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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27
BILL WON,
Nothing sbor OF a Stove Lid Could Pbas,
Vim.

G'I'h
\ jolly crowd Of jokers were swapDinp
stories at Frank Sells the other niyht
when the conversation turned on appetites.
Every one had something to tell about feats
ri commanding.
"hit you fellows ever hear how Appetite
Bill won n big pot Of money in a pie catinl.
tontcst?' spoke up Walter Davis.
No one ever had.
well, you all know that Bill is a poycr
when it comes TO feed. When John Usher
used to serve Il boiled dinner on MONDAYS.
Bill thought nothing Of assimilating thrce
heads of cabbage and the appropriate &C.
compartment of salt meat, while he hclped
digestion along with II peck Of potatoes and
n couple of loaves Of bread. Bill was great
on boiled dinners, but when it came to pie
he was n marvel.
lie wasn't so strong on the quantity of
pies he could cat as he was on the number
he could bite THROUGH when they were
placed one On top of the other. lie had a
record of making his teeth meet through II
layer Of six pies, and sweet potato pies at
that, but he wouldn't bet on more than five.
"Of course II man who can hite through
three pics can make a fortune il he only has
q stake, so You can imagine how Bill would
clean up the gilt of Il new town when he
would begin on three and then play progress
sion.
"Wcll, SIR, when Bill first struck Rum
Row and began pie biting lac kept the boys
broke, 50 it was concluded that a j~ub.hvuld
he put up on him. One day a fellow wanted
to bet him that he couldn't bite through
/ four lemon pies. Bill looked at him mourn.
4 fully and pulled out his roll.
Bring on your pics he said as lac put
Pup his stuff. The fellow went out and
pretty soon back lie came with the pies.
lie had had 'em baked TO order, aud in il
of EN- he had made the baker put in Il pie
splate. Everybody on the row knew of the
kioke except Bill, and Ushcr's place wa
FILLED. Men burned themselves with thier
kcigars to keep from laughing as Bill picked
Pup the pies. Ne opened his mouth and in
Etertcd the edges Of the pics. Then he hit.
when his teeth met against the pie
3plate, the nos surprised look yOu evcrsuw
,1n life spread over hi, face. Then he grew
red behind the ears, aud he drew himself
together, lie just gave one mighty bite
sand then put down the pics, while lie spat
|out II lot If crust and filing and took a
temicircular piece Of tin p,aSr cut Of his
mouth.
q The cr0wd nearly tainted a. Fill gath
cred in the stakes and remarked.
IA Boys, you Ortcr he'd put ia Il stove lid;
tin don't phase mc.''-Washiugton News.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27
SCHOOL BOARD LETTING,
She .'"'"bers Were All Present-Routin,
business Disposed OF.

NV r % DeTs were All ne
Cuisines. Disposed Of.
IT, nool board met last evening,
with Chairman Hanks, Mrs. Ladd, and
Messrs. Gallagher, Wright, Kellison,
Cooper. and Atkinson present.
The question of approving the min
utes of the last meeting created a long
discussion. Chairman Hanks set up the
claim that the proceedings of the last
meeting were illegal on the ground
that the board had agreed upon ID GER
tain hour for meeting and that if a quo
rum was not present at the stipulated
time the meeting should stand adjourned.
He questioned the right of a quorum TO
meet afterward and legally transact
business. y majority Of the board were
OF Il different opinion from the chairman
and tho minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Prof. Largent stated that Hiss Nc
Laughlin declined 10 accept the prof
fcrcd position Of music teacher as she
could not undertake the extra work
The position will be rendered to other
teachers.
The matter of purchasing drawing
manueIs Was referred To the teachers
committee.
The clerk was instructed to purchase
two sets Of music charts for the use of
the schools,
The special committee appointed TO
confer with Mr.. Prentise, Jr., regarding
the $40 matter was granted further
time in which to report.
The clerk was instructed to draw a
warrant for the semi annual interest on
tho bonds issued May |, 1891, which
amounted TO $500.
Mckay Bros bid for building the
Central school was laid on the table.
Kellison brought up the Black Eagle
falls school proposition, merely to get
the sentiment of the board on the mat
ter. lie got it, 50 he didn't press bis
measure.
Phil Gibson's insurance proposition
and the sewer tax matter were laid over
till next meeting.
The Industrial Printing company was
allowed SS0.42 for printing. Their bill
was not quite clear to the board. A pre-
vious bill had been rendered for SIP
for 10000 blank sheets, but the dlscov-
cry was made that only $4,000 bad been
delivered. The mistake was rectified
and SS0.i2 allowed for the amount de.
livered.
Warrants we're ordered drawn in ia
vor of the Great Falls water works for
SD; for W. +. Chamberlain for SIS; for
Wentworth & Co. for S1.2J, and for the
Great Falls Iron works for 81; also for
| Meili e Thompson for S12 for insurance;
Architect Whites bill for $50 was laid
oyer.
Kellison moved that all orders for
printing amounting to the sum OF $40 be
bid for. He wished to give every print
ing house a fair chance at the work to
be done. His motion prevailed and il
was SO ordered.
The chair was empowered to fill the
various committees and report at the
next meeting.
! A special committee was appointed
to examine the work on the West side
school building and report at the next
meeting. Adjourned,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27
NIBl;Ey NEWS.

\. Mrt.cr Wa Thrown From II Bronco
aud Was severely Injured.
judge ". G. Lee Of Kibbey is re-
4ja.crcd at the Minneapolis house. In
conversation with a tHlHCNU roprc-
sentative regarding matters in his section
Of the country, Mr. Lee said that grPin
would not average over IA quarter Of IL
crop on account Of the drought. Ranch
men are doing assessment work on their
mines and express great confidence in
their deyelopement. They are by no
means utterly disheartened over the pres
ent state of affairs. They are inclincdt to
look upon the bright side of the present
stringency and believe that mining will
improve with business generally.
a. MCGEE was thrown from a bronco
the other day and sustained painful in
juries lie was dragged 80 yards be-
fore he could release himself from the
animal. Medical attendance was sum-
moned from Neihart and he is now re-
ported as doing well.
Mrs. Ford of Otter creek has been
very sick. but is now out of danger.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27
TALK.
Ndicd to til" Long-Di>tanCe Cir
Cuit Next Year,

II, Summers, superintendent Of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone COM
pany. arrived in the city last evening,
IN conversation with Il TEIEUNE reporter
he stated that The new long-distance
telephone line will be completed between
Livingston and Missoula within the
next few days. This line when complct-
ed will connect Livingston. Bozeman,
Townsend, Helena, Deer Lodge. Butte,
Anaconda, Philipsburg, Missoula and
all intermediate points. lie also states
that the telephone line has been com
pleted between Spokane and Portland,
and in all probability the line will be
extended west from Missoula next year,
which will connect all Montana points
with the Spokane and Portland system.
Mr.. Sommers says that he considers
Great Falls a city of great future and,
while the Exchange here is not advanc-
ing as rapidly as might be expected,
he attributes the same to the financial
depression prevalent throughout the
west.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company, he says, propose to build a line
early next spring connecting Great Falls
with Helena which will also connect
with the system already alluded to, thus
enabling subscribers in Great Falls to
talk to friends or business correspond
ents at Portland and all intermediate
points. Mr.. Sommers has been Il long
resident of the west and has seen the
principal towns Of the state grow up
from their first inception to the present.
He has unlimited faith in the future of
Great Falls and always talks in favor of
this city wherever he goes. His business
as superintendent of the telephone com
pany calls him into Idaho and other
states and territories and in all of the
west, he says that he finds the same de-
preston in business. lie visits Great
Falls about twice Il year and has many +,
acquaintance hero who are always glad
to greet him and talk about electricity,
and kindred subjects on all Of which he
has ii supply of information which is in
tcresting to all who have an interest in
the most wonderful myetery Of the
world electricity.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27
FLOWER CANTATA.
viii he Given at the Presbyterian Church
Tonight.


viii he Given at the Presbyterian Church
Tonight.
1t has truthfully been said that the
ladies of the Presbyterian church were
foremost in the city in the way Of getting
up entertainments that would please the
ordinary as well as the most critical,
a fact which the large crowds that al
ways gather there can well testify to.
Tonight Oct. % at 5 o'clock they will
give IA beautiful flower cantata" for
which they have procured IA large can
vass beautifully painted and decorated
with large flowers, arranged as follows:
Daisy-Maud Houston.
Rose Mrs. Mcfarland.
Suntlower-Mrs. j. d. White.
Buttercup-Miss Ada Spencer.
Lilly Mrs. Holmes.
Man in-the- Moon-Mr. q. \. Miller.
Pausy-Mr. Mcdonald,
Tulip-Mr. !, ID. White.
Gardner-Mr j. G. Jones.
This promises to he a grand success.
After the entertainment a delicious
lunch will he served by the ladies',
Everybody come, Admission only DC,
Lunch free.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27

Edward Lynn, charged with assault
ing Jennie Howard, with whom he bad
been living, Was yesterday tried in the
police court and fined 500 and costs.
In default Of the cash he was committed
to Jail for tifty-onc days,
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27

HOODS PILLS arc purely vegetable. and a.
~ purge. pain or grips. Sold By al druggista
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27

The Third street sewer work is NOV
ing right along. Nh ut 10 feet Of the
excavation work is completed, - feet Of
iuyert finished and - feet of arching
completed. At present considerable
difficulty is encountered in eNcavating
in quick sand, but this will I've overcome
in a few days.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27
Henry star Will Hang.

81, Louis, Oct. 2&.-A Republic spec
Ial from Fort Smith, Ark, says: The
Jury IN the Henry Starr case rendered a
verdict of guilty of killing Floyd Wilson,
who was endcayoring to arrest him on
December 18th last. The date Of the
execution was fixed for next week.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27

Cash paid for second-ha goods.
Third street, opposite Boston Clothing
store. Il. A. Jones. Manager.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-27

The Hon. John S. Hyatt, an ey-alder
man of the city of New York, arrived in
this city Sunday. The gentleman has
good deal of money invested in property
here and has much more that he in
tends to put 10. His visit is well timed
Investments made now in Great Falls
property will yield a hundred fold in the
course of a few years
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-10
Dry Weather Cultivation.

1t is frequently the case that in the
early spring a dry spell of weather sets
in, and if the soil is plowed shallow it,
saws the Southern Live Stock Journal,
will only take a few days to dry il out to
such an extent that it is difficult for vege-
tatiOn to get a start. The best remedy
to be employed is deep breaking, making
narrow burrows so as to break up and
mellow the soil as much as possible fol-
lowing almost Immediately with the har-
row to fully fine the soil and giving it a
good degree of compactness. The general
practice is to plow three to four inches
deep with wide burrows, nearly turning
the soil over, and having it lay fat to be
compacted by the rain to as great de-
gree as before plowed In this condition
1t is soon dried out, and becomes so hard
that the air does not act upon it.
If the pillow runs deep cutting narrow
burrows, the furrOw is broken up and the
soil is mellowed and if the narrowing is
done Immediately and continued until the
soil is made very fine, a good degree of
compactness will be secured, which will
prevent drying out. A mellow, moist soil
must be secured in every case to obtain
the best results. Growth cannot succeed
in a dry, hard soil, and the reasons are
very plain; first, the moisture below
the earth rises and breaks through the
earth and escapes into the air before the
roots of plants take it up, and the fertil-
ity that is brought up with the moisture
will escape in the same manner; neither
can the air enter a hard, dry soil
and the moisture 1t contains together
with the elements of plant food are also
lost TO the crop. 1t must ever be borne in
mind that in order to promote growth the
conditions of the soil must be such as to
favor the actions of the air on the soil
MellOwness and moisture must be found
in the soil in order to favor the action of
the air. combined, free and uninter-
rupted action of the air and earth must
be secured in order to pro-
mote the growth of the plants.
The plant food that exists in the earth,
and that which is found in the air is not
in condition to be used by plants; but the
action of the air on the earth changes
these elements Of plant food into forms
available for plant growth. The philoso-
ply of plant growth is very simple, but
conditions must be supplied by cultiva-
ton. Moisture is induced and the action
Of the air and earth is secured.
The cultivator is to till the ground" to
such a depth and in such a manner as to
preserve mellOwness and moisture during
the period of crop growth. If this is done,
great yields and favorable results will
necessarily follow, both in wet and in dry
| seasons. Thorough cultivation must be
| given to meet the demands of natural
laws.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-10
Dehorning.

A custom among cattlememen which
has almost become universal, as a hui
name act, that of dehorning cattle, is
confirmed in carefully tabulated state
ment in bulletin issued by the Cornell
University which says, we have received
so many inquiries in regard to this prac-
tice that il has seemed worth while that
we should give a brief outline of our ex-
perience, in this bulletin We have made
it practice, for the past six or seven
years, to dehOrn our cows as soon
as they come into the dairy, and
at the present time there is
no animal having horns on the farm
While for the most part the horns have
been removed by students and others who
have never even seen the operation per
formed, we have as vet to meet the
first case where there has been any ill
effect following the operation. The last
time the opera ton was performed was on
November 8, 1891, at which time, among
others, five cows in milk were dehorned.
Three of these were heifers under two
years old, two were matured cows that
had been purchased in the neigh bOrhOOd +;
all were comparatively fresh in milk
A glance at the tables shows that the
cows dehOrned were very little affected
by the operation, with the exception of the
cow Pandora. 1t will be seen that she
fell off three pounds upon the day on
which she was dehorned and six pounds
more on the following day, after which
she nearly regained her normal flow
The variations in the case of the other
cows were extremely trivial, and it will
be seen that some of the cows not de-
horned varied quite az much and that,
too, on the same days; for in
stance, Belva fell off six and three
quarters pounds on the same day
on which the others were dehorned. and
Shadow fell of ten pounds on the day
preceding. In another table we have
shown the losses Immediately following
the operation with each individual and
also the extreme variation in the whole
period of five days before and five days
following, and for purposes of compari
son, have included the variations on these
days for the cows that were not dehorned
We omit the tables so carefully compiled
the review of the same giving the facts
near enough for all practical purposes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-10
Curing Glover Hay.

The value of clover hay depends much
on the time of cutting it, and on the way
it is cured. When in full blossom it is
full of sap, but it is then the sweetest,
and then is the best time to cut it. If cut
ting is delayed leaves and blossoms drop
off almost as soon as it begins to dry. We
would cut in the morning while still
green, follow at once with the hay tedder,
shaking up the newly-cut grass, and eX-
posing all parts equally to the air. This
can only be done " lille the grass is green.
At any other time the use of the tedder
breaks off much of the most valuable part
of the plant, and leaves it comparatively
worthless Toward night rake into wind
rows and make medium-sized cocks, as if
made too large while still so green, they
may turn black in the middle.
The following days these cocks will
have settled considerably, and by placing
one on top of another, the heating and
drying of the hay will be nastened. The
third day after cutting it will be cured
enough to draw to the barn if the weather
has been fine If the drawing has been
begun in the forenoon, opening the cocks
for the first two or three loads is advisa-
BILE BY noon or after the pitching to and
from the load win give it air and sunlight
enough TO part with good deal of it's
moisture. If no rains have fallen on the
hay, its dampneSs is from juices in the
stalk Comparatively little drying makes
this keep without injury Most of the
trouble from hay heating in the NOW
comes from putting in hay that has been
wet with rains or heavy dews. This
mixing with the natural juices of the
clover gets up a violent fermentation
which quickly makes hay valueless.
With only its natural juices in the hay,
comparatively little exposure to sun and
air is needed.
The real curingo of clover hay must come
from "a slight fermentation, raising the
temperature up to 1l0' to 1902 This will
not burn the outside, but it will soften the
stems and let out much of the sap which
they contain When this sap is dried the
hay is cured If the farmer opens cock
of clover hay and finds it wet inside. that
fact is evidence that the hay has fer
mented and can then be put in mows or
stack without injury. If green clover in
the cock is not wet it is evidence that its
sap is yet in the stems. In the heating of
clover the partially dried leaves and bios
SONS absorb some of the moisture and can
be loaded on the wagon with compare
lively little loss. A. G.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-10

use of The land One crop b. rth,rod
ana another one Is immediately planted
More manure is used. and piowcd and
narrowed Ju. The soil gets SOFT mellow
ANA warm. Weeds are kept down boy The
continual cultivation. and the market
Gardener can continue 90 use this same
Soi year after year without its running
out I'm other words, this continual Guilt
walton, use and mauuring Of the soil is
me surest way 10 keep IL strong and fer
Tile some farmers claim that the land
needs rest occasionally. for it has been
drained 20 much by crops This should
not be, If ii has been properly MANFRED
and cultivated.
We need plenty Of available plant
FOOD IN our soil, and il must be put there
literally and in the best form. But one
OF the most common things is TO let a
great deal of this 90 to waste. The land
IS not cultivated sufficiently to make the
food available for the plants. It conse-
quently leaks down into the subsoil in the
course of time or is washed away. Very
often our apparently infertile soils do not
seem TO improve with the heavy applica-
lions of manure but when they are cul-
tlvated continually, and crops are taken
of and others put in. the land gradually
improves. This is due simply to the fact
that continual cultivation often fertilizeS
as much as the manure does.
w E. FARMER.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-10
Advantage of Selling.

The enormous waste incurred by the
tramping down of pasture by stock when
the ground is soft or the feed is short is
too little thought of by farmers, says the
Western Rural. Early turning upon the
pastures in the spring, before the ground
settles or the grass gets a start, often does
serious damage to both land and stock.
The grass is soft and washy and the change
from dry, nourishing food to that contain
ing so little nutrition is often quite serious
in its results
Under the soiling system more stock
can be kept on a given acreage than by
pasturing much of the expense of fenc-
ing is saved nearly all of the food given
is available for formation of products,
as there is no waste of energy in search
ing for food and the manure can be pre-
served free from waste.
The best crops for sOiling are those
rich in heterogeneous matter or protein.
Although smaller crops are usually OBJ
tanned with the legumes Glover, peas,
etc J, than with corn fodder, the fodder
from the legumes is much richer in nj
trogen and hence of more value in the
production of milk, cheese. butter and
beef The legumes, being nitrogen
collectors, are able to obtain much of
their food supply from the air and sub
soil. They add to the fertility of the
soil by the decay of their roots, stubble
and leaves, which are left in and upon
the soil when the crop is harvested. The
advantages Of clover to the dairy farmer
may be briefly summed up as follows; 1t
is more valuable than hay or corn stalks
in production of milk; it obtains much of
it's nitrogen from the air, and can be
grown with mineral fertilizers only; it
increases the value of the manure and il
tends to improve the soil by the decay of
its roots, stubble and leaves, which re-
main after the crop is harvested.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-10
Cut Worms.

ivy -' garden, very old spot in cultiva-
,,-" forty years or more, is overrun with
a' worms. l am kept replanting cab
''seS' tomatoes and the like all the
tr''l- until l become discouraged. 1 am
W., ,,'-pled to give up the garden next year
, rl'.sS can do something in the way of a
be- -5I c,.sa destruction Of them. Can this
~ H.
or la-'..so5mlQliogists inform us that there are
t6s r. .ou distinct species of cut worms in
heo'l, ulled States. Like nearly all other
Ous .J CuJ worms are much more iniuri-
OnI,. .Hsh others. Doubtless there are
dan e" species that do most of the
MOVIE ,''-e. In rich old garden spots they do
W., or less damage every year.
barg .u lhe worms" exist in such num-
To aal1S with H, - it becomes necessary
tbe |1GpJ some heroic measures. and even
nine nay not be possible to fully exter-
rr9 l,q,e !them. There is only one way Of
Of Az fling, and that is to procure a lot
and ~ ~ material that the worms feed on
don BISON ,,,7,In 1t with Paris Green or Lon
tie ,rl rrpIe, and then distribute it where
''1ls can find, and feed upon it.