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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

Knee Sprung bending for.
ward of the front legs at the knee joint
is caused by contraction of the back
sinews resulting from sprains. The
treatment should be as follows: Let
the animal rest; put on shoe with high
heel-caulks; apply hot lamentations
every day for two weeks; then remove
the high-heeled shoe and put on level
one and apply blisters. Confirmed cases
have been completely restored by divid-
ing the tendon below the middle of the
shank and putting on splints to straight
en- the limb until new tissue unites the
tendon again. A competent surgeon
can easily perform this operation. In
young horses perseverance, in the above
treatment and stiff bandages might pro-
duoe relief.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

"A German named Rubner has been
making some interesting experiments
to determine what proportion of the
several ingredients of various foods are
absorbed in the body. 1t was found
that with carrots and potatoes no less
than thirty-nine per cent. passed
through the body, leaving sixty-one per
cent. to be retained. 1t was proved
that far more of flesh is retained than
of any other food.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02
The late Mariette Rev was a ~t,,L

The late Marietta Bey was strik.
lng-looking man, tall, broad -chested.
and commanding in manner, but mod
est in soul. With quantities of decora-
tons, he never wore any except when
officially compelled to don the Legion
of Honor-which was, indeed, hidden
under his coat. He was marvel of
industry, and was to be found busy in
his library at in the morning all the
year round He was charming talker,
and lavishly no. pitable. He has left hiS
family almost penniless. r.I
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

The last Montana yarn is to the effect that
the cold was so intense last week In Madison
Valley that the wind was unable to blow, and
ducks, prairie chickens and other feathered
game, In endeavoring to reach the Geyser ba-
sin, were frozen solid in the a r, where they
will be compelled to remain until the spring
thaw. Virginia City Enterprise.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

How DO you like the roomf" asked Mrs.
Dotonart, who was show ng the Smithin tons
over her new house. "Oh, they are perfect
ly lovelyV' excla med Mrs. smith .ngton,
"and they are turn shed SO sweetlyl What
exquisite p.aques those are, aren't they,
Smlthingtonf" what, them dishes on the
walF Yes, they are pretty enough. but why
In thunder didn't they have some closets In
the house to put the crOckery in2" Mrs. Dot
onart goes into mild Mysteries and Mrs.
smithington gives Smithington such look
Boston Transcript.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

king James L., in his Declaration
Concerning Lawful Sports (l6lS) COM
handed that all who attended church
on Sunday should be allowed after the
service to amuse themselves with dam
cling, archery, leaping, etc, but forbade
bowling, interludes and bull and bear
batting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02
rYpsilanti tMioh.l Commercial,1

Our representative lately learned the fol-
lowing from Mr.. Carl Siegmund. corner Con-
gress and Washington streets: My daughter
suffered from Rheumatism to such an extent
that it crippled her, rendering her unable to
walk at all. We consulted many hysicians
and used all kinds Of medicines, but in vain.
At last St. Jacobs Oil effected the happiest
results. 1t cured my daughter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

Two country fel ows stop before, the
window Of hat store and VI w with adm ra-
iion hat having a little mirror at the bot
tom. "Why do they Tut a lAoking-glsss at
the bottom of the HAITI" asked one. $50 the
man who buys 1t can see whether It fits him."
replied the other.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

A CERTAIN lawyer always began his exam
nation OF a witness BY saying, Pm going
how You answrrit." The, h bit was so strong
that one day he met very dear friend, and
ga q, "l'm going TO put a question 70 You,
and don't care how you answer it. How do
you do2O ~ - ~ I-' ~ -. 60 b a
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

Mrs. A. MILLER, 1l2 Genesee street, Buffa-
10, n. Y, SAYS: "James Cough fellets cured
me of very bad chronic cough. can recon-
mend them to all troubled with coughs or
lung difficulties. as the best remedy known"
Benton, Myers & Co., Cleveland, o., Wholesale
agents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

"EAsY steps for LITTLE feet" is the title Of
recent work. Il has no sale in Chicago.-St
Louis Poper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02
"Pise,s Cure for Con.umpS,ou

Has been sold in Davenport under a guaran-
tee, and in three years not SINGLE bottle has
been returned luis act is good recon-
mendation OF the medicine. "-DaUe,tport (Ia.)
UtDtOcraL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

No ralatial hospital needed for Hop Bit
tiers PATIENTS nor la-ge-s alaried, talented
ptffers to tell what Hop tiers will do or
cure, as they tell their own story by their
certain and absolute cures at home.-Ne0
York Independent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

THEY met, they smiled, they wept, they loved;
He called her Jane, she called him Thomas
A richer nan rode down the lane,
And Tom brought suit for b. each OF promise.
-SiclLlIennina HefYLLd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

THE Boston Commercial Buletin notes the
fact that Can was the first man who went out
staying. 5. .5...
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

REDDING's RUSSIA SALvE has proved its eff
cheney by test of three-quarters of century.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

WHAT Is II in which o woman finds the
The other woman's lack Of it." e. M
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

IF afflicted with Sore Eyes, use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 25c.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

-" | declarer' exclaimed slovenly
writer, Iwish | could find pen that
would Just suit me-" And instantly
came the chorus, " Try pig pen"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

EVERY business man likes to be patron
lied, provided his patron does not patronize
him in a patronizing manner.-Rons: Sentinel.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

BECAUSE man says he lives on faith you
must not infer that he will refuse good
d inner.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

CHEAPER than blacksmithing-is Frazer's
Axle Grease. For sale everywhere. Try it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

THE decline in eggs Is attributed to the
fact that hens are shelling out more freely.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-04-02

Much better than gold-Un Unlimited
credit. is. .a.f..
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08
SCHOOL BOOKS.

We notice in our Helena exchanges that a
little war on The school book question has
been opened in Helena between parties rep
resenting the rival houses of A. S. Barnes &
Co., and the AppletOns, both publishers of
school books. We are in hopes that this
sparring by the friends OF these long estab-
lished and well-known firms will not inter-
fere with the measure to give the schools of
this territory what is really needed-a uni
form series of text books for the use of the
pupils. We do not claim to thoroughly I'M
derstand the merits Of the particular books
each house offers to the people of the terrific
~, and are, therefore, not inclined to take
either side in this squabble for patronage.
| What we wish to see is the parents of Mon
tana relieved of the burdensome tax imposed
upon them in the purchase of this or that
book III compliance with the whim or caprice
| of every new teacher of their public schools.
Secondly, that pupils may be properly class
ed, thus e~conomizing the time of the teacher
and, at the same time, adding to The interest
of the pupils in their respective studies, and
thirdly, TO obviate the necessity of parents
to provide a new supply of school books when
they move from one district to another.
These conditions may be reached by the
adoption of a uniform series of school books.
Some of the books offered by one ofthe houses
are now extensively used in the territory
Their retention would save a large item in
the bill of expenses for the purchase ofschoo
lozI. L., -oo-o D,.1.. l:Jz r:-,l.
are loved because they are familiar. This
little consideration should exercise due weigh
In their choice. But whether it does or doe:
not let US have a uniform series for the terri
tory.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08

On last December a bill passed the house
of representatives to place Montana volun-
teers, who served with the United States
troops IN the Nez Perces war, on the same
footing as if they had been regularly nus ter-
ed into the service, and to have such rights
accrue to the heirs of these citizens who were
killed in action. We are pleased to note that
the senate committee to which the bill was
referred has reported favorably on the same.
This may be taken as indicating the passage
of the bill by that body. This is an act of
tardy justice to those of our citizens who up
on the signal of danger left their farms, their
mines or their workshops and marched to
the rescue Of the outlying settlements through
which the hostiles passed. A few were kill
ed, others manned for life, and all suffered
more OF less from the hardships to which
they were exposed. The heirs of the slaugh-
tered citizens will, under the provisions OF
this bill, receive aid from the government;
the manned win, in a measure, be provided
for and those who returned safe to their homes
will be paid for their services. The govern.
ment seems disposed to do the fair thing to-
wards the brave volunteers in the Nez Perez:
wars
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08

The following paragraphs from New York
papers indicate the severity of the weather
recently experienced at eastern points "Col-
der than the Oldest inhabitant remembers in
40 years. "February opened with Is de-
grees below zero" "The second crop of ice,
IS inches in thickness and free from Stow, IS
being cut in the Connecticut river opposite
Hartford "The third crop at the same
place is 8 inches thick" "The average
thickness of ice in the Connecticut river is
80 inches.'' 'Six inches of ice have formed
in three days. etc. Montana has been struck
by the Polar wave, but the big end of il must
have landed somewhere in the New England
states If the above accounts are true.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08

On the proposition to place the telegraph
system Of the country in the hands of the
government, the Troy Press makes the fol-
lowing remarks "The national board has
issued a document in favor of the govern
ment postal telegraph. The plea for the as
sumption by the government of a business
into which private capital is crowding beyond
the ability to use it, and in which competi-
ton is constantly asserting itself, and never
more than to-day, is at variance with com
mon sense, and the proposition to place the
telegraphic correspondence of 100000 peo-
pie under the control of officials appointed
by partisan managers and kept in place on
account of political service, is r~epugnant to
the best judgment of thinking citizens. If the
government SHOULD take hold of the telegraph
the number of placemen would be double
and the telegraphs and the employees would
become partisan engines.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08
RULE "a.

In the report of the council proceedings of
the End inst. we learn that that branch of our
legislature has, by adopting a very singular
amendment to one of its rules, handicapped
itself in the matter of disposing of its regular
order OF business with ordinary promptness
and dispatch. The following is the rule to
which we refer: 'Mitchell offered the fol-
lowing amendment 10 the council rules,
which by his motion was adopted kesolred,
That rule "a of the council rules be amended
by adding the following: "But all
bills amended, in council or referred to a
special or standing committee shall, before
being passed to a third reading be placed
upon the general orders for consideration in
committee of the whole, and after the second
reading, if no action is taken by the council,
all bills shall be referred to the committee of
the WHOLE"
In referring to the above rule we do not
claim we have discovered a very large "mare's
nest" or a lurking "darkey In the wood pile,''
but we can conceive cases in which the fate
of a bill, under the operations of the amend
ment, may virtually be placed at the mercy OF
a ~factious minority. But we think it may
safely be left to the intelligence and good
sense of the council to thwart the purpose OF
any single designing individual who may wish
to use the amendment as a lever to defeat a
measure to which he may be opposed.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08
THAI PETITION.

Our Deer Lodge cotemporary, in referring
to the petition Of the residents of upper Deer
Lodge valley to the legislature, praying to be
set of in the proposed new county of Silver
Bow, which petition was published in the
MINER of the I'd inst, says: "a gentleman
who has lived in the upper valley a dozen or
more years, says that he fails to recognize
many of the names published that he knows
intimately those who live in that section,
and that several of the names do not only not
represent those whose wishes have not been
respected, but several of them are not prop
erty owners" This reduced to plain Eng
lish means that Messrs. Foster, Beal and
Thomas, who circulated the petition, the
names of whom the New NORTH West says
"are sufficient guarantee that the petition
was honestly circulated and slgned," and
whose sword is as good as the affidavit" OBJ
tanned several names of gentlemen who are
not Taxpayers, and of Others whose wishes
have not been respected.
In reply to this impeachment of the fairness
and integrity of the gentlemen who obtained
the names to the petition, We will state that
we have been informed that there is not q
single name of a person on the petition who il
not a taxpayer in this county, nor is thele {
name of a person who did not voluntarily
place it there or authorize it to be SO placed
viii the Neao North Vest give us the name.
of those who are misrepresented and of thos'
who are not taxpayers that appear on the pc
tition? In justice to the gentlemen who cir
culated the petition this should be done an,
furthermore the name Of the party "wh'
has lived in the upper Deer Lodge valley
dozen or more years :" and "fails to recogniz
many of the names published" should b
made known, to the enc that Messrs. Foster
Beal and Thomas may introduce him to man
of his ~neighbors.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08
London Notes.

LONDON, Feb. 3-The Ncws does not al
together approve Gladstone's resolution which
gives the speaker too much power and should
have been made after consulting the opposi-
ton, but it should be considered as a meas
ure stopping obstruction.
The debate on Gladstone's resolution will
probably last till Monday.
Suspected persons in London are watched
and the armories are being closely guarded
day and night.
The conservatives prefer Gladstone's mo-
ton to obstruction.
One hundred and fifty conservatives, in
Guiding the whole of the late cabinet, except
Lord Cairns, met with Beacons6eld to-
day to conside rGladstone's resolution, and it
is understood it is agreed to give an undivid-
ed support to Northc0te's amendment. A
fourth party also supported the same amend
ment.
The house of was crowded. We
nor H%arcourt, replying to Parnell, said that
Davitt was arrested because his action was
considered incompatible with his ticket of
leave.
Parnell asked what conditions Davitt had
violated. There was no answer to the ques-
ton. The Irish member shouted ''shame"
and the other members cheered. The scene
surpassed description.
The speaker called upon Gladstone to
move his resolution.
John Dillon rose but the speaker refused to
hear him and after repeated warnings the
speaker named John Dillon and Gladstone
moved his suspension. Amid enthusiastic
cheers and cries of sorder," the Irish mem
bers shouting 'sshame,'' the motion for sus-
pension was adopted by a vote of 395 to 80.
Dillon refused to withdraw and was for
chilly removed by the sergeant-at-arms.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-Four hundred extra po-
licemen were on duty near the house Of COM
mons yesterday. The expelled home rulers
will take their seats again to-day.
Dayitt has been taken after a short magis-
terial inquiry to Pintonville prison. 1t is
supposed the police have been instructed to
give no information. He has between four
and five years Imprisonment to serve.
The home rulers expelled from the house
yesterday held a meeting last night at which
it was decided to issue a circular to the Irish
people, d%enouncing the conduct Of the house,
but advising the people to keep within the
lines Of the constitutional act. In eXpecta-
ton that the home rulers might carry resist.
ance to extremes yesterday, $50 policemen
were stationed in the vicinity of the house OF
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08
THE FoNCA INDIANS.

Those Ponca Indians have lately caused a
great deal of trouble to the administration
They have kept Secretary Schurz in hot
water for the last month Or two. They have
somewhat soured the usually sweet temper OF
several congressional committee men. They
have enlisted the morbid sympathy of eastern
philan.hropists and have at last brought Pres
ident Hayes down on the stool of repentance,
wherein, he acknowledges his part of the re-
sponsibility for their past i'll treatment and
expresses an earnest desire to do all he can to
give these Indians "that measure of redress
which is required alike by justice and hui
mainly" The President says he is in doubt
whether the executive, congress or the people
are chiefly in fault for the wrongs these people
have suffered, bnt the Chicago Tribune ap-
pears to entertain no doubt as to the guilty
parties. If its conclusions are correct, it
proves that if the government can't ''get
away with the Indians a railroad company
can. 1t states that ga gentleman who has
closely followed this Ponca question says the
entire agitation is a railroad scheme to obtain
possession of the Indian reservation west of
the Mississippi river. Tibbles is NO pure
philanthropist. At the time he took the first
other officials of the Union Pacific railroad
stood in the background directing his move
ments. At this time the wrongs of the Poucas
had long before been fully set forth to con.
gress by the secretary of the interior, but no
attention had been paid to his requests fo1
authority to reimburse them for the damages
done to their property. The first step the
Union Pacific people took was to sue out
writ of habeds corpus for some Ponca Indians
who had been arrested for being off their res.
e~rvation and obtained a decision of a subor.
dinate court to the effect these Indians had a
right to leave their reservation. As a SECOND
step the company instituted suit ostensibly tC
test the title of the Ponca Indians to theil
reservation. 1t is easily seen if these cases
could be pressed to a final decision by the
supreme court and favorable action be OBJ
tanned upon each, the reservation system OF
the government would be broken up and the
right OF Indians to dispose of their lands
would be established. After this had been
accomplished a powerful railroad corporation
would make short work Of gaining full pos.
session Of the best portion of the immense
tracts of land belonging to these Indian.
At this point, however, the shrewd device
of arouslng eastern philanthropi>ts and Sc.
curing their services to further their gigantic
scheme of land speculation was begun. How
well Lhiss scheme has succeeded in a~rousing a
large body of earnest, active, honest philan.
thropic people the country we'll knows,
The movement is a credit to their hearts, but
it seems incredible that gentlemen as intelli.
gent as those who have rendered the Union
Pacific road most valuable services, could
haye been deceived and so used for purposes
with which none of them can possibly have
the least sympathy.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08
Exciting Scene.
commons.

LONDON, Feb. 3.-To-day Cowan, (rad,-
cal), gave notice of a motion de-
preciating one of Gladstone's resolutions to
control the liberties of Ireland.
Gladstone made a reply. He said il was
due the house and speaker that his (Glad-
s~tone's) action Of yesterday should be dis
cussed as early as possible, but the house
cannot give the motion on the subject prior
ity over the distractions of the resolutions
or protection bill.
These remarks were greeted with loud
applause.
A. n. Sullivan announced that he had
withdrawn his motion relative to the speaker,
as he preferred not to be a party to force. He
protested against Dillon's forcible removal
as an act of violence and illegality.
Thu speaker pointed out the fact that Dill
Ion had defed the chair.
Gladstone arose to address the house, and
O'Donoghue (liberal), member for Tralee,
moved an adjournment.
The speaker ruled that Gladstone was in
possession of the house.
Parnell moved that Gladstone be no longer
heard.
The speaker declared that Parnell was de-
flying the chair. Upon his persisting, the
speaker declared that he was w~illfully OBJ
structing the proceedings, and named him.
ParnelPs suspension was moved, but upon
the speaker making an order that the house
be cleared for division, the ZONE rulers re-
fused to leave the house. The vote on the
motion to suspend Parnell resulted in sus.
pension by a vote OF 405 to 7, the home.
rulers not voting.
Parnell declining to withdraw, he was
forcible removed by the sergeant at and
five other officers, the home rulers waylna
their hats as he passed out.
Flnnegap, liberal and nationalist), ther
persisted in speaking, and was named. HI
was also suspended by IA vote of 4O5 to 2, the
home-rulers again refusing to vote. The
speaker then had their names taken down
their being twenty-seven in number, and {
motion to suspendthem was carried by a vote
OF 40 to 6. They individually declined I,
leave the house, only Yielding to the superiol
force. They were removed singly bv tn,
sergeant-at-arms. The force used was tb,
sergeant-at-arms who took the arm of each sus
| pended member. The conduct of the home
rulers is in accordance with a resolutio,
! taksn at a meeting this afternoon to ador
the course recommended by NJ. Sulliva
that the Irish members should remain !
their seats instead ofgoing into the Hobbies O
divisions.