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The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

CoRN-FED cattle have not been scarcer
in years than at present. The grass has
been SO good in many localities that the
cattle have done almost as we'll as they
would have done with some corn. Even
where this has not been the case farmers
have been unwilling to put much corn
into cattle, considering the prices of
grain and beef, and where corn feeding
has been done the feeders have doled it
out very sparingly. In portions of
Illinois, especially in the southern
counties. some feeders have been cutting
up new corn and feeding to cattle on the
stalk, and the indications are that feed
lots will be busy as soon as the new crop
becomes available.-Drovers' journal.
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12
MONTANA'S COPPER OUTPUT.

As mineral wealth producer Mon
tana now stands at the head Of all the
states and territories in the union. 1t is
the largest silver producer in the coun-
try and now it takes first rank as cop
per producer. According to census bull
letin No. 96, prepared under the super
vision of DR.. d. F., Day, special agent in
charge of the division of mines and min
ing of the census bureau, the copper
product of the United states for the year
1889 was as follows:
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12
THE NE "" YORK ELECTION.

The republicans of New York having
nominated their state ticket and
adopted platform endorsing Harrison's
administration, McKinley's tariff and
adopted the gold bug silver plank in the
Ohio republican platform it will be
taken for granted they are now ready for
the fight. The contest in that state will
attract unusual attention this year from
the fact that it will be the first in six
years when all the state officers will be
elected. Some of them are elected for
terms of two years and some for terms of
three years 80 that they all come to-
gether only once in six years. 1t will be
remembered that Hill was elected
governor in 1883 and the figures created
some little unpleasantness when COM
pared with those cast for Cleveland in
that state the same year.
Next year there will be no state off
GERS to elect, the officers elected in No
vember holding past the national con-
test The voting this year will have
great value as basis upon which to
estimate the presidential vote in 92. II
the democrats carry the state next
November by safe majority the fact
will give reasonable confidence that they
will carry it for the democratic candi-
date for the presidency, for the same is
sues will enter into the contest next year
that will decide it this year.
Boss Platt has shown his influence in
the republican party of that state by
nominating his manifestation gov
ernor. He will simply serve as figure
head, while the main effort of his party
will be directed to securing control Of
the legislature. The democrats had
majority in the house, and on joint bal
let in the last legislature, but the oppo-
sition held the senate. This is of unu-
sual importance now, as half the SEN
ate held over and will vote for United
States senator in 1893 to succeed His
cock The republicans do not propose
to lose any more state senators if they
can help it. The possession of both
branches of the legislature will have
other important consequences for the
democrats in case they also have the
governor.
During the past decade there has been
political diversity between the two
branches of the state government and
the democrats have been unable to
secure fair representation on account
of the unequal and unjust apportionment
of members of the legislature. The in
crease of population has been mainly in
democratic districts and is not rep.
resented The republicans have per-
sistently refused to make reapportion-
ment, the present Legislative one being
based on the state census of sixteen
years ago. The partisanship in the mat
ter is evident in the fact that the four
democratic counties of New York
Kings, Erie and Albany-have one half
the population of the state and but
twelve out of thirty senators and but
forty-tive out of the one hundred and
twenty eight representatives. Therefore
both parties will give particular atten-
tion to the selection Of candidates for the
senate, the republicans with the view of
preventing new reapportionment and
the democrats with the view of securing
one. The odds are against the latter but
they may win. However, the next
governor of New York will be democrat.
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

The Davis will case bids fair to be-
come celebrated in the annals of will liti-
CATION. Whether the jury shall agree or
disagree the matter will not end in the
Butte court. 1t it said the cost of the
case has already reached $4,000 and it
has only begun. This fact may induce
the principals in the suit to compromise
in order to save the great estate from the
lawyers and witnesses.
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

Mr.. PORTER, superintendent of the
census, comes very high to the people.
The tenth census, which was very
elaborate and satisfactory, cost the peo-
pie A,794,O00, Mr.. Porter has thus far
made the eleventh census cost them
G,943,994. What it will cost when fin
ished no man can tell, but it goes with
out saying it will be an unsatisfactory
census when finished.
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

PRINCE DAM RoNG, a brother of the
king Of Siam, will soon visit England.
If he should come to the United States
he should leave his name behind him.
He can pick up any number Of the same
kind in this country. Dam Rong is q
very common name where the Bardsleys
flourish.
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

The st. Paul Globe thinks that "the
postmasters take much undemonstra-
tive satisfaction at seeing the papers
poke fun at Wanamaker for his invita-
tion to them to visit the offices about the
country at their own expense. In one
instance there would be $50 offices to
look up and inspect. They will ask to be
excused"
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12
BITS OF IMPORTATION.

Two curious bits of information have
recently reached this country from Lon
don. The first is that British capitalists
who would like to take advantage of the
McKinleymade monopolistic opportuni-
ties by establishing manufacturing plants
in this country are, in the language of
the dispatch, ''shy of laying out money
to erect works in America which popu-
ler vote at any time might render use
less" John Bull is level-headed in this
matter. He doesn't propose to be caught
with expensive manufacturing plants on
his hands in this country when a justly
indignant people shall knock the mo-
nopoly breeding Mckinley tariff higher
than Gilderoy's kite. This they are LA
BILE to do in the not distant future, or
as the British capitalists put it, sat any
time"
The second bit of information is that
British-made burlaps are being sent to
this country in which to carry American
grain back to the English market be-
cause the American farmer can not stand
the prices the home burlap syndicate has
fixed for the sale of the article. This
burlap trust Is the outgrowth of the ille-
gitimate protection that industry Sc
cured in the Mckinley tariff. 1t is try
ing to rob the farmer and the farmer
seeks protection by patronizing a for
eign market. When will the people
learn that the tariff is grinding tax?
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

The Minneapolis Journal is authority
for the statement that il President Har-
rison docs not obtain a denomination he
will return to the practice of law. The
firm will be Russell B. Harrison &
Father.
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

GLOBE Tower SHOT: Twenty cents of
the silver dollar, Mckinley says, is the
'mere breath Of congress-" No wonder
the buzzard on it is always spreading his
wings; he is trying to get away from the
twenty cents Of that breath.
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

AT this writing the jury in the Davis
will case is still out. 1t begins to look
to the outsider as though there were
some stubborn jurymen to be convinced,
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

New Pongee silks, new velvets, new
velveteens, ETC., at Joe Conrad's.
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

II you want to rent house call on
Phil Gibson.
The weekly tribune., 1891-09-12

Baby carriages and Iron wagons at
CalkinS' book store.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-23
THEY GET THE FISH DRUNK.
And the Friendly Indians Who Intoxlcate
Them Follow Suit Soon After.

did You ever attend m Indian
fsh-fryp' said Conductor b. T. Brown.
of the Missouri. Kansas & Texas Rail-
way, TO N. Y. Dispatch reporter.
1T is II festival for the purpose Of
promoting friendship between friendly
Indian tribes. mixed with some inter-
csting business features.
"A tribe desiring social intercourse
with another tribe prepares n fishery
and extends an invitation to the other
to come.
If the invited tribe is inclined to be
friendly. they come with all OF their
squaws. pappooses. dogs and horses.
aud spend three or four days on the
bank of some river.
"The old warriors devote themselves
to fishing. horse-racing. gambling and
smoking the pipe of peace. while the
young ones WOO the pretty maidenS.
and have II jolly time playing high
spy under the juniper tree and like
games. The dusky damscl always pays
the forfeited kiss rs coyly as Vassar
girl.
Last fall 7 was fortunate enough to
get an invitation to attend iish-fry
given the Seminoles. on the north fork
of the Canadian River in the Indian
Territory. by the Sac and Fox tribe.
I'VE reached the scene of the fry
late in the evening. and found the men
busily pounding up weed which they
called the devils shoestring. but known
generally as iron weed.
The Squaws rolled the pounded
weed into little pills and dried them by
the fire.
About daylight next morning the
men threw these pills into the upper
part of deep hole in the river and
as they slowly iloated down the iJh
snapped them greediIy.
Everybody then went 10 breakfast.
after which the men, each armed with
u strong bow and culver full of
arrows. returned to the river aud be-
gan work.
The little pills had by this time
made the fish drunk and hundreds
were floating on their backs.
The men stationed themselves in
the shallow water below. and as fish
driftcd by shot IN arrow through it.
Every mans arrow was marked.
and he allowed it to float on down with
the fish to where the squaws captured
and landed it.
The first shooting continued nearly
two hours. when the fish got over their
drunk and disappeared in the deep
water again.
1.-The captured fish were identified
by the arrows. Each man secured his
own from the great pile and proceeded
to clean aud smoke them in pens made
for that purpose. The smoked fish
were then packed away for winter use.
AFTER the fishing was over aud the
fish dressed and placed under smoke
both tribes turned their attention to
sport and spent the remainder of the
day in that manner. The next morn
iEg the fish were fed another dose of
pills and another lot secured"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-23
A Bear Farm.

The queerest loss by high water ever
heard of in the Pine creek country.
where disastrous floods are common,
was that of Seley Ferenbaw of Kettle
flats. says n Bailey's Mills. Pa. letter
TO the N. Y. Sun. Ferenbaw was
damaged by the recent Hood in KSttle
creek to the extent Of seven bears,
large and small. Ferenbaw is
hunter, and he got it into his head last
spring that he could make good
thing by raising bears for the market,
the animals TO be delivered alive or
dead, according to the taste of the
buyer. Acting on that idea he bent
all his ingenuity rs n trapper on capt
uring bears alive, and his first prize
was an old she bear and her two cubs.
Ferenbaw had built big log Enclosure
on the flats near his cabin. aud he
turned his bears in it. AT different
times since his first capture he added
eleven other bears, young and old, to
his first capture. OF these. three cubs,
whose mother he could not get, died
for want of proper nourishment. One
old bear worked Il hole between two
logs in efforts to escape. got his head
fast ia il. and choked himself to death.
Two yearlings got in fight over their
dinner one day. One was killed by
his combatant, and the latter was so
badly hurt that he had to be shot.
That left Ferenbaw with his original
old bear and her two cubs. grown to
fat and glossy fellows, big as a New
foundland dog. and four other bears of
various size. The big rains of Il week
or so ago raised the creek higher than
it had ever been known before, aud
mill-dam 200 or 800 yards above Feren-
baw's bear pen broke away. The
water rushed down. covered the fats,
and carried away the pen, bears and
all. The old bears. it is supposed.
succeeded in stemming the flood and
escaping to the woods Mt favorable
points along the creek. Tue two cubs,
however. were drowned, their bodies
being found in pile of driftwood
three miles below Fcrenbaw's when
the water abated. Ferenbaw valued
his bears at from $40 to $25 apiece.
Ho will rebuild his pen and begin re-
stocking IL at once.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-23
wars AwIiul Carnage.

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia, when
in Washington short while ago, told
quite an interesting story about tho
greatest fatality of the war in proper,
ton to the nulsbcr of troops engaged.
He was telling about Congressman
Carlton as m artilerist in the war.
when Gen. Sedgwick's corps" NC
said. surprised our troops by crossing
the Rappahannock at Fredericksburg.
and capturing "A regiment and half OF
Gen. Barksdalc's Mississippi brigade
and portion of the Washington
artillery stationed on Marle's Heights.
this cut off from our main line that
small portion of our troops stationed
between Fredericksburg and Hamil-
toms crossing, on the Richmond and
Fredericksburg Railroad. Among
these troops so cut of was battery Of
artil cry in position just opposite Deep
Bottom Run. on the Rappahannock
River. and far in advance of that por-
ton of our iue.
"A brigade of Sedgwick's corps.
which had crossed the river ut Deep
Bottom Run. discovering the position
of this battery and seeing that it was
unsupported bv and cut off from the
main line of our troops. marched upon
it preparatory to charging and captur-
iSg it.
''The Captain commanding this
battery, who Is now Congressman
Carlton of Georgia, discovering the
movement of the enemy. ut once real
lied the situation. and knew full well
that to attempt To retreat in face of the
enemy would result IN the capture aud
loss of his battery. promptly. although
entirely unsupported, moved his guns
forward meeting the advancing
brigade anil when in easy canister
range poured volcy into the enemy's
ranks. which staggered aud drove them
back.
Reforming. they advanced again.
when Carlton repeated the dose with
the same success.
attempting third time to charge
the battery. aud seeing the resolute de-
termination of Carlton and his men
not to yield the field, they rushed pell
nell into an adjoining ravinc. when
the artillerist turned his guns upon
them in their hiding place. ana scarce
ly mac was lief; TO tell the tale.
1.-The official report made few days
afterward by the Federal officer in
command of the brigade, rs to the loss
in this engagement. was about Loo
killed and wounded. The loss sus-
tanned by Cartons battery was re.
markably slight. Atlanta ConssitE.
ton.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-23

volunteered no information on tnis
profound subject. presumably because
he knew but little about il; but the
young men argued about the best way
OF preparing an outfit. what kind of
leaders to use on different occasions.
the colored flies that would prove most
attractive in drawing the speckled
beauties from their retreat. etc. until
il eeemed rs If no point had been left
uncovered on this weiehty matter.
One OF the young men, noticing that
Krupp said nothing. and thinking &c
guy the old steel man very grnvely
asked his opinion about the best way
of casting lly.
No one in the party was aware
whether Mr.. Krupp knew anything
about scientific fly casting or not, but
his reply was rather unexpected.
Fly castingP fly casting?" said he.
"Well really, don't know the best
way to east fly; but if You will come
to my works some time think can
show you the best way to cast steel. :"
After this bright sally the party
talked on more congenial subjects un-
ill it was time TO retire, when Krupp.
reminding them of his invitation. as
cendeu 10 his room.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-23
At n CHILEAN Hotel.


The tavor"!.., Impression OF Chill
which I had received in descending
the western slopes of the Cordillera
was augmented when l reached the
village, or perhaps l should say town,
of Santa Rosa de los Andes. This was
my first experience of Gillian hotel.
AS we rode up through the clouds Of
dust the exterior OF the one-story
.'adobe" building of the Hotel del
Concrete did not seem inviting. In-
side, however, found series of
court-yards, or "patios," avenues of
trellised vines. aviaries, canalized wa
tercourses, aud other pleasant features.
hired room in the first patio"
with an outlook upon the towering
shrubs. the fountain. and the wonder
full imitation marble statues which
stood around it. Who would have ex-
pected to find specimens of Greek
sculpturc-of the period of decadence,
it is true-at the foot of the Andesp
Dusty rs | was. and having been
wholly deprived of the use of soap
and water during my six days journey
across the mountains. the old preju-
dices of the dweller in town asserted
themselves aud / asked the landlady.
in nm otf-hand and half-apologetic tone
If it would be possible to have bath
Como no?' she replied. with the usual
CHILEAN formula of ready affirmation.
and added; "Would you like swim
ming bathp" lis there swimming
bath in the hotelP" / asked. Como nor
the water Is not crystalline, but it. is
clean aud fresh. and brought from the
Aeoncagua River by an 'acequia. y"
'BueRo, VdnloS Cer." said /. ,Hid we
went to see. And behold at the end OF
the garden was n tank some fifteen
feet square, with water running
through it, and overhead, Us n pro-
with pendent lunches of grapes, form-
ing. ms il were, ceiling to the bath.
THIS was delightful. and l bathed with
Joy. Now after bath man needs
refreshments of some kind. Como aO?'
was the invariable reply; aud | was
shown into bar-room. where L found
n greater variety of de eterious drinks
than you would meet with III similar
establishments in Europe or tho United
States, and yet Los Andes does not
boast $4,000 Inhabitants. Thus forti-
fed and rejuvenatcd. was prepared
10 dine. and succce !ed in dining very
fairly, drank good Gillian wine. had u
pleasant talk with my friend Don
Honorio and other gentlemen. and
after dinner took walk OH the plaza,
where there was u Jealous but inferior
orchestra playing for the distraction
of ''all Los Andes" represented Ivy Q
few officers. employees, and shop-keep
ers. a dozen ladies wearing Partisan
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-23
She Won Her Case.

There was queer. shrewd Irish
girl, who was engaged to certain
well-to-do youth. SAYS the Boston
Transcript. His father had thriftily
got some property together. which the
son would inherit. Tho youth knew
very little; he had lost one eye, and,
as Bridget said Of him. he was EN-
phatically mot much to look at" but
his "expictasl'ns" made him attract
i've. Presently Bridget was in great
distress. She came to her employer,
who happened to be lawyer, in n
raging state of mind. The young man
had Tilted her. and she was going TO
sue him for breach OF promisei
Her account of the matter was a
curious mixture of humor. Indignation
aud craftiness. She would sue him for
damages, but it was plain that her OBJ
ject was to force him to marry her.
Sure" said she. IAN why mightn't
have the money as well us the sisters
and COUSINS af him?' would you
marry him nowP" asked her employer.
Sure, an that / wud! Ant he as
poicc little spalpeen as ye'd seen in
DAYS runnin'p"
The employer tried to ascertain
whether the boy had any pretext for
jiliing her. What had she done to-
offend himP Bridget lowered her
voice conlidcntially. Il think" she
said. "that it's all about bit of con-
versation that we had. Sure, now,
Bridget said he to me one noight, as
we sat in tine kitchen. 'wud We marry
me il hal no money! What do ye
take me for?' saws ]. Sure, an L
wuddent then. There's nobody wud
marry the likes o. We hut for the money
ye haver An wild that, sorr. he riz
up sudden like an he whit away.
Twas the thrut' l told i'm. bnt sure
he's foine little lad. sorr. an I'd
marry him the day. I'm that fond OF
him-wid the money!
Her LAWYER was convinced that
Bridget hal good case AMI advised
her 10 bring suit. She did so. and her
examination in court was a scene. loag
To be remem bered. With one breath
sic scorched the defendant aud with
the next She praised and cajoled I'm
|. Sure. he's not beauty" she adj
mitted to the court; ''he's only the ono
eve. but it's awful becomin' b.. him.
yer amer"
Bridget won her case; the YOUTH, re
lcnting before such tact. changed his
character Of defendant for THAT of
bridegroom, and all the ''sisters, and
cousins" came TO the wedding.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-23
Her Sacrifice.

In the appearance of real bald head
there is nothing romantic, SAYS the
Boston Herald, and yet love finds a
chance at times 10 surround it with a
halo of sentiment. A wicked barber u
fashionable but nevertheless wofully
takative barber, discloses one of the
sweetest secrets it has ever been my
lot to hear. The ss'ret was originally
possessed by the barber and two young,
trusting hearts. but now it is known by
n score or more OF persons. all customs
ers of the barber. and at last it came
from one of them TO me. A young
man of many good points, but with
none on his head, was for five years a
victim to the promises of the tonsoral
artist who guaranteed to bring hair out
on his shiny pate. but who did not
keep his word. Some men conhde
their love affairs to their tailors, others
to their doctors. and still others to the
men who mix their cocktails. This
young man. upon losing his heart to n
sweet and promising maiden. confidcd
his passion TO his barber. That worthy
sympathizel with him deeply, and re-
doubled his exertiOns to lure the downy
fringe upon the head OF Romeo. but
without effect. Finally the barber aud
the lover lost hope together. and then
it was that the young man made u
trembling proposition.
Louise does not like n bald head. ;"
0aid he, although. OF course, mine Is
not unpleasant TO her. Nevertheless.
she prefers to have it covered, aud so
we have reached u conclusion.
always said. you know. that l would
never wear u toupee. but Louise has
placed the matter in such light that l
have acceded TO her desires aud will
have one made. Louise's hair is just
the color of the fringe over my ears.
YOU see. and il hangs away down be-
low her waist. She Is going to sacri-
flee enough Of il to make mo toupee.
and then. by jove. 1 shall be wearing
the same hair that my girl does.
Louise was awfully tender about sug-
gesting the thing. Sweet Of her, WASH I
ftP Oh. tell you there is nothing so
beautiful in life as a good girl when
she is in love-"
Romeo now appears in public adorned
by fine head Of handsome chestnut
hair.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1891-01-23

CURIoUsLY enough larre proper
ton Of the "Nihilists' who come &c
grief in Russi. owe their detection to
the fact that their names and addresses
are found among the papers OF 'sus-
poets" whose effects the police have
seized and examined. For instance,
when Olga Ivanowsky. the neice OF
the director OF the Holy Synod, was
arrested. list was found In her room
giving the names and whereabouts OF
people that.have been long "wanted'
by the police. They we're forthwith
arrested and are now In prison. Ordl.
nary prudence would suggest the use
OF n cipher for such memoranda. bu,
the nihilists seem to court martyrdom.
each for the others as we'll as for him.
self