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Mesa free press., 1896-06-12
"Yes," sa d a drummer in

EYES," sa d a drummer in a
Maine Central SIM ,kins car tn
other day as he tished out nickel
and bou .ht a package of peps"
gum. II yank some occasionally.
As he peeled the tin foil OF the
package he continued: "ENer hear
how they get this pspsinT Well,
hey have LIT OF young prt+ and
they feed them away to the to-
notch till they're E. cling iu.t oft ol
sight. Tnen all ae once r.tlons are
knaclSrI off for day or so. The
co.nmlssary doesn't come round
Tue, pig" comm nee TO think they
are living on 81 diet of nor'hwes'
wind aud scenery in the low st
pat of Hungry Hollow. When
th~i, appet,trs finally get huzz-
saw el.e o., men who wear ear
pads and marble hearts come in
with pails full If some of the incest
smelling hot bran IN 's., pig ever
put his nose into The men stick
those pals down near the pens 8,
that each pig can get his nose
withia about two inches of that
tnush, aud then they holl the pats
oyer their ears and grit their teeth
and let the pigs smell and howl
NJ, they don't get 81 taste. In
! title. while th- bran is tax, n away
aid those pigs 90 hungry into eter
nifty. The secretion in their
sto.nachs il almost all pure pepsin
AMI that's what they put ia this
gum. It's good stuff, gents; hav-
chew On me! p But TO ore ap-
prared to have any stomach
trouble just ti.s,.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-12

The lab runions of No ana have
sone into the hiver figbt to win.
They will send about twenty good
speakers to the eastsrn states 60
a lvocate the silver Cause among
the labo"ing Classes. The men to
10 sent will belong to the. different
Ia 'or unions no that through their
membership they W II be entitled to
speak to labor unions.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-12

AS means of showing how far
tha world is from being ovrrpopu-
Ia, ed, economist assert that tho en-
tire population Of the United States
could live comfortably in the single
state of Texas.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-12
r e ais. ract # tn. c,n liticn oi

T ats'ract # tn. c,n liticn of
n stional banks of Ariz ma at tha
close of business on May 7th, as
reported to the comptroller of the
currency, shows the average re-
serve to have b. on 43.67 per cent
against 1914 per rent On february
%; loans and discount decreased
from $666.6ll TO $655,60l; stocks
and securities no chang gold coin
increa sed rom $l49, $40 to $l6S, 26O
total sor.c;- increased from $l64 =
944 to 1882 428; lawful money re-
serve ircrea led from $lSO, ,542 to
$l93,4j9; ind,vidusl deposits in
creased from $S45,235 to $940,98l,
Mesa free press., 1896-06-12
CLIMATIC INFLU Enc E OF
FORESTS.

This influence, says NJ. Charles
Mars Hon, in Cosmos August lO)
has long been recognized, but has
been studied scientifically only since
1867. The results of this study
snow that the mean temperature u
wooded regions is slightly less thnll
that of open country, the diff renee
Icing at,u, one degree Fahrenheit
near the ground and title less
at the tops Of the 'ree>. In gene
raj, it is cooler by da, and warmer
by night in the wo ds than la In
open country. Thus fores are
gulators of temperature, ard
have an inporta,.. influence o. th'
cli,na e, and hence OH the agricul-
ture, of leishbor.ng regions.
The sol! of forests also is slightl,
cooler than that of the open r. gion
"a fact especially advantage Gus t.
agriculture in warm climates. l.
Wurtemberg tile difference OF
uaximum temperature between
forest soil aud that of the open
country has reached 8 centigradt.
The mean annual humidity of forest
air exceeds by 81 per cent. that OF
the open country. This excess is
in some ca ,es as high a. 1 per c"nt.
Besides, the Temperature OF IN"
trees them. .elves Is lower than that
of the SUI rounding air, whence that
air, coming in rontact with the
tres, has its temperature lowered
to point nearer to saturation. II
the air of the optn country, already
saturated with moisture, blows
through the trees, and is thereby
lowered in temperature, its mos
'ture blews through the trees, and
Is thereby lowered in temperature.
its moisture will Of course, con
d. nse and fall as rair; thus \ wood
may act as a vtritable rain,naker'
1t is in fact generally recogn zc.'
that rain is more frequent in the
vicinity Of vas. forest regions than
rlsew here. In parts OF the steppe
If Russia where trees have been
planted and forests have g. own up
in tn. past fifty years rain has
notably increased. Forests also
prevent foods. The forest soil Is
soft and spongy, retaining tn :
,aimwater and l.toing it out slowly
into the streams. The absence
such sponge, together with
& eater ease Of evapora' ion, make
destructive torrents much more
fir. qnent in barren than in wooded
r gions. Forests have an imp"r
TINT hysienic influence. /" warm
Countries, when a forest is cleared
away, +. " always makes its "p-
pea,ancr. while If in insalubriou
dis riots trees are plaut. d III guam
thy, sickness disappears. Thus the
r ,l,an canpagpa and the Tusc al
marshes, where luxuriant forests
arr. now growing. have almost lost
their traditional unhealthfulness.
Another impol tant hygirnic factor
of the forest ~ the fact that ozone
exists in unusually larg' quaint
ties in their ne ghhorhood. This
fact, t. ly esta b'lshed by Fernow,
has been held hy HIM to show that
n forest constitutes ali importan,
barrier against the approach OF
-pidemics and infectious diseases
Indian Agriculturist.
"El-me" is corruption of the
Tu kish word signifying "hand-
picked" and is applied to the best
Mesa free press., 1896-06-12

"EI-me" is corruption of the
Tu kish word signifying ''hand-
picked" and is applied to the best
varieties of Smy rna figs. Tn. dis
tinguishing marks of the best
v,rieties of figs are thin skin with
th.. seeds plainly visible throrgh it,
the pulp b"ing dark aid luscious
To eat the fig with the greatest
measure Of enjoyment, it must,
however, be picked from the tree,
and then it is a luxury INDEED.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-12

1t is sign of age for woman
70 rave about the good looks Of q
boy.
Mesa free press., 1896-06-12

The offspring of single fly may
in one summer, if none are Destroy
cd, Lumber 100000.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
A=Sncrct IN Ink.

All tho ink with which the United
States government prints its paper
money is made ), ono man. Inc
father Of the present manufacturer,
a Mr.. Eddy, invented the ink, but
he mover told any ono how the ink
was made until just before no died.
when he let his son into tho secret
of its composition. Had fatal ac-
cidont happened to the inventor Dc
foro he told his son about the ink
tho government printer would have
been in a dilemma, for Mr.. Eddy S
invention IS the only kind OF ink
that will print on the peculiar SUI
face of the fiber Of which govern
mont note paper is mado.
The present Mn. Eddy employs
only six mon in tho manufacture
of his ink, and mono of them is II
the secret. Not ono of them has
vet seen Mr.. Eddy in the interest
ing act of mixing the ingredient:
Of which the ink is composed. III
locks himself up in his own room
two weeks in every year, and 1t i
there and then that he mikes stut
enough to supply tho government
with ink for the ensuing 12 month
and receives for this $50, 900 year
Exchange.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
CARTER'S REASONS.
For Opposing tile Tariff Bill as 1t Game
From the House.

From the House.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 20.-Sct-
at0r Carter, since he voted against
the tariff bill in the senate, has been
pressed to give an account Of his
treason to the party. He has not
made extended reply to the demands
upon him, but he will do so on Mon
day if he secures the opportunity to
make a speech, which he has been
preparing up in the Maltby building,
where he and Mr.. hamburger at
tend to the business Of his end Of the
Montana delegation. "Thcy say"
he said, II am traitor to my party
because | voted against the con-
sidcration Of the house tariff bill. |
am nearer to the republican plat
form of 1892 than those who voted to
take up the tariff bill. That plat
form declared for hinetallism and q
protective tariff, not a New England
tariff. Dingley's bill should be label
ed sRced's Presidential Bill.
"Thc horizontal increase does no
help western producer. 1t benefits
New England solely. The prcsidcn
:: saws we don't need any more revenue
/, Figures show that under the present
! tariff more revenue has been collect
! cd than under the Mckinley law
:, Reed expects us to vote for his Ncv
: England tariff bill, but gives us moth
inc in return for silver. He expect
!. by his bill to capture New England
including New York and Pcnnsy
IS yauia, in the national convention
& but he cannot have a tariff that wi
e benefit the cast and nominate hi
II for president at the expencc Of til
great west. Not another dollar II
:, tariff protection for New Englal
= and Reeds nomination against tt
ri interest Of the silver men Of IL
k. vest
9. Some Of the republicans who
not appreciate the determination
1e the west to have free silver legis]
a. tion hoped that Carter, Mantle al
- Dupois could be secured by al off
"a Of higher duty on wool, and tn
oe Jones Of Nevada might be won
he allowing his demand for an advanc
sk duty on refined sugar, but the no
We is about given up and Carriers spec
to is expected to be buglc blast OF
~ tiancc.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
WHO IS liE?
The Republicans Of Montana, Might Sup
port Him. IT Nominated.

The Wharton Baker proclamation,
TO which so many OF the known silver
men in the republican ranks signed
their names, did not strike us here
as a surprise. If the republicans who
had agreed to refuse to support a
man who was unfricndly to silver
had appeared in the recent silver
conference in this city, and had there
made that declaration, their action
would have had Il much more dram
attic effect Perhaps they knew more
than they appeared to know. Per
haps they were confident that they
would not need to support cand'~
date nominated by Il silver conven-
tion. One Of the senators who sign
cd the Wharton Baker proclamation,
and who is we'll known to the readers
of the Standard as silver man and q
republican, said in New Yorka night
or So ago that the silver republicans
had obtained pledges from thrcc re-
publican candidates for prcsidcn1
that il nominated and elected the!
would not veto Il silver bill II Il
should be sent for signature. Cntl
the senator chooses to reveal the namc
Of the candidates, it will Dc assumed
that he meant Allison, Mckinley ant
llarrison Allison has always bccI
50 reticcnt that the sound none.
men aud the silver men have bccI
able to claim him without beng EN-
: barrasscd By any thing he has sald
Mckinley came very near plcuHl1l;
himself as Il silver man in the con
troycrsy of 1890. Harrison bcTrgc
, the republican members OF congre>:
y when he was president, not IT, sen
y a free coinage bill to him, as Il
should dislike to be Obliged TO tax
the responsibility OF Ictol!I@ IN
measure that congress might 'paSs.
y Washington Correspondent Anacont
Standard. ..~.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
Great Is Montana.

There arc facts and figures that
VIII pear repetition n,ring 1870
the mineral output of the state OF
Montana was worth SIT 900, 600
Cattle shipments figured $1l 900, 900.
Farm products realized $S.000,OO0.
The coal output represented a value
Of 50. 500, 900. Lumber brought lr
$3, 900, 900. A grand total of $7',:
500, 900 in a single year from a state
with an area of l4G,0SO square miles
and a population of $4,000 souls
Where is there, where can there be
a morc promising field for sclf-sup
porting labcr to invest the accumu
lated savings Of years or Tor lol
capital to find rcmuncrativc invest
mcnt?-lIclcna Independent.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
WilbauX Buys Cattle.

Miles City, Mont. Feb. 19.--One
of the largest trades in cattle was
consummated here today. Green Y
Badger Of Mandan, North Dakota,
stoned contracts to deliver to Pierre
Wi]hn,lx at his ranch on Beaver
creek, in Dawson county, 10. 900 COWS
and 5, 900 calves. These cattle arc
already purchased in the west, ano
will be delivered between now anc
next August. Forty thousand dol
lars was paid by Mr.. Wilbalx toda!
On said contract through the State
National bank. The price is private
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
pcttiErCN'S lAlk

Sioux Falls Feb. 2O.-A large au-
dicnce assembled last night to near
Senator pcttiyrew's promised speech
exposing the combine which the rail-
roads are said to have formed TO
overthrow him. The speech was not
50 sensational IL, was expected. Fart
of the speech was devoted to the s'l-
yer question. He took the most ad-
vanccd stand against the gold stand
ard. He favored dcmOnctiZlng Sold
and making it Il crime to make golc
! contracts. lie Appeared ~ u''~ ~"
ple to rise and overthrow the eastern
influences and demand the rights ol
the west. He warned his nearer;
that unless they took up arms a9a''IS'
the ruld men and the ralIroadS tll'
republican party was doomed l'cF'
and the populists would become dom
iDant
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
Glcndive's Fine Bridge.

Glendivc, Feb. 20.--The King
Bridge company, contractors for the
erection Of drawbridgc across the
Yellowstone river at Glcndiye, swung
the draw span at three o'clock this
afternoon in the presence of 500 peo-
pie. The span is 1926 feet long, the
weight OF steel in the draw is JAG
tons, and is swung Oh a rim-bearlng
tnrn-t table, which was turned by two
small bows less than Is years Of age
The other three spans of the bridge
arc each 3O7 feet in length, making
the total length without approache:
l,247 feet. The approaches are 50'
feet long. The swinging OF tht
draw was a complete success, and th'
county commissioners, who are over
seeing the construction, are wei
pleased.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
IIorscIncat Stew,

A somewhat novel sight was VIII
messed in Billings yesterday morning,
when Il dead horse, belonging to LILY
eryman Smith, was being snakcd TO
the outskirts Of the city for the pur-
pose of crcmatlOn.
The procession which followed IN
the wake Of the dead animal consist
cd Of a lot Of Cree Indians, bent on
securing some of the flesh for food,
and it was with an exhibition ol
ghouish glcc that they followed the
carcass TO it's destinations AS sooi
rs y halt was made the Indians gait
cred about the equine corpse ana DC
Gan a vigorous carving process. In les
time than it takes to tell 1t all TN
meat had been stripped from t''
homes and the Indians comprising III
Coulson camp Of Crccs are now bc'n
regalcd with dead horse stcW.-5l|
lings Gazette.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
FISH on \ =DRC Nix.
4 Whole Pond Full Of Pike, Trout ana
Suckers Intoxicated.

\ Whole Pond Full Of pike, Trout ana
Suckers Intoxicated.
.,Did YOU ever sec a drunken fish?
inquired u Sonoma county VINE
grower,
no one would confess t4at he had
seen intoxicated fish, and the silence
indicated a prcdisposition to mere
dulity.
II suppose you are going to tell
us about "a drunken catfish staGGcr-
iuy down through the orchard ana
catching Il bird:" suggested one.
$50 YOU think | am LIAR" de-
manded the farmer Indignantly, bul
he was left in ignorance as TO the De-
lief Of his hearers. "hly winery is
right on the bank Of Il little creek
This time OF the year the water
stands in pools and every pool is fu'
Of trout. suckers and pike. All 0
the waste from the winery is thrown
| INTO Inc creek, ltlNl ciidC - t'''"5i "
discoior the water, but the other da,
a biz vat Of sour clarct burst ant
nearly all Of it ran down into TN
hole of water lust bclo" the winery
In half an hour tho pool was crowd
cd with fish floating belly up.
thought they were dead and pulled
bio pike out, but hc WigGlcd an
Topped just like an Old drunk ory'h
to get up without anything to hol
on TO. One by one they disappear q
they sobcrcd up, and when the "aee
cleared. two DAYS aftcrward thcl
p wasn't a dead fish in the pool. Inc
f. had Just bccu jagged. San ira'
n cisco POST
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
NEWS OF TNE " EEk.

The DAUGHTERS OF the American
Revolution unanimously elected Mrs.
Stcvcnsoll. wife Of the vice president,
as president general,
William II. lams, the Pennsylvania
mjll1ianlan who was drummcd out OF
camp at Homestead, was fatally shoo
in Il quarrel at Baltimore.
All the European powers have rec
ogrized Prince Ferdinand as the
ruler over Bulgaria in accordance
with the request Of the sultan.
The Leeds Mercury says that the
engagement of William Waldorf
Astor and Lady Churchill, formerly
Miss Jennie jerome, OF New ork
will shortly be announced.
The Mississippi house OF represents
ativcs has passed Il resolution with
only one dissenting vote endorsing
the free coinage Of gold and silver
ut the ratio Of l6 to /, Independently
of the action of other countries ana
refusing to endorse any presidential
candidate not Of the same views.
The house committee Oh ways and
means have reported favorably bill
introduced by representative Wilson
Ndaho>, providing for the sampling
and assaying Of silver and other ores
containing lcad, ut El laso, Texas,
Northport, Wash. and Boomers Ferry,
Idaho. The is drawn with reference
to preventing frauds in the lmport;l'
} ton Of ores containing lead. and re-
} strictiug such importations.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
ncal Ants' Heads Put to Use.

Ono curious, fact about an ant is
that the grip Of it's jaws or mand1-
b]es is retained for hours or oven
days after death. Knowing this
fact has enabled the Indians OF Bra
zil to put the heads Of dead ants to
use in their simple surgery. The
sides of a wound are drawn togeth-
er, and the necessary number OF
large ants arc held with their heads
to tho ridge directly over the cash
When their jaws como together or
the place where the skin has beor
separated, the insects head is pinch
ed off and left clinging to the sever
ed skin, which they hold together
until the wound is perfectly healed
st. Louis Republic.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
Dynamite at johannesburg.

johannesburg, Feb. lo.-An explo-
sion of dynamite has oc Cured at
Nieudcndorf and the lower quarter OF
the town has been blown to pieces.
Hundreds OF houses are in ruins and
the havoc wrought is fearful. a
number Of persons have been killed
and the populacc has turned out en-
massc and is working to rescue those
who may be buried in the ruins. The
windows Of every house in Johannes
burg were broken by the explosion.
The dynamite which caused the
catastrophe filled eight trucks which
were being shuntcd. The explosion
caused hole thirty feet deep. Ever!
house within IL radius Of half mile
was razcd to the ground. Forty
dead, nearly all terribly mutllated
have already been taken from tht
ruins but the work of searching tn
ruins has scarcely begun. Two hun
drcd Of the most severely injured
we're admitted to the hospital Whcr
several died. 1t is believed only
few white persons were killed.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
nuckicn's .Arnicu Sal<c.

The best salvc in the world b'l
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, saitrlicuh',
fever sores, letter, chappcd hands,
.chiIbjajus, curlS. and all skin erup
,ions, and positively cures piles, or nj
DAY REQUIRED. 1t is guaranteed Il
give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price % cents per Don
For sale BY J. ID. Miscr,,
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26

Old people who require medicine
to regulate the bowels and kidneys
will find the true remedy in Electric
Bittcrs. This medicine does not
stimulate and contains no WhISkcy
nOc other intOXicant, but acts is d
tonic and Alternative. Itacts mildly
on the stomach and bowels, adding
strength, and giving tone to the or.
cans, thereby aiding nature III lho
performance Of the functions. Elcc
tric Eittcrs is an excellent appetizer
and aids Digestion. Price fifty cents
per bottle at the Valley Drug Store
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
Crushed to Death.

Butte, Feb. 20.--No Noah Forrest, an
Of the Alice company, was
killed this morning by being crushed
by IL car of tagging, which he was
preparing to unload. The tagging
was on a flat car on the railroad track
north OF the Alice mine, and was
nclu III pace ny STAKES Oh each oIut
of the car. Forrest had chopped OIL
two stakes 1T one end OF the car and
was engaged in cutting the third
near the center Of the car, when tho
support at the other end Of the car
which was Il rotten piece Of tagging,
gave was. The pile Of 1G-foot lay
yiny rolled off and the huge pile, II
feet high, struck Forrest on the bod!
and buried him out OF sight. y score
Of men assisted in cXtricatlnH For
rest, but he was almost crushed t
death when he was taken out, ant
died in d few minutes. lie was 5
wears old, leaves Il wife ana Z"
children, and was Il native OF Corn
wall.
The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1896-02-26
SHE MADE A MlSSTEP.
IT, Was just Before the wedding and
D,.t,,,.,ad Forever the Ceremony.

1t Was just Before the Neaulhs al"
Postponed Forever the Ceremony.
The following story may illustrate
wo1nanly horoism: A fine span OF
prancing stools, roinod in by dox-
torous coachman, stood in front Of q
fashionable church. The footman
had obsequiously opened and held
the door Of the carriage, and the
bride and groom, the former calm
and placid as the surface Of an AL
pine lake, while in the latter's physl-
ognon1y there was a decisive sug.
gestion of montal disturbance, had
stepped out and wore ascending the
broad granite steps leading into the
auditorium.
BY 1nisstop occasioned by some
e1tanglo1nont cc !.er nethor gar.
inents; such as only women can On.
plain, Of whose pedal extremities the
natural functions are thus not in.
frequently and sometimes inexpl1ca.
bly, interfered with, she (tho bcldo,
stumbled. and but for the supper,
Of his Nne groom 's) arm would have
fallon.
But the "boar' or "beast, as
somo feminino readers of this tru<
story will call him, on helping he1
to stand uprightly looked at her re
bukingly and opened his lips only K
say grufEy, "Oh, how awkward
awlwarl!' accontJati1g tho wor(
as if all his previous conceptions o
her loveliness had now and foreve
disappeared. She was woundc'
deeply, not by tho simple, accidon
tai 1nisstop that halnearly prostrat
ed her, but by his lanooliko expires
sion.
It was but a short walk from it
doorway up through the center aisl
to the chancel of the church, but tn
bride, moving leisurely toward
with her i'll grained escort, was lool
ing far beyond chancel and ofticla
ing priest and decorative garland
The train Of thought which her b
trothod had occasionod by his tai
rebuko, ooh, how awkward, aw]
vardl' extended far into the futur
If he could thus ruthloss1y injure
trustful woman's feelings in tt
] most blissful hour Of her life, VIII
would probably DO his treatment
her after marriage?
Her mind was made up before 81
49,, <,1,n7,co7 rni1i1or 81
\ stood there without q tremor. 81
= heard the officiating Clergyman as
tho bridegroom, "Wilt thou ha
this woman to thy welded wife,
live together after Gods ordinan
in tho holy state of matrimony
etc. S5ho hoard him answer, in
- voioo that seemed to her as lacl1il
+ tho tono of decision, II will. -
~ Then camo the supreme test
hor hcroism. The clergyman h
scarcely ended his repetition OF t
~ question, "Wilt thou have this III
te tte to thy welded husband?" etc,
-. foro she answered distinctly a
clearly enough to be heard by
tho guests occupying tho poWs no'
est to the chuncel, mo, sir'
Attic same moment, WithdraWl
her glovol hand from the arm OF
discarded lover, she stood direc
facing him, and With mclodrama
manner, with equal clcarness {
distinctness exclaimed, "Oh, h
awkward, awkward! =
re. Can the reader blame her for I'll
y .. avoiding what in all probabil
'"ss would havo become to her q Wret
ed married lifo if she, too, had
Il. swered tho Clergyman, Il Will?
New York World.