Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-04-17


Sc, OOO,O 900 a year. for cross ties. The
timber used is oak, cherry, locust,
maple and ash in the South and
West. More than 225,OO0 acres of
forests are needed to supply these
ties every year, and consequently the
necessities of railroads in this one re-
spect alone form a considerable item
in the destruction of our forest.
Edward Atkinson. the statistician,
presents figures showing that the rail
roads Of the United States give en-
ployment to $4,000 people and trans
port 400, OOO, 900 tons of freight an
nually, one-half Of which is food and
fuel; and, furthermore, it is proved
that the freight rates are SO low that
the eastern mechanics can have a
years supply of food hauled from a
distance of 1000 miles for the pro-
ceeds of one days labor.
Twenty-Five years ago, lacking a
few weeks, in a secession convention
in Memphis, Tennessee, a certain gen
tleman made a speech which melted
mob to drive as.certain Republican
editor out of the city. The certain
gentleman is now Secretary Of the In
terror. The certain Republican edi-
tor was John A.. Oberly, whom Presi-
dent Cleveland appointed the other
day to the Civil Service Commission,
and the chairman Of the meeting is
now Senator Harris, of Tennessee.
All Of which shows that this happy
country has more harmony than she
knows what to do with.
London society is shocked because
a young man Of excellent family, a
member OF. two high-toned clubs, has
been detected in cheating at cards.
He introduced a military-looking per-
son to his comaanions as an officer of
the army, and, as he and the soldier
won almost invariably, an investiga-
ton was ordered, which resulted in
the discovery that the alleged army
officer was a blackleg and acard sharp.
The pair are said to have VOL nearly
100000 and they are now on the con-
tinent seeing the sights. Popular
sympathy is entirely with the victims,
who are nice young men. and who bet
high just for the fun of tie thing, Of
course
A bold innovation on the fashion
for lap dogs has been started by
certain society ladies in Now York.
Instead of petting King Charles
spaniels and pugs and Skye terriers
and other diminutive specimens of
the canine race. they are parading
cats. Not the common household
cat, be it known. but the fine Maltese,
and above all, the ADgora, with its
long silky hair Of a dusky white and
the reputation Of being the gentlest
of all the varieties. It has long en-
ioyed the distinction abroad Of a
favorite drawing-room pet. til now
to be advanced in this country to the
honor Of the carriage and sit in dainty
laps, where formerly fat and shiny
and creme Tray, Blanche or Sweet
heart was once d~elicately fondled and
s.rsciously cared for.
The results Of experiments made
thus far in the publication Of water
by aeration have attracted much no
tice. This method is well-known to
be based on the action of air in puri-
flying water is greatly increased by
mixing the air and water under press
ure. A Fairmeupt, Philadelphia,
turbine engine was eonyertel into an
air pump, which delivered 20 per
cent, by volume, OF free air into the
water main, this being the proportion
found necessary to surcharge the wa
ter. Analysis showed that the guam
t1ty of free oxygen in the aerated wa
ter was IL per cent. greater than be-
fore aeration, while the quantity OF