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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-01
The Chinese Treaty..

! YORK, Feb. PA Washington spe,
the evening papers says: 1t is said
bat the Chinese treaties will yet be
1t up in the senate before the 4th of
Tor action in executive session. 1t has
to the contrary that no such
was reached or even men-
in the committees.
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Loss by Fire.

Francisco, Feb. 24.--An Austin,
Dispatch says: The North Star hosting
belonging to the Manhattan Mining
lny, we're destroyed by fire last night.
5000. The fire will not interfere with
eraticns of the company to any great
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Lyrched'

SANTA FE, Feb, 25.-Faustine e. Cutler
YES, one of the murderers Of Col. Potter, was
taken out Of Jail last night and hung in the
same place where the other two murderers Of
Potter were hung.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-In the Whitaker
court martial Cadet Burnett, recently sta-
toned in New Mexico, but who found Whlt,
taker when he was bound, gave a public eX-
hibition of the manner in which he was lying
having the cadet jacket, bedstead and the
whole outfit in the court room. He tied him
self as he claimed Whitaker was tied and
created quite a sensation.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-01
Recovering.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The Ohio national
bank, of Cleveland, has just telesraphed to
cancel the order retiring its circulation
amounting to $500, QUO.
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Notable Deaths.

EulNGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Matt Fl.
Rter, of Wisconsin, died at his residence
| city at $50 this morning.
/. Henry d. Cook died at his residence
brgetOwn at $50 this morning.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-01

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-A member OF tile
conference committee on the apporiionmeht
bill says There is no agreement yet, but Il
spirit of compromise is manifested, and he
thinks the bill will be passed tomorrow.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
The Swiss "Good- Night" "

Among the lofty mountains and elevated
valleys Of Switzerland the Alpine horn
has another use besides that of sounding
the far-famed RAM des Vaches, or Cow
Song, and this is of a very solemn and
impressive nature. When the sun has set
in the valleys, and the snowy submits of
the mountains gleam with golden light,
the herdsman who dwells upon the highest
habitable spot takes bis horn and pro-
nounces clearly and loudly through it, as
through speaking trumpet, "Praise the
Lord r. .
As soon as the sound is heard by the
neighboring huntsmen they issue from
their huts, take their Alpine horns and
repeat the same words. This frequent
ly lasts quarter of an hour, and the calls
resound from all the mountains and rocky
cliffs around. Silence at length settles
over the scene All huntsu1en kneel and
pray with uncovered heads. Meantime it
has become quite dark. -
"Good nighti" at last calls the highest
herdsman through his horn. "Good nighti''
again resounds from all the mountains, the
HORN of the huntsmen and the rocky cliffs.
The mountaineers then retire to their
dwellings, and to rest.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
Cheerful Women.

In marrying, men should seek happy
women. They make terrible mistake
when they marry for beauty, for talent or
tor style. The sweetest wives are those
who possess the magic secret of being hap
py under any or all circumstances. Rich
or poor, high or low, it makes no differ
ence-the bright little fountain of Joy bub-
bles up just as musically in their hearts.
Nothing ever goes wrong with them; no
trouble is too serious for them ''to make
the best of it." Was ever the stream of
calamity so dark and deep that the sum
light OF happy face across it's turbid side
would not awake an answering CLEAN?
Why, these joyous tempered people don't
know halt the good they do. No matter
how cross and Grabbed you feel, no matter
if your brain is full of meditations on ssaf-
fictive dispensations," and your stomach
with medicines, pills and tonics, just get
one of those cherry little women to talk
to you, and we are not afraid to wager
anything that she can cure you. The
long drawn line about your mouth will re-
lax, the cloud of settled gloom will vanish
nobody knows where-and the first
thing you know you are laughing. Ah
what blessing are these happy women!
How often their little hands guide the
ponderous machinery of life with almost
an invisible touch! No one knows, until
the day of judgment reveals, how much
we owe to these hopeful, accomplishing
women
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
Settling Disputes by Arbitration.

Among the business men of New York
it is growing custom to refer their dis
putes to arbitration. A suit at law, which ;
lasts from eight months to five years, and
costs from two thousand to hundred
thousand dollars, is itself too mopstrous a
grievance to be the redress of grievance.
Hence, members of our Exchanges habi-
tually bring matters in dispute before the
Committee on Arbitration, who give them
hearing, and often decide a matter in
thirty minutes which might linger In court
for years.
Most of our readers can call to mind
trials that have lasted months, and cost
many tens of thousands of dollars, only to
result in disagreement of the Jury.
Some such trials could have been settled,
and settled justly, by any fair-minded
man, after hearing OF three hours. eeOn
grounds purely technical, evidence 10 often
excluded, which would clear the matter
up in ten minutes. Hence the increasing
popularity Of arbitration. '' '''-'
Perhaps there is more in this than now
appears, and it may be but the beginning
of changes both extensive and salutary.
People laughed when some one proposed
to govern the city of New York. by con.
tract, and many of our editorial friends
have lately made merry over the new
periodical that advocates "the abolition of
the State" We do not profess TO under
stand precisely the meaning of this new
kind of abolition. It may be, however,
that many things that are now done
badly, slowly, and very expensively, by
government, may in the future be done
better, quicker and cheaper by private
agencies. 'i'1
We can imagine private courts. of arbi.
tration, wherein one, two or three men of
experience and knowledge might snake q
business" of deciding claims and disputes
-charging proper, compensation for
their tina and labor. Such things may
be. Meanwhile We give the sage advice
to our readers--withoutJ extra charge
Ito settle their differences in. any fair
way except by going to law about
them. ''s' s''s'.'' :.
Going to law is better than fighting,
and that is the best thing we can say for
it.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
TheIScuth.

DR.. I. T. Tichenor, President of the
Agricultural College Of Alabama, says in
the Religious Herald: if7o.i s'ii l. ,s~a3
''The South has the grahdest destiny
the world ever saw. No people have such
future. Her. soil, her climate, her pro-
ducts, her mineral resources, her manu-
featuring facilities, present q combination
of advantages such as are found in9no
other land. - The high moral tone, of
her people, the strength of her Christian a,
faith, the culture of her highest classes,
place the South where no other people
stand. -ss s"5 20 h7pa9ht - - sss7H
m 'The small buildings on the greatlhoak
prove that it has survived the winter and
that spring is at hand. The survival Of
the misfortunes OF the past is, one of tho
grandest evidences of the strength OF our
civilization, and betokens the coming of q
better day. Indeed, that day has already
dawned. Go where you may over the,
South, you will see evidences, Of Improve
ment in every department of industry.
The fact that Northern capital is taking
possession of the railroads of the South
shows that the North has faith IN the
future of the South. Never before were
there so many great railroads being, con-
structed in our region. The census reports
show that there has beeh zoe per cent.
advance within ten years in the iron and
coal products of Alabama, and yet we are
not able to supply the demand. In Pir-
mingham, Ala, a lot of land that sold q
few years ago for $4OG has since brought
&c, 500. Then, too, the rnanufactdfe1 OF
cotton and cotton seed oil is increasing
almost as fast as the production o ofiron and :
coal. The Improvement IN stock-raising
all over the South is another good indica.
ton. Our people are turning their attenF
tion to raising grasses and growing wool,
fruits, early vegetables, l&o.4 81 IT, have nos
doubt that the annual trade, 10 fruits and
| vegetables alone will, in eighty years,
equal the present value of the cotton crop.
The Northern coast Of the Gulf Of Mexico
is the natural centre of trade for tlfe West
| ernI hemisphere. 80 The noonfgurations of
the continent, the directions of the great
rivers, the sweep of the ocean currents and
the prevailing winds all point to the mouth
of the Mississippi as the natural centre.
There is land enough adapted to the growth
of sugar contiguous to New Orleans to
supply the wants of the continent and to
furnish vast amounts for. expectation. 1t
only needs the proper application of ma.
chinery and labor to effect this great
result As to cotton, the lowlands along
the Mississippi river can produce ten mil-
lion bales annually. Texas can grow as
much more, besides its vast herds of cattle
and its immense supplies of grain. New
Orleans is to be the grand emporium of
trade for the continent. When ship COM
munication is made across the Isthmus,
New Orleans must become the great centre
of trade for North America and nothing
can divert it but an imperial despotism
holding huge investments of capital else
where. - ps ..- -,sa .a.g.
"Take it all in all, the smiling sun
never looked upon better country or q
grander people than we have here in the
South" I. se ron iIav9 sgesH-si
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
Locking the Tower of London.

Few persons are aware of the strictness
with which the Tower Of London is guard
ed from foes without and treachery with
in. The ceremony of shutting it up every
night continues to be as solemn and rigid
ly precautionary as if the French invasion
were actually afoot. Immediately after
tattoo, all strangers are expelled, and the.
gates once closed, nothing short Of such
imperative necessity of fire or sudden i'll
ness can procure their being opened till
their appointed hour next morning.
The ceremony of locking up is very
ancient, curious, and stately. A few
minutes before the clock. strikes the hour
of feleven-on Tuesdays and Fridays, twelve
the head ward, clothed in long red
cloak, bearing in his hands huge bunch
of keys, and attended by brother warden,
carrying a huge lanterD,- appears in front
of the main guard-house, and calls out in
loud voice :-"Escort keys" .r. ..-
The sergeant of the Guard, with five or
six men, turns out and follows him to the
Spur, or outer gate, each sentry chal-
lenging as they pass his post, ''Who goes
there ?"
''Keys"
The gate being carefully locked and
DdTTeO--CDe "dIucH WedIltlS dS sOltuuu d III
aspect and making as much noise as pos
sible, the procession returns, and the SEN
tries exacling the same explanation, and
receiving the same answers as before, ar
riving once more in front of the main
guard-house, the sentry gives loud
stamp with his foot, and the following
conversation takes place between him and
the approaching party :-"Who goes
there % ! I"7.J a.-~'..
"Keys." .a2..'%.j ..'"" b"
"W hose keys ?'''i<.' '.I ,hoa. 80
"Queen Victoria's keys" .. "'
"Advance with Queen Victoria's keys,
and all is we'll" Fv- .si1.' ~".' - >
The yoeman porter then .exclaims
"God bless Queen Victoria" -... n"& "
'sThe main guard devoutly respond.
"Amen" .". ... .'-... DAB 7"I 91.t
The officer on duty gives the word
"Present Arms % the firelocks rattle, the
officer kisses the hit of his sword, the es
cort tall in among their companions, and
the yoeman porter marches majestically
across the parade alone, to deposit the
keys in the leutenant's lodgings. ~"
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
I Can and I Will.

How many boys there are who can, but
never do, because they have no willpower,
or if they have, do not use it! Before un-
dertaking to perform any task you must
carefully consider whether you can do it
and once convinced that you are able to
accomplish it, then say, 81 will do it," with
determination that you will never give
up till it is done, and you will be success
full. The difference between Give up and
Il can't and 4 can and WILL is just the
difference between victory and defeat in
all the great conflicts of life.
Boys, adopt for your motto, Il can and
[ WILL and victory will be yours in all
life's battles. 4 can and will,' nerves
the arms of the worlds heroes to-day in
whatever department of labor they are en-
gagged, 4 can and will has fought and
won all the great battles of life and of the
world.
I know of a boy who was preparing to
enter the junior class of the University
He was studying Trigonometry, and
gave him three examples for the next les
son. The following day he came into my
room to demonstrate his problems. Two
of them he understood, but the third-s
very difficult one-he had not performed
SAID to Hlm.
Shall I help you?' ...
| No, sir! can and will do it, if you will
give me time
l said, 4 will give you all the time yor
| wish
The next day he came into my room
to recite another lesson in the same study
well, Simon, have you worked tina
example P ...... =. ..-4 -......,..
! NO, SIR he answered, 'but can ant
will do it if you will give me little mor'
time.'
Certainly; you shall have all the tim
always like those boys who are deter
mined to do their own work, for they max
our best scholars, and men too. The thirt
morning you should have seen Simon en-
ter my room. knew he had it, tor hi
whole face told the story of his success
Yes, he had it, Notwithstanding it ha'
cost many hours of the severest mental La
Dor. Not only had he solved the prob
lem, but what was ofinfnitely greater i'm
portance to him, he began to develo
mathematical powers which, under the in
splration of 4 can and WILL he has cor
tinued to cultivate, until to-day he is pre-
fessor of mathematics in one of our larges
colleges, and one of the ablest mathemat
clans of his years in our country.
My young friends, let your motto eve
be- sIf [ can / will
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
Habit of Untruth.

Some men seem to have q constitutional
inability to tell the simple truth. They
may not mean to lie or to tell an untruth.
But they are careless-careless in hearing,
careless in understanding, careless in re.
peating what is said to them. These we'll
meaning but reckless people do more mis-
chief than those who intentionally foment
strife by deliberate falsehood. There is
no frebrand like your we'll meaning busy
body, who is continually in search of scan
dal, and by sheer habit misquotes every
body's statement.
This carelessness is sin of no small
magnitude. A mans duty to God and to
his fellows requires him to be careful
for what else were brains and common
sense given him2 Of course that other
class, the malignant scandal mongers who
take a '6endish pleasure in promoting
strife, who deliberately garble mems words
minority, and people have a very decided
opinion regarding them. Most men mis-
represent because they don't seem to think
that care in speaking the truth is a pre-
eminent duty.
The effects of this careless misrepresent
ing of others are seen everywhere. Its ef
feet on the individual is to confirm him ir
a habit of loose, distorted and exaggerated
statement, until telling the truth becomes
a moral impossibility. No other thing
causes SO many long standing friendship
to be broken, 30 many dissensions il
churches, so much bitterness in comrnuni
ties and so much evil everywhere. It ii
an abuse.that calls for the rebuke of every
honorable man; q rebuke that shall b
given not only in words whenever occasior
demands, but by example. The Persian
were said to teach their youth three
things; To, ride, to draw the bow, and u
speak the truth, A little more instruction
on this latter head would do no harm Il
our advanced civilization" Erdnine
and Chronicle. ..-'
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
Duration of Human Life.

Mr.. Thompson in his "Curiosities of
Longevity" has related numerous cases Of
cent.narianism in England. One of the
most remarkable is that of q peasant who
died near the middle of the seventeenth
century at the hyperbolical age Of one
hundred and seventy-two years, and is
said to have received the honor of being
buried at Westminster. Another is that
of Henry Jenkins, who is said to have
lived to one hundred and seventy-fve.
Lord Bacon, of Verulam, in his book "De
Vita ct Morte," speaks of the deaths of
contemporaries at the ages of one hundred
and fifty and even of one hundred and
sixty years, ages that were proved, he
said, by judicial documents quite worthy
of faith. The family of Thomas Parr, who
died in his hundred and fifty-second year,
incontestably enjoyed the privilege of a
very great length of life. Parr left three
grandsons, who died, one at one hundred
and twenty-four, the second at one hun
dred and twenty-five, the third at one
hundred and twenty-six years. William
Parr died at Birmingham in 1870, one
hundred and twenty years old, after hav-
ing had forty-four children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildre die. John Tice
died in 177O, after troubled life of one
hundred and twenty-six years. Mr..
Thompson cites also, as entirely worthy
of iaith, the death of one Gordon at Edin-
burg in It's, at the age of one hundred
and thirty-one years. According to DR..
1sidore Bourbon, Greenwich Hospital had
in 1906 one hundred and twenty centena-
rians, thirteen of whom were bachelors.
A man applied at a life insurance Office in
London, in 1875, for insurance, who said,
in answer to questions, that on his fathers
side his grandfather had died at one hun
dred and ten and his grandmother at
ninety-fve, and the same ancestors on the
mothers side at one hundred and at ninety
nine years his mother. still living, was
one hundred and FIVE, and his father had
died at one hundred and eight. A man
who presented himself at the police Office
of Dorcaster in 1872, said that he was one
hundred and eight years old, and had had
twenty-five children, and that his wife had
| died in 1870, at ninety-nine. The Rev.
MIR. Bradon, of Southampton, was con.
| graduated by the Queen on the occasion
Of his hundredth birthday in 1877. The
Rev. James bingham died at Uist in
February, 1879, aged one hundred and
three. He had learned Hebrew and Ger
man after he was ninety; his father died a,
one hundred and his grandfather at one
hundred and ive.-Popular Science.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
Gods Creatures.

One day boy was tormenting q kitten.
His little sister, with her eyes full of tears.
said to him: 30, Philip don't do that; il
is Gods Kitten That word Of the little
girl was not lost. 1t was set on wheels.
Philip left off tormenting the kitten, but
be could not help thinking about what his
sister had sasd. "Gods kitten, Gods
creature, for he made it," he said to him
sell, 81 never thought of that before. The
next day on his way to school he met one
of his companions beating numerically,
poor, halfstarved looking dog. Philip ran
up to him, and before he knew itwas using
bis sisters words, saying, Don't do that,
Ned it's Gods creature" ar -,
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18

MAKING MoNEY.-Some people can
hardly make living, and some lay up
money. Why is it Into village of a
few hundred inhabitants young man
came, and was employed as clerk in the
store he lived there fifty years and laid
up 100000. Other men worked as hard,
but did not lay up money. Near the viii
lage was beautiful farm. The owner of
it had it from his father. He did not
drink or gamble, and yet he could not
make a living, and so borrowed money,
and to secure it gave mortgage on the
farm. In a few years his farm was sold,
and he was obliged to move away. A
Scotchman with but little money and a
large family passed by and saw the house
was vacant and struck a bargain with the
owner. He began to work, to save and
to pay, and iE ten or twelve years he was
the entire owner. Then he went on and
laid up money, and now is rich man.
The art of making money is one that
should be carefully studied. If you take
dollar and lend it out at six per cent in-
terest, it will double itself in sixteen years.
If you take dollar and buy something
with it, and then sell at profit, and keep
on doing SO, you increase your capital.
These three ways are the foundation ways
of money making. All business is on Que
Of these three forms. Those who succeed
| the best are those-who~know the most
| about what they do. ,..,..sf ...,-,,..,
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
ALEXANDER. g. HARRIS

ALEXANDER & HARRIS
Are now opening very large and beautiful
stock of
Dress Goods.
LADIES NECKWEAR, tremendous stock
of Table Linens, all grades. large stock of
Marselles Quilts. All kinds of fFlannels-Basket
Opera and Plain. -...
They are making a specially of
Ready-Made Clothing
For Gentlemen and Youths, this season.
They have Hoop-Skirts, White Goods, Laces,
Embroideres of all kinds, and other goods too
numerous to mention
Carpets, &c.
Remember we have large stock of Carpets :;
also cheap Cassimeres, Jeans, &C., for pants and
suits.
W Foster" Kid Gloves, patented June 18th,
1875. Ask for pair of the Foster Kid Gloves,
the best in the market.
ALEXANDER s. HARRIS.
Sept 80. 1881.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18

sH71 Mans lot is not a, happy one. No
sooner is he free from his mothers apron.
strings and slipper than, he becomes the
slave of some tyrant in pink white, and
marries. His wife then bosses him until
baby comes along, and then the baby
bosses the whole family f,Jrt ,eH aa=t,
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18

"a North Carolina in 1873 produced
~ ,66s bushels buckwheat, 2,421 bushels
barley, 2s,0i9, ,s39 bushels corn, 3,s3s, ,oee
bushels oats, 2s5, leo bushels rye, and
3.397 .3e3 bushels wheat.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
Hargraves & Wilhelm.
NEW GOODS.

Our Fall Stock is now complete, and the hand
soonest and cheapest ever offered in this market
1t embraces full line of Silks, Satins and Surahs
in all shades and qualities
Our Stock of Dress Goods and Dress Trim
mings is the most varied and attractive eveI
seen in this CITY.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18

! az The man who is curious to see how
the world could get along without him,
can find out by sticking cambric needle
into mill pond, and then Withdrawing IL
and looking at the hole. " ''''"
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
J. p. McCounbs. M. d.

Offers his professional services to the citizens of
Charlotte and surrounding country All calls,
both night and day. promptly attended to.
Once In Browns building, up stairs, opposite
the Charlotte Hotel
Jan. 1, 1873
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
r FL T.
ROBERT G1BBoN, mi. d,
CHARLOTTE, n, {

t0bfce corner 5at and 7ryon streets)
Tenders his professional services to the public,
as q practical Surgeon. Will advise, treat or
operate IN all the different departments of Sur
gerry. ,.H f...f ra..s ti OF
March 5, 1881. -1y
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
DR.. JOHN 81. MoADEN, =. 4.
Wholesale and Retail Druggist.

CHARLOTTE, N. C., ~
Has on hsnda large and well selected stock of
PURE DRUGS, Chemicals, Patent Medicines,
Family Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes Dye
Stuffs, Fancy and Toilet Articles. which he is de.
termined to sell at the very lowest prices.
Jan /, 1879. .- - :..s -.
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
DIR. T. G. SMITH,
Druggist and Pharmacist,

White Lead and Celors, Machine and Tanners
Oils, Patent Medicines, Garden seeds, and every
thing pertaining to the Drug business. which he
will sell at low prices.
March 90, 1879
Charlotte home and Democrat., 1881-11-18
J. G.. Burroughs

Offers to the public the celebrated
Universal and Star Cotton Gins
Sept %, 1881. Pm. ..r<