The morning call., 1894-02-08

article being worth 81. In order 10 Kill
them without irritation 1t Is necessary TO
drown them. By taking the animals out oil
the stOckade one at a time. and then putting
them in a crock which can be quickly inverted
and then soused In tub OF water they can be
drowned without any unpleasant consequences.
jet-black fur is worth considerably more
than the spotted pelt, and MIR. Eicnman has en-
deavored TO raise breed OF black skunks by
means of selection and environment, but has
been unable TO accomplish il and believes 1t
impossible while breeding in confinement.
P. A. Holmes OF the historic old city of Fort
Benton, situated at the head of navigation
on the Missouri River. is in he city.
he says that time has left its imprint
hghty on the oldest and at one time
most prominent town within the borders
OF montana, and few visitors would believe that
Inc place has been the continuous abode Of the
White race for nearly half a century. For over
quarter OF century Fort Benton was
essentially an Indian trading post. 1t is alleged
that every adobe in the mammoth structure cost
a quarter OF dollar. These were the days
when vast herds OF buffalo roamed at VIII over
the great region now known as Northern Mon
tana. The completion of the Utah Northern
Railroad cut of Benton's trade with the south
ern part Of the State and the arrival OF the
Northern Pacific at Helena also reduced the
freight traffic. The Great Northern was COM
pIeted to Benton IN 1887 and since that time
the place has lost it's prestige as a shipping
point.
j. L. Stevenson, former resident of San
Francisco. but now of Kansas City, related the
folio wing amusing incident yesterday: Thirty
years ago l was living In California when
young man from Honolulu named Lulich came
TO visit us. 1t was his first trip to this country.
and Is IL was winter time there happened TO be
the foothills. 1t was strange sight
to Mr. Lulich, and riding out to the
hills, which were at some little distance,
he made snowballs and enjoyed with boyish
Zest the fun OF peting the trees and rocks, al
though he was then over 80. firing at last. be
returned to his home aud related the singular
manner 10 which the snow would pack together,
exclaimIng, Tve brought you one to seeP at
the same time putting his hand in his pocket to
search for the SNOWFALL. The look of dsmay
which was noticeable on his face when he dis
covered his loss was painful TO me-"
~ read little piece in a Texas paper short
time ago which made quite an impression upon
me-" said Engineer James Mcbride OF the
Southern Pacific yesterday. at was to the
effect that while sometimes purse is made up
and presented to an engineer, no one ever
heard OF fireman being rewarded in the same
manner, while the records show that he has
performed as many deeds of valOr II train
leaves the track fireman has less chances of
escape than any man on board, except possibly
the mail clerk. The records show that more
fremen than engineers are Killed in railroad
wrecks, and the nature of his work, which
keeps him occupied almost continuously, pre-
vents him from watching for possible danger
He trusts the engineer for that"
Khalila Bistany, Syrian merchant who came
TO this country on visit 10 the Worlds Fair
last June, is at present in this city. lie pro-
poses TO make the United States his home at
his time in the study OF commercial law and in
perfecting scheme to establish here the man.
ufacture OF SILK from cOcOOns in the Syrian
manner. His father was prominent silk man.
ufacturer in his native country.
S. F. Swift, the big Chicago meat-packer.
who has been al the Palace for several DAYS, il
Is asserted is here for The purpose Of selecting
site for the erection OF an immense packing
house which Will be run in connection with his
Chicago and Kansas City houses. He is said
to have looked at the property in Rodeo where
the stockyards were laid out, and at several
other available sites In the neighborhood of
this city.
w. Z. Larkin of Chicago is at the Palace. He
is engaged in a scheme involving the, splitting
up OF the old Dunn ranch of $4,000 acres In
the Santa Clara Valley, near San Jose, for the
Durnose of seftIemenr