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my trade. You may call me Jim and
The Whitest Man In the Mines the rest Of
tonight, but AFTER this you will please say
Mr.. Moore"
All the persuasion Of his friends could not
change Jim's determination. mo, boys"
he said, ~ have done powerful lot Of harm
guiding the Royal Bengal Tiger, and now
intend to do . powerful lot OF good. Bar
keeper, drinks for the house Ut my expense"
Jim Moore Immediately quit his old
haunts, except when be appeared in them In
the role of missionary. He preached on
numerous occasions, and his sermons were
earnest and convincing, although inter-
spersed with slang and an occasional bar
room phrase. There was nothing Of the
hypocrite about him. He was ~ terribly In
earnest a. he was when he defended Mrs.
Rays rights, and his old associates respected
him, though they wondered 1t him and
could not understand 1t.
But the end soon came. In April, 1880,
Moore set out on snowshoes for the Gunni-
son country, to do missionary work, or As he
Enthusiastically put 1t, to wrestle with the
Gunnisou heather. Nothing was heard
from him, and his old and new associates
wondered what had become Of him, until
late in July, when the mystery was ex-
planned. In that month prospectors pene-
trated the new country on Taylor river, and
In one of the deep assures they found dead
body. II was frozen stiff and not at all de-
composed. From the way IN which 1t was
wedged In, 1t was supposed that the unfor-
tunate man had fallen into the assure and
met his death. None of the men who drew
the body out recognized the features. But
lettering behind testing the rocks was q
young man from the Carbonate Camp.
When he came up he took one look at the
features of the dead, and Immediately re-
moved his hat and said, with great emotion ::
"My God, boys, this is the body of Jim
Moore, The Whitest Man In the Mines!"
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Posted on Scalps.
Brooklua E1ole

D'oohtN" EuNtc.
where's the agent of this reservation
Who wears the medicine bag of this tribe
Show me the head-warrier of the fighting
braves that constitute this band." demanded
q slab-sided gentleman, as he marched into
the Ecgte's sanctum and slammed bundle
of coon skins on the managing editors
table.
"I'm in charge here" replied the editor,
calmly.
"And am the 'Roarin' Sheep of the Bear
Paw Mountains You see me?o asked the
slab-sided man impressively.
Sim glad to know you, Mr.. Sheep said
the editor pleasantly. .What can do for
your"
IL want to sell these scalps," retorted the
slab-sided man. "Them Is Sioux scalps.
Took 'em myself"
Yes, yes" said the editor, Frightening
up. "Are they genuine fronts and fulls, or
are they quarter splitsan
IL tell you they're Sioux" scowled the
man with the coon skins.
~ know; but they might be pointer skins
for oil that; or they might be only head
tips. II they were only part-bodied /
wouldn't want them.n
"They're genuine scalps,r faltered the
slab-sided man. 81 secuted for 'em and got
'cln.n
Undoubtedly. Still, they may only be
half-fronts, or they may be belt-shingDes. /
want 70 match some scalps, but can't tell
whether you've got what want or not. Are
they perfect linlp?p
"Yes, certainly, the most perfec. links /
ever sawl" exclaimed the slab-sided man,
detecting m opening.
aThen they're no use to me-" replied the
editor, smiling. 81 couldn't do anything
with them.n
You must have been on the plains your
self" said the disappointed scout. How'd
you come TO know 70 much about scalps?p
NO." replied tho editor, mournfully. 81
never vas west Of the restaurant next door,
but whsn was boy ms to spark girl
Who worked IN Wig factory; but she's dead
now
And fhs Roaving Sheep Or To Bear Paw
Mountains folded mp biz coon skins and
csept away, FOR even his rough nature -
specfsd - grief - had uneonscionsly -
csplteEed.
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AMERICANS As BUcABooS.
People Who Say We Are In the Habit Of Eat
ing Children.
From q Topic tMexico) Letter.

From a Topic tMexicol Letter.
There Ia in Guadalsjara an American m Is
sionary named Watkins who has told such
very foolish stories about the local preachers
that they In turn have sought to create .
prejudice against Americans. They, In re-
taliation and instigated no doubt by those
whose interest 1t Ii to Keep Americans out Of
Mexico, have openly preached against our
people and strange rs 1t may seem, have &C
tually made the more ignorant believe that
the Americans steal and eat the children Of
the country and advise parents to guard well
their little ones. One of the effects Of this
was seen the other day in Guadalaiara, where
arrived party Of engineers for one Of the
railroads. They sallying out from the hotel
in the rough dress they assumed, big hats,
pants In their boots, red sashes about their
waists, and shirts that open at the neck with
wide collars, were observed by the people,
who gathered about them to the number of
two hundred. II was soon whispered that
they were party Of the child-eater they
had been told of, stones were thrown, and
had 1t not been that q considerate party took
them into his store, shut the door, and sent
for the police, who in turn sent for the troops,
who dispersed the mob, lives would have
been lost. The same report has come to
Topic, and just now the American residents
are looked upon as cannibals, excepting by
the more intelligent. Indeed, in passing
through the streets have seen mothers gath
er their children close until passed by, as
though was an ogre, instead Of the benign
looking old gentleman supposed myself to
be, and upon returning to my home have
been forced to exclaim, like Nicodemus,
a" How can these things be?"
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Notice Of Final Entry.
UNITED STATES LAND UFvr.rE.
II~,nN. n r Avynas os II

HELENA, nj. It., August ~ lsSl-
Notice is hereby gwen that the following named
settler has fled notice of HE application 10 make
dnal proof In support of his claim and secure final
entry thereof and that said proof will made before
the Probate Judge of Deer Lodge County M. T. /,
his Office In the town Of deer Lodge, saturday,
October /, 1881, to wilt 3eo &c jacques, who made
Homestead Entry No 923 for w n NV v Sec H.
Tp 5, of r 10 w: and additional Homestead Entry
No. 1897 for w N SW Y Sec IA. TIP 8. N of X 10 w !;
and he names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of said
tracts, viz: Israel Gibbs, Carlo AHdreoli, Frank
Stephens and Spencer johnson, all OF Warm Spring
p. o., Deer Lodge County, III. d.
j. ii. MOE, Register.
O. b. O'BANNON, Attorney for Claimant.
634-5t
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NOTICE..
PATRICK g, WHITE, Deceased. !

In the Probate Court, of the County of Deer
Lodge, Territory of Montana.
In the matter Of the Estate
PATRICK 9. WHITE, Deceased. %
Notice IL hereby given that John r. Quialey, the
Administrator OF the Estate OF Patrick y. White, de-
ceased, has rendered presented for settlement,
and filed in said Court, his final account OF bis nd
mInistration OF said Estate and petition Tor the dis
tribution thereof and that Saturday. the 9Th day OF
October, A. ID. 1881, being day OF tine term OF said
Court, towt: OF the September term, A. d. 1881. at
ten O'Clock m at the courtroom of said Court. ut
the Cont House, In the Town and County OF Deer
Lodge has been appointed ny said Court for the nal
account and settlement OF said Estate, and the dis
tributioD thereof which time aud place any PER-
interested In said Estate may appear and fle his
ceptons Ia writing and contest the same.
635-3t ORREN EMERSON, Clerk.
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NOTICE..
In the Probate Court, of the County of Deer
Lodge, Territory Of Montana.
In the matter OF the ErtAte
of
A. i. EARNES. Deceased.

In the Probate Court, of the County of Deer
Lodge, Territory of Montana.
In the matter Of the Estate
of
A. j. KARNES, Deceased.
Pursuant TO an order of said Court, made on the
sth day OF september, 1881, notice IL hereby given
that John II. Qnigiey. the administrative of the Es-
tate of said deceas d. made to the said Court and flied
I'm the Office If the Clerk thereof, return OF sale
made by him ON the 18th day OF August. A ID. 1854,
under previous order of sad Court, OF the follow NJ
real estate. ty-wit: The undivided twenty
seve,ths Of certain placer mining lin described
lot No. 10 IL township No 10, north Of range west,
In sad County cold 10 John Rnloff for the sum of
two hundred dollars. as will NOR, fully Appear from
said return filed aforesaid and which reference
h hereby made for further particulars.
And notice further given, that saturday the LIST
day OF October A. ID. 1881. al 10 O'Clock m mt the
courtroom Of said Court, nj the Court House In said
Town ami Cuanty has been fixed tor hearing the
said return when and where any person interested in
said estate may appear and file their objections to the
confirmation of said sale.
63s-3t oRREN EMERSON, Clerk.
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Notice to Creditors.
Estate Of sILvAIN vITANo, deceased.

Estate Of sILvAlN yITANO, deceased.
Notice 10 hereby given by the undersigned, execn-
trx Of the Estate OF Silvan Ntsno deceased to the
creditors Of and NIL persons having claims against
the sad decrs-ed 10 exhibit them with the necessary
voucher within fonr months alter the first publica-
tion of this notice, To the said cxecutrx. at Warm
Springs, In the County OF Deer Lodge. y. U.
MARcEiINE VITANo.
Executrix OF the last win and testament Of Swain
yitano. decreased.
Dated August 10, 1881 65-ot
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Collection Notice.

LII persons knowing Themselves indebted to me
x1are requested to settle their acconnts at onces
either BY caah or note. need money. and all ac-
counts not settled ~ above win be left with an ator-
ney for collection. @. p. III. bIKLENBkR6
Deer Lodge N. r.. Janvsrv y. 1881.
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sHERfFF's SALE.
NAPOLEON CoNTANClN. Plaintiff,
VS..


FRANK BAUDET. Defendant.
To be sold a. ~heriffs Sale, on Saturday, October
1sr, A. D. 1881, At Q O'Clock p. IN, in front Of
the Court Honse door. In the Town and County OF
Deer Ledge. M. T., under and by virtue of execu
tion issued from out the Probate Court IN and fur
said County, the following described property to-
wit.
All of the right title and interest of the defendant
or which he had on the nth day OF August, A. d.
1881. In and to the . Hamburg quartz lode mining
claim. situated in Baudet Mining District, and more
particularly described rs follows, to-wit:
Beginning at poet Mt the southeast corner. thence
mort hwestcrly 1910 fest to the northeast corner.
thence 40a feet sonthwesterly % the northwest
ner, thence 1900 southeartcry to southwest corner
poet thence 40O feet northeastery TO southeast
the place OF beginning.
Aiso the "siolden Chariot quartz lode mining
claim, Baudet Mining District comprising 1900 feet
I'm length and QUO feet In width, and tor partic
uar description reference thereto IL hereby had on
pape TIL In Book L. of lodes file In the Office of
the County Clerk and Recorder of Deer Lodge Coun-
ty. M. Il.
All Of said property situate. living and being In
Deer Lodge County, Montana Territory, and levied
upon the property of the defendant.
Dated this Sth day OF September. A ID. fsS1.
THOMAS STRANG, Sheriff.
by tom McTAGUE. Under sheriff. os5-4t
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one man went down with hole In his head
snd another with broken leg. The firing
brought crowd Of men, and In the excite
ment the remaining two escaped. s...
When Mrs. Ray recovered enough to speak,
she went down on her knees and said to
Jim, amidst tears and sobs: II don't know
your name but do know, and may God
bless you, that you are the whitest man In
the mines"
Willing hands In the crowd soon erected
the new tent for the old woman; the
wounded lot-jumper was cared for until he
got well and then ordered to leave town,
and Jim Moore was ever after known n
"The Whitest Man In the Aines.n Mrs..
Ray sold one OF her lots for $4,000 few
weeks after the scene above narrated, and
with the proceeds erected buildings on the
other lots, which bring her good income.
She resides In the Carbonate Camp to-day,
and the tears come into her eyes whenever
anything h said Of "The Whitest Man In
the Mines.r VI.
| IMany more stories In regard to this strange
character might be related, but We pass them
BY for the final and strAngest act In Jim
Moore's strange life.
One Saturday night there wm . large
crowd In Jims pace, and betting he'd bean
high and feverish. Jim had been dealing
rapidly and silently for hours. Suddenly he
stopped In the middle or the deal. removed
the cards from the box and said !: . Gentle
mon, pass In your CHECKS for your cash. The
deal has stopped and III further bets are o.,
and the eases are on. Jim Moore has dealt
the last card be will ever deal In his lifs."
For an instant there was dssth-liks still
ness, and then y dozen voices shouted,
Wh.th - mattsr, Jinfn
4Ne1ttnEr Ne replied, only I'm .
gambler 10 longer. have coma 70 The oen-
eIuaion that preaching and no dealing ,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-28
THE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.

Programme for the annual Contention of
the Minnesota Temperance CniOn.
Rev. W. W. Satterlee, secretary of the
Minnesota Temperance Union, has issued
the following programme for the annual
mass convention to be held in Mime
apolis on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sep
TENDER and Z:
Tuesday, September 6, 7:30 p. m.-Devo-
tional exercises; pro tenn. organization; report
of committee on credentials and permanent
organization; discussion of the present status
OF the temperance reform movement, constitu-
tional amendments, etc.
Wednesday, September 7, 10 a. m.-Annual
meeting of the Minnesota Temperance Union,
at the Young Mems Christian Association
parlors, for the election of officers and the
transaction of such business as its act of in
corporation provides for. Wednesday even
ing, s O'clock-Devotional exercises, fifteen
minutes. Question The desirability of wom-
on's suffrage, either general or pertaining to
the prosecution of temperance work and pro-
hIbition measures. S:45-Plans and methods
for obtaining An amendment to the State con-
stitution, forever prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors as beverage.
The convention will arrange a further pro-
gramme and continue its session as it may
deem best
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4 Birth Insurance Company.
from the Reading Eag1e.1


LAUELToN, Pa, Aug. 16.-A Mutual
Assessment Birth Association" has been
organized here. 1t provides that the le-
ultimately married members who have
been connected with the company one
year, can have their infants (born after
one years marriage) insured. That is,
they can secure from $1,000 to $4,000,
when their infant is born, after one year
of married life A policy of $500 cost
$3.50, and for s., 900, $24. All members
are taxed 81 per aunum, payable semi
annually.
To illustrate the operations of the COM
pany better it may be said: A and B
marry. They take out policy for 81 900
at once. They pay 50 for it, and 81 adj
ditional as yearly dues. At the end of
the first year of married life they pay an
other installment of Sd annual dues.
Then, as soon thereafter as child is
born unto them, they are to receive full
face value of their policy. No birth
within year after marriage is paid for.
No allowance is made for twins or trip
let's Each member must pay 81 assess
ment whenever child is born in their
class. There are no assessments the first
wear, but the annual dues must be paid
No matter how long the child lives 1t
must be born alive, however.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-28
Personal Mention.

Levi N. Patterson las returned from
his visit to Bismarck
City Treasurer Buxton will depart this
evening for short visit in the East.
Superintendent G. H. Prior, of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road,
arrived home again yesterday.
Geo. F. Towle, of the United States
army, was in the city yesterday.
j. P Swart, a prominent citizen of
Mortified, is temporarily stopping in
the city.
F. j. Mead, of Mandan, is renewing
cid friendships and acquaintance IN
Minneapolis. He will do Col Kings
great fair.
John j. Porter, of Duluth, was in Min
neapolis yesterday.
Mr.. Jas. Peterson, wife and party, of
Excelsior, are domiciled with Mine Host
Col. West.
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Il Good Hunting Story.
Northwestern Chronicle. |

A few days ago stranger drove I'D in
front of the hotel at Tracy, and seeing
two or three young men on the verandah,
said, "Boys, come, let's go hunting -
They accepted the invitation, got their
guns and went. They found the birds
and brought down twenty-seven of them.
The owner of the team fired again and
again, but could not hit a bird; he ''never
had such poor luck" They returned to
Tracy, the owner of the wagon had the
party summoned and they were fined
sos, half of which the owner of the
wagon who had invited them to the spot
pocketed in open court, and with his bet
ter luck at this game jumped into the
wagon, hauled up his lines, and like a
very happy Arab drove off. The young
sportsmen of Tracy have changed their
minds about shooting birds; they say it
is cheaper before September LIST to buy
them.
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KIDNAPPING.

A RocL; County Mans Unsuccessful 1T
tempt to Abdstet the Ofspri,,o of Fraud
ulent Marriage.
[Luverne (Rock County, Herald, Aug. 26.l :
W. H. Thompson, for several years a
resident of Luverne, was arrested at
Adrian last Saturday on the charge of
kidnapping his illegitimate child and was
brought back to Luverne the same day
under charge of Sheriff Gillian. The
facts in the case, as we have obtained
them, will be better understood in the
light of brief review of the antecedent
circumstances. These, briefly stated, are
as follows: Some years ago Thompson
was married IN Boone coun-
ty, Illinois, to one Elenor
Hovey. For reasons unimportant
in this connection, the marriage proved
an unhappy one, and the victims of the
unfortunate matrimonial misadventure
decided, respectively, each TO go it alone.
The masculine fraction of the dlsunited
unity thereupon went to Iowa and began
an action for divorce in Chickisaw coun-
ty. Mrs. Thompson, with characteristic
feminine perversity, appeared at the trial
to defend, and the suit was withdrawn.
Subsequently the enterprising husband
instituted another suit in f'ayette county,
of the same State, but his wife again ap-
peared to defend, and the action was dis
missed. After this second failure Thomp-
son employed shyster named Hoyt, who
some time later assured him-so Thomp-
son alleges-that he had succeeded in
procuring the much coveted divorce IN
remote county of the State. This i'm
hob 10 a
which, if obtained, must necessarily
have been fraudulent, seemed to satisfy
Thompson, and he forthwith proceeded
Austin, who had previously been di-
be legally free from his first wife, sue
subsequently resulted in their marriage.
together for about three years. The child
Jennie, now three years old: for whose abb
duction Thompson was arrested, was
the fruit of this union. About one year
ago Mrs. Thompson discovered that the
man she had trustingly regarded as her
lawful spouse had not been divorced from
his former wife and that she had been
duped into an illegitimate union with a
DlSdLulSt Opuu OUtdluluS COHCluoiNC
evidence of this fact she insisted upon
separation and at the last term of court
in this county Judge Severance pro-
nounced her marriage" with Thompson
"null and void" This condition of af-
fairs of course rendered the child illegiti-
mate and made the mother its legal GUS
todian. Notwithstanding this fact, how
ever, Thompson, on the 9th inst, DELHI
erately went Though the farce of exc
cutting deed conveying the child to
his sister, who was here at the time and
assisted in the abduction, and during the
evening of that day spirited the child
away, and was afterwards arrested as
above stated. The prisoner waived an
and his bail was fixed at
$500. AS yet he has not been able to give
the required security for his appearance,
and is still in the custody of Sheriff Gill
ham. His chances for securing bail are
said to be desperately slim, and the pro-
liabilities are that the much married man
will enjoy the hospitality of some county
Jail until the next term of court.
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THE HORRIBLE STREETS OF ST
PAUL.

"What are You Going to Do About It?''
To the Editor of the Globe:
The little racket occasionally occurring
in the chamber of commerce about our
streets is simply one of the manifesto
lions of the almost universal conviction
that most thorough radical revolution
is necessary to shake up and shake off
the bad management which results in
giving to ST. Paul streets which are alb
solutely impossible with carriages except
in slow walk On the principal streets
no citizen dares to drive out of a walk at
the peril of smashing his carriage and in
curing large expense for repairs.
There is scarcely country road in the
State which is not superior to our city
streets, and yet we are taxed enorm-
ously for street commissioner, and a
street force whose only business is to at
tend to this specially.
The chamber of commerce last year
agitated this subject sufficiently to pro-
cure legislation taking the control of the
streets from the street commissioners and
placing them under the control of the city
engineer, so that there might be some
intelligent system and some reform as
well as some responsibility.
The re suit has been that the engineer
appoint ed foreman of the street force,
and he is virtually the old street commits
soner turned up again under new name
and runs the machine precisely in the old
ruts, without any change, any system or
any improvement. The city engineer is
now called on by Mr.. brakes resolution
of the chamber of commerce last Monday
to inform his constituents why these
things are so, and whether there is any
hope for long suffering people. That
officer is young and ambitious and has an
opportunity now to show whether he has
any practical common sense, or has SIM
ply run to science. Which James Smith,
Jr, sententiously defined as the opposite
of common sense-so far as city engineer
ing is concerned.
Streets made of mud are repaired with
mud, while as Mr.. Drake observed, the
gravel which comes out of our hill sides
instead of being used to repair streets is
dumped into low places to fill up streets
to grade or otherwise wasted. Six years
ago we were taxed $40, 900 for rotten,
red punk wooden pavement on Third
street, where the solid limestone laid SIM
ultaneously with the founda-
ton of the world, formed natural pave
ment free of cost, except the trifing ex-
pense of rounding it up in the middle,
with the gravel which would have cost on
ly the hauling. And to-day this $40, 900
rotton, wooden, red punk humbug
swindle, is being dug up as worthless,
while the effluvia from the decaying wood
befouls the air with malaria, and carries
disease and death to our dwellings,.
We want to hear some promise of re-
form. "Reform is necessary was the
sage remark of Presidential candidate,
and he had not heard from St. Paul eth
er. We endorse the idea, "Reform."