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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-29
TOO MANY SHERIFFS.

Meagher county is without sher-
iffs. GREAT FAILS TRIBUNE. Not So.
We have two sherifss. Tal.@Reed is
the legitimate officer. The other is
an amalgamated double-back action,
se]f-cocking, automatic sheriff and
coroner combined. He can arrest the
living and sit on the dead both at the
same time. County rights for sale;
apply at the Husbanaman office,
White Sulphur Springs. Mineral
ArollS.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-29
ITREoJIREs GOOD PAPERS, DAVE

Sheriff Churchill tells good chick
en- story. While out hunting a few
days since he discovered a flock Of
prairie chickens sitting on a fence.
lie let fly both barrels Of his shotgun
at them at the same time and killed
every bird in the fock, fifteen in al
at one shCt.-IEerald.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-29
of one of her citizens, by policeman,
while resisting arrest

OF one OF her cltlZens, by a policeman,
while resisting arrest
Harry Rivers, the ousted Town
Talk partner, announces his intention
Of starting another paper in Butte.
The Rising Sun publishes letter
from Phin Schell, who left the Cross
ing last winter for South America.
Phin tells the boys to stay at home
if they have good job.
Cora Rehburg, the little Helena
girl who was SO terribly beaten by her
parents, mention Of which was made
in our last issue, it is feared will lose
a limb from her injuries.
NEWS OF TIE WORLD.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-29

ed of it holds true, Will be scarcely
less than a creative act, widely in
creasing resources for the sustenance
OF man and the area over which his
industry may proftably exert itself.
1t IS most interesting speculation to
consider that this ancient product,
antedating in its origin not only the
history of America but that of civil
lied Europe, should find its field of
greatest usefulness to man, after so
many centuries, in the center of the
new world into which it has come by
slow but steady approaches. We shall
await with much interest and curios-
ity the results Of farther experience
in the culture Of lucern as a most pro-
life, useful and satisfactory food for
cattle in sections which it may fit for
stock raising, and which without it
could be made useful to man only by
a tedious and costly system Of irriga-
ton, even that should be found prac-
ticable
In connection with the foregoing,
we notice an article in the Salt Lake
Tribune, descriptive of the great
Beckwith, Quin & Co. ranch, in Wy
oming, on which they have 1880 acres
of Alfalfa. The writer says:
*S* Before it was tried, people
said, you cannot raise Alfalfa on
that sasebrush, alkali land" The ex-
pertinent was tried, with a result of
nearly two tons per acre, each OF two
cuttings in one season. Timothy was
mixed with the lucern with astonish-
ing)y better results walked through
timothy and lucern 81 to a feet high
all over the fields. they cut 500 acres
Of just such meadow this season, get
ting over 81 tons to the acre, and in
the fall viii get nearly two tons more,
making over five tons to the acre for
the season. The proportion of seed
adopted, is two quarts OF timothy and
fifteen pounds OF lucern to the acre.
This is sown in early spring. To pre-
vent the young plants from being
killed by drouth, a crop Of barley is
sown with the grass seeds. This bar
ley not only shelters the grasses but
makes a profitable crop Also I walk
ed through field Of I3o acres sown
last spring. The timothy and lucern
locked well, while the barley will pro-
duce forty bushel to the acred, or s.
200 bushels on the lot, besides at1east
l25 tons Of straw. which viii be good
feed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-29

A Helena Chinaman says he re
ceives regular visits from His Satanic
Majesty. A clear case Of mistaken
identity. It is only one Of the news
paper reporters poking around after
news items.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-29

''Buckskin Joe' was q liar by the
watch. He lived for many years on
the Missouri river and at various In
dian agencies as cook, Interpreter and
laborer. He was full Of anecdotes
and liked nothing better than to air
his learning on Indian matters to a
crowd. No one ever believed that he
was a hero or possessed of unusual
bravery, but his own personal adven-
lures told by himself would appear to
make him so. One winter evening
at Fort Belknap, Joe was giving a
history Of himself to a select crowd,
telling how long he had been in ono
place, how long employed in another,
and so on. He had been talking on
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-29
WISH WE DARED TO BELIEVE 1T.

The GREAT FAILS TRIBUNE, pub
lished at the Falls OF the Missouri,
gives glowing description Of the
progress Of the various improvements
at that important location Great
Falls, BY its position, its many local
advantages and great water power, is
destined to become a great manufac-
tnrine center. The IEIBrNE well
represents the business energy OF the
growing Helena Independent.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-29
[. s. DEPUTY AARSHALS.

The following deputies have been
appointed by U. S. Marshal Kelly, all
OF whom have entered upon the dis
chare Of their duty:
J. A. Bailey, Gallatin, county.
7. IT, Irvine, Custer county.
A. b. Eastbfook, Dawson county.
A II. QUivey, Yellowstone county,
E. ". McNeal, Lewis and Clarke
county.
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-08
A RUSSIAN PRISON.

The fortress OF st. Peter and st. Paul
10 huge. hideous and slsbsided, aud sur
mounted by thin aud tapering spire
chat looks like the end Of Brobdiug.
nagian syringe. The fortress is in the
center Of the city, and faces the Impe-
rial Palace. During the day it is in
part pnblic thoroughfare, and people
psss through narrow defile Of gloomy
aad tortuous vaults, where heavily.
armed sentinels march to and fro, and
stone slabs in inches hold aloft burning
sapers: but at nightfaIl ali is closed,
and when darkness covers the capital
and the quays Of the Neva are all aglow
with gaslights. the prison here dedics-
ted to Sc. Peter and st. Paul remains
shrouded in gloom like some huge nav,
ever ready to swallow up all that is
best and noblest Of the unhappy land
which it curses with its presence. Dur
ing the last twenty years thousands
have entered its gloomy portals, and as
fast ~ they perish or depart the great
army Of spiserables is reinforced by
fresh victims. Most OF them only re-
main for q time. either pending their
trial or until they are removed to q cen
trsl prison OF deported TO Siberia. But
there are some whose fate is stsll more
terrible. There are prisoners who
have never been tried, aud never will
be--men aud women~-who are kept in
prison generally for years. often for life,
amply by order Of the Gar In one
easement. dying OF consumption. Is
woman whose Identity IS as great
mystery a. the 'man in the iron mask.
Neither her jailers nor her fellow prls-
'ousrs kuow either her name or the
nature Of her crime. she is a ''number"
aud nothing more. What O terrible
trsgedy must be hidden in that woman's
heart, If it still beats! The easements
are cells i've PAGES long aud three wide,
equal to about seven and half feet-
dens into which little light struggles
through . strongly barred slit. The
walls steam with. moisture. For turbi-
ture the iuhabitsnt has a straw mat
trs~ and thin quilt. a jug, the image
Of . ssiut, aud pail which serves for
all purposes. aud remains there day and
night The prisoners are never allowed
20 communicate with each other, nor to
exchange D. word with their jailers.
Once day The door is opened, and the
wardens signify 70 the inhabitsnt by a
gesture that isisthe hour for exercise.
Silently he sises from his little bed and
follows his cnstodians into q narrow
yard, so hemmed in by high walls as to
seem like the bottom Of well. Here
he raccs to aud fro for the allotted
time Iih. Q wild beast in a cage. aud is
then led back to his den as silently as
he was brought out. The prison is full
Of people. yet for every inhabitant OF
its cas~ments. its bastions, its ravelns
and its curtains, there is the isolation
Of death.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-08
TRLBGRAPaIC NEWS.

Patrick Conley. one Of the strikers at
Chicago. who was struck with police
mans club. has died.
g George Dunbar, a wealthy citizen OF
Pittsfirld. Mass. was murdered Satur'
day night in mysterious manner.
~ Charges of conspiring to dsfraud
have BEEN, made against the directors Of
che Shackamaxon, Penn, bank. a
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-08

zoo ueai of Sock Cows. from three 70
eDNvNB Ave years old. waited by the under
signed, for which cssh viii he paid.
.4f'saiyosa *a3H N. q. B0NNIFIEI d.
winnemuoca. New, June 80, less. I'm
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-08

EHTS:
@. W. CRAZE, 31s Pine street and 10 Leides
1srd street. Room 30. San Francisco.
W. A. CAswELL, Sacramento. California.
J. b CASE 10 authorized TO collect and &c.
ss1ps fof subscriptions TO the SILVER STATE In
Paradise Valley.
g. r Youse is authorized 10 collect and
seceipt for subscriptions TO the SrLvxR srArs at
glx Meadows.
T. 0Hsz 10 authorized TO collect and receipt
tos subscriptions TO the SILVER srArs In Spring
CITY.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-08
THE SILVER STATE.
rUBLxsHED EVERY DAY (sUNDAYs Ex.
lCEPTED, BY
j. j. HILL Il CO.
or SUBSCRIPTION:

TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION:
eas copy, one year. by mali. ............s .ss 90.
0ne copy, SIX months, by mail. l........... 4 90
0ne copy, three months, by mail. ........ 2 30.
Delivered bv Carrier. 2S Cents Der week,
,s RATES OF ADVERTISING:
Or Square 90 lines) frst insertion. ....t2 so
zach subsequent insertion, per square 80. 90.
4 liberal reduction 10 regular advertisers.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11
Tnr hlred mnn rIres On. rlarful mule

TBI hired mar gives the playful mule
a slap. Then all is DER
The gentle creature humps his back
And kicks him through the door.
q came with htarse and gaudy team
And plant him by the babling stream.
The servant takes the kerosene.
And pOurs It on the fire
She trades her hustle for a robe,
Her oil can for a Tyre.
Il came around serene and still,
And file her of beside the rill.)
The maiden drinks the lemonade,
And tops it with ice-cream
She secs st Peter turn the gates
Across dark Jordans strcun.
q lay her by the babbling rill and
send her relatives the hill.)
Tue Undertaken, in ST. Louis Wing.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

A certain Judge was reprimand-
ing Al attorney for bringing sever
al small suits into Court, and re-
marked that it would have been
much better for all parties had he
persuaded his clients to leave their
causes to the arbitration of two or
three honest men. "Please, yonr
honor" retorted the lawyer, "we
do not choose to trouble honest
men with them"
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

A candidate for appointment to
a Government clerk.hip was asked,
f" How near is the sun to the
earth 2" 81 can't exactly say"
no replied, "but | am sure it isn't
uea enough to interfere with my
duties if | get the appointment |
want" He got it.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11
From the Cleveland Leader.
A Story Of Clay and Adams.

a 0fVAy VI SA"J "uA Au@Hs'
1t recalls to my mind a very fun
ny story | heard in a party of Con
gressmen last night, retailing a
repartee which Clay made at a
dinner table in response to Il Joke
upon him attempted by John
Quincy Adams. st was" said
the Congr s'man, ut IL dinner
given to tho American Commits
s]ioners after the conclusion of the
treaty. Henry Clay told me the
story himself. He was sitting in
the seat of honor at the right Of
the head of the table, and immedi-
oteiy opposite him was sitting
John Quincy Adams. Mr. Ad-
ans seldom made a Joke, and when
he arose and spoke as follows
about Mr. Clay, there was no man
in the party more astoniShed than
Clay. Said Mr.. Adams, We have
at last finished the business which
ca led us to the convention, and |
am glad of it. No that II lela-
tons have not been pleasant, but |
think that it ishigh time that my
friend Mr. Clay, should depart. |
think it to the interest OF himself
and family that he should go at
once. Because gentlemen, at the
hotel at which we both stop there
is a serving maid, young, rosy and
fair to look upon. The fair girl
was met by Mr.. Clay this morning
just in the hall outside my room,
and | distinctly heard him offer
her a 5-franc piece for a single
kiss from her cherry lips. Like n
good girl she scorned him, tore
herself from his embracing arms,
and ran down the hall
"The assault was SO unexpected
CLAW blushed to his temples, and
was for a moment at a loss for a re-
ply. AS John Quincy Adams was
closing, however, he noted the
well-knownweakncss of Mr.. Adams
eyes, which at all times were full
OF water, and kept him constantly
busy hopping up tears. While
the attention OF the table OF diplo-
mats was 80 directed at Mr.. Clay
he pulled ont his handkerchief and
wiped his eyes with a significant
imitation OF Mr.. Adans's gesture,
lie then slowly rose and said, as
he looked up and down the table,
and finally fixed his wonderful
orbs on Mr.. Adams's face (:
What the gentleman opposite
me has said is all true. tits true
that the girl was very beautiful.
And it is true that her lips were
very tempting to me. The story
Of my failure to pick the cherries
is also true as far IS it goes, but
the whole of the story has nos been
told. | die offer the maiden ;
francs for a kiss, but az | attempt
ed to take it she sprang from my
embrace and Indignantly eXclaim-
ed: Do you think that | am
such a fool as 10 give you a kiss
for 5 francs, when I've refused
that old gentleman cross the hall,
who has offered me 50 with tears
in his eyes"
THE laugh was on Adams. He
took the joke angrily, and for sew
eral days would not speak to Clay.
Clay, however, went to him and
apologised saying he had been dunn
founded by Adams remark and
that the more so because it was
more of truth than fancy"
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

THE average life Of Il farmer is
slxty-six years. At sixty-fve he
may safely begin to return borrow
ed tools, pay old debts and ask for
giveness for cheating in horse
trades.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

Dr.. EDWARD B. FoorE as a re
preventative Of Eclectic Medicine,
asa writer OF popular medical
literature, and rs aphysician stands
prominent, and is, perhaps, through
out the world, better known by
his writings than auy other medic
al writer who has directed his teacht
ings to the people rather than to
the profession. Born and raised
among the Connecticut settlers, on
the " Western Reserve " in Ohio,
he early began the work OF many
selfmade men. Starting at tic
age of sixteen as "printor's divil"
in a newspaper Office, he worked
his way to the editorial chair,
and was s~evcrally connected with
the most prosperous weekly of its
time in Connecticut, and the first
successful morning paper in Brook
lyn, n. T., but his main impulse
had always been toward the study
OF medicine, and to this end bust
ness enterprises were sacrafced
until in apprenticeship with a not
ed botanical specialist, and a
course Of study finishing with grad
uatioon, found him prepared to
follow ont tho bent OF his life to its
completion. lie was among the
earliest Of those who advocated
the publication Of anatomical,
physiological and hygienic books
for the masses, and his success in
writing interesting and popular
books has been conspicuous. His
first and best known book, en-
titled Medical Common Sense
reached Il circulation of $50, 900
copies, probably Of its originality
and novelty in a new field; and his
subsequent writings have been
manly in the same line, Science
in Story" having been written for
he purpose Of providing a read
able book for children, and one
which shonld make plain to theiI
comprehension tie fac S which h,
considered it necessary for them tc
know concerning their own bod
les.
In speaking OF the late Prof.
j. S. Smith, Of Oxford, London,
Nature remarks 1t has been said
that in scientific thought, the best
and most original ideas have al
ways been conceived before the
age Of thirty. This is probably
truo, also, of the original of this
portrait. His most radical
thoughts were published i'll his
first work, written before he was
twenty-nine years Of age, and
though his pen is never long Idle,
his first success has not yet been
equalled by subsequent work,
though his " Plain Home Talk, y
a revision and enlargement OF
Medical Common Sense" seems
likely in time to obtain a circu.
lation rivalling that OF its prede-
cessor.
In practice DIR. FooTE has al
ways been independent, progress
i've and original, always a foe OF
old-fogyism and trade unionism in
medicine once a disciple OF the
old ThomsonIan botanical school,
as opposed to mineral and blood
letting practice, and now a staunch
supporter eff Eclecticism in all that
the name implies. He has been
actively engaged in the practice OF
his profession tor thirty yeas, and
as the portrait given herewi h il
from a recent photograph, hare
work appears to agree with him
and he looks equal to twenty years
more of it.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11
Verance.

In the hands Of young men thu
great system has been so carefully
managed that 1t has earned a repu
tatlon second to none for convent
ence, safety and the luxuries OF
travel. 1t is fast becoming the
popular route for transcontinentaI
travel, in connection with the
Southern Pacific railroad.
Ithas opened up an almost un
limited field for pioneer enterprise
in the far West. No other rad
road can carry a man, who is seek
ing his fortune, to golden opportu
mites such as are open along q
thousand miles of this great sys
tenn.
Special freight rates are given 10
miners and immlgrspts.
For all the information you de-
sire write to
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

The conger Of the Andes is said
to kill its prey with its bill and the
milliners are trying the same grme
on the married men.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11


From the San Francisco Alta California. 7
The spook in Mr. Sweeney's Room.
The leading topic efconversation
in a littlelcorner grocery on Natoma
street yesterday afternoon, was the
spook that had appeared in the
bedroom of one OF the oldest res
idcnts in that cosy street. Mr..
James Sweeny, the gentleman who
had seen the ghost, was not reti-
cent in his description of the appa-
rition.
We was not than an hour
asleep" said Mr.. Sweeny, whin
t. oal1 woman woke me up, and
tould ms there was something in
the room"
" Faith, thin, a nice job she
must had wakin' you, Jim, if you
had your usual allowance Of beer, 5"
remarked one of Mr.. Swceney's
neighbors.
Beer has nothing to do with
it," said Mr.. Sweeney. Il was
cowld sober whin | whit to bed,
an It's always cowld sober, I'd be,
Tom Darcy, ar. | was waitin' for
Won to thrate." This sally turned
the laugh on Mr.. Darcy who offer
ed no further Interruptions to Mr..
Sweeney's narrative.
"Git up, Jim," seq she, "ther's
some wan in the room" The lamp
was lit, and whin | looked out,
shure enough | saw a small lack
animal skipping across the flure.
IT'S only the cat" seq /; an
| knew well it wasn't the cat, or
faith the dog aither, for that math
er.
"Git up" seq me wife, /" git up
and don't 9e a dirty coward"
Would you have me git my
death Of cowld," SEE l., ~'dhrlylng
out the cat 2"
"'Tis not the cat" seq she, "'tis
too big for the cat; tits the devil
himself, the Lord be good to us ; l
ken sware to the horns"
"It It's the divil," SEE |, "why
don't you pray-that's what you
90 10 mass for, to learn your prayrs.
flow could a poor laboring man
like me be expected to dhriye out
the civil 2"
"You might think by this that
| was joking, but | was thrimbling
like a lafe, and afther the first
glimpse Of the spirit, | KEEP me he'd
undher the blankets, AN so did
the ould woman. Thin l purtind.
ed to go asleep, but twas no use.
| was awful scared"
you're a whitc-livered snipe,'
says the ould woman, "ef yor
won't get up and dhrive it away.
Will you pass me the holy wath
er z"
"Thry a prayer, first" SEE l,
an If that don't do any good, IL
get the holy wather for you; but
where is it?"
con the window SEE she.
"Thin twill stay there" SEE |:
for if the devil should nip NE
tut who'd look out tor you and the
childer? 2"
Wild that she got so mad that
she Jumped out Of bed herself,
gave a scream and then a sort oy q
laugh
"Bedad," SEE | to myself under
the blankets, the diyII has got
the Guild woman at last :" but he'd
hardly the words out NV Inc mouth
when she pulled back the clothes
and shoutin, Ate him, Beelze-
bub," slung tbs sperit into the bed
wild me-"
Murtherin, murtherin, an,
what did you do, JimE"
81 fell back stone dead" said
Mr.. Sweeny, an whin the ould
woman brought nae to, | damned
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11

A Cincinnati paper says ;
He'll by any other name is Just
as hot" This is, no doubt, official.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-07-11
WUDSTER'S PRACTICAL

Probably all OF cur readers hsve occasion 70 use q
dictionary cvery day. 10 SOME cases words cannot
he correctly spelled In others, the pronunciation
IL difficult; while IN still other cases the meaning 10
not UNDERWOOD. THIS Is true, not only OF cbildfen
and ofthe uneducaied, but OF many OF the more In
tRlllgent as we'll and every one who attempts TO 90
without Webster's Practical Dictionary attempts 10
DO without one-halt OF bts opportunities for INTEL
lectral Improvement.
websteris Practical Il an entirely new work ny
the editors and publishers OF Wehstsrs Unabridged
and contains more than twice the amount OF matter
and iiluItrations ever before offered for the price.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-08-24

A SNAKE THAT PLAYS THE PIANo.-A family
residing in Soho, Pa, has perhaps tho most singu-
lar pet in the United States. 1t is garter snake,
and perhaps measures two feet in length. 1t was
found among some flower pots on window sill
one morning, and, as the family have never had
that aversion to snakes which is so general, it was
allowed to remain in the house and soon became
domesticated. Its name is Cleopatra, and it comes
gliding over the floor to whoever calls it. 1t is
very atfectionate and constantly sleeps with some
of the younger members of the family; but per-
haps its most singular attribute is its love for
music. When any one plays it immediately
near the piano, and never rests contented until
placed on top of the instrument
Recently the family were surprised to hear
some odd musical notes proceeding from the par.
lor. They formed tune something like Sweet
Violets," which has long been favoritc air and
frequently played by one of the members of the
family, daughter aged Is, to whom Cleopatra
is very much attached. Upon proceeding 70 the
parlor the pet snake was found upon the key
board attempting to strike out the notes on the
keys with his tail. With little aid and much
practice it has continued its musical studies unit
it can now play Sweet Violets," Yankee Doc
dle" "Hail Columbia and several other things
It is fed entirely on milk and crackers, soaked il
sweet tea.