The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-20

Eight yea,, and on:. Tha.'s what's the
matter IN llopstAna-
Hereafter instruction in agriculture will "
given in the primary schools u France.
Psrss N tbs elevated railroad u Se~
York are soon TO Re reduced 10 five cen:s.
The Scandinavian emis, z:.nn 10 the Unis~d
States 70. the wear 1850 IL eainz,ed At 1907.
Frank Mayo, , fayorite with theatre. gness
Of the Pacific cnast cities nearly txsr:S yezxs
ago, Is still an active me mber u the Hsfes-
sion. In Sep<es.ber he will pr~sens q 1@~
play II Cincinnati.
Chicago Is making fair kezdvsy IN :te re-
form which demands that s>ais te psovid~d
Inst permission u ii, dow d shen not nr-
cupied during btuin>ss hours, he gwen IL.
saIeswomsn in the refsiI stoses. This mD,~-
msnt, which originated in London, wilt
likely spread through The principal ci,ies u
the Union.
In Louisville, KY, a census erusnsrzsos
met with an old gentleman who gave his age
- 100 years, and furthermore declared tia.
he was then livirg with his eleventh wife.
TO withstand the buffetings Of IH; winters
indicates . phenomenal endny .nc~ !; but this
links into insignifcznce when compared with
the fOs,itude which enabled it, prssessor 10
survive eleven marriages. The ce,,sus is Ia
mentably deficient III interesting par,icu-
lars; but il Is safe 10 wager tina. tie eleven
fold benedict is bald headed.
Ha',cock's resignation # his army commits
sion previous to einbarking IN car,Ges: In tie
presidential campaign, as mentioned by Our
Washington correspondent, is the action Of
the modern Cortcz IN burning his ship, a.
soon ~ he effects a landing on the r%heiny's
shores. The comparison holds good on fur
t'nr application. The democracy united a.
last, well disciplined, hopeful and entbusias-
tic, following their beloved leader, through,
whose ifnp.ryious mail coat Of sterling princi-
pie and nnques'ioncd patriotism not even The
keencst shaft "f calnmny cat pierce, may fifty
b compared to The Spaniards iu serried ranks.
While their opponents, in confusion aud dis
order, disEcartened and dispirited, giving
away IN alarm before the new weapon Of
popular enthusiasm with which they find
themselves assai!cd, may not iAaptly likened
TO the terror stricken followers Of the last Of
the Montezumas.
The terrible coliiery explosion which took
place in England early 81. the morning Of the
18th, will remind our silver miners hos
much more happily they are situated than
are tn: miners Of the deep workings in the
collieries Of Europe. In the I.isca disaster so
terrific was the force Of the explosion that
the vchtilating fan at the mouth Of the shaft
was blown To atoms by the up cast air blast
from below. There Is no trace 81 hone for
any OF the l25 men at work IN the mine.
How the accident occurred We may perhaps
never learn; but that other disasters Of The
kind have been brought on by the carelessnc.s
OF the men exposed To the danger, has been
pretty concIusively established on more thai.
one occasion. In mines infested with fire
damp smoking Is prohibited, and the miners
are forbidden, To open the safety lamps. which
arc all securely locked when delivered into
their hands on the surface. Yet. after an cx-
pIosion sucl, as that reported to-day, it Is no
uncommon occurrence, when examining the
bodies Of miners who have lost their lives in
1t, to find upon their bodies pipes and tobacco,
together with pass keys (whose possession is
strictly forbidden and punishable by fine il
Aiscovcred) for opening the safety lamp.