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Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09
INDIAN AFFAIRS.

The Star says that in his report
upon tho work Of the special com
nlittee who visited the various reser-
yatiols during the summers recess,
Holman Is going to recommend the
appointment OF a commission TO take
the matter in charge CT giving land
in seveTeiity to selch O the Indians as
are far enough advanced IL ciyiliza-
tion to warrant such action and
assembling the rest in one locality as
far as practicable Al present, he
says, reservations are scattered all
over the county, and. the lands ere
useless to the indians id EauT cases
Some of tncse lands should be sold
in tI4ei1. interest, and such of the In
dians as are friendly shoali be put
upon some reservation IN certain
cases anu kept there until ultimately
they have reached a sjateof ciFilza-
ton that '5onlJ. warrant their having
l;.njs in seTezssl5;;.~ ana becoming cjti
z2;1s. There are sosee cases ..hers 1t
would ,ot DO 70 move tie Indians from
their present locality OF % interfere
with siiesn, Us tu~is attachment 10
tl2ir ho4es is very atrolg. III i4ost
Of s:1ch cases land il seyer;.ii}y ;
should be given them,
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

showed that they possess more than
ordinary merit. The deposits Of ores,
which are all free milling, are said BY
Old miners to surpass anything eyer
before discovered Active operations
have been prosecuted during the past
summer On one or t#o OF the proper
ties, with highly satisfactory results.
This camp lies tributary to Great
Falls at distance Of perhaps IS
miles.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

There was q young man n Helena
Who came to Montana from Pike
county, Missouri, IN prairie schoon-
G" when he was very small boy.
.-o had never been to Butte, nor had
he seen any other town Of consider
able size: he had very vague idea
OF what a great city was like. lie
made one OF a party who started of
Just after the Northern Pacific was
completed to have a good time in the
states. The first stop they made
was at st. Paul. When this young
man returned to Helena in a very
short time lie admitted being fat
broke.
Veil" said his friends, you've
got the benefit Of your money any
way. You've seen the world
Didn't get no benefit OF my mon
ey at al, he replied.
"N'hy?'
Lost it aIl-every darn cent"
':Poker?"
Nav, It wasn't poker; don't let no
man bea me on poker. | lost every
cent / had battin' that St. Paul was
the biggest city in the world. !
didn't really lose the bet. The
blamed tendcrsee5 down there just
decided }ne oat of it cause I didn't
happen to nave 40 friends around. -
Town ialjy.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

Edison's Ers.isaeay sr essa:sconin gs
New of> TX 3ra ES.I
"But about the balloon ."

"But about the balloon =:
"Weii, having lghtleess with power.
we should not need enough balloon fos
actual fling i,osser and We could at
tain q very high velocity. 1ou could
iaold O ten-horse power motor out il
sour hand, and, oace in the air, with
dive pounds of coal could the consump.
ton be made direct the Little jigger
could so anywhere. Nobedy would
Nan5 to ascend to great heights wheze
the a rs resistance to the propeller
would decrease, brt skim along over
the trees and houses like q bird above
the water. The rudders could ali be
worked, and your hallastless balloon
could he raised or lowered, turned to
the right or left, by the motor itself,
md boy could do all the work. Such
an arrangement would scarcely do for
heavy freight. but it could carry pas
sengers, and mail matter. and express
parcels, and move readily at eighty to
100 miles an lour. five can solve the
power question we can do anything"
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09
CitUP STATISTICS

The est mates Of the statistical De.
partman5 Of agriculture for the I,rln-
c;rai cereal crops Of the year are
eo1npated and the aggregate bushels
are as follows, in round millions:
Corn 1885: wheat 3377; cats G20.
The area Of corn is 73,000,O00 acres:
wheat 34,0o0,00o; oats 100000.
The value of corn Will average nearly
81 cents per bushel and makes an as-
gregate Of $6o5, 100000 - s., 600 00C
less than the value OF the last crop.
i'he dacrease in the production Of
wheat Is 50 per cent and only II per
cent in valuation, which is ssZT75, ,0O0,-
900. The valuation Of oats is $780,
000.0G0. The reduction IN wheat is
mostly in the vaIleps Of Ohio and in
California The States Of Ohio, InGi-
ana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas
lat year produced 170,o0o,005
This year they produced 60,00o,0oo,
o reduction Of 90,o00,090 bushels
The p1oduction Of cereals IS J3 bush
els to each inhabitant, and the agg-a-
caty valume Is large, tf.an *aE
ls,zsasr a'.
r.r.Fr- fyt r g...srs s.-., ~ 49, 20, s.!
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09
NOTICE..

MR. GEoReE BuDIsGToN is the au-
thorized agent of the TRIBUNE to SO
icit subscli ption, job work and aa-
vertising. AL contracts made hE
him will be faithfully carried cat by
this Office.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

Collector Welch has decided to re
sign rather than run the chances OF
having his appointment confirmed b.
the senate.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

The Yellowstone Journal and Live
Stock Reporter, published at Miles
City, has enlarged to 9-coIumn folio
Success.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

The mining camp of Yogo is com
ing to the front rapidly, and promises
much, The camp is not a new find.
It experienced boom just after its
discovery along in the seventies.
Most Of the mines were located at
that time. and the developments which
have been made on them since have
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

The Townsend Iranchant with the
current issue enters upon the third
year Of its existence with a reasona-
bic bright future before it.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09
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BIG HOLE pLACEERssss Rs .

TIE Zig Hole Placer Mining COM
pany is composed cniafy OF Salt Lake
mining AID business men, win mines
in Montana situated about eighty
miles from Cillon. Just at present
there i !. furry Of excitement over
the ricn ''diggins" which have been
found to exist, and in the spring
quite rush to that region may be
expected The Big Hole Placer
Mining company owns a large num-
der OF rich claims and has secured
about all the available water rights,
besides which there are at present
under construction quite few miles
Of fuming: In the spring operations
viii be commenced on a large scale.
Three giants are expected to send
the dirt through the boxes in lively
manner, and the latest improved
gold saving machinery will be intro
duced. Samples Of the dust brought
down show it to be remarkably free
and susceptible to quicksilver, and it
will probably average ST or SIS per
ounce.-Salt Lake City Democrat.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

We are il receipt Of q neat il
lustrated annual from the New North
west.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

Neihart promises to be one Of the
leading camps in the Territory IL
fact, all the camps in the Belt moua-
tains, are full OF promise, and Will!
work revolution i'll Ills part Il Mo-
tana
The salt question wuich has been
agitatins the average Bu>,a citizen 5
mind has at last been salts facso1i;sl;y J
sett ID, and none Of the ll44Ils viii be
closed As thieatened The company
will reduce the tariff IS per ton.
We are pleased to learn that the
order relating to reducing tie
mail service between Sun River snd
Chot au has been revoked. Tie set
tlement Sc rounding that enterl rising
town is large and they are deserving
Of daily service.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

The Calumet thinks that commits
sioner ArnouN is being presented for
the purpose Of onsting him from the
Board, and seating in bis stead a re-
publican, which viii give the control
Of Choteau county affairs over into
republican hands. The Cs,'asaet5 be
]ieves Mr.. Arnoux is not guilty
of forgery as charged, and thinks 40
unpredjud;ced person acquainted
with him will believe he is guilty Of
taking money which he did lot be
lieve rightfnlly belonged to him.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

The Salt Lake Tribune comes to rs
n a complete new dress Of type, and
presents an exceedingly handsome ap-
pearance. The Tribune, we trust,
will continue its tireless trade
against that great curse Of the Xix
century Mormonis,n. The influence it
has exerted has IN meas
nre brought about the well
directed opposition to Mormonism,
which will not be satisfied until every
Sanity sinner is either forced to re-
nounee his polygamous faith, OF is
encoused behind the bars Of the pan-
itentiary. The Tribune has done a
good work and done it well, and Wa
hopely will fight it out On that il it
takes all summer
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

A White Sulphur Springs place Of
worship is in a decidedly bad predica-
ment The society has commenced
the erection 81 q building upon what
they supposed was donated property,
but which they have since learned
must be paid for, then again the foun-
dation for the building has cost them
200 round John dollars mote than it
ought to, while tie location is about
as undesirable as there is in the vii
lage.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

". c. AfeCray Of Terra Haate, has a
little oi<l-s5yla fat-iron With which
his great grandmother used to iron
Nashingtons faiIled shirts.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09

DR.. Mendenhall says this is the
finest winter weather he ever saw and
that every thing on his range is in
fine condition and still improving III
flesh. He reports however that
number of horses have died in the
upper country Of lete. hir. Pratre
lost SO head about the Ist Of last wear.
Mr. Tate 20 head and Mr.. Bulls
quite number. The doctor does
not think the loss results from any
contagious dlsase but regards it as
some kind of lung trouble. The
horses when first taken begin to grow
thin and after suffering ten or twelve
days die. Our veterinarian surgeon
should investigate the disease.
Great Falls tribune., 1886-01-09


section Of Montana will work Won
ders. It would be impossible to fore
tell what the results OF such al enter
prise would worl-. The varied latent
resources Of this portion Of Montana
would instantly become alive, and the
revolution would be wonderful.
The Town Talk is airing the alleg-
ed crockedness III tae accounts Col
lector v ellen, late treasurer Of Silver
Bow county From the figures pre-
sent@d, it appears thu amount Of
licenses and taxes uncollected or IN
accoul ted for amounts to the c.ean-
Portable sum Of sss85, coo OF more.
Dr.. Rockman OF Helena and Dr.
Crutcher OF Choteaa, are airing their
knowledge Of medical lore, through
the columns OF the Independent, on
the proper meghos, u ;raa-ln-s s!:.,:2
theria. In tie ca.H=at 4aa.s.e ~ ,s III
Independent, d. IL. lois oa d
column Of truck against Dr G., and
we presume the latter will return the
compliment.
Half Of the winter il now passed.
and yet we have not had sufficient
snow to track jack rabbit, and the
weather has been mild and pleasant.
Stock is in excellent condition, and
withal every industry in the Territory
effected directly or indirectly by the
severity of the weather is in 4
flourishing condition, with future
as bright as silver dollar before IT,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
How Conjurcr Got Even with some
Gamhlcrs-''DoctorinS'' the Cards

Gam hiCrS--' IpOCtorInS tht YARDS
1t i not often that man Will praise an
other III his own line Of business. particularly
if that business Is of the stage, STACEY. Yet
Jasper BambcrE, of Wabash avenue himself
auoted prestidiGitateur, said the other day that
Dalvin, who lately appeared in Chicago, was
one of the best Of all living conjurerS, and
gentleman as well. Il know Il neat little
story about him, added Burlingamc, who L
as goSsipy as generous. Not long ago Dali
yini was travelling on u Mississippi river
steamboat, and was asked To join III card
party. Poker was the game, of course, and
the stakes at first small, gradually increased
as the limit was showed up and up toward the
ceiling. DaIyin played in miserable luck
and lost steadily. No matter how good his
hand might be, some one held a little better.
This went on until the conjurer had
lost 500 or $500, nearly all the money
he had in the world, and 4 sum which
represented the earnings of long tour
i'll the west and southwestern states II
was only at the last minute that he discov-
cred that he had been done up by card sharps.
Supposing all the time that he was playing
with gentlemen in square game he hal
neglected 10 take advantage Of his art rs
sleight of hand performer. and had played
honestly throughout. Now, however, he de
termined upon revenge Before going 70 bed
he went To- the puIScr and pUrchlhd every
deck of cards in the stock. Then he sat UP
all night in h;s state room 'doctoring' these
cards and in the morning took them TO the
purser along with 80 bill, and told that
worthy TO put them back in his stock. The
purser-who ever knew purser to refuse an
honest peuuy-Iid 50, and after breakfast
Dalvini borrowed $50 from the captain by
putting up his watch, and invited the
sharps to renew play In "a Few minutes they
We're at il again.
Gentlemen, said DalyIui. i suspect that
this game was not square last night, and that
at least some OF my money was won from me
unfairly. i am now going to make an effort
10 get even, and / shall insist upon using n
fresh deck OF cards after every deal
"Of course. the gamblers had no objections,
and the game commenced with that under
standing. Dalviui had every deck fixed, and
the way that $50 pile Of his grew was a eau
ton. In addition to his dOctoring of the
cards he rung III on them all of MS wonderful
sleight of hand skill, and though he was one
man against three he virtually cleaned out
the crowd, got his 500 back and quit 81 ,St1
winner besides. Chicago Herald
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16

The far-famcd Maelstrom or grinding
stream, OF which SO much has been written
and SO many stories are told, Is better known
than ever before, and its destructive whirl-
pool and fearful current are proved a myth.
A steamer navigates it now with entire safety.
There are many such 'stromSr in the Lofoten
group, and several of them surpass the Mael-
strom in violence. They all are formed by
the tide water passing from ford through a
narrow strait into the sea.-Foreign Coz
Rc=tnn Herald
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16

Tropical Leaves Made TO Serve n Plates.
An ExeinpIar in Table Etiquctte--Pian-
tain Plate in Seat Condftion-Expcrt
manipulation.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
A LITTLE FOLKS DINNER EATEN
IN THE CEYLON STYLE.

Tropical Leaves Made TO Serve n Plates.
An ExempIar in Table Etiquctte--PIan-
tain Plate in Seat ConditIon-Expcrt
Manipulation.
Yesterday our two little girls We're dressed
in the Tamil fashion and had little dinner
party, at which, with formal state, they ate
as the Tamils do, without forks, knives or
plates. They sat meanwhile upon q carpet
strip of now mating, and they sat cross
legged. Their Tamil costume was complete.
They looked pretty in red calico jackets-yir-
tually a short uuderwast, which is tied 10y
its corners in froHr. 1t supports thus the
adults wOmau's figure. Except the short
sleeves and one shoulder little of the jacket
appears. II is hidden 10y six or seven yards
of cloth, which IS uncut and without stitch;
and it is SO draped rs TO form both a skirt
and waist covering. Aya tnursel prepared
the repast, just what she would have had for
her own family dinner when she had rather
an extra good dinner.
When they were properly seated all in a
row upon the mat. she slipped out Of the
room, ami at one fetching she brought a
whole dinner and utensils for four persons
They We're IaLvictta, Anna, Mary SpOOner
and Aya'S little daughter "Trcssia," who, al
though she lives in n house just behind the
bungalo. "Frcssia7 is for st. Theresa. It
was an orderly, silent, stately dinner, yet
such simple affair, such Insufficient table
furniture, and such rich meal
Aya began 10y laying before each diner .
broad piece of plantain leaf. They often use
plates the large leaves of the teak trcc-well
known for its superior timber-whosc leaves
are not lpbcel, AMI are Of good size for table
plates.
y leaf, To serve plate, should DC Of firm
fiber ami sufficient thickness, and its surface
more soft, smooth and shining than var
'ii>hcl board. Tropical leafaSc IS wei adj
opted to the needs Of the social table, while a
clean, dry CocOauut shell is n wholesome bowl
that does not leak. \ plantain leaf, the leaf
of banana tree, IS ten or twelve feet long
y stout mid rib divides the leaf longitudm-
ally. Tho winds often tear this giant leaf
into short ribbons on each side of the strong
rib. Aya's plates were each Il square-cut
piece of one OF thesc s.ymcnt--a fresh, pure,
green, clean plate.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-11-16
" tLAa = lAt' Ait. 81
plate.
TABLE E.sIgt ETTE.
gave To each guest a

Then Ava gave to each guest Il liberal pUg-
sion Of ioiled rice, with two sorts of richest
curry, and, aS an additional appetizer, bit
of some kind of dried fish, slightly fried, salty,
crispy. II was an extraordinary dinner, lie
cause they had more than one curry.
Little Tamil TreSsia was now the cxcmplar
in table etiquette. The others were not To
this manner born. Trgssia kept on her lap
her left hand clean t. take hold Of drinking
cup or for any other emergency. Into her
right hand she dautiy scoopcd n suitable
portion of rice fnr one mOuthful. She
worked it in her closed hand until it was sufii-
cicTtly compact; then, slightly bending, she
placed it III her mouth, and 50 on in repeti-
ton. After a while she took daiutily from
the currics to give her palate a flavor, about
i'll the same drift as We taste one food and
then another in harmonious succession.
Throughout the feast she kept her plantain
plate i'll the ucatcst couIitiou-4 years old
and gentle lady III her manners. Not a
crumb of the rice or 81 drop Of the cUrries fell
outside of her Vcriaut and vivid, glossy and
strong plate Of natures proviliug Her hand
was not submerged IN food. nor did the grains
of rice cleave TO her fingers. The back of
her half-cloSed hand and the manipulating
finger forks seemed no otherwise than clean.
Nor was the food upon her plate in a SLOW
enlv state. Her finger ends, the d.ftest of
table implements upon occasion, brought
every grain OF rice 10 it, own compartment.
The eaten curTics left only richer polish
upon the plantain leaf. And when SIZE had
chewed her crisp little morsel OF dried fish As
a finisher the little TrcSsia, following without
thought her home habits and excellent table
manners, turned together the two corners Of
her leaf and quietly got up, slipped out and
threw her plate away. Then size came back
and resumed her seat \ moiStcucI towel
was passed around and the Tamil dinner ex-
traordinary was fnished.-Auua BaIlar,r1
Ceylon Letter in Chicago News
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-11-27
Things to Do and to Know.

There is no better season to prune
grape vines than about Thanksgiving
time.
Professor Budd says that no Seeding
apples from the stock Of western Europe,
such us are found in the older states,
will live in the northwest. Only apples
from eastern Europe, notably from Rus
STA, will do that
In the northwest lay the whole grape
vine gently down fiat upon the ground in
November or early in December, and
cover 1t a few inches with dirt.
Kill the ROSTERS out OF your flock as
fast as they are large enough to eat.
Watch when prices are best, and sell
them and the Improbable hens then.
J. VI. Allen, Of Fayette county, o, de-
clares absolutely that sulphurous acid
will cure hog cholera. Administer it to
the hogs in small quantities. Keep the
bottle tight with rubber cork, or seal
1t, as the gas in the acid Is very volatile.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-11-27
Ditching in Autumn and Winter,


Few farmers, says w. d. Boynton in the
ohio Fdimer, can get around with the other
work-the regular farm work, such as
husking, blowing, getting out manure, etc.
in time to do what ditching they had
planned to do before freezng-up time
There is much bad weather at this season
of the year, the days are short, and con
stantly getting shorter; and there are in
Vulnerable little puttering jobs to be done
about the stables yards, gardens, orchards,
and cellars. No matter how big margin
of time the farmer has figured for himself
he seldom finds much spare time for works
of improvement about the farm before
freezing-up time, unless he hires an in,
creased amount of outside help.
Now, great deal of ditching can be
done in late autumn and early winter, after
the ground has frozen and snow covers the
ground to such an extent that farmers have
generally piled away the tools for the win
ter have dug considerable ditch after a
heavy freezing-up and with good coat of
snow on the ground.
A little preparation before freezing oc-
ours is necessary, however, if the work
would be expeditiOusly carried on. In the
first place the location of the proposed
bitches should be determined upon and
the lines staked out. Then take a pillow
and throw out two or three burrows, plow.
ing as deep as the beam will allow, by re-
peatedly running the pillow deeper down
along the same furrow. If tile is to be laid
OF almost any underground drain, one good
wide furrow will give sufficient width. II
for an open ditch wide at the top ii will be
necessary to throw burrows both ways, and
thus make an opening trench of three feet
wide or such a matter. This saves an i'm
meDse amount of hand labor in any case
no matter when the ditching is to be done
and in preparing for winter ditching 1t i.
absolutely necessary in order to save the
expense and tedious labor Of cutting
through the frozen crust of top ear'h.
To keep the earth from from freezing in
the bottom Of this trench, fill il up with
strawy manure, and spread some along or
the surface each side of the trench. Haul
ing the manure or straw for this purpose Il
not labor lost, by any means, aside from IN
use in the ditch. II can be applied Ia the
adjoining land along the line of the ditch
as cheaply as it could he pitched from the
manure cart or from piles, so that part oil
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-11-27
FARM AND GARDEN.
GtEASON'S WAY OF BEGINNING
A COLTS EDUCATION.

Constitution for a Farmers Club-Dry-
ing Seed Corn-IIow to Keep Apples
Sound u Year-PrOfessor sanborn-To
Keep Grapes.
Oscar r. Gleason, the famous horse
educator gives q colt some first lessons
In training as follows:
Turn him loose, either in box stall
or carriage house, and, with the whip in
the right hand, slowly approach him and
crack the whip. The colt will run away
from you and generally go into the cor
ner. Follow him up however, and keep
cracking the whip until he turns his head
toward you. The moment he does this,
step right up to him and caress him on
the point If the shoulder. II he should,
as you approach him, whirl around and
kick at you, keep your eyes open and
quickly give him sharp cut on his hind
legs with the whip. BY following this
up carefully, in o very short time he
will learn to his sorrow that when he
turns away from you and attempts to let
his heels fly he receives punishment, and
that when he looks you in the face he Ia
treated well and rewarded.