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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-04-17
Moving Day.

Knowing day, with ail its attendant
horrors, is at hand said James, yestcr-
dav evening. land don't see how am
ever 10 get through with it. 1t brings
nothing but work, work, work"
"Why. YES" replied Grandfather
Licksllihgle. at is terrible day for us
moor men folks. and no mistake. Seem
rs how this dre'ful day has rolled around
an battered me over the bald an bect1
ling pate upward of n hundred times, !
ought to know little somcthln' about
it. Work! We'll, ! should say SO. lIit
up in the mornin' before breakfast, sit
around I'LL it's ready, then eat an OIL
down town after wagon. And right
here l want to say that the standin' pre-,
MUM of a million dollars in gold offered
by the United States government to the
man that finds a wagon when he wants
it has never been claimed. No mortal
man ever finds wagon without hootn'
round whole square, an jest this kind
of work is knocking years and years OF
usefulness out of some Of our best young
mer. Well, after the doggoned wagon
is found, you must give the driver your
old az we'll as your new address, as the
napnrs say, and that's enough to break
any ordinary mans back. BY this time
you're pretty well tagged out, an you
send the wagon to the house, while you
90 off down town about your business,
an your wife finishes up whatever little
odds an ends there may be to DO about
the movin' Oh, it's dre'ful, dre'ful; an
it raises the blisters on my hands to think
oft. And grandfather bowed his aged
head on his cane and goaned.-CEnc'n-
mt E11nirer.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-04-17
The English Language,

Mr.. John Albee lectured in New York
on the English language. The transla-
ton Of the Bible by King james trans
lators and the writings of the Elizabethan
dramatists were the most powerful ins
fuences, Mr.. Albee thought, in mould
ing and fixing the language. 1t was for
t,lnate that the Bible had been trans
lated when the best style OF language
that of the great dramatists-was in
vogue. The translators, too, had been
inspired, and inspiration found voice,
beauty and vigor in the simplest eX:
pressions. The Bible, then, had met the
necessities of those who objected to parts
of the drama. Note the difference" "
said the lecturer. in conclusion, he
tween the unaffected simplicity and
power of the writings ofthose times with
the obscure, affected style of to-day
Now we do not ask but inquire; a wo-
man is a female; father paternal rela-
tive; we do not give but donate; we
never 60, begin, eat, get, but proceed,
commence, partake, receive; when
Younger we had rooms, but now apart
mentS; then there were singers, now
vocalists; and it is pleasant to believe
that no one now gets drunk, but lntoXl-
Gated. See the contrast, In the Bible:
the most thrilling and best written Of all
books, ninety-six per cent. of the words
are Anglo-Saxon; ; in Shakespeare, eighty
six per cent; and in Tennyson's Ar
thur 5000 Of the $500 words arc mono
syllables. And so the rank Of all writers
Of fame unquestioned is graded by the
proper use of more or less OF the Saxon
language. The union of powerful
thought and perfect words is like the
clearest water in the clearest glass; the
water and the glass seem but one sub
Stancp
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-04-17
Restless Nights. =

Some nersons "toss and tumble" half
the night and get up in the morning
weary. unrefreshed and dispirited, Who'll
Nv unfit. either in body or mind, for the
duties of the day; they are not only in
canacitated for business, but are often
rendered so unGacious in their manners,
30 irritable and fretful as to spread n
gloom and cloud over the whole house
hold. TO be able to 20 to bed and be IN
q sound, delicious sleep, an unconscious
righteousness, in five minutes, but enjoyed
in it's remembrance, is q great happiness,
an incalculable blessing, and one Tor
which the most sincere and afectlonate
thanks should habitually 60 up to that
bereficent Providence which Touchsaies
the same through the instrumentalltles
of n wise and self-denying attention to
the laws of our being.
Restless nights rs to persons IN ap-
parent good health, arise chiefly from,
first. on overloaded stomach; second,
from worldly care; third, from want OF
muscular activities proportioned to the
needs of the system. Few will have
restless nights who take dinner mt MD
day. and nothing after that except piece
of cold bread and butter and cup or
two of some hot drink; any thing beyond
that, as cake, pie, Clipped beet, dough
nuts and the like, only tempt nature TO
eat when there is really no call for it,
thus engendering dyspepsia and all It's
train Of evils.
Worldly care. For those who cannot
sleep from the unsatisfactory condition OF
their affairs: or that they are about to
encounter great losses, whether from their
own remissness, the perfidy of friends, or
unavoidable circumstances, we have
deer and sincere sympathy. To such we
say. live hopefully for better days ahead,
and meanwhile strive diligently, per
sistentlv, and with brave heart to that
end.
But the more common cause q restless
nights is, that exercise has not peen
taken to make the body tired enough 70
demand sleep. Few will fail to sleep
soundly if the whole of daylight, or ms
much thereof rs will produce moderate
fatigue, is spent in steady work in the
omen mir. or on horseback. or on foot.
MANY spoil all their sleep by attempting
to force more on nature than she req qulres.
Few persons will fail to sleep soundly,
while they do sleep, if they avoid sleep
ing in the daytime. will go to bed ut n
regular hour. and hcroically resolve to
get ND the moment they wake, whether
L is at two, four, or six o'clock in the
morning. In less than week each one
will find how much sleep his system re-
ouires; thereafter give it that, and no
more.-Halrs Journal Of HeaAA.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-04-17
Where False Hair Comes From.

False hair having come to he recog-
nized rs a necessity ofthe modern female
existence, it may be of interest to learn
how this constantly increasing want. is
supplied. Live hair, bought ION foot"
Ito use the technical term Of the trade),
constitutes but very small percentage
Of the stock in market. as there are lew
women who are willing to part with
their locks for money, and those who
have superhuous locks to spare grow
fewer wear after year. When second
hand tresses were needed merely to fur
nish wigs for few elderly ladies, agents
found no difficulty in securing sufiici-
ency among the peasant maids Of Au-
vergne and Brittany. The present de-
mand, however, greatly excAfds the sup
ply, and it is asserted that Paris alone
uses more than all the available crop in
| France, and that Marseilies (the great
center of traffic in hair) deals with Spain,
the Orient and the two Sicilies, for forty
tons a year of dark hair, of which she
makes upwards of 65,OOO chignons an
nually. Under the name of dead hair y
are classed the "combings," which
thrifty servant girls save up and sell, the
clippings of barber shops. faded curls,
worn OUT SWITCHES, tlC. llle S1tt' SHS'to
of every city, both at home and abroad,
value nothing short Of a silver spoon.
among the refuse SO much as a snarl Of
combings, however dirty, as it will find
ready sale. Such findings are after
ward washed with bran and potash,
carded, sifted, classed and sorted, and
then made into the cheap front curls,
puffs, chignons that abound in market.
Much of this enters into the cheaper
grades Of the 350.00O pieces" annually
made in France, Of which enormous
trade England is said to be the best Gus
toner, and America almost as good.
Late reports on the commerce OF Swl-
tow, China, show that Il large export
trade in dead" hair gathered in the
stalls of BARRIERS, sprans up in 1873, dur
ing which year 1880 pounds were ex.
ported to Europe. In 1875 the export OF
this refuse arose to l34,GG0 pounds, with
a commercial value OF over $4,000. 1t
IL an undoubted fact, too, that pauper
corpses are often despoiled of their hair
| TO meet this same demand of an lncreas-
| ing commerce. Those, then. who sport
| other than their own natural locks, can
| never be sure whether these are redolent
of the sepulchre, the gutter, or the SER
want girls comb.-Saentitic Americla.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-04-17

Dick, who is still standing with his
nrm about Nell's waist, bursts into q
hearty laugh. Il am the author" he
saws. "It was little April hoax ,iand it
worked admirably-far better than ex-
pectei." ~,
You awful boym exclaim Nell and
Janet in chorus.
1.-The boy is dead" persists Dick. -,
but what a frightful story you told'
says Nell; "and how terribly was
worriedm
1T is all true" says Dick. There is
not an untruth in the whole letter: the
boy is no more; the boy did breathe his
last. am man now. Thursday was
my twenty-frst birthday"
"But you forged my name" says
Janet. ..'
II put my initial below. if you
notice." replies Dick. And 50 aenough,,
there it was. And our wedding Will
be lust rs soon as you can get ready" he
adds, turning to Nell. 1.-The interest OF
fifty thousand, which you must know
the puzzling Uncle Arthur Just left me,
plus nv salary, is all-sufficient, isn't it,
and l say, Jean, how do you like the
prospect of o. sister-in-law? 1t was
rather pleasant April-fool after all
wasn't it?"-Harper's Bazdr.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-04-17
Words oAwfsdom.

1t requires more power to control for
tune than to control kings.
Flattery is sort of bad money to
which our vanity gives currency.
Hard words have never taught Wis
dom, nor does truth require them.
What is the best governments, That
Which teaches us to govern ourselves.
Some hearts, like evening primroses,
open most beautifully in the shadows OF
life.
It is extraordinary how long n man
may look among the crowd without dis
covering the face Of friend.
There is no wise or good man that
would change persons or conditions en-
tirely with any man in the world.
lie that hath really felt the bitterness
of sin, will fear to commit it; and he
that hath felt the sweetness of mercy
will fear to offend it.
1t is better not to expect or calculate
consequences. Let us try to do right
actions without thinking Of the feelings
they are to call out in others.
"A polite man." said the Due de
Morny, is one who looks with interest
to things he knows all about when thcy
are told him by person who know:
nothing about them"
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-04-17
AN APRIL HOAX.

Looking at it from without, it does
not appear very unlike its fellows, this
little suburban cottage of the Rosy,
with its unprctending hooded porch,
over which the ivy trails its dark green
foliage, its two parlor windows in front,
and its bay-window at the side; but
within there is nothing commonplace.
Every room, every corner, reflects the
refined taste Of Janet Roy, and the
quaint fancies of her brother Dick.
Dick, the handsome, the talented, the
gentlemanly-he is all this and more in
his sister Janet's- eyes-is .sitting.on the
window-seat, the sun bathing his
shapely figure in its impartial rays. lie
is reading the morning paper; with
more interest probably than most men
are won't 10 have, for he recognizes the
mannerism of each writer on the edltorl-
al page-he is on the editorial staff him
self-and takes pleasure in seeing how
Smith treats the Eastern question. what
Jones thinks Of the condition OF the In
dians, and what Brown has TO say or
1.-The presidential policy. He has moi
written Il stroke for over week HIM
self. He has been quite i'll: a heavy
cold threatening pneumonia has KEEP
hin. prisoner at the cottage, and iol
seven mornings has the public been de
prived of the pleasure and profit Of pe
rusinc his timely and caustic remark
upon general topics. Only yesterday h
stepped across the threshold into man
hood: it was his twenty-first birthday
to-day he is citizan of the republic:
The clock on the mantel shelf tinkle
forth eight silvcry notes. Dick looks III
from his paper with some show of i'm
patience. Where can Janet be? AS
in answer to his thought, the doc
opens, and Miss Roy, tall and graceful
in a dress of olive-green serge, in charm
ing contrast with her light golden hail
comes softly in.
"Have you been waiting long, Dick?
she asks. in Il pleasant. kindly voice
Il must have oversight myself
No" replies Dick, throwing dow
his paper and yawninSs slanguidly' "ns
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-04-17
For an Obstinate Cough.

1fyou have an obstinate cough, take
the following to q druggist, and have
him prepare it:
R. Pix liquida, 90 drops.
Spts. nitr dulc., l drachm.
Syr. Symplex, . ounces.
NJ. S. Teaspoonful night and morning.
He should charge you but little for it,
as it is cheap. 1t is the favorite pre-
scription Of an eminent Western ply
si;ian, who says that he has obtained
very tlattering results from it6 use
Health and Home.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-04-17
Funny Uncle Phil.

Funny Uncle Phil.
heard the grown folks talking last night whel
I lay abed,
So shut my eyes and listened to cvorythins
they said;
And first they said that Polly and Phil were
coming here,
And n good old soul was Polly, but Phil was
always queer.
And they never, never, never, IN all their lives
could see
How Polly came to marry him, nor how they
could agree;
For she was Just as bright and sweet as any
flower in May,
But he was tight as drum-head, and as black
as n stormy day.
And his nose was always poking into other
folks affairs,
And he was altogether too fond Of splitting
hairs;
And he had so many corners you never could
come near
Without your hitting some OF them, or being in
:. constant fear.
We'll, listened very hard, and l 'meu,bere<l
every word,
And thought it was the queerest thing body
ever heard;
Aud in the evening, when / heard the chaise
come down the hill,
almost couldn't wait to sec my funny Uncle
Phil.
But, oh wha, s:ories grown folks tell! lie
wasn't black III all
And lie hadn't any Sorners. but was plump and
fair and sqaa;
His nose turnediIpp little, but then it ~:s so
How it could pike so very much I really
q couldn't see.
And when he saw me staring, he nodded hard,
and smiled;
And then he asked them softly If i was Elsie's
child;
And when grandma said I was he took me
gently on lis knee
And woand my longest curl about his finger
carefully.
And he told Inc bout my mamma when she
was little girl,
Aad all the time lie talked lie kept his haSci
on that curl;
Till at last ! colllnt stand it, and slipped
down by his chair,
And asked him how he came to be SO foad oi
splitting hair.
Ny how he stared and Jimmy laughed,
and grandma shook her head
And grandpa had his awful look, and Uncle
Sam turned red;
And then the clock tickei very loud, the
kitchen w,.s SO still,
And knew twas something dreadful l had
said to Uncle Phil.
But couldn't help it then, SO told him every
word
And he listened very quietly; he never spoke
nor stirred,
Til l told him bout the corners, and said l
didn't know
How he could have so many when thore didn't
any snow.
And then be laughed and laughed, till the
kitchen, Glirly shook;
And he gave the frightened grown folks such a
h.Aht and funny look,
And sud, It's true, my little girl, when Polly
married me
Was full OF ugly corners, hat shes Hmnoihed
them down, you sec"
And then they all shook hands again, and
Jimmy gave three cheers,
And Uncle sam said little pitchers had most
monstrous ears;
And grandma kissed Aunt Polly; but then she
looked at Inc,
And said Id better "medtate" while she was
getting tea.
'srhat means that must sit and think what
naughty things I've done;
1t must be cause I'm little yet-they seemed
20 think twas fun.
! don't quite understand it all; well, by and by
| will
Creep softly up to him, and ask my funny
Uncle Phil
-.4meliu zDaaey-.aiden in Wide .4pakc.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-06-24

Last Thursday officer Beck, Mr.. j. B.. Will
party visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Godfrey,
the parents of the child lost a week ago last
Sunday, for the purpose Of enquiring into the
truth of various floating rumors by which the
abduction of the child was limited at as a
strong probability. According to rumor
the lost child was Il daughter Of Mr.. Godfrey
by a former wife from whom he was divorced
and who is now living at Salt Lake City,
while another report described her as the
daughter of Mrs. Godfrey by her first hus-
band. said also to be still living. On inyesti-
CATION those reports, as well as many others
Of various shades and desiees Of improbable
ity, were shown to be utterly groundless.
The little lost girl was the child OF Mr.. God
irev by his present wife, and Was born i'll
lawful WCdtock. III continuation of this
statement the officers were referred to a large
number Of respectable, tIisiW orthy persons
who were acquainted with the parents pre-
vious to the birth Of thei; daughter, Sarah,
and whose acquaintance AAS'been maintained
uninterluptedly ever since. Finding iC I'M
possible TO sc; any clue to icad' TO the I'M
ravelling of the mystery connected with the
disappearance of the little wait, the visiting
gentlemen returned to town. One of their
number, Mr.. Robert McMinl, a well-to-do
citizen Of Butte, then had posters published
and distributed offering a reward Of two
hundred and fifty dollars for such information
as would lead to the recovery Of the child,
dead or alive. The following is the descrip-
ton given in Mr.. McAlinn's published offer
Of reward
-Four years old; large OF her age; light
brown hair blue eyes and fair skin. Rather
Intelligent and usually gives her name, Sarah.
Had on when lost, Il BAH -colofei woIsted
delaine dress, with two row of dark colored
trimming around the skirt and lalilte on bot
tom OF dress. Two pockets trimmed with
dark blue braid. Rutlle around the neck and
sleeves. Pink diamond calico sunbonnet.
PM aud white checked apron. White and
blue stockings. Copper-toed shoes, laced.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-06-24
PERSONAL.

@1t@t#A TH@H TE -# s#Lf aaNae .EaEEl
Jack Wells, of Yreka, visited Butte last
week.
Colonel WI. f. Sanders and Mr.. 3. Warren
Toole were over from Helena for a few days
lately.
Mrs. Chas. w. Thoroughman, Of Helena,
is visiting her sister Mrs. o. b. Whitford, Of
Butte.
Miss Annie Warfield arrived from Helena
a few days ago, to reside hereafter with her
parents at Butte.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Lavell returned last
Thursday from Deer Lodge, in which place
they passed the first days of the honeymoon.
J. L. Murray returned a couple Of weeks
ago from a hasty trip to the Yankee Fork
mines. lie reports times very dull at Chaliis
and Bonanza.
Dick Riddle, Superintendent of Western
Division of the G. & S. line, has been in
Butte lately making arrangements for the
transfer of the main lire to the Butte, as
spoken of as elsewhere.
Isaac GREENWOOD, senior member of the
firm of Greenwood & Bohm, clothing and
drygoods merchants, Helena and Virginia
City, was looking after business matters at
Butte a day or two ago.
j. X. Beidler, Deputy U. s. Marshal for
Custer county,extended a late excursion from
Deer Lodge to Butte, where he remained a
day or two observing the great changes to be
noted since his last visit, two wears ago. X
accompanied Sheriff Thomas II. Irvine, jr.,
who brought to the penitentiary two prison.
ers from Custer, one a Gros Ventre Indian,
sentenced for ten years for completely in the
Lynch murder the other a white man
named Burles, sentenced to two years for
horse stealing.
Chauncey Barbour, editor of our bright
and newsey exchange, the Missoulian, was in
town during a portion of last week, inter-
viewing the folks of Butte in the interests of
his paper Missoula, our next county TO-
wards the west, forms with Deer Lodge
county the " West Side" 1t is the richest
agricultural county in Montana, the one to
which home seekers should first turn their
eyes, and the county concerning whose re-
sources information should be sought for by
those called upon, as many of us are, to Sc.
lect a place of settlement for eastern friends
Besides, il is highly desirable that every
Deer Ledger should have a fair knowledge o.
our sister county, so many of whose interest!
are common to our own. The best way o
securing such information is to read the Mis-
soulan. On many other grounds the paper j
worthy of support, as it is one Of the mos
ably edited of the journals published in Mon
tana.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-06-24
The Fourth of July Celebration.

The programme for the Fourth Of July
celebration is given in this issue. 1t will be
seen that the managers have abandoned the
project of erecting a rural bower and plat
form in the school lot for the Fireman's
dance in the evening. The sylvan bower
plan for the bail would work very we'll if the
weather could be depended on; but consider
ing that " it never rains in Montana " it was
feared that a severe spell of draught might
render outdoor dancing unpleasant. For this
reason the bail will be given under root, and
t. accommodate the host sure to be in attend
ance both public halls have been secured.
We are TO have the novelty of one party given
in two different and pretty widely separated
hal Is with a brass band i'll each only one
ticket being required to enter either or to
change from one to the other as often as may
be desired. This will be II ball worth talking
about. AS for the other features of the cele-
bration, they speak for themselves, from the
committees programme in another column.
We may state, though, that Major Loebsr is
busy mounting his artillery-Krupp's steel
guns-with which he may be expected to
make a very imposing appearance in the par
ade. 4 great number of visitors are expected
from neighboring localities. Butte will be
in holiday attire TO welcome her visitors; and
no pains will be spared to make the occasion
a very pleasant one for Il guests of the day
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-06-24

At the graduation exercises at the Helena
AIDED school OF Thursday, June 18th, Miss
nnie Wariield, daughter Of an esteemed
wnsman. read a well composed essay on
Self Reliance which received much APP
ause. Miss Mamie Wheeler followed with
we'll written essay, taking "What Next" as
Pr theme. The last OF the young lady grad
htes, Miss Ida Wilson, presented a view of
ontana's future in IL sketch full of iluInor-
Us illusions. After the presentation of the
plomas Mr.. Rolfe addressed the pupils and
sitors present with some very fitting and
|nsible remarks in regard to the hest means
improving themselves and the school.
banking the people for their kindly interest
the past he next made an announcement
the effect that he felt obliged to resign his
psition as Principal, and concluded with
fishing the school success. Mr.. Granville
mart then treated the assemblase to an ad-
fess replete with humor. After remarks by
her prominent citizens the entertainment
osed. The exercises were imerspersed with
Pth vocal and instrumental music, aud were
fshiy interesting.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-06-24
Hail. Restored.

DR.. Friand is now preparedto refer unbeliev-
ers to several cases in Butte in which his treat
ment has caused a healthy growth of hair at
ter years of badness. Such proof will con-
vince the most sceptical that the Doctor can
do all he claims to be able to do when he
says lie can restore hair in all cases, no mat
ter of how long standing the badness. Sat-
i~sfactory references and pecnniary security
gwen to any one putting himself in DR.. FRI
and's hands. Apply in person. Office cor
ner of Main street and Broadway, Butte.
$50 If DIR. JOSEPH FRIAND.