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The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06

disease An ordinary liar might be
cured by simply cutting of his
tongue, bit the only way to cure the
campaign ;tr would kc to cutoff his
head. T!is Dactlod Of cure would
largely diminish the population and
deprive politital campaigns Of much
OF their accustomed color and ro-
nance, but truth. which is 50 often
crushed to earth under present con-
ditions, would enjoy the novel cx-
pcricncc Of not being jumped on and
munglcd several thousand times
every cay. And yet what solemn
affairs Our political contests would
be without the audaciUus charm and
flavor which the campaign liar gives
them. We do not believes the Chica-
20 physicians can cure lying even
with the extended experience and
special opportunities for study 81
the subject which their residence ln
that city has given them. 1t is
too large d job even for Chicago cx-
pcrtS. Elltif lhcy insist on attempting
the cure or all other kinds Of liars. i
is to be hoped that they will not do
privc Us Of the campaign liar. His
cure is impossible except by blottin9
him out. and his 4srn,cyal would de
privc Us of the most picturcsqc and
cnIivening figure in the politica
arena. He really hurts nobody, lor
nobody takes him seriously. and 4
campaign without him would DC very
slow Baltimore Sun.
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
I,ITIIU'I. INDEED.
The awful Tale Of Distress That Comes
From an .accurscI state.

The awful Tale Of Distress That Comes
From an ..ccurscd state.
Upon Il piece Of ordinary wall
paper, in size about ljX22 inches and
printed on one side comes to this office
thctirst page: form Of the Galloway,
Ncb., Tribune, and on which i; con-
tanned the pitifuLappca! for help. 1t
hardly seems possible that III this
great, maynanimcus country, over
flowing with the bountics Of nature,
a state Of the union i, in such Il con-
ditiOn as to ncccsSitate it's inhabi-
tants to appeal to sister territories
for the common ncccssarics of life.
yctsuch seems to be fact. LII the
columns Of the journal in question,
in which the publisher begs for a
mite as small as a dime in order to
keep The body and soul together. it
causes the iron to enter the soul to
read such paragraphs asare herewith
| quoted and makes one wonder It
there is not something wrong, after
all. in the construction Of this great
universe.
The reader will note with anguish
the folliwing paragraphs selected 1T
random from the paper in question
which has been filed in this Office a.
mcmcntO from the scOlrGcd country
TO have all you want to eat is ;
luxury in this country nowadays.
ANY little gift, If not more than ;
! dime. will be indeed most gratefully
received.
Can YOU, who are in plenty, enable
us to get shoes ard proper wraps TO
our wife and four children.
It is now estimated over -, ,COt
have left this county last fall, il
fact. all left who could get away
This setting type with our toe
out and the thermometer tel
Gcucers below zero and a lire O
old exchanges is rather tough on
halffcd printer.
I'hc food trains from tic south
the drouth sufferers Of this stat
will furnish the sort OF union that
needed between tho south and west
. This week we print Gn wall papc
I and send cut about fifty copies {
/ the Tribune asking help. We Woul
: send personal letters If We had tn
money with which to buy stamps: :
we do the best We can.
And with what irony must til
following have been written
We are so hungry we have to rca
the groceries and provisions 'i;dS
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06

then subjected to an enormous press
urc, and often gave way, letting the
dccomposcd clay like rock down on
the track.
These caycins finally became 50
annoying and dangerous that the
company decided to put q stop to-
them, even at an enormous cost "A
lining was determined upon and the
work was commenced in JSa2. 1t
was continuc for three months and
then suspended for a time In May,
1893. it was commenced again and
continued up to Tie time OF complc-
tiUn.
The lining consists Of a brick arch
with concrete walls. When nccnS-
sarv broken rock was packed between
the spaces in the roof or walls Of the
tame! and the lining. There was
lined III this way Bio feet: S35 feet
of the tunnel was through solid rock
that needed no support. In tho
work 100. 600 brick were used, an6
| 10000 barrels Of Portland cement
There have been employed abou
thirty-tivc men on an average fuj
more than year. During the whole
time the work has been going on ne
one has been killed or seriously in
jurcd.
'i'hc work at the tunnel is cntircl,
completed with the exception Of tn
portals. These will be built in tn
spring. They will probably be con
structed Of granite and will be huge
massive affairs III entrances to $
great Il tunnel az, is the Mullan.
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
IN QUEST OF kEONiEDGE.
Postmastcrs Asked for Great Deal or
Miscellaneous Information.

NlSCclllUCOu9 lNlOIii!dllOli.
Postmaster Myers Of Missoula is
constantly receiving letters from pco-
pie in different portions Of the Unit
cd States asking fer all kinds Of in
formation. For several months past
this class Of correspondence to
the postmaster has been Con the
increase and has now reached such
proportions that it would seriously
Interfere with his regular duties did
he undertake to answer all Of them.
Some Of them are from people NhC
have relatives in the west and havt
not heard from them for different
periods Of time. Some Of this class
arc really pathetic. Mothers often
write that they have grown sons,
who, through some simple careless
ness Or because they have Il natula
dislike for writing have failed t'
answer letters.
The character Of letters that have
increased the most in Nissoula durin!
the past two years arc those contain.
| ing inquiries regarding farming
lands in the Bitter Root and Other
valleys surrounding the city. Tht
greater portion CT these come from
the western and middle states. From
these it is evident that the efamc o
the Bitter Root valley is spreading
1t is also evident that there ar
large numbers of farmers in Iowa
Missouri, Kansas and other nd joinin!
states that are seeking 4 change Q
location. :l'lcy appear to hay
grown tired Of the conditions SUI
rounding them and arc seeking NOR
Favorable ones. Many Of tiles
letters Indicate tho writers to D
men Of more than average INTEL:
gcncc and Of just such cIas
would be Il decided benefit to Til
state could they be induced to SETH
in it.
Others Of the letters arc Of
ridiculous nature and from the COZ
tents one would suppose the writer
imagined the postmastcr's duties il
cludcd the running OF d rc9ulH
burcatl Of general information.
One fellow in Iowa, among hume
Gus other requests, wished the pos
master to tell Charlie j to tc
: his woman to "ritc" to her Drotht
Bill and also volunteered the infU}
nation that Mrs. Us. first husban
came from Montana and had inform
cd him that the snow in this countr
usually "gotas deep as honsc
tall" The writer desired
! corruboratc the statement. III
, writer closed his letter by hOpiT
: the postmaster was well, which
! view Of the character Of the letter az
the requests contained therein WI
{ very much to the point.
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06

WASHINGTON, Feb. l.-Tllcrc was
Il most exciting scene in the house Of
| representatives this mornin. when
RcprcS cntutiNc breckenridge. of Ken
tuckE. and Representative Heard. uf
Missouri, came to blows, in he aisle
in the center Of the hall. tcpre>cn-
tutvc Heard, chairman Of the conn
mittcc on the District Of Columbia,
became unucrcd because the llaWaii
an question was brought forward ia
the time devoted to his committee.
and tried to secure the floor The
beginning Of the controversy wa, not
plain. but suddenly both members
S ,runy toward C ,clI ether, BE ll"H-
ridge shouting: "Iou arc Il cur, scoln-
drcl and liar" strikinyat the member
! from Missouri Il fierce Elo", which
missed him. Instantly they We're
seized By other members, but struS-
glcd ticrcciy 70 get at each other,
shouting ,.lar." Pence. OF Colorado;
had breckenridge BY the throat, and
McCrcary, Of Kentucky, climbed over
several seats and held him by tho
shoulders. in the course Of his cx~
pIAnuiiDn to the house. breckenridge
practically challenged Heard and de-
man(lcd personal satisfaction. Both
Heard and breckenridge were forced
to apologize" to til" house.
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
THE GR-Al,,S LAST CAMPAIGN.


The following poem, written by q.
A. Whitman, LII. D., 4tll Michigan
Cavalry, in recognition Of the train
load Of provisions sent from Atlanta,
Georgia, to the destitute citizens OF
Nebraska, is we'll worthy the pcrusal
OF every American citizen:
The Blue nndtllc Gray, Ike qua rrcl some boys
Once disputed and fought Ger some haubIcst
ana toys
They bo;l. got their eyes blnckcd, black as
Till their cyclts wcrc closed and they hardly
could scc
Bat the Blur l'ciNs strongest, the Graycoat
was licked,
! And it stuck in his crop like tack Till il
| prickcd.
| There were stains Oh the green in that time
| long ago,
| did outflow;
! There was charge and retreat, and the fierce
| counto" charge,
| There were thuntle,s OF cannon where Gray
| Was the large;
! cont went down,
| Where the canister Shot had Il passage way
| lnowIl.
But the Gray once again IS seen marching
along,
| And he comes not with yclls, but sweet char
ity's song
From Atlanta to sea Shcimans bummers
I once pressed;
From Atlanta the Crays have marched
through to the vest
With an offering Of peace and Il pledge Of
good will,
From the field and the garden, the mine and
the mill.
| Nebraska is taken, her capital lies
1t The feet, of the .Johnncs, !. fairly earned
prize:
Let US open the gates OF each town Oh tllt
plain,
For the Gruys il We don't, will bo cutting VI
Cain.
No use to sicdaddle, my comrades, ! vow,
For the state OF Nrbras ska is III for it now.
We surrender, brave GrAys, and up goes ou
white flag;
You have captured us sure VIC have nothing
to brnE;
Whcnyou fired your cartridges loaded will
flour,
II hit us right smart, and it hurt us II power
And we reckon, my boys, though Atlanta w
took,
You have gobblcet Us Yankees this time lil
Il book
But well stir up;A blizzard to blockade tn
road
And force them to make this good state tlei
.,!,n ,nI.
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
seed 70. Crops

4 special to thc Bee Iron1 .t-illcolA
Mob. :Hv5 that Senator Henderson
has advised President Mason, OF the
relief commission, that the depart
mcnt viii! ship to him mail sacks
containing the senator's entire quota
Of garden and field seeds. amounting
to about 5000 papers. The sena-
Tor writes: ''If you sec fit to dis.
tribute them from Your Office. all
that will be necessary To do will be to
put the name and post office address
Of the recipients upon the packages
| understand Representatives, llaincr
and Bycr will send YOU all Of theirs
and Representative Bryan will send
YOU part Of his. The agricultural
dcpart,re t VIII ais send large
amount from thc department supply
and from contributions from other
members Of congress.
Now ii is believed the thousands of
bushels OF grains and seeds annually
distributed by the agricultural dc
purlmcnt through various senators
and cun4rcs>inun will b, sent to
| NcbrusNt by common consent.
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
Is Lying Il Durable Disease?

Two Chicago physicianS claim to-
have a st. Louis patient who has put
himself under their charge to be
treated for lying. lie says that he
has an uncomfortable mania for fab
rication, and he regards himself as
suffering from Il disease that requires
medical attention. The two phvsi-
clans are represented as agreeing
with him that he is the victim Of 4
disease, and, it is announced, will
soon perform an oppcration on him
for the purpose Of curing his menda'
ciouSncSs. The portion OF his anat.
mony which is to be operated upoT
is not stated; but that would probably
be determined by the severity Of The
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
i Mothers ilcTUiSln

New York Jan. 30.--i1rs. Mary
Walsh, the wife OF Il mail carrier,
awokc today to find her room in
flames. She caught her two children
and rushed to the fire escape. The
fire burned their nightgoWnS and
scorchcd their hair and flesh lciclcs
hung from the ladder down which
she had to climb. \ beam fell across
her shoulders and left ugly bruises.
Mrs. Walsh climbed down the first
ladder and stood on a level with III!
adjoining house, whore u man namcc
Richter, awakened by the fire. tool
the children from her. Mrs. Wulsl
wus herself assisted down. The sur.
,5con at the hospital said he thought
the children would die.
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
and deludc ourselves with the hclit
that it appcases our appetite.

that it appcascs our appetite.
Diamonds, coal and other precious
stones for sale at Hanna il you have
the cash to pay.
II YOU see an Y on the margin Of
your paper please understand that
your subscription is due and that VIC
arc out of flour.
The Joke Of the season isthc audac-
ity Of the collector III asking you to
pay your taxes.
4 Young man northeast Of here
stole Il sack of flour a few days ago
and when the officer went to arrest
him lie found the children Of his
| family eating it raw.
The dread Of starvation has added
4 couple more victims to tho list.
\ Young man and his wifc-.)olm II.
and Ida 1Iarris-committcd suicide
By cutting their throats with a
razor on Monday Of this week. When,
discovered, Mrs. Harris had partly
given birth to Il child and in their
destitute circumstances, being with
out medical aid. and in her frenzy
with pain she cut her throat, after
Which her husband wrote the follow
inr note and then ended his own life
in the same way:
~Dear Old parcnts-We have de-
cided to end our lives together. Ida
took sick before daylight and it is
now ! o'clock. Ida cut her throat
and I am going to cut mine. |
would give the world to see my poor
old father and mother, it seems 4
] year since saw any Of nay folks.
, Your beloved children"
4 woman recently gave birth to q
child, but there was nothing to cat,
+ no fuel and clothing. IN the course
Of a few days the neighbors found
cut the state of affairs and provided
F., for the needs Of the family the best
thcv could but the aid came too late.
The woman died leaving six small
children without sufficient clothing
to keep them warm. She was buried
:. Sunday in a rough, unpaintcd pine
box. And yet the governor says
L Nebraska can take care Of it's poor
, In the name Of humanity, Whvssdon,
IL do it:
1t begins to look as though t}l'
{ HblO0dy shirt" chestnut would b(
buried forever under pyramids o
provisions sent by the ever hospit
able southcrners, who arc rushing
the ncccssarics Of life as fast a
/ steam can bring them by the trail
: loads to their drouth 'strlckcl
brothers in this district. Now come
!. + the good old state OF Georgia will
twcnty-one cars Of provisions to D
II distributed among their less fortu
nate western friends, accompanies
BY the following telegram from cx
IS Goycrncr Northcrn: 81 will star
from 4 tlanta twenty one cars loadc
Il with fuel, food and supplies consiGn
q cd to:vou. This is Gcorgia's contrj
g button o.your stricken people. III
!, gifts have come from all sections {
i our state and from all classes Of on
II people. The smallest amount {
IS money contributed Vas 10 cents
+ The largest amount WAS $3.50. I'll
G, smallest contribution Of provision
n was Il gallon Of syrup: the largest
u car load Such as we have We gil
cs unto you,' while we ask Gods b1cs
c: inys to 60 with the Gift. ."-Silvcrit'
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
Wild Goose Biz.

\ special to the Spokane s;poIcs-
man Review from Spragnc. Washing
ton. saws: News Of Il fatal shooting
at Condon's Ferry on the Columbia
river. twelve miles north Of Wilbur,
has just been received. VIM. Con-
don. better kuown as .;N'ild Goose
Bill, became involved in 4 dispute
with another man over some cattle.
Both men pulled their guns and be-
gan shooting. "N1ild Goose Bill"
fell dead at tho first shot: his assial-
ant was fatally wounded, dying soon
after. CUmdou was 4 pioneer and one
Of the most noted characters CT the
northwest.
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
Railroad Notes.

j. W. HALEY, OF Batavia. \. ",
conductor on the \. y. c. railway,
and cne Of the best known men on
the read, says of Parks, Tea: ,'For
ten wears | have suffered from con-
stipation. Tried everything and
found nothing Of lasting value. Hear
ing 50 many talking about Parks
Tea. | tried it without much hope.
The first dose moved my bowels easi-
lv, and HOW l am cured. It works
like magic" Sold by j. d. Miscr,
| Stcvcnsville
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
Lining the ,,ullan Tunnel.

The work of lining the Mullan
tunnel. which was recently completed
was one it the greatest engineering
fcuts ever accomplished in the north
west. While not exactly what
would be termed i lmrh Of cnGin-
ccrin9 skill. it was an operation that
Involved q tremendous amount Of
labor. Ever since the tunnel was
completed it has been a source Ct
trouble to the Northern Pacific
| company. Scores uf caEcins have
Hccurcd, delaying travel and cAusin9
great expense. There are several
| Great tunnels on the Northern Pacific
but at none Of them has there been
| near SO much trouble as at Mu|an.
The cause o! it lie, in tho peculiar
composition OF the mountain through
which the tunnel extends. The in
terror Of the mountain is largely Syc
mite, Il kind Of granite, which, OF
cXposurc to the air, dccoinpnscS
forming clay. This clay scttlc(
down Oh the tilubcrs. which were
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
Marriage Without Proposing.

\ Grccncustlc, Ind, correspond :
cnt reports marriage just over the
line in Morgan county which has
many points of difference from the
ordinary matrimonial event. JIarri-
sen Tinchcr, 4 wealthy bachelor, Sc
cured q marriage license in Green
castle, looked up i CLERGYMAN and
then Grove to the house Of Mary
Ann Stalcy, whom it vas his plan to
marry. The courtship proceeding
the wedding was the shortest on
record, as NIr. I'inchcr had ncvcl
mentioned the subject To the lady.
and She was ignorant Of his intcll,
lions, nc having called on her but
twice. The minister broke the new:
to her. telling her OF their wishes
The lady was at work on her farm
wearing q pair Of heavy boots
assisting in selling some stock. Shl
accused the minister Of wing, anf
would only believe him when he
produced the license. She then aSI;
ed for time to make slight chang
in apparel and the marriage wa
then made. 1t was the slortcs
courtsi.ip on record. Mr.. Tinchcr i
81 wears old and one Of the WcaIthcs
farmers in the county. lis bride j
the same age and owns 400 acres O
fine bottom land Oh White river.
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
Why DO You CO,lgh?

:Do you ndt 4:roy that Parks Cough
Syrup will cure it? We guarantee
every bottle. There are many cough
svrups. but re believe Parks is the
best and most reliable. Sold By j.
d. Miscr, s;tcycnsvilIc.
The Ravalli Republican., 1895-02-06
Fixing the Blame.

Butte: Feb. 1.-The inquest on the
Tie bodies Of the bodies or the -
persons killed in the explosion Of the
18th was finished yesterday. The in
ycsti~ation lasted ten days and vas
most rigid from beginning to finish.
The verdict stands that George l'ifer
and So others came to their death
through explosions Of dynamite in The
warehouses or the kcnyun-Conncll
Commercial company and the Butte
Hardware company
That the fire started in the ware
house of the iIcnyon-Conncll Com
mcrcial company.
That tile kcnvon-Conncll CONNER
cal company has been criniinally
negligent ana careless in the fact
| that they have carried and, on Jan
llury IS, 1895, did carry dynamite in
| their warehouses far in excess Of the
.amounts allowed by law.
That the Kcnyon-C Conncll CONNER
cial company and the Butte Hard
ware company arc responsible for the
death Of George i'ifcr and the others
mentioned above.
1t is not likely that the fire was
other than inccndiary in its origin.
Thc testimony went to show That the
fire could not have originated from
the stove in the office Of the ware.
house. Ono witness testified that he
looked through the window Of The
office and noticed that there was NJ
tirc there at that time, though there
va, considerable flame just back Q
it.
CHASTITY finds arc yet being made il
the ruins Of the burned warehouse
Yesterday Il charrrd piece Of human
flesh, which had evidently belonged
To the trunk portion OF a body, wa
picked up near where the Butt
Hardware building stood. It proba
bly, belonged to one OF the tircmr'
who had been blown against III
building BY Tie force Of he first cx
plOSon. The flesh was burned to
crisp. 1t WAS turned over to the col
oncr and Will be SucrcdIy intcrrc
with the other portions Of bodic
:, found
The herald., 1895-11-10
SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION
Stanton's Elghtieth Birthday to Be Properly
I'D

Stanton's Elghtieth Birthday to Be Properly
Celebrated
The Los Angeles Woman's Suffrage as
ISOLATION will celebrate Eliza beth Cady
Stanton's eightieth birthday on Tuesday
evening, Novem Der l2th, at Temperance
Temple. corner broadway and Temple
streets. The program begins at 1880
sharp. The public is cordially invited.
The following program will be given:
Personal recollections of Mrs. Stanton.
Mrs. Caroline NJ. Severance; Woman in
Medicine, DR.. Elizabeth Follansbee
Woman in Politics. Mrs. Margaret V.
Longiey; Woman in Education, Ms.
Mary f. Threlkrld; Woman in Philan-
thropy, Mrs. Elmira 7. Stephens; Reel.
tstion, Miss Hattie Inge Andrews; Orig
inal poem, Our Liberat tors, Mrs. Z. A.
Lawrence; Suffrage Sentiments. from
the audience; Vocal selection; Our Con-
stitutional Amendment, Mrs. Annie B.
Andrews: Woman in Law, Mrs. Kate E.
Pickett; Woman IN Literature, Mrs. Kate
Upper Galpin; Woman in Industries,
Miss M. NJ. Fstte; Woman IN the Minus.
try, Rev. Mia Tupper Maynard; Woman
in the Civil War, Dr.. Rachael Reid.
Five minute addresses will be the rule .
The herald., 1895-11-10
THEY SHOULD COME WEST
The Trip Delegates to the Republican
National Convention Should Make
This Il the Opinion Of General T. J. Morgan.
The Local Committee Pushing til
Proposition

General Thomas j. Morgan Of New
York city, prominent Republican
leader, and commissioner of Indian
affairs under the administration OF Presi
dent Harrison. thinks that the Repub-
lican national convention oupht to come
to San Francisco, and Furthermore he is
of the opinion that it will in all proba.
bility. eff 1t is held in San francisco"
said General Morgan last evening" "the
trip across the country will be great
object lesson to the delegates and to all
the eastern leaders OF the party who at
tend. 1t would give them all an oppor-
tunity to see the great west and com bine
pleasure prof. and politics."
General Morgan. on his return east,
will undoubtedly bs enabled to assist
San Francisco to some extent in Der
fight, and he will undoubtedly do so, for
he is a great friend Of tho west an Of the
western people.
The executive com mittee of Los Ange-
les having IN charge the direction of the
convention matter In Southern Califor.
mia. is making satisfactory progress and
report encouraging indications from all
sides. The committee Is getting down
to work and in few days will have some
results to report.
The people in San Francisco are more
encouraged than they ever were over the
city is quite certain to capture the con-
vention. But, VIII lie this feeling of con-
fidence exists, they have not relaxed their
efforts one iota, and they want all the
outside help they can get in any shape,
manner or form.