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Next week we will commence our
annual stock taking invoice. Lots of
odds and ends accumulated in the
course of a year in a big store. Watch
this space for the bargains we will
Offer to the conservative, economical
buyer.
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Sanitarium.
A quiet, iK'Hic with
pleasant, sun (Hindilies
for Invalid* and I hose
desiring Suigieal Op-
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Aclvaiitngi.8 i'ih-ri-(\ surli
as i.i-«* n«tt.-fcitiiki in :in\
general lnis,)i!;il.
Trained-Nurses.
J^.'sidi-'iiL I'liysician.
Dr\ H. W. Foster, Pro'r.
BoJcman, Montana
GENERAL BLACKSMITHIN6    Merchant Tailor
and Woodwork
Horseshoeing a Specialty.
Driving and Track Shoeing.
HARYEY & MORGAN
• Clothing made 01 ordered.,
Large and complete line of
samples to select from and suits
made io fit and wear.
Cleaning and repairing done.
Give me your order  and   1
Treats All Diseases of the •
Horses' Foot Scientifically.      • will save you money.
Woodwork and
GENERAL BLACKSMITHING
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M. S. HUFFMAN.
Big Timber. Montana.
The World'* Larprciit IIoprariTa.
It is uot generally known, -but tbe
largest liopyards In tlio world are
In California, along the Sacramento.
Russian and Feather rivers, and the
very biggest hopfleld on earth is at
Pleasanton. in Alameda county, where
there are 3GS acres, with' more than
445.CC0 vines under one wire.
As the picking must all he done by
hand and within the short season
when the. blossoms are at their best, an
army of people lias to be suddenly
mustered for the harvest. The mild
climatic conditions that favor the development of the hop and the'pleasant
Inland valleys where it is grown combine to malt? hop picking something
of a summer time delight, for the work
Is neither difficult nor arduous, and
the pay Is fair.
There are but two drawbacks to
hop picking. One is so called hop
poisoning, which is simply a sort of
prickly (heat or rash sometimes produced by contact of face and arms
with-the nettlelike fuzz on the ?lnlks
of the hop vine. It does not affect all
pickers. The other is the dark staining of the hands resulting from the
resin of the blossom. It may be removed by rubbing with the crushed
green leaves of the hop.—Sau Francisco Chrouicle.
M'CLELLAN'S WARHORSi
Over huls & Cov
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j     Country Produce Bought
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"THE   GEM"
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Finest Imported and
Domestic WINES,
, LIQUORS and
CIGARS. j« ji
Bottled GOODS a
specialty.
Next door to P. C.
BIG TIMBER.
Henry Lamb. Prop.
———W—■! wwi.iihwi ihuuwhi *j
The UnUmril.
Halbard is the anus carry'd by the
Serjeants of foot and dragoons: the
head of the halbard ought to be a foot
or 15 Inches long: one end ought to be
hollow to receive the staff, but the
other broad, ribb'd in the middle, edg'd
on both sides and drawing to a point,
like the potut of a two edged sword.
On one side of the head is likewise
fixed a piece In form of a half moon or
star, and on the other a broad point of
four inches long, crooked a little,
which Is very commodious for drawing
fascines, gabions or whatever obstacle
happen in the way. The staff of the
hallmrd is about live feet long and an
Inch and half diameter, made of ash or
other hard wood.
- .Halliards are very useful in determining the ground betwixt the ranks.'
and-for dressing the ranks and Hies of
a battalion, and likewise for chastising
the soldiers.- Oentleman's Directory.
1703.
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"There's no ese.: said Mr. Cumrox.
"1 ain't going to try to superintend the
education of liiy daughters any more."
"Why not?"
"They're getting along where l,/?an't
follow 'em. I hear 'em chattering
sometimes, and I 'can't tell whether
tliey are reciting their Latin lessons or
•counting out* for a game of hide and
seek."—Washington Star
SAMPLE ROOM
The resting place of Daniel Do Foe Is
In the heart of one of London's busiest
quarters, about a quarter of a mile
trom tbe Bank, ot England.
tStmict'ilng Abont   Dan, tlio Only Charges
the General Itoilc.
General McCiellan's favorite war-
horse,'usually called Dan, was a dark
buy, about 17 bauds high, well bred,
with good action and never showing
signs of fatigue, uo matter how long
the course. He was an extremely handsome, showy animal, with more than
ordinary hoi"** souse. Dan was • very
fast walker—an important requisite in a
commander's charger—but a disagreeable accomplishment so far as his staff
were concerned, as their horses in general were kept on a slow trot.;
After the war Dan became the family
horse at  General McCiellan's country |
home in Orange, and seemed to be proud ,
of his position, performing his. duties \
well and easily. On one occasion, when
driven to a neighboring estato by two
ladies of tho general's family, and left
untied, as usual, at the door, Dan came
to the conclusion that they had remained
long enough for au  afternoon call, so,
declining to waste any more time there,
he trotted back to hi3 stable, carefully
turning out to pass carriages and other-
vehicles met on tho way home,   Dan
died and was buried in Orange
Tho genend said of him: '' 'Dan was
one of those horses that could trot all
day long at a very rapid gait, which
kept all other horses at a gallop. He
earned from the aids tlio title of 'that
devil Dan'—a name that he justified on
many a long aud desperate ride before 1
gave up tho command of tho Amiy oi
the Potomac. Dan .was tho host horse J
ever had. He was never ill for an hour,
never fatigued, never disturbed under
fire. Tho dear old fellow survived the
war for many ycara, dying at a ripe old
ago in 1S71). No matter how. long wt
might be parted—once for nearly foui
years—ho always recognized me tho mo
mcut we met again and in Ids own waj
Bhowcd his pleasure at seeing mo. Even
on the clay of his death, "which was :>
painless one, ho still attempted to ris»-
and greet we, but, nnablo to do 'so, he
would lean his hoad-againstmcandlicl-
my hand. No soldier ever had a lr.orr
faithful horse th-:u I had in D.im«
Webster."—Oar Animal Friends.
.Ksjiciiftivc ucncvoiuuco.
There is a •x encrabic  and bcuesoleni
Judge in Paiis who at  the memrut ol
passing sent*nee on » prisciicr' eoi^ille
'aii assfj&'&r.-? c> rath side c£ Iron* r.s i<
tho   -piupcr   penal,y   to   Lc    iiifiittcd
""Wlv.-ought we to give this rascal,
urotluv"" cc says, lending "vrr tn tho
ossein* cu the right.
"I should say three years,"
"What is your opinion, irolhcr?" to
the assessor on the left.        •
"I should givehiin ucoutfenryer.rs."
Tho judge, with Lcucvolnwo.   'Piis-
oner, net desiring Io give ywi ;'   Ion,'
mid severe term of impvisoimieiii. v.s 1
_ should have dene if lvft to myself, 1
I have consulted my learned brethren and
shall take their advice    Seven years."
I —-London. Telegraph. _
U UK lit  to, KlUMV.
Lady—Where is I he agent Tor thest
flats?
Man at Door—I can  rent the Hats,
mtftn.
"Are the rents reasonable?"
"Yes. mum."
, "What;sort of a janitor have you?"
' "A very good one. uiuui.'V
"Is lie polite and attentive?"
"Yes. mum."
"HonestV"
"Yes. mum."
"Doesn't   lie   ever   steal   from   the
market baskets of the tenants?"
"Never, mum."
"He's a good Christian man. is he?"
"Yes.   mum.    A   politer,   more   at-,
tentive.   honester   or   more   Christian
man never lived, mum."
"•Tin delighted to hear that    Where
is he now?"
"I'm him, mum."—Weekly Bouquet
Koctnrnnl Trnjjetly.
It is a dark night. It is also a dark
kitchen. The kind hearted man in bis
'stocking fe«' ..uer u drink of water
for bis freuul youngster/ He thiuks
he can find his way in the inky darkness. . He is mistaken. He turns' to.
tbe left instead of to the right and falls
down cellar.
Another good man' gone wrong.—
Cleveland Plain Dealer. "
In Need, of Reform.
"Your effuslbu.'r'said the busy editor,
"is not available."
"Is there any other place where I
could send it?" queried the disappoint-
ad bard.
"Oh. yes."
"Where, sir?"
"Tbe house of correction."—Chicago
News.
Whallkr Wnnte* to( Knotr.  '
"My dear child, yod really should not
eat your pudding so quickly."  _ (.
"Why not. rittinuui?" •'
"Because it isV dangerous. I once
knew a little, \my about your age who
(was eating pudding so quickly that.he
died before he had liriished It."
' "And what did tliey .do with 'the rest
of bis pudding, uianiniar[^Exchange.
, Alnrmlna; Sr»»1oi**.
"Mnndy." said .the old; gentleman. "I
am afraid that boy of ours Is goln to
be n |KH't."
"He ain't writ nothin. has be?" asked
the old lady In alarm.
"No; he alu't writ nothin yet. hut 1
notice he Is doln lens, an less work
every day an doln It carelesser:"—Indianapolis I'ress. •'
The Pickle Thermometer.
"Here, young man." said the old lady,
with tire lu her eye. "I've brung back
this thermometer you sold me."
"What's the matter with It?" asked
the clerk. ,
"It ain't reliable. One time you look
at It It says one' thing, and the next
tlmi- It says another."—Catholic Standard and Times.
A On a llrenk.'
"I say. Itcggy. it was nasty mean of
you not to speak to me when you met
me down town this afternoon." , ,
- "Why. deuce take It man. it was
your own fault'. Us fellahs are wear:
Ing lavender ties this week, and you
had on a pink one."—Judge.
An interesting item in-musical news
Is the statement that Miss Clara (..'letti.-
ens. daughter of the famous American
humorist.' will be heard in a series .of
concerts and recitals in different cities
during the season.
I'oisonou* 8erprnt«.
All prisonous serpents have movable
fangs, which are found in the upper jaw,
' and when hot' in use close up like the
blade of a penknife. The fang is provided-with a duct leading to the poison •
sac, aud. the .virus, is ejected through
this duct by pressure. At the base of every poison fang there are' numerous
germs of others, and the fang lirokeii ot
lost is replaced in a few weeks 'by?-th*
growth of another. ,;..,.
Fltneis. ••••'•'"
Author (invited to a ?ery poor dinner,
to himself)—A miserable dinner 1 I'll
have to take 'care that! don't • let anything witty slip out'.'—Fliegcndc Bint-
,ter.'" -      '      - f.j<-i--ii   . ,, .
Tbcr* was not a'nicmber oi the roya!
family within reach of the Duke and
Duchess of York when their second so.
was bom! Ihc cabinet niini?ter,-whcj<
attendance was rrquired by the law, u*
rived 111 hours tco late.
APHORISMS.
A great nation is made only by worthy citizens. -C. D. Waruer.
He conquers twice who upon victory
overcomes himself.—I'ncon.'
The sum . of individual character
makes national character.—E. C. Mann.
Our greatest  glory  ic not  In
railing,  hut  in  rising every time  we
fall.-Oold.snilth.
The value of conscientiousness Is
principally seen in .thy'b'cncfits of elvl-,
UtttUoii.-Chart?* Kinsley.
" Th'2 icru lues ;i rcc:--4: pecuKlur'uiid orig
iual ;ui<uigcincnt of its sccu3, tJxs9 to
lug disposed m regular; or.dcr.-ou tbt
baclts of tho leave*.
Origin tit u Yliii-A
The ■ word    'uvtutnl*     ci.l  ii:« origii
through n tattUcriie: tcnt*>imufc orator,
• who urged on  hi:i hearers that uotiiuuj
I?s3than "te-te-te-totar ubstinenee wiail/
never 1 satisfy teuiperanee refuruiers   Soiueom
"  —    al.otice udv.|)teil •Mi-eimal" and it xprant
Wito geWer.ii <w - l/nidun TimrK
Ceremony was invented by a wise
man to keep fools at a distance.—Ch'-