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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
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Mr.. Mills, writing from the capital to his
paper, the NeV North Vest, states that sthe
Sun River people think they should have a
new county," that Jefferson county people
living within three miles of Helena regard
this as their natural county seat and desire
annexation" and that ga portion of Meagher
county lying this side of the belt range is
talked of as = compensation to jefferson, and
various ether suggestions are made and com
batted.'' We understand very well why the
Deer Lodge paper stands so ready and will
ling to give publicity to canards of this char
acter. We say canards, because we do not
believe there are any considerable numbers
Of residents in the sections referred to who
desire such changes to be made. There have
been no suggestions in the east side press nor
any intimstion from their correspondents
that such a wish prevails among the people
in those sections. This gratuitous piece of
information can have no foundation in fact.
The cloven hoof is too apparent. There is
every reason to believe that with the North
West the swish is father to the thonght." 1t
is evident our Deer Lodge contemporary would
be pleased if it could create the impression
that the formation of Silver Bow county
would result in the general overhauling OF
county lines" 1t would further seek to an
tagonize the representatives of the counties
above named against the proposed division OF
this county by covertly threatening their
counties with such oyerhauling, if they dared
to view with favor the just request of Butte.
Should this threat fail in its mission it pro-
poses to turn Loose among the grangers and
stock men of the legislative assembly a little
s'animai' of its own breeding registered adj
visien" and labelled at both ends adanger-
ous." This sanimal," whichis described as
> sholy ~terrer," is now being exhibited on
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
Tho Funding Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The funding bill,
as agreed on in the committee and reported
to the house, authorizes the issuance by the
secretary Of the treasury in redemption of the
s and 6 per cents, of $500, OoO, 900 at 8 per
cent, redeemable in five and payable in ten
years, and certificates amounting to $500, 600
OOO 7 per cents in los lbs and SOS registered
in coupons redeemable in one and PAYABLE m
ten years. But the public debt shall not be
increased, and before any OF these bonds or
csrtlhcates are issued the secretary shall pay
on the bonds accruing during 1881 all silver
dollars OF 4l2aa grains and all gold ever and
above $s0o,0oo,0Oo now held in the treasury
for redemption purposes.
section 2. The secretary of the treasury ia
authorized to exchange the 3 per cents for anv
outstanding and uncalled for S and 6 Der
cents. and to allow in bonds so redeemed the
difference between the interest on such bonds
from the date Of exchange to maturity and
the interest for a like period on the bonds
certificates issued. The act does not annlv
to the redemption or exchange of Pacific rail-
road bends, which bonds shall, when received
be cancelled and DESTROYED.
Section 3. The secretary is authorized to
provide for the issuance of these bonds at a
rate net exceeding I Of 1 per cent.
Section a. The secretary may, if he deems
necessary, use $5o,Ooo,oOO of standard gold
and silver coin IN the treasury in the redenp-
ton Of SIS and 6s and may at any time apply
the surplus in the treasury to the purchase or
redemption Of bonds or certificates for can.
collation..
Section 8 After May LIST the 8 per cents
shall be the only bonds receivable as security
for the national bond circulation, except
when such bonds are called in, and then the
banks may substitute other U. S. bonds. No
bonds on which the interest has expired shall
! be accepted as security.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
A Silly Petition.

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.-The Herdld's |
ingtsn special says: Que of the drslle(
surdities of the season is the report appa{
Trustworthy that a number of New
merchants have gotten UP q petition \
senate against the new treaty with Chill
the ground that sit gives a monopoly )
opium trade 70 the British" The ped
which has caused one or two senatoN|
mentary alarm, as they thought they sal
rapacious British lion getting ahead Il
United States, has caused laughter q!
where else. 1t is undoubtedly INSPIRED
English influences, and it will have no vi
III the senate, for, as a senator rem arko1
day when asked about it, "a lot of New |
merchants might as wei. oppose the treaa
the ground that it gave to England or |
other nation the monopoly of utterlng q
mercantile paper, or the exclusive rigl
counterfeiting public securities. The d
trade has been a scandal and disgrace TOD
christian nation concerned in it for \
years. Our own people were once a
deal mixed up in it, fer some of the cred
tunes of Boston were made from the a
OF opium smuggling 80 or 40 years ago.
of late Americans have had little or ne
in this disgraceful traffic, but the agred
in the treaty that we shall forbid it end
to our people has moral force and puts |
moral and christian ground as a nation
honorable to US. l hope the petition vi
published that everybody may know the|
ers OF it. If they are not moved by Ed
influence they must lie the most curiou3
pids | have heard of in several years.
Shall soon hear complaints from somd
that we have under some treaty or otheI
en- away the monopoly of the slave tra
some other nation"
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
Consolidated.

New YORK, Jan. 19.-President Green, OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company, says
that the consolidation agreement has been
ratified by the directors of the American and
Western Union Companies and will be rati-
fed this afternoon by the Atlantic and Pacif.
ic. The stockholders will ratify at a meet
ing February 4th. The A. and P. directors
this afternoon ratified the consolidation. The
American Union stockholders meet on the
7th of February.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
NEWS NOTES.

The senate committee on appropriations
has recommended the appropriation of $780,
900 to build a penitenti.ry in Dakota.
There is a bill before congress providing
for the payment Of $12 800 annually to each
ex-president after his retirement from office.
Gov. Littlefield, of Rhode Island, in hi.
annual message to the general assembly,
recommends woman suffrage on all school
questions.
1t IS said the English government is fully
aware Of existing dangerous conspiracies
among the Irlshmen in several large towns in
England.
Californians wish to procure congressional
legislation looking to the admission of ma
chinery for the manufacture of jute IN Cali
srnia free of duty.
The London Times says: "The scheme
for paralyzing the government by obstruction
to legislation must be most seriously consid-
ered and most promptly combatted."
The admission Of Dakota as a state is sp-
posed by the congressional committee to
which the matter was referred on the ground
that it has but 10000 inhabitants.
The board of health of New York passed
an ordinance recently making it a punishable
misdeneanor to held public funerals of per-
sons who die Of contagious diseases.
General Lew Wallace recently addressed
the senate committee on territories, advocat-
ing the repeal of the posse comitatus clause
in the appropriation act Of 1878, so far as it
prevents the enforcement of civil law in the
territories by means of direct calls on the
military for assistance. The bill was referred
to Senators Vest and Sanders as a sub-com-
mittee. The indications are it will be report
ed on favorably.
1t is now considered almost certain that
Woods funding bill will pass the house. The
rate Of interest for the proposed new bonds i,
fixed at 3 per cent. tits thought that the senate
win amend the: bill BY fixing the rate at 81
per cent. The house will accept this amend
ment provided the bends are made payable in
twenty years with an option Of redemption
1t any time after the expiration of ter
years from the date Of their issue.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
Black bills Blaze;

DEADwooD, Jan. 1s.-A fire this morning
destroy ed the book store and art gallery of
Hamilton g. Rockafsllew; loss on stock and
building, $4,000; insurance, $1,000. Knowles
& Marshman, druggists, loss $4,000; insur-
ance, $1,000. Nj. j. Worthmer & Co., dry
goods, damaged by water to the amount of
$1,000; fully insured. Other small losses,
a~ggrega'ing probably $4,000, are covered by
insurance,
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
The Chinese Treaty.

NEW York, Jan. 49, The Times
ington special says: The governor Of
in transmitting the vote of that state
Chinese question to Vice-P President wi
accompanied il with a communication
he desired to be laid before the senate
view of securing more stringent regu
in reference to Chinese immigration l
provided in the treaty between the
States and China. 1t was recently q,
nicated to the senate by the president,
The Herald concludes an editorial Of
it terms 'ninconpoop" New York me.
who have been invegled into signing
ton to the senate against the the d
treaty, with the following language;
hope their names may be published id
that they may receive the kind of I
ments which are due to their peculh
for immigration trade"
An evening paper has the following
ington special: The senate commit
foreign relations is finding serious obi
to the Chinese treaty in reference to
grafton. The trouble with it is that
guage Is so obscure that it is suscept
various interpretations. 1t gives the
States the sole power to regulate the
grafton of laborers, making an excep
classes Of Chinese citizens. Unfortu
there IS nothing in the language to
what shall be meant by Iaborers. |
not appear whether merchants and d
are to be included or not. Under d
guage used the Chinese government
claim that cigar makers, laundrymsn,
tiers, expert miners, blacksmiths or AMI
similar class were not debarrsd from !
here. This evidently does not meet d
ficulty, as the chief objection comes froI
tradesmen as cigar makers shoe maksr
who claim that they cannot compete vi
Chinese laberers. Another thing has
overlooked as no mention is made of fe
Some of the members think there will
to be an effort made to modify the lal
so as to be made explicit on these
even if the matter has to be referred b
the commission fer further considerati
them and the Chinese government.
majority of the committee are anxious
ever, to get the matter settled in some
at an early day, that they are dispo
strain a point of construction to acce
document.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
Kelly Blows.

New YORK, Jan. 1S.-The Tammany
committee on organization met this forenoon
and organized by the election of John Kelly
as chairman. Kelly made an address, in
which he declared Tammany would never
again combine with any party or faction, and
their candidates would be chosen from the
best class of the democracy.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
Papal Letter.

ROME, Jan. 1s.-The pope has sent a re-
quest to Archbishop NcCabe, of Dublin, to
Immediately publish throughout Ireland the
recent papal letter concerning the agitation
there. The pope expresses regret that, con-
trary TO his instructions, the publication Of
the letter has been DELAYED.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25
TELEGRAMS !
REPORTED FOR THE MINER BY THE MONTANA
CENTRAL TELEGRAPH
FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD
La,d Sale,

CHICAGO, 1s.-A Bloomington dispatch
says: The local spectators sold to-day to
the Close Brhs., of Lemars, Iowa, 10000
acres Of land in Lancewood, Iowa, for S. per
acre. In 1868 the land cost 5 1.5O per acre.
The purchasers will c~olonize it with En-
glish eMigrants.
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LONDON, January 15.-A riot occurred
yesterday near wigan, growing out of the
strike Of the coal miners. The police charged
the crowd, but were repulsed. Several per-
IONS we're severely injured.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-25

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Gen. Y
states the percentage of census increi
follows:
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ROCHESTER,, Jan. 1.-THE Irish land
league passed a resolution protesting against
the persecution of the Jews in Germany.
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-18
How D1PUTuERTA NAV RED

How DIPHTHERIA MAY BE DETECT
ED.-The prevalence Of diphtheria has
created alarm in the minds of parents
that is not warrented by the facts.
Physicians in private practice as well as
in public employ say that almost every
ailmeut noticed in q child is taken for
diphtheria, and that diphtheria treat
ment is often hastily administered by
anxious parents in innocent cases of cold.
There are frequent calls at the Office of
the Board of Health for a circular in
tended for free distribution, and which
contains instructions as to what should
be done when diphtheria enters the
household. An empioye Of the Board
of Health says that the most important
part of this circular is its description
of the early symptoms of the disease.
Give heed = be saws in his interpreta-
tion Of this part of the circular. 1.-The mo-
ment you observe signs in your child of
unwOnted weakness, fatigue, or pyhsical
debility, particularly if it is accompa-
MED with a little fever Make the
child frequently open its mouth, 50 that
you can observe its thIOat. 1t is in the
throat that the lay Observer will first
discover any certain signs of diphtheria.
Never mind how red or how much in
famed the throat appears, That does
not indicate the disease. But the in
stant you see white spot and detect a
had odor, run for doctor The white
spot will grow Other white spots will
appear, and eventually they will run to-
gether in great blOtches if the disease is
not checked. The time to seek medical
assistance is before these spots run to-
gether. ". 7. Sun.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-18

REGULARITY OF MEALs.-If q per-
son should eat his dinner to-day at
twelve o clock, tomorrow at two, and
the next at three. and continue in this
irregular manner for a couple OF weeks.
his nervous system would become entire
ly deranged. for the reason that the in
dividual has prevented this natural ten
dency Of the nerves to have fixed and
periodic time to demand the food. and
as a consequence from such irregulaTity.
Indigestion is the result. and on account
of the intimate connection Of the nerves
and the brain, very serious and detTi-
mental effect upon the latter is prOduc-
ed, causing mental inactivity, and loss
of memory. But on the other hahd. if
we should eat our dinner TO-DAY at
twelve, and tomorrow. ard the next
day al the same hour, we Will find that
this perlodicity has been established
and the little messengers, the nerves.
will warn us exactly at twelve that our
regular period has arrived 1t therefore
follows that if we comply with the re-
quest every day promptly, we will find
good digestion, quiet nerves. better
memory. and moro active mind. to be
the result.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-18

Few persons who use steel pens on
which j. stamped "Gillotr have any idea
of the story of suffering. of indomitable
pluck, o. persistencejwhich belong to the
placing of that name on that article.
y long depression in trade in England
threw thousands of Sheffield mechanics
out OF work among them Joseph elliot.
then twenty-one years Of age.
lie left he city with only shilling in
his pocket. Reaching Birmingham, he
went TO an old inn and sat down upoo
wooden settle i'm the tap-rooln. Ills last
penny was spent for roll lie was
weak, hungry and i'll. lie hai not a
mend III birmingham and there was
iItiie chance that he would lind work.
In has despoudency he was tempted to
giyeup and turn beggar or ramp. Then
a sudden fiery energy seized hin. He
brought his fist down upon the table. de-
ciaring to himself that ne would try and
trust III Cod, come what would. lie
found work that day in making belt
buckles, which were then fashionable
As soon as he had made "A pound O,
two he nired a garnet In Bread street
and there carried On work for himself.
bringing bis taste and has knowledge of
tools into constant use. even when work
ing at handmade goods. This was the
secret OF elliot : sUccPss. Other work
men trutiged on in the old rutS. lie was
wide awake, eager to improve his work
OF 10 shorten the way of working.
lie fell in love with a prst ~ and eensi-
bie girl named Mitchell. who with her
brothers were making steel pens. Each
pen was then clipped, punched and pol
Ished by hand, and pens were sold conse-
qnently at enormously high prices.
GIllot at once brought his skill IN
tools to bear upon the matter and soon
invented a machine which turned cut
The points by thousands IN the time that
man wouid require TO make one. He
married Miss Mitchell. and they carried
on the manufacture together for years.
On the morning of the marriage the
industrious work man made q gross of
pens and sold them for $40 to paw the
wedding fees. la hIs old age. having
reaped an immense fortune hy his
shrewiiness, honesty and industry, Mr..
elliot went again 10 the old inn. bought
The settle and had the square on which
he sat that night sawed out and made
into chair, which hc left as an heir
loom 10 his family, to remind them of
tie secret of his success.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-18
HOW LONG MAN MAY LIVE.

1t was Professor Uufeland's opinion
that the limit of possible humanslife
might be set at 200 years This on the
general principle that the life of a crea-
ture is eight times the period of growth.
That which is quickly formed quickly
perishes, and the earlier complete devel-
opment is reached The sooner bodily de-
cay ensues. More women reach old age
than men but more men attain remark
able longevity than women. Some an
imals grow to be very old. Horned an
imals live shorter lives than those with
out horns, fierce longer than timid, and
amphibious longer than those which in
habit the air. The voraciOus pike eX-
lists, it is said, TO an age Of l50 years
the turtle is good for one hundred years
or more and among birds the golden
eagle is known to have lived nearly 300
years, while the sly and somber crow
reaches the venerable age of century.
Passing up in the scale of life to man,
and skipping the patriarchs, we find
many recorded instances of longevity
among the classic Greeks and Romans.
Pliny notes that in the reign OF the En-
peror Faspasian, in the year 76, there
were 124 men living in the limited area
betweent the Apprentices and the PO of 100
years and upward, three were l40 and
four over 13j. Cicero's wife lived TO
the age Of 103, aud the Roman actress
Luceja played in public as late as her
10Th year
Coming down to more recent times,
the most notable authentic instances Of
great age is that of Henry Jenkins, OF
Y Yorkshlre. England, who died in 1910,
169 years old. He was fisherman. and
at the age of 100 easily swan across
rapid rivers. Another historic case is
that of Thomas Parr, of Shropshire a
day laborer, who lived to the age Of l52
years When more than 120 he married
his second wife, and till l30 ne could
swing the scythe and yield the fail with
the best of his fellOw-labOrers. In his
152nd year Parr went up to London to
exhibit himself to the king. 1t proved
an unlucky visit, for violating the alb
stemiOus habit of century and a-half,
the old man feasted so freely on the roy
al victualS. that he soon died merely OF
a plethora. On examination, his inter-
nal organs proved to be in excellent con-
ditiOn, and there WAS 10 reason why he
should not have lived much longer save
for his unfortunate taste for royal hos
pitality- Professor Hufeland' ) roll of
centenarians includes many more re-
markable cases. among them that Of
Mittlestedt, a PrusSian soldier, who
had served 5iNty-seven years under both
Fredericks, lighting many battles and
enduring much hard campaigning, and
who, after all this, married Successively
three wives, the last when he was 10,
only two years before his death.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-18

THE DIGGER WASP Stiz7ts qrdpdis).
which is found from PENNSYLVANIA to
the region west of the Mississippi, has
the peculiar habit of provisioning its
nest with the entire body of a large
locust. 1t first digs hole in the ground
by way of q nest; then catches locust.
stings it just enough to stupefy it. but
not enough to kill it, and drags it into
the hole which had already been prepar-
ed to receive it. Having thus furnish
ed a suiliciency of food for its future Off
spring, it deposits a single egg, closes
up the nest with earth and then flies of
to repeat the laborious process. Before
many days the egg matches out into a
little soft, white, legless larva. which
gradually devours the body of the living
locust. At length. after having become
fulfilled, the larva spins membraneous
cocoon, inside of which it passes the
winter and the following spring develops
into perfect digger wasp, to repeat the
same wonderful cycle OF operations year
after year and century after century.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1881-02-18

RAISING DUCKS FOR PROFIT.-It IS
a pleasing fact that the increase Of the
supply Of ducks in our market is very
sensible in the last few years. and they
are readily bought up at good prices as
a change from chickens and turkeys.
Farmers tell us that they are as easily
raised as chickens 4; indeed cost less for
food and bring a better price. especially
if the kind are raised which look plump
and appetizing on the table. These are
the Rouen. the Pekin and Aylesbury
They are of good size, and in their
growth they consume almost anything
and really keep the premises clear of
many things that would prove an annoy
ance, such rs insects, CTubs, offal
wormy apples. etc. In October and
November, when their sale begins, q
liberal supply of corn-meal or oatmeal
mush, fed little warm. mixed with
sour or skinned milk, will in about two
week 5 fatten them for market From
every farm from twenty-five to fifty pairs
should be annually sent to market. the
returns Of which would do a full share
in filling the family purse from the pleas
anter and lighter branches of the farm.
-GermdatO1rR telegraph