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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-09
Poultry Notes.

Fowls must have a sand-bath. It is their
sponge, towel, tooth brush, and dressing comb
all in one. How would you feel my dainty
lady, If denied xll your toilet appendages and
to 60 day after day unwashed and unkcpt,
and 10 wear soiled and crumpled garments {?
Even so suffers Mistress Biddy without her
daily dust-bath, and nature, that infallible
convenient place for such renovation of the
skin and feathers. If no other soft, sandy,
and loamy soil is at hand you may be sure
she will use your flower bed without regard
to consequences. She may learn to hide at
your approach, taught by blind instinct
that you are her enemy, but the idea that you
begrudge her the dearest delight of her hap
less days-the use of the free soil for her bod
lily needs-is one that poor biddys small
brain can never comprehend. Descend to her
level, then, yourself; consider her wants and
supply them without delay. So shall the
"irrepressible conflict" of Bddy's wishes and
yours in regard to the flower beds be AMIGA
bly, settled, and both of you hereafter live in
peace. Have cart full Of loan, sand and
road dust, and sprinkllng Of ashes, charcoal
and sulphur placed under cover where your
fowls can sun themselves, dust their bodies
to the destruction Of annoying parasites, and
scratch and bury themselves by the hour to-
gether whenever the wish may sieze them,
and you may lay the fattering JUNCTION to
your soul tha. the beatitude which refers to
the quality of mercy may be applied to your
self then, if never before.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-09
Judge Black on Ingersoli.

From the North American Review.
to me, not in the form, but with the effect Of
a challenge, which cannot decline without
seeming to acknowledge that the religion
of the civilized world is an absurd supersti-
ton, propagated by impostors, professed by
hypocrites, and believed only by credulous
dupes. Should l, an unlearned and unau-
thorized lsymen be placed in such predica-
mentP The explanation is easy enough
This is no business of the pries's. Their
prescribed dnty is to preach the word in full
assurance that it will commend itself to all
good and honest hearts by its own manifest
veracty and the singular purity Of its pre-
cepts. They cannot afford to turn away from
their proper work and leave willing hearers
uninstructed while they wrangle in vain
with q determined opporent. They are
warned to expect SANDER, indignity and i'll
suit, and these are among the evils which
they must not resist. 1t will be seen that l
assume no clerical function. l am not
ont on the torlorn hope Of converting Mr..
Ingersoll. am no preaeher rxhorting SIM
ner to leave the seat of the scornful and to
come up to the bench of the penitents. My
duty is more analogous to that Of the police
man who would silence a rude dlsturber OF
the congregation by telling him that his clam
or is false and his conduct An offense against
public decency.
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Malaria in Healthy Localities.

One of the things that make respectable
citizen say in his haste, like the psalnist, that
all men are liars, is the contradictory nature
of the stories he hears about the health of the
suburban towns in which he looks for a
country residence. One acquaintance will
inform him that certain town is full Of ma
laria, which statement is generally untrue;
another will tell him that the same town has
no malaria whatever, which is sure to be
false. Perhaps the town is on top Of a hill
and swept by all the winds that blow, Or it
may jut out into bay, sound or ocean; yet
some OF its Inhabitants are almost sure to
have malarious diseases. On the other hand,
it may be on level p ain,a yet have many
red-cheeked, bright-eyed inhabitants who
know nothing of malaria. Unless in the VI
cinity large quantity Of vegetable or animal
matter is continually in a state of ferment
and decay, Or long hidden organic substances
are suddenly exposed to the suns rays, as is
the case during railway excavations and other
extensive disturbances of SOIL there is no ab-
solute necessity for an entire town being ma
lariOus; but local causes of malaria, often
confined to a single estate, are almost mum.
berless. A single town drain, unless it has
rapid descent and is frequently flushed
with water, as town drains never are in sum-
mer, Will cause malarlal sickness along Its
entire line, even If the village is on the top
of a mountain. A well that is within hun
dred or two hundred feet OF a cesspool or
privy,as nearly all country wells usually are,
will sooner or later undermine the health Of
those who use its water. house built up
OH rock slightly covered with soil must soon
become unhealthy, unless the kitchen and
closet drainage is entirely prevented from
soaking into the earth; for the rock holds the
entire quantity close enough to the surface to
pollute the entire atmosphere near the house
One of the healthiest Of ocean islands was
once abandoned by Great Britain rs mill
tary and naval station, because all the waste
of the camps was allowed to sink into soil
that was but two or three feet deep, and lay
upon rock from which nothing could escape.
Some well-located places on both shores of
the Sound and along the Jersey coast are
malarious, because they are drained into
tide-water which half of the day is so low as
to expose to the suns rays tide mud full OF
the waste from residences. Malaria is never
a mysterious dispensation of Providence.
Men suffer by it principally because they
never think TO look underground and very
near home for the cause of the trouble
Real Estate Guide.
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A Girls Rifle Shooting.

A remarkable exhibition OF rife shooting
BY a child was that given by Lillian F. Smith
at Woodward's garden, yesterday. The
little girl is but ten years old, and has never
before appeared in public. She showed no
embarrassment, however, and proceeded to
shatter glass balls in business-like way
worthy OF DR.. Carver, reloading her rifle
like veteran. OF fifty balls thrown into the
air, but four were missed. Ten balls were
broken inside of three minutes, though they
were only seen in a hand mirror aud shot at
over the shoulder. The gun-sights being
covered by large piece of card board, ten
balls were broken in less than two minutes.
AS an example of rapid firing, ten balls were
struck in forty seconds. Balls made to re-
volve in large circle at the eud of cord
were demolished and their fragments sent
flying over the orchestra, seriously interfer-
ing with the high notes of the tuba. Miss
Smith received the applause showered upon
her with an air of a sixth-grade school girl
bowling after a recitation.--Sm Francisco
Chronicle. July 25th.
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Two Great Companies to be Formed

New YORK, July PA New York
special says: A telegraph company has been
formed by well known capita lists in this
country and Europe. 1t is intended it shall
include every paying point covered by West
ern Union lines. 1t is understood that Jas.
r. keene is TO he president. the directors
will include John MacKey, of the Comstock
lode, and other we'll known California capi-
talists. Geo. D. Roberts is also largely in-
terested in the new company. The capital
will be about $4,000 900. The money, it is
asserted, Is already subscribed. The lines
are to be constructed on pure cash basis,
and will be furnished with all modern i'm
provements. A meeting is to be held to-
morrow by those interested.
1t is also said company has been organiz-
ed with view to controlling freight tonnage
Oh the Mississippi, Missouri and ohio rivers.
Sixty-three steamers and 120 barges have al
ready been bought at their actual value. The
purchasers claim they can run them at re-
duction of $500, 900 year in expenses. Jas.
r. Keene is also said to be at the head of this
company.
Its projectors say they are now perfecting
an arrangement by which grain and provis-
ions can he shipped to Europe at little more
than half the prices now ruling by rail aud
Atlantic vessels. The company has bought
, all the warehouses on the river not controlled
by telegraph companies, and are to erect
others at New Orleans and various points on
the three rivers. meeting of those inter
| esled will be held here on Friday, and COM
pete arrangements are to be perfected this
| week.
A woman las called at the Washington
| Jail with basket Of "nice eatables" for Cult
teau, which proves that Washington holds
one sympathetic idiot. The woman was turn
| ed away with her basket, which was sensible
Whatever the scoundrel's deserts are let hin
! receive them without any surrounding o
gushing damsels with boQuets and spring
| chicken.
Two lovers were united in marriage by
! Philadelphia clergyman, the man promisin.
to call at his house next day and pay for
certificate. They departed, however. withou
doing so, and the clergyman prints mar
riage notice, with the added words: " NJ
cards, no cake, no cash, no certificate.' Thi
happened in the City of Brotherly Love.
think the first virtue is TO restrain til,
tongue; he nearest approaches to the gods wh'
knows how to be silent, even though he is il
the right.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-09

Justice consists in doing no injury t" mrn :
decency, in giving them no offens..
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-09

Mrs. Mary Hopkins, the woman million
aire of San Francisco, was assessed in the
supplementary list filed week ago for $17,-
211,O0o, She has 81, ,5OO,O in J abroad bonds,
1915 shares of Western Development stock,
$40, ,0OO, 900; 495 shares Mission Bay Ridge
compsny stock, 81, 100000 and quantities OF
bank, insurance, railroad and other stocks OF
lesser value.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-09

Fashionable mountain aud seaside dresses
are made of awning stripes. They harmon
ize with the shade of the front stOop.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-08-09

think the first virtue is to restrain the
tongue; he nearest approaches to the gods who
knows how to be silent, even though he is ir
the right.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-14
THE OLD WORLD.
Ireland.

The Dist urbances at Skfbbereen-Prompt
Repressive Measures by the Govern
ment.
LONDON, June 13.-Parliament resumed
its sessions to- day after the Whitsuntide re-
cess. The attendance in Commons was unu
sually large. The event of the day has been
the reply made by Mr.. Forster, home secre-
tary for Ireland, to various questions ad-
dressed to him respecting the condition OF
Ireland by Irish members of both parties
and by English radicals and conservatives.
Mr.. Forster, who appeared to be laboring
under considerable excitement and who
spoke with more than usual determination
and at times evaporation, said that the
forces which Her Majesty has sent to quell
disturbances and to carry out the law at
Skbbereen were in his opinion sufficient to
maintain order and to secure the enforce
nent of writs of eviction in spite of all re-
sistance, no matter how determined or viru.
lent 1t might be. The instructions given the
magistrates and to the commandant of the
military forces in Ireland were that crowds
assembled ostensibly to prevent the seryins
OF Wits OF eviction, or to sympathize With
the evlcted in an offensive manner, were to
be dispersed. The ringleaders ofssuch as
semblages were to be arrested, md in cases
of absolute physical resistance the troops
will be ordered to fire upon the populace.
MIR. Forster said that the government hoped
that the large foroe now in ireland, and
which would e strengthened if necessity
demande5dwould prove to the Irish people
that the could not be usurped with i'm
punt THAT however painful its en-
foFnnosi4o Individual cases might be, it
YUppOcAtO out at all costs and at all
7 @ter's speech was received
Y Gonservative benches
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-14
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Postal service-Like1y to be Put On a
Paying Basis-Great Savings i'm the Ex-

The Postal Service-Likely to be Put On q
Paying Basis-Great Savings i'm the Ex-
penses.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The estimated re-
ceipts of the Postofice department for the
fiscal year for 1882 are $50, 57S, 7s9. 45.
Third Assistant Postmaster General Hazen
crease than the percentage of increase for
1901. The returns from all large offices
for the last quarter of the present fiscal year
show much larger percentage of increase
than the department anticipated. The re-
turns from the interior offices also show
large gains. One of the most hopeful signs
is the heavy increase of revenues in the
Southern States The estimate for the com
ing fiscal year will no doubt be largely ex-
ceeded. The amount authorized by Congress
to be expended for the coming fiscal year by
the Postofice department is $40, $50, 432. To
bring the department upon business basis
it therefore requires that the receipts be
brought to those figures. 1t will only require
a saving of 81 1916, 642. 55 to bring the expen-
ditures to an equality with the estimated re
ceipts. This. Postmaster General James
says, will not be a difficult task The annu-
al savings already by the looping off of use
less Star and steamboat services aggregate
one million dollars. This saving has been
accomplished without interfering in the
slightest degree with the needs of the Sec
tions in which the reduction has been made
There will be saving for the coming fiscal
year in the third assistants Office on con-
tract already made of more than $10O,O 900
The work of ref rming the Star route extrav-
agances has scarcely begun, and those in
charge say that at least 81, 100000 a year
can be saved, which if realized will enable the
Postofice department to pay its own way
and turn in revenue to the government
The savings of the first ten days of this
month in the Star route services aggregate
5000, 600.
A portrait of General N. P. Banks, as he
appeared when Speaker of the House in the
Thirty fourth Congress, has been added to
the gallery of ex-Speakers' portraits in the
rear of the House of Representatives.
Of Sis, 200, 900 of five per cent coupon
bonds outstanding May 18th, the date upon
which the 1O3rd call was issued, about $685.
600, 900 has been received for 81 per cent
bonds Exclusive of Sunday there remain but
sixteen days before the limit of the extension
of this class of bonds is reached. It is
thought that nearly the entire amount of
BIS, 900, 900 will have been received by
.Julv LIST
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-14

| Report of Committee on Streets hi favor
/ off, Telford pavement on Crown street, from
/ Temple street to Church street. was read
| A petition in this connection was read
| from Otto Meyer and others asking that the
| above matter be referred back to the Com
mittee on Streets for further hearing.
| The Board voted to concur with the Al
dermen in accepting the report of the Street
| committee and the previous petition was
| tabled.
| Report of Committee on Streets in favor
| of grading and curbing both sides of Ferry
| Path, from Castle street to Shore Line rail-
road, was amended by making it Hartford
/ instead of Shore Line railroad track, and, as
| amended, passed.
| Report of Committee on Streets in favor
| of grading and curbing walk on the east side
| of Monroe street. from Clay to Lombard
street, passed.
Report of Committee on Bath Houses ask
| ing that their action be confirmed in the ap-
pointment of bath-houss keepers and fixing
their salaries, was read and passed in con-
currence.
Report of Committee on Printing provid-
ing that all the city printing be published IN
the four daily papers and the German daily
paper. Passed.
Report of Committee on Printing adverse
to printing charter in the daily newspapers.
Passed.
Report of the Committee on Streets in
favor of repair of the walk on the north
side of Crown street, between Orange and
Church streets where needed was passed In
concurrence
Report of Committee on Streets in favor
of grading and curbing Anderson street,
from Gamer street to Willow street Passed.
Report of Committee on Streets in favor
of grading and curbing Market street, from
Haven street to James street. and a cobble
gutter. Passed.
Report of Committee on Streets in favor
of a concrete sidewalk on the north side of
Lombard street, from Ferry to Monroe street.
Passed.
Resolution that future meetings of the
Court of Common Council be called by the
Mayor at 8 O'clock was read. A motion to
table was lost and the resolution was indef-
lnltely postponed by rising vote.
Councilman Farnsworth moved that If
there was not quorum present at 1885 the
Board be adjourned Lost.
Resolution in favor of more seats on the
public Green as offered by Councilman Kehoe
was read and referred to the Board of Public
Works with power to act. Adjourned.
Base Ball.
The Resolute base ball club has just COM
pleted its organization and is ready to hear
from any *'semi-junior clubs" and would
especially like to hear from such clubs as the
Hopkins Grammar School and Russell School
clubs, being confident of ability to do some
good playing, which is said to be warranted
by the condition and playing of the organi
cation. Their secretary of war Is Mr. w.
Weiss, of lO4 Star street
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-14
THE STORM.

UnruIy Elements-Wind aud RAMA
Destructive storm-Houses Unroofed
and Crops Damaged.
CINCINNATI, O., June ia hard rain and
hail storm passed over this section this after
noon, doing considerable damage to the
crops, gardens, hot houses, etc.
The river at this point has risen sixteen
feet in the past twenty-four hours and will
probably rise about six feet more. It is now
twenty-five feet and is rising along from here
to Louisville. About 1000, 900 bushels of
coal have left Pittsburg and points below
since the beginning of the rise about two
weeks ago.
WASHINGTON, Ia June 13.-The wind, rain
and hail storm of last evening was the hard
est that has occurred in this place for many
years, amounting almost to a tornado. A
number of buildings were struck by light
ming, houses unroofed and great damage
caused to trees aud fences. The country is
deluged with water. Fortunately there was
no loss of life.
GALEsBURG, ILL.,, June ia terrible wind
and rain storm visited this city and vicinity
last night. It had the appearance of a tor.
nado. The rain came down in torrents and
the wind caused considerable destruction.
Trees and fences are wrecked in all parts of
the city and the hail which followed broke
many lights of glass IN the stores, residences
and public buildings. Strawberries and other
small fruits are ruined and corn is badly
damaged. Several bridges have been washed
out and overfows are general.
Dies MONIES, Ia, June 13.-Last nights
storm assumed the form a cyclone The
cloud was funnel shaped and moved at fear.
full velocity. Near Elm Grove it approached
the main road and dropped, striking Nc.
Gritf's orchard, part of which it demolished
Itnext struck the house of Mrs. Garfield
which is one of the largest houses in that
vicinity, and. completely RACED it. 1t then
east. This was the last heard of it until il
reached Colfax, passing over the east part OF
the town, destroying seven houses and injur
ing several persons seriously. The damage
to property viii not fall below $40, 900 in and
around the town
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-14
TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

A hundred persons were killed and sixty
injured by the earthquake which recently de-
vastated a number of villages in the Pashaie
of Van, Armenia
Base ball yesterday: At Troy, Troys 8,
Clevelands 2, at Boston, Detroits 2 Bostons
O; at Worcester Buffalos 10, Worcesters 8 !;
at Providence, Chicagos II, Providence 8.
John P. Howard, of Burlington, VT, yes
terday gave $4,000 to the University of
Vermont for professorship of natural his
tory and the purchase of books and speci-
mems.
private cable received at Chicago yester-
day announces the death st Brighton, Eng
land of General Armour, of heart disease.
He was a member of the firm of Armour,
Dale & Co., of this city, owner of large grain
elevator interests.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-14

and with some expression of modified ap-
proval from the Conservative Liberals, but it
was observed that from below the gangway
where the radical members of the House and
the Home Rulers sit violent expressions of
disapproval and even horror were heard
DUBLIN, June 13-Mr Ha1loran, gene
raj secretary of the Land League, was this
morning arrested under the coercion act and
conveyed to Jail. His arrest was effected SO
quietly that It is SCARCELY known In this city
and consequently no excitement respecting it
has been caused
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-14

FAHY-In this city. June 18th, suddenly, Patrick
Fahy, aged 81 years.
Funeral from the residence of his sister, Mrs Laly
so Spring street, Tues ay at p m.
SMITH-In this o ty June 12th at the residences of
her son, Nelson P. Smith, Is Cottage street. Mrs
Mary smith. aged rs years and months
Funeral service at the Est Congregational Church
humphrey street tuesday, June l4th at o'clock
P; m. he-~sives and friends are invited to attend
without further notice.
<oD RMoTT-fn this city. june 18th, Margaret,
daughter of Patrick McDermott, aged three month";.
Funeral will take place from the house, No. IS Will
son street. to-day at p m. Relatives and f,fends
ara In tied TO attend u.
HUGHES-In this city. June II, Michael E. Hughes,
agsd 80 years and months. -.
Funeral on Tuesday at $50 O'Clock from his late resi-
dence Is Edgar street. Relatives and friends also
the veteran and active members of the Sarsield
Guard, are invited to attend. 1T
JARVIS In this city. June 11th Oscar F. A. Jarvis,
aged so years.
services at his late residence No 20 Downes
street, Tuesday, June 18th, at O'Clock p m
Relatiyes and friends invited to attend
Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-14
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. june 1S-3 P. NJ
Money closed at ~ and per cent; exchange
closed steady at 4s4ka4s61E governments closed
firm.
tolosing prices reported over the private wire Of
BUNNELL l. SCRANTON, Bankers and Brokers.1