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CAPITAL PRIZE $4,000.

ave do hereby certify that We supervise
TIE arrang oments for ali the .Nnu;hIr and
Quarterly Drawings ofThe Lcai>i4Ha STATE
Lottery Company, and in per&oD manage
andcontrOl the Drawings Themselves, and
that the same are cOHductri win hUaestF,
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ANACONDA has had a burglary, which
welded 1000 fine cigars to the cracksmen.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

WE wouldn't feel as small and look as
mean as the Inter Mountain editorial col
umns look like for a property five times as
valuable.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

ALASKA threatens to open up extensive
copper mines.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09
THE LIGHTS O. LONDON

Maguire's Grand Opera House Company
are in Helena this week. They return to
Butte next Sunday and On Monday night
produce Shook 4 Golfers Lights O Lon
dom Paxon, the scenic artist has been
busy during the past three weeks in prepar-
ing new scenery for this production. The
play itself is an exceedingly strong one, and
when mounted with the elaborate scenic
effect which its proper production demands
it cannot fail to be an immense success.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

THE ranchmen and farmers are praying
for rain
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

Dancing without extra charge III the new
and magnificent pavilion ut Anaconda On
the occasion OF the A. .. e. W. excursion,
Wednesday next
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-09

AS has been frequently mentioned in past
issues OF The MINER, one OF the greatest
attractions secured by Manager Mcguire
for the Montana circuit this season is the
engagement of George C. Min. Mr.. Min
was a Unitarian Minister, and filed the
pulpit OF one Of the largest churches OF that
denomination in Chicago for a number Of
years.. H. left the pulpit for the stage, and
his success has eenphenomInal. Heopens
in Anaconda next Monday, and fills in the
balance OF the week in Helena. He appears
here on the twenty-first instant, bringing
his own company. The repertoire will con
sist of Hamlet" "Richelieu,' THE Fools
Revenge" Louis XI," and other Legitimate
plays. A great treat is in store for Butte's
theatre-goes in Mr.. Minis engagement.
NOTES.
The Pathfindeis' brass band is considered
one OF the best on the road.
Barlow 4 Wilson's MINISTRIES omen at the
Grand Opera House OIL the we~ntv-seyenth.
The mere announcement is sufficient, They
are the kings OF burnt cork, and will do a
huge business here.
John Mcguire has made a large offer to
W. j.. Florence, also to Mrs. D. P. Bowers.
to visit Montana in the heal future.
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UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION
ossa HALF / atLlGH DISTRIBUTOR
Louisiana State Lottery 10.

Incorporated in 1865 for Is years - the Legl>.
lature tor Educational and Charitable pufpo-t.
with a capital OF 81 .0G0. GE0-to whlrf, = reserve
fund OF over s,50, 900 has since h#cII a,it!eL
by an overwhelming popular VOC its %tFancIls
adopted December ., 4. D., 1879. -
IT'S Grand Single Nnmh,r Drawings VIE
take pace monthly It never scales "T pos
pones. Look at the following Distribution
193d Grand Monthly
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Make P. O. Money Orders fay'S
and address Registered Letters
NE" ORLEANS SAii' New orleans L.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-03
Kccping Farm Accounts.

am farmer, and have kept books"
for many years. No other work will
prove more satisfactory and profitable,
and it Is not too difficult for any farmer
Of ordinary ability. The system once
begun, no will wonder how he ever got
along without it, and find that it makes
money for him every day. Get rather
narrow "cash book" having opposite
pages for debit and credit. 1t is best to
keep this book where You will see it every
evening.
II CDR" and Scr" bother you, head
the one side "Money paid out" and the
other "Money taken in" Saturday night
transcribe all the weeks items in tho cash
book on to the proper accounts in what
call the Ledger. This should be long,
thick, but narrow book, as you will find
it easier to have the two sides Of accounts
on opposite pages. In the ledger you will
want to keep number of accounts, but
the two of most Importance are to be
headed "Farm" and "Family" Let
farm account be first of all, and thirty or
forty pages further along begin the fam
lily account On the farm account credit
the farm with everything it brings in; ON
the opposite page debit it with everything
paid out for it.-John NJ. Stahl.
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Facts Farmers Ought to Know.

rActs rormers OugnC Co Know.
The production of oleomargarine for
domestic consumption is officially esti-
mated at the rate of 1000, 900, 900 pounds
per year.
The surplus of beet sugar in France for
export this year is $50, 900 pounds.
Some celery growers report successful
blanching of celery with round tile of
three inch caliber and about one foot long,
slipped over the celery when dry.
The onion crop of 1886 is a small one.
Jerseys are emphatically the butter
cows.
Cider vinegar may be quickly made
when the cider is pure by removing the lat
ter to n high temperature and pouring
from one barrel to another, to bring it
into more direct contact with the air.
The value of roots in winter feeding Of
stock cannot be over estimated.
Mr.. w. r. Halstead tried planting
wheat in drills and cultivating it like
corn. The production was doubled He
recommends planting the rows sixteen
inches apart and cultivating with the
bull-tonguc pillow. But it would be q
lot of trouble
The dairy show at Chicago attracted
year.
There is a brighter outlook for butter
and cheese.
The sugar beet is most valuable win
ter food for sheep.
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Application of Manures,

A manure is efiicacious only when its
constituents are brought into contact with
the roots of the crop. To obtain this con-
tact to the fullest extent, the manure
must be finely and thoroughly distributed
throughout the depth of soil mainly occu-
led by the roots. Soluble manures, as
ammonium salts, potassium salts, nitrate
and chloride of sodium and superphos-
plate, have the advantage that they dis
tribute themselves within the soil after
the lirst heavy shower. When manure is
especially required by the plants in its
earliest stages, as superphosphate for tur-
nips, 1t may be drilled with the seed but
as a rule superphosphates should be
sown broadcast and plowed or narrowed
in.
Top dressing-that is sowing manure
ON the surface of land already under crop
as for instance pasturesOught gener-
ally to be confined to manures that ere
soluble or of which the principal ele-
ments easily become soluble in the coil.
MGnures of little solubility or those of
which the soil has great retentive power
may be applied to the land some time be-
fore the growing period of the crop.
Diffusive manures, on the other hand,
should lie applied only when the crop is
ready to make use of them, else serious
loss may occur from drainage. Farmyard
monures, oil cake and bones, and, to some
extent, superphosphate and potassium
salts, belong to the former class, while
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Vegetables Worthy of Trial.

Results obtained the past summer by
various market gardeners make it appear
that the Cory corn, new early sweet
variety of recent introduction, is worthy
of trial. "he Cory corn resembles the
Early Marblehead in general appearance
and is believed by many to have come
originally from the same parent stock.
This opinion is expressed by Wick, who in
cludes it in his list of early corns. The
special claim made for this is that it is the
earliest of all known varieties.
The white plume celery, while no longer
new in the east, has not yet been gener-
ally disseminated. This variety differs
from other sorts in that it's stalk, heart
and inner leaves are naturally white, and
therefore ready for use as soon as it has
attained sufficient size, without banking
up for bleaching.
A curiosity in the way of corn is the
self husking corn sent out last season by
Peter Henderson & Co. Its distinctive
feature is an inclination to strip itself
clean of its husks.
The new potato, "Empire State" which
which was introduced by the originator of
the "Beauty of Hebron" is a white,
smooth skinned tuber, of delicate flavor,
for which is claimed prolificacy and en-
durance of drought.
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Tho Progress of Ensilave,

Ensilage has passed the experimental
stage and been adopted by SO many far
mers that it may be considered an estab-
lished method among those who devote
themselves to dairying. In 1880 there
were only six silos in the United States,
while row, according to recent estimate,
there are about 1900. In this country
ensilage has as yet, especially in the
ncstlcrn states, been mainly directed to
the preservation of fodder corn in its
green state. In the southern states the
silo is rot So much needed and is, there
fore, of less frequent occurrence. Success
has, however, been reported in preserv-
ing that important southern crop-the
COW pea.
The silos are built of brick, stone, con-
crete, wood, end some are merely earth
trenches or pits dug in tenacious soil
The cc-:cretc silo is, doubtless, the best of
all and represents the larger number built
in this country.
The doubts Mt first entertained in regard
to ensilage being healthful food appears
TO have given way before experience
Good cnsilagc given in conjunction with
ordinary dry food, is good for both cows
and oxen.
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Christmas GIFTS.

Here is a list of things from which you
may choose something for Christmas
present to your friends and members of your
family. Don't forget any of them 1t
warns the heart to know that we are re-
how small way.
Some good presents are: Books, skates,
pictures, warm mittens, games such as
checkers, chess, dominoes, backgammon,
boxes of paints and sets of boys carpenter
tools and toy engines that will make real
steam and run tiny machinery. young
peoples paper or magazine for a year is not
a bad present, nice penknife or Jack
knife is good; so is watch for good sized
boys and girls. There are very excellent
small silver and nickel watches to be bought
right cheap now Silver thimbles are very
GOOD, or gold ones if you are rich enough.
Among the best of all is microscope or a
magic lantern. There are some beautiful
magic lanterns now that are not very OK
pensive. If papa wants to get a good pres
ent for his big boys a fine breechloatling
shotgun is excellent. But cheap gun will
burst and enIlanger their lives.
Here are some good books for young peo-
pie: The old standbys, of course, Ro.i III
Crusoe, Swiss Family Robinson, and Tam.le-
wood Tales. Then come Toby Tyler, JOS
Opportunity, Miss Alcott's Little Women,
boy Travellers in Russia, Childrens Stories of
american Progress. Little Lord Fauntleroy,
The American Boys Handy Book. or What
TO Do and How to Do 1t: The Water Babies.
Poor Boys who Became Famous. Mrs Boil.
on's Book for Girls. and Our Girls Chatter
box, ly Hiss Alcoit.
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JUMBO AND HIS MISTRESS.

JUMBO AND HIS MISTRESS.
He is very fond of fruit, and when he sees
his mistress eating an apple he will waddle
toward her, crawl upon her lap, stretch up
his long neck and snap the apple out Of her
mouth. This is one of the cute tricks which
the lady has taught him. You would never
believe turtle had so much sense. If the
lady calls "Jumbo! Jumbop he creeps up to
her in his awkward way as fast as he can and
lays his queer he'.d in her hand. He is very
fond Of her, and so gentle that he never bites
anybody. The kind lady buys bananas for
him. He snaps them up in a way that is
funny to see.
In summer Jumbo is in clover. He wan
ders through the yard, eating grass and snap
ping at flies and insects. If he sees the cat
asleep in the sun he moves clumsily up and
lies down beside her. He seems lonesome
and fond of company His back is so broad
that large boy can sit in a chair upon it.
Then Jumbo crawls about the yard and gives
the boy ride in fine style. When the family
move from one house to another Jumbo is
loaded upon wagon and moved with the
other property.
Jumbo is what is called alternating crea-
ture. That is, he goes into warm place and
sleeps all winter, and does not eat anything
at ALL At the return of warm weather out
he comes lively and hungry. Wild terrapins
burrow down deep in the ground. below
frost, at the approach of winter, and lie there
dormant. Insthe spring they comsV4p with
tho earth sticking upon their backs. But
being civilized turtle, Jumbo has house
built for him. 1t is in the basement of the
large house, and is lined with cotton batting,
and is made very warm. At the first frost
he creeps into this snug nest, and nobody sees
Jumbo again till next summer. And there
he is at this moment ELIZA ARCHARD.
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Fig. 9 shows another pattern. 1t is made
of ash gray homespun, the petticoat being
buttoned at one side with dark gray fancy
buttons. The drapery is arranged to leave
the buttoned side visible, and has a pattern
of birds down the front, which in large and
small sizes and blue gray shade, stands off
in effective relief from the tone of the dress,
The bodice opens in front over a ribbed vel
vet waistcoat Cloth CATERS and gray felt
hat, bound and trimmed with gray braid,
complete the costume. For Fig. either
ribbed velvet or strong Vigogne can be cho-
sen. The plain skirt has no other trimming
than row of broad, dark brown silk braid.
The bodice is similarly trimmed, has postil-
ion basque behind, rounded in front; it is cut
out V shaped, and open at the cop over cha
mois leather waistcoat Felt hat with jaunty
feathers. High leather boots.
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Keep q Good Team.

Without doubt the greatest and most
common loss in team management is from
keeping poor horses unable at any time
to do full days work. 1t is the most
difficult thing possible for many farmers
to get the idea into their heads that u
horse capable of doing but little is entire
ly valucless. An old, worn out horse Will
always sell for something, no matter how
poor he may be, and always for greater
price in proportion to his value when
most worthless For farm purposes, with
the dear wages now Paid to farm help, it
does not require much deduction from q
full days team work each day to make
up the value of q first class team in every
respect
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Wirrtcring Bees.

Dry, pure air and uniformly warm
temperature are two prime factors in the
successful wintering of bees. Success
also depends on strong, healthy colony
and plenty Of honey. Experience has
taught that the strongest colonies at the
beginning Of the season will give the
largest results. Many practical bee keep
ers still practice out of door wintcring,
though indoor wintering, in cold climates,
is generally considered preferable. Salts
factory results have been obtained in win
tering bees in u dry cellar when fire was
kept constantly in the room above. When
this practice is followed, care must be
taken that the hives are set ON stands some
distance from the walls where they can
not absorb moisture or be subjected to
every jar from the room above them
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.,.rates and ammonium salts belong to

..,.rates and ammonium salts belong to
tho latter class. ..l.
On soils of open texture and little reten'
tive power preference must often be given
to manures OF little solubility In order to
diminish the loss occasioned by heavy
rain. Bulky organic manures are In such
cases very suitable.
On worm out soils profitable yield can
be gained only where complete fertilizer
IL given. Animal manures are complete
fertilizers in tho sense of containing all
the elements of plant food A complete
fertilizer among commercial or artificial
fertilizers Is one that possesses more or
less of nitogen, phosphoric acid and
potash.
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Mems Evening Dress,

Many men who are the salt of the earth
don't know exactly what to do in evening
dress, or when it is to be worn, OF what kind
of a necktie to wear. In England evening
dress is proper everywhere, even at home,
after 9 p. m. In America, where this costume
is often called "dress suit" the question is
not SO easy. In a broad, general way, in this
country, evening dress is proper on all "swell'
occasions at night, at dinner and supper
parties and banquets, at parties and in the
boxes and front rows at the opera. The New
York Tribune has some further hints on the
subject which may be useful. 1t may be
mentioned that shirts to wear with a dress
suit are specially made. They are open in
front to display the modest white or tiny
gold studs that are worn, and they have the
collar and cuffs made fast to them. The
Tribune remarks:
Don't wear a shirt open behind. This
crime cannot be concealed Have your col
lars and cuffs on your shirt or stay at home.
Don't wear q low hat with evening dress or
a Prince Albert coat; nor a high hat with a
sack coat. Die first
Don't wear your watch chain to show with
evening dress Pawn it first.
Don't wear white or black silk or satin tic
with evening dress. White lawn, about three
quarters of an inch wide, tied by yourself, is
the correct thing.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
SUCCESSFUL POULTRY KEEPING.
TRIUMPH IN CATTLE BREEDING.

A Gate Worth Having-AmOng the Bees.
Vegetables Attracting Attention-isnsi.
lage IN Accepted MethOd-IiOw and
When to Apply Manure.
The first essential requisite to success
In poultry keeping Is a good house for the
birds to roost and lay In This Is q ncces-
sity at the south as well as In more vigor-
GUS climates For fowls to lay well must
DO protected from rain and wind as well
as cold. The house need not be costly,
but 1t ought to be water proof and we'll
ventilated. A south and south east aspect
Is desirable. Cleanliness must DO attended
to.
Tho plan for preserving cleanliness in
the roOsting house is shown in the above
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Dutch Belted Cattle,

One of the most marked triumphs ever
attained by breeders of cattle is represent
ed in the Dutch belted cattle, so peculiar in
its color markings. This breed of cattle
is variety of the Holstein family and
dates back to very remote origin To
fix SO perfect a type of animals, with
such contrasting colors, has taken long
period of time. 1t is claimed by breeders
OF these cattle that the belt has become
so thoroughly fixed that it is transmitted
to grades of one-fourth blood with accu-
raCy.
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PLAN FOR HOUSE. no top, being per-
fectly protected from defilement and also
well shaded by the shelf (a), to the great
delight of the hens. The shelf may be
cleaned every morning with the greatest
ease, on account of its convenient height,
and slightly sanded afterward. The floor
of the house is not polluted at all by the
roosting birds. The broad shelf has an
additional recommendation in the perfect
protection it affords from upward
dCaughts of air.
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Roots for Dairy Cows,

Roots are healthy food for cows and in
crease the flow of the milk, but care is
required in feeding those liable to give an
unpleasant flavor to the milk and butter.
Carrots and sugar beets, experience has
taught, are among the roots best adapted
for dairy cows Turnips and cabbages
give unpleasant flavor to both milk a I'd
butter. Roots should not be fed alone
but in combination with more nitro
penOus foods
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ing costumes are rather novelty in
this country, though very popular in Europe.
in favor every year, perhaps because
the empress of Austria set the fashion.
Regular dresses have been devised as hunt
ing garments, and very pretty and jaunty
they are, too. Doubtless the fair nimrods
will fall into the habit of wearing them for
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figure, which pre-
sents n side Wow.
A broad shelf (a)
is fixed ut the
back Of the house
to catch the drop
pings from the
Perch D), placed
four or 1vcinchcs
above it, q foot
from the wall.
The nests (c) are
placed on the
ground under
meath and need
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-12-03
A HALF WIRE GATE.

The materials required are two boards
IL or IA feet long, three uprights-the end
pieces 81 feet md the center AZ feet; and
two strands of barbed wire, one between
the boards and the other on the top of The
uprghts. This is after the fashion of the
common ''slide and swing" form of gate.
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TRIUMPH OF THE BREEDERS ART.

TRIUMPH OF THE BREEDERS ART.
A pure bred animal, one entitled to
registry, is black and white, with con-
tinuOus white belt around the body The
late u. S. Grant at one time owned several
of these cattle, and p T. Barnum, the
Snowman, has the credit of having inn
ported several fine specimens from Hol-
land.
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A Cattle Proof Gate.

A gate which resists the most skillful
attempts in gate opening by cattle, and is
also light to handle and therefore not
liable to sag or get out Of order, may be
made of barbed wires and boards
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walking dresses as
well on long coun-
try tramrs. If 80,
nothing more is to
be desired. The era
of reform in wom-
ans dress will not
long be delayed.
The costume in
Fig. l is made of
light and dark
brown C heck d
cl OF h trimmed
with velvet. The
bodice opens overt
a leather waist
coat, leather gait
els and checked
tweed hat. In such
a light, loose dress
as this a woman
might tramp all
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day and not feel HUNTING DRESS FIG. l.
fatigued. In England it is quite the custom
for ladies in high life to go with their hus-
bands and relatives on long shooting and
hunting trips. Aristocratic parties are regu-
larly made up for a month or sly weeks
Shooting