The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1879-12-31

ing the total product or silver from the
United States to the close of the pres
cnt year probably beyond $3.50, ,OOO,-
900. or the gross product of the
| Comstocl; lode about 10 per cent. is
gold, Il fact not always remembered
when speaking Of il rs u silver bear
ing vein.
NEW MINING FIELDS.
by the developments in the Comstock
lode has opened up. Il vast area of
mining regions, and while thus far
silver has but slightly exceeded the
mcrcc from other regions, the dis
Lcadvillc and in Southern Utah, to-
gcthcr with the large and increasing
volume of silver parted from lead and
copper in other districts, point clearly
TO Il growing dsproportion in favor of
ca, both North, South and Central, is
destined to remain, for all we can now
see, indefinitely the largest producer
Of both gold and silver. Important
permanent additions have lately been
made in the Black Hills and in the
Bodic district. The latter was clearly
pointed oat by the speaker and 9th
crS over fifteen years ago as Il region
containing il system of gold bearing
veins Of remarkable richness, but it
has waited long before it received the
attention which il now amply rcpays.
The speaker permits himself to say
that in tllc fact Of the splendid con-
lrmalion Of his predictions and well
founded judgments at Bodic is found
4 full, not to say triumphant, rcI'uta-
tiou orthc calumnics of which he was
for years the object.
On Il fprmcr occasion | had the
honor of laying before tho Bullion
CLUB the chief facts respecting the
grt at reserves of gold which arc il Id
III these banks Of ticposit, the deep
lying rla:crs Of California. Sand
banks though they arc, they will honor
all drafts made upon them, and, un-
like mos: financial institutions, will
pay better the more their stock is
watcrcd. Naug'tcr.) y temporary
che X has been len to the d.. clop-
mrnt> Of their great source Of gold
from Zee cnt legislative enactmants un-
d = the ntW contribution in California ;
Dut il Is safe to say that these OBJ
Struc.;oAs must yicll to the far more
Important in.cr sts at stake.
At the conclusion Of his address the
speaker WAS warmly applaudcd, and
remarks were offered by Professor
NcVbury, Mr.. Sattrricc and others
before the adjournment.
a GooD MoTIIEH-lS-LAw.-Why do
married men, as L race, dislike their
mothcrs-in-law? The mothcr-in-law
is not responsible for her position
probably does not admire il. Yet she
has been the subject of countless o.
rics, myriads Of offensive jcsts, and
quantities Of sarcastic rhymes. Into
all OF these has entered an element Of
bitterness which does not appear iii
the gibcs that arc hurled at the widow
and spinstcr. Malice is the inspira-
lion Of the assault upon the mother
in-law. Perhaps il is savagcry born
Ola sense Of detected guilt-which
has been hidden from the too-con!iding
wife. but detected promptly by the
penetrating eyes OF the mothcr-in-
law. &hc is not blinded by love for
,hc man. and to perfect clcarncSs OF
vision she adds an experience which is
'lN uSclul aS SCtoiill SISllb III tIElDllllS
her to sec the bottom Of things. TO
be sure, there arc divcrsitics OF moth
crs-il-law: and it does happen some
times that ii worthy and wcll-conduct-
ed man finds himself subject to a
real ailliction. All the saints have
been made perfect through suffering.
The thorn in the flesh sometimes
points the way to celestial joys. A
terrific mothcr-in-law may be good
for discipline. She should be regard
ed very much as an ascctic hair-cloth
| shirt. But good mothcr-in-law is a
very different person. She is really
q well-spring Of pleasure to properly
conducted husband. She is assiduous
in taking care Of the baby, and tho
| scrvicrablcncss Of her knowledge con-
ccrninG the most effective methods OF
carrying the infant through critical
periods, the efficiency with which she
dispcnscs parcgoric, measures out
ipccac and compounds pastcrs, fill
the minds of just men with sentiments
Of admiration and thankflllncss. Give
the mothcr-ill-law her due.