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IMPROVING ON NATURE.



Ing Fnrs Ready TO Wear.
A Japanese gentleman has perfected
. new process FOR fnrs called tito fur
transferring process, Ly which tho or.si..
nary skin is entirely removed, tho fur
alone remaining, each individual hair
being attached TO 4 flexible fabric The
advantages claimed for this process 4.
thnt the furs are much softer aud nlor9
pliable than ordinary skins, thnt Til v
are entirely free from s.i.y unploassssls
odor, and so far frosn being injured fl.essl
being wetted they can be washed in hct
water and dried like blankets 1t ii alsa
said that the fur win not come out by
use, as tho hairs hold much closer than
when implanted In the original akin.
ALI kinds Of fur can be thus transferred
from the skin on which they grew Oh 10
close and durable fabric.
The method of this transfer is at first
sight rather difficult to grasp II is OBJ
vious that each individual hair cannot
be transferred singly, but that the whole
must be done at once. The nature Of the
process, however, may be very easily
indicated The original skin, from what.
ever animal IL may have been obtained,
Ia placed with the. fur downward, in
contact with the an adhesive surface,
TO which the hairs become 20 strongly
attached that the skin may be laid hold
Of and absolutely torn or stripped away,
leaving the fur attached TO the cement
and no perfectly 10 this accomplished that
the skins themselves are capable OF be-
ing utilized for, leather.
The next step of the process Is the
covering OF the roots with another adhe-
sive material, by which they are ce-
mented to close woven fabric Thus
it will be seen that the external portion
OF the fur Is tightly held by the first ce-
ment to which it:was. attached, while
the roots OF the hairs are closely cement
cd TO the fabric which has been placed
upon them In the process Of manufac..
ture all that Ia now necessary il 90 loos.
en- the attachment of the hairs to the
cement ON which they were first placed,
when the whole Of the fur in its original
position Ii obtained, only cemented to
the flexible fabric in lieu of the original
skin.
The result is undoubtedly most sue
cessful. It Is difficult to imagine soft
er fur than that which is obtained. --
New York Advertiser.
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il rHE LANE.

Limb linked with lisnb old elrns O'erspan Che
lane,
A dim. sweet spot where one would surely
rest
Tohear the wind among the leaves like rain
And gaze awhile upon the dappled west
With gentle sadness, yet no touch OF pain,
As do now. while with warm oaorous wings
The evening hoyers down, and gleam by
gleam
The cloud glow darkens and familiar things
Grow beautifully strange, Us In d dream,
Amid the glamour that the twilight brings.
And silence, Ike a presence whose soft palm
Rests in light benediction on the brow,
Soothing the spirit with lethean balm
Stands in the porch of night. the world be-
low,
And all the starry soiitudes are calm.
Youths Companion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-28

A very pleasing table decoration that
is easily carried out throughout the sum-
mer months is the addition of flowers to
the finger bowls. Use double bowls, one
large enough to hold the other. and fill
the space between the two with very
small blossoms. The effect Of dipping
the fingers into flower eneircled water is
decidedly unique and agreeable.
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The Indian Canoe.

What a wonderful creation is the
Indian cancel Light as foam, blown like
feather by the slightest breeze, re-
sponsive as cork to the least ripple
Yet this same fragile bark Is adapted to
the widest waters. It leaps in safety
from crest to crest of the cataract or
buoyantly surmounts the billows of the
stormy lake. 1t was well for us that it
was so, for we were heading toward q
broad sheet of water that was thickly
dotted with white caps We were soon
far enough out to feel the full force Of
the gale that stung our faces with wind
and spray. To go against such o wind
with bark canoe would be an utter
impossibility, but to run with it was
great FRI. Our safety depended upon
the ski the steersman in keeping her
before the wind Certainly the day had
commenced auspiciously. We owerc MAX
ing quick time The complacent Irish
man was taking TO himself all the credit
for this gale as though it were part of
his business was forbidden to pad
die, but with Captain Mick's consent
I tied the tails Of my rubber coat TO the
handles Of two paddles and inserted the
blades In the arlnholes. This extempore
sail greatly added TO the speed OF our
flying craft On we dew, outstripping
the spray that leaped after MS and fell
short This kind Of sailing furnished
sensations for which no analogy can be
found in the whole range Of navigation.
Instead Of plunging deeply and laboring
heavily, as wooden boat would, our
buoyant vessel scarcely deigned to
plunge at all. but seemed TO skim like o
sea gull ON the very foam itself. Sowe
crossed Lake Talon In q boat which .
man could carry, doing eight miles Of
angry waves without shipping thimble-
full of water. &C Outing.
One hnn1rad wears asyO the JanaueAN
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'sDo You mean TO say" said the sharp
nosed woman. .that you charge a. much
for five word message as ron do for
one containing 10 wordsaD
.tThat is the rule. replied the oper-
ator.
Its just horrid, that's what IL Ia. !
can't think Of another five words 10 put
In that message to save my life. I'm
dianapolis Journal. s
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One hundred years ago the japanese
were 90 separated from the remainder
Of mankind that so far as any inter-
course was concerned they might almost
as we'll have inhabited the moon.
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Quite nrounEaanous.

shesed-It,s odd abopt mountain.
isn't it? . "A 1i.,'s iss
Hetsed What is2
Shesed--Thae II never wears its spuxa
N its foot Tasscit Free RreaA a
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Life savers ON the French coast are
hereafter TO be aided by trained doga
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HOMESEEKERS
whether,in city on country.

Whether,in city or country.
Again we invite You to come and
see us, or write us, and we will
convince you of the truth of the
statement which we made at the
beginning Of this article, that we
will offer, you IN investment in
either city lots or farms, which
will be far "better than q SAVINGS
BANK"
cAAs. 3. KENNEDY, Pres.
Madison, So: Oak.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
RAMSEY, La, Oct. 20, Is

RAMSEY, La, Oct. 20, 1893.
| take this method of informing all
those whom it may c1ncern, that have
full charge of all matters relating to the
financial portion of the business of
Martin Bagley, agent, for both Ramsey
and Lyons Plantations in all transac-
tons that may take place from this
date; also in settling for all cane con-
tracted for by Martin Bagley, agent,
from the crops of 1893.
| have also the power to contract for
and purchase cane for the factories on
said plantation during the grinding
season of 1898.
All persons desiring information in
regard to selling cane to said factories,
may obtain same by calling on me at
my store on Ramsey Plantation.
Oct. 2l-3mo. p. L. TERRIER.
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s@ Come to the Abbeyille
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ELECTION
PROCLAMATION. !.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ,
State Of Louisiana. {
TO Adonis Leblanc, ESQ.,, Returning
Officer for the parish Of Vera
million
Whereas, a vacancy has oc:
Cured in the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana by the resig.
nation of Hon. DON Caffery Repre-.
sentative in the State Senate from
the 10th Senatorial District
And whereas, by virtue of the
duty imposed on me by Law / now
direct you to give notice by publica.
ton in a newspaper published iH
your parish. within three DAYS after
receipt hereof that an election be-
held throughout parish to Ell said
vacancy, which said election shall be
fixed by you to be not less than
twenty nor more than thirty days
from date Of said publication.
And, do hereby direct and re-
quire you to hold and conduct said
election in every respect according
to the laws of this State.
Given under my signature and the
seal Of the State Of Louisiana, at ths
city of Baton Rouge, this 18th day
of March; 1894.
MURPHY j. FOSTER,
Governor Of Louisiana.
By the Governor
T: s. ADAMS, Secretary Of State:
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that from
and after this date, hunting in our
pastures along the sea marsh, at the
Islands in Prairie Gregg, is prohib-
tied. Any persons trespassing on
said premises will be prosecuted
according to law in such cases.
Emile Thibodeaux, Owe Thibo.
deaux, Oneziphor Thibodeaux. Ame-
lima Bronssard, Ludoyic Lequeux.
Nov. 4. '93.
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NOTICE Il.

The undersigned gives notice to
the public that hunting on his lands
and + semises is henceforth prohibit
ted. Any one trespassing on his
properties will be prosecuted to the
the full extent of the law.
J. HENRY PUTNAM.
January 7. 1898.
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VOL. XXXVI.
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ELECTION NOTICE.
VERMILIoN parrish La.
March l9, 1894.

By virtue Of the above order Of
His Excellency Murphy j. Foster;
Governor of the State of Lolisiana;
hereby announce that an election
will be held in the various wards
and polling precincts Of the Parish
of Vermilion, to elect Senator, for
the Tenth Senatorial District, TO fiji
the vacancy caused by the resigna.:
ton of the Hon. Donelson Caffery;
said election to take place on
Tuesday the 10th day of April 1894;
from 7 o'clock A. NJ, to 6 p. III, at
the following places:
First Ward
at P. q. Leblanc's, Commissions
ers, J. 1heclet Theriot, Chas. p:
Lange, Nicholas Bronssard.
Second Ward
At Henry Libersat's; Comnhiss-
toner's, w. W. Kuehling, Elof
Harrington, Geo. T.. Delano.
Third Ward
At Court House, Commissioners,
JOS R. Leguenec, M. v. Latnpmah,
B. F. Lyons.
Fourth Ward
At Collins T. Broussards, Gems
missioners, Remy Bronssard, Collins
T. Broussard, Am6ds Boudreaux.
Fifth Ward
At Lessin Abshires, Commissl
toner's, Jno. d. Labit; Geo. Hayes;
Hampton Morgan.
Sixth Ward
/. voting precinct at Cleophas
Vincent's. Commissioners, G. &.
Blanchard, Victor Herpin, Camili5
Sellers.
Sixth Ward
2. voting precinct at Desire Vim
cents, Commissioners, e. w. Gas.
pard, Desire Vincent, Arvels
Hebert.
Sixth Ward
8. voting precinct at Etier, q
Benoit's, Commissioners. JAS. Eal,n,
Jules Laurents. Ignias Mouton.
Seventh Ward
l. voting precinct at Jno. Nuqitr's.
Commissioners, Jno. Nugier, Adam
Boudreaux, Jno. v. HiDckley.
seventh Ward
q. voting precinct at AurelirH
ThealPs, Commissioners, AureI,en
Theall, Eugene Lacour, Safrazin
Hebert.
Seventh Ward
8. voting precinct at A. Raprz-
zoni's Commissioners, Isaac Nhi b;
A. Ragazzoni, Henry Laplace.
ADoNIs LEBLANC,
Returning Officer,
VermiIion Paritk:
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IRRIGATING AND DRAINING.
For circulars and information address
SHAKESPEARE d SWOOP,
219 Girod ST., New Orleans, La.
j. d. Bolton, Manager.

ABBEvILLE, La.
Jan. 80, 1894. {
This certifes that I bought of Shake
speare & Swoop an Eisler Pump for the
find it to give greater satisfaction than
any pump have seen, in every respect
being lighter running and giving consid-
erably more water.
| have on my rice farm q Morris Pump
(Heald & Sisca) which I thought fair
pump; but it is simply not i'll it with the
Eisler. The Eisler is Jim-dandy.
(Signed) DR.. T. T. YOUNG,
Tax Assessor of
24F'eb.6m Vermilion Parish.
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The weekly tribune., 1894-02-09
BIG TIE GOHTHiCT.
The Great northern Hniiruad VIII Put
In cedar Tiv..

The Great Northern Hniiroad VIII Put
n<e,llr Tiu..
The Spokane Chronic says that
lguatz We'll of Standpoint has received
d contract FROM the Great Northern for
10000 cedar railroad ties, ~ and : feet
long. lie has at present between fifty
and one hundred men strung along the
line of that road Novking IN his con
tract The ties are to ha used on sec
tions OF the road throuLy eastern Mon
tana and North Dakota NLr'c. owing 10
the long dry seasuna ;ir aui taEagack
tries are soon destroyed t'y ury rot.
L. +. Butler mas contract from the
Great Northern for 10000 cedar ties
of the same Dimensions uS mentioDpt.
and 10 be used in the same section d!
country. He has also receives, d Cuu-
tract from the same company -.
10000 feet OF piling, aud already LAS a
large force Of men employed un toe
work
The weekly tribune., 1894-02-09
THE PLANET VENUS.


II Can be Seen In the Day Time Now II You
Know Where to Look.
To those interested in astronomy ard
especially to the above phenomenon, the
following remarks will be interesting:
Prof. Prentiss, Of Rutgers college, re-
ferring to the phenomenon, says "The
phenomenon occurs at Intervals Of eight
years, whenever the planet is at or near
its greatest north latitude and about
four or five weeks before inferior con
junction. at which Venus is between us
and the sun. Venus is now 100000
miles distant from the earth, but on
Feb l6, at inferior conjunction, this WILL
have diminished to 25,44000O Venus
will then prescott to US face entirely
unillumined and will be lost in the
bright rays Of the sun. Even now IN
the telescope il is seen to exhibit the
form Of delicate crescent, like the new
moon, with one quarter of its disk in the
shadow, go that the brightness seems the
more wonderful After Feb. 1G it will
pass to the outer side of the sun. being
visible in the early dawn as the morning
star, and by Nov. % its distance Will
have increased to 150.000,000 miles, when
it's brightness will be five times less than
it is now.
"At present it is our nearest neighbor
among the planets, and it's nearness and
high rejecting powers combine to make
it most conspicuous. In fact. It is sc
brilliant that it may be seen in clear
sky with the naked eye throughout the
entire day by any one who knows Just
where to look for it.
ut is little more than two hours be-
hind the sun and few degrees higher
and therefore may be found at any time
little above the place the sun occupied
in the sky two hours before. A few
moments after two o'clock every day
this week il will be on the meridian hal
way up the sky between zenith and thu
south point of the horizon In th
morning hours, from 10 to II, it is in tn
southeast, at an altitude of from % t.
40 degrees.
ut is related by Arago that Napoleal
DOndEdrte, upon TepaiTlpS to III
Luxembourg when the directory wa
about TO give him fete. was very muc
surprised at seeing the multitude whic
was collected in the Rue de Touron pa
more attention to the region of tn
heavens situated above the palace tha
to his person or the brilliant staff whic
! accompanied him. He inquired tn
} cause. and learned that the curiou
persons we're observing with astonlsi
U ment, although it was noon, sta
which they supposed to be that of III
conqueror of Italy, an a'lusion to whic
the iIlustrious general did not seem il
o different when he himself remarked Il
t radiant body. The star was Nenu
a Other instances Of its observation in II
daytime are recorded some at very ear
periods. in 39S. 96i, zoos, l0li. III
t 1850"
The weekly tribune., 1894-02-09
MINING, NOTES.

Work on the Mouiton at Barker Being
Pushed Ahead.
The following mining items are from
the Barker Miner:
wv. Leslie came over from Running
wolf Monday He says the Yankee Girl,
a claim owned by himself. Il. Corbett.
and NJ. Hayes, bids fair to rival its name
sake in Colorado. They have eight feet
of solid ore, running over 30 per cent
lead and we'll up in silver. They shipped
a carload of ore to Great Falls last week
via Arlington. When the Blankenship
road is opened and train service resumed
on the Barker branch they will ship
from here.
Work at the Moulton is progressing.
4 station has been put in and they are
drifting on the vein. Where they struck
it the ore was mixed, containing more or
less iron. There is, however, large
body of ore on each side OF the iron.
The assays from the ore taken from the
part Of the vein containing the iron show
il 10 carry over 60 per cent lead and
fifteen ounces Of silver.
The weekly tribune., 1894-02-09
TYPHOID FEVER EPIDEMIC.
At Grand Forks. y. D.. the Death Kat. !.
Two Per Day.

At Grand Forks. y. d.. the Death Rate !.
Two Per Day.
The city Of Grand Forks is terribly
scourged 10y typhoid fever, A gentle
man writing from that city to Great
Falls friend says;
The death rate is now two per day, or
forty two total to date. The disease is
typhoid fever. The cause is attributed
to the city water, drawn from the Red
Lake river. CroOkston sewage is claimed
as the principal cause of the contamina-
tion of this water by DR.. Hoegh Of Min
neapolis and DR.. De Vaux of the North
Dakota board of health. Red Lake
river water has been condemned by the
city authorities unless boiled and fill
tered. The ice supply is to be taken
from Red river above the present point
of water SUPPLY if pronounced free from
bacteria by Prof. Vaughn Of Ann Arbor,
who is now examining samples Of the
water. The hospitals are full and the
situation is serious, but not desperate.
There are now 300 people i'll in the
city. Doctors and nurses are over
worked. People are not leaving the city
as reported. The authorities are doing
all that is possible to stop the spread of
the disease and are succeeding. The
citizens committee is making an inves-
tigation, backed by the mayor, and the
council is making the sanitary condition
the best possible
The weekly tribune., 1894-02-09
TIN. WE tTHEE.
Meteorological Report for the Month of
January.

Meteorological Report for the Month of
January.
The following meteorological report
for january was kindly furnished by
G. l.. llerzog, observer:
GREAT Falls, Mont, Feb. |, 1891.
Great Falls, Mon, latitude A deg. %
min.; longitude Ill deg. ID min.; height
above sea, $3.50 feet.
Mean temperature for the month, Ia.
Mean temperature, maximum 29.G.
Mean temperature, minimum 81.
Highest temperature, 81 degrees on
the 18th.
Lowest temperature, -2S on the 2}d.
Mean of range temperature, 244.
Total preci pitation. melted snow. OSl.
Total snowfall during month, I}G in.
Number Of clear days, ,.
Number of partly cloudy days. IL.
Number of cloudy days, II.
Number Of days on which snow fell, ID.
Prevailing direction Of wind, south
west.
Depth of snow OF the ground end Of
month. Al INCHES.
A light fall Of sIeet on the 10TH.
Heavy mists on I'd and 9TH.
The weekly tribune., 1894-02-09
IiSSOID HIM.
George Hinds of MiIligan Sued for SEQ
OuO Damages.

George Hinds of MiIIigan Sued for SEQ
OUO Damages.
In the complaint fled in the Office Of
the district court by Sandy Peterson
against George Hinda of Milligan, the
following allegations are made The
plaintiff, Peterson, says that he was en-
ployed by the defendant, Kinds, last
August as a laborer at his ranch, near
Miligsn: that defendant maliciously
nd purposely threw a lariat
over his neck and shoulders
while he was riding near cattle corral.
the defendant being inside the corral,
and that the horse plaintiff was riding
SHE'D wnen the rope alighted on plain
titf's neck. causing him to be dragged
from the saddle and his head jammed
against the sides Of the corral, whereby
he was grievously hurt and wounded
and his lower Jaw broken.
Plaintiff further alleges that defand-
ant left him lying on the ground wound-
ed and injured ana refused and neglect
ed to provide him With any care or
medical attendance. The injuy occurred
in Aug. 1893, and he alleges that since
that time he has been under treatment
at the hospital in Great Falls at an cX-
peuse of Sl.J00, and that he is per
manently incapacitated for labor, for
which he asks damages in the sum OF
$4,000.
The weekly tribune., 1894-02-09
4 pI.itK1 .DAlLER,
a Daring Attempt at collaborating Fru-
trated Nv a Jaiier's Nerve.

a Daring Attempt at collaborating Frus-
trated Nv II Jaiier's Nerve.
Bob Nestal. Ed Moore, and Martin
Wilson, three mon confined IN jail at
Billings on the charge of highway rob
berry, Tuesday morning made daring
attempt to escape. Moore was sweeping
the corridor under the supervision of
Jailer Stoll When the Iailer turned his
head for a moment to unlock cell
Moore struck him with slungshot, fell
ing him to the floor. The jailer. while
falling, had presence of mind enough to
throw the keys to the outer door over
the banister into the coal box.
After the prisoners had found the keys
they started for the stable where the
sheriff's horses are kept. Stoll in the
meantime had regained consciousness
and going to his office procurad a rifle
When he reached the gate Moore opened
fire on him with his revolver, but luckily
missed him. Stoll returned the fire
wounding Moore fatally. The other two
made their escape but we're soon cap.
tured by a posse which went out after
them
The weekly tribune., 1894-02-09

Major p. II. Hughes has been select
ed to act as secretary of the Board of
Trade and Yesterday he opened up the
Board of Trade room to the public,
Hereafter the hours will be from 9 a. m.
to j p. m. daily. The public are cordially
invited TO visit the headquarters, as is
also strangers visiting in the city. In a
few days writing material, newspapers.
etc, will be on the tables free to the
public. As the major is well acquainted
with the resources of northern Montana
he will take pleasure in giving in
formation to any one desiring il. The
place of meeting is one door south OF the
Water company's office in the Tod
block.