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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-22
Pacific Coast Authorizations.

--
WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-The sundry civil
appropriation bill, as prepared by the house
committee on appropriations, and now await
ing passage by the house, contains the follow
ing distinctively Pacific coast items:
For the the continuation of the steam dry
dock at the Mare Island navy ~yard-$2OO,O 900.
For the Benecia arsenal, to build machines,
armorles, shop and store building, carpenter
and blacksmith shops-$5O,O00.
For continuing the artesian well and for
pipe and turbine wheel-$5,OOO.
For one timber shed-S2,50 500.
For wharf repairs, $4,000.
For building freight house-$1, 900.
For surveying private land claims in Cali
fOrnia-$lO,00O.
For surveying private land claims in Arizo-
ma and New Mexico, each-$s,OOO.
For contingent expenses of the surveyor
generals office of California-$4,OO0.
For contingent expenses in other Pacific
coast states and territories, each-Sl,5 500.
For surveying public lands throughout the
whole country, to be apportioned by the In
terror OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
For geological surveys, under Clarence
King-$l5,O00.
For coast surveys, western di~vision-$1S,-
600.
For the constru ction and maintenance of a
military telegraph on the Indian and Next
can frontiers and in the northwest-$75,OO 600
For the expenses of the Utah territorial
courts-$26,0 900.
For repairs and preservation of government
buildings in Alaska-$S,O00.
For salaries and expenses OF treasury agents
at the Alaska seal fisheries--$7.67O
For completing the erection of the first
close light house and steam fog signal or
Rotk Tillamook, to be Immediately available
$4,000.
The Funding Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The funding bill
as passed by the senate conforms so closely tc
the action of the house of representatives
that there is some talk of concurrence by thai
body in the senate amendments without send
ing it, as usual, to a committee of conference
The only amendments of consequence are
those which make the bonds absolutely pay
able in twenty years instead OF ten and In,
creases the allowance for expenses from one.
quarter to one-half per cent. 1t is conceded
on all hands that there will be no serious
difficulty or delay in adjusting the differences
and That the bill will become a law before
the close of the present session.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-A Times Washington
special says that the house will speedily con
cur in the amendments to the funding bill
made by the senate without reference to the
conference committee. RumOrS having go
afoat hat a veto was impending, the 1fmet
correspondent called at the white ouse and
was assured by President Hayes that notwith'
standing the chagrin of Sherman at the fail
ure to appreciate his suggestion the bill will
be promptly approved. Engravers, in prepar
ing the new bonds, will avoid duplicating
letters, figures or scroll work. The bond
will be ready for the market about June.
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''Then why should we not enter2"
because those are my orders There may
be documents and things: All, here comes the
thick of the camp here, and if you make q row
the old chaps life's not worth a chip of bort
This was evident and we drew aside. A
neatly dressed black, carrying q lantern, ex-
changed a word with the sergeant, tapped at
afterward Clara appeared and walked away
with him.
'Mrs. G. has sent for her." muttered the
policeman. ''That's signal that the warrants
There was nothing to be done but watch
PRESENTLY arrived G.. himself, the magistrate
ne knocked at the door, the sergeant and 7
behind him, for GIVE not the courage" Whis-
perez ma Dave: Parsons opened it, and we walked
the pictures, books, table cloth, lamp. ali fami,
lar; Besides the stove stood Parsons. silent.
looking keenly at G. '--'A''
II have an unpleasant duty" said the latter
~ ;t HOnsecraned form Corny van Riet is charged
you" "11"n' against
Parsons was quite cool.
WHO accuses me9" he asked in firm vo,ca ~
win have five thousand accusers; and Won kn how
them" '0~ Al1""
81 have right to ask why thew msnec4 ma,n
"Becanse have reasons to believe that Corny
van Riet's canteen Is yours. I NAV ten Won
that the police have been watching this place
"Does Corny van Riet incriminate me9n
'Not yet. l take the responsibility Of arrest
ing You as much for your own safety as for
any other reason. Give me your keys, and go
quietly"
The old man steadily walked ont with the
sergeant, asking no questions about Clara
g. told us that his wife had undertaken to break
the matter to the girl, and to keep her all night
Then he sat down with his clerk to examine
papers. rejoined Dave, and we went home
Next morning, very early. q note from G. was
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At Homo
after the ceremony.
4 East Market Street.


lis also inclOsed. Such, at least, Is one OF the
forms used in October, 1881.
People with large acquaintance cannot
always invite all their friends, of course, to q
wedding reception, and therefore invite all to
the church. Sometimes people who are to give
q small wedding at home request an answer to
the wedding invitation; in that case. of course.
an answer should be sent, and people should be
very careful not to ignore these flattering invita-
tiOns. Any carelessness Is inexcusable when so
important an event is on the tapis, Bridesmaid
If prevented by illness or sudden bereavement
from officiating, should notify the bride, as 1t is
difficult thing after bridal cortegei is arranged
to make it over.
AS to the wedding tour, it IL no longer consid-
cred obligatory nor Is the seclusion of the honey
moon demanded. very fashionable girl who
married an Englishman last summer ct Newport
returned IN three days to take her own house at
Newport to receive and to give ont Invitations.
II the newly married pair thus begin housekeep-
ing IN their own way they generally issue few
"At Home" cards, and thereby open an easy
door Tor future Inequalities. Certainly the once
perfunctory bridal tour is no longer deemed e.
sential and the more sensible fashion exists Of
the taking Of . friends house few miles out Of
town for month.
II the bridal pair 60 to Q watering place dur
ing thef. early married days. they should be
very cazs1I Of outward display Of tsadenea
Such exhibitions n the cars or In public places
- one often go, Of the hEfde laying hr head
on her husbandas sAoulder, holding banda e.
h1uing, aze It OnCe vulgar and Indecent. An
public &Why q - s0ecaonate nature should
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be seaulousiy avoided. The affections are too
sacred for such On outward showing and til
lookeIs-oa are in q very disagresabae position.
The French call lpvc-making regoisnae a difsAE,
and no egctism is agreeable. People who re
pair Of yeaag doves cooling In public are APT 20
say that a quarrel h not far or IL is possible
for Q lover TO SHOW every attention, every sesl-
duty, and not to overdo the thing. II In quite
possible for tie lady TO I've fond of her hustasd
without committing the slightest offence seain8
good taste.
The young couple arr not expected. unlsss
fortune has been exceptionally kind. 10 he M
mediately responsive In the matter of enserta1n-
ments- The outer world In only too happy -
entertain them.
But the announcement Of day ON which the
bride will receive her friends In almost indts-
pensabie. The refreshments on these occasions
should not exceed tea and cake or. at the mes,
punch, tea. chocolate and cakes which may
stand on table at one end OF the room. or may
be handed 10y waiter. Bouillon. on a cold day
of winter. is also in order. and is. perhaps, the
most serviceahle Of all simple refreshments, for
IN giving '4-o'cock tea or seversa day re-
ceptions large entertainment Is vulgar.
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Hurried Dinners.
From the Lancet.


1t is a mistake to eat quickly Masticatioa
performed in haste must be imperfect even with
the best of teeth, and due admixture of the saH-
vary secretion with the food cannot take place
When crude mass Of inadequately crushed
muscular fibre. or undivided solid material a
any description, lis thrown into the stomach Il
acts as mechanical irritant, and sets up a con-
dItion In the mucous membrane lining thu
organ which greatly impedes, if it does not a.
together prevent, the process OF digestion
When the practice of eating quickly and filing
the stomach with unprepared food is habitusi
the digestive organ is rendered incapable az
performing Its proper functions. Either much
larger quantity of food than would be necessary
under natural conditions lis required or the sye-
TEN suffers from lack of nourishment Those
animals which were intended to feed hurriedIy
were either gifted with the power Of ruminatioa
or provided with g1ZZards. Man is not SO fur.
nished, and it is fair to assume that he was in
tended to eat slowly.
We must apologize for reminding our readers
OF facts SO familiar; but We do this in the hon
that any who may chance to have influence viii
the managers OF large hotels where dinners a n
tdoe dhote are in vogue will take measures to
bring about much-needed reform in the man
ner In which these entertainments are conducted
AT the best and most frequent establishments in
places Of fashionable resort where 1t this season
multitudes Of health-seekers are wont TO conyre-
gate, the hurried dinners are not only causes q
oasNO, WI oStuaiAy ~ IN 10 prevent J00
benefit which should be derived from q chancn.
No sooner Is one course served than another r
introduced, without giving the guest time TO d.
gest or even to swallow the first The eagerness
to secure good dividends takes particularly mis-
chlevous form when It piles food on the plate q
q customer, and compels him to consume 3
breathlessiy. The matter may seem Q small one,
but it is not 20. Just as Q man may 60 on for
years with defective teeth, imperfectiy masti-
eating his food, and wondering why he suffers
iV1f1if hal
der an infliction of hurried dinners and srdur.
the consequent loss of health, without knowing
why he is not well, or how easily the cause OF hio
illness might be remedied.
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delivered, begging us 30 attend on him. We
found huge excitement at the Pan-parsons had
strangled himself In the night G. received us
gravely. and produced a letter found on the
prisoners table addressed to Dave. 1t acknowl-
edged MS dishonesty in the matter of the claim
and declared that the vengeance of heaven. 80
strangely and secretly pursuing his crime, had
driven him to suicide. Had he not cheated
Dave, this course Of events would not have fol-
lowed A note Of hand for the exact sum due
was lncioeed, and, "a compensation he left the
wnole clam to the man he had wronged. In a
very brief farewell to his daughter she was com.
manded to honor this last wish
While We talked, Clara came In Her very
ups were pale but her eyes giowed. G. whis-
She does not know the end"
Advancing straight to Dave, the girl stood be.
fore him rigid with deep passion.
.e Why do you prosecute my father" she said
"If you had loved Louey, you would have been
kind to us for her sake. He has done Won No
harm ls it because you hate me that You try
to ruin him! / did not do you an in turn with
Louey. If had wished. she loved me better
than You, and She would never have seen you
again. Is it because my father has kept sfhe
money which you would have spent like a
fool z"
"Miss Parsons" said G.. interfering. s'you are
under mistake. Mr.. Davies does not perse-
cute your father. He could not know to whom
the prisoner who fell into his hands
by chance would point as the re-
ceiver Of stolen diamonds And il
would be more merciful at once to say that your
father has confessed not only the crime charged
against him. but another also, committed to the
great injury of Mr.. Davies himself, which Mr.
Davies had nObly concealed"
The girl looked from one to the other in
amaze
Confessed? Is this true Mr.. Dave2"
eyes, it is true"
After pause she bowed and said:
hmm, ,lv, hnr os, "a
out.
had heard nothing of those events. when
nearly two years afterward, received q pair oil
wedding cards-they are old-fashioned at the
Cape
The dear friend whom we called 'fSwely
Dave" announced his marriage with Miss Clara
Parsons. And within four years more both are
gOne.-AH the Year Round
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From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The Kind Of q Rosebud She Is.

I'm an only daughter young girl
A spit curl and frizzeS young girl.
A languishing, dainty, all powdery and PANTY
Sit up at IL young girl.
I'm would be aesthetic young girl,
A dOte on the arts young girl.
A poet in embryo, don't know thing you know
All on the surface young girl.
I'm a novel-reading young girl
A lie awake until young girl
romantic, half-crazy. but terribly lazy.
Let ma-do the work young girl.
I'm a look out for a catch young girl
A snatch em up quick young girl,
A half do the proposing, and bag 'em when
DOING,
Hold on to your game young girl.
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The Author OF ..Cncle Remus.n

Joel Chandler Harris, inventor Of the immor-
tai ''Unele Remus," is described by the wander
Ing southern correspondence of the Boston Post
as very odd genius indeed; really the picture
seems like caricature, but as Walter II. Page
puts his name TO it, it must be more or less
true. He discovered that in Atlanta they knew
him only as Joe Harris" and visiting the Con-
st1ttOra Office. Page found "a dingy-looking in
dividual apparently at sea in an ocean of ex-
changes, whom he gives in detail as follows:
"A little man, just turned 81, believe with
red, unkempt hair, a fiery, half vicious mus
taehe, freckled face and freckled hands, with
receding chin: and there is nothing especially
neat or striking about him-what strange hab-
itations does genius choose among men, His
eyes are all that belong to Joel c. Harris; all
other things, hair, complexion, hands, chin,
manner and clothes are the property of Joel
Harris. Genius has laid no claim to these very
commonplace things. His eyes look straight
forward at a man or q subject and have the
power of twinkling most apprecatiyely at
whatever is humorous. He can't laugh horse
laugh out a little gugglng laughter shakes the
little chin when the eyes twinkle; and thus in
some poor way the irrepressible humor of the
soul. that itself has such q comical body for its
dwelling place. finds expression" Mr.. Page
proceeds with biography, thus: "Uncle Re
mus frequently speaks OF 'Putmon' county,
'whar ole Mssus and Miss Sallie lib 1t was
in Putnam county, Ca, that Mr.. Harris was
born-a backwoOds region What he learned
for the first dozen years Of his life probably
amounts to little. except the characters the
humOr and the dialect OF the old plantations.
No one could write Uncle Remus' who had to
go to work to learn the character or the dialect.
Harris learned it as Uncle Remus himself
learned IL. Like all southern children who
lived on plantation, his early associates. play
mates and slaves-they were all these-were
negro children. / had Mr.. Harris own word
for it. that he can think in the negro dialect. He
could translate even Emerson, perhaps Bronson
Alcott, into 1t, well as he can tell the adven-
turers OF Brer Rabbit But in the early DAYS of
nus life Harris. nor any one else. ever dreamed
Oh Uncle Kemus in literature" Harris began
Inc ior himself IN printing office and began to
compose paragraphs In type, as A. Ward and
Mark Twain did: eioht or FEN vaaru o. bo S-ot
on the Savannah Ne,cs. and in that city married
eCanadian French WIFE ''who brought a rich
0owry OF worth and love but not of money -
and In the course OF time several bright children
For i've years he has been an editor of the At
lanta Consultation, the writer Of its minor edi-
Sorias and the chroneier of plantation folk lore
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Skepticism Ii slow suicide.
Cant is useful to provoke common sense.
Write it on your heart that every tlay \ the
best day in the year.
The essence Of friendship Is entirenen, . total
magnanimity and trust
The less man thinks or knows about his VIC
TINS the better we like him.
Truth is too simple for ma we do not IikD
those who unmask our illusions
Souls are not saved in bundles. The Spirit
asks OF every man, how u it with thee?
Life IL not 30 short but that there n always
time enough for courtesy. 6eif-connand = tao
main elegance.
II there II any great and good thing IN store
Tor You, It win not come ct the 6rst or second
call.
Life b hardly respectable n Il he's no een9u0
tax, no duties or affections that Constitute .
necessity Of existing. Every mans task y -
life presefver.
The bet part II human olnzacteR e. IL -
dccne1 and delicacy q feeling In nE<18DGe1Da
the denire 70 soothc and please oehsEA
fie Ct the social yixtnes
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Slight mistake: Somebody went to music
teachers room while he was out and put cat
with her tail In steel trap. And Of course the
car complained and everybody said: Goodness.
he must have girl In there practicine grand
operA"-B0soa Pos
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.
patched, sat gray old man smoking. His face
did not PROPOSES me; but so white it was with
yesterdays dust that we could scarcely trace
the features. His shirt-sleeves rolled to the
shoulder, displayed only skin and muscle. He
watched us approach with dry and swollen
eyes.
I've found some oranges to-day" said Dave.
'Can see Miss Clala?''
"Louey's awake" was the short reply; and
the old man rose from his seat OF mud. shout
dered his pick and shovel, and strobe of:
Dave called softly at the ragged door:
Miss Clara. shall come in?"
"COme in, Dave! Come in, You silly old
mani" cried q thin but cheerful voice.
He turned to me with hope shining in his
eyes.
"That's Louey!" he whispered.
After moment Dave called me. and en-
tered. There is no occasion to describe nv
visit. The child had no notion of her doom.
She sat up in the miserable bed, supported ten
derby by her sister, and ate the oranges with
eagerness. The color Sprang to her wasted
face, and her big eyes sparkled as she laughed
with Dave. But in two or three minutes the
light faded suddenly, and Clara dismissed us.
very few days afterward Louey died. Halt
the camp attended her funeral-every one who
had known the bright and laughter-loving little
maid.
Dawes grief was altogether silent and re-
strained. True to his instinct, no outward
sign showed the despair within. But, after
some two or three months, he quietly began to
realize his fortune, and to talk Of returning
home, not for q permanency. but for long
visit. Meanwhile, the funeral had utterly e1-
hausted Parsons resources. But the mans
hardness OF nature forbade him to ask help,
until he and his surviving daughter actually
starved. Then he accepted . proposal carefully
framed in a manner to spare his pride.
For five hundred pounds Dave sold TO him
one-hah Of the best claims he had, the money
to be paid ont Of profits. Tho other half Par
as0ns was to work In their Ioint interest," takinc
moiety OF the yield, after paying expenses.
Dawes house a2so b took e s low y,lne. 81
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For the hundredth time it vowed in public and
private that this sort of thing must be stopped
with fire and blood.
So the diggers assembled in their thousands,
their owners. Then they caught some blacks.
logged them, and marched them about with
ropes round their necks, looking for atree.
IN TACT, the usual symptoms displayed them
selves, and the usual result arrived. Our
steady, hard-wOrking camp took the disease in
milder form; for we, who habitually looked afte,
our own claims, had not SO much to fear from
theft. -Ao''
Parsons made himself foremost in denounc;no
buyers Of stolen gems. He raved upon the
peaceful diggers suddenly rose, without con.
cert apparently, and burned a suffers house.
No evidence was brought against the accused
at least in public, but it was wellhe did not fall
into the avengers hands. Be it observed, how.
ever, that his guilt was probable enough.
disputed who should next be punished, ia
miliar voice hailed me above the din.
looked round, and saw Dave and Palmer or
horseback, with three armed and mounted
blacks. The white mems clothes were rags
their faces thin and travel-worn, but they looked
"Come along" cried Dave gayly; st mus
lodge man in the tronc, and then wen have
such a palaverl Who is he? My prisoner
bless him! The trophy Of my bow and spear
It's the same old game here; burning canteens
Isupp0se? Egad, come at an opportune mo
menti"
The prisoner was huge Batlapin, who, q.
he walked hidden by the mounted men, whine6
hymns. He was deposited at the tronc, upor
explanation with the Sergeant, and the Others
came with Us homo.
"Glorious chaps, thesel" laughed Dave, sTwt
are Griquas and the other Basuto. say
Palmer, which Of N IL which,"
ssYou're Basuto, and I'm q GfiquA~
"What memory you havel shall nevel
recollect until they allow me my wives. d.
you understand, old fellows We're chiefs. VII
and /, promoted on the field Of honor, when w
smote Jamie hip and thigh, while you wert
cropping for pebbles ina limekiln."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-11-10

The educational lecture given at the
court house Saturday evening last, on
the temperance question, by Frederick
Melber, laborer at Lutz brewery of
this city, was quite largely attended.
The speaker introduced himself by
opening his lecture at eight o'clock.
He first attempted to trace the birth
place of the temperance baby and
finally located it in Turkey, where he
claimed it originated because the eli
mate was such that drinking was almost
certain death. He continued his dis
course in this line speaking at times
III English then running in the Ger
man and French. While what was
said was mostly in favor Of drinking,
his advice to the personal liberty"
people was, that the temperance baby
was only boy now, but was growing
fast and would soon be a man, and
drew the comparison of whisky and
temperance people as the frst repre-
senting the ety. and the latter the
"spider. That the spider was weaving
his web around the fly slowly but
surely and that soon-if they were not
vigilant-the spider would have them
SO securely fast that their death would
remain only question Of little time.
He said further that while lie was a
drinking man he disliked to see a
young man make fool of himself and
get drunk. That is was disgra ceful
and degrading. His speech was some
what disconnected, though for a COM
mon artisan was well made. His au-
dience was somewhat turbulent tho
otherwise everything was quiet Thus
it will be seen that the temperance
ball is rolling, as it is conceded by
those who manufacture and sell liquors
it must have some weight with those
who feel doubtful. Everyone has the
right to their individual opinion, but
in this country the majority rule
The vote on Kanouse Tuesday will
give some idea of what the future will
bring forth and show perhaps tenth
part of the actual temperance votes in
the state
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The NJ. e. church was filled to over
flowing last Sunday evening to listen
to a temperance discourse by Mr..
Mcmahon He failed however to
make his appearance owing perhaps to
to a miss in connections. In his alb
sence Rev. Barrow's was forced into
service in his place. He did so at
first somewhat reluctantly but after
making a start he leaped into the sub
ject with a vii, and made it very in
teresting He was not only pointed
but forcible in his arguments and re-
ceived hearty rounds of applause
Those who heard him were well paid
for coming out.