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Good and Bad Farming.

1t will not do to say that one
is necessarily a good man because
he is a good farmer, and yet q
stranger who visits an orderly,
well-kept, thrifty looking farm
will expect to find a higher order
of man on 1t than on the wreck
and-ruin style of farm, sample
OF which can be found in every
neighborhood. He we look on the
first farm for, besides the manlier
man, industrious, intelligent, en-
terprislng and honest boys while
he will expect to find those from
the second lounglng about the vii
lage grocery or saloon picking up
everything which farmers boy
does not need. He will expect to
see marketed from the first q style
of produce which can be guaran-
teed In quality, which deserves
the good prices received for it, and
which the producer may be proud
to acknowledge anywhere as his
own and he will look to find
what little stuff shlftlessness
allows to 60 into market from the
other farm bringing up the tail
end of quotations, and sold with
that faInt-hearted kind of effort
which is peculiar to those who
know they have something infe-
rior for sale. The average farm
does not of course tell the world
of all the good or bad points of
its owner, and yet it unquestion-
ably to some extent reflects many
of his leading characteristics.
Look about You and see whether
this is not true.-National Stock
man.
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A more beautiful farming coun-
try does not exist than that along
the southern shore OF the Baltic.
No fences mark the boundaries of
the fertile farms which stretch
away over the rolling mills 10 the
distant horizon, all aglow with yell
low grain. At intervals o clump
of trees, often seen intensely dark
against the ripe grain, shows where
a farmhouse stands, and giant
windmills swing their sails on the
highest hill-tops.
The highway, a finely built
chaussee, leads straight across'the
country, only curving TO pass
through some village. Mountain
ash, birch and cherry trees border
the road in an unbroken rank. In
the bitches and by the road grew
countless varieties of wild flowers
"a perfect paradise for the botan-
list. From the highest hill the eye
meets TO the south a succession of
gram fields. To the north, beyond
the soft undulatlons of the cultIvat-
ed hills, the Baltic summers IN the
strong sunlight, q narrow line,
sharp at the horizon. The dimen-
slons of the brick barns prove the
magnitude of the
harvest ; the luxury OF the farmers
houses tells of inherited success.
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A Prize

81 will say but one thing in
praise of my daughter" said a
happy father at the daughters
wedding breakfast. "She is a thor
ough and practical housekeeper."
Could any compliment have been
higher what an Endorsement
was that of the good sense and
prospective comfort of her hus-
band! For a man has so much of
the animal IN his nature that he
cares more for a good dinner than
he does, so long as his appetite is
unappeased, to listen to the music
of the spheres. Heavy bread has
made many heavy hearts, given
rise to dyspepsia and its hords of
accompanying torments. Girls that
desire husbands should be amIable
and kind, should learn how to
make light bread.
A story of a happy wife, who,
when asked how she managed her
husband so successfully, replied
with a rouglsh smile. "My dear,
| feed him we'll w There is great
deal in that. These wives who are
entirely dependent upon COOKE,
make a sorry show at housekeep-
ing. The stomach forms very
important part in the economy of
humanity; and those who are for
getful OF this fact, commit serious
mistakes. Even the lion may be
tanned by keeping him well fed.
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Why Some Farmers Fail.

They give no attention to de-
tails.
They have no method or system.
They see no good in any new
thing.
They let their fowls roost in
trees,
ThSy weigh and measure stln-
gily.
They leave their plows in the
field.
They hang their harness in the
dust.
They tax emo pleasure IN their
work.
They never use paint on the
farm.
They prop the barn door with a
rail.
They milk the cows late in the
day.
They starve the calf and milk
the COW.
They think small things not i'm
portant.
They let their gates sag and fall
down.
They do not keep up with i'm
provements.
They don't know the best is
the cheapest.
They do not read the best books
and newspapers.
They think the buyer of a sue
cessful neIghbor's stock at good
prices is a fool, and the seller
very" lucky"
They sci hay, grain and straw off
the farm, instead of turning them
into meat, butter, etc., and inaceas-
ing their supply of manure.-Farm
and Home.
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Broom corn is likely, at no dis
tant day, to revolutionize the
bread-stuff supply of the world. A
process has been discovered by
which the finest and most delicious
-four can be made from the seed to
the extent of one-half its own
weight, and leave the other half a
valuable food for meat and milk.
The average yield per acre is three
hundred. and in a number of in
stances five hundred bushels, or
thirty thousand pounds have been
secured. Nor does it exhaust the
soil as Indian corn, from the fact
that it feeds on the deeper soil and
assimllates its food from a crude
state.
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Walk as if you were conscious
that your body had q soul in it.
Ifany one says ill of you, let
your Ifc be so that mono will be-
lievc it.
After tongue has once got the
knack of lying, 1t is not to be
imagined how almost impossible 1t
is to reclaim 1t.
Ten thousand oftho greatest faults
IN our neighbors are OF less consc-
quence to us than one of the small
est in ourselves.
God in the beginning held fam
ing mass of eternity IN hls right
hand, while evey spark that flew
from it made it world.
Good nature, like a bee, collects
its honey from every herb. LII ma
ture, like n spider, sucks poison
from the sweetest flowers.
The secretary of the treasury
paid out last month about SlO,000,-
900 on pensions.
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At no period of the worlds his
tory has there been so great a rev.
olution as is now threatened. La
Dor has found its power and is
asserting it in way to paralyze
many Industries. 1t is worse than
useless-it is criminal-to attempt
to conceal the facts from ourselves.
The occasion demands thought and
action. It's the duty of those in
position, and who have the public
veal at heart, to give the matter
serious thought. 1t will not do
merely to condemn those who are
threatening the revolution. There
are evils affecting them which
ought to be correoted-which JUS
tice and humanity demand should
be corrected. The evils are not
all imaginary. On the other hand
1t is evident that some of the labor
organizations have gone to an un-
Unsuitable extent in asserting their
power. The stoppage of trains
and the destruction of transit
routes has injurlously affected the
commerce of our country, and has
extended hard times to agricul-
tural interests by destroying the
markets.
Remedies for all the evils can
not be found in force-except in
the toreo of Neutrality-suspicious.
Farm and Ranch.
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ROBIN HOOD.
The HandsOmest Horse Texas and Saddle Qualities Has
No Superior in the United States.
ROBIN HOOD

Is o beautiful dark
brown, with dapples.
black name, tail. and
points. Is now -four
years old and stands
(undcr the standard),
full Is ~ hands high,
without shoes, aud
measures to go over l6
hands. You will see
from the following ped.
igree that Robin Hood
is from the best saddle
stock of kentucky. He
makes friends and ad-
mirers OF all who see
him, being a horse OF
grand and imposing mp.
pearance, perfect con-
formation, and has the
best OF action, while his
get speak for them
selves /; all having high
finish and show SUI
perior saddle qualities,
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There were several dozen OF the hygien-
lists in council, each with his individual hob
by. Each thought all the others were wro g.
Each was sure that his own hobby was the
only correct ono. A gentleman present said
he had taken Browns Iron Bitters for debili-
ty and dyspepsia, and, though he didn't
want to make fuss about it, he knew the
use of this great tonic to be better than all
the notions advanced in the council One
practical cure is worth thousands of guesses
and notions. Thousands of happy cOnval-
escents speak gratefully of Browns Iron
Bitters. W
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1t would seem to be a truth appreciate by
all, and especially by professors Of the heal
ing art, that to remove the iii ease, not to nj
lieniate its symptoms, should be the chef aim
of medication. Yet in how many instances
do we see this truth admitted in theory, ig-
nored in practice. The reason that Hostel
ier's Stomach Bitters is so Successful in SO
many cases, with which remedies previously
tried were inadequate to cope Is attributable
to the fact that it is a medicine which reaches
and removes the causes of the various mala-
dies to which it is adapted Indigestion, fe.
yer and ague, liver complaint, govt, rheuma-
tism, disorder of the bowels, urinary effect
ions and other maladics are not palliated
merely. but rooted out by it. 1t goes to the
fountain head. 1t is really, not nominally,
q radical remedy. and it endcws the system
with an amount of vigor which is its best
protection against disease.
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Baked Eggs. - For those who
fined fried ones greasy and Indiges-
tlble. Butter a deep earthen pie
plate, then put in the eggs, taking
care not to break the yolks of any
put little lump Of butter on each
egg, and a little pepper and salt,
too. If the oven Is hot, the eggs
will be cooked sufficiently in four
minutes. As soon as the whites
are firmly set they are done.
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Mhat Can Be DONG,

By trying again and keeping up courage
many things seemingly impossible may be
attained. Hundreds Of hopeless cases OF
Kidney and Liver Complaint have been cur,
ed by Electric Bittcrs, after everything else
had heen tried in vain. So, don't think there
is no cure for you, bnt try Electric Bitters
There is no medicine so safe, so pure and SO
perfect Blood Purifier. Electric Bitters
will cure Dyspepsia, Diabetes and AL Diseas-
Is Of the Kidneys. Invaluable in affection Of
Stomach and Liver, and Oucrcomes all Uri-
nary Difficulties. Large Bottles only Coo
At K. i. Luhn's.
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A Word to Workers.

If your avocations are mentally or physic-
ally laborious,if they subject you to exposure
in Indictment weather, if they confne you to
the desk, and are OF n nature to involve wear
and tear of the brain, and nervous strain,
you may occasional require some renovat-
ing tonic. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the
article for you, it stimulates the failing ener-
gies, inyigOrates the body and cheers the
mind. 1t enables the system to throw off the
facilitating effects of undue fatigue, gives re-
newed vigor to the organs Of digestion,
arouses the liver when inactive, which it
very often is with people whose pursuits are
sedentary, renews the jaded appetite, and en-
courages healthful repose. Its ingredients
are safe, and its credentials, which consist in
the hearty endorsement of persons of every
class of society, are most convincing. Adj
mirably is it adapted to the medical wants
of workers.
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FARM NOTES.

How do you provide green
food for the hensS Did you ever
try feeding them by hay cut in
small piocesf Try 1t sncs. 81
1t is evident that the demand
for thoroughbred merino lambs is
looking up. For the past year or
so they have been almost q drug.
1t is well to remember that
tho turkey must have wide range.
Confinement is death to them. He
will show his gratitude, ifpermit-
ted to forage, by making most Of
his living.
Prof. Tracy, speaking from
careful experience, says there are
no beans which are unquestionably
superior to the old golden wax,
valentine, horticultural and dwarf
kidney.
People used to say that the
amount of an animals food should
be estimated by its live weight. 1t
was said that 8 per cent. of the
live weight daily would support
life. This is not q reliable doc
trine.
j. ]. II. Gregory remarked at
a late meeting of farmers. as re-
ported IN the Massachusetts
Ploughman, that there was time
in the early agriculture when barn
yard manure was just as much an
innovation as our commercial fer
tilizers are now.
An egg is the natural product
of warm, sunny weather. 1t is
produced IN winter only when the
hen is induced to believe that sum-
mer is coming. The ordinary hen
accepts at evidence warmth, abil-
ity to exercise, variety Of food
and cleanliness. EfHk
The calves will be making
their appearance soon. Have
things ready to give them a well
come. Get over the idea that
calves are produced simply to be
knocked on the head. You can
make money by raising the little
fellows on skim-mIlk, oats and
meal if you only think SO.
-Broom-corn flour has been
used fox bread, which, though
dark-colored, is very palltable.
A process has been discovered very
recently for hulling the seed and
making fine, white -four from 1t.
The inventor Of the process says
that it is destined to revolutionize
the entire cereal-growing industry
of America, but the invention has
not thus far been fully tested.
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The Texas Panhandle OF Mobee-
tie, which has perhapsthe most re-
liable statements in regard to cat
tie losses for tho past season,
says:' cThe range cattle have win
tered finely, and it is not thought
that the loss is over l per cent. of
that class. The cattle brought up
on the trail have suffered q very
heavy loss-unusually heavy, and
1t is the opinion of good cattlemen
that of q certain herd of 1000
head that not over 10 per cent
will como up at roll call next
spring.
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Great excitement has been caused in Paris,
Tex, by tine remarkable recovery of Mr.. j,
E. Corley, who was so helpless he could not
turn IN bed or ra az his head everybody
him. Finding relief, he bought large bot
by the time he had takeu two boxes of Pills
and two bottles of the Discovery, he was well
and had gained in flesh thirty-six pounds
Trial bottle of this Great Discovery for Con-
free at X. L. Luhn.
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It is a mistake to set fence posts
until they are thoroughly season
ed. Even oak posts, which are as
durable as any, willrot out in few
years if put in green. The sap In
the wood cannot escape, and it is
more injurious to the wood than
rain water. Seasoned oak posts
with tho outside charred as far rs
they go into the ground are most
durable.
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"A Knights of Labor lodge
with fourteen members was organ
ICED at Groesbeeck the other night.
The special says: eve are pre-
pared to boycott the first who IN
cur our displeasure."
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They will not make compost.


a applied for position In a banking
house in Wall street six months ago, and al
though l proved my competency, they
would not take me. l had been down on
my luck and looked Odd and shabby. An
idea struck me, got up a new growth Of hair
with Parbcrs Hair Balsm, raised decent
suit of clothes, and applied again, and they
took me in minute" SO writes clerk
with $1,000 salary. The moral is plain.
Parkers Hair Balsam gives person new
face.
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a Positive Written Guarantee
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sustained and established by ], II. ZeiIin &
Co.'S. prior and exclusive right to HDr. A. Q,
Simmons Liver Regulator or Medicine" and
to the sole use of the name Simmons" as
applied to Liver Medicine, and perpetual
~ enjoin the use thereof to others. Relying
on said DEGREES, j. II. Zeilin IL Co. caution
dealers, consumers and the public generally
that any one infringing on their Trade Mark
or dealing in counterfeits thereof make them
selves liable Injunction and damages.
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They do not curry their horses
Satisfactory Evidence.

j. W. Graham, Wholesale Druggist, of
Austin, Tex, writes: 81 have been handling
DR. VIM. HALLS BALSAM FOR THE
LUNGS for the past year, and have found it
one of the most salable medicines l have ever
had in my house for Coughs, Colds, and oven
Consumption, always giving entire satisfac-
ton. Please send me another gross"
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The apprehension of evil is
many times worse than the evil
itself; and the ills Il man fears he
shall suffer, he suffers IN the V cry
fear of them.
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Soft words may appease an IN
CRY man-bitter words never will.
Would you throw fuel on a house
in flames in order TO cxtinguish
the fire?
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In order that our town may have the best
goods possible, the popular druggists, Carl
ton < Nash have agreed to sell Acker,s
English Prescriptions, among which Is
AcRer's Dyspepsia Tablets. They net upon
the system when suffering with Dyspepsia,
bad breath, sour stomach, lstulency, heart
burn, &c. &c, with IL wonderful certainty
heuce they guarantee them 10 curealways
or will refund the money.
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If there is right thing TO be
done, and we seem to pass through
q wrong thing on our way to 1t,
there's another way TO II, and Il
better one.
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HIS BREEDING.

He was sired by Rob
Roy, he by Blue Jeans.
the king Of saddle stal.
lions. Rob Roy's dam
was by Gaines Rot
Roy, second dam, q
premium saddle mare.
Gaines Rob Roy was
by Old Denmark. dam
by Kosciusko, both OF
which were thorough
brCtIS.
Robin Hoods dan
is Madam Jones. y roaL
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Mr.. KniseIeY. of Benton Ha:

MI. KniseIey, OF Benton Har'
Dor, Mich, is of the opinion, as
expressed in the Horticulturist,
that it is better to plant good ten
der blackberry, and protect it,
than to rely upon "hardy" sorts
without protection. The "hardy'
varieties after last winters cold
go degrees below zero), were
found TO be almost entirely killed,
while the Wilson and Lawton came
through all right, and yielded Il
bountiful crop.
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1t has been decided by the Con
neetiout supreme court that Yale
students can not vote.
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ABOUT MILK Cows.-If COWS are
not allowed to go dry and rest
about six weeks before calving,
they will, as a rule, milk poorly
the succeeding period, after being
MIXED up to the time of calving.
Not only does the COW need rest,
but she should DO well fed, so as
to be enabled to build up in flesh
and recuperate her wasted vitality.
Ii this Is done she will not only
drop a better and moro thrifty
calf, but she will milk better and
do better on less feed than when
she is not allowed q suitable rest.
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in 6rd y Wl JONES' ny,K Dy dD Ga
If dam t ngh from y Gs
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dgs county, nnt rap
dty 70 h fauaenI vii ntbors
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Never borrow trouble. The in
terest you have to pay for the &C.
comodatlon is excessive.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-08-25
----~---------aHsEsZ1f q a&&b-%t77EA -
Sinking of the Steamer Rosebud.

A telegram received from L. G. Power
states that the old reliable steamer Rose
bud, Capt. Joe Todd, was sunk few days
ago at Katie Kountz bar, about 100 miles
below Rocky Point. No further particu-
lars were given as to the cause Of the ac-
cident. The cargo must be all safe as the
telegram stated that the Bachelor would
take the cargo down.
The Rosebud was, we believe, built for
the Coulson line, in 1875 or 1877. She
was one of the best low water boats in the
upper river fleet, and was purchased by
the Benton Transportation company 9
year or two ago. She has seen hard SER
vice. There were several passengers on
board, among them Col Leaming's family
and one company of the Goth infantry.
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Indians on the Rampage.

Chas. Bourassa received q message yes
terday afternoon from Fred. LeBarre and
Brunot, who are living on the Marlas near
the Pappan grade, stating that the Indians
were bad and had been firing on them at
their cabin; that they were out OF ammu-
milton and wanted 600 rounds. The mes
sage was brought to town by a Plegan
squaw, who departed at once for the scene
of hostilities. When the news was clrcu-
lated a number Of cowboys mounted their
horses AID left for the relief OF the men.
These Indians are supposed to be portion
of = band Of about ninety Bloods who
have come down from the north on q horse
stealing expedition against the Gros
Ventres and Assinaboines at the Beiknap
agency, and they purpose subslstlng on
the way if they have to steal Or Kill cattle
to do it. They have been heard from 1T
varieus points on the Marias. A party OF
four tried to get horse from haif-brsed
boy near Weatberwax's place, on the ie-
fon. last evening. They rushed ont on
him. bat the boy spurred his morse a'lal es-
n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-08-25
The Boston Wool Market.

The Boston advertiser which is inclined
to be bear it the market says: It is no
ticabIe that the pressure has been quite
earnest from the western markets, about
which so much bngle blowing has been in
dulged in, and this market has been delug-
ed with offers Of wool from there. So that
growers who ship to those markets because
Of one reason or another pay a commission
to western house to sell through Boston
firm. whereas it would be more advantage
Gus to ship direct.
The feature Of the market has, to Our
mind, been Il break in territory woods,
which, rs We have previously stated, have
been held too high IN comparison with
.feeces. Some dealers have reduced their
preIen-ioils. aia ;tresnaW asking about :
cents less than a week ago. but even atthis
there is no demand. Territory woods il
the New York and Chicago markets are
also lower.
| What weakness there is in the market Il
iii fine Weols.
quotations are as follows: Montana
Fine 2IM26 Medium 25@27.
--~~asss ss-seaB zssan-
TissafisSiafY Heirs
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The Silver Certificates.

WAsHINGrNN, Aug. 16.-It is learnad at
the treasury department that the new sill
yer certificates authorized at the last ses-
sion of congress, will not be ready for is
sue before November. The one dollar GER
titicate contains the yignette of Martha
Washington ) the two dollar certificate the
vignette of Major General Hancock in full
uniform and the ten dollar certificate the
vignette of Vice President Hendricks. The
design for the five dollar certificate has nos
vet been selected. Itis said that either
General Grant or General Mcclellan will
he selected as the vignette.