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WHAT THE w1Ts SAY.


The midnight cat is our national bird
NJ T. Herald.
A tack points heayenward when it means
the NEST mischief. It has many human
imitators. Breakjast Table.
If mans position as subordinate were
as big as he tries to make his wife believe
it is, he would own the whole concern
where he works.-N. Y. Herald.
One reason for the gloom which over
spreads the country Is the fact that the
Honorable Benjamin F. Butler has every
prospect of living to ripe old age.-Clees-
land Herald
It is very depressing to a summer congre
CATION to see the minister, in the most elo-
quent and impassloned passage of his ser-
mon, gesture with one hand and fight flies
with the other.-Haaoheye.
Backward, turn backward, Q Time, in
your fight; let me remember when last |
was tight. Wife at the window, her ma at
the door; you all know how it is who have
UGCn EDCE0 UClOICs-I6W 44NCCfe ASCy&otcfs
"Poor Chicago - mortgage stricken,
stricken, fire-stricken, water-stricken
Chicago" says St. Louis paper, and the
Chicago paper retorts that the editor Of its
esteemed contemporary was ''jail-strick-
en-"
If you value your health, don't eat new
potatoes, don't eat squash, don't eat cucum-
bers, don't eat onions, don't eat tomatoes,
don't eat berries, don't eat green corn
send them all to your poor neighbors.-
Democrat
A young man. jnst returned from Now
York, when asked where he put up, said be
didn't know the mans name, but there we're
three balls in front of the door. He "put
up f" his watch to raise funds to get home.
Nor. Herald.
Here is the platform upon which stands
the Vicksburg Herald -" We are against
secession, for the old flag and an appropri-
alton, and extremely anxious to know who
will be the Doorkeeper Of the next House
of Representatives"
People make too much altogether over
these athletic exhibitions. In his greatest
match O'Leary didn't walk as far by seven
miles as weak woman out on North Hill
did while she was trying to match shade
of RIBBON Hasokeye. ...s..-
Ifyou take one of the new silver dollars,
pour little muriatic acid on the figure of
the eagle, and set it out in the sun 20 min
utes, when you come to look at it it will be
gone. And the tramp who took it will be
gone also.-HGaokeye.
There is loud call for Eli Perkins to
initiate that Illinois lecturer who blew his
brains out as part of his entertainment.
Of course Eli can't contract to blow any
more brains out than he has got. II is the
pantomime that people want to see.- Wash.
Post.
The young men of this country will be
pleased to know that an Ohio barber has in
vented machine by which he can singe off
the human hair one thirteen one -hundredths
OF an inch closer to the skull than it is now
possible to bring it with the clipping ma
chine. Any young man who will go out
into society with great struggling locks
nearly three-eights of an inch long hanging
down his back ought to be ashamed of him
sell. f.-Hdaokege. @5
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THE GREAT INVENTOR.
EDISON IN THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH
oFFICE-wHAT HE AMOUNTS TO AS AN
OPERATOR -- AN INCIDENT DISPLAYING
HIS DEVOTION TO STUDY.
Virginia Chronicle. 10th.

Thomas Edison, the great inventor, is
still in the city. Last night he spent most
of his time in the Office of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. looking over the
inner work of the establishment. Grapby
had him in charge, and when he was ush-
cred in and introduced there was commo-
tion among the operators who crowded to
greet the king of electricians and the in
ventor of SO many instruments in use by
them daily.
Edison at once began to look over the
arrangements of the Office and test the
working of the instruments, every now and
then correcting some trifing error OF call
ing the attention of those about him to the
fact that this or that change might be made
to advantage.
There was no air of superiority observa-
BILE in Edison. From the moment of his
arrival he was with the operators as one of
themselves, chatting pleasantly, cracking
jokes and moving about as if he had work
ed in the Office for years. He was the
worst dressed man in the room by all odds.
An old black hat, cheap shirt with the
stud holes in the bosom unoccnpied, two
bit necktie several months old, coarse pants
and vest and mouse colored linen duster
completed his attire.
One Of the Office boys asked him to put
his name in an autograph album. He
wrote line, that looked like print aud
fixed his name at the bottom. Everybody
admired the marvellous penmanship, which
was emphatically Q new style. The letters
were awkwardly made, taken singly, but
when grouped in q line all looked exactly
alike, as if engraved on copperplate.
sc You couldn't take thirty words miu-
ute and print like that" said one.
81 can take forty was the reply.
Have you any objections to doing it ?''
ssNot the slightest.
The fastest operator present took one
end of wire. and Edison, sitting at the
receiver, picked up piece of paper and
said, "Let the message come" The clicks
began to pour in as thick and fast as rain
patters ON roof, and Edison began to
write. He sat there three minutes and
took 130 words with apparent ease, doing
better than he had promised. The dispatch
was written in the faultless hand that graees
the autograph album. The paper was filed
away among the cherished curiositiess
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The Treasury Heroine.

There is one disease the inhabitants Of
Washington are largely subject to which is
comparatively unknown IN other cities,i. e.,
dismissal from Office. 1t is epidemical, and
returns like the cholera at fixed periods, yet
is ever lurking around or suspended over
the heads of the hard worked, nervous en-
ployees like the sword of Damocles. Since
the adjournment Of Congress, the short ap-
propriations for certain bureaus have crea-
ted quite a CONSERVATION. The heads of =
these bureaus, having hearts, are often
sorely tried to choose between their clerks
where, as rule, nearly all are worthy
so they sometime go carefully through their
list and "dock the pay" of some to keep
all employed. Last week this process was
being gone through with in some section of
the Treasury Department. One poor man,
with helpless family, whose 81, 600 was 10
be cut down, was quite distressed, but to
his delight it was paid as usual, and his
surprise was very great when it was ex-
planned to him that one of the ladies, whom
he scarcely knew, requested his deduction
to be placed on her 81 200 salary; she could
better live on what was left than he could
care for delicate wife and little ones; she
had requested her name not to be known,
and was greatly confused when the grateful
fellow-clerk came to thank her. | am sorry
do not know it; / would write it in itaI-
ics.
) Right here is good time to say that the
ladies in the Department life, taken as a
class, are very superior women. Frequent
ly of most pretentious families, nearly all
well educated, their bearing and costumes
are exceptionally pleasing and genteel.
The many jeers arising from narrow view
of life and political jealousy fall UNDECIDED
at their feet. They are worked very hard,
and though comparatively well paid,a large
majority have dependents upon their earn
ings, which, when sub. divided, leave only
pittapce. Every year some of them step
out of the dull vexatious routine of depart
ment life into the artists studio, the green
room, or become independent by author
ship, and not few have married into
wealth and official position. Ba-
err
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EvE-ANGELIcAL CORNER.

George Elliott will soon be go.
Sleeves in the latest imported dresses are
made larger than usual
Young men and corn always "pop" bet
ter when they get over being green.
Tis fun to count, but oh, how sad,
To court your girl fore INA and dad
---- Whitehall Times.
"My love for you is as warm as St.
Louis " is the way a Michigan lover
writes.
The most elegant dresses are still made
of two. and often three or four, different
materials.
Woolen goods with very large plaid de-
signs are already in preparation for autumn
costumes.
The Grecian coil style of wearing tho
hair is once more popular among the dark
eyed maidens.
Late imported dresses at Stewards show
decided revival of the old-fashioned sbir-
red trimmings.
Horace Kephart is Edison's latest rival.
He has found two bald-headed women at
Annville, Penna.
The Detroit Free Press has found out
that Olive Logan's real name is Sarah Jane
Jones. Skies alive !-Courier-Journag.
Fashionable mother" Maria, I'm al
most discouraged how many times have
told you not to say tater, but pertater? ?" .
A man in Detroit has recently invented
an apparatus for arresting and extinguish-
ing sparks. Are the girls going to stand
that p Saturday Night.
Sarah Bernhardt, tue Frerch actress, has
skeleton of q man "who died for love"
hanging in her room. Some women would
rather have skeleton than no man at all.
Miss Annie Louise Cary sang one even
ing in Potsdam, N. Y, eight years ago, for
$25 and expenses. For her two evenings
singing at recent concert in that village
she received $700.
1t is printed that there is girl down
East who cuts two cords of wood per day,
attends to all the household affairs, drives
home the cows, can lift barrel of cider,
and occasionally whips the schoolmaster.-
Reading Times.
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Morals Of the Japanese Women.

The Japanese ideas of modesty and chas-
tity are very much different from ours. If
Japanese woman neglects to hide her
charms, it is not from indelicacy, as she
understands it, but from custom and the
absence of any suspicion that such expo
sure is indelicate. In this respect they
differ as much from us as much as we do
from Turks, who consider it indelicate and
immodest for their women to appear on
the streets unveiled. Unchastity in mar
ried woman is by their laws sufficient
ground of divorce, as is also drinking too
much, and even talking too much, and yet
divorces from any and all these cases are
not common. IF wife is childless the
husband may divorce her, but she counts
1t no offense if her husband takes concu-
bine to raise family, and she will often,
as once in patriarchal times. counsel her
husband to do so, while she maintains her
position as, next to him, the head Of the
household. Some of the wealthy Japa-
nese have several concubines. Unmarried
women and young girls do not account it
vice, nor does the law regard it crime, to
consort temporarily with those of the op.
posite sex, and they do SO without any idea
of degradation. Common prostitution is
considered degrading, yet well-educated
and beautiful Japanese maiden will, with
out demur. resort to this life, if deemed
necessary, with the approval of her parents,
in support Of the family. This social evil
is nnder government restriction and sur
veillance. Tho Yoshiwari system, as it is
there called. places all public houses under
government supervision and rigid medical
surveillance. The houses of the Yoshlwari
are located in the suburbs of the city, so
that Righteousness is far less conspicuous
than in our cities. 1t should be added that
the principal patrons of the Yoshiwari are
those who have come from Christian conn
tries. It should also be mentioned in this
connection that as among the Greek he
tira" so among the Yoshiwari girls are
many of superior intellectual culture, as
personal attractiveness, and there is a COM
mon aspiration among them to leave their
unwelcome mode Of life and become hon
ored wives and mothers, which they some
times are able to do. japanese society.
not knowing any better, encourages this
aspiration, and virtuous japanese wives
and matrons welcome them to their num-
ber just as the temperate among us well
come the reformed inebriate. Col. W. s.
Johnson.
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A Traitor to Eearney.

There is one officer on the San Francisco
police force who has profound knowl-
edge of human nature, which he sometimes
uses to save himself extra exertien in the
discharge of his duty. Hetaekled very
obstreperous drunk the other night on Bat
terry street and tried to navigate him to
Central station, but the crapuJos person
objected to such proceeding and insisted
on lying down every third step. The Off
Ger at last deposited him on the curbstone
and reflected, while he wiped the perspira-
tion from his brow with bis coat sleeve.
Approaching the intoxicated vag in a mys-
terious manner he whispered hoarsely in
his ear, " You are the man who melted a
revolt in Kearney's party and tried to fire
Kearney out. l know you you're a hell
hound conspirator. You wanted to split
up the party didn't youP"
"That'sa blanked lie yelled the drunk,
staggering to his feet. 81 niver went back
on Kearney in my loife."
eyes you did you're an Infamous trail
tor.''
"I'll take me solemn oath amt, pro-
tested the vag, while tears plowed gulcbes
through the alluvial deposit on his face.
lyon dassent come to the City Hall and
sign an affidavit to that effect" said the Of
fcer in tone that implied utter disbelief
in the assertions of the alleged corsplra-
tor.
"Won't I? Oh, wurra wurra that
ever I'd be called traitor to Kearney
Show me the way, worse luck to ye," and
the only difficulty experienced by the police
man after that was in restraining his
prisoners ardor and prevent him from
stumbling over the shadows cast by the
lamp-posts in his anxiety to refute the
SANDER at the City Hall. The last seen of
the drunk trusty was running him up
the corridor la Espanol, while shouting
wildly for the afidavit.-Saa Francisco
AltG.
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P 0 oETRY
CYPRIAN DREAMS.

The British Lion sent to roar
Among the Paphian sucking doves
Sir Garnet Wolseley hurrying o'er,
To rock the cradle of the loves.
,Tis thus the longed-for peace has come,
To tarry years that mock at number;
And in the Queen of Beautys home,
The Eastern Question falls a-slumber.
Is it the Golden Age again.
Kisses and wassail all the day?
1t is new Saturnian reign
Grey Saturn rigged as Vivian Grey?
The world turns novel-let US dream,
A moment ere the waking come,
Of the bright hopes with which may TEEN
This incohoate millennium.
Of Bengal tigers doting on
The tender lambs OF Astracan;
OF unkempt Cossacks of the Don
All smiles with the Mohammedan.
Of poisonous bees of Trebiznnde
No more their noisome honey brewing;
Of the Levantine vagabond
No more dishonest trade pursuing.
OF the wild wind Euroclydon
Tanned TO the air of Lydia's fan,
Of the savemart where slave is none,
Or Georgian or Circasslan.
Good-yet it smacks of Punchinello
To lay peace on the Cyprian's breast,
And in the island of Othello
To think of jealousies at rest.
The Lady of Venus had for spouse
A smith-the prehistoric Krupp.
And when with him she scorned to house
The god of battle took her up.
Who knows not that in mood supernal
Love makes eternity boast?
And who not knows that this eternal
Is five years at the very mostf
Yet still, long let the Treaty live,
And--since it is a ladies' wine
In wine of Cyprus we will give
Libations to it saccharine.
Long may the British bunting fly
Der ribbons of the Cypriote fair;
Long may the British MILDLY sky
With futterlng Cupids high in air.
Long may the railway metals LAID
On sleepers to the Persian Gulf
Forefend the sulphurous TRADE
Of any Britishborn Ernulphl
Long may this little Cyprian fooling
Alright the Russ, amuse the Turk,
Make sheikhs and kahns accept our rulfng,
And save us from some roughcr work
Pal KaI Gazette.
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The Big Balloon in Paris.

III. Giffard's monster captive balloon,
says a Paris correspondence of the Lon
don Nesos, made trial ascension yester
day. This evening it rose to a height OF
900 metres, and was brought geatly to the
earth from that altitude by windlass
worked by steam, and weighing $4,000
kilogrammes. M. Camille Dartois and the
Brothers GODDARD directed the balloon, the
proportions of which, as compared with
Nadaud's Giant, are as the planet Jupiter
to the earth. When the balloon rises to
the extreme length of the cable it has a
radius OF deviation of 300 metres. From
the gardens of the Tuileries one sees it
when the cable is altogether wound up, and
the car touching the ground, towering like
great cupola abeye the highest point of
the palace. III. Gifard has gone with
spirit into this erostatic enterprise, which
has cost him already $1,000 and an intin-
fty of trouble. The Administration long
feared to authorize it, and half repents, it
appears. of having given the authorization.
Should the cable break, every provision is
made for descent in the ordinary way.
Mines. Dartois and Goddard make point
of going up with their husbands, and with
those who wish to see Paris from height
of700 yards and the surrounding country
to a distance of 100 kilometres, or more
than 60 miles. Fifty persons can sit COM
Portable in the car. So far tho paying
public has not been admitted to it. Twen-
ty minutes is the time allotted to each
aerial voyage. From the altitude to which
the balloon rose this evening, Paris resem-
bled the Indian shawlin the Exhibition,
having for its subject pictorial plan of
the town of Cashmere and its environs
1t was purple with the glow of the setting
sun. Tue motion of the balloon in very
faint breeze was analogous to that of a peg
top when it is near falling. tt deviated
from the vertical line far enough 20 have
been suspended over Notre Dame, the Rue
du Bas, and the Rue Royale. The great
city was as if peopled by swarm Of ants.
The Exhibition was scarcely larger than
one Of those toy palaces which to be
bought at Nuremberg for halfa florin each.
Some of the ascensionists grew little ner-
vous when the balloon, having got to the
end of its tether, jerked and strained lit
tie. Nobody complained of giddiness.
The descent was safely and pleasantly ac-
complshed both yesterday and this even
ing.
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a FABLE ron DEMocRATs.--0nca in the
reign of the Caliph Alexander,a good, gray
headed old Democrat pitched his Tent for
q Night and Day at Worcester. While he
was meditating in his tent large Camel
named Benbntler put his Nose through the
tent door and then asked leave to introduce
bis head. The good-natured old Demo
crat consented. but. to his Surprise, when
Benbutler got his Huge Shoulders inside,
he continued to come IN, till al last the Coed
Old Demoorat had TO get out Of the Tcnr
altogether. B0seen Herald.
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A REAL "SHAvE. "a Paris barber re-
Gently charged Russian SO 60 for shave.
The foreigner paid the bill and cited the
barber before the jage de pais, offering
eight francs, 81 60, as an ample remunera-
tion. The barber contended that the extra
charge was for using virgin brushes and
opening special boxes of pomade and bot
ties of essences, but the jage de pair made
him take off the S8 and pay costs The
hotel keepers of Fontainebleau have sol
emnly read out of their order the host who
charged the Shah of Persia g, 800 for one
days lodging for fourteen persons, and in
vited the public not to be deferred from
visiting the Forest, as they win stick to
their usual rates.
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"A modern writer declares that Ameri-
can men are gradually decreasing IN stas-
ure, and that two or three generations
hence the women will be the taller. He
attributes il to the use of tobacco and liquor
stunting the growth Of boys. It not
only shortens the height but also tae
len 9Th of life.
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If an assortment is ordered lesser guam
titles than one hundred will be furnished at
same rates. Cash must accompany order.
Postage will be prepaid. Address,
NEW NORTH-WEST
DEER LODGE.
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The capture Of four mules and one
general seems to have put an end to the
Mexican war.
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G$$eo - House,
Butte City, Montana.
Robert cirton, pr oprietor

NOD0N GtfG0n, ~ OPTISSOI
Good accommodations for dodgers. No Bar In nor
saloon near the House.
Guests VIII ReceiUe Good attention.
Board per Week ....s........ ...l...... $500
Board per Day.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. LOU
Lodging per Day.. ............. so
The travelling public will find this pleasant hotel,
and their patronage is respectfully solicited.
349tf ROBERT GIRTON.
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Blanks for Sale.

We have in stock the following Justices
Blanks, adapted for any township or county
in Montana, and in conformity to existing
laws. The following are the pricesi
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ATTENDS TO ALL MATTERS RELATING TO LAND AND
MINING CLAIMS.
References-Judge O. B. O'Baunon and Hon. W.
W. Dixon, Deer Lodge, NJ t. 459-1y.
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THIRD BOARD-2:3O P. NJ.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.

COTTON: SPOT FIRM; FUTURES CLOSED BARELY
sTEADY-FLouR DULL-wHEAr DULL-CoRN
EAsIER-oATs EAsIER-wHISKEY STEADY
PORK NOMINAL--LARD EAsIER-PETRoLECM
HIonER-oILs QUIET-sPIEIrs TURPENTINE
sTEADY-RosIN srEADY-CoFFRE PIRM-sU-
GAR FIRM f
FRIDAY. May 17-6P. u.
During the past week the movement OF merchandise
has not been very actvs save a parativcy few
instances yet fair business has been transacted IN
most Of the principal commodties, most Of which
have brought about the same prices that havo been
curront for some weeks. At the Exchanges business
has been moderate There has been little doing
In cotton export during past days. while wheat
and have sod fair extent for consumption
and export Oats have sold for export to considerable
extent while tho trade have bought sparngly.
Wheat has changed very little during tue week
The receipts have been moderate. The Same Is
nearly all articles Of export The market for all
kinds provisions has been dull and heavy and In most
prices lower than In many years To-day Fr
day) there but moderate movement In any save
fow articlss Flour dull and heavy in some
lower. wheat dull but unchanged Corn easier.
oats were easier. whiskey steady. Pork nom
ina Lard easier Cotton the spot firm; futures
closed Hrm Groceries firm. OILS quiet Petroleum
ASHES duh At Az. 4Ac for pos. and $40 $40
ss q and
Southern. /. Z
CoYYEx For Rio the market Arm but quiet AZ Bal
tmore bags Dom Pedro sold private terms We
quote :-ordin.ry IKE i454s 1sir do iase
i6kc good do, 17c. IKE; prime do l7Ac. lSc ex
treins range ioss i4sc l9ko santos tar good.
ice aI6,Sc gold 90 days Java, governments bags 2Uc
isjsc; Ceylon. ise lse Msrseai6o 1879 isHe La
i3 IY}Sc.: Porto leo l5c Ike. Costa kica lac.
Isc Mexican 15c 16kc; Macsssar tic. lsc Argos
tura 15c l6kc; Savanilia, l3c 1870: CurAcos i3c
. lake
CoorgRAcx SrocK-Msrkat dull We quote - oas.
ses shocks 32-tnch with hcads. 81 % 81 10;
SHOCKS with heads 80 inch. W 81 SO; do. do Sd inch.
81 SO g.: Soc toe. DO VI: Dipe do.
So 70 5o empty hosshs.ds Sa 5o hoops u toe. ord
CoRDaGE quiet We quote manila large aud mall
siss per h. IKE TIE do corcAge, bolt yarns.
lBc lie tsrred snia 14c Sisal rope, 9xc ioSc;
New Zealand. Ike IKE. Russia. tic.
CorroN Arm at the revised quotat
Ordinary ordinary Ice up: good ordinary aud
strict good ordinary low middng l-i8c up grades
below Slgnsd-Good ordinary &c. up: strict
rood ordinary Ne Icy mddling and mildling Lice
Official prices to-day. with Thufsdays toll