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Great Falls tribune., 1889-12-04

AS much as 900 bushels of potatoes to
the acre have been raised on north Mon
tana lands. All crops may not be so
great, but the farmer may rely upon a
bountiful return.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
THE POETIC MINuET.
How the Dancers, Feet Are Trained to It.
j. Intricate MeaauraA.

HOW the dancers rect Are trained TO Its
Intricate Measures.
"The first thing" says a teacher OF
the newly fashionable minuet, ..that a
lady has to learn is TO hold the skirts
of her dress. the beginning OF the
minuet she must take her overskirt
with both hands, just clutching the
edge of the garment with the tips OF
the fingers, and raise it from the floor
about as high as the tips of her boots.
Then standing squarely upon both
feet she is in the first attitude of ! the
minuet. Following that comes the
bow, which is most difficult accom-,
plishment. / think it quite likely
that one of the reasons why the min
uet went out Of favor was the very
considerable degree of skill which is
required to dance it properly. 1t is
even easier to learn to become~a first
rate waltzer than an Indifferent min
uetist, If 1 can use the word. The
bow is made by drawing the right
foot back and placing the toe upon the
floor and bending the whole weight
OF the body back upon it and keeping
the left foot square down upon the
floor. The lady should sink herself as
far as possible without losing the bal
ance. As she goes down, the heel OF
the left foot may come slowly off from
the floor, but the heel of the right foot
must not touch it. 1t is an exceeding
ly trying movement until one has mas
tered it, and it takes not only muscle.
but 4asome4ne nerve g4at to keep the
equilibrium. In this movement
the lady must not take herahands from
her skirts, her eyes must be directed
slightly upward, and her head should
not bow forward. 1t should rather
turn little bit in the direction of the
eyes. The movement must be- made
very slowly, and the recovery executed
with equal deliberation. The gentle
mans bow, during this interesting
process, is OF a similar nature. fteon--
sists OF laying his hand upon his heart
and bending forward very low. Part
ners should recover the same moment.
There is another old dance somewhat
SIltiltdf ttic-1affit3Cbfth- uSdoaEC0
etiquette, and that is the pavane. In
that the bow is very similar to the one
in the minuet, the difference being that
she inclines her head forward and
looks down upon the ground. 1t some
times is harder thing to prevent la
dies from looking upon the ground
than to teach them to keep their bal
ance upon their toes. | remember
when was studying the ballet in Paris
that the teacher was always crying
out: Come, ladies, are you looking
for pins upon the fioorp" The novice,
you see, is always in terror about her
feet, and apparently wants to look
down to see II they are all right As;
mattersof fact, the balance can be
much better preserved by looking up
ward, and it is much more graceful
way Of doing it"--American Analyst
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
APRIL FOOL Jokes.

Good Hoax on the People of Pittsburgh,
and Another Played IN London.
0nsa list Of April some forty years
ago, advertisements appeared in the
morning newspapers of Pittsburgh an
nouncing that at three o'clock that
afternoon the inventor of new flying
machine would give a public exhibit
tion of the practically of his inven-
tien. He would fly from one of the
Allegheny river. bridges to another,
over the middle OF the stream. Long
before the hour set for the novel ex-.
hibition, both the bridges and I. the
banks OF the river between them were
densely crowded by men, women and
children. all excitedly eager to see the
flying man. But the only flying done
was by a frightened goose that some
body liberated from the middle OF the
upper bridge little after four o'clock,
until which time the crowd had, with
tolerable patience, waited. The bird,
alarmed by the roar of the multitude
that greeted it, few swiftly down the
river, under the lower bridge, and far
beyond the Point" where it was lost
to sight. ~
Then, all at once, the knowledge
seemed to burst upon the throng that
the whole affair was an april Fool"..
joke. and the many thousands Of spec
tators disappeared almost as If by
magic. so in haste were they to get
away from the spot. And that even
ing it was hard to find a citizen who
would admit that he had been near the
Allegheny river that day.
Even better than that as joke upon
popular credulity, was a trick perpe-.
trated in London no longer ago than
1860 Thousands OF persons received
official-looking invitations to be pres
emit on Sunday forenoon, April 1, ITO
witness the annual ceremony of the
washing Of the White Lions In the
Tower.n The favored recipients OF
these missives were instructed to pre-
sent themselves at the White Gate for
admission. All the forenoon the
streets near the Tower were thronged
by hundreds Of vehicles bearing peo-
pie in quest Of the White Gate.
Finally. somebody a little less thick
witted than the rest OF the crowd re-
membered that there was no White
Gate to the Tower; that there were no
white lions, and that ceremonials I'M
der Governmental auspices on Sunday
were at least wildly improbable. Like
an electric shock his reflections flashed
through the throng of ceremony-seek-
ers, and their recognition Of the fact
that they all were april fools" sent
them scurrying away in angry haste.
Belford's Ma azine
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
MADAME De sARRlos


The charnlng aa0 Wealthy widow - Ne
Z. South Ansrican Dictator.
Nine. de Barrios. widow Of the South
American Dictator. Is thirty-three
years Of ago. the mother Of seven
children. . beauty. and worth y. o0o.-
00Qm She is one Of the prettiest women
IN New York. 81 i rich dark South
American type and despite the'seven
children, has not lost the least hint Of
her freshness and charm Her story
Is = romantic one At fourteen years
Of age she had reached that sudden
development to womauhood which
comes to South American girls almost
as soon as they turn into their teensi
the Dictator Barrios, who was then
nearly forty. caught . glimpse Of her
one day, and being inspired with q sud-
den passion. demanded her hand. Very
naturally the girl rebelled at being
turned over to man old enough to be
her father. and her parents objected to
the match also, not only ON account OF
disparity in years but or the ground
that the position Of South American
Dictator is not one Of sufficient so
curity to insure the future happiness
Of the woman who marries him, SO the
young lady was whisked of to a mount
ain convent and General Barrios' offer
was respectfully but firmly declined.
The Dictator, however, was not Of the
stuff OF which rejected suitors are
made,s his only answer was to clap the
lovely senorfta's father into jail and to
inform. him that he would remain there
until his pretty daughter became Nine.
de Barrios The old gentleman stood
It heroicaliy for awhile. but prison life
and fare not agreeing with him, the
senorita reappeared as suddenly as she
had gone. and was welded with
great pomp and ceremony to her hardy
wooer. There is some quality In the
feminine heart which responds prompt
" to these Lochinvar methods OF
courtship. and in very short while
the pretty girl was more fond OF her
rugged and imperious husband thanof
all the young felIowswho had been play
ing mandolins under her window ever
since she turned Of twelve. He on his
part was passionately enamored OF the
little girl he had married, and at once
began investing large sums in the
United States and in France against the
coming Of any damp day, 80 that when
he was suddenly taken of in an upris-
ing. his widow found herself not only
the mother Of seven children, most Of
whom came in pairs. but also the sole
owner of 100000. invested in the
solidest fashion. She is very prom
inent figure in society and usually
spends her summer at Newport. q de-
voted mother her little dark-eyed
brood, and so far seems to have no in
tention Of replacing her soldier hus-
band, though the fortune hunters spare
no pains to persuade her to do so. One
Of her curious fancies was to have her
self painted by famous miniature
painter in. a picture which showed only
her beautiful Spanish eyes above the
edge of a crimson fan. This grew
quite rage for a while, and all the
women with pretty eyes had them
selves painted in like manner. 1t was
she, too, who started the fashion OF
having her beautiful hand photo
graphed and giving it to her friends in
place OF pictures OF her face.-N. Y.
Cor Chicago News.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
cHILDREN's CLOTHING.
What the Little Ones Should Wear Durini
the Summer Months.

What the Little Ones should Wear During
- the Summer Months.
1t is exceedingly difficult to strike
the happy medium Of sufficiently cool
and comfortable clothing. and that
which is sufficient protection against
the sudden changes of temperature to
which we are subject in this tickle
climate. Little children need special
care In this particular. insufficient
clothing, or clothing that does not
protect the child properly, is the cause
of nearly two-thirds Of the troubles OF
infancy which are traced to teething.
Little children who wear pure wool
shirts all GUNNER long, and whose
!" feet are covered with, wool stockings,
who are protected from taking cold.
wisely fed and kept in the open air as
much as possible, usually suffer little
from various teething troubles Incl
dent upon their second summer. A
little neglect will do more harm often
than years of care can correct. A
cold taken in infancy may SO affect the
system that the constitution of the
grown-up person may be seriously i'm
paired for years, or for a lifetime.
In this variable climate, especially
in the high mountain regions. or by
the seashore, or where there is the
slightest danger of malaria in the air,
it is safer to put light fiannels of pure
wool on all children, and keep them
on all summer long. It is especially
necessary to keep the feet warm
Light stockings OF cashmere are now
made which will give the desired pro-
lection, and are scarcely heavier in
weight than cotton. In selecting un-
derwear. 1t is not safe to buy all meri-
no, as the great quantity OF merino
underwear In market contains little or
no wool. The great mass of this me-
rino underwear is simply wool faced
cotton. Some OF it contains no wool
whatever
Tie quantity of the clothing should
certainly be decreased in summer. No
wise person will allow child to be
burdened down with heavy clothing
at this season Of the year. Aslight
upaerwaist. on which skirt. drawers
and stocking suspenders may be but
toned, the skirt of light TOOL, il posi-
bic, and shoes and stockings are all
the clothing needed except the dress.
Light mountain Hannels, which may
b ~ easily Numbered d cotton. make
excellent summer dresses for cool
lays Slippers and tie shoes Without
aces viii be found less cumbersome
than high Shots. n X. Tribune.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
COMMONPLACE NAMES.

An AnocdOte That Will Prove OF Partfcu-
lar Interest to the smiths.
There is something unfortunate in
the possession OF either very odd or
very commonplace names. The first
affection is likely to render one the
butt of ridicule, while the second in.
wolves endless inconvenience and Wig
lance in rectifying blunders All
John Smiths, in spite OF the fact
that they may claim idescent from the
hero OF the little affair with Powhatan,
must be heartily tired OF being con-
fused with others Of the same name,
and long. II merely for convenience in
business relations, to adopt another.
1t is said that Sydney SmithSsuffered'
much annoyance from belonging to SO
large family that he named his sons
Douglas and Windham, that they
might the more readily be distin-
guished from other Smiths.
James Smith, the author OF those
Rejected Addresses" which, accord
ing to literai-minded man. were $50
good that there seemed to be no reason
why they should have been rejected"
also suffered some Inconvenience from
his name Yet he was amply able to
take care Of himself in the matter, be-
ing willing to use heroic remedies.
It once happened that another
James Smith came to live in the house
where he had long resided. and imme-
diately there arose variety OF COM
plications from letters wrongly deliv-
cred and visitors perplexed. The poet
determined to put an end to this diff
Guilty. So he called upon the new-c
or. and informed him that he must
leave. s.4sA sssss.
But why should / leavepn asked
the intruder.
Because, was the cool reply, ..you
are James the Second, and you must
abdicate-
The name Smith suggests an anec-
dote Of Bayard Taylor. who, one night
at party, was greatly bored by the
persistent attempts Of guest to dis
cuss sun-myths. No matter where the
conversation strayed, this individual
was sure to drag it back to sun
myths.
did you ever think that the name
Smith, so common in all countries, Il
derived from the sun-mythp" asked
Taylor, mischieyously.
mo, indeed!'' was the reply.
Undoubtedly. Sun-myth Sumyth,
Smyth. Smith,
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
OATMEAL in FRANCE.

A Blow Aimed Direct ut tho Perennial
Breakfast Porridgc.
Over in France. where in the course
of the year good many experiments
of one sort and another are carried on,
some medical men have been practicing
upon the problem Of digestion. A poor
fellow had the misfortune, first. to
sustain an injury by which the interior
of his stomach was brought into view,
and, second, to fall into the hands Of
the doctors. He was Immediately cor
rallied for scientific purposes and a
food trial begun. Oatmeal was one
of the first articles of human consump-
ton which was put to the test. The
man ate dish of it and the result
was carefully watched 1t was not
what was expected. The mush upon
reaching the stomach formed itself
into a mucilaginous mass. a sort OF
oatmeal emulsion. SO to speak. which
adhered to the membranous lining of
j the sac. Through this coating the
gastric secretions penetrated very
slowly, and the process OF digestion
was correspondingly retarded. Re-
peated trials produced the same con-
ditions, showing that in this particular
case oatmeal was most undesirable
epigastric inhabitant.
This is q blow aimed direct at the
institutions of nations. It is history
how the canny Scot thrives on his
porridge; 1t is step toward manhood
when the English boy is permitted to
have sugar upon his morning and
evening dish of the same brawn-giving
grain. while to Danish oat-meal from
American breakfast tables is to over
throw household tenet Of long estab-
lishment
But q single swallow does not make
spring. and the conduct Of one Gallo
stomach need not be taken as crucial
test for that principal organ Of diges-
ton Of all mankind. Until proof be
piled upon proof let perennial oat-meal
sit at our feasts. iconoclastic French
men ad infinitum to the contrary not
withstanding. Chicago Tribune.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13

--Lobsters and ladies are alike in
one respect they both turn red when
they get into hot water. Burlington
Free Press. .s..sss.ss.s-.sssssssss::s:s.ss
The highest Office in the gift OF
the President is that OF postmaster At
Mineral point, Col.. It Is $4,000 feet
above the sea. -Norristown Herald.
The Italians might be d light
! hearted enough people In their own
country, but here 1t is common to find !
themin the dumps. Boston Courier. n
"A new gas well sunk in, Ohio Is
yielding IA. 200, 900 feet day. and ia I
owners are beginning to think that
they must have bored into q Chinese
Congress, Somerville journal. i.
--Ethel--..Papa says the money !
market Is very unsteady" Edith
why, Uncle George said this evening
that money wastight." Ethel1.sWeli. {
that's what makes it unsteady. p--Bufy
dette.
water, Isee you have down %
the wine list some Burgundy at " .
bottle and some AZ 10. Pray what y I
the difference between tethe two
brandsPn well. sir, that Is surprisi1s.
To think that hintelligent, we'll he'd
dictated gent IKE yourself CANT do q
simple little sum ii slibtract ion IKE
hat!'-Texas siftings. :
--Mrs Lugsby4"old Mr.. Grumsby,
the doctor says, is suffering from ele-
phantiasis. Mrs. Bagsby- Caught
itat the show, suppose. Hereafter
no boy Of mine shall go to see the eIe-
plant without having been vaccinated.
You can't tell exactly what tho ele-
plants fetch. over here in their trunks. =
brakes Magazine. i.
Janitor Have you any children.
sira" Mr.. Kilby.sY Yes; three. II
can't let you have this flat, then.
.'But my children are all married.
1T doesn't make no difference, " They
live out In Chicago. Can't help Il,
sir; the owner says he won't rent To
nobody who has children under no
circumstances. Puck.
Young brother-.I,ye had hard
tussle TO keep in good health some
times. Why, one year drank moth
ing but milk and ate no solid food !;
whatever" Elder Brother Blessed
Il / have not known you ever since you
were born. and have been with you
all the time, but can't remember any
such year. 4 Young brotherr my
first. Harperse Bazaar.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
NUMBER 10.
PERSONAL AND IMreRsoNAL.

r--An old chap ot srfnofY two set OUT
70 dance 81 4 county picnic n Massar
chusctts, and tho bones of his legs
snapped like pipe stems.
-Itis q popular saying that rich
mems sons don't amount to much. Of
500 rich men In Now York rho have
sons tlcre are not twenty who arc not
hafdat work building themselves ups
Hiram Williamson. onesof the Inn
mortal six hundred who rode into the
VALLEY 81 death IT Baiaklava Ia 1904.
has been made chi6f portor at. the
Boston post-onice, He Is seventy
years Of age u sssaks ss "a /
Il ---StonewalI Jackson's widow wAs
recently offered the place 81 post-miss
tress al Lexington, Va Mrs s5aeksosl-
expressed her thanks, but declined.
saying that she had not the necessary
qualifications.
DIR. Grace wofcott ana three other
American physicians OF the samo sex
were recently honorcd In Vienna By an
invitation from Prof Rflr0th. the nrnlzt
surgeon. to attend his private clinic
and witness his operations.
Miss Mary r. seymour, VINO has
served two terms Of two years eesch ns
Commissioner of the Uniteds States
Court Of Claims for the State Of New
York, has been appointed Commits
sioner Of the Court 81 Claims through
ont the United States for u term Of dye
years.
Here is Oscar Wilde's latest. He
CHANGED TO call on d lady who had Just
purchased number OF Japanese
screens. which were standingin artist-
ic disorder In her drawing room. You
have come just In time, MI. Wilde,
she said. land can arrange my screens
for me-" But Oscar replied, s'Oh,
don't arrange them; lot them occur. "
DIR. II. b. Middlebroox; who has
been an exile from Connecticut for Sow
enteen years because Of contempt Of
court, died in New York a short time
ago. In 1872 DR.. Middlebrook had
difficulty with lawyer and struck
him In court For this, he was. sem
fenced to pay fine Of 800 and under-
60 an imprisonment OF thirty days in
the common jail. During his period OF
exile DIR. Middlebrook never visited
his native State.
John Bright had on the walls OF
his-st.stl portrait sef Gladstone one
OF Lincoln, and one Of Washington. He
did much Of his work with the re-
minders OF congenial spirits around
him. He recently gave evidence that
the political separation between hinn-s
self and Mr.. Gladstone had not changed
his confidence in#thesa fundamental
worth of the latter's character, though
he had previously given way to Inn
patient utterances concerning his
home-rule attitude.
james Spencer, who died at West
Hartford, Conn. the other day, aged
seventy-three years, had been from
boyhood totally blind. He was edu-
Gated at Dr. Hewe's institution for the
blind in Boston. He early developed
more than ordinary musical ability,
and for generation was organist and
musical director in the Congregational
Church at Collinsville. He took q
great interest in all public matters.
and knew what was going on in the
world, for he had newspapers and
books read to him and his great mem
DRY retained what he heard. He mar
ried twice. was always genial and
happy, exerted powerful influence
for good in the community, and his
advice on important matters always
had great weight. ~
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13

A Brooklyn coroner, while exam.
ming some papers, unearthed receipt
forzxaluables that were found on the
person Of man who dropped dead
near the bridge. Among the things
acknowledged by it were almost 81, 900
in cuFrency, several largefbooks, some
jewelry and papers. The widow Of the
man was known, and the officer, to
save her the. trouble Of going to his
office, sent the effects to her residence
There were score of articles in all,
and they made pretty bulky bundle.
When the messenger delivered them
to the widow she carefully went over
each. Upon concluding her examine
tion. instead OF thanking the messen-
ger. she startled him by saying:
.sThere was pair Of scissors Where
are theyP"
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13

Jones (who is canvassing the
borough -s.Oh. what . very charm-
Ing babyl I've always taken such an
interest in very young children. A.
how old is itf" Electors wife (with
pride -"Only just fourteen weeks,
sir" Jones Really! A-and il II
your youngesta London Punch.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
Pigs in the Glover.

Mrs Briggs- You can't geFen IL
the pen, can ydun - = s.ssyl n
Mr.. Briggs No. The pesky little
things. There they go again.
Those pigs remind. me Of you,
John"
.sWhyp"
because they'd rather ruin round
everywhere else than go home. =
Chicago Herald.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13

A hawk may get the rooster after
breakfast, but before breakfast the
rooster always takes . crow. IN Wash
ington Critic. Il
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13

Joseph w. Corning. who has been
appointed. postmaster at Palmyra. n.
Y, has the distinction Of having for
merly held that Office by appointment
OF the other President Harrison.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13

Love is blind which may &C.
9 unit for the fact that SO many lovers
frget to light the gas. Terre Hants
Express.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
"a LITTLE NONSENSE.

HOLSTERS and ladies' are alike in
one respect they both turn red when
they get into hot water. Burlington
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-05-30
To the FaFmsFs - YakInaA County
and Vicinity.

Fawcett Bros. are the only agricultural
implement house in Yakima county, and
are the only firm that make farm ma
chinery q specially. They handle goods
direct from the best and most noted lac
tories in the United States, and Il 10 .
well known fact that Il Is an advantage
to deal with parties that get their goods
direct from the manufacturers. They
handle repairs for all the machinery they
sell, and keep them in stock at all times.
Save time and 4 great expense by deal
ing with firm that keep full supply
Of repairs. They are agents for the cele-
brated Moline wagons and hacks, pur-
chased direct from the manufacturer,
Morrison walking, sulky and gang Plows,
and the Climax disc harrow, the world
renowned Tiger mower and steel wheel
self-dump Standard hay rake. Also, all
kinds Of haying tools, all steel ploWs and
Irvine binders. II in need Of any kind
Of farm machinery, do not fail to give
meht q call before buying elsewhere.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-05-30

The books and accounts Of the late Dr.
W. A. Monroe have been placed in our
hands for collection Of all accounts due
his estate. Parties owing will please call
and settle at our Office.
81 REAvrs, MINES 4 GRAVES.