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The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
George Elliott as q Housekeeper.

AhOut the age of fifteen Marion
Evans left the Misses Franklin, and
soon afterward she had the misfol,
tune Of losing her mother, who died
in her 49th year. For several years
after this Miss Evans and her father
remained alone together at the Grlff
house. He offered to get house
keeper. as not the house only, but
farm matteIs, had to be looked after,
and he was always tenderly consld-
crate of the little wench," as he
called her. But his daughter pre-
ferred taking the whole manage
ment Of the place in her own hands,
abe was rs conscientious and dilll-
gent in the discharge of her domes-
tic duties as in the prosecution of the
studies she carried on at the same
time. One of her chief beauties was
her large, fnely-shaped, feminine
shaped hands. hands which she has
indeed described as characteristic OF
several of her herOines; but she once
ncinted out to friend at FOleshlil
That one of them was broader ac' oss
thao tho other, saying with some
pride. it was due to quality OF put
ter and cheese she had made during
her housekeeping days at Grin: II
will be remembered that this is q
characteristic attributed to the exem-
plary Nancy Lameler, whose person
rave one the idea of perfect unvary'
ing neatness, as the body OF httie
BIRDS" only her head bearing tne
traces of ''butter-making,. cheese.
crushing, and even still-eoanse'
work"
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
Chronic Lassitude.

There are certain characteristics
connected with lazy man which
are admirable. They excite in the
twangling, jingling breasts of the
nervously fidgety feeling which
borders on respect ard is akin to
awe. Your double-geared fidgety
man will spin all day like top and
run down in the cool of the evening
on the identical spot on which he
started off after breakfast. The man
suffering flom chronic lassitude will
keep still, keep cool, keep in the
shade, put in full days work rest
ing himself, and arrive on time at
sundown, cool, calm and collected,
without once having sweat under the
collar or laid a hair.
The professional lazy man seems
to eat, drink and sleep with as much
gusto and sang froid as his fidgety
brother with the high pressure anat-
omy and patent double cylinder, fast,
perfecting, hygienic apparatus who
gets hot in the box and wears and
grinds and cuts his life away like a
piece of misfit machinery. The fact
of the whole business is, the man of
hustle and confusion wears his life
away for the want of the oil of rest.
The professional lazy man just soaks
along through this vale of tears like
handful Of cotton waste in the oil
cup of a box car axle.-Ecchdnge.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20

The National Park branch is ex-
pected to be in operation by October
first.
The NORTH .ern Pacific track from
the west will reach Missoula about
juno 25th.
The first n. P. train from the west
was expected to cross the Marent
trestle yesterday.
We sometimes meet an original
gentleman, who, if manners had
not existed, would have invented
them.
Confidence is that feeling by which
the mind embarks in great and hon
orable courses with . sure hope and
trust in itself-CIcerO.
Oliver Wendell Holmes says that
although he has written many verses
his real poems are the trees he has
planted. "What are these naples,
beeches and blrches," he asks, "but
odes, idyls and madrigals? What
are these solemn pines, frs ard
spruces but holy hymns:'
The Goldsmith No. 2 mine, which
is being worked under = lease by
McNulty and others, is proving q
first class producer. One hundred
and twenty tons of ore averaging
over 100 ounces silver to the ton were
! taken out last week.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
Sporting Feats.

Please answer the following questions: J..
What is the fastest time in which dashes of 100,
$50. and 200 yards and one mile have been made
by athletes? 2. What is the greatest record for
running long and running high jumps without
weights or spring boards? 3. What is the longest
base ball throw on record: 1. What Is the long
est football kick:
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. ..
Answer.-The fastest time for a
dash of OOyards was made by George
Seward, an American, at Hammer
smith, England, Sept. 30, 1874, say
81 seconds; the fastest $50 yards
was run by George Forbes, at Prov
idence, Rhode Island, December 20,
1882, say Is seconds; the fastest 200
yard dash was run by L. E. Meyers,
at New York City, Sep. Is, 1881, say
224 seconds. The fastest mile run on
record was made by William Cum
mings, at Preston, England, May IA,
1881, say 4 minutes Is l 5 seconds
The fastest miie run in this cou1try
was made by w. G. George, at New
York City, Nov. IL 1882. The long
est running long jump, without arti-
fetal aid, was made by J. Lane, at
Dublin, Ireland, June 10, 1874, say
q feet II! inches; the creates
running high jump in Great Britain
6 feet 81 inches, was made by P.
DAWN, at Carrick-on-Suir, Ireland;
the greatest in America, 5 feet II
inches, was made by E. w. John
ton, Belleville, Ont. 3. The long
est base ball throw on record was
made by John Hatfield, at Brooklyn
n. Y, Oct. Is, 1872, say 1873 yards ]
foot u inches. 4. The longest foot
ball "place KICK" with a run, is 1877
feet 10 inches, made by r. Young, at
Glasgow, Scotland, July 2, $751;
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
Pneumonia.

One reason why pneumonia Ia so
fatal in the spring is doubtless that
people are not aware that the danger
of contracting it does not pass off
with the period Of winter minimum
temperatures. On the contrary, as
an eminent medical authority has
shown, "the latter part of the win
ter and the spring during February
and until June) is the season of
pneumonia" especially of the disease
in its complicated forms, with con-
tinued fever. The very dry polar
waves may sap the strength of the
body and make it a prey to insidious
pulmonary disease. But they would
be powerless to do this without the
aid of the intervening spells of mild,
moist; vernal weather, during which
the alimentation of the body is light
and the heavy winter clothing ex-
changed for stylish spring garments.
In this latitude, when April arrives
it finds all delicate, an@mic and hard
working people with q minimum of
vitality and disease resisting powers.
The true preventative measures
against pneumonia and the prevail
ing diseases of this inclement season
are, therefore, rigid adherence to
winter dress and a generous diet for
the next three or four weeks, with as
much rest and recreation as possible.
-NeW York Herald.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
The Secret.

II noticed, >" said DR.. Franklin, "a
mechanic among others, at work on
q house erecting but y little way from
my office, who always appeared to be
in a merry humor, who had q kind
word and cheerful smile for every
one he met. Let the day be ever 50
cold, gloomy or sunless, a happy
smile danced like q sunbeam on his
cheerful countenance. Meeting him,
one morning, I asked him to tell me
the secret of his happy flow of spirits.
my secret, DOCTOR" he replied,
'is that I have got one Of the
bert wives, and when I 20 to
work she always has a kind word OF
encouragement for me, and when
90 home she meets me with a smile
and q kiss, and then tea is sure to be
ready, and she has done 80 many lit
tie things through the day to please
me that I cannot find it in my heart
to speak an unkind word to any.
body" What an influence, then,
hath woman over the heart of man
to soften it and make it the fountain
of cheerful and pure emotions
Speak gently, then; happy smile
and kind word Of greeting, aftel
tbs tolls of the day are over, cos
nothing, and 60 far toward making
home happy and peaceful
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
Warm bed Clothing for Children.

It is fully as important that chill
dren should be warmly clad at night
as during the day. Nor is it sufh-
cieat that the bed-clothing should be
warm. Indeed, we are apt to err in
using too many blankets rather than
too few. Then the restless child
kicks off the cover, and from warm
perspiration becomes chilled through,
and y severe cold is the consequence.
Delicate children should sleep in
flannel, while for more robust con-
stitutions Canton flannel in the
lighter grades is heavy enough.
Night-drawers are to be preferred to
night-gowns, and the legs of the
drawers should be long enough to
reach the feet. Indeed, the style
which covers the foot also, like a
stocking is an excellent enc for chill
dren who are restless sleepers. Night
gowns for babies should be long
enough to come down we'll over the
feet, and flannels should be worn in
cold weather, the pinning blankets
which are furnished with all ayletts.
In every household where there is q
baby there should be at least one open
fire where its feet may be OCCASION
ally toasted. No one can sleep
healthily when cold, and the baby
will rest much better if laid to sleep
upon \ warm blanket than between
cold sheets.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
His Usual Luck.

"My dear man." said the doctor,
IS he sat by the bedside of Wall
street speculator, ''your case is very
serious one" =.
I'm other words l haye sold short, y
replied the patient:
:.That's it, exactly. 1t is my duty
to inform you that you may not live
three days"
"In other words, if the market falls
another peg my broker will sell me
out"
"That's it."
"Well, It's best to look the situa-
ton square in the face, doctor. I'm
going to put up more margin and
hope for reaction. Bet you $loO
that my undertaken is scooped if he
has me booked for May delivery!
1t is needless to add that he will
soon be on the street again. Val
Street Nelvs.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
The Montana District.

Messrs. Neihart and Crandall, of
the Montana District, have already
been out in the mountains on q pres
pecting tour, and the report reaches
US that they have struck the biggest
thing yet in the way of a nine foot
vein of free milling ore on the west
slope of Black Baldy and not far
from the locations made last year by
Dan Dutro on Snow Greek. This is
undoubtedly a rich mineral field
the ore is principally free milling
and we expect to hear of some inn
portant discoveries this summer.
Barker is already excited over the
discovery made by Niehart and Gran
dali, and quite a number of prospec-
tors are preparing to enter the new
field. The snow has melted but very
little in the mountains, and it will
be nearly a month yet before the
plospectors can work to advantage,
but. impatient of delay, they are al
ready moving towards the new Ell
Decentralization River Press
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
Small Change In the West.

A Kansas correspondent fthe Bos-
ton Transcript writes:
In truth, person who waits for
change in the shape of two, three or
four cents is looked upon with some
thing like scorn in the West. Is your
bill seventy-eight cents? You pay
eighty, or the obliging shopkeeper
saws: "Well, call it seventy-five."
I recalled an incident which one of
the merchants of Salina related when
speaking of his recent trip to New
York or goods. After making his
preparations for returning he went to
settle his bill, which proved to be
$4,000. He paid $40, and was turning
awav when he was recalled by a tap
on his shoulder, and the three cents
were pointed out. 49,.
!. In scornful amaZement he threw
down ten cents and again started
away. .,
"Here is your change, SIR said a
voice, in no wise overwhelmed by
his contempt.
The merchant waved his hand and
bowed.
keep it, sir. I am Western
man. We don't grasp three or four
cents there 80 closely"
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
The Horses Plea.

Ny dear ladies and gentlemen, re-
member that we, like yourselves,
have moods, and cannot always be
frisky and cheerful. You do not
strike your grandmother in the face,
because this morning she does not
feel as usual; why then, do you strike
US? Before you pound US, ask wheth-
er we haye been up late the night be-
fore, or had our meals at irregular
hours, or whether our spirits have
been depressed by being kicked by a
drunken hostler. We have only
about ten or twelve years in which
to enjoy ourselves, and then we 60
out to be shotin nothingness. Take
care of US while you may. Jobs
horse was "clothed with thunder, "
bat all we ask is plain blanket.
When we are sick put lis in a hospi-
stumble or scare. Suppose you were
in the harness, and I were in the
wagon! had the whip and you the
traces. what an ardent advocate you
would be for kindness to the IRA
tional creature! Do net let the
blacksmith drive the nail into the
quick when he shoes me, or burn my
fetlocks with hot file. Do not mis-
take tho dead eye" that nature put
on my f0releg for wart to be exter-
minated. Do not cut of my tail
short in fly time. Keep the north
wind out of our stables. Care for US
at some other time than during tho
epizootic, so that We may see that
your kindness is not selfish. My
dear friends, our interests are mutual.
I am q silent partner in your busi-
ness. Under Ely sound hoof is the
diamond of national prosperity. Be-
yond my nostrils the worlds progress
may not go. With thrift and wealth
and comfort I daily race neck and
neck. Be kind to me if you want
me to be useful to you. And near be
the day when the red horse of war
shall he hooked and impotent, and
the pale horse of death shall be hurled
back on its launches, but the white
horse of peace and Joy and triumph
shall pass on, its rider with q face
like the sun, all nations followi ng.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
Miscellaneous.

New YORK, June 16.-Willlam H.
VaAderbilt'S famous mares, Maud S.
and Alaine, came down "iike wolves
on the fold" to-day at Fleetwood
Park and scattered all previous
records to the winds, making a mile
in 2:15H. Vanderbilt drove the
mares himself.
BOSTON, June, is. - The gov
ernor, contrary to his former assur-
ances, has approved the warrants for
the sala irs a"l expenses of the State
al;nsl,ouse at rewksbury for Febru-
ary, March, April and May, amount
ing to $4,000.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-The sheriff of
Dunklin county. Mo-, with posse of
SO men is hunting for man named
Payden, who last Wednesday killed
Capt. C. s. johnson, who resided near
Kellett, by shooting him.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
A Long but Pleasant Sentence.

Robert Collyer writes friend: II
am getting pair of wings grown to
fly across the sea this summer, to
hide myself among the moors and
rest among the heather, you know,
and hear the larks, and drink at old
wells, and eat oat bread and milk,
and hunt up old cronies, and tumble
around in the river / know of, and
20 to an old farm house [ know of,
and to the church where was bap-
tized on one or more Sundays and
hear the pastor preach--he does not
mind that am hereto, and if he
did should not care--and there is a
little tavern where the landlord knew
my folks forty-five years ago, and I
shall put up with that landlord for a
spell, and tits pleasant place, and
haunted by pleasant ghosts as ever
anbody didn't see; and I shall tod
die through some woods [ know of be-
tween an old abbey and an old tower,
where I used to 60 a courting.'
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
Got the Mitten.

A correspondent of a Georgia paper
sends the following, which he alleges
occurred recently on the lire of the
Central railroad. We will not vouch
for the truthfnlness of its location or
tho correctness of the incident, but it
is much akin to human nature that
we publish it: when a Georgia
father found out that his son John
was sparkling q certain farmers
daughter for year or moro without
settling any question he called him
out behind the stack and said to him:
John, do you love Susan Tinker"
II guess l do, dad.'
'And does she love you?'
"That's what I dunno, and I'm
'fraid to ask her."
"Well, you'd better throw out y
few hints tonight and find out. It's
no use wearing out b. ..ot-leather un-
less you are going to marry her,"
That night at 10 O'Clock John
came home a wreck. His face was
all scratched up, his ear was bleed.
ing, his hat gone, and his back was
covered with mud.
JOnn! J0nn! what on earth is
the natter" exclaimed the old man,
laying down his paper.
{" Bin over to Tinker's," was the
reply.
"And-and-"
And I threw out a few hints to
Susan"
"What kind o. hints?"
"Why, told her I'd been hoofing
it two miles four nights out of the
week for the last year to set up with
her while she chawed gum and sung
through her nose, and now I reckon
cd it was time for her to brush her
teeth and darn up her stockings,
cure the bile on her chin, and tell
the old folks that we're engaged.
"And her father bounced yOu?"
mo, dad. NO; that's where Pm
cOnsoled. 1t took the whole gasted
family, including Susan, two hired
men, and three dogs, and then
wasn't morn half licked. 1 guess
we moy ed on 'em too soon, dad
! guess it wasn't quite time to throw
out hints"
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
They Are Not Strangers, Mamma

Not long ago 1 stood by the death
bed of q little girl. From her birth
she had been afraid of death. Every
fiber of her body and soul recoiled
from the thought of it. Don't let
me die," she said, "don't let me die.
Hold me fast. Oh, I can't CO."
Jenny" ssid, "you have two little
brothers in the other world, and
thousands of tender-hearted people
over there who will love you and
take care of you." But she cried out
again despairingly, Don't let me
90; they are strangers over there"
She was a little country girl, strong
limbed, feet of foot, tanned in the
face: she was raised on the frontier;
the fields were her home. In vain
we tried to reconcile her to the death
that was inevitable. ''HOld me
FAST" she cried, "don't let me CO."
But even as she was pleading her
little hands relaxed their clinging
hold from my waist and lifted them
selves eagerly aloft; lifted themselves
with such straining effort that they
lifted the wasted little body from its
reclining position among the pillows.
Her face was turned upward; OUT IL
was her eyes that told the story.
They were filled with the light of
divine recognition. They saw some
thing plainly that we could not see,
and they grew brighter, and her lit
tie hand quivered in eagerness to 60
where strange portals had opened
upon her astonished vision. But
even in that supreme moment she
did not forget to leave a word Of COM
fort for those who would gladly have
died in her place. Mamma" she
was saying. ''mamma, they are not
strangers, 1 am pot afraid" And
every instant the light burned more
gloriously in her blue eyes. til at last
it seemed as if her soul leaped forth
upon it's radiant waves, and in that
moment her trembling form relapsed
among its pillows and she was gone.
- WOnun'S World.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Owing to
the inability of Hills counsel to be
present to-day, the cross examination
Of Gen. Steinmetz was deferred until
Monday.
The grand jury this morning
brought in another indictment against
Thomas J. Brady. It charges that on
July 18th, 1880. defendant made a
contract with j. B. Price to carry
the mail on the route from
SocorrO, New Mexico to Silver City
and back, seven times a week, on a
schedule of 25 hours, from August
1st, 1886, to June 3Oth 1881, for SAL
582; and that on November Sd, 1880,
the contractor paid General Brady
81 ,25O as compensation for awarding
the contract. The witnesses are JnO.
A. Walsh, J. B. Price, J. O. Corcoran
and j. w. Brady.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
Foreign News.

Sr. JOHN. n. B., June 16.-A boy
named Beldin was killed and eaten
by bears in the woods at Annoyance
yesterday.
KINGSTON, Ont, June 16.-A tele.
gram announces the sinking of the
propeller Canada near Rock Point
bound up loaded with general mer-
chandise. The wrecking steamer
Haskins has gone to the rescue.
MARSAILLES, June 16.-An caro-
naut named Jovis, accompanied by
an actress and merchant, departed
from here in a balloon this evening
to cross part of the Mediterrane-
an. The balloon and occupants were
picked up at sea,
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
GENERAL CROOK.
Another Report From the
Indian Fighter
He Gives Some Wholesome
Advice Concerning
His Captives.
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC, ETC

SAN FRANCISCO, June l6.-The
Continental Associated Press special
from Wilcox Arizona, says: Gen.
Crook and staff reached here early
This morning. Col. Biddle and
Lieut.. Forsythe will arrive to-mor-
row with the Mexican women res
cued from the Apaches. The women
will proceed to Tucson. Knowing
the general interest in tho recent
campaign your correspondent inter-
viewed General Crook and those with
him as in a position to set at rest
many absurd reports published by
sensational writers. The War De-
paltment did not prohibit Gen. Crook
crossing into Mexico. What it did
do it cautioned him to adhere closely
to the terms of the treaty in any cross
ing of the line he might have to
make. No obstacles were thrown
into Crooks way by the Mexican
authorities. On the contrary, Crock
speaks in the warmest terms Of Gen.
Scarbo, Jopet, Governor Torres, and
all other officials he met in Sonora.
They received him in the most hos
pitable and kind manner, and assured
MIN that if any trails were followed
into Mexico they would cooperate
most heartily. In like manner the
Governor of Chihuahua, the mayors
of Zeibrean and Chihuahua, and 9TH
ers, were very anxious to put an end
TO the Chlricahua trouble. When
the troops reached the Mexican
town of Bovispe, Bassara, Huach-
uira and San Miguel, the inhabitants
thronged out en- masse and gave
them a most cordial welcome. Guides
were offered to show the nearest
paths to the mountains of northwest
ern Sonora. Although the eli:
mate is equable, and produces every
thing which is necessary, the people
living there were very much discOur-
aged, having been robbed by the saw
ages for years. The troops marched
rapidly from San Bernardin at night
as we'll as day. The dress and ap-
pearance Of the officers speak forcibly
of the character of the trip. Captain
Ford, with Indian scouts and four
companies of cavalry, is marching
with the Chiricahuas north to the
agency. General Crook says with
regard to the disposition to be made
of the surrendered hostiles, the
management of the Indians while
upon the reservation is of greater
consequence than people imagine.
If they can be put upon San Carlos,
where 5000 suspicious eyes will con-
stanlly watch them, the danger OF
another outbreak will be less than If
they were allowed a reservation by
the iselxes, where in idleness they
might hatch out mischief and devil
try. The axiom that it costs less to
feed Indians than to fight them, is
incontrovertible. Another axiom is
that we must fight all Indians that
we swindle. II they can't get corn
they will get cartridges.
The semi-weekly miner., 1883-06-20
Crenated.

WASHINGTON. Pa, June 16 The
remains of Mr. Bertha BlecheD, who
died in New York on the 3Oth, were
put in the retort of the LemOyne fur
nace at 8 o'clock last night and was
removed at midnight. -he was a
German member of the United States
Crematic Company. Her ashes will
tie sent to Carlsruhe, Germany
PITTsBURG, June 16.-The body
of Mrs. Cornelia WolDerg, the wi e
of Simon Wolberg, a mining broker
OF New York, arrived at II o'clock
this morning, and were Immediately
taken to the crematory and placed in
The retOit. When the ashes are lifted
they will be sent to her late residence
and put in an urn and placed on the
parlOr mantel.