
didn't put a little more to it and buy
a dog.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-12
The Element of Time.

No human plan is quite thorough
which leaves out of count the element
of fitting time. Itcosts no more labor
to plant ones grain at the proper sea-
son than to plant it six months later !;
yet in the one case the grain will spring
up into plentiful harvest, and in the
other there will be no harvest Mt all.
The element of time makes all the diff
ference. There is terrible fullacy in
the thought that this task or that duty
will only cost moments labor, and
that therefore it can be as easily done
later as now. Do the right thing now,
and time will add continually to it a
compound interest of good; leave it to
the last moment, and the good deed.
while it costs you just as much, may be
completely unproductiye, so far as any
special outcome is concerned. Other
things being equal, there is a decided
gain in planting early, when ones har-
vest may be up and growing; rather
than in planting late, when life's APP
preaching winter forbids the hope of
any adequate haryest.-S. S. Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-12
FARM AND FiRESIDE.

| I'm hanging pictures the brightest
colors should be placed in the darkest
corners of the room.
Pretty baby blankets are made OF
thin white silk stuffed with pink cotton
wool and tufted with white satin bows.
Nearly all diseases to which live
stock are subject are the result of neg
lect of the simplest sanitary rules, and
may be prevented by the exercise Of q
little common Chicago Times.
The advantages of soiling consist
of saving of land, a saving of fences,
saving of food. saving of manure,
and better care given the stock, as well
as increased production from the land.
How to take out mildew from
white muslin: Spread the goods on an
earthen dish, rub salt ON the stain,
squeeze lemon juice on it, and put it in
the sun. Keep the salt moist with the
juice till the stain is gone. 1t will also
remove iron rust.-Altany Journal.
The Husbandman insists that the
best way to thrash buckwheat is with
by this way the grain is left free and
whole. When thrashed by machine the
grain is cracked; with horses, more or
less filth is mixed with it.
1t is generally supposed that no ami
NAL will eat bean fodder excepting
sheep. For those farmers who grow
beans and have no sheep, it may be inn
portant to know that, after little use
of them. cows become very fond of
haap ut.ltc and will oaf fha,,, ~,
ence to good hay. Refuse beans may
be boiled and fed to fattening hogs.
mixing at first with other grains until
the animals become used to the new
diet.-Prairie Farmer.
-Hominy fritters help make variety
for the breakfast table. Boil the homi-
ny the day before, then take two tea
cups of it, and stir a small cup of sweet
milk and little salt with it, and one
egg. four tablespoonfuls of flour, with
half a teaspoonful of baking powder.
Have your frying-pan ready with the
fat hot in it; drop this batter in by
spoonfuls and fry delicate brown. The
flavor is better if half butter and half
lard is used rather than all lard.-Ihe
Household.
A novelty in the shape of PIN
cushion is made in the form of a work
bag. 1t is nearly square. 1t is faced
with pink silk, the covering being of
olive plush. On the upper side is
spray of flowers in arasene embroidery
Just a rose and buds. or some similar
design. The bag is shirred, and pink
bow put on over the shirring. This may
hang beside the toilet-table or lie upon
the dressing-case. 1t is pretty orna-
ment, and it may be used-an advan-
tage over many ornamental cushions
N. y. Post.
"A farmer, writing to the New York
Ford, says: Farmers who are thinking
of painting outbuildings will find that
the application of coat of crude
petroleum lessons the amount of paint
required and will cause the wood to last
longer. A wash which / have found
very satisfactory for outside work is
made by Stacking clean, fresh lime,
mixing it with water and adding to each
peck of lime half a pound of salt and
pound of sulphate of zinc. This wash
may be colored to many desirable
shades. For cream color | add yell
low ochre; and for gray, lampblack dis
solved in vinegar.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-12
The Significance of Eyes.

In paper on eyes read before the
late English Social Congress, it is said
that very quiet eyes, which impress and
embarrass one with their repose, sig.
Nifty not only self-command, but also
much complacency and some conccit.
Restless eyes that can not look one
steadily in the face denote a deceitful,
designing mini Eyes in which the
white has yellow:sh tinge and is
streaked with reddish veins indicate
strong passion and hasty temper. Very
blue eyes bespeak a mind inclined to
coquetry. Gray eyes signify dignity.
intelligence and excellent reason
ing faculties; greenish eyes, false
hood and fondness for scandal.
A malicious mind is often indicated by
greenish eyes. Black eyes show pas
sionate, lively temperament, and often
a most deceitful disposition.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-12

Thomas Jefferson's ten rules, SAYS q
correspondent, are worth reproducing
for the benefit of the rising generation.
They are:
l. Never put off till tomorrow wha.
you can do to-day.
2. Never trouble others for what you
can do yourself.
5. Never spend your money before
you have it.
f. Never buy what you do not wan:
because it is cheap.
3. Pride costs us more than hunger.
thirst. or cold.
6. We never repent of having eaten
too little.
z. Nothing is troublesome that we do
willingly.
8. How much pain have those evils
cost us which never happened?
9. Take things always by their
smooth handles.
10, When angry, count ten before
you speak; when very angry, count .
hundred,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-12
WATERING PLANTS.
Tho Most Important Matter to be OBJ
served in Growing House-Plants.

| Tho Most Important Matter to he OBJ
served in Growing House-Plants.
Probably the most important matter
to be observed in growing house-plants
is that of watering them. The culti-
vator should know just when to water,
and to give it where it will do the most
| good. Amateur florists often exhibit
much poor judgment in watering. tits
the habit of some to keep the soil about
their plants constantly soaked with
water, and they wonder that they are
not thrifty or healthy. These cultivators
do not stop to consider that such treat
ment is unnatural. and viii have an eff
feet contrary to what is desired. There
are those who resort to the opposite ex-
treme. and keep their plants all the
time in perishing condition of dry
ness, which is even worse than if they
were watered to death. If we will OBJ
serve how judiciously Nature distributes
the sunshine and shadow, the periodical
rains and the refreshing dews, we will
learn an important lesson. Animal
nature is very much like the vegetable
in this respect. A pot, or other recep-
tacle in which plants are grown, should
be porous; glazed, or painted pots,
ought never to be used where plain, un-
glazed pots can be obtained; all nom
porous pots of tin and similar material,
should be discarded. Plants growing
liz them can never compare in health
with those that have the advantage Of
plain porous pots. There should be
hole of sufficient size in the bottom Of
each pot, to allow the water to drain
of, and to pass away as soon as pos
sible. Placing few pieces of broken
crooks. or charcoal. in the bottom of the
pots will facilitate rapid drainage. as
good drainage is essential to the growth
of strong and healthy plants. When
plants require water, it will be indicated
by light, dry appearance of the top of
the soil, and if watered when in this
condition, it will do the most good.
Give water only when in this condition,
and then copiously, giving them all they
will soak up at the time, then withhold
water until the same indication of their
want of it again appears, and apply it
freely. Unless plants are in very dry
atmosphere, rs in q warm parlor in
winter, they will seldom require water
ing. In summer they should be closely
watched, and if exposed to wind and
sun, they will require daily watering, to
keep them in flourishing state. When
plants are suffering from drouth, the
leaves will droop, frequently turn yellow,
and drop off prematurely; this can be
avoided by timely attention to the grow
ing plants each dav.
In summer, watering in the cool of
the evening will be followed by the best
results, for it will give the plants time
to take up and assfmilate the moisture
necessary to their life. and being COM
pletely charged with water, they will be
prepared for the hot sun and drying
winds OF the next day.-Anlsrsedn
Aarsaltnysss.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-12-12
ANARCHY IN AFRICA.
What Takes Place in .Ashantee When the
King Dies.

What Takes Place in Ashantee When the
King Dies.
We learn from African travellers of
the existence by custom, in some of the
West African States, of general an
archy and tolerated hostility during the
interregnum between the death of a
king and the enforcement of his sue
cessor. When the King of Ashantee
dies. his women destroy his treasures.
and general unrestricted license, rob
berry and murder prevail in the country;
and similar season of disorder ensues
on the death of the chief in Whyhah,
Benin, and other States. Waltz re-
MARKS. in his ..Anthropology of Saw
ages" concerning the duration and ex-
tent of this license: Usage has limited
the anarchy to definite and short
time, and it is admitted by all that the
disorder in no way works real disso-
luton of all social bonds. but is only to
be regarded as sudden relaxation of
them which, Notwithstanding that all
sorts OF outrage are let loose. is always
controlled by custom, and induces no
material damage to society," In Ashan-
tee. the season of unrestraint NAV last
for five days; in other States it NAV con-
tinue for a considerable longer time. as
IN Loango, where it prevails for several
months. In Dahomy the death of the
king is not made known for eighteen
months. while the heir, assisted BY the
two highess officers reigns in his name
during this whole period. The eighteen
months seem to mark the time during
which legal anarchy formerly pre-
vailed. though it may now have been
done away with.-Popular Science
Monthly.