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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-07
5. Il OUNCE OF MIRIH.' ,

True wit is nature to advantage dressed
What oft was thought, but nc'er so well ex-
presSd;
Something whose truth convinced at sight, we
find,
At the close of the sermon, the minister
became impressive. Raising his voice he said:
Judgment !" and a small boy near the YES
tibuie shouted: "Out on first"
Uncle Jumbo was caught with IA stolen
chicken hid in his hat, and when asked how
it came there, he replied: Fore de Lord,
boss, that fowl must have crawled up my
breeches leg"
4 little Partisan mendicant follows a gem
tleman: "Monsieur, give me just a penny
I'm an orphan by birth The definition
was worth ten centimes to her.
An Irish editor says :: that in the absence
in securing the services of a gentleman to edit
the paper this week" sr
"Do you think raw oysters healthy? ?" said
a dyspeptic. swell, sir" replied the gruff
doctor, g l never heard one complain of being
unhealthy did you?'
Alcohol will clean out the inside of an ink
stand. 1t will also clean out the inside Of a
pocketbook a little more thoroughly and
quicker thar anything else on record.
snow thai this thing has commenced re-
marked a Chicago resident at his breakfast,
"Ill bet that before it stops more than forty
emotional women will shoot men in this CITY,"
YES replied his wife, looking sharply at
him, I" and then not half the men will be shot
that ought to be-"
An indianapolis barber who abandoned his
business and went into the ministry, was sud-
denly called upon one Sunday to baptize
three candidates. He got along very well,
but after baptizing the first, he astonished his
congregation by Justify shouting, "Next!"
An editor having read in another paper that
there is a tobacco, which, if a man smoke or
chew it, evil make him forget that he owes
a dollar in the world,' innocently concludes
that many of his subscribers have been rurn-
ished with the article.
A very diminutive man once solicited the
hand of a buxom girl. "Oh, no." said the
fair but insulting young lady, 81 can't think
Of it for a moment. The fact is, Tom, you
are a little too big for a cradle, and a little
too small to 60 to church with"
"My DEAR" said a smiling spouse to her
other half, a morning or two since, 81 am
going a shopping; l want a little change"
Pooh !" responded the ungallant man, s'that
would be no Change at all; you 60 shopping
every day."
sis there a letter here in a scented envel-
ope for my wife he asked the postmaster,
while the green fire from his eyes made the
Office look like a leafy forest. "Yes, SIR
severed the p. NJ, as he handed it out.
The jealous man tore it open at once, when,
10 and behold! it was the milliner's bill for
$50. No succeeding chapters.-Rhineteck
Gazette. -
A Tennessee darkey preacher held forth
recently as follows, "You girls call your
sweethearts 'darlings,' and you men call
yours .dasies,' and you girls are afraid to
come mp here for fear some other girls will
get off with your '~darlings,' and you men for
fear some other fellow will get away with
your 8 daisies and" said he, Z" between this
darling and daisy business lots of you
niggers are going straight to hell" .
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Husbandman. ID.


The cattle disease has reached the Sun
River country. The herds in the vicinity of
Chestnut are being severely dealt with.
Cole Puett and wife came in Monday from
the Sweet Grass, OH their way over to the fair.
He thinks the loss of calves in the Mussei-
she'll and Sweet Grass country from blackleg
will be near fifty per cent. of this years in
crease.
A well informed gentleman who a few
weeks ago looked from the summit Of the
Belt range into the beautiful valley of the
Judith, declares it capable Of supporting a
population of ten thousand people. He says
Ii was the most magnificent sight he ever he
held.
A party of Observation-Disclosures. Cline,
Hoppy and others-were at the Springs on
Monday last, ON their return from the Judith
diggirgs. They bring very encouraging news.
There Is no longer q doubt but that a perma-
nent camp has been struck.
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NOTES.

Tennyson's new drama, 'sThomas q
Beckett" is completed.
The widow of Bayard Taylor will soon take
up her residence in New York.
Two thousand New York teachers want ex-
Superintendent Riddle reinstated. w 81
A lamp lifted suddenly, which contains but
a poor quality of oil, is very apt to explode.
Three Protestant ministers have died this
season eff yellow fever, all were Methodists.
The British army officers are subscribing
funds for a memorial to tine Prince Imperial.
Blowing down a lamp chimney to extin-
guish the light is a frequent cause Of explo-
sion. . e + sr. n-t
Every Russian subject is required to take
out a passport every year. The prescribed
cost of a passport is about S., but, in tact, it
costs twice that. 't''
Ireland heads the list of crime in the
United Kingdom, as far as minor offenses are
concerned, but in serious crimes England and
Scotland are a head. g#atEs af4u#as .-.
Mr.. Bonner paid $40, 900 for Pochahontas,
$4,000 for Rarus, $4,000 for Dexter, 100000
Startle, $4,000 for Edwin Forrest and $15,-
600 for Grafton. Total 100000.
The Methodist churches in the Boston dis
trict of the New England Conference have an
aggregated Indebtedness of 100000, upon
which $4,000 interest is paid annually.
Prof. Nichols of Boston, found eight grains
of arsenic to each square foot of a,green dress
submitted tolhis examination! Here IS the fact
of poisons freely used. Is threr no remedy ?
Miss Alcott's new story is called ssJimmy's
Cruise in the Pinafore." 1t is illustrated by
pictorial sketches Of the prominent characters
in the juvenile presentation of this famous
opera. .H. ..
Talmage wrote letters from England for a
New York story paper published by Munro
of dime novel fame, and of about the same
grade as his novels. He got a hundred dollars
a column for the letters.
The telegram handed into a German Office
lately-"Can't possibly send 5000 daggers in
one day not till acknowledged the
police into excitement until they found that
daggers are a kind of needle. -.
A French chemist has lately discovered a
salt which may be- mixed with starch so that
ladies' dresses, laces, ETC., may be rendered
incombustible. A dress may be injured by
coming in contact with flames, but it will
never take fire. .
It is estimated that over 100 900 children
are steadily employed in Nav York factories
many of them being under ~ years of age
and some, notably those engaged in the
manufacture OF artificial flowers, have only
reached the age offs years.
Texas ranks third among the wool produc-
ing states, having 3,674,OOO sheep, and st
treading closely Oh the heels of Ohio. Cali
fornia leads, of course Nueces county, Texas
has more sheep in its limits than any othe
county in the Union-656,OO0.
1t is said the Princess of Wales is growing
~lovelier every day of her life. She is described
as being as radiant as the close of day, when
the delicate pink of the sky ,incarnates tn
snowy challce of the lily, and the pensiv'
aisles of the woodland. All of which may b.
very true, but it don't keep Wales at home o
nights.
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THE WEEKLY MINER.
Produce Market Report.


BUTTE, OCTOBER y, 1919.
The following are the wholesale prices
paid by merchants and hotel keepers for the
commodities enumerated, delivered from the
wagon. Price list carefully corrected every
Monday:
Flour, per 100 lbs, $500.
Graham, 1925. ."-. t. .'"+ '
Wheat, per h., 2 cents, fair demand.
Oats, per h., IL to 2 cents.
IL Butter, per h., IS to 40 cents.
Eggs, per dozen, 45 to so cents, in demand.
Corn meal, 6 cents. d. Fa
Beef, on foot, 81 90 net. . 4yt a..
Beets, u cents.
Carrots, 8 cts. per pound. m,.G n,.
Potatoes, II per ID.
Hay per ton, $500 to $4,000; in demand.
Fresh fish, 10 to 20 cents per pound. 7t
Coal, So per ton. s..' o- Z .mlt@ ta .
Cheese, 10 cents. p. sraz...9 ,.frs. s..
Barley, So 25 to 2 so per hundred.
Dried beans, Montana, 7 cts.
Mutton, So to 81 q head. s'1ts ."a' "
Chickens, 81 to s. per dozen. |..ts:.t.
Wood, 81 to 81 so per cord. .,,. ~
Cabbage, p cts. per Id. ..
Ripe Onions, s to 6 cts. per pound.
Ripe tomatoes, s cts. per pound. . d
Summer squash, 4 cts. . sH..s. s-
Bitter Root bacon, II to Is cts. per pound,
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AN EPISODE OF A

In his wind-shaken tent the soldier sits,
Beside him flares an oil-lamp smokily,
Whose dim light glooms and hickers on uhe
Of rastling paper that, with eager eyes
The faxen-bearded sunburnt face lights up
A smile that in the smiling breeds q pain
Within his gentle heart; the gentle hand
Ever again in his protecting clasp
Enfold It? Who can tell? He can but kiss
With wild intensity. the page that hand
Hath touched. Each line, each word read and
At last there is 10 more. With swimming eyes
He looks and drinks her name into his soul.
Yet see those lines with pencil widely ruled,
What do they say, those baby characters.
So feebly huge?
"When will you come home again"
"My own dear Papa .G'rsr .. ..
As he reads this the tent to him grows darker,
His strong hand trembles, and the hot tears burn
In his blue eyes, and blur the struggled words,
What ta need : to an see * The hsn words so are d stam PEI t npSn
The wind on gusty wings sweep BY, and 10!
With its wild voice, his child's sweet treble
In accents family clear:
"When will you come home again"
my own dear papa !"
And now his head is bowed into his hands,
His brave heart fora moment seems to climb
Into his throat and choke him. Hark! what
sound
Thus sharply leaps among, and Stays the sad
Wind-yoices of the autumn night, with shrill -.
And sudden blast: The bugle-call 7 arms"
And startled sleepers, at its fierce appeal,
Half dreaming clutch their swords, and gasping
wake,
How many soon to sleep again-in death!
And on that fathers heart the pealing cry
Strikes cold as ice, though soldier there's none
Drawer,
For still above the bugle's thrilling breath
That pleading child-vOice sweetly calls:
loved Papa,
when will you come home again:
MY own dear Papa"
Across a rough hillside the light of dawn
Doth coldly creep, with ruthless touch revealing
All that bv darkness had been hid, and there,
Amongst The stalwart forms that stiffe Ing lie
Upon the blood-sOaked ground, where they lie
thickest,
There is one found, with fla ken hair and beard
Dard dyed with gore, Il bullet in his heart!
:. crumpled paper in his hand was clutched,
'Gainst the cold lips the rigid hand did press
Some childish writing by his life-bloOd stained.
What are the words? One scarce can read them
now:
Loved Papa,
When will you come home again:
My own dear Papa ~
Temple Bar.
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THOUGHTS,


ADVERSELY Is tne oaiance 10 "eigh lriends.
Relirion - the best armor in the WORLD
but the worst cloak, 4
He's a slave that cannot command him.
self.
rho rotb If modsr.,;on 10 tho s.fast 70
..oaa Wn.nc. ~ "
roo,o,,v 10 ~ ;,so,s o,o., ,ovo,,o
C;cern ~ s 'N =
Feeling is no criterion of right or wrong.
49,
our acss make or mar 9sL~e are tine
Ii you ART hot happy !" Is soiheoodys iault
most hkeiy yours
Let us Always De cheerfui; II lie Is q
purueh' q II oe ouiueh u sony aH.f %
Dost thou love life ? Then do not souander
lime, ior that Is Tue stun HE Is maae o.
H'u""te"' ..
A true friend is one who will tell YOU of
your faults and follies in prosperity, and assist
you Win MS hahd anu heals IN adVersity'
It is not the magnitude of the sphere in
which we live, but the patience and fidelity
with which we work in it, that our reason
VIII honor. H.. .t.. r-.. ...s.... a.
L HOSE WHO Have uItlSnCu Nv UldhIuA H.
others think with them, have usually been
those who began to dare to think with them
Selves .
If anger arise in thy breast. instantly seal
I'D thy lips and let it not 90 forth; for like
fire, when it wants vent, it will suppress it.
self. 1'
To know how to listen is a great art it is to
know how to gain instruction from everyone.
~, -
money III your purse VIII e's gu. s ~; =,
"lsuolh ~ your nvau' aooln yoo-'u' '''" III
10 thlnk kindly OF each other Is COCA, 10
speak kindly OF each other is better but to
act kindly one towards another Is best OF all.
cb.r,es Lamb onca sa;d that tbe GREATEST
,looa"ro ba Enau, nv - y, a Good .et;on nv
stealth, and have it found out be accident.
7, reou;ras , or.at ,lea, If bo,dness and q
rroat dol of "a St;on IN maize a oraat fortune
sd sd ,yhan Won hove aot II r. reo,1;res ton times
as mmcI, Wit n Ieen IL
~
Energy will do everything that can be done
in this world; and no talents, no circumstances
III n'nn Eoo sso'
A person that feels that he has no character
W looSe, Is very IIee VIII Hio toiSue'
man thinks before he speaks, for well he
knows his words have weight.
,e.o, roeoot;or r,o tho ch.r,oto,
of another person by act or word. you receive
an injury in the minds OF those that are
cognizant of it, if you do not convince then
that in making it you are just.
Wa .,,ot lin. ri, ,~rob.h;,;,;os Tho f.;,,
IN vbich we COW nra %rara ir ond die !,
INV n,'s. -. y nort,,r so far a 9 t. ,rn
fsssas 10 h" f.ith at al Or II 10 notb;pp
E1.o,.5" "'" "
g.
may De known Anger without cause
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$40 REWARD.

STRAYED last week from the China Diggings
~ below Rocker. one black horse eight years
DID,. narrow white strip on face, both hind feet
white, no brands. This horse pulled the picket
and escaped with saddle, c%antinas and q SINAI!
roll OF clothing. The above reward will be paid
for his return to the undersigned, the Chinese
merchant at Butte. YU o KEE.
Rent. 2A-4S 3Wd&w
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The last time Grant was in San Francisco
was i'm 1857, when, having resigned his
captains commission in the old Second
Infantry, he first spent several months with
Judge Louis Dent in the interior of California,
assisting it the running of a rope ferry, and
then came to San Francisco, waiting for some
time in the hope of obtaining employment,
which, however, lie failed in doing. And
now, what a change is there
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There IS talk OF celebrating next year in
Bavaria a centenary of which few parallels
can be produced out of the history of the
world. In 1850 the Duchy Of Bavaria was fir st
conferred on a member Of the house of
Wittelsbach. Seven hundred years have
passed since Princes Of the house of Wittels-
bach have ruled over Bavaria without a break.
No other reigning house in Europe can pro-
duce an instance Of similar uninterrupted
rule.
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The publishers of st. Nicholas announce
that a permanent enlargement of the maya
zine will be begun with the November
number. Each regular number will C iitain
at least sixteen more pages than heretofore.
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Very innocently an Irish newspaper con-
cludes its account of an imposing ceremony /:
"The procession was very fine, being nearly
two miles long, as was also the prayer Of the
Rev. Mr.. MacFadden."
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Chicago & North western
RAILWAY,

RAILWAY,
The Great Trunk Line from the West to
Chicago and the East.
1t is the oldest, shortest, most direct, conven-
lent, comfortable and in every respect the best
line yon can take. 1t is the greatest and grand
est Railway organization In the United States.
1t owns or controls
2,lOO Miles of Railway!
PULLMAN HOTEL CARS are rum alone
by 1t through between
co UNCIL BLU FFS& CHICAGO
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Map cfhe Chicago & North Western Raila0ay.
PASSENGERS GOING EAST should bear
insmind that this is the
BEST ROUTE TO CHICAGO
-r-.. AND ALL POINTS EAST.
Passengers by this route have choice of FIVE
DIFFERENT ROUTES and the advantage Of
Eight Daily Lines Palace Sleepina Cars from
Philadelphia and New York,
AND OTHER EASTERN POINTS.
Insist that the Ticket Agent sells yod tickets
by the North Western Road. Examine your
Tickets, and refuse 70 buy If they do not read
over this Road. ...-
All Agents sell them and Check usual Bag
gage Free by this Line. :
Through Tickets via this Route to all
Eastern Points can be procured at all Coupon
Ticket Offices of Union Pacific, and all Western
Railroads.
New York once, No. 4l5 broadway. Boston
Office, No. 8 State Street. Omaha Office. 513,
18th Street and u. p. Depot. San Francisco
ONCE, Q New Montgomery Street. Chicago
Ticket Offices 90 Clark Street, under Sherman
House. Council Blum Offices at G. & NV. and
u. p. Depots.
For rates or Information not atta;nable from
your home ticket agents, apply to mt -rr1s
Gen1Man0'r, Chicago. Gent Pass. Agt, Chicago
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j. e. BLACK. .l ts b. tlr JOHN JoLLEY
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Blacksmiths ...+
and ". ',". be-
ar Wagon makers,
CORNER MAIN AND PARK SITS, -'s
BUTTE CITY, MONTANA.

Having rehtted and refurnished the OLD and
y Centennial Saloon, and stocked the
bar with the best brands of liquors and cigars, /
am now prepared 10 accommodate old and new
customers as in times of yore. An elegant and
cosy club room ut the convenience of patrons.
Ed. THOMAS.
les. Proprietor
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No other road runs Pullman Hotel Cars,
through between the Missouri River and
ChicapO. %. ... ...... ..E. .. .r
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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-02

The road from San Marcos to Sc
gum is now legally established post
road, and it is proposed. to establish a
mail route upon it. A daily mail from
Seguin would be a good thing, as
thereby we could get the Galveston
News on the day of publication.
Apropos, there is great need of a
better, more direct road to Seguin.
The Times not long since called our
attention to this matter and we meant
to have noticed it, but it escaped our
memory. 1t is ofthe first importance to
the business of our town to have good
roads in all directions, and one to Sc
gum would be second to no other.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-02
John Il. Baker KIlIe d.
Especial Telegram to the News.l

SEGUIN, July 29.--Last night during
the progress of the camp-meeting, the
same being held three miles east OF
town, some one stepped up to John
+. Baker, who was standing about ten
feet outside of the arbor, among a
crowd of men, put pistol to his head,
shot him and walked off. Baker died
a short time afterwards.
The affair was 60 sudden, quick and
unlocked for, that the perpetrator of
the deed, amid the confusion, that was
terrible, escaped. No clew to the per-
petrator.
IT. Baker was under indictment
for the murder of young holloman.
A coroner's jury was Immediately i'm
panneled, and is now in session. No
verdict has yet been rendered. Sus'
picion rests on certain parties. but
their names are withheld until further
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-02

WE meant to have noticed in our
last the meeting in the Court House Of
the week before of the colored people
to consider the question Of emigra.
ton. 1t was called we believe by a
mulatto school teacher, whose name
we forget, who has been spending some
time in this vicinity and was a delegate
to the Houston Convention. He read
an address, and another of darker hue,
Lewis White Of Mountain City, made
a really good and effective off hand
speech.
We would advise the colored people
of this county to go slow and look
before they leap with regard to this
exodus business. The chances are
that they may not better their coadi-
ton. In some respects they are
mighty well Off in this country. We
have counted about a hundred horses
at some OF their religious meetings,
whereas at the North you will not
find one negro in twenty able to own u
horse. The climate and ease in max
ing living here are wonderfully in
their favor as compared with any
Northern State.
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Qyl ION.

The public should be on their guard against
BOGUS L,vra PADS. AL genuine Holman Liver
Pads have green label, and his picture on the
box and pad. All others are worthless limitations
gotten up to DO sold on reputation ofthe Holman
Pad. Ask for the Holman Pad aud take no 9TH
er. l
Prices-Iniant's Pads. 81 co. women's PADS
a. 90; Mems Pads, - 90; xxx, for chronic es'es
o. 90.
Sold by all Druggists, wholesaled By
July 2e.4w. WESLEY, TAYLOR, Galveston.
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Magazines for August.

The Atlantic contains articles on
Preaching The Future Of Invention;
An Experiment in Play Writing;
--latest Literature OF Art, Two years
Of President Hayes; The Negro Exc
dus; VIM. Lloyd Garrison, by Mrs,
l.. Maria Child !; Rural England, etc,
etc.
Scribner SMidsummcr Holiday nun.
ber) has a portrait of Whittier with an
article on him further illustrated the
beginning of a new story BY Henry
james Jr., entitled Confidence; A
Peep into Antwerp and Holland; The
Archery Club The Cook Of the Goa.
.federate Army; Lincolu's, Lmagiua.
ton; Over the Narrowest Gauge;
Southern Civilization Views Of a citi'
zen Of Austin, Texas,) with some
twenty other articles Of interest.
Lippincott's contains articles on the
Catskill Region; The Last Rehearsal ;
|. "reminiscences of Bayard Taylor ;
WomsA's Mistakes about Work; and
several others, with handsome illustra-
tons. rt
The Eclectic hae the following among
other articles: The New Bulgaria (;
Lord Chesterfeld's Letters to his Son
Food and Feeding; Madame Recamier;
Russian Court Life; Historical Aspect
of the American Churches by Dean
Stanley; In the Royal Academy; Vii
lage Lite in the Apprentices; LONDON
Bridge etc., with q fine portrait of
Prof. j. D. Dana.
Appleton's has the following: A
Cornish Saunter; Wandering Thoughts
About Germany Out of the Depths
Story; Wordsworth The Mirabeaus
Moose Hunting in Canada and
others.
Popular Science has Portrait OIL
the late Daniel Vaughan with the fol.
lowing table of contents; Removal o.
Inherited Tendencies to Disease
Story of the November Meteors Re.
education of the Adult Brain; The
Age of Cave jewellers in America
Chloral and other Narcotics The
Brightness and Distribution of the
Fixed Stars Dry Rot m Timber,
Monarchy and its Draw backs1 Geo.
logical Evolution; and other articles
The chronological Journal has a
portrait and sketch of William Lloyd
Garrison, and about dozen other ar.
ticles.
St. Nicholas has y pages-eight
more than usual-with contents adapt
ing it to children's summer reading O.
various interest.
BD We will orier any of the above
at publishers prices, or club them
with the FREE PRESS at reduced rates