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The river press., 1888-07-18
The Outlook for Cattle.

We are in receipt of Messrs. keenan, &
Sons circular Of July 18th, from which
we learn that there has been, so far, a
heavy movement of Texas cattle to mar
ket, mostly from the state of Texas and
Indian Territory. Some of them have
been very good and have brough remu-
nerative prices. Too large a percentage
of them have been thin and of poor quail
tY, and such always have and always will
bring poor prices.
If we are to believe reports which have
been widely published a half mil
lion would be shipped the fore part of the
season from Indian Territory and the
Pan Handle-the strength Of the market
has yet to undergo heavy test. Should
the movement from the southwest prove
to fall considerably short of these figures,
western cattlemen can hope for good
prices for their cattle.
Our reports from several sections in the
northwest are to the effect that frequent
rains have kept the grass SO soft that
some shipments which owners hoped to
make early will be delayed. This may
prove blessing in disguise by keeping
northern and western range cattle off the
market while the Texas men are having
their inning, and SO avoiding oversupplies
at the critical time that may decide the
course of values for the whole season.
Cattle from the west and northwest
can only be fitted for market by cured
grass and don't you forget ii! Ship fat
cattle, fat cattle, FAT cattle, and nothing
else if you can possibly help it. The mar
ket for beef cattle depends on supply and
demand for Immediate consumption. The
market for Gamers" depends only upon
how much some one will venture to offer
for an article that he can't sell at once,
and perhaps not in less than twelve
months.
Prices for corn-fed cattle are now from
$1OO to $1.25 per cwt. higher than a year
ago, and prospects seem much more en-
couraging for such ranchmen as have i'm
proved their herds and can ship cattle
of good quality, we'll fatted. We expect
to sell some such cattle from Montana
this year at sc. per 10 or over, before the
snow flies again. The movement to mar
ket from Colorado, Wyoming and Utah
will probably be about the same as last
year, while from Dakota and Montana it
will be smaller.
The river press., 1888-07-18

GEN. w. S. RosENcRANs, who arrived
last week, is civil engineer, engaged in
mining enterprises, and, though he is sew
enty years Of age, has yet to see the great
wonders Of the western mines. Gen. Ros-
encrans was 10th to talk politics least
the politics of the day. He expressed
an opinion that the republican ticket
was weak one, over which there was no
enthusiasm. He said he did not think it
possible for Harrison to carry either New
York or Indiana, and that the party was
demoralized and would be beaten The
general talked freely upon reform in
the system of election. He said the bal
lot was the first step in the right direc-
tion, but that the preliminary work before
the ballot box was opened was a mass Of
errors and injustice. -Bozeman Chron-
,n1a
The river press., 1888-07-18
Embarrassed with Riches.

The great state of Texas is troubled
with plethora Of cash. An exchange says
its bonded indebtedness is only S4,500,O00
which the holders will not exchange for
the money, preferring to draw the inter
est; and there is in the state treasury a
surplus of more than 100000. The
school fund has surplus of s16,OO0,O00
for nearly half of which no safe invest
ment can be fonnd. The hefarmers, to whom
the state has been selling its lands on
forty years time, with only five per cent.
interest, in the hope that they would De
very dilatory in paying the principal, are
piling in the money upon the overburden-
cd state treasurer. The counties are do
ing the same. To add to its misery, the
state has 100000 acres Of land yet to sell
which are bringing every year higher
prices.
The river press., 1888-07-18

SPEAKING of compressing wool: 1t has
been found that by placing three country
packed sacks in the hydraulic press and
tying them together with iron bands, q
of the bales can be placed in an ordinary
freight car. This equals 81 country sacks
Of say $50 pounds each, q low estimate,
which equals 2O,25O pounds. The saving
on compressed wool is IS cents per hun
,dred in freight, or 800 per car! Does
COMPRISING pay?
The river press., 1888-07-18

The growth Of the republics in the last
hundred years has been rather remarka-
BILE. When the French revolution broke
out there was but two recognized repnb-
lies in existence, Switzerland and the
United States, the latter then but an in
FAINT. Now there are two dozen. In adj
dition to this mark of the growth of dem
ocratic principles there is also the addi-
tional fact that the power of many of the
existing monarchies has been materially
limited Winnipeg Call.
The river press., 1888-07-18
ALL ABOUT 0UICKsILvER.
The Foundation of the Great Wealth of the
RothschiIds.

Everybody knows what quicksilver is,
but very few people know anything about
it," said chemist yesterday. at is one
of the common articles of daily use, and
enters into the manufacture of many
things, but how many people can give any
account of it,"
The reporter confessed ignorance and
took out his note book. "It is one of the
six or seven primary substances known in
matter" continued the chemist, "and
is the only liquid metal. 1t is found in
considerable quantities only in two
places on earth, the entire find outside Of
those two places being less than 5 per
cent of the supply the world has. These
places are Armaden, Spain, and New Ar
MAIDEN, in Mexico. In the mines in both
places it is found in vast beds of cinnabar,
which is the common name for the sui
phuret of mercury or quicksilver. Both
mines are owned and have been owned
for many years by the Rothschilds family,
and form one of the chief resources of
their royal income. AS their output is
more than nineteen-twentieths of the en-
tire supply of the world, they are able to
fix the price of the metal in all markets,
and they extract about 100000 year
from the Spanish mine and about s2,5O00,-
600 from the Mexican mines. This is net
profit, the gross sales being greatly in ex-
cess Of those figures" New York Mail
and F,xDress
The river press., 1888-07-18

WE note in the dispatch which we pub
lished last night that comprising has
not found favor among shippers from
Great Falls. How could it find favor
when there was no means of compressing
at that point? Both buyers and shippers
not only favor COMPRISING at Fort Ben
ton but they practice it. The hydraulic
press here works as smoothly and perfect
Iy as could be desired, and it is kept busy
from morning till night.
The river press., 1888-07-18
THE CHAMPION FISH STORY.

The following modest special from
the cataract city to the Minneapolis Tri-
bune escaped our notice until last night,
when friend called our attention to it:
"GREAT FALLS, July 3.-The total re-
ceipts of wool this week amount to 5000
bales Most of it has been shipped east.
The average maximum price is IL cents a
pound. Comprising has not found favor
among shippers. Heavy loads are ex-
pected next week, or as soon as the
streams become fordable."
In. f. p-not for publication)" string at
tached to the above dispatch which read:
For eastern readers only Is it possible
this Especial" was fred through new pa
tent cipher-loaded, only-one-of its kind,
mitrailleuse, electrical, journalistic trans
mitter. which showered in a few noughts
to many, owing to the careless operator
giving the crank an extra twirl? 1t the
operator escapes paralyses, the machine
don't break and the ciphers hold out,
there is no telling how many sacks Will be
received next week.
Gentlemen of the greatest unappropri-
ated water power on earth, we doff our
beaver. The bush is empty, and you are
in possession of the dilapidated linen.
The bakery is yours.
When the Great Falls Tyre awakens the
echoes let the music of spheres cease, and
the universe listen in respectful silence,
for master hand is at the strings; and
don't you let it escape your memory !"
The river press., 1888-07-18

The Peerless Jennie Mining company,
Of Ten Mile mining district, is making ex-
tensive improvements at their mine.
They have started to sink q three-com-
partment shaft, 19x7, which will reach the
lowest workings of the mine in about six
ty days, and are erecting a hoist capable
Of sinking 600 feet, but its capacity will
be increased as necessity demands. It Is
the intention of the company to sink from
1000 to 1000 feet. AS soon as the new
shaft reaches the lowest workings of the
mine the pumps will be set at work to
drain the mine Of water, when it is the
intention of the company to employ about
200 men. Work will be pushed without
cessation, with day and night shifts. The
machinery was purchased from the A. M.
Hotter Hardware company, of Helena,
whose prices were lower than those of
eastern parties.
The river press., 1888-07-18

City Marshal Houston, of Missonla'
was cleaning his revolver at his residence
Sunday evening, and having laid it down
for moment, it was picked up by his
young son and discharged. The marshal
was slightly wounded in his knee, while
his wife was struck by the leaden missile
below the knee of her left limb, inflicting
a painful wound.
The river press., 1888-07-18
To Tan and Color sheepskin with Wool On

Tan in alum dissolved in water. Pro-
portion 1 pound alum to gallon water.
Then wash wool clean with plain soap.
To color, use aniline of any shade you de-
sire. Dissolve pound aniline in 2 gallons
water; strain before using; then float skin
in dye box, wool down. See that they
lie flat, and let remain till color you desire
comes; then take out and run through
clear, cold water and hang up in hot room
to dry. For plain white, wash the skins
we'll, after tanning as described above. If
not white enough, hang in a small room
and bleach with powdered sulphur. Set
in pail in centre of room burning. Be
careful to have no escape Of the sulphur
fumes, and have the room air tight. Shoe
and Leather Reporter.
The river press., 1888-07-18

United States Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Coleman, who is also editor OF the Ru
raj World at st Louis, was SO favorably
impressed with Montana, during his re-
cent visit to the territory, that he has de-
cided to establish a stock farm in the
Milk river country. The excursion Of
the agricultural editors is likely to be
productive of beneficial results. Indepen-
1ant
The river press., 1888-07-18
The Canadian Protest.

MONTREAL, July 16.-A mass meeting
of workingmen was held last night which
condemned the landing in Canada of un-
desirable immigrants, and called upon the
government to put stop to the practice
by imposing a fine of $1,000 for each of
Tense in bringing such people to Canada.
The river press., 1888-07-18
FoRT BENTON is now 'all WOOL and as
many yards wide as any other city in the
country, and 'don't you forget it. ;"

NOTHING can be palmer than that the
pending possibilities of action on the Mills
tariff bill in congress is just now depress-
ing the price of wool at least a few cents
below what it would otherwise be. 1t is
believed that the bill will fail of passage,
but there is just enough uncertainty
about it to leave it in bad shape-Chica-
90 Wool Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-12-13
Primeval Man in America.

The environment read from geology
Indicates that the Trenton man was
hunter or fisherman who used and lost
the primitive tools of his mysterious
craft within the waters rather than
upon the land, and thus appears to
materially narrow the range of hy-
pothesis as to his activities; but the ex-
trayagance IN labor indicated by the
vast numbers of unworn implements
suggests that the rapid modification in
environment and occupation accom-
panying the ice-invasion outran the
resulting modification in appliances,
and that the implements were really
invented on land and were but ill
adapted to the new conditions, and
the Introduction of new type of inn
plement during the brief epoch OF
gravel deposition gives support to the
suggestion.
So the margin of the cloud envelop-
ing the beginnings of human life in
America IS slowly lifting. Already
there is definite and cumulative evil
dence of mans existence during the
( the latest ice epoch, with a strong pre-
sumption against an earlier origin than
the first Quaternary ice-invasiOn; al
ready it is known that the primitive
American haunted the ice front rather
than the fertile plain, and must have
been hunter or fisherman; already his
environment is so well known as to
partially elucidate his activities; but
the first traces of the autochthon yet
found tell of an intelligent being who
dominated the animal world as does
his descendant, aud thus the mystery
of mans ultimate origin remains en-
shrouded as darkly as ever.-FoPittdT
SciencR M0nfhhI
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-12-13
The Building of Fort Columbus.

The island has had many vicissitudes.
One of them was the building OF Fort
Columbus There was fort there be-
fore,-Fort Jay: but the good people
of New York thought this was not
stout enough for defenseif the moth
er country, or France, were to send
men-of-war sailing grimly up the har-
Dor against the men of war who were
stationed behind the walls of the island
fortification.
Finally, our good fathers and grand
fathers became so worried about 1t,
that what did they do but GO down to
the island themselves, strip off their
coats, and help to build Fort Column
bus. 1t was sight 10 see!-those
goodly old gentlemen putting over
their patriotic toll.
Even the learned professors OF
Columbia College laid aside caps and
gowns and went to help rear the stout
walls which were to shield the city's
defenders And the boys-the young
fellowsi 1t was Jolly time for them.
Not sorry were they to quit thumbing
their HOmers and Ciceres in order to
become patriots. They liked it. 1t
was fun. OF course, to have those
heavy blocks of stone to carry all the
time, to dig and wheel and hammer
every day. wouldn't have been so en-
ioyable. But it was only for time
that they must put their shoulders to
! the wheel and help the country; and
they did it with exuberant, boyish en-
thusiasm.-J Beckett, isa So. Nicholas,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-12-13

SCHUBERT PIANOS among this
SMITH ORGANS have competition; and the
WHITE MACHINE and WHEELER WILSON No 8,
found the market to bfound
Machine
BAYNE SMITHS MUSIC STORE reoPened at the
corner of Clinton Avenue and Streets
Octave Organ that going to
Agents, and buy of you will get left
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-12-13
A Shattered Illusion.

know not if 'twere chance or fate
That brought the maid and me together:
At table hote one night at eight
Our talk began about the weather.
We had no introduction-no;
But this displays no lack of breeding.
Our seats were next each other so
1t was natural proceeding.
She dressed in stunning English style;
Her hair was neatly cOiled and braided
"Ahl blessed" thought lis Britains isle
If home for ey so softly shaded!"
Our rumbling chat that waxed apace
Was in erspersed with frequent "fahncys."
Ill not deny the "fech!ng" grace
Of 'reahlly" slipped betwixt her glances.
Still something nameless made me doubt
Her being truly, bluely Briton,
Yet when one little phrase slipped out,
With horror was my bosom smitten.
II guess" She could not call 1t back,
And laughed to hide her sweet confusion.
"Oh, lovely Anglo-Waniac,
To shatter thus my fond illusionl
-Bissell Clinton. in Harper's Magazine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-12-13

which place we reached without any
mishap, and where turned the brave
Indian girl over to the care of the COM
mandant's estimable wife with many
evidences of gratefulness on the part
of Rita, the beautiful Indian girl who
had SO brayely saved my life and re-
gained her own liberty.
He was veteran of the rebellion who
leaned back in his chair in the rotunda
of the Palmer House, on his way back
from the Columbus encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic to a
prosperous business at Portland,
Oregon, while occasionally taking a
pull at fragrant cigar, who related to
me this story.-R. n. OMeara, in the
CHICAGO Globe.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-12-13
d. vi. CLEWELL.
DEC. 3, 1883.

We have just returned New York and Boston, where
spent busy time picking NEW CHOICE THINas
make our Department of HOLIDAY especially
We can't begin to tell of many pretty things have
show you Every Christmas special
feature of our
efforts to make the best howing we have
Wemos cordially invite all friends and customers
and look things store their
town. doing their Christmas shopping
dies and packages and send them thing
WE can to make it pleasant and comfortable for you
We NOVELTIES Plush GooDs in the greatest variety
Toilet Bot:IesNMrns s Gssh % o d, ~ GsbiN @ nn ~
Sterling Silver
Bow-va-Rose many quaint
pretty
things can't mention We thing
do not ask fancy prices for anything We recognize the fact that
at the approach of Happy Christmas m when
the deaon with kindly token THAT there
ways mapy things get around We help to
make your possible and offer everything at the lowest
possible prices
We have particularly beautiful Stamped Goods,
Dresser Sets
Wash Stand Commode sasher and Tidy Ladies will find
Novelties and the incest line this Goods had
Also exceedingly things Fine White Embroidered
from 25e achspanih China
Hem stitch
Damask Lunch ee Plain and Fancy Edges
roIet Quilts sets-Lce Pillow sham
Fine Rose Blankets little beutEvey
thing the Linen think of exception
ally low prices.
OF have endless variety everything that is
Pretty Novel Plain Hmstched Linen
and SIX for Ladies and Gentlemen We call particular
nton at this Embroidered Initial Linen Cambria
did them till Christmas week but friends
THEMhat
obliged duplicate picked JOB
while Linen Hemstched and Initial
benef
letting them c Our lady tell OF
competitors sell the SAME THING at 25 cts
If you thinking buying any thing in BLACK CoLoRED
looking
other will be only too glad show you You will be
find what beautiful Silks $780, $1O ST. 25 ST.
don't that the largest and p
FINE Wool We frequently pleased
the We know where find the newest and incest line Of
Black Goods"
There aking-he celebrated Priestley make of
Warp HenIea Ceds-Cam's Hair Cohs-Melose
simply unapproach
able in other You distinguish the Pey make of goods
beautiful fnish and
devedy
goods of INDIFFERENT
quayCome always have full lines OF
Priesteys Black Goods
We still have all coors of good value FRENCH BROAD
CLOTH sUTNas and selling them freely They are 81 inches Wd
handsomely for
Tailor Suits We have the Silk Braids and
Tailor match all shadesWe have
Wool PLAID SUrTINes at SOC
yAdAo line Goods in choice cooring This
hard find all
CooRED Wool DRESS GOODS DEPA many good
fail be suited All Cloths Glbert Habit
Cloths Wool Suing Flannel suing suitngs in
qualities and in the greatest variety of coorngs and styles
still having lively CLOAK receiving
lot of a.
Misses Coaks that nobby pretty
We have new things Trimming DEPARTMENT and every
mark-Fancy Pushes In all
Sn all shadesbu can't tell thing
you find
will be receiving things from this on till Christ
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-08-02
SOME OTHER OCCASION.
A Darby Who. in His Opinion, Was Entire
ly Free from Flies.

Darby Who, I'm His Opinion, Was Entire
ly Free from Flies.
II should like to hev a pusson rest
ed fur false pretenses, he said, as he
entered the Ninth Avenue station yes
terday, hat in hand.
sWhat did he pretendPn asked the
sergeant.
'.It's grocer down de street, sar!
Three days ago, as / was a-passin' his
place, he halted me an said:
Moses, if you will tote off dem
ashes will give you watermellyon.
"I.sprung at de chance, sab. / tot
cd them ashes, an he gin me de NELL
yon.n
Then where's the false pretensesp'
I'm de fackt, sab, dat when pur-
ceeded to 'zammine dat mellyon, sab,
found it had been plugged"
Yes"
"An' dar' was no mo- ripeness about
1t dan about dis yere old hat"
did he warrant it ripe?"
mo, sah.n
Then there is no false pretense and
you have no case"
'Zactly, sab. l 'spected it, sab,
an do you know what did fore
come down ycrePn
NO"
"Ate de hull dizziness up, slick an
clean, sab! An lie gwine down to
tell the grocer of it. An lie gwine TO
let him understiin' dat he didn't gum
game dis chile, sah--no, sah-not on
dat occasion!'' Detroit Free Press.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-08-02
HOTEL srENoeRAPHERs.
All Sorts OF People Entrust Their Little
Secrets TO Them.

secrets 20 Them.
A stenographic and typewriting office
Is now considered quite as Indispensable
a part OF the larger hotels the barber
shop or newsstand. A manager oil an
Office in one Of the leading hotels ex-
planned the business In this way last
evening.
The business began n couple oil
years ago by the introduction OF type
writer for copying work. and gradually
increased until the needs Of the guests
demanded expert stenographers. The
work may be divided into two kinds
correspondence and reporting.
"In the correspondence or chicken
feed business, which includes writing
letters, copying agreements, making
out ciphers for merchants, and legal
papers, we do pretty well at all times
This business is, OF course, strictly con-
fidential, and / have sometimes been
surprised at the degree of confidence
thus exhibited in an entire stranger
once wrote an agreement for some poll
ticians, and at another time ! wrote a
letter for u man TO his wife, in which he
directed and advised her about various
family matters.
..What are some Of the strange incl
dentsp Well. one night l was sitting
In the Office talking 70 anowspaper cor
respondent, and man sent for me-
NV friend was something OF short
hand writer, ard rs was thoroughly
tired out asked him 70 sub for me.
He did. l was simply paralyzed when
he came back and told me he had Just
written ain agreement drawn by n group
OF politicians. The newspaper man
was on paper OF the opposite political
persuasion. They made him a pledge
that he would keep the mattera secret,
and / suppose they thought the fear OF
n ruined business would be safeguard
TO them. or course ! explained to him
how he would ruin mo II he published
the agreement, but his pledged word
was sufficient. He never used word
OF 1t.
.The funniest incident ever ran
across was that OF man who got ms 10
write love letters on the machine for
him. He came In one night and walked
past my desk The next night he
talked to me for while. and finally in
a confidential tone he requested me TO
rewrito letter for him. 1t was nd
dressed TO lady on Thirty-fourth
street, near Sixth avenue. When no
handed II 10 me his face assumed that
half-l1ughing. half-crying lock that
marks supreme embarrassment and he
explained no was rather doubtful AZ 10
spelling and punctuation. His doubts
were well founded. II wasn't very
rapturous letter II referred 10 her
beautiful eyes. and informed her he had
been far better man since he had met
her. Strengthened Il out for him, and
he swore me 70 secrecy five times before
he left. He came on the same errand
three times week for several weeks,
and the letters grew In intensity But
one night ] sat next TO him and his
young girl at Wallack's. He was in full
dress, and looked ut me with the super
cillious air OF an employer. But no
never came back after that TO have his
letters written. ] suppose he thought !
was finding out too much. ~ L. Snn.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-08-02

"A very tlmid man was accustomed
TO ask blessing ut meals, in a numb
ling sort OF way, when only his own
family were present. He always omit
ted the ceremony, however, II any wish
tors were at the table One day, when
n friend was dining with the family, the
little four-year-old. daughter, after bow
ing her head few moments and hear
ing nothing. innocently asked; Papa,
aren't you going to make that funny lit
tie noise in your throat that You some
times do before we begin to eata"-
Christian Register.