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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26

The marshes extend on every side for many
miles. not continuously, but in succession
of dry and wet tracts. the wet predominant
ing. Paths about foot wide run here and
there through the morasees to the higher
grounds where the sheep find feed, but they
are winding and tortuous. Consequently
the inhabitants of the district are nation
OF stilt walkers.
The men who drive the sheep to feed fol-
low the winding path with the flock, but
they return on stills by a short cut. The
postmen use stills, and 80 do the hunters.
These marshes are the home of the Wild
duck and widReon. but they lie far away
from the paths in the most secluded places.
way. So the hunter dons his stills. These
are about eight feet long, the footholds
being about six feet from the ground.
They are fastened to the ankle aud Just be-
low the knee with leather straps. At the
bottom, to keep them from sinking too
far into the mud, is . round disc of wood,
which makes the silt look a. If it
had been pushed two inches or 60
through small wooden plate. On
these the sportsman can stride from
place to place and also get an uninterrupted
Wow Of the ducks q they rise. He is ac-
oompanied BY . long-leGRed dog. something
like . Norfolk spaniel, Who swims and
founders along TO retrieve the birds when
shot, or find them to shoot. At his back
the man carries long, light pole about six
feet long, fitted with gaf like that used
for salmon. and whom q bird il retrieved he
hooks it up to his hand and deposits it in
basket 1t his back.
Cases have been known where the weight
OF the basket has ovesbalanceda tired man.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26
SHERIFF's sALE-J1RAR ]. FooTE. PLAIN.

SHERIFFS SALE-JlRAH /. FOOTE. PLAIN.
tin. va. James b. Lewis: Louisa J. Lewis,
Alfred BOurk, Isaac Bourk, Newman Campbell.
PENDANTS.
Under and by virtue Of an order Of sale and de-
district court of the First judicial district OF the
state Of Montana, in and for the county OF Lewis
and Clarke on the oath day Of October. A. p.
ls.Oi IN the above entitled action. wherein
obtained Judgment and decree OF foreclosure
and sale against James b Lewis Louisa J. Lewis,
Newman Campbell. NildA Campbell Alfred
Bourk, Isaac Bourk. b Harris and B
October, 4. s. 1880, 70. ~ the sum q H. .ess7 b:
sides interest. costs and attorney fsss which said
decree was on the I'D day OF October, A. %. 1890.
recorded in Judgment book No., Of eaid court
q page.,l am commanded to sail AL that
and being IN the county of Lewis and Clarke,
state OF Montana. and bounded and described
The south 100 fest Of lot number 20. in block
the e ns s y Hs.n a.'hf Lev. e.
and Clarke county. state Of Montana.
eeeordine to the official plat Of the said Nd
di6on Med n the office Of the county recorder,
TIE 18th day OF November A. d 1870, 4 q o'ciocE
-. % tnat DAY, IT the front door OF tbs court
nooeet helena Lewis and Clarke county, Nom
ta1A WI. IN obedience to aaid order % sals
dno dsssse o. iorscosurs and sale ell The above
- 49, Say 70 satisfy snid jndement with Ia
for cash in hand.
s B. s Sndsf Pp ae hand shi; s.s E e 9stss
ISAAC HoLBnook. Deputy Sheriff.
&0d1on Cy toe Pihchofk ClnhnlE
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26
OLD SPANISH SONG.

I'm thinking of the wooin1
That won nv maiden heart
When he-he came pursuing
A love unused to art.
Into the drowsy river
The moon transported 6ung
Her soul that seemed to culver
When the songs my lover sung,
And the stars in rapture twinklod
On the slumbrous world below
You see that. old aud wrinkied,
I'm not forgetful-no!
He still should be repeating
The vows J., uttered then
Alas. the yes. though fleet;ng,
Are trner yet than men!
The summer moonlight gliste0s
In the favorite trystin8 spot,
Whore the river ever listens
For = song il heareth not,
And l.. whose hssd is sprinkled
With times benumbin1 snow,
! anguish, old and wrinkled,
But not forsetful
What though he else where tuxneth
To beaufH strangely bold?
Still in my DO, ON b0fneth
TIE tender fiFo OF old;
And the words Of low he told No
And ths sonp he pan9 mo then
Come croW1ing to uphoA M,
And live my youth again!
For when loves feet have itnk1ed
On the pathway women ~,
Thcugh one bs old epd vdnkled,
Shes not fof5eteu2-nos
Eugene Fie.d in Tie CAieaGe Daily Asu
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26

position desired, and being doated, were
held in position BY lead sinkers attached to
the frame. The strong point in favor Of
these profile decoys lay in tho fact, that the
ducks, frame, ropes and sinkers, could all
b paoksd mp and carried in an ordinary
hard bag.
Most Of the duck shooting j. done from
Who vs1ts fun, and has mot much time to
oparo, . 70 70 to some duckinR center adja-
esat 70 Ais locality, and hire professional
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26

and he has fallen backward to be covered
by the yielding marsh and smothered; his
dog going for help. but returning too late.
At night, in the fall. it is a weird. sight to
SEQ these hunters come striding through
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26
THE WAY TO HUNT DUCKS,
The Call Attracts First, Then the
Decoys Take Up the
Thread
How to Make Decoy and When
and Where to Set
It.
Methods Used In Other Countrles-From q
Sink Boat. on Stills, and
with Nets.
Written for THE INDEPENDENT

49, HE ducks are COM
al Af/DHS$ year, and fairly
E1I I'M good sport has al
HRvM ready been had ON
sE1N4 S9 Long Island. Twas
WI down at Good
Ground. Shinnecosk, and the
N south bay two weeks since and had
fairly good sport, getting twelve
ducks in one day, eight black,
n three sprig- tail and one teal.
In duck shooting the call at
tracts first. then the decoys take
up the thread, and upon the way they are
arranged depends the sport of the day. The
decoy should always face the wind. This
is imperative, as the live ducks always take
this position. As a rule the decoys are bal
lasted with lead and anchored with strings.
It is hard work to get these to lay right at
dead water. but with a running tide it is an
EASY matter. if they are we'll anchored.
Late last year, saw set of imported de-
coys which took my fancy, and which any
ole might make. They were called profile
decoys. Each bird was made of two pieces
of thin wood. One piece represented a
duck in profile or outline. (the wood being
only half an inch thick and was fitted
over another fiat piece of wood, showing
the surface of ducks back, viewed from
above. Thus, whether the birds were fiying
over or sidewise, the two views gave
the shape of a duck. With these
decoys was a large triangular frame,
on which they could be placed in any
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~ WATCHES X

All American makes, cased in the newest
styles. Prices beyond competition. Our
special "Vacheron & Constantine high
grade Geneva watch, fit American cases.
Unparalleled performances. Best for rail-
road use. Watches from SIS to $500.
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HE ducks are CON-
ing in early this
year, and fairly
good sport has al
ready been had on
Long Island. l was
HOyun NJ H11:1
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30

lowing question or two through THE GAzETrEe
/ have colt two years old the LIST Of last June
NSS0). He IL large to his age, well formed and
natural pacer-very quick under the saddle,
and moves sp!endidly. Was foaled in a pasture.
June lst, 1883, and about Christmas followin ]
colt would not leave the pasture, AID so had TO
be ropei, thrown and battered and under the
halter led about 2U0 miles over g rough road
The trip through took about five days. When
he reached home the colt was Just as ne is now;
that Is. at times when playing in the lot, should
deny becomes very lame. If when first
mounted. he is allowed to strike off at lively
gait, it free uentlv happens that befors he has
gone 20 yards he gets quite lame. On one &C.
sion so lame did he get that l dismounted for
lear he should fail. Occasionally he goes for
jump to the conclusion that be is getting over
he trouble, but soon am undeceived by find
ing the old lameness back. Several persons
have told me that he is "stfhed," but none
propose q remedy. The trouble Is in mis- right
hind leg. Can you, from this imperfect desc -ip-
what l had better do for him, il anything?
should he be used ut air or urss / use him
very Little, out will discontinue all use if you
advise it. lie has been kept in lot since six
months old, and is now fully fifteen hand high.
Cameron, Tex. NJ. s. STAMP
We could not think it regular
"stifie. - Whatever it Is must be trace
able to a sprain inflicted at the time of
haltering when q young colt. will some
of our well-informed horsemen who read
The GAZETTE (and they are many have
the goodness to give US, for Mr.. Stamps
benefit, their opinion of the case, with q
suggestion of the best treatment?
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
Encourage the Live Oak.

Texas Siftines seems to fully indorse
ell We have been saying IN these columns
with reference TO the live oak as a tree
that ought to b eset out in all the towns
of Northwestern Texas expecting some
day to be old towns, but the editor, who
was once q resident of our state, appears
to have an idea of the leading usefulness
of the live oak entirely different from
any idea We have sought to advance in
our writings. Possibly this idea Of bis
was what caused him to pull up in the
Lone Star state and pitch his tent in re-
gions where the live oak never twineth.
Ae says in his remarks that ga good
tree for the frontier settlements Is thu
live oak. sure enough. 1t Is firm tree
with tough. wide-spreading branches
and sugeestively overhanging limbs.
Trees OF this type have q much greater
moral effect in frontier country than
those who dwell in the busy haunts of
men can possibly imagine.
.'It 10 perhaps rough way of dispos-
ing Of criminals, but desperate diseases
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30

patience associated with the performance
and SO on. But II you pitch in at the
start with first this thing and then that,
before she understands what you are ex-
pecting of her you spoil the COW. leading
her apparently to feel that you are per-
scouting her, and then farewell to all
gentieuess.
1t will not do TO trust the general gen.
tlsness of the COW to the extent of doing
with her anything which may suggest
itself outside of the regular routine. IL
you govern your actions by any such
trust you III find yourself sold out almost
every time. We have lately heard a
story told of smart youngster up in
Colorado, who put that kind of thing TO
practical test The old COW on his
fathers place was one of the gentlest
creatures known. She was the children 8
pet-they could pull her ears, aud SWING
on her horns, and climb on her back,
and, in short, do with her apparently
everything they wanted to do, and it was
all right with the COW. So. basng his
calculations for results on these facts,
that smart youngster conceived the idea
of gearing up the old COW into his fathers
best buggy aud driving her aroun as u
horse-he thought the novel sight would
anOrl WOTl0 OF anus inelt 10 tue III III
lily, and to some visiting neighbors who
happened to be al the house. Quietly he
slipped out to the barnyard and got the
buggy and COW together. He got on the
harness, hitohed up the buggy, got in
al gave the starting word. ''Presto,
change!' When the COW felt the hang
back of the buggy she gave one loud bel
low and went kicking and plunging IN
every direction. The light fence divid-
ing the barnyard from the garden was
broken down, and here and there went
the extraordinary spectacle, tramping
up the vegetables and tearing out the
bean poles. A low stone wall ran around
the garden, and over this went the COW
but not the buggy. There was start
ling crash, and then the COW was seen
making for the nearest timber at full
speed, while the youth, buggy and har-
ness remained in promiscuous mix at
the stone wall. The story gives no fur
ther history with reference to the COW,
but says the buggy and harness was car
red to the barn in baskets, while the
boy was carried to the house on
stretcher.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
The CENTS Cow.

The gentleness of tine COW depends
largely upon the good sense Of the per-
sons having to do with her. She Is a
creature of not overly wide range as to
gentleness. Her gentle disposition lies
mainly in a regular routine of manage
ment, and so long as you follow up that
routine TO the letter she Is gentleness
itself. But once get out OF that routine,
introducing something she is not used to,
and you speedily find her quite another
thing. The ungentle old COW is inva-
riably spoiled COW, and that spelling is
the result of abruptly running in upon
her something outside of what she I'M
derstsuds.
The cows gentleness is an educated
gentleuess, and 1t calls for time and pa
tience TO get her educated into 1t. You
must give her one lesson at a time and
work quietly upon that one lesson until
she understands II before entering upon
another. When she has got down all
right to one thing begin by degrees to in
troducs the next. and have plenty Of
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
TO BENEFIT CATTLEMEN.
to Terms and Raise thu Price OF Cat
tle-The Scheme Outlined.
Special to the Gazette.


CHICAGO, ILL. Oct. 23.-Willism T.
Hunter, Western stockman, has come
to Chic ago for the purpose of forming an
association for beneftiug cattlemen in Il
financial way, Mr.. Hunters plans are
quite comprehensive and will save, he
says, cattle-raisers millions of dollars
now eaten up by the present low prices
aud brokers' profits. The real object
seems to be to run against the "Blg
Four'' and smaller packers following in
their wake. The plan is TO establish
stockyards at convenient Western
points and hold shipments back
until the Big Four and others
are ready to go to the association for
terms. "lt's big scheme, - said Mr..
Hunter, land all that is necessary is for
the association to hold together. l have
so per cent. of the cattlemeu with me,
and unlimited capital. 1t will raise the
present prices 80 per cent
Said prominent member of the Big
Four regarding the scheme: ''It is i'm
practicable. You might as well try to
dam up the Niagara as to stop the ship
ment of cattle East. Cattle were never
so plentiful and never SO cheap as they
are now
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
More on Barley Culture.

Having read in THE GAZETTE of the 10th in
slant, your article on barley culture for Texas
it has occurred to me that an account Of soins
practical experience with the crop might be of
interest to your readers. In the summer of
1883 had q field of fourteen acres good valley
land. broken and well pulverized. About the
last OF September l seeded it to barley, using
six cen bushels the fourteen acres. The
seed was put in with grain drill, and was of
the common variety. II came up all right and
stood the winter spenddly. Harvested the
next spring and thrashed out forty nine bush
eles Of good grain to the acre. The berry was
large and plump.
In the spring Of 1885 sowed seventeen acres
of land to barley. finishing my work on the 18th
of February. Thirty-two bushels of seed was
put in with a grain drill. An early dry spell
came on, cutting of my crop somewhat, yet it
thrashed out thirty eight and one-third bushels
to the acre-good grain.
There are many varieties OF barley, some of
which would doubtless do better in Texas than
otners. II barley is to be gIown for the brewery
il should be sown early and not too thickly; say
If sown in fall one and q half bushels to the
acre; IL early in spring two and one-fourth
bushels. These quantities. will guard against
lodging and the grain will be large and
plump. 1t should be harvested while in the
stiff dough state. and thrashed out early as
possible afterwards, to prevent the grain from
becoming disco ored or stained.
Barley is more influenced by the seasons than
drouth; that is. should a drouth happen to
come on early in the season. 1t should be
sown in good soil well prepared by thorough
pulverization. With everything entirely favor
able it would be almost sure to make as much
as 100 bushels to the acre in Texas.
Comanche, Tex. j. IL. McCRARY.
This is certainly very good showing
for barley culture IN Texas. 1t seems to
work well sown in either fall or spring,
but the fall crop appears to pan out best,
judging from MIR. McCreary Is foregoing
statements.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30

demand similar remedies. 1t has been
noticed in frontier countries where the
live oak f1Ourishes lawlessness Is banished
almost as effectually as malaria is by the
eucalyptus. The lower limbs of the live
oak should be trimmed off so as to give
the fruit plenty Of room to swing free.
sit is with frontier settlements pretty
much as II is with raising children. In
the families where the mothers wear
slippers, one of which she can easily re-
move and promptly apply to the slippery
boys, they (the boys) cannot help grow
ing up 10 be useful citizens. On the
other hand, IN families where slippers
are unknown and where buttoned or
laced shoes are worn instead, IL being Il
great deal of trouble to remove such
shoes, discipline is lax and the boys grow
up TO fill Legislative halls or penitentia-
ries -
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
Tint Alyarado Fibre Plant.

! forward you specimens OF stalk, leaf, ETC.,
from which my hbre sent you takel. Please
tell US what plant it is, and whether or not you
consider it valuable. F. B. BAILLIo.
Editor Alvarado Bulletin.
Our readers will RENE n Der that q week
or so ago Mr.. Baillio sent US a sample of
beautiful fibre taken from plant grow
ing abundantly in his neighborhood. The
fibre much resembled jute fibre, but was
not quite so strong. We were unable to
make out from the fibre what plant had
supplied it, but ventured the opinion
that II must be some species belonging to
the mallow family. To clear up the IN
certainty Mr.. Bsillio has now kindly sup
piled us with specimens and we find that
our first surmses were correct. The
plant is Sida, though the specimens,
having to be gathered a little out of sea-
son. and therefore being immature, sec
ond growth, leaves US little IN doubt as
to the species. 1t is probably Sida rnom-
for the plant; is of wide range, aud
stands closely related, botanically, to
the Indian mallow, the hollyhock and
the okra, all of which belong to the NAL
low family. As suggested IN our former
mention the bark fibre would doubtless
make fine "stuffing' for upholstery
and an examination of the entire stalk
now causes us to feel quite sure that
worked as a whole it would make a supe-
rior paper stock. Yes, Texas has every
thing
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30
PECULIAR INFATUATI0N .

Different Methods of Following the Injunction
Love ons Another"
/ Do men ever fall in love with each
oher?
Women do. Not long ago young
woman IN New Jersey was married TO
youthful laborer on her fathers farm.
Some time afterward it was discovered
that the husband was female. The
young wife refused, however. though
earnestly entreated by her friends, to
give up her chosen cousort. The strangsst
part of the discovery was the fact that
the bride knew her husband was q woman
before she was led to the altar.
IL men 90 not exhibit this strange in
fatuation for one of their own sex, they
at least oftentimes give evidence of thg
fact that they love one another. TheR
are mssy instances on record where fe
man hA given his life for another. pfere
are md more instances wheraFmen
have givlA life to another.
LISA pud possesson-thsknowl-
edge that de- has saved preous hu-
man life. Aeriden, Conn. the home
of such hs y man. JONAH. Preston
of that city July 1JF1S9O. writes:
"Five years al was AIKEN very sick.
had several of ~ doctors. and one
aud all called complicatiou of dis
eases. 1 WAS sicl Gur years, taking pre-
scriptions presSf6sSy these same doc
tors. aud t2Nhfuly tate never ex-
pected to gfany bets At this time,
l commsfeed to havs most terrible
pains in6y back. One ~ an old friend
of mi1I Mr.. Il. T. Cook dfthe firm of
Curtf& Cook, advised me @ try War
ner' Safe Cure, as he had been troubled
the same way and it had effected q cure
for him. 1 bought six bottles, took the
medicine as directed and am to-day 4
well man. am sure no one ever had
worse case of kidney and liver trouble
than had. Before this l was always
against proprietary medicines. but not
now, oh, no.
Friendship expresses itself in very pc
culiar ways sometimes but the true
friend is the friend in need.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-30

"he Denver Field and Farm says
a.ulfa is Justly entitled TO rank among
The best bee plants known. OF course
there ara many wild plants from which
bees cun gather their stores, yet these
vii not do TO rely upon US they are not
regular enough in their supplies, but
Alfalfa tan he made TO supply bee re-
QuTements entirely through the honey
collecting season. b. proper cure q
comparatively small acreage to alfalfa
may be made 10 keep up an abundant
supply throughout the spring, summer
ahi fall. This proper care consists in
chttng the alfalfa in small sections
alternating two or three weeks apart, so
mat portion of the patch Will always be-
IN blossom. The honey yield from
allalia is OF the very finest quality, etc.
These statements of our contemporary
apply 10 Texas about as well as they do
10 colorado. Bees are understood to do
reasonably well with US on the wild
Rro"ths, but doubtless they would do
mur better on some tame plant, en-
ufely suited TO their needs, that would
Arep uO constant supply of bee food.
II A,laita is good for bees in Colorado 1t
WOMB doubtless be equally as good for
lhy'H IN Texas.
we nave had somewhat extensive ex-
srrleuce with bees III another state, and
WINE we made them very fair success
We are not much "Inashed on the bee
business. For business conducted on a
-a'ge scale 1t is not the good thing it was
s"euty years ago-chemlstry has
HHo'Sed some main props from under 1t
'ehchIng the people how TO make ar
mucial honey apparently as good as any
Ae oees could make, and so much like il
"H' only chemist would be able
point out the difference existing
-, the bogus and the genuine.
iue uoeus can he made with profit at
1SUut Tour cents per pound.
o, thing, as will be surmIsed, has
"o.a u crowded genuine strained honey
Oh the market, but there is still g.
an uemand for nice honey in the comb.
" 10 justify our people in keeping
rs LOT profit, provided they don t rush
y, l. on too large a scale.
"ouern hee culture, with its bpndrsds
cor pa,eh' hlves and appliances, has not :,
c,as as whole, bee of any very
10 advantages to the bee business
=, ~ Conducted on a small scale, Many
th,, .nese new things are good enough
~ III thelr way, but they call for too
tn. attention aud thought to render
tn m advantageous to the common
taFmer who always has o,ber fsh 80 e.
Ne nave used all of tbesa naw ,.on,n,,,