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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

THE HOTEL CLERKS PARADIsE.-Last
summer newspaper man and two
Harvard men who were taking vacation
on Cape Cod, made voyage to Nantucket
on an old wood sloop. They landed on
Saturday night and went to the Ocean
House. They appeared before the clerk
three hard looking strangers in flannel
shirts, bad hats. unshaven and weather.
beaten faces, and without scrap OF bag
gage of any kind, not even paper collar
among the three. They registered, went
to supper, came out to the office, took ci-
gars all around, and the man who "set 'em
up'' offered $40 bill in payment. Said
the clerk. / can't change it." Said the
Harvard man, II haven't got anything
else" Said the other two. /" l haven't got
a cent with me-" Said the clerk, That
all right. Fix it any time before you 90.
And say, and if you are going to look
around little tonight, you'll want some
change. Let me lend you $2 or SO till
you break your $l0' Said the two Harvard
men, "Well, Pm banked!n Said the
newspaper man, For the Lords sake,
how is thisP Explain. We are strangers
and we are rough and dirty; we have had
supper and cigars. now we are going out,
you don't know where. And instead OF
freezing on to us for the sake of our &C
count, you tell US it's all right and want
to lend us money, How do you know but
we are going to skipP' Said the clerk.
= You forgot. sir, that you are on as
island. You can't get away from here,
sir, except by water. and we know every
craft that comes and goes, from the
Woods Hole steamer to the leaky. worm.
eaten old Dutch tub that you came in to-
night In fact, gentlemen, this is one
place where the hotel man has the bulge
on the hotel beat" The boys asked the
clerk to help himself to one of the house
cigars and charge it in their bill.-Hotel
Gazette.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

ABOUT DoGS.-The Macon (Ga.) 7eLe.
gram of recent date says: "If you are
looking for downright intellect call on the
pointer dog. He is far more human than
the monkey, and we cheerfully acknowl-
edge far worthier of the relationship.
Look at JEFF" DR.. Mattauers liver COL
ored pointer. That dog carries notes.
goes for the horse and buggy. goes for
beef and fetches ice regularly. Would
anybody deny 'Jetfs intellect? Hardly.
Last week JEFF was sent for ice. He
started with towel,i in one corner of which
the nickel was tied up. JEFF saw that
nickel put in, and Immediately temptation
assailed him. He could buy ice on
credit, but beef was always cash. He
labored under that temptation until he
reached Huff's corner, near the ice house,
and then he yielded. Down in the dirt be
crouched. and, after tussel, got the knot
united. He buried the nickel, carried
the towel in, received the ice and
came out, but not for the nickel
oh, no! The doctor must be left under
the impression that that nickel had
gone for ice. The ice was carried to the
office and JEFF came back like flash,
secured his cash. galloped to the beef
stand, and in few minutes was observed
homeward-bound with bis D,nner. He
was not afraid to carry /, ne. He
reasoned that the doctor wound suppose
some one had given it to him,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

One more-not half the ladies stop to
think that it is their right and duty, when
they meet gentleman. to speak first.
The lady should always speak first. and il
she does not speak the gentleman should
understand that she does not wish to pro-
long AN acquaintance. Now, although
this may be well known. yet it often
happens that ladies expect a gentleman to
speak first; and men will often sing out,
" How are YEP" to lady, and perhaps
grab them by the hand in a manner that
is very rough and uncouth, although we'll
meant for the best of friendship. No, it
is not hold or unbecoming for a lady to
speak first to gentleman, always; and
extend her hand to him if she wishes to
shake hands. And no gentleman has any
right to extend his hand unless the lady
reaches her hand out first
A little attention tn some of these things
would materially improve our Yankee
manners, or want of manners.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

The EGYPTIAN PEASANTS WAY OF
MAKING BUrrER.-Fatilna's entire do
nestle establishment has no work for a
cooper, for all the vessels. except an iron
pan, are of coarse earthen ware. Nor
does she need churn. for | saw her from
my window use the most singular and
primitive churn in the world She
brought from some mysterious corner II
skin of last years goat which had been
taken from the animal as nearly whole as
possible. To each of what represented
the legs of The animal she tied the end of
a Coz d and then brought the other end
together in knot.an suspsndad the whole
to II peg five feet above the ground in the
wall. She now proceeded 10 open the
skin at the neck and pour into it buffalo
mlk or cream from large jar. She blew
the skin full of air, and, tying the neck
tightly with Il string, sat down upon the
ground 10 shake it. For five minutes she
shook itwith both hands back and forth the
buffalo cow herself looking on with a
most knowing expression and ruminating @
slowly the while-jhrn the air was let off
and fresh supply blown in from the lungs
of the woman This alternate Stalking and
supplying with air WAS continued for
half an hour, when there swas evident
ly mass of butter rolling about within
The bag The buttermilk was poured of
into the cream jar and carefully preserved
the butter squeezed into II coherent lump
and the operation was completed. .-Ptcto.
riaL World.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

THE CoURTEsIEs OF LIFE.--Wm. Writ's
letter to his daughter on "the small, sweet
courtesies of life, y contains passage from
which deal of happiness might be learn
ed: /" | want to tell you secret. The
way to make yourself pleasing to others is
to show them that You care for them. The
whole world is like the miller of Mansfield
who cared for nobody--no, not he-be-
cause, nobody cared for him. And the
whole world would serve you so if you
gave the same cause. Let everyone,
therefore, see that you do care for them,
by showing them what Sterne so happily
calls the small courtesies, in which there
is no parade. whose voice is too still to
tease, and which manifest themselves by
tender and affectionate looks and little
kind acts Of attention-giving others the
preference in every little enjoyment at the
table, in the field, walking, sitting OF
standing"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

In the neighborhood of Savannah oys-
ters grow in riotous abundance. and are
often found so prolific in one spot as to
aggregate into lunches weighing hund-
red pounds or more. OF course when so
crowded and forced to sink into the mud
by the weight of the mass, only very
few attain a good size, the rest being
stunted. Nevertheless, they are we'll favor
ed, and the very smallest, scarcely larger
than ones thumb-nail are often the
sweetest. This wild growth is known as
"coon oystery,' the tradition being that
the coons were especially fond of them,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

He FLATTERED HTM.-A department
clerk having to solicit favor of his
chief, who is horribly deaf, asked an
audience of the great man. and on being
ushered into his presence shrieks;
II am glad, sir, to see that your deaf
ness has almost entirely disappeared"
"HeyP" said the great man putting his
hand to his ear.
II am glad, sir. to see that your deaf.
ness has almost entirely disappeared"
bellows the clerk.
The great man puts his hand down
from his ear and shoves a pencil and a
pad of paper over to the clerk.
The clerk hestates a moment. but then
resolutely writes: II am glad sir, to see
that your deafness has almost entirely
disappeared"
The great man reads, smiles beatifc
smileyand says warmly:
Thanks! 1t has! And now, my dear
young friend, what can | do for your
Name the thing and it shall be done"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

Do we not full to accord to our nights
their true valued We are ever giving to
our days the credit and blame of all we
do and misdo, forgetting those silent, glim-
mering hours when plans-and sometimes
plots-aro laid when resolutions are FORM
ed or changed; when Heaven, and some-
times Heavens enemies. are invoked
when anger and evil thoughts are recalled,
and sometimes hate made to inf1amo and
tester; when problems are solved, riddles
guessed, and things made apparent in the
dark, which day refused to reveal. Our
nights are the KEYS to our days. They ex-
plain them. They are also the days cor.
rectors. Nights leisure untangles the
mistakes of days haste We should moi
attempt to comprise our pasts in the
phrase, " in those days" we should rather
say " in those days and nights. s."-Gcorg'
W. Cable,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19
The infant Princess of Spain repose,

The infant Prlncess OF Spain reposes In
cradle of polished ebony inlaid with
silver. The curtains are Of silver gauze,
enameled with white velvet flowers; the
coverlet of white satin, embroidered with
the arms of Spain. Two lady attendants
watch the little snoozer. one to keep away
the flies, and the other to note the exact
time of her awakening. And yet the
collie, which has no respect for royalty,
doubles that youngster up like a jack knife
every fifteen minutes.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

GRANDPARENTS KITCHEN. grand.
father s kitchen was somber room
ceiled and painted brown; with huge
beams, high dressers and yawning fire
place. 1t bad only two small windows
and was entered by nine doors. 1t was
in reality. the great hall of the house
What it lacked by day was light and sun.
shine. At night frightened by roaring
backlog, il was full of cheer. Thef
It's beams and ceilings and simple furnish
ings we've enrichrd by shadows, and the
pewter dishes upon its brown dresser,
shown in the dancing freight like silver
The two shelves full of leather covered
books; the weather. wise almanac hanging
from peg; the cross.legged crane with
its kissing tea-ketlle; the brush, the bel
lows. the settle in the corner, and what.
ever else was there, all became fire
changed. and were mellowed into the
bright scene. This room was by night
the best part of the house. If was always
the true heart of it; the vital center from
which diverged its indwelling life. II
was the place where people fingered. Be
cause its small windows let in few sun.
beams, those which did come in were al
the more precious. Because it was full ol
homely things, and was, as the women
said, most convenient" ii had wrought
into it, as u picture, quaint beauty O
adaptation. Mellow. brown old Kitchen
how many costly rooms simulate, in theil
furnishing, your inexpensive oolorsP-
New England Bygones.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

OUR DELIvERER.-From the moment
the soul becomes conscious of its sinful
ness and its relation to God it feels the
need of deliverance,a and begins to ask who
will deliver me not only from the tempta-
tions which assail from without, but from
the wrong tendencies of this inner self,
which cannot in my own strength con-
troll. Nor is it long in arriving at the
conviction that something of superhuman
strength IS needed for the contention is
against superhuman agencies. not clearly
understood, perhaps, but none the less
real and powerful. 1t is not strife with
merely material Influences, but with
spiritual wickedness," as St. Paul asserts,
entrenchpd in their position and beyond
our reach. But Christ offers to deliver us
by the power of new life and an all-suffi-
cient bestowal of grace. The conflict goes
on, indeed, but no longer at our disadvan-
tage as it once did. He endows the soul
with new spiritual faculties, and invests it
with new armor. He cheers US with His
presence and example: BE of good
cheer. have overcome the world" And
by this word the Christian marches on to
victory and final deliverance. .-CentraL
Christian AdU0Cdte.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

While his mother lives, man has one
friend on earth who will not desert him
when he is needy. Her affection flows
from pure fountain, and ceases only at the
ocean Of eternity.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19

=
ances as he advances through life, he will
soon find himself alone. A man should
keep his friendship in constant repair.
Three Jersey COWS have been sold at ST.
Heliers, Eng, for shipment to the United
States for 200 guineas each, an unheard of
price.
An aged negro, the other day, was
showing the scars of the wounds inflicted
by the lash when he was slave What
"a picture :" exclaimed II sympathizing
looker.on. Yes" responded the colored
brother, "dat's de work OBJ be old mas
ters"
There are four characters in those who
sit under the wise; a sponge, funnel. a
strainer and a bolt sieve. sponge, which
sucks up all a funnel, which lets in here
and lets out there; a strainer which lets
out the wine and keeps back the dregs; n
bolt sieve, which lets out the pollard and
keeps back the fourn
The rubber trade the past few months
has been immense, and it has been impos-
slble for the various companies to fill their
orders promptly as their customers desir-
ed. A new overshoe has been invented. so
light that it can be rolled up and put in
the vest pocket and yet perfectly water
proof and fully as durable as the heavier
articles now in use.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19
Probateand Commissioners Notices q oceacb.

liza man does not make new acquaint.
ances as he advances through life, he will
soon find himself alone. A man should
keep bis friendship in constant repair.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-19
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The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-10

THE latest reports from points along the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers and Their most
important tributaries, indicate that the floods
are subsiding and it seems now probable that
the greatest danger is over. The damage done
to dykes. ~leyees, farms and boa has not yet
been fully ascertained, but it must be enor-
nous. The two railways have been heavy
losers through the destruction of bridges, the
washing out Of tracks and the suspension Of
traffic. Let us pray that we may not soon
have another winter like the last.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-10
'EiI
MINOR ITEMS.
From Sundays Daily,

.u From Sundays Daily.
orl h HE Police are wide-awake and doing their
BIZ j.
t II the mills, but one, are running regu-
zen y.
ohm Gerber and wife, of Deer Lodge, are
XXI be city on a visit.
VI 5. Stackpole and wife, of Deer Lodge,
we'd in the city yesterday afternoon.
,,J Nm. II. Jones, of the Valley, was in the
- Yesterday, and called at the MINER office.
d he loss sustained by the burning of the
M, 4 Montana Co.'S Works, at Wickes, was
O,OOO-insuled for $4,000.
there was no case in the Police Court yes
lay. The order and peace of Butte for
rs past week was remarkably good.
fve buring the week considerable Of the ma
ical uery for the Parrot Smelter has arrived.
remainder is on the way.
petition has been presented to Judge
'"sF braith for a writ of hGbeds corpus. II
&c be considered in chambers.
ga. he work on tile main aUulence room OF
h Presbyterian Church is progressing well,
81, it is expected it WHY be ready for occu-
9 NJ hey som time in July.
ntyI Dr.. Beal, Mayor-elect of Butte City, will
. hume the duties of the office on next We'd
our sdav evening. The newly-elected Coun-
, co men will tax their offices at the same
lie I'D be.
rove The issue of the WEEKLY MINER for Tues
Do |, May 9th, will be published in diminished
ueod m. This will be unavoidable. Our sup
te of weekly-size paper is exhausted, and
men, stock of paper is delayed somewhere on
On1 road. The patrons of the MINER will
fob ai this curtailment. and in the future we
e ea endeavor not to be caught short of the
t Of bal Weekly size Of paper.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-10
TWO OR MORE SURGEONS

From the Pacific Surgical Destitute, San Fran
cisco, will be at the international Hotel, Hell
ena, Montana, from May 24th to June Isl.
inclusive, fully prepared to treat all cases of
Spinal Disease, Hip and Knee Disease, Crook
ed Limbs. Paralysis, and all cases requiring
surgical apparatus or surgical operation. Piles
and ristnla cured without knife. This In
s%titution is unsurpassed in facilities for the
treatment Of Surgical Diseases, and those
interested should not fail 10 see these sur
geOns. ap2twl I'm
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-10
Produce Market Report
BUTTE, May 8, lSS.

SUITE, May y, 1851.
Tie following are The wholesale prices
paid by merchants and hotel keepers for the
commodities enumerated, delivered from The
wagon. Price LISP carefully corrected every
Monday:
Flour, Ruby Valley, XXXX, $500 per cwt.
" Mill Creek, xxx, $500" :"
Union Mills New Process Cream Of the
Valley, $500.
Union Mills XXXX Snowflake, $4.75.
Utah, choice, $3.50.
Graham, SIS. 90.
Wheat, per h., n cents, fair demand.
Oats, per b., y cents, in demand.
Butter, per h., 30 to 40 cents.
Eggs, per dozen, 80 cents.
Corn meal, 5 to g. cents
Beef, on foot, &c
Beets, 3 cents.
Hay per ton, 500 to $25 800; i'll demand.
Fresh fish, 30 cents per pound.
Cheese, Is to Is cents.
Barley, 81 so to 2 Is per hundred.
Dried beans, Montana, 81 cts.
Mutton, 8 cents per pound.
Pork, dressed, II cents per pound.
Veal, 8 cents per pound.
Chickens, $500 per dozen.
Wood, So per cord.
Rutabagas, &c.
Potatoes, &c.
Onions, Zoe.
Chopped feed B cents per pound
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-10
Public Administrator.

Probate Judge Irvine has appointed f. b.
sterbury as Public Administrator of Silver
w county. MIR. Waterbury's varied ex-
as a business man will enable him
perform The duties of the office, which ls"a
one, satisfactorily to the people.
; will file his official bond and assume the
of the office immediately.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-10
M ARKIED

ARTHUR-CAsTLEr-At Lion City. Montana,
on April 20, 1881, by H. Ii. Avery. j. F.. Jas,
Artlut and Helen Castle, all OF Lion CITY,
Beayerhead county, Montana.
MCLlNN-SCHUETS. AT the residence of
the bride, in Butte. on Saturday, May =,
1881, Mr.. James r. McLinn and Mrs.
Christina Schiets.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-10

THE Adm. nistration is making much ado
about the Star route fauds, but its prosecu-
ions thus far have been confined to a few
clerks and Insignificant straw bidders. Why
leaders of the Republican party?
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-10
LIST OF
Remaining in the Butte poStofice and adver-

Remaining in the Butte poStoffice and adver-
tised May :.
Baldwin Everett Leahy Jack
Rondy Baptists Miller Il G
Bechtel Louis F Norris R,bert W.
Blanchard Charley Mungiyen MOrtin
Burn Edw Murphy John
Brown John MurphysD
Campbell Mrs Bridget Mullen Denis
Carman s A Mcdonald Alexander.
Chappcll AlmarOn McInnis y A
Cook Jerre l. Nickum Mrs Cornelia
Co.e Tn tn Orr Sample Ii
POdwell Mrs l. Ottsw1ll Addie b
Coleman John Orr Houston
Cronin Daniel Perre Domenics
Curn James Pollock John A
Davis Mrs Purtle John
FallIgan George PrceJJ
Gioranin Ferrero Renaldn GiammuZnani
Givins d + Rogers Mrs ka'e
Gibbons d Il Rogers " lillian H
GirgliO rietro Roi Joseph
Hart samuel Rundell A J
Hesse G Shalanberg Mrs Dora
Highly Judge Southland Geo
Horn David q Symonds MrsJ
HurstTN Small Mrs CS
Jones Miss Il II Siara Mrs Geo
Kerry Albert Stanley Rev 81
Lamberry Hattie Tanery NJ p
Lavaginno Sig'r Yug
Giuseppe Whitcomb George w
Larne John Williams Dave
CHINESE.
All Joe Joe Chinaman
Sang Gee Tom Sing
Young Lou
Persons calling for the above letters Iwell
please say advertised.
G, EGBERT SMITH, p. NJ.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-10
THE DIVIDED REPUBLICANS.

The fierce struggle nov going on between
the two great chiefs of the Republican party,
Conkling and Blame, means the death of that
political organization. Garfield does not
count for much in the fight. He may fancy
that he is a candidate for a second term but
that is a delusion which time and h~urrying
events will dispel. Mr.. Blaine may have
pledged himself 10 keep olt of the lace in
1881, but, if he did so, he had no intention
of keeping his word. He knew that as Sec
ret Try of State he could so shape things as to
lay Mr.. Garfield on the shelf before half his
present term would be over, and he tancied
that with Mr.. Garfield out of the way he
would be easily a0le TO force himself to the
front in the next Presidential campaign.
How we'll he has succeeded in carrying out
the preliminary portion of his programme
can be seen even by the blind. by compel
ling Garfield to nominate Robertson as
| Collector OF the Port Of New York,
he has made it certain that a
new man will take possession Of the
White House on March 4, 1885. The Stall
warts under the lead of Conkling can never
forgive Garfield for the studied ailront con-
tanned in Rovertson's nomination. They
know, Of course, that it was Blaine who pro-
posed the bitter dose, but they throw all the
blame on Garfield, because he knew that he
owed his election to the efforts of the Grant
men in his behalf. No matter how the pres
ent struggle in the Senate may end, Garfield's
political days are numbered. Robertson may
be confirmed ana, for the moment, it may
seem that the Administration faction is
stronger than the Stalwarts, but that illusion
will soon be dispelled.
Nothing that Garfield or Blaine can do can
break Conkling's power in the Republican
party of New York, and so long as he retains
that power it will be impossible for either the
President or the Secretary of State to secure
control of the New York delegation through
any possible distribution of Federal patron
ace The Civil Service Reformels are quite
as deeply disguised with the nomination of
Robertson as the Stalwarts themselves and
are quite as ready to manifest their disap-
proval of the Blaine-G arfeid policy.
No matter how the 'ght terminates, it is
certain that the Republican party will come
ont of it hopelessly split into two Or more
irrcconcilable factions. There are Il publ
cans enough for one party, but not enough
for two, and division means death to the
ruling organization, if the Democrats are
only wise enough to take advantage of the
situation when the time comes. This is en-
pectins a great deal, considering the plumbers
made by some of our most distinguished
leaders in the recent past but we shall hope
for the best. The outlook for a Democratic
triumph has not been so bright in twenty
years as it is to-day, and every true member
of the party who loves his country, should re-
solve to labor INCREASINGLY for the election OF
a Democratic President in 1884. The Repub'
lican rogues have fallen out, and there is now
a fair prospect that the honest Democracy
will come by their own, which is the govern
ment of the country.