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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19
HISTORY INDICATED.

A very pretty little story is going the rounds
Of the republican press telling how "Califor-
mia was saved to the Union" All that this
yarn needs to make it really interesting are
the elements of truth. Any one, who is at
all conyersant with the politics of California
at the time referred to-in '61-and the atti-
tide which that state maintained towards the
Union, knows that the cunningly devised
fable is a SANDER against as truly a loyal and
brave a people as ever pioneered q new coun-
try to the highest rank in the sisterhood of
states.
The writer. who was in that year a candidate
on the Breckenridge ticket for a Legislative Of
fee, and who was intimately acquainted with
the feeling and the purposes of that wing of
the democratic party in that state, knows that
no organized effort was ever made or Thought
of that had for its object the carrying of Gail
fornia out of the Union. 1t is true that much
i'll feeling was e~ngendered within the ranks
of the leading opposing parties in the canvas
of '61, and that a few lndiscreet democrats
were sent to Fort Alcatraz, in which they
were permitted to remain for months without
charges being preferred against them, and
were then set at liberty without knowing the
cause for which they were imprisoned. 1t is
| also true that a fanatical mol threw the pres.
and types of Beriah Browns paper into the
streets of San Francisco, for which pastim,
the city afterwards paid Mr.. Brown a rount
sum. When the history of the grea
rebellion shall have been truthfully written !
will be seen that the people of the golden stat
endured great hardships and humiliations a
the hands of a fanatical republican majorit,
and yet maintained their loyalty to thei
country's flag during the trying times OF Gl
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19
The Worlds Fair In 1853.

Mr.. Z. NJ. Knight, cashier of the Fins
tional Bank of Helena, has been app0i
commissioner for Montana TO look afls
interests in the Worlds Fair which isl
held at New York city in 1888. 1t u'
somewhat premature at this early date
the attention of the mine owners and Q
of Butte to the opportunity which will
be extended to them for placing oil e'
ton fine specimens of argent. ferrous ore'
winch this district so richly abounds.
needs no worlds fair TO insure her P
nency, but she can't have too much Q
brought here to invest in the developm
the numerous promising mines now
idle for the want of it. Butte stands
head of the long list of prosperous II
camps in the great northwest. Sl'c Is
out a rival in the production of the p:
metals and sits enthroned upon her graf
sloping hills the silver queen of the
ries. When The proper time arrives Il
no doubt that her bonanza kings will
1t that Butte's display at New York
commensurate with her importance ~
lion producing city.
VIM. Coleman 4 Co., Main street. Blu
selling of their large stool OF Dry Goods
oSt
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19

can truly say that l owe my present ex-
istence and happy restoration TO the hopes
m joys of life to the use of Warmers Safe
K dney and Liver Cure, and l say to every
one suffering from any manner of kidney,
liver or urinary trouble, s.Use this remedy
and recover" w. e. SANFORD.
HoLLRr, X. Y, Feb. 25, 1880.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19

At the meeting Of the next Legislature OF
Indiana, q United States Senator, will be
chosen to succeed Senator Med onald, whose
term Of office expires March 4th, 1881. The
Legislative ticket of that State is still in
doubt.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19
Wissoula County Democratic Ticket.
For the Council, F. C. Ives.

For the Council, r. C. Ives.
For Representative, n. Chambers.
For Joint Representative, VIM. ID. Davis.
For Sheriff and Assessor, Joseph Marion.
For Treasurer. Thomas Williams.
For Probate Judge and Recorder, w. ]. Ste
phens.
For County Commissioners. Moses Chambers
and HI. Bell.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19
Wall Street Beomtnr.

NEW YORK, OcS. l6.-Eyerything is BOOM
ing again on Wall street. Stocks, bonds and
governments have all advanced sharn,v will
enormous transact nns. In some cases prices
are higher than for years. ~
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19

!. 800Vefhe0d County Dem0cfHtle I1cKet.
~ For District Attorney, A. E. Mayhem.
Ell For Councilman, Joseph A. Browne.
% For Representative, J e. Rodgers.
For Joint Representative, VIM. d. Davis.
= For Sheriff and Assessor, Orville w. w. Rote.
u For Clerk. Recorder and Probate Judge, A. E.
For County Treasurer and School Superinten-
dent, VIM. Shineberger.
For County Commissioner, Philip Lowell.
n For County Coroner, VIM. r. Wright.
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fDEER LODGE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKE
= For the Council,
A Fl MITCHELL,
p E D AIKEN,
4 j A BROWNE,
q F c Ives.
I Fer District Attorney,
! A E MAYHEM.
j Fer the House,
y STEPHEN DEWoLF,
n CRIsTIAN B. HoUSER,
Il RICHARD S. JONES,
ROBERT G. HUMRER,
/ STERET HIGGINS,
I ISRAEL GLEN.
i For County Commissioner,
( ROLLA BUTCHER,
! For Sheriff,
Z Lou P: SMITH.
] For Treasurer,
Z THOMAS H. IRVINE.
For Clerk and Recorder,
! JAMES s. MCANDREws,
JAMES B.. MCMAsTER.
!, For Probate Judge,
I CALEB E. IRVINE.
i For Coroner,
/, THOMAS STRANG.
b For Sup't. of Public Instruction,
c. K. HARDENBROOK
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19

VIM. Coleman 4 Co, Main street. But1
selliag of their large took of Dry Goods 4
est s-atf
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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19

in which caution strongly asserts itself in
everything, but more particularly in none
tary transactions. Owing to this fact we NAV
be perfectly confident that in Mr.. lrvine's keep
ing the county funds would not be exposed
to the danger of being employed in any very
promising "dead sure" speculation whose
promise would contain nothing but success.
but whose result would lead only to failure
and ruin. Besides this, we must remember
that IN the past Mr.. levine has rendered his
party important servlces-selvices TO-, which
The party should now make something of an
acknowledgment. He has repeatedly accent
ed the Office of county commissioner. and
faithfully and impaTtiallv discharged the du-
ties of that office, even when such service was
almost gratis. Sill worse, he did this when
he knew that a faithful discharge of duty ac-
cord.ng to the oath he had taken, was sure to
lead to a personal appropriately in political
circles, an u~npopularity which the dictates al
self interest strongly advised him TO avoid.
Such conscientiousness in the faithful dis.
charge OF duty is sure sooner O: later to bring
its reward In the case of Mr.. Irvine. i, csn
meet with no more fitting acknowledgment
than his election to the Office of Treasurer nj
Deer Lodge county an election which We
hope the democrats of the county will make
it their business to render assured.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19

WClC utlCSGCu PdlOlSul0iiy W. Scubu Sototihd,
whose prosperity has been excessively aggra-
waiting to the stalwarts. As will be seen in the
subjoined dispatch however, there is very
frequently a wide difference between figures
and a certain class of republicans which
consists in the fact that figures don't lie.
When the official reports of the South Caro-
lima enumerators were submitted to the
proper authorities, an investigation as to'their
correctness was at once begun by Super
visor Walker, the result being a complete
vindication of the honesty of the enumera-
tors, and a very decentralization OF another
campaign lie against the s'solid south"-the
stale cry of the bloody-shirt worshipers. A
Washington dispatch of the 9th inst. states
that Secretary Schurz has made public the
report of Supervisor Walker who, while
claiming that the censuses of 1850 and 1870
were defective, says, with reference to the
census of 1880:
'In 10 instance did anything appear which
bore the semblance of fraud in the returns
made to this Office by the enumerators n
1880. In some districts nearly every falnil
was identified as residents in a township, nsi,
withstanding the great extent of South Caro-
lima townships, some OF which embrace q
hundred and even two hundred square miles
In all cases Identification was carried fal
enough to put it beyond doubt that the fauli
of impossible gains reported over the Gems u
Of 1870 lay with the preceding enumeration
1t Seems to me that the report Of special agen
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-10-19

does not render:
"Col. James G. Fair, who has signitied bis
intention of running for the Nevada senator
ship against old Sharon, as a democrat, has
enough money to meet Sharon on his own
ground, and will get a handsoms vote. The
Colonel is no trickster in politics, but a thor
ough business man. Here is the way in which
he talks.
81 haven't been anything in a political way.
l haven't had anything to do with politics to
speak OF. At any rate l have never been a
party man, land all have had to,do with politics
was in trying to get the best men elected in
Virginia and in the state. Sometimes they
were democrats and sometimes republicans,
and, other things being equal, l didn't care
| much which they were. There was my friend
Judge Rising, for instance, a republican,, for
whose election l probably did as much as
have ever done for any man in that way.
Mining has been my business up there, and
l have attended to that pretty closely,
and haven't bothered much about politics.
1 shall pay much attention to mining, as usual,
l haven't sought this thing, but the people OF
Nevada, many of them, have urged me to
agree to accept the Senatorship, and l have
agreed TO do it if the election places it within
the Democratic gift. l shall probably 60 ur
there on next Monday morning. The con
~vention meets OF that day in Storey county
Or Is it the primaries? Let's see how these
things are done. They have a primary t.
choose members of the Legislature, dom
they? Or is it a convention to choose dele
gates? I've got these things mixed somehow
l presume. But they have a convention or
primary, or beth, on Monday l don't knev
which il is. The fact Is, I know q good dea
more about mining than | shall ever lear
about politics.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-24

.. S. 5-20s," and in the lower corner
Commission due, SIS. Please remit
by bearer"
That's all right, sonny" said the
keen-looking business man, as he hauled
out scantily-furnished purse, gave the
boy a fve-dollar bill and quarter and
said; There. sonny, that quarter is
to reward you for your cleverness and
tidelity;' and, putting the envelope in
his breast pocket, he walked leisurely
round the corner, ran to Dearborn
street with the speed of deer, skipped
lightly round to Madison, and, hailing
a car, was whirled away at compare
lively lightning speed. Not till he had
reached Union Park did he draw the
precious envelope from his pocket, and,
with the remark: "Pray Heaven they
are not registeredr' tear it open. He
then found that the envelope contained
a copy of the Chicago Tribune, which
ne could have purchased at the Office
for i've cents. Meanwhile the simple
country lad, entering beer saloon in
the vicinity of the Sherman House, had
absorbed beer, sailed away the five
dollar bill with seven others in his
pocket-book, and with the remark:
tThe fish is biting very numerously to-
day." taken another big envelope from
his pocket, and once more sailed forth
in search of a keen-looking business
man.-Chacdgo Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-24
A MOther.in.LaW's Paradise.

1t is all the more remarkable that
marriage should be so universal an in
stitution amongst barbarous races, when
it is considered how seriously in some
cases the husband pledges his fortune
not only to his wife but her relatives as
well. There are, of course, other cases,
notably that of the North American
Indian, who has no objection to half a
dozen wives if he can obtain them.
With him, if it is not "the more the
merrier," every addition is source of
profit, since it is another laboring hand
on his estate. On the contrary, in parts
of Southern Africa-amongst the Maka-
lolo, for instance-the young fellow
who takes wife is almost bond-slave
to his mother-in- law, and until he has
children Of his own is hers to com III and,
to dig and delve, and cut wood, and
fetch water. In her presence he must
remain with his knees in bent posi-
ton, so as to avoid giving the old
woman offense by sitting with his feet
toward her.
The young New Zealander, seeking
matrimonial bliss, is in worse case
still. With his bride he espouses the
good or bad fortune of her family, and
is bound to fight even against his own
kin should trouble arise. The New
Zealander's courtship is of a peculiar
kind. Having fixed his affections on
an eligible party, and announced to his
friends that she is the object of his
choice, he is bound in honor to make
her his, or suffer the penalty for max
ing the attempt. 1t is no use trying to
negotiate for the damsel with her peo-
pie upon peaceful terms; under any
circumstances, if man wants wife
he must run away with her. The pair
may understand each other properly,
but certain commercial considerations
must be recognized, and the "snatch-
ing," as it is called, must take place.
The man lies in wait, attended by few
trusty friends, and availing himself of a
favorable opportunity seizes on the
young woman and carries her toward
his abode. If he is not an eligible sutton
her cries soon bring neighbors about
her, and the ambitious lover either
drops his prize and runs for it, or his
friends rally round him and there is a
fight royal.-London Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-24
Utah, West Virginia, and Maryland

Utah, West Virginia, and MARYLAND
each 1.
1t will thus be seen that Ga men were
hanged in the Southern States. a
majority of them being negroes. Fifty
five whites were hanged, 81 negroes,
Indians, and 1 Chinaman. Friday
still maintains its reputation as Hang
mans Day, having ~ executions
Thursday comes next with 13; Wednes-
day. 5; Tuesday 5; Saturday, 4; and
Monday, 2.
In addition to the above "a men were
lynched by mobs in the following
States and Territories: Kentucky. s;
Colorado, 9; California, 6; Louisiana,
5; Texas, 5; Tennessee, 5; Georgia, A;
Mississippi, 4; Dakota, 3; Nebraska, 2;
Wyoming, 2; Illinois, 2; New Mexico,
2; West Virginia, 2; Arizona, 2; Mis-
souri,, 2; Minnesota, 2; Alabama, 2;
Iowa, l; Ohio, L; Maryland, l; Indiana,
1; Kansas, /; South Carolina, l; Mon
tana, IN. Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-24
The GallOws in 1879.

The hangman's record for the past
year shows that 101 men expiated their
crimes on the gallows, an increase of
five over that for the preceding year.
Not woman was hanged, the only one
sentenced to death having been COM
muted. Two men suffered che death
penalty by shooting, one in Utah and
the other in Texas, the laws giving
them the choice of death either on the
scaffold or by the bullet. Eight were
hanged for wife-murder, for outrage,
for burglary, for fratricide, l for
infanticide, l for killing his step
daughter, and another for numbering
his son. There were 8 double and /
triple hangings. Four persons cheated
the gallows by committing suicide be-
fore the day set for their execution. In
the list of States in which the execu-
tions took place North Carolina and
Texas lead off with II each; Pennsyl-
vania, 10; Oregon, z; Virginia, 6;
Georgia, 6; Arkansas, g. California, 5;
Missouri, 5; Indiana, 4; Vermont, 8;
New York, 3; Alabama, 2; New Hamp-
shire, 2; Tennessee, 2; Nebraska, 2;
Louisiana, 2; Mississippi, 2; South
Carolina, 2; and New Jersey, Ohio,
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Colorado,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-24
What Kept Running in the HOusekeep.
er's Mind at Church on Christmas.

Housekeeper-I wonder now if Bird.
get hasn't thrown away that stale bread
| saved for stuffing over two weeks ago
There, | declare, forgot the cooking
sherry!
Minister-For the cares of this
world
H.-The new cook will boil the pota-
toes too long. We're out of mustard.
Min.-Martha was numbered with too
much serving.
H.-There'll be fourteen at dinner
and not enough dessert plates to 90
round. l must see that Mary washes
that celery clean. The last had worm
in it on the table. wonder if James
thought to buy one of those tools to
take the skewers out of the sirloin.
Skewers are an awful bother in carv-
ing. Why don't our butchers tie the
joints with string instead of plugging
them with cord wood?
Bits of the sermon:
"The old year SO rapidly passing
away" the shortness of life'-" this
is especially time to remember the
poor"
Thought by the Housekeeper-This is
just the day for some colored burglar to
hide himself in the coal cellar and MUIR
der the cook and steal the silver to- mor-
row morning. So many people running
to all the doors, day and night, they
manage to slip in and
Remark by Minister Think charita-
bly, of all our brethren, irrespective of
color or condition.
BY the Housekeeper-How did she
say those Maryland biscuit were made
was the milk warm or cold, soda or
yeast powderp
By the Ministerial least one day in
which we may forego all these little
cares and vexations of daily life.
By the neutrality-suspicious., sugar,
malt vinegar, nutmegs, mace, parme-
Ian cheese, celery, salt. homeless sar-
dimes, orange peel-Order nut coal
BY the Minister-To a world from
whence all the little troubles and neces-
sites shall be banished.-M. Y. Graphic.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-24
How an Owls Head ReyOIyes.

A contributor to the american Natat-
rGIsSt, who had read funny story about
an OWLS wringing his own neck by
looking at man who was walking
around him, tested the matter by ex-
pertinent He obtained fine speci-
men and placed him on top of post.
"It was not difficult" says the writer,
"to secure his attention, for be never
diverted his gaze from me whik was
in his presence. l began walking rap
idly around the post, a few feet hpm it,
keeping my eyes fixed on him all the
while. His body remained motionless,
but his head turned exactly with my
movements. When 1 was half way
round his head was exactly behind.
Three-quarters of a circle were com.
pleted, and still the same twist of the
neck and the same stare followed me.
One circle, and no change. On l went,
twice round, and still that watchful
stare and steady turn of the head. On
l went, three times round, and began
really to wonder why the head did not
drop off, when all at once 1 discovered
what | failed to notice before. When
reached half way round from the front,
which was as far as he could turn his
head to follow improvements with COM
fort, he whisked it back through the
whole circle so instantaneously and
brought it facing me again with such
precision that | failed to detect the
movement, although 1 was looking in
tently all the time. l repeated the ex-
pertinent many times afterward on the
same bird, and l had always to watch
carefully to detect the movement of the
readjustment of his gaze.''
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-24
Qnr nomsa GoMs.
"PATCHLE."

The bell had rung. the school was out,
And from the hall with busy feet
The boys rushed forth with laugh and shout,
And crowded through the village street,
Like prisoners from their cells broke loose,
Escaping from the calabOose.
Across the street, and all alone,
A small boy walked with rapid gait,
Like one unknowing and unknown,
With head erect and form so straight;
He needed not the crowd that cried,
See Patchie' on the other side"
l wondered much why this should be.
But when looked knew too well:
The noblest of them all was he.
But sad to think more sad to tell,
He from the crowd had been detached
Because his pautaloons were patched.
No answering word escaped him there;
| watched him as he climbed the hill.
Then thought Each others burdens bear,
And thus the law of Christ fulfill"
And so joined him on the road,
Hoping to tighten his sad load.
l spoke in loving words and kind;
He, smiling, looked up in my face
He had true and noble mind
And answered with manly grace:
My father, sir, has long been dead,
And mother earns our daily bread.
ITO school she sends me every day;
do the best there that can;
And mother says shell get her pay
When | grow up to be u man;
And, sir, | hope that shall be
All that my mother wishes me.
=" They call ne Patchie;' don't care"
Said he while passing through the gate;
" It's what we are, not what we wear
That makes us good and makes us great"
He touched his cap and said, "Good-night;"
whispered, Noble, brave and rightp'
I started on my homeward way:
Not only boys, but men, thought,
Pass by the poor ones every day;
Only the rich and the grand are sought;
This world, SO full of foolish pride,
Puts "Patchie" on the other side.
Mrs. s. T. Perry, in S. S. ViSitor.