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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26

At . meeting Of promin mt Demo-
Gratis Of the city, held at Caplice Hail.
at 2 O'Clock p. M, yesterday It was
decided to request the Democratic
Genital Coahmittee Of this county ia
select seven representative Demo
cfats to nominate the twenty-six del
egates to which this city IL enti'
tied. In accordance with thie
request the central committee made
the appointment. The result Of the
labors OF the committee 10 not known
at this writing. It will hold its
meeting at the Office Of Mr.. w. A.
Clark At Q O'Clock, q. m. to-day and
the ticket will be presented to the
voters ut the election hour this after
noon.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26

Mr.. j. Drake b registered ftuu
Heasaa.
III. r. MeLs"d, a Deer I.edee. |,
IN ths city.
4r. A. =. Bsown a Gan Esaneisea
= ln Butte.
Mr.. J. H. Aleoek = up nteq sal,
Lake city.
NJ: Robert Bsrdeaa. of Big Hole,
b In ths city.
Mr.. d. NeDssald q 81, Fr>ne,..
%, = n Butte.
Nj: r. II. T ssy, Of Virginia City,
b visiting Dutte.
M. v. A. Bnsh, Of Boesu,a,, b In
thG9alvsr City.
Nj. James Thomas, Of Glendale. b
taking IN Butte.
Mr.. J. ". Scarf came over from
Kokomo last svenlng.
NJ. H. 3. Libby came over last
evening from Glsadale.
M. n. ORouk arrived In the city
last night fso0 Chicago.
Nj. A. b. Martin. Of Silver Bow,
10 on ashort visit to Butte.
NJ. r. g. Goss, q Austin, Nevada,
arrived here last evening.
lr. A. Brusssl arrived here last
evening from New York.
MI. F. n. Goddard arrived here
last evening from Deer Lodge VAL
Icy.
Mr.. g. e. Vineyard and wife came
up from Warm Springs Greek yea
terdAy.
Messrs. r. +. Willis, Geo. Kenue-
dy and Perry H. Beal, came In yes
tert3ay from Rock Greek.
Mn. Shodair returned from the
Pipestone Springs yesterday very
much improved In health.
Col. w. F. Saunders arrived In the
city yesterday. He will remain I'M
I'll the arrival Of the Joek0 commits
Bi0n.
Mr.. n. Flank, . prominent mer-
chant Of Cincinnati, and father Of H.
L. Frank Of this city, arrived here
last evening.
A party consisting Of Miss Claude
Clark, Mn. w. X. Roberts and fam
~ will reach this city Sunday. The
Inst will b the guest Of Mr.. Joseph
A. Hyde and lady and the other will
visit lfrs. James r. Boyce.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26
Oor-allin9 o Bear.

Judging by the following from the
Zntlcpcnticnt tough bear stories must
be the order Of the day:
Last Friday morning Dave Fol.
son, accompanied Ivy another gentle
man left the formers home in
Mcagher county ut about ) o'clock in
the morning. bound for Helena.
Thcy,were IN buggy and unsrnled.
After they had got about mile from
home they espie.i by the gray light
Of dawn huge bear coming ambling
down the road to meet them. They
didn't know exactly what to do, as
they had no firearms, and so they
turned out to one side Of the rUad and
let bruin pass peaceably by. As
soon ~ the bear had gone past, Fol-
som, who Is an enthusiastic hunter,
concluding that 1t would not do 10
let that lear get away, turned his
team around and started after
the grizzly monster. The
bear didn't pay much attention
ut first, evidently being filed with
pleasing thoughts of some fat sheep
or calf which he intended making a
Oreak FAST 81. He just waddie;. con-
tentedly on. and the two venture
some men followed in their buggy.
Pretty coon the bear turned oil ut one
side Of the mad, with the probable i'm
tentiOn Of making a cutoff to his
breakfast place. Folsom had by this
time conceived the idea Of driving
bruiu to his (F'Olssn's) house and
putting him in the corral; 50 he
drove his team partly around the
beast and turned him back into the
road again. The bear, alter some
slight Protesting against this course,
went quietly on down the road. lie
was driven into F0lsoM's corral
without difficulty and the bars were
put up. Folsom lett his companion
on guard, and going into the house
brought out his gun and made bear
meat Of bruin In short order.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26
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Ooaohcotaoo a tho

veeooEy.
Eleoosate preparations alo beln
made for the grand eslebsatiou q e.
Unisorn Rank X. Of p, which VII
take place in this city o. The aotl
Inst, under The aaspseiss Of silvs
Bow Divisiea No. 2 U. r., Dsmo,
Lodge No. I, and Ivsnhos Lodg,
No. s, K. Off.
1nvitatioos have been seat 10 th,
various lodges In the Terzitoey ~,
several hsvealrsady announeed thsi
intention to send ds3egationA
The exercises Of The day win b
commenced By the procession form
Ing In front Of Castle he'll In the fol
lowing order:
+. H. Kleinschmidt, q. X. C., Mt
Helena Divisioa No. 1, officer Of th,
day.
Silver City Cornet hand.
Aoant Helena Division No. ].
q. r.
Silver Bow Division No. z U. r.
Damon Lodge Ne. l.
1vanhoe Lodge Ne. s.
Valley Lodge Ne. 6.
March south on Main 70 Park st.;
east on Park to Wyoming; north On
Wyoming to Broadway; west On
Broadway to Montana; north on
Montana to Granite; east on Granite
to Wyoming; north on Wyoming to
Quartz; west on Quarts to Main;
south on Main to Broadway; west on
Broadway to Academy; south on
Academy to Rcnshaw Hall.
Here addresses will be delivered
BY Hon. r. H. Whitehill, promi-
nently identified with the order for
yean; F. H. Kleinschmidt, g. X. c.;
DR.. James Thompson, Deputy su-
prems Chancellor; Rev. ]. J. Gar
win, Lee Mantle, p. C.; and several
others.
Inthe evening there viii he . grand
tall at Renshaw Hall and Il will mo
doubt be the most brilliant AFFAIR of
the season.
Thirty Sir Knights have sigmified
their intention Of coming over from
Helena, Deer Lodge will send . dele
cation Of twenty a more and other
places in tire Territory will be repre-
scented. Arrangements have been
made for an elegant supper, which
will he served in Caplice Hall, at
which one hundred couples can be
seatd.
Every effort h being put forth to
make the celebration . success In
every respect and to that end each
member Of the Lodge in this city
considers himself . special committe
to add al in his power to the pleas
ure Of the occasion.
It has been decided that no tickets
shall b sold to any one who does not
present an invitation when p',rchas-
Ing the same.
Tickets can lie hsd OF II. Jacobs
& Co., Fl. Barnett, or VI c. H. Moore
vt the r. o. News Depot.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26

Martin Milmore, the Boston sculp-
tor, closed . contract With the New
IIsn,pslAire authorities, recently, 1oe
a sstue Of Daniel Webster, to be cree
ted Mt Concord. II will be Of bron1ee,
ei9ht feet high from the pedestal,
IA win cost el0, O0o
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26
0o0oehinR a 4 lllrnola.

From 1laane % Texas tie local %
pes1 evety week Inform their reader
tnas 1907 o. every KIND " very ecere>
sna !na: unusual wages ase belnl
a1a out1ng tne Preeent season.. Tint
~ sae stoIy ~ ne Guy ana country.
No 1s1n xno ~ Q WV 70 work need
~ ~ e empeoymeot' HOW soou
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yes ~ toat eceeoolasee Of ~ des'
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nssrex and ti,.t there ~ dam. r.1
6r more. six monfl,s I,ef,re fhis al.
sorntion Of The nnemnioved hv the
nmickenaS enarvie. az inXwsirv and
emfernrise lc~nn Il did MT seem No..
siLie fhat emn!ovment conii he Sornd
for the vast army of the nnen,niove.i
on the mart Of many thouehtfui men
fhere was nm annrehcnsion fhaf
America had n surplus of poDulatiOn.
and was hayinv lie flint exnerience
with the burden Of helpless and hons.
less naunerism which In me cnrse or
the Old World. NE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of this amy Of the unemployed WAS
m silent and yet ~ rarvial that n had
taken MACE even whfls these e0od
neoDle were vet anxious for its future.
If hnd vanished from the sfreef cor.
pers. from the common resorts. from
about the doors at shops and factories.
and vas RAPIDLY a6eorbed bv the
industries. Since
that time half q million Of lalorer.
and nrfis, ma fro,n Emrnne have con,a
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26

The eighty-sixth anniversary Of
the birthday Of the Duchess Of Cam
bridge, the present Dukes mother,
was celebrated BY that lady in Loc-
don July 18th.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26

swE: N:Y.-In wa!kervillc. August slii,.
is>:. Margaret Ann. infant daughter III
Edward and MarghIct Sweeney, ax.si
months ana days.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26

Mrs. Langtry IL ill-so III that she
she Is unable 10 keep her immediate
engagements in England, which,
consequently have been cancelled.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26
BORN.
DIED..

SN1ELDS-1n Bate. August s;rl. To- the
wife Of W. NJ. Siiit Ills, daughter.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-08-26

William Black, the novelist, is =
strict vegetarian.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-02-11
Terrible COal-Mine Disaster.

.. -s RICHMOND, Va, February.
Particulars of the terrible coal-mine disaster
Caused by a gas explosion) at the Grove
Shaft, at Coalfeld, in Chesterfield County,
Yesterday, were received here to-day and i'm
dictate that the disaster was even more horr1
bic than at first reported Coalfeld is a little
hamlet in the midst of the great coal-beds OF
Chesterfield County, and the mine in which
the disaster took place is about two miles dis
tant.
The scenes and incidents about the mouth
of the pit this morning were heart-rending.
Nearly every family in the place has lost a
relative by the disaster, aud, despite the ter
rible snOw-storm of last night crowd OF
men, women and children were crouched
about the mouth of the fatal shaft, shivering
from cold and calling piteously for their loved
ones, and begging that aid should be sent
them. All the morning crowds of miners
from the surrounding country have been
pouring into the place, and all seemed intent
upon penetrating the awful pit and learning
definitely the fate of those who are entombed.
Experienced miners say that the thirty-two
men in the pit are undoubtedly dead, but the
wives and children do not give up hope, and
there are not to be found those who can break
the terrible truth to them yet.
This morning at eleven O'Clock the first
attempt TO reach the bottom of the shaft was
made. A large number of miners volun-
teered to go down in the bucket. Most of
them were young and hardy men, and were
prepared to take their lives in their hands.
| The older miners told them that the terrible
carbonic gas still fingered in the pit, and
they realized the dangers of the undertaking,
especially as no connection had yet been made
with the bottom of the shaft. Three stepped
from the crowd and insisted upon going down
in the bucket. Mr.. Dodds the Superintendent
of the pit, was one of them. They were let
down carefully, and, after going down 100
result ' of their investigation showed that at
least forty feet of the brattice-work in the
mine was torn up. They discovered no gas.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-02-11

81 wasn't referring to your verses,
Winona. They are very good. indeed,
MY should say Winona.n
."And you will accept them?"
parted the question with another
In flash, my heart had been revealed
to me.
"Winona, will you write valentine
for me? never could do anything in
the way of rhymes myself"
81 shall be glad to do So" her voice
trembling little. as it to be the
handsome ostrich feather?--I mean to
the handsome young lady with the os-
trich featherg"'
Perhaps. Take sheet of paper
and set down in prose what you are to
turn into poetry. Tell her that the frs
time saw her my heart owned her fol
its queen; that since that bright and
happy day she has never been absent
from my thoughts; that love her with
sincerest love, and long to hear her say
that she loves me"
The little maiden grew paler and
paler as she wrote, and, when she had
finished, saw the hands go half way to
the saddened face, but fall again in
obedience to a will-commaud.
- will write it tonight, and bring ii
early tomorrow she said, ''for to.
morrow is st. Valentines Day.
And although | reached the office
earlier than usual next morn
| ing, Winona was there before me, look
ing, poor child, as though she had
passed weary, sleepless night.
Il have brought the verses" she
said, "and hope you will like them. ;"
g am sure L SHALL" | replied.
"Read them to me, Winona."
"'when first by me -Heav'n bless the hour!
That face of beauty rare was seen,
That voice was heard, my slumb'ring hear
Straightway awoke and owned its Queen
80 And never can 1t sleep again,
But filled with loves supreme delight,
The lovely image entertain
In thoughts by day, in dreams by night.
80 But with thy image can not
Forever, dear, contented be,
And so pray st. Valentine
To give thy charming self to me-
"And hope you'll be very happy
said Winona, choking rising sob.
g But perhaps she won't have me-"
said l.
Wont have you?" repeated Wi
mona, as though such thing were i'm
possible.
"She might not. But I shall soon
know my fate. Here is an envelope.
Please direct it
Winona waited with uplifted pen.
Miss-Winoua-
"Miss Winona Silverr'
"Miss Winona Silver. You have
written valentine to yourself"
| "And YOU mean jt?''
81 mean every word of it. If you
doubt me, add p S. in plainest prose.
win you be my wifeP' >"
:" Pm the happiest girl in the whole
wide world" said Winona, land I'll
never write another story the longest
day l live"
/ took her little hands in mine. "You
never shall, my darling" said, when
the Office door flew open, and in stalked
the chief. "Mr. Penton-Miss Silver,
my intended wife," l fastened to say,
with much discontinue, it must be con-
fessed. "And now, Winona," added,
"run away home, and never come here
again. l must not be disturbed during
business hours.'
I" l am glad to see that you have SO
strict a sense of the fitness of things"
said Mr.. Penton, with grim smile,
which led me to believe that Mr.. War
rem, our scientific editor, whose desk was
at the extreme end of the long room,
had not been as deeply absorbed in his
work at times as had thought him to
lNA
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-02-11

Are these totals not appallingp L con-
fess they confuse me. But il you take
map of Siberia one could form some
idea of its size by cutting out the size
of Germany, France, Austria and Hun
gary; for there would be sufficient land
still left over to create Great Britain
and Ireland out of the single province
of Yeneseisk. But all that enormous
eXpanse is empty. The population of
Yeneseisk is only 372, 900, or about half
the population of Moscow. The whole
population of Siberia is less than the
population of London. .ii-...' ...
Siberians do not seem distressed at
these distances, and think nothing of
riding 100 miles to attend ball or a
banquet; but entertainments of that
sort are only held in towns, which are
very few, only seventeen having more
than 5000 inhabitants. OF course,
much of Siberia is not fit for coliniza-
ton; the land is evidently greatly al
tered since the times of the mammoths
and other antediluvian animals. But
nevertheless, there is undoubtedly a
great want of population. s..'
To supply that want has been the
constant thought of Russian statesmen.
1t is that which partly has led them to
establish penal settlements in Siberia.
There is certain appropriateness about
that which is quite undersigned. 1t Is
perhaps not altogether uniting that
Siberia, conquered by half-brigand,
should become the home of the convict.
Yet it deserves better fate, and is sure
to have it sooner or later-I hope soon
er than hter-FraSer's Magazine.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-02-11
Distances in Siberia.

Few have an idea of the dimensions
of that enormus colony. l extract the
following figures from Mr.. Lansdelrs
book, giving the statistics of area and
population:
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-02-11

From Kentucky to Florida stretches
a nearly continuous forest, which has
scarcely been touched by the lumber
-uan.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-21
How to Treat Rats.


A writer in the Scientific american says :;
awe clean our premises of the detestable
vermin, rats, by making whitewash yellow
with copperas and covering the stones and
rafters with it, In every crevice in which
a rat may go we put the crystals Of the cop
peras, and scatter in the corner of the floor.
The result was perfect stampede of rats
and mice. Since that time not a football of
either rats or mice has been heard around
the house. Every spring coat of yellow
wash is given the cellar as a purifier, as a
rat exterminator, and no typhoid, dysentery
or fever attacks the family. Many persons
deliberately attract all the rats in the neigh
borhood by leaving the fruits and vegetables
uncovered in the cellar, and sometimes even
the soap is left open for their regalement.
Cover up everything eatable in the cellar
and pantry and you will soon starve them
out. These precautions, joined to the SER
vice of good cat, will prove as good a rat
exterminator as the chemist can provide.
We never allow rats to be poisoned in our
dwelling. They are so apt to die between
the walls and produce much annoyance"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-21
Goats as Sheen Protectors.

In some parts of the west goats are
placed in sheeppens to drive away wolves,
service for which their superior butting
powers peculiarly fit them. The experiment
has been tried in Hunterdon and Somerset
counties, New Jersey, with complete success,
as protection for sheep against dogs.
Two goats, it is said, can drive away a
dozen dogs, and two are about all that it is
necessary to keep with moderate sized flock.
As soon as dog enters field at night the
goats 90 al him, and send him rolling over
and over in short order. A few doses OF
this heroic treatment prove quite enough
for his dogship, and he is glad to limp howl
ing away as best he can. Formerly, the
farmers say, when dog entered sheep
field at night, the timid creatures would run
wildly about and cry piteously. Since the
goats have been used to guard them, they
form in line behind their sturdy defenders,
and seem to enjoy the fun.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-21

ical, "The breaking down of many women
is owing to their superior powers OF endur-
ance that Is, of endurance for time, un-
der nervous excitement" OF course, when
the collapse finally comes, it is only the more
complete and disastrous.
SO far as the work of these teachers is too
hard for them, IL is largely due TO the need
less and ever increasing compexity of the
school machinery, the minute marking"
OF recitations, the recording and averaging
OF the marks" the many written exarnina-
tious with the correcting and marking of
the same, to say nothing of other written
exercises, etc. The amount of this written
work in schools has been enormously in
creased in recent years. 1t has its value,
but il may be be a question whether the
thing is not overdone. At any rate, il
makes heavy addition 10 the work of the
teacher out of regular school hours.
Among the causes OF worry, the limited
and uncertain tenure of office is TO be noted,
and this is apt TO trouble the female teacher
more than the male. Her sensitiveness and
self-distrust as to what she is accomplishing
often make her morbidly anxious about the
annual election, on which her continuance
in her position is dependent. The ignorance
or prejudiced judgment of single commit
tee man may turn the scale against an able
and faithful teacher when this yearly dooms-
day comes round. 1t is a disgrace to our
educational system that this source of worry
should be added TO all the others that wear
upon the teacher. The incompetent or un-
worthy could surely be got rid of without
subjecting the whole body Of instructors to
this annual inquisition.
We cannot but believe, with DIR. Edes,
that " our system of education is responsible,
both by omission and commission, for an
important proportion of the chronic female
invalids;" !" but the remedies even if they
are easily seen-in part, at least-are not so
easily to be secured.-Professor w. j. Rolfe.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-21
The Debt.

"At the end of the war the national debt
per capita was $7S 25, and the annual inter-
est burden S4.20. Now the annual debt per
capita is 1914, and the annual burden
sl'56. In the last sixteen years the people
have paid S1,765, ,435 900 interest on the pub
lie debt, and s75s,457 1906 on the principal,
or on account of the debt altogether $685.
092,305. Is this not about enough for this
generation to be forced TO pay for the preser-
vation of the finest government on earth,
yet which we propose to leave as a legacy to
coming generations2 With increased wealth
and population the national debt will be
easier to pay" We cut the above from an
exchange. 1t will be seen that rapidly as
the debt is being paid, and greatly as the
rate of interest has been lowered, we have
paid vastly more in interest than on the
principal. Yet the writer of the quoted
paragraph thinks it the part of wisdom TO
stop reducing the principal and continue to
pay interest,-so that our posterity may
learn, perhaps, that ga national debt is a
national blessing" About all of these pay.
ments have been made from the proceeds Of
the taxes on liquor and tobacco.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-06-21

p PROFESSOR j. p. WIcKERsHAM having
been commissioned by the National Edu-
cational Association to inquire into the eff.
cheney of education as preventive Of
crime, reports that in the prisons of Penn
sylvania, the colleges and high schools are
most significantly and the fairly educated
classes only moderately represented, while
one-sixth of the crime of the state is com.
mitted by the wholly illiterate, who consti-
tute only one-thirtieth part of the popula-
tion. He further concludes that about
onethird of the crime is committed by per-
sons practically illiterate, and that the pro-
portion OF criminals among the illiterate is
about ten times as great as among those
who have been instructed in the elements OF
a common-school education or beyond.