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Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29
A MERRY GATHERING,
Christmas Troe that Produced
Great Enjoyment.

A Christmas Trae that Produced
Great Enjoyment
The Christmas tree entertainment at
the Methodist Episcopal church on
Christmas evening was a complete sue
cess. The elegant church was filled to
overtlowing with an audience such as
Great Falls can turn out upon such oc
casions. Every available seat was occu-
pied and some were compelled to stand.
A beautiful tree decorated and lighted
with candles; the wall beautifully trim
med with evergreens and the motto in
in golden letters over the arch. All these
with the beautiful and merry faces of the
children, presented a sight inspiring to
behold The programme was as follows:
Hymn. ..........,,,..:. "Joy to the World
Prayer and scripture by the PASTOR. .;,....;;;,.
SShristmes DAY.. james, Dillabqsgh
Hymn ur pafins iory v IN 9ef he Hirhest% lasaS
u Love to tell thestory (reci ON Irene Riekarcs
Hynn ;......: .:......"l Love to tell the Story
christmas Time (song) .......;.. Nadis Curtis.
"Sleep, Dollie, Sleep. -. Bertha Edwards
Hymn-'Great Teacher by the school.
Little Drops Of Water .........I Thomas Reed
Hymn" Flash the Top Lights: BY the the school
You'd Yop" Maggie t.! haSnq!ley
Hymn" Christmas Bells, i,....... BY the school.
At this point Santa Claus appeared
causing great delight to the children.
He was accompanied by two little attend
ants, Master frankie Waite and Bennie
Reed-dressed in pink and blue like lit
tie fairies. Merrily tinkling and skip
ping Santa Claus began to unload the
presents from the beautiful tree and lit
tie hearts were glad. Every child in the
audience was remembered and every one
in the audience large and small received
some token of kindness at the hands of
Santa Claus. The pastors, Revs. Riggln
and Van Orsdel, who were present di-
recting the exercises, were also kindly
remembered.
A more merry and elegant occasion
could not be had. A good social time
with neighbors and friends followed and
every one went home delighted.
Mr.. Norman Virgo read an account of
the history of the school which showed
great progress. From nine who met to
organize October 14th, it has increased to
81 with much promise for the future
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29
Closing Out.

To make room for larger dry goods
stock am closing out my shoe stock at
COST I have y full line of Ladies',
Children's and Gents shoes. Positively at
cost, G. p. THOMSON.
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

New YoRK, Dec. 27.-Bar silver, 921s
Copper, dull; steady. Lake and January
$1720; Lead-quiet and firm; do
nestle, $500. -U
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

plant and extends 1t as needed and then
trys to put in sewerage in a few years and
extend it also as needed, I think "Tax
Payer will have a good deal bigger growl
to make before any of the bonds are taken
up. Respectfully yonrs,
q. w. KING.
Great Falls. Dec. 25, 1888.
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

For lame back, tide or chest, use Shi
loh's Porous Plaster. Price 25 cents. For
sale ut LapeYre Bros.
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

GROUP WHOOPlNG COUGH and
Bronchitis Immediately cured by Shiloh's
Cure. For sale at Lapeyre Bros,
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

New perfumery and toilet articles, as
we'll as beautiful mirrors and Christmas
cards at Lapeyre brothers. All articles
warranted perfect,
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

CATARAH CURED, health and sweet
breath secured, by Shiloh's Catarah Re
medy. Price 30 cents. A nasal injector
free. For sale at Lapeyre Bros,
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

Parents call and see those Ancho
Stone Building Blocks at Fullerton's.
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Buyers of tickets may rest assured that

Buyers OF tlCkets may rest Hssureu thht
their interest will be amply protected. It
that such men as Hon. II. H. Klein
schmidt, ex-mayor of Helena and assist
ant cashier of the First National Bank,
and Hon. W. R. Kenyon, ex-mayor of
Butte, will supervise the drawing, assist
ed by Hon. J. M. Clement, probate judge
of Lewis and Clarke county, Montana.
Address or apply for tickets to The
Montana Investment company, Grand
Central hotel block, Helena, Montana.
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

THAT HACKING COUGH can be so
quickly cured by Shiloh's cure we guar
antee it. Lapeyre Bros.
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

SHILOH'S COUGH and Consumption
Cure is sold by us for use on Il guarantee.
IT cures Consumption, Lapeyre Bros,
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29
THE BIG LOTTERY AT HELENA.

Tickets are Now Selling Fast for the
AbOrn House Drawing Jan.7
Fifth ticket 81, whole ticket So. Tick
cts are now selling rapidly for the grand
prize distribution in which the 100000
Aborn House, Des MONIES, lowu, is tire
capital prize. Cash prizes, 153 in num-
Der, ranging from $40 to $4,000.
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

Lapeyre brothers have just received an
assortment of plush holiday goods and
Christmas cards. The public are invited
to examine them without feeling obliged
to buy
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29
Range for Sale,

A fine hotel range, Richmond make,
good size, almost new, for sale at the
Milwaukee house,
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

Lupeyre brothers Christmas goods are
all fresh and of the latast design, Popu-
lar prices,
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29
MORE WATER.
PRACTICAL DETAILS ON THE
WATER-WORKs IN TOWNS.
Good Reasons Why Companies Can
Undertake Water Works Better
than Young Cities-Popu-
lar Errors Cor
rected.

To the Editor TRIBUNE: have been
reading a lengthy article very appro-
priately entitled "a Growl from Great
Falls Taxpayer" Now with your kind
permission to use your columns, will try
and have friendly argument with "a
taxpayer" and his good authorities, but if
what he says is really SO, cannot see
why we need trouble our selves about
waterworks for a while yet. He says,
the cost Of putting in fire plugs where
the mains will not have to be extended,
Will not cost more than $40 each. Why
not put in the whole of the five plugs
now and without mains; it would be
so much cheaper? Now 'stavpayer's"
good authority has informed him that the
proposed works will not cost more than
$4,000 to $25,000.
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29
Notice.

G.. t. Wernecke's display Ct Holiday
Goods--None to equal them--Usefnl as IS
we'll as Ornamental. Prices Low. oaii
and see them.
SHILOH'S V1TILIZER is what you
need for Consumption, Loss OF Appetite,
and all SYMPTOMS of Dyspepsia. Price ~
and 10 cents per bottle. Lapeyre Bros
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

TRuKEE, Cal, Dec. 26-An express car
on the east-bound train was robbed last
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29
THE QUESTION OF REVENUE.

Now then as to the revenue from this
plant to pay running expenses and extend
mains. We will take it for granted that
the interest on the investment is paid for
fire protection. Then the annual expense
for running will be about as follows,
should the city own the works:
Great Falls tribune., 1888-12-29

year. $1,267 so
Night engineer, $3.50 a day,
per year. ................... l,SOl 0U
Superintendent per year: So. 1900 90
Asst. Supt., for bookkeeping,
collector, etc, per year...... 1000 W
Pipe man to repair Hydrants,
pipes, ect., per year ........ 300 %
s65 days ................. 1880 90
Oil, lights, waste, etc ....... $50 90
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14
A CID Z F q Hi
A SI{REWD LANDLORD.

I've read. Sir Leader, your riddle in
rhyme.
How ten weary men came once on
time,
To wayside inn, where, strange to relat
Nine beds were arranged to accemodate
Ten weary persons, as shown by the nine
Alphabet letters drawn up in line
From "a" unto "I'; the riddle says thea,
Nine beds wtr, enforced to answer for ten.
"a" holds one and two, while the room
called ''B"
Is made to receive Sir Traveller Three,
Thus each in turn til they finally reach
With Traveller Nine the room lettered H
The riddle then says this landlord so sly,
Brings Traveller One to put him in room
"I'.
'Tis easy to see, if one but reflects,
This isIa fraud on the rights Of Sir X.
The more you examine this plan twill
unfold
That number ten is left out in the cold,
That, in fact, the host is trying to cheat
Himself, is a truth no need to repeat,
So I've solved the riddle clearly and plain
And claim the beer from U. Ozanne.
When next we meet at ball or baile
U. o. a treat to Moses Wiley.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14

JACOB SHARP, the champion
Democratic boodler of New York
City, who, months ago, was con-
victed for his pecuIations, and thro,
legal technicalities and Doodle Sc
cured a new trial, last week applied
for a change Of venue, which was
denied him. This denial is sup
posed to have made YacOb mad,
tor he took a change of venue the
next day N defiance and contempt
of court. 1t could scarcely be de-
nominated venue" either, for
venue signifies neighboring place
and Sharp took his change of veu'
ne from the courts of New York
City to the Court of Heaven, and
that is many turlsngs beyond
neighboring" to New York
But in the language Of the maids
song, hes gone, he's gone, the
Lord knows where" or, rs the
darkey expressed it in his song,
hes done gone dead" leaving
Mrs. Sharp mistress of the Doodle
Well, we suppose Sharp is salts
fed, for he long ago said he'd jus
as soon 90 to hell as Sing Sing
The h-the trouble is, if he is no
satisfied after experience, the pat
ent hinges on the gates OF hell d;
not allow OF exits. This contriv
ance he'll doubtless characterize q
OF Republican origin. We CUES
il was God invented it.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14

The democrats of Lincoln Coun-
ty should feel very kindly toward
the LEADER. 1t published their
calls for Territorial and County
conventions. We do not believe
that any other religious paper in
the Territory published their liter
ature. BY the same token we are
led to remark that the call tor a
County Republican Convention
was sent for publication to the Lin
coin Independent, alias sewing ma
chine circular, and the Nogal Gut,
but publication was declined with
out thanks 1t is comparatively
easy to convict criminal, but it is
another matter to convert one.
We are laborirg for the conversion
of democrats and confess we have
taken u deYllish tough contract.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14

laws here are severer upon those
who would live in the unholy state
indicated, than anywhere else un.
der tho Flag of our Union, and
when occasion presents, (Which is
intrequently,) they are rigidly en-
forced. Nowhere is virtue higher
exalted-nowhere is lechery and
moral deflement more severely
contemned.
No. 3 is as outrageeusly false as
are the others. Firearms are very
seldom seen In the Territory on
week days, and then in the hands
of men not seeking human game.
The law here is severer against
those carrying deadly weapons
than in any section we ever lived
in, and we have lived In many, in
Guiding Washington, d. G.. But
to say that firearms arc to be seen
in churches is to tell a lie bigger
than ever Baron Munchausen told.
No, New Mexico will compare
tavorably with older and more
highly favored communities. Here
schools are springing up npen all
sides church spires increase and
point their thin fingers to the realm
above the clouds ; the Sabbath is
observed by native and absorbed
citizens as day of rest, devotion
and harmless recreation our men
are manly, our women womanly,
and our children clean and uncom-
monty free from collie.
The minority report of said COM
mittee on Territories is a mass of
false allegations so far as they re
late to New Mexico, and the au-
thor and sponsors are human ali
gators, with brains in their paunch-
es, hearts If their pockets, and
truth in their heels, which Ethey
having no use for tread upon and
crush. But
Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years Of God are hers,
While error. wounded, writhes in pain,
And dies amid her worshipers."
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14

Rev. Monk writes lis from Mid
land, Texas, that he saw ADVERTISED
in the LEADER some money found,
and thought, perhaps, it might be
the $40 and $40 bills he lost before
leaving here. We think not. 1t
was a Texan who advertised his
lost money, but if he was a preach
er he didn't acknowledge it. He
lost his money at the Exchange
Saloon, where it was picked from
off the floor and restored to the
owner when ascertained through
the advertisement. 1t was only !
Of $50, anyway.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14
LOOK OUT FOR THE OARS
The Rail ROad is Coming !

El Paso has completed her sub.
scription OF 800, 900, and work
on the White Oaks r. r." will
commence at once and pushed to
completion with vigor. lIurrah
for the future OF White Oaks
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14
DURING our recent trip to Las

DURING our recent trip to Las
Vegas we had occasion to visit the
Carruth printing and binding es-
tablishment and was surprised to
see so we'll an equipped establish
ment. Those having books which
need binding should send them tc
Carruth, who will bind them as
well as the same work could be done
N the States and at Topeka prices
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14

Miss Frances Z. E. Willard is
having Presidential hoEors thrust
upon her at greet rate. She is
the President Vi the Woman's Ma
tional Christian Temperance Union
Last week the Woman's Congress
in Washington, organized a Ma
tional Council OF Women and elect,
ed Miss Willard it's President. -
Possibly Miss Willard is in train
ing for the Presidency of the Unit
ed States, when the Prohibition
and Woman Suffrage party shal
have become strong enough t.
sweep the country"
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14
The CHICAGO WEEKLY News. and
LINCOLN TO. LEADER, l year $2.75
TARDY LEGISLATION.

The President has vetoed the
bill passed by Congress tor the re
lief OF Mckay and others. They
took contract from the Govern
ment in 1868 to build a couple of
moniotrs. The price, of material
sealed upwards so immensely that
the contractors were swamped and
they applied. to. the Government
for relief, but the bill travelled
sna,l-hke through Congress, and
finally when presented to the Pres
ident was vetoed, and the ruined
parties are now verse off than ever
The telegraph informs us that "the
claim istprecisely similar. to that OF
Bestor, the Peoria contractor, who
built the,monitor Pennsylvania, in
which Congress allowed 1925, 900
some years ago"
| We knew George Bestor, of Pc
ora, His, well. A nobler soul
never came into and made It's exit
from this world. He was State
Senator for years. Abraham Lin.
coin, among his first Presidential
acts, had him appointed postmast-
er at Peoria. But George, having
some money and growing family,
chated to increase his finances, and
securing q monitor contract res: gn-
ed his p. Nj. commission and set
about building the monitor. AS
in the Mckay case, he lost his all,
and was stranded high up on the
banks OF bankruptcy. He appealed
to Congress tor reiiet. The case
was dallied with by Congress for
years and Bestor, losing hope, and
being hopelessly involved, he died
of heart sickness. just as the tu-
neral procession which conveyed
the body Of George Bestor to the
b. g& O. depot was passing the
Capitol the bill for the relief of
George Bestor passed Congress. -
George was then beyond earthly
relief. But tardy Justice came in
time 20 save the life Of Georges
wife and family.
These cases also remind us of
that of Gen. MuIligan. The nom
ination Of this gallrnt Irish officer
was held in Senate Committee for
months, 1--WE have forgotten wheth-
er tor Major or Brgadier General,
and it was not until after he was
killed, and Just as his body WAS
being borne by his friends to the
depot and past the Capitol, that his
, nomination was ratified.
Congressman, as well as Presi
8 dents, are too prone to ignore hon
est necessity, and between tardi
ness in meeting out Justice to de
serving applicants, and desire tC
pose rs the tabled dog which fec
on watching the public treasure
IS they content themselves by draw
ildg and pocketing their allowance
and perqmsites, while the souls o
deserving applicants sicken, an'
the light Of hope tails to illume tn
torch of life, and human casket
o assume horizontal instead of pei
pendicular positions, and oocup
subteerencan instead of sun-lithab
itations, with dirt instead OF clOuC
banks tor dome covering TT
trus, tits pity, and pity It's Ii
true"
|
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14

WE are under grateful obliga-
tiOns to Mrs. ]. Everett Bird, for
basket of luscious oranges, grown
on the family grove at Riverside,
California. Such tokens of appro.
baton stirs an editors heart to it's
depth, and crowds his senses with
the conviction that lite is worth the
living. Thanks, madame, thanks.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14

Dr.. Wilson had welcome vls-
itor at his home last Monday night
in the shape and form of brand
new daughter.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14

U. OzANNE lett on Thursday for
the east, there to meet and buckle
to the future Mrs. O.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1888-04-14

Subscribe tor the LINCOLN
County LEABBR.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-18
PRINTING IN CHINA.

Primitive Arrangements by Which Inn.
pressions Are Transferred to Paper.
A correspondent of the North China
Daily Nesos of Shanghai describes a
printing establishment which he found
in a village in the interior, about one
hundred and fifty miles from Shang-
hia. The printing was being tempo
rarily carried on in the village temple.
and movable type only was used. In
the large central hall of the temple were
placed about twenty ordinary square
tables, on which the cases of type
were spread out At the time of the
VISIT one man was engaged in setting
up type. another was printing: The
former stood before a table. on which
was what may be called the Chinese
''case." 1t was a solid block of hard
wood, about twen'y-three inches long
by fifteen inches broad and perhaps
three inches deep The inside was
followed out to depth of about quar-
ter Of an inch. this depression being
still further hallowed out into grooves
about three-quarters of an inch deep.
The block had twenty-nine
OF these grooves, each filed
to the depth of quarter of an inch
with ordinary stiff clay: With his
copy before him, armed with a small
pair of iron pincers. the compositor
began his work; character after char
acter was transferred from the case
and firmly pressed into the clay.
When the ':forme'' was complete y
fiat board was placed on the top and
the characters pressed perfectly even
and level with the surface of the
wooden block. the edge of which
was cut to form the border generally
found round every Chinese page. The
printer now received the forme and
carefully brushed his ink over the
type. Taking sheet of paper, he
pressed it down all over the forme so
that it might be brought in contact
with every character. He then re-
moved the sheet and examined each
character carefully adjusting those
which were not quite straight with
pincers, and apparently never touch
ing the type with his fingers. Alter
sufficient copies had been struck of.
the type was distributed. each charac-
ter being returned to its particular
box. The writer was told that the
art OF printing in this way had been
handed down in the same family since
the Sung dynasty, more than six hum
dred years ago.. No strangers were
ever taught apprentices being al
ways from the same clan. Pail Mak
Gazette.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-18
FINE NElGHBORhOOD.
South Carolina Negroes Pleasant Ex-
perienc es in Tennessee.

South Carolina Negroes Pleasant Ex-
perienc es in Tennessee.
A South Carolina negro who had
moved into a Tennessee community
was asked by white man if he liked
his neighbors.
''Oh, mighty we'll, sab; mighty
WE'LL" he replied. ''Trabeled ober
seberal counties an hab circteated
roun' er good many votin' precints.
but amt foun' no neighborhood VT
dat likes lack do dis yere one
Have the people borrowed ANY
thing from your"
"Oh. yas, sab; oh. vas. Bout de
secon' day we got yere Miz Jones she
came ODER an borried de sitter, an
Mr.: Sniff he borried my sawbuck an
Mr.. Brown he come ober an said dat
lie wo uld lack ter hab our ccffee-
mill.'
Did you let them have what they
wanted?"
'Oh, vas, sab. Jes handed en-
right out widout word @ 'plaint."
Have they ever brought them
back?''
mo, sab. -
Aud still you call them good neigh
bors?' -
Yes, sah."
We'll, l don't see how you can make
that out.''
EASY ernuff. sab. Yer see l hab
borried er dollar frum Miz Jones. er
chunk O. er boss frum Mr. Smif an er
sassage- grind2r frum Mr. Brown, so.
Is er good deal erhead. Oh. I amt
neber gwine ak 'em ter pay me back.
Bless yo' life, rs dollars erhead now.
o., vas, sab, dis is so fur er mighty
fine neighborhood." -Arkansaw zrav-
eier
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-18
THE BRITISH ARMY.
Its Total Strength, Including First Clas.
and Militia Reserves.

Its Total Strength, Including First Glass
and Militia Reserves.
The total number of troops of all
kinds in tho regular army at home and
abroad, including India and the
colonies. was at the time named 2O8,-
357. to which must be added for war
purposes: First class army reserves,
46, 1853; second-cla army reserves.
5. 695-total of troops available every
where, zoos $40. Add the militia
reserves, rs it is called, which is also
available for service anywhere during
the war. 81. Gas; total available for
general service in case Of war 292. 500
Looking back over the last twenty
years one finds that in 1867 there was
no army reserve worth naming. The
average number of troops during thai
year was about 100000 and bv 1870
it had decreased to $50. 900, to
which should be added a
certain body of militia reserve men
never very fit to take the field. but
ready at call to be placed in depots
and trained. These militia reserve
men are simply men who have, for a
moderate fee. agreed to give their
services in the regular forces in case
of war and to receive little extra
training in peace with regular ,gi-
menta- If we eliminate them from
both periods it appears that there has
been gain on the whole, since 1870.
of some 10000 mon, or nearly the
equivalent of two army corps, sup
posing them to be organized as field
army. The whole 29O, OuO men exist.
ing at the beginning of 1887 would.
under the same conditions, form the
equivalent of about 8 army corps.
that is to say, if the men were all in
health and strength, sufficiently vel
trained, and all in the same country.
Every body knows that the actual
state of affairs is very different, and
it becomes necessary to enter upon !,
process of subtraction -FortoiqAtiy
RevieM