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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06
RACING IN A DANGEROUS LO-
CALITY.
Rival American and Canadian
Steamers Shooting the st. Law
renee Rapids Locked Together.

There are two rival lines of steamers on
the St. Lawrence this year which run through
the Thousand Islands down the rapids to
Montreal. One Of these, Canadian Royal
Main line, which has been in existence for
years, runs from Hamilton to Toronto and
Kingston and thence to Montreal, touching
only on Canadian ports. This season all
"American line" has been started with one
steamer, the Rothesay, which runs from Cape
Vincent to Alexandria Bay, and thence on
to Ogde nsburg and Morrisburg. At the lat
ter place, which is eighteen miles below Og-
densburg transfer of passengers to small
er steamer for the purpose of running the rap
ids OH the way to Montreal. Great rivalry
exists between these two lines, as the Rothe-
say has the reputation Of being the fastest
boat on the river. Last Tuesday, the Royal
Mail line steamer Spartan, a very stanch,
well-built boat, started from Prescott, with a
full complement of passengers, on her trip
down the river. Shortly after the Ro.hesay,
of the American line, left Ogdensburg on her
way to Morrisburg. The Rothesay, was per-
haps, two miles behind the Spartan. At Og-
densburg or Prescott the current proper of
the ST. Lawrence begins. Both boats dashed
along under full speed. Before long it was
evident that the Rothesay was gaining. He,
ever, she did not fully approach till just at
the commencement of Rapid de Flau, some
twelve miles below Ogdensburg. Common
prudence would have caused the captain of
the Rothesay to slacken speed till the rapids
were passed. but no. Steadily the steamer
went ahead until she came abreast of the
Spartan, and but few feet distant, when
conversation was carried on between the pas
gers. The current at this point is very swift
and the channel narrow, tortuous, aud full
of dangerous rocks. The current pushed
both boats together till the paddle boxes
touched, and thus Joined together the two
passed down the rapids. At one moment the
rapids pressing the bows in together would
careen tie boats outward till it seemed as if
they must capsize; and then the noise of the
rudder-chains and the chating and the creak-
ing OF the boats impressed one with the idea
that two monsters were locked in death.
grapple. Several passengers tainted away,
and all were terribly frightened. Neither
boat was able to draw away from the other,
and thus fastened they ran the rapids for
four miles. Then the Rothesay, with wheels
stopped and her side all STAYED in, floated to
one side and steered into the port of Norris
burg.-Netc York World, AuQ. 2Oth.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06
SIDE DISHES.

1t is very easy for stay-at-home families to
imagine themselves at the seashore. All
they have to do is to catch few flies and
stick them in the tutter.-Phaadelphia
Chronicle Herald.
Feather-keds are not healthy, at least in
summer. Even goose covered with feathers
will stand all night on one leg rather than
sleep on a bed Of feathers.-Neao Orleans
Picayme.
Out West folks are expressing desire to
do away with the wedding ring. And yet
they preteud to offer great inducements for
marriageable young women to go out there.
-Lowel Citizen.
$50 you're not going to marry Ezra Has
kins' daughter, though you know my heart Is
set Oh that MATCH" thundered Sir Marina
duke, the dairy king, to his son, Lem Norton,
the ox-tamer of Yellow Springs. "No, SIR
meekly replied the young man. 'And, sir,''
roared the exasperated father, "may ask
why you dare thus to thwart my exprsssed
will? ?" eyes, sir" said his son, in o low,
faint voice, like a joke before breakfast, ssbe-
cause asked her aud she said she'd rather
marry pump log for brains than anybody in
this family" "Ah" exclaimed Sir Marina.
duke, with fading infection, and then he
turned away to the new Ayrshire COW in the
corner of the lot, and said, in the voice of ;
thunder-cloud, "Huddup yer foot, ye fur
tailed imp of thistle patch, or IN knock y,
over with neck-yoke." Aud his own SO,
knew that the proud-spirited old man wa
| thinking Of Burlington Ha,ckeye.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06
A Plan for Getting Rid Of Guitteau.

A Plan for Getting Rid Of Guitteau.
New YORK, August 27.-The Worlds
Philadelphia special says: Colonel Cork
hill, United States District Attorney for the
District of Columbia, who has been taking a
vacation at Cape May, left to-day for WASH
lngton. Colonel Corkhil is reported to have
said that he has been informed of an organi-
cation in Washington whose purpose is, in the
event of Garfeld's death, to break Jail and
put an immediate end to the life of Guitteau
Their desire is TO hang Guitteau by slow pro-
cess, and in the meantime each member of
the organization is to be allowed to put
bullet into Guitteau's body, taking care not
to strike him in any vital point until the last
moment. The Colonel says he has good rea-
SOIL for belief that the guards of the Jail,
who are all ex Union soldiers, know of this
secret organization, and are in sympathy with
IL. He is further reported to have said that
it has been with the utmost difficulty that the
warden at the Jail has prevented the guards
from finding some excuse for killing Cult
teau. This, it is alleged, in measure ex-
plains the encounter which took place recent
ly between the guard and Gutteau in the
latter's cell. Guitteau it is said, knows that
the guards want to kill him, and for that
reason he has suffered great mental anguish
since the first relapse of the President. He
is so nervous that he gets little ofSno sleep.
The Colonel says that while he believes no
torture is too great to be visited on Gutteau,
he must see that the law is obeyed, which
protects Gutteau, and reserves for him fair
trial before a jury Of his countrymen. He
says 1t would never do to 60 to the world
that in the capital of the nation the officers
of the law were unable to enforce its man
dates, and were at the mercy of the mob
All that will be necessary to secure the Jail
from the interference of mob will be bat
terry of artillery, and there are now three bat
teres of artillery stationed at the arsenal in
Washington, and about 25O marines at the
navy yard.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06
= = ---IT-"Tg TTFFTTTTT VTI|
He Had His Sojer Clothes On,

f
uG 1t, was Sunday evening. Angelica had in
ytted her "best Young mani to the evening
meal. Everything had passed of harmoni.
ously until ,Angelica's seven-year old brother
broke the blissful silence by exclaiming:
"Oh, ma! Yer ought to see Mr.. Lighted the
other night, when he called to take Argie
to the drill; he looked so nice sittin' long side
of her with his arm" ...,.....'...r,
"Fred!'' exclaimed the maiden, whose face
began to assume the color of well-done
crab-quckly placing her hand over the boy s
mouth. ,....
eyer oughter see him." continued the per-
sistent informant, after gaining his breath,
and the embarrassed girls hand was removed,
she had his arm
"Freddien' shouted the motler, as in her
frantic attempts to reach the boys auriculal
appendage she upset the contents of the tea
pot in Mr.. Lishted's lap, making numerous
Russian war maps over his new lavender
pantaloous.
81 was jist goin to say" the half-frightened
boy pleaded, between cry and all injured
whine, he had his arm"
"1ou boy!" tbundered the father, 'saway
to the wood-shedv'
And the boy made for the nearest exit, ex-
claiming as he waltzed, ''I was going to say
Mr.. Lighted had his army clothes on, and I'll
leave it to him if he didn't?"
And the boy was permitted to return, and
the remainder Of the meal was spent in ex.
plantations from the sfamily in regard to the
number of times Freddie had to be "talked
to- for using his fingers for a ladle.-I onke,'
Statesman,
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06

get more room, as it is not exactly au fait
and deshabille. '. .. ""' b.. '..t
If, BY mistake, you drink out of your fin
ger-bowl. laugh heartily and make some face
tious remark which will change the course Of
conversation and renew the friendly feeling
among the members Of the party. as a't."a
Ladies should take but one glass of wine
at dinner; otherwise there might be difficult
ty in steering the male portion of the process
sion home. s
Do not make remarks about the amount
your companion has eaten. If the lady who
is your companion at table, whether she be
your wife or the wife of some one else, should
eat quite heartily, do not offer to pay your
host for his loss, or say to her, "Great Scott
hope you will not kill yourself because you
have the opportunity but be polite and gen.
tlemanly, even though the food supply be cut
of for week. ...
If one of the gentlemen should drop raw
oyster into his bosom, and he should have
trouble in fishing it out, do not make face
tious remarks about it, but assist him to find
it, laughing heartily all the time.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06
ABSOLUTE CERTA NTY.

Massrs. Rice g. Layton are running anoth
er tunnel to tap the Prospect lode, Qocateo
near Virginia Cily,) below the bottom OF the
main shaft.
Some OF the glrls of the period are partln g
their hair on one side. They do this because
they do not wish to look like the 'oit young
men who part their hair in the niddle.-Ne"
Orleans Picdyune.
A Chicago paper wants to have Gultteau
talked to death by George Francis Tram. IL
might do. But we once read of sailor VINO
was put into a cage with an anaconda py
cruel African king, that the anaconda mign'
swallow him, aud we believe the sailor sWal-
lowed the anaconda.--Boston Post.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06
GARFIELD.
D Medical Record Of the Case-A
Kept journal of De-
tails Hereafter to be
Published.

time like this the physicians are keen
snstive to the criticism, not always friend
on their professional treatment of the
and, while they say little, intend at the
per time to publish such detailed record
he case as shall justify them before the
ical world. What may be called in naval
ance the clog" of the case has been very
fhlly kept from the first. One of the at,
Eipg physicians has had this in charge,
it has been his duty to see that every fea-
of interest, every incident and accident,
descriptions, the hours of sleep and tie
ncter of the slumbels, the varying stats.
Of pulse, temperature, and respiration,
time to time, the appetite, the character
be skin, the voice, and the tongue have
recorded fully and accurately. 1t has
DR.. Woodward's duty to study the char
Of the discharge from the wound, and
nake such other microscopic investigation
be circumstances demanded. After every
sing Of the wound the pus has been ex-
ped with extrenescare by him, and if it
Jed any new or suggestive feature, this
sketched and photographed. These pho
aphs are then added to the record of the
IS part Of the details. This jour
having been kept through the
and the night, has been read
at the morning consultation, has fur
ed the physicians basis of criticism and
lssion, and has aided them IN decid-
upon the treatment which should be fol-
ed until they next met. 1t is worthy of
|ark, by the way, that the four attending
scians have been able to meet in consul
pm every day since the shooting, without
absence of single one of them from any
Fllng. The official record of the case will
Oably be printed, under the auspices of
Government, by one OF the Army Medi-
Bursau, and will, no doubt, excite great
rest in medical circles throughout the
Id.
lille the four attending physicians and
TWO consulting physicians have hecessa-
taken the responsibility of the case, it
laid not be forgotten that they have sought
received advice from wide circles OF pro
lohal friends. Several physicians of the
pest standing in this city have been con-
60, Informally to be sure, but yet with
or less confidence, by the responsible
sSlcians, who have also constantly receiv-
adyice and suggestions from friends aud
myers all over the country. Some OF this
lered servicn has done more credit to the
" than to the head of him who proffered
IN other instances it has been very valu-
Many instances of cases similar to
OF the President have been forwarded to
physicians with detailed statement OF
featment which had been successfully
'ued, and the light thus thrown on the
acents case has sometimes been found
useful. Again, the physicians have
p instructed not only by friendly and in
lsent advice, but by the hostile criticism
lch their treatment has aroused. 1t can
ny be said that the President has had the
ent, directly and indirectly, and at one
Or another, of the best that surgical sci
could offer. Perhaps there has been
POle from the very multitude of counsel.
IN. Y. Sun. ...
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06
pUBLICANISM (THREE GEN.
ERATIONS.)

FIRST.
louire Cecil, at his high-arched gate;
ytood with his son and heir;
round him spread his rich estate,
Near rose his mansion fair.
Nd when neighbor, ragged, sad,
Juearned. passed that way,
he father turned, and to the lad
these kindly words did say:
here goes poor Muggins ! All, my son,
How thankful we should be
at our Republic gives chance
fo fellows such as he!'
THIRD.
| ss Muggins blazed in 'eweled light,
and swept In silken sheen;
r courters thought maid so bright
And beauteous ne'er was seen.
| oft she held her naughty head,
'Elrveyed her Paris clothes.
lnd must patronize," she said,
s'M1ss Cecil, suppose.
khe's poor, she teaches, has no style!
|ln Europe, now-but oh!
this Republic we're compelled
Ito meet all kinds, you know!"
--Sc7ibner's Monthly
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06
Democrats and Civil Service Re-
form.

If President Garfield shall recover, and
will lay down Il practical plan for Civil Ser
vice Reform, it will be supported by the lead
ing Democrats in Congress. Mr.. Garfield
will have the greatest opportunity that can
possibly be presented to a great and patriotic
statesman. pray God that he may recover,
in order that he may seize this opportunity.
1t almost seems that Providence has permit
ted this attempt in order that the President
might have this great opportunity to elect
reform which otherwise would have been i'm
possible. His death now would be the great
est calamity that could happen to the country
unless, indeed, it were that he should recover
and fail to see his opportunity. If had the
power to put Democrat in Gartield's place
to-day | would not dream of doing it. L
could almost believe that the President is
sure to recover because God has intended
that he should have this opportunity and do
this work. He is man eminently fitted for
it by his great ability, if he can have the res
olution to act.-A. S. Henih, in .Chtcdso
Times InterUie,c.
-Proof positive.-Wife (who has been ''sit-
ting up"): "Well, this is pretty time to come
home! Four o'clock.' Husband (who has
taken nothing but one glass of curious
compound spoken Of, by himself, as "WhiS-
k rwarra'): "Wha' you mean, madam, by
sForclock9 Unfort'nly for you, madam, 1t
sho 'appers, curiouslenuf, parsh'd Trinity
madam, and heard it strike one (hic) sheV-
eral times, madam Retires to bed in
triumph and--his boots.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-07-21

Charles A. DALEY. was arrested last even
ing for stealing from the drug store OF Shef-
the court this morning, upon being asked
why he should steal it, he stated that his
mother was troubled with Rheumatism, and
that it was the only medicine that helped
her, and being out of money and work was
the cause of his stealing. As this was his
first offence. he was put on probation
Ne,oark Nacs.
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Kidney Complaints

of all descriptions are relieved at once, aud
speedily cured by Kidney Wort. 1t seems
intended by nature for the cure of all dis
eases of the kidneys caused BY weakness
and debility. Its great tonic powers are es-
pecially directed 10 the removal of this class
of diseases. We know of persons that have
suffered for thirty wears that have been per
manently cured by taking Kidney-Wort a
short time. Try it, either liquid or dry
SIia
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The Idyl Of the Baggageman.

lhe ldyl OF the bagEagehah'
with many ,nrv, the trunk. pith.
With manv shout and sally
At station. siding. crossing switch,
bu moun'ain crad". or valley.
| hraN". push. sling. i"ss.
1i'h vigorous cndcsNur:
And men may smile. and men grow cross.
Bur >huR trunks forever.
Tho paper trunk from county tnwn.
| haanc,- aud danIle>:
I turn . once or ivic' around
And pul out both the handles.
AMI gru nblc over traNchng-has>.
And muu>trnuN saWl''- ass.
Hut ,an smash tn, makers bragg
Like p.a-trf Paris vases,
The, hnller. hollrr. - | go.
Rut they cau't >tnl me. never:
For they viii 'caiu iu,i what I susw.
4 trunk won't la>t forever
Ard 10 sud out. wind sh'ut,
And bee I smash a ki'.i"I:
! turn . grii-.r,A inside out
Three times a dty. ~ east. -ir.
I tug. t.rk. | swear, | sweat.
! tn>, the light salisr,
And wha.'- too hiE to throw. you bet.
III ire - ruInd In pieces
They mutmur. murmIr. everywhere.
Bui I viii hcrd them never,
Tho womrn weep snd strong men swear.
IT'D ,iaW their irunk- tur~N'r'-
lll hu,t their trunk. forever.
-. Buriiagt.n NU-key,.
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Measuring the Baby
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tTfE~tiIluN.

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t,.r-i4thcr. mother and the ..r.>-Auu .or
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"h.st' with thr 'oitcNt rings 81 ht.r. AAa
rNt> Ike blue violet, iu the spring aud l-'t.
aiI,h ana 'l.n,bl,. dow. ann Mi .Y.,L .uYt
chrrr Inn up again, and Jcuu, laid her
prucl. tia, ou hi, head ana uutghrl ,hcWl.I.
and then We wrote that u marx the ,po, :
but nayr wished many 4 time size, tAit
wc had never had il done You see. wc had
been rrldtu. some urctt, verses about tEA,
yer, thing, aud they Just fitted exact, To-
uur bahl III the beginning
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Against ~ cottagr w,I.
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thil "h> :" Hht our hihN mat Cu' that
verse out and pasted IL IN the blank lcai ut
The big Bible Then Jeum sand that there
v.r, mar. versa. th,r .t,itsI b,r, L,,, ,f,.r
SttuilS tht iuI! dfIit ol the poetry, l almost
wished We hadn't seen II, bat | took Two
more verses and let them gu.with the other,
Upr. ~, ,r.
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Prepcd out from n. snowy GOWN,
And We thought ~ h a thrill Of rapture
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The Rev Chas. f.. Piper, formerly of
Pittsfeld, n H., but now of Wakefield, K.
l., writes MY wife had been an invalid
for years, but Baxter's Mandrake Bitters
cured her" N II. Downs Vegetable Bal
samic Elixir always cures coughs, colds and
consumption, when taken in season. Henry
4 Johnson's Arnica and Oil Liniment, for
strains, bruises, cuts, swellings, old sores
&c, is excellent. July
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-07-21

DR.. Hampton +. Hill, Of Biddeford,
formerly of Augusta, is to remove from
Maine to Fargo, Dakota, where he will pur-
chase tract of land and 90 to farming.
A bronchial trouble with which he has long
been afflicted makes it necessary for him to
seek more congenial climate.-Joaraai.
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AsH-ToNIC

The great remedy for pyspePsis Bilious Dis
eases aDd Funcfionsl arrangements attendant
upon Debility In l-2 lb. bottles. IS cents. SIX
bottles s. Accredited Ply ysieiaus and CierEymen
supplied with noteIceediug .,I bottles at one half
the retailprce money to aSs)mpany order sold
by Druggists and by b. 3 pE~.rY Co. n
Dey 81 New York
Ta~tC -. T,.r-.lsrsg A. .'-,rp-t ..hriling ~
.re-t. ~ !.A.5g. All rt.tirls. t.l.;ts -.r.i.a.'
" EH-ThR
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jewellers Frauds.

Jewellers Frauds.
WIur~rRt ~ \Nu INCREASING FNIt-Ir>
pAuAGr a. Hu>t>r FIRMS HOW FUR
I CIA>tK~ ARF ,HfAItB II WNrcH. .,A~ts.
CHAINS ,>p uTufR DuII-WoEk
N.rot
Al article on fraud, in jewclry lately
published having attracted considerable at
icutou. gentleman thorough, familiar
/ wi,n go, trade wa- applied 10 Yesterday for
some further information on the subject.
He ,ald that the frauds in watch max
ug. caused hv excessive competition. had
now become 80 general that prices had been
",ut" io au extent extremely damaging 10
ali honest manufacturers. The Jnhh,r, we're
primarily responsible for the r,l., tho>, ia
Chicago having been the pioneers in rhi,
,4>, of ,vIuIuug. which ~, now con6ucd
40 nos .c.r,. They wa.il demand that case
m,>rr. ,hoa,d furnish them WITH case, only
twelve ~ fourteen carat, fine hut stamped
Shtc,u cara,- Man, small manufacturers
UpHI Weld tu 'u, temptation rather than
..>r trade, and from ,h,> beginning they
N,l, rrAa,.y .cd pu d make tam carat cases.
falsely stamped. and ,n u'rulus, base mr:a.
tn yArtu, plr', af 'hc ease. Man, of ltr>.
,r.su.cI gold watcAc, ~crc NOT stamped a.
n. with an, marx oi quality and the sellers
could not b, legal, responsible for ,vlud-
..4. i, gold ua~ the component part o'
chief value Yet large numh-.r. of wa,chr,
urrr ,u.d a, gold ~hich contained a greater
weight Of steel and brass. \ very thiok
,c,i spring, weighing twelve or fourteen
p-uuywr..At., wA> inserted u the rm,
'rDhHynlN known a> M, "aru,rr" ~ rhc
Match. 'a, crown and shank of ,bc Stem
a,ar followed ur.' ,nd h.l,l with brass, and
a brass vlrr wa> run taru.-4 Ga. rlu-, b,
vn.oh ,h, Watch "a, attached 10 ne cham.
lH ta,' man, case, ~rrr cat wherever
. .r4.a ~ gaud could y, saved. An4 ,,.,. ur
ara-, VA, inserted
Iae reading watch manufacturers uf tn.>
..N. ih.> gentleman SAID A.A rro,ar.v
Z ..r.,4 combination N protect themselves.
,-ra.' ih.. 4I,hon,,, competition # tile,
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Mr.. Alfred +. Burton Of Bowdoin Col
lege, class OF IS, and Mr.. F. W Hail. 80,
have recently compiled catalogue for the
Bowdom collection of drawings. The
drawings are mostly by the old masters,
and are very valuable
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-07-21

Rev. Robert Laird Collier, d. d.. for
merly Of Boston, has been appointed United
States consul to Leipzig.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-07-21

a sand crane killed 1t Gridlev, Cal.
reccntly, is supposed to have been 9S years
old Suspended by wire from the birds
neck was silver quarter with this inscrip-
ton: "Capured at Fort du Quesne, MAY
18th, 1888 Released at Fort Dearborn.
NOV, 18th, 1916"