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The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18
Keen Observation.

A man is never so much impressed
with his wife's power of discernment
as when he goes home drunk and at
tempts to play sober. As a rule, the
man has only taken one drink. He
doesn't understand why one drink
should make him drunk, but after
while he does acknowledge that he
did take two drinks, but the last one
was so small that he had forgotten it.
The other night when Mr.. Harvey
Blades, well-known official of Arkan-
sas, went home, he had reached that
close observing stage OF intoxicatlon
when man stops and minutely exam
ines the most unimportant objects and
makes wise comments. In this state
of drunkenness, man takes notice Of
every household article. Every chair
demands a certain amount of attention.
After sitting down with studied gray
ity, Mr.. Harvey Blades noticed feath-
er living on the floor. He debated
for while whether or not it would be
an illustration of sobriety to remove 1t,
and remembering that he had often
seen his wife pick feathers from the
carpet after having jammed the pillows
in making the bed. he arose, took up
the feather, examined it a moment,
raised a window and threw it out.
This performance did not entirely sat-
isfy him, for in his mind there lurked
a suspicion that his wife might fancy
him to be drunk. In looking around
for another test ne discovered the wat
er bucket. He knew that to bring
fresh water, beyond a doubt, would
settle the question of his sobriety, so
he took up the bucket and went out
to the well. Feeling around and not
finding the 'moss-coyered bucket,
but deciding that it must be at the bot
tom of the well, he began to turn the
windlass. For fifteen minutes he turn
ed the crank deepest well / ever
saw he mused, and continued to
grind. After awhile his wife came out
aud said:
Harvey, what in the name Of conf
mon sense are you doing9"
"Trv'n to draw bucket water. Deep
est well every saw. Grindin' for hour,
bucket not up yet.
.'Why, don't you know that we had
the well cleaned out. and that the
bucket has been taken Off Come on
away. You are as drunk as a fool. =
',Keenes' observation ever saw,
said the gentleman to himself sNez-
er saw thing like it. ''-Arbdnsdt0 1TGU-
eksr.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18
How the Popular Toy !. Made.

In all the toy. game and sporting
goods stores the new supply of balls
for the game of base ball has been laid
in, and the balls, living in pasteboard
compartments and rolled up in tinfoil,
or having their coverings colored red
or blue, are as pretty as so many Eastr
eggs The first-elass regulation ball
for this year is no different from that
in use last year. 1t costs $L5O. and
sells at wholesale at the ratio of $15 q
dozen. 1t weighs about five ounces,
and when thrown on a board floor
sounds like a young paving stone. 1t
is Just about as solid and as heavy as
turnip of the same size, and, though 1t
is perfectly round and smooth. and the
stitches are almost even with the leath-
or, it stings the nncalloused hands OF
its catcher as if it were red hot or coy
cred with prickers.
Base balls are dear because they are
made by hand, and they are made by
hand because they must be wound very
tightly, carefully and evenly, The basis
OF each one is little lump of Para
rubber. round and weighing an ounce.
Wound around this in every direction
is worsted warn. In some balls, after
4 thiesz layer OF yarn is wound on. the
bali is Dipped ia rubber, then more
warn is wound on; then it is dipped
again, and finally yet more is wound
on and then the cover is fitted over It
One ball affected by many profession
ais has a thin skin Of concrete midway
between the cover and The rubber
Girls make all the balls. The process
is something like that of making GER
tain mixed drinks, Wherein the bar
tender puts in lemon TO make them
sour and sugar 10 make them sweet.
Players want what is called dead
ball that is one that won't bounce
much. A stone viii bounce more than
base ball ought TO. SO The rubber is
put in to make it bounce just little,
and the yarn is wound tight and con-
crete is added TO stop il bouncing at
all. Thus the happy medium is reach
ed. Sometimes nodded vulcaniZed
rubber is used.
The best balls are covered with horse
skin because it is strong and tough.
Many of these are sewed with catguts
but in damp weather the catgut loosenS
and therefore at such times these balls
are used which are stitched with fax.
Professionals have agreed upon the
best form Of balls aud have ruled that
it shall accord with these speeiaca-
tions:
The ball must weigh not less than
Eve nor more than five and one-onarter
onnces avolrdnpois. lI must measure
not less than nine nor more than nine
and one-auarIer inches in eircGmfer-
ence. 1t must be composed of woolen
warn. and shall contain not more than
one ounce Of Yulcanized rubber in mold
form, and shall be covered with leather.
Base balls can he purchased for g.
10, 90, 25 and 80 cents. Many OF these
are machine made. They are stuffed
with odds and ends Of leather, wound
up with cord. pressed into shape and
covered with common leather. The
second time one is Bit with bat It as
sumes tie shape Of an egg. A little
later it still resembles an egg-one
that has been lit with \ club. .-NesO
York Sun.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18
Ftneer.Nall. an! e..araesers.


Since the ncw - rnre Of reading
character By th,. handwriting mas come
il is even sai,l that jIe care taken OF
the nails affect ihe handwriting. The
long. almoad-,haprI naii is great
support TO .iir mi,idGc finger. which
guides The pen. Oar can harrity imag
ine person with sHort stHobY tinger-
nails. which are covered with skin.
writing the lons. graceful English hand
which So ,e ig.is the recipient OF the
note from grand dame. 1t is said
that poets and people with imagination
are apt to have long taper fingers and
beautiful finger-nails. They have
handwriting In which the long up
strokes and down-strokes cut into the
lines above and beneath them. The
heads OF their capital letters are large.
The handwriting shows ardor and Inn
pulse. When it has markedly down.
ward movement this handwriting
shows a tendency to melancholy. An
aptitude for criticism is shown among
people who bite their nails. They are
cynical and severe, uncharitable and
bitter. Thev write small, cramped
and illegible hand. However, there
may be good-natured critics. men with
versatility of comprehension. They
would have small but well-shaped
nails, and their handwriting would be
somewhat angular, showing penetra-
tion AID finesse. The nails OF
musician are, of course, to be observed.
although the piano sometimes Injuries
them. The great musicians have
sloping handwriting. There is, how
ever, an eceentricity peculiar TO the
handwriting of executive musicians. as
Witnessed in that of Beethoven. The
tinger-nails of mathematicians are apt
to be square, not beautiful The
handwriting of such persons shows
quiet movement of the pen. The lines
are straight with the paper. the up
strokes and the down-strokes are short,
while the capitals are small and an
gular. Diplomacy has u long, supple
hand, and a long, beautifully kept.
slender finger-nail. But the hand
writing of diplomatist is not apt
to be clear; it always look like a
snake gliding away. There are no
clear, gigantic capitals, like John
Hancock's. none of the fine curves
suggestive of generosity and expansion;
all is compressed apd impenetrable.
Certain intlexible natures express them
selves both by finger-nails and by the
handwriting-both are blunt and de-
termined. The Chinese have such
long fnger-nails that one might almost
write with the ends OF them. The
tenacfty of the Chinese nail. which
does not break. shows that they have
more lime in their bones than we of
different race. AT one time, when
good Queen Anne bit her inger-nailS.
it was the fashion for all the English
aristocracy to bite theirs; and in those
DAYS the English fuger-nail vas not
what it is now. Fashion exerts n
powerIuI Innuence on man, savage or
civilized. The Botecudes OF Brazil and
the Hydalls of Queen Charlotte's Is
land insert wooden or ivory plug
under the lip of iheir women, causing
a hideous deformity that resembles y
shelf overhanging the chin. The
fashionable women Of to-day wear \
hustle, which is almost as deforming. -
Harper .BazGr.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18

On the occasion OF the presen tauon
of q silver service to Mr.. Joseph Knight,
q London dramatic critic, which took
place recently in that city, the chair
man, Mr.. Toole, told, among other
things. with much pathos, how few
DAYS ago friend of his had gone into
barber-shop to be shaved. Said he,
in his grayest manner, to the barber:
Have you got that razor you shaved
me with yesterday? ''Oh. yes, sir, Z
said the barber. with much exuberance
and delight at the favorable apprecia-
ton and tender interest evinced ia his
instrument, rubbing his hands and
reaching it down. Here it is, sir.
..Ah, well, said the visitor, dryIy.
after little hesitation, 'sthea-yes--
then-Tll take chloroform, please.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18

DR. Eberhardt is exceedingly fond of
joke. The other night he determined
to scare his boys, wao were up town,
out Of their wits when they came home.
So he took 4 big board ont OF tie pi-
azza, and with i stick Of plios 81: orus
drew q fiery coffin on the board, with d
devil in it. after tltc manner Of the K.
4. &. he becalpe absorbed IN his
work and neglected 10 w;Heh His pllos-
phorus. and lils' iiast thing he knew it
ignited and before he could let ii loose
the skin was earnel off tiir fingers of
hss right hand Hn1Vsi lGmg SIM.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18
THE EGALLATINV VALLEY NATIONAL
BANK OF BOHEMIAN.

We transact a general banking busi-
ness Buy Territorial, County ana Gov
ernment securities
Buy and sell exchange onthe CONNER
cial centres of the United States md
Europe Collections receive prompt at
tention.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18

Civil Engineer and Draughtman.
ofice-osborne Block, Main street, BOze-
man.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18

T,ha assessed value III the taxable
,,,.-.,so,.., 81 Missouri last wear WIS
peS pess 9sa ia M increase eI $6.9SS, III
'.,.sg evsg' In, sbe valuation Of 1882 and $54.
5os an over that os 1851. The State
|savas 1sy,sr eolIectea last year amounted TO
SO. 345.37S.
An enterprising Indian agent sends
the state Department ihe following
happv solution of the Indian problem:
s.Tf the condition OF The Indian requises
amelioration, let US give him cornmeM
instead Of tloar. That wonid DC, prse-
tically, Inealier ration.
Most 81 the ..undelirerabIen letters
which reael, Germany come from he
United s. Is
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18
Il !

Colorado Mormons reject the tsaoh-
lngs Of Brigham Young
The Yale Freshmen. hearing of tie
determination Of the Harvard FIRES
men % heat them 1t ase ball. Il. ;
yeaT Il aii liaza-ds y zeIr is-
sralnn in the usTIne asiuln .sSly
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-18
CLARENCE NJ. STEPHENS,
CIVIL ENGINEER,

And United states Deputy Mineral sur
veyor.
Surveys OF Mineral Claims speciality.
R,sfeFences-A. Lannme 4 CO.. Bozenan F.
D. Tease, Livingston; Geo. o. Eaton, Cooke
Cit5. P.Os Address. Cooke. Montann
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
Excessive Taxation.

A gigantic kick is being made by promi-
nent owners Of property In Virginia City
against excessive taxation. 1t is alleged
'nas considerable property there is assessed
=. tnree or four times Its market value. A
lumber OF the owners Of this property
.ssor resisting payment. while others favor
sns organizing OF a vigilance committee to
Ssa. WIN the "oficial robbers" Says the
I.oniole; at appears to be the general
spa. that assessments on real estate
sO.r a.a oe levied in conformity with the
isw ssiue OF property as provided by
law. Alo That such assessment should be
nv W persons eligible to Office, and not
Isnnt en VINO are performing the duties OF
s Npa.y assessors in direct violation Of the
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
san rrancisco's Honors.


SAN Francisco, Aug. 8.-Business here
10 almost entirely suspended in honor Of
the Grant memorial parade and services.
All the public offices are closed and the
drsping Of the city is completed. Hardly
a building. public or private. but what
displays emblems OF mourning, most OF
which are exceedingly handsome. The
streets are thronged with people awaiting
the starting OF the procession, in which
about 8 1000 men will march. At sunrise
IS guns were fired from each OF the i've
military stations located about the San
Francisco Bay. During the day a gun will
be fired every half hour until sunset. when
q Grant national salute Of thirty-eight
guns will be fired. II was nearly IL
o'clock when the procession started from
the corner of Market and California
streets. 1t followed the route previously
announced 10 the Mechanics Pavilion,
where the exercises Of the day were held.
The pavilion Is heavily and handsomely
draped. Six thousand yards OF cloth were
consumed In draping the building. Every
available vehicle was called into use, and
held its load of citizens TO view the parade
at rs cents per head for reserved seats:
The exercises began with q voluntary :
by the baud. Then followed Rev. Robert
Mackenzie, Q hymn, Scriptural reading.
prayer by Rev. T. X. Noble. A long and
eloquent address WAS given by Rev. Bishop
@. II. Fowler, who WAS orator OF the day
Then there was q requiem, an anthem and
closing benediction by Rabbi Eikan John.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
HOW CARSON MEN GET RICH.
The Editor OF the Appeal Gives tn

The Editor OF the Appeal Gives the
Key to the Great Problem.
The other day the editor Of the Carson
Appeal was walking along Main street
with an old friend, when the latter pulled
a handful Of change out Of his pocket,
and exhibited several nickels with great
pride.
"See how mean I'm getting. l take
nickels In change and use them pretty
sharply in trade"
The editor was somewhat astonished, as
the man was known to him years ago as the
most generous Of good fellows. who always
spent his money like water.
"Of course, this surprises you, but
don't mind that. You'd be surprised to
know how much meaner I'm getting
daily, and how much meaner l hope TO
be. Yes, I have looked about me for
some years past, and noticed how the sue.
cessful men held on to the nickels and
dimes. You must have money to be re-
spected, and to have money you must be
mean. For years / had q fool idea thai
to be popular you must grab every crowd
you meet, run them into . saloon and I'LL
them up. I've squandered thousands
trying to be q hale fellow, we'll met, but
You have to keep up your lick day and
night or they chop OF you. l noticed q
set who always drank my wine and de-
voured my oysters, but they never put up
q cent"
"The country lie full of them, was the
sententious rejoinder.
"Yes. Well, I've Joined the side that
eats and guzzles and never pays. l noticed
that the crowd who always accepted fsvors
and never gave any were never broke.
while us d fools that always did the
donors never were much else, SO / skipped
over the line n day, and I stay there,
you bet."
"Let's drop in here, have q glass of beer
and talk the matter over"
"All right; / love beer and never refuse
a glass. but I give you fair warning that !
won't reciprocate. Why, I've drank almost
100 times this month and never asked q
soul to take anything" After o glass OF
beer he continued:
1--WE started out to be mean and get
rich, and I'm going to get there. I
wouldn't give q starving friend q crust.
I'll do nobody any favors that cost o nickel,
and I'll never refuse q favor from any ne.
II I can hold my grip on this idea for five
years I'll have plenty Of money and be we'll
thought of, while the generous d. fools
that are more popular now than I am. will
be in rags. l saw 8 man yesterday dicker-
ing for some lumber. The seller said IL
cost $160, but be was going away and
would sell it for $40. The other man saw
he had him in the door, train to leave in
an hour, so be said, 'Tll give you So
How l envied a man that could be as mean
as that. But I'm in training all the while,
and in six months / can beat his record.
If youIwant some more beer, order it; I'll
be blamed il l do"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
Col. DENLY I'm Sam Franchises
Chinatown.
ESPECIAL TO THE sKSTINEL.i

BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8.-Col. DENLY,
the newly appointed Minister to China, in.
speosed Chinatown to-day. escorted by
subcommittee OF both the Democratic and
Republican County Committees. During
the visit he remarked to those accompany.
Ing him that they don't understand this
East. They need cheap labor. but they
know nothing OF the social disadvantage
OF Chinese labor. "Several Eastern mer.
chants spoke to me about introducing our
manufactures In China, but nothing was
said about the evils Of their immigration"
At the conclusion of his tour Of inspection
he declined to publicly express his views,
owing to the delicate position which he 90.
cupied as Minister to China.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
Great Floods at Canton.


SAN Francisco, Aug. 8.-The steamer
City Of Rio Janerio with Hongkong dates
of July II and Yokohama July a arrived
this morning.
The China Overland Mail of July 2 says
that q calamitous food which began its
work OF destruction on June 10 devastated
part OF the province OF Canton, causing
the death OF 10000 people and engulfng
whole villages. nearly destroying the rice
and silk crops, destroying an immense
amount OF property and reducing a vast
number of people to poverty and starva-
ton. The food was caused by the burst
ing OF an embankmsnt at Sam Kong, IA
miles from Canton, which was rapidly fol-
lowed by breaks in other places within so
miles Of Canton. putting a large area oil
country under water, including Canton.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
ELOPEMENT IN HIGH LIFE.
Successful Nest Hiding Among tn
TusoarOrans.

Successful Nest Hiding Among the
TuscarOrans.
The Tuscarora Times-Review tells the
following, which may or may not have
happened, and which would have been
more entertaining had the names been
given: About the latter part Of June or
the first Of July, Q man and his wife, old
residents of Tuscarors, left here with their
two children for the southern portion OF
California. For some time before they
left it was notorious that the conjugsl re-
lations of the couple we're not as pleasant
a. they might have been, and 1t was gen.
orally known that the discordant element
had its inception in Q Lotharian sage
brush hsuler who was supposed to have
ensnared the affections of the tickle wife.
1t was, in fact. reported that the woman
had expressed her intention Of leaving
her husband at Elko and returning to
Tusoarors to share the fortunes, ETC., Of
the festive mule ticker. The woman,
however, accompanied her legal consort
to Los Angeles, where he established her
in q small but comfortable temporary
home, when he lit out for Arizona and
Colorado to prospect for q favorable To-
cation for q sheep ranch. 1t appears. how
ever, that the Illicit fame which had ragged
In her bosom was only temporarily sub
dued and not e~xtinguished. After the
departure OF her husband it is supposed
that she opened q correspondence with
her Tuscarora lover. and that arrange
ments were made for an elopement. At
ell events he abandoned his b~lscksnske
and jerk.line, and last Friday morning
left here for Elko. She arrived on that
evenings express train with her children,
and the entire party left ON the same
train for some unknown locality in the
East. On Saturday night the husband
arrived at Elko on the emigrant train
from the East. he having come from Den
YER. He was on his way to California,
and only learned Of the flight of his wife
with her lover, on his arrival at Wells.
although he must have passed them on
the road between there and Ogden, He
expresses his determination to follow them
up and regain possession Of the children,
and the austere expression In the eye Of
the deserted husband indicates the posi-.
bility of a sanguinary finale to this most
romantic affair.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
q O

Assessor Hesson has finished bis official
duties In the northern portion Of Elko
county. He informs the Tuscarors Times
Review that the assessment roll this year
will foot up considerably upwards OF S4.-
000, 900 as against So, $50, 900 Of last year.
The railroad company 10 assessed at $780,
900 per mile. which with their rolling
stock aggregates. at the rate of something
over $4,000 per mile. There 10 . slight
falling off in real estate valuation In Tus.
carora, but il IL more than made up by the
increased amount OF personal property. so
that upon the whole the town makes a
better showing oil the roll than last year.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
An UntOothsOme Mint Drop.

The Index says that the latest Mini
order received by Superintendent Garrard
Ia to report the names Of all persons in the
Mint, who are now suspended, to head-
quarters at Washington for final discharge.
The force conducting the present very
limited operations Of that institution (the
melting OF q few gold deposits) consists
Of eighteen persons against sixty-four en-
ployed last year ct this date. Though
there is reported q large amount OF bullion
on hand, this last order indicates the final
closing of the Mint.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

IS ~ 1890
SAN Francisco, Aug. 8.-James G..
Rule has sued Senator John P. Jones to
obtain an accounting. The plaintiff sets
forth that in 1888 be was an expert miner
and knew the existence OF rich bodies Of
ore in the Con. Virginia mine. Storey
county, Nevada. He made q conidant OF
Jones, and in November, 1883. the plaintiff
made q contract with the Consolidated
Virginia Company to explore the mine and
mill ores, which should be extracted by
him. he was to retain 80 per cent OF thu
assay value less wastage. and receive s!
per ton for milling. The plaintiff and de
PENDANT extracted large bodies of ore. II,
AYERS that the defendant has realized 81
9 net profit from such mining, milling
etc.. $l95, 900. TO which the plaintiff is en-
titled one-half. and he now sues to re
cover the sun Of $97, 500.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09

Aun' Hsnnah is just In receipt OF a
.slss number Of new books. consisting of
na O poe.oal works Of nearly all the promi-
vs.n ausnors; bibles 10 all sizes, and some
se.y elegant albums. which she is selling
anime the books.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
An Inebriate Suicides.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 8.-George b
Campbell, an inebriated horse doctor
suicided in this city by hanging on Tues
day last. The body was discovered thii
morning In . woodshed adjoining hi
house and within twenty feet OF the room
where his blind and aged wife had been
sleeping and worrying over his disappear
anCe,
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
A Murderous Tramp Shot,
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

vAcAyILLE, CAL, Aug. San unknown
tramp, who stole a ooatfrom VIM J. Pleas
ants, Of Pleasant Valley. this afternoon,
was shot dead by lack Hopper, an employe
OF Peasants. When overhauled and re-
quired to give up the coat, the tramp drew
a revolver and began firing. Hopper re-
piled with q Winchester. After shooting.
the latter came to town and surrendered
himself to the officers.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-09
A Delightful brink.

oapron's drug store they now have
'ne soda water fountain in full blast,
%asIe' ior a bit. you can get q delicious
"a.;s 81 soda water, with or without a