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The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12
TIMBER REGULATIONS.

The TRIBUNE was the first paper in
the state to take up arms against Mr.
Carriers absurd timber rules and regula
tions, and about the only one which has
persistently opposed them. But it is
| pleased to learn that it now has an able
ally in the Inter Mountain. That journal
has heretofore preserved the silence of
the graveyard concerning the regulations
but the protest against them recently is
sued by Butte mill and lumbermcn has
compelled it to show its hand. In refer
ring to the protest in its issue two or
three days ago it saws: apparently the
regulations are too manifcstly unjust
and impracticablc TO be applied TO the
northwest under existing conditions
The objections of the TRIBUNE were
based upon those grounds. 1t has held
aud it still holds that the regulations are
unjust and impracticable: that they
were formulated upon a misconception
OF the requirements of the northwest.
and that Mr.. Garter should radically
modify them or rescind them altogether.
Timber must be used by our smelling
and mining men and farmers. None is
cut for export out of the state: it is all
used at home. This being the case it is
absurd as well as unjust to compel men
to lose time and incur expense to get a
permit to cut timber which someone
must cut in order to supply the demand
for it. A miner or a farmer may go upon
the public domain and cut timber for
his individual Use, but Mr.. Carter's
regulations forbid any other party from
cutting and selling it to either without
first obtaining permit from the interior
department. This is absurd.
This is by no means the only absurd
ity contained in the regulations. AS well
stated in the protest referred to nearly
all the annual supply of timber cut for
use is cut in the winter when the mount
ain sides are covered with snow. The
piling and burning of all the tops and
other unused portions of tree at that
scasan of the year is an impossibility.
and yet Mr.. Carters regulations imposes
a penalty upon the woodman who fails
to burn them. The regulations also pro
vide that only certain trees shall bc cut
upon a given area and a penalty is at
tached to their violation in this respect.
The absurdity of this regulation is
shown in the fact that timbcrmen do not
waste their time and spend money to cut
unavailable timber, and Mr.. Carter
should not forbid them taking such as
may be useful to them. The regulations
are mass of absurlities from beginning
to end.
IL the preservation of our forests be
Mr.. Cartcr's object he should forbid the
cutting of timber outside of certain pre-
scrlbed limits. Or congress might set
apart certain lands upon our mountains
as timber reserves upon which woodmen
shall be forbidden to enter. Mr.. Carters
object is doubtless to prevent waste of
timber upon the public domain, but he
has adopted an unjust and mpracticable
plan to accomplish it. His plan, not his
object. is attacked.
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

IHL esteemed Leader has presented al
this quarterly session Di the board Of
commissioner, bill against the county
amounting to S}.l6i. 'pr printing. pub
lshing. etc. The tax payers will see
from this item that they are expected to
nourribute handsomely TO the support Of
~ republic organ. ~ the TRIBUNE
pTered 70 do the work ~ less than one
half The price paid the Leader As
commissioners Hawkins and Dckey are
responsible for this waste Of thousands
= dollars of the peoples money, ii would
De only right ana JUS, that the extra
allowance for political purpose should
bc paid by these gentlemen personally
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

SECRETARY BLAINES very vigorous
American policy is strilingly shown in
bulldoZiug Chill, and leaving IA natural
iHcd citizen of the United States in a
German prison where he is being incar-
ccrated on the charge of avoiding mill
tary service in that country. The gen
tleman is a member Of the Legislature Of
Dakota and was on visit to his parents
at Ncimcr. Germany, when arrested.
Does the administration propose to let
him remain in prison, or will it assert
It's dignity. if nothing more, by demand
ing his release: There is an opportunity
for Mr.. Blaine to display little of that
stalwart AmrrIcanism with which he is
credited
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

REPUBLICAN critics are reminded there
was no issue of principle involved in the
recent spcakcrship contest. 1t was a con
test determined only by individual pref
crcnccs. Many of Mr.. Mills own friends
conccde he would be liable to exhibit
temper in Il struggle over nice points in
parliamentary law, while Crisp is dis
tinguished for his GOODNESS under all
circumstances. The knowledge of this
latter fact did the business for the
Georgia man.
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

OrR esteemed underground evening
contemporary il something Of grab
ber" itself in tho matter of pay for ser,
vices rendered. That is doubtless the
reason II has remained as dumb as II last
years oyster over the holy show the city
council made Of itself as salary grabbcrs
David Garrick gave voice to II truth
when hs said: "A fellow feeling makes
one wOndr0us kind"
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

RUSSIAN intolerance has extended to
religious denominations. In recent re-
script the czar urges vigorous ac-
tion against an earnest. simple minded
sect known as the Sundists. whose ten
cnts are somewhat similar to those of
the Complexities, and who, he says, 'are
njuring more and more the faith of our
fathers" The ears prosecutions of all
non conformists is part Of his new
policy of Russia for the Russians" and
amounts to reputation of present day
civilization and a revival of the tradi-
tions of past ages. \ day Of reckoning
will come for this autocrat when his
throne will tumble to the ground. bury
ing every vcstig' Of Russian dcspotism
beneath it.
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

SANDER, and Power are again occupy
ing the seats Of Clark and Maginnis in
the United States senate. II they will
both vote for free coinage bill the pea
pie u Montana may he led to believe
they may do soue little good in theii
stOlen chairs
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

IT,, assistant secretary u the treasury
uas ruled that if the sheet tin If brought
from Europe. and ti,e pig tin is brought
from Europe. and the expert laborers are
brought from Europe. aud if the Euro
pean tiu is smeared over the European
rteel by European labor in this country.
the product lie then. within the meaning
- the Mckinley law. American tin
plst'' The assistant secretary is al
srtist. Cincinnati Jn4Uifer.
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

THE mayor and aldermen Of this city
were elected with the clear understand
ing that they were to receive no com
pcnsatIOn for their services, and al thif
late date, seven months after their clec
tipn. 10 vote themselves salaries they ar'
not entitled 10, including back pay. it
nothing less than disgraceful and out
,aye.uS
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

TIE frocliDg 10 death Of father and
daughter in the Red River valley d
couple of days ago indicates in 4 pointed
manner the vast difference betweeD the
climate N Minnesota and Montana.
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

" 'h" "Iec''Qn Of Crisp for speaker
means the nomination OF Hill for the
presidency by the democratic party the
latter gentleman must bc wearing some
broad smiles just at present. But there
is nothing in il.
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

TnS Is what is called the long session
Of congress and but little work may be
expected Of it until after the holidays
Committees will he appointed the plan
OF the campaign against the iniquitous
trust breeding tariff will be mapped out
and II few bills drafted and introduced
Earnest, telling work will be in order in
January.
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

Two hundred and thirty eight votes
for Crisp and eighty three for Reed tells
the story Of the peoples condemnation
Of the Mckinley tariff, the republican
force bill and the cx speakers usurpa-
ton Df power.
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

TnAr is dandy jury in Texas that
would pull Il judge off his bench and
bring him before il ns a malefactor The
jury will while in jail doubtless come to
the conclusion I'll is in IT,"
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12
SATURDAY. DECEMBER II. 1891.
.StLlRl-IHlBBTNG

The action of the city council las
Monday night in voting itself pay fo
services rendered the city rs aldermen
and in voting to pay the mayor a salar
has excited no little comment and NOR
or less criticism among taxpayers Of thu
city. The power of the council to d'
this under the laws of the state is no
made clear and may be- reasonably pues
toned. There are several propositions
involved in the matter which it may bt
well TO- look into In the first place onl,
the mayor and aldermen of a city of the
first class can receive pay for their scrv,
ices. IN the second place. in cities of
the first class it Is made the duty of an
outgoing council to tiX the salary or pay
If the incoming one. In the third place
the spirit Of the law and the law itself
negatives the power Of a council to fix oi
TO increase its own pay or salary.
II these propositions he rightly stated
certain questions naturally arise. First
is Great Falls city of the first class:
Second. if SO how was it asccrtained! !!
il was Incorporated as a city Of the sec
und-cass. By What process has it en-
ergcd from city of the second class into
city Of the trst-ciass The census of
1890 ~ reported by census bulletin No.
30 gives Great Falls within the city
limits popul ttion Of 3,9Io. Cities are
rated as tirst-class which have popula-
tion of 5000 and over. How does the
council know that the city Of Great Falls
has population of 300 or over: The
law also provides that an enumeration
IT the inhabitants of Il city may be or
dercd by the city council once in d de-
cade, Has an enumeration Of the popu-
I3tion Of Great Falls been made since
the national census: These are all per
tincnt questions and unless they be sat
isfactorily answered the council must
rest under the imputation of having
transcribed its powers and Of bringing
diHcredit upon this Young city. Here is
the law bearing upon this matter:
Section 373 Of the fifth division of the
Revised Statutes reads:
The mayor of each incorporated city of
The drst ,htSs shall lie entitled to receive
a salary not exceeding one thousand dol
lars per annum. fo bc f.rcd IN UrfiiHuHcc,
and each alderman shall br allowed and
paid not exceeding five dollars per diem
Tor each day of session held by the city
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

C,LNIE 5. BKlcE was swprn a. DIR d
United States senator lsst Monday, aud
u does npt appesI that any objection
sas misde 70 biz taking biz seat.
The weekly tribune., 1891-12-12

a LAIE census bulletin places the
value u schooi buildings in Montana at
s!sD4 ,l3S.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-20

Liza
father was stationed there as Chief Clerk
of the Navy Yard, and, according to a
custom then prevailing in the case of
sons of officers or people of influence,
was placed on the pay roll of one of the
vessels of the navy when he was but four
years old. In 1900, when only nine, he
went aboard the Cleopatra for training
and four years later made his first voyage,
in her. The Cleopatra, after a fight in
midocean, was captured by the French
trigate Vile de Milan, but was rescued
BY another British vessel a week later.
In 1908, at the age of seventeen. he was
made a Second Lieutenant and was in
many actions durinf the French war.
He was Second Lieut. pant of the Shannon
when that frigate defeated the Chesa-
peake in the famous fight off Boston
! Harbor in 1918. The Captain having
| been wounded and the First Lieutenant
| killed the command Of the frigate and
aer prize devolved upon young Wallis.
He was promoted for his g~allantry and
efficiency in this action and in 1919 was
made a Captain. The dates of his pro-
motions after this were as follows: Rear
Admiral, 1861; Vice Admiral, 1857;
Admiral, 1868, and Admiral of the feet,
1877. It was by the special order of
the Queen that he was retained in the
service after he had attained the age of
seventy, at which the rule requires re-
| tirement. This was on account of the
exceptional length and character OF his
service. He was created a G. G. B. in
| 1S73.-Chicago Post.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-20
VALUE OF HORSE HIRE.

Few farmers who feed their stock
homegrown products, hay or grain,
appreciate the cost of keeping a horse
through the year: The city liveryman
does, and reckoning on days when horses
must be idle, he charges what seems a
very high price when in use. 1t needs
a constant run of custom to keep up a
good livery, even at these high prices
for horse hire, as there are always liza
bilities to accidents, and allowance must
be made for these. A careful teamster
informed us that his team of horses,
worth at least $500, cost for keeping,
horse-shoeing, interest, depreciation in
value and insurance, an average of 81 for
each working day in the year. And he
had to contend in this climate with
some days when for man or team to work
out of doors cost more than he could
afford. The more we study this ques'
ton the less excessive the estimate
seems. The teamster gave nearly an
hour of each day in simply caring for his
team, and this carefully done, as he did
it. was worth pay whether he charged
for it or not.-Boston CultjoGtor.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-20

Flower"

There is a gentle
Dyspepsia. man at Malden-on-
the Hudson, N. Y,
named Captain A. G. Pareis, who
has written us a letter in which it
is evident that he has made up his
mind concerning some things, and
this is what he says:
II have used your preparation
called August Flower in my family
for seven or eight years. 1t is con-
stantly in my house, and we consider
it the best remedy for Indigestion,
and Constipation we
Indigestion. have ever used or
known. Ny wife is
troubled with Dyspepsia, and at
times suffers very much after eating.
The August Flower, however, re-
1ieves the difficulty. My wife ire
uuently says to me when / am going
to town, We are out
Constipation Of August Flower,
and I think you had
better get another bottle I am also
troub1edwith Indigestion, and when
ever I am, I take one or two tea
spoonfu1s before eating, for a day or
two. and all trouble is removed" 9
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-20
Does the Moon Cause Earthquakes

with regard to the phases of the
moons motions, M. Briseo found that in
four years, 1885 to 1880. the number Of
earthquakes neal new and full moons,
exceeded the numb Dat the quarters
very nearly in the proportion of six to
four. In a number of exceedingly
elaborate calculations M. Brisco has en-
deayored to show that, however the fig
ures were handled, they always present
the same general conclusions; but there
are not as yet sufficient facts to justify
more than a passing allusion to this
curious speculation. It does, however,
appear to be an inevitable deduction
from the evidence, not only that earth
quakes occur more frequently at the
periods of new and full moon, but that
their frequency increase at the time when
the moon is nearest the earth and dimin-
ish when it is most distant; and, more
over, that earthquake shocks n more
frequent when the 400 is near the
meridian that when she is ninety de-
grees from it. M. Percy, the French
scientist, tried to figure out some connec-
ton between moon phases and earth
ouakes as long ago as 1844.-&. Louis
ReDu6LSc.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-20
The Naval Force of Italy.

The feet Of Italy consists of 252 yes.
sells of all dasses. OF these the ships to
be feared are the battle-ships Italia, Le-
panto, Re Umberto, Duilio, Dandalo,
LAURA, Morcsini and Doria. These YES
sells are sheathed in armor from twenty
two to nineteen inches thick, and carry
guns of great range and penetrative force.
The combined feet of the Italian navy
mounts 628 guns, and is manned by
is. $50 men. This summary of guns in
cludes only great guns. The ships all
carry besides these strong secondary bat
teries. The total of all men in the naval
service of Italy is $3.50. The Duilio
and Dandalo b.Iong to the central citadel
type, of which the Infexible, of the Brit
ish navy, is the most heavily armored,
though the two Italian ships are superior
to the Inf1exible in armament and speed.
The italia and Lepanto have a draught OF
thirty feet, which would of itself make
it very dangerous for them to fool around
New York harbor. Italy has also fifty
ocean-going torpedo boats and seven
torpedo cruisers. The naval reserve of
italy is large and most of her maritime
population are enrolled in it.-Nec
York Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-20
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Sow lime broadcast over the onion bed
as a protection against worms.
Study the economy of feeding; the
whole matter of profit is largely de-
termined by the management Of the feed
ing. No set rules car be given. Each
lot should be fed according to its require
ments.
Chop the manure well into the soil of
the garden. Use only the fine and well
rotted material. Coarse manure, con-
tanning cornstalks, straw, or other litter
not decomposed, will only be in the way
of the young and tender plants. The
finer the manure the better.
The hog.pen is a nuisance that ought
to be abolished. A small pasture Gs
green food, containing comfortable shell
ter and conveniences for feeding and
watering, should be provided; then hogs
will be healthy, have good appetites and
good digestion, and that is all they
want.
The more wrinkled the peas the better
the quality of the variety. The early
peas are usually smooth. The dwarf va
Iieties can be grown with the least labor,
as they need no supports; but later on
the taller kinds should be planted, as
they are not only of better quality, but
afford a greater number of pickings.
The manure of the different kinds of
farm stock varies in quality Oh richness,
because they receive different kinds of
r~atioDs, and because they assimilate
their food differently. The manure
from the stalls of fattening animals is
| richer; that is to say, is worth more per
ton than that from stock fed on grain or
mill feed.
A hand seeder will distribute the
seeds in the row much better than can
be done with the fingers. Some seed
| drills open the rows, plant and cover the
| seeds, and mark off the next rows. If
| the proper implements were used for the
| garden there would be less complaint of
the labor required in growing vegetables
for family use.
The first thing to do in invigorating a
worn-out orchard is to enrich the ground
by a top dressing tina whole surface
with barn manure; if practicable, at the
rate of thirty or forty two-horse loads tf
the acre, or with less if this amount car
not be had. Let this manure be finely
broken up SO as to be evenly spread anc
not left in Jumps.
Professor j. ". sanborn says: "Up t.
300 pounds weight the calf consumes
3.3 per cent. oil its live weight daily
from 800 to 700 pounds weight in tn
steer requires three per cent. of hvt
weight daily from 700 to 1000 pound
2.s per cent, and thereafter some o.
per cent. of live weight daily. More a
FIRST and less at the finish. 1t require
about one-third of this food in grain"
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-20
The CapIto1 Dome at Washington.

The Capitol dome at Washington is
the only considerable dome of iron in
the world. II is q vast hollow sphere
weighing s, 900, 800 pounds. How much
is that2 More than 1000 tons, or almost
the weight 5000 full-grown persons, or
about equal to 1000 ladened coal cars Of
four tons each, which, if strung out one
behind tho other, would occupy . mile
and d half of track. On the very top
of the dome the ~allegorical figure,
aAmerica,n weighing 1926 pounds,
lifts it's proud head high in the air. The
nressure OF this dome and figure upon the
picrs and pillars is 14,477 pounds to
the square foot. 1t would, however, re.
ouire d pressure Of 755, 286 pounds to
the square foot to crush the supporters Of
the dome. The cost of this immense
dome vas little short of 81 ,O0o, 00O.-
81, Logis RspabIIe.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-20
THE SOIL.

With the majority of crops it is not
necessary to prepare the surface of the
soil deep. If the surface is thoroughly
fixed to the depth of three or four inches,
that is really all that is necessary and the
implements that will do this best and
most economically are the ones that
should be used.
Many follow the plan of blowing the
land in the fall or early winter and then
working it into a proper depth in the
spring with the cultivator and harrow.
This is a very considerable saving over
the old plan Of blowing in the spring be-
fore seeding or planting. With all crops
it pays TO take time to work the
soil into a good depth before planting
the seed and the more thoroughly this is
done the better the termination and
growth of the plants It is quite an
item with spring work to get everything
done in good season, and as a rule every
thing that will save time or lessen work
in the spring should be taken advantage
of.
Whether the common diamond shaped
%cultivator OF the disc or spring tooth
harrow are used, care should be taken to
work into a good depth. Their princi-
pie advantage is in the saving OF time.
| Oats can be sown broadcast either BY
hand or with the seeder and worked into
the soil with one of these implements
and the work be done very rapidly,
| with corn one or two workings with one
Of these implements is all that is usually
necessary to ct for the planter. By pre-
pairing in a good depth before planting
| the cultivation can be commenced earlier
[ than would otherwise be possible.
In many cases it will be necessary t.
use the spike tooth harrow to finish M
before seeding. The character OF th'
soil should determine the kind Of nipple
ment to use. No one implement will d
best under all cultivation and a little car
in the selection will make q considerable
difference in the results. The best i'm
elements to use are those that do th,
work economically and most satisfac
toriIy.-K 5sccasiB Agriealtwrist.
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-20
Talks cheap, but when it's

Talks cheap, but when it's
backed up by a pledge OF the
hard eask of a financially re-
sponsibIe firm, or company, OF
worldwide reputation for fair
and honorable dealing, tt
means business
Now, there are scores OF
sarsaparillas and other blood
purifiers, all cracked up to be
the best, purest, most peculiar
and wonderful, but bear IN
mind for your own sake),
there's only @e g"0rG"fee@
blood-purifer and remedy for
torpid liver and all diseases
that come from bad blood.
That Outstanding solitary
and alone-sold nn trial, IS
DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery.
If it don't do good in skln'
scalp and scrofulous diseases
and pulmonary consumption
is only lung-scrofula-just let
its makers know and gel your
money back.
Talks cheap, but to back a
poor medicine, or a common
one, by selling it or f'7Gh as 5
"Golden Medical Discovery
is sold, would bankrupt the
largest fortune.
Talks cheap, but only"D1s
covery" is guaranteed
The Opelousas courier., 1891-06-20
The Grin Sought Shining Marks.

One remarkable popularity of the grip
in Japan was its prevalence among the
upper classes, whereas the cholera sought
its victims among the poorer people.
Some idea of the extent of the epidemic
may be gathered from the fact that, at
Yokohama, the sufferers officially re-
ported numbered over $4,000, and it il
estimated that the unreported cases
throughout the prefecture were nearly
twice as great. OF the 130, 900 inhab-
itants of Kobe, Is, 900 were attacked by
the disease. In Toxic the epidemic ragged
with greater violence, and similar re.
ports come from some of the Chinese
cities. -BosDp Irapseriqf,