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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-26
Didn't Knock Around tior Nothing.

! ilQn E>ncck around 1Cr Nothing.
When | was little fellow in
Stuttgart. with yellow hair and
wooden shoes, there came one day to
the school which | attended an
American boy named Jim Sanders.
whose father was & New York
broker. He was a quiet, simple
looking child witt, great soulful
brown eyes, and an innocent look in
his face that made all Of us think be
couldn't know much. Ne used To
make fun of his peaked 1ace and thin
legs, because i'll Germany, you know,
the children are ali rnu1d-faced and
fat. Little Jimmy never seemed to
notice that we were enjoying OFF,
selves at his expense-and tlis made
us think he must be too simple Tor
any use. But after he had been in
the school about six months, and
could speak German pretty well, a
cricus came to town, and, Of course,
was the sole topic OF conversation
among the boys. One day we were
discussing the matter, when Saun-
ders, who had been sitting quietly in
6t COlh VI NV Stitt jjt UlIOtgDt
a little boy might crowd in under
the circus tent. and see the show that
way. We all laughed heartily at
this exhibition Of ignorance, because
we knew how closely the tent was
watched, and more than one Of us
had been made temporarily delirous
by having The boss canvAsinun's boot
lean suddenly against the scat e. cur
pants. So when little Jimmy s.il
this, we laughed heartily, and Jactj
Laudenhei;ner, who Was the biggest
boy iD the school, said that nobody
but Yank would talk 50 foolis,l'y.
But Jimmy seemed 10 !i!ink he was
right, ana finally Jacob OF, red to bet
two marks that he couIGn't get Into
the circus under tie init. Jimmy
always had plenty OF ,;lcney, aud he
at once took the bet. Then several
more of the boys began hatti,1g the
little fellow, until / .c!t sorry fnr
him, and finally concit;,,cs; IL go hin
six grCschen myself, 80 thai could
give the money back to i,;3.r, when
Dli the others i,ii Wni, theirs, and G,
Il noble act. i.jylie Jimmy took Elv
bet, and after Hil The money ha,t
been put up with I'll. :, i"Isteiner,
one of the teachers, TIE ~hClc crowd
went over to tiie circts ground to see,
James lose. lie went right up to the
ticket wagon and hot:4ht b ticket.
Then lie said to the :nar: Il ce".icn
here is no objection 10 my Gs;ing u>!-
lcr the canvas, as long q, | hayr-
paid my way" Ihe man said Ger
ainly not: If anybody wanted t. take
hat trouble he had lso "aieci!pr. =.
Jimmy crawled under the .tn! ass:
.ame out of the main elltIaHCc i'll ~
minute, looking just as solemn "rsi
Is innocent as ever. .. course Nj.
<ieTsteiner had to give him t"c
money, because ne had won il fairly:
md after he had put ii in his pcci.ps
le wiDked at lis and sati az yen
title tOw-heaGeG Dutcninen think i
Knocked around New York 70. eight
ears fer nothing, you vii! get lei3."
his sad inc'dent canle near blight
ng my otherwise happy boyhood.
Micnyo Times.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-26

New YORK, May 23.-Money, SO
q, closed 2@3. Prime mercantile
paper, 5@6. Sterling exchange,
bankers bills, strong at 4.84; ster-
ing exchange, demand, 4.S74.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-26
TERRITORIAL. NEWS.
AS Narrated by Our Montana
Exchanges.

A stock company is being formed
at Ska1kaho for the erection Of Il large
grist mill.
| Quite number OF Helena mer-
chants are establishing branches at
| Townsend.
The teachers institute for Lewis
and Clarke county WIN be held on
June 10th and l1th.
Livingston and Fogariy, capitalists
of st. Paul, will establish a national
bank at Livingstou.
Gilmer 6 Salisbury are running
coaches from the Northern Pacific
terminus at Bedford, only thirty-'wo
miles from Helena.
A. M. Woods. a Missoula gardener,
man with history.a and a stampader
since the days of 'f9, died recently
at Bakers station, near Missonla
Marysville, the location of the
Drum Lummond mine is having a
boom, quite a number of mining en-
terprises having started up recently.
Hon. Martin Maginnis has furn-
ished the Gallatin valley farmers
with large amount of choice seeds
from the Agricultural Department AT
Washington.
Billings station reports during the
month Of April: Freight earnings,
Sl2,5OO; proceeds Of tickets sold, ST.
Geo; freight received. 800, 600 pounds:
freight forwarded, 800 pounds.
Cinnamon are now engaged work
ing over the old taiIings in E;ligrant
Gulch, making from three to five
dollars per day after paying claim
owners small percentage.
DIR. Parberry, the sheep king OF
Meagher county, drove 5000 sheep -
Big Timber, on the Missouri river, to
be sheared, thus making the sheep
furnish transportation for shoir own
wool.
A real estate agelt in Buzenan
was about to slaughter II mouse,
when it escaped from the trap. An
hour afterward a gentlemen r.ucke.l
the fugitive rodent frorl his shirt
front.
John :. Chaffln and wife, OF Bitter
Root Valley, ran onto a bear one day
last week. Mrs. Chatlin stood guard
while her husband hurried home for
a gun. He soon returned and they
had fresh meat for oreakfast.
The merchants of Bozeman, Liv-
lngston, Billings, Miles City and
Glendive, the principal towns in Co..
|ector Hathaway's district, will r
ceive in rebate something over $1O,-
300, and the outside rreciuc;s will
bring the amount to be paid by the
Government up to about $l2 900.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-26
The Lanier-Kirby Fight.

NEW ORLEANS, May ga Baton
Rouge special says: News from Liv-
ingston Parish is to the effect that
Bob Morrison, brother-in-law of Kir-
by, was found dead in the woods yes
terday near where the affray took
place Sunday between lhe Lanier
and Kirby parties. In the first state
ment it was reported that not only
two of the Laniers were killed but
the Coroner found the body of Bill
Kirby in branch where the Kirby
party made the attack, showing that
the Laniers resisted them. The sup
position is that Morrison was
wounded in the fight at Hog Branch
and died while endeavoring to get
home. Sammy Lanier, aged Is, has
not been heard from, and is supposed
to have been shot in the fight and
also died in the woods. This is a
family feud which has already caused
The death Of nine men. There are
three members of the Lanier family,
with one brother-in-law, remaining
Of one faction, and one Morrison and
.wo of the Kirby faction.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-26
A Wood River Suicide.


Yesterday a case came to trial be-
fore Probate Judge Parsons, in which
Harry Curtiss sued John Jurgens and
obtained judgment for 500.
The circumstances which led to the
suit were as follows: Jurgens took
up two horses under the est1ay law
and advertised them, but failed to file
a copy of the advertisement with the
County Recorder. A few months
later he sold the horses to plaintiff,
from whom the original OWNERS OBJ
tanned possession by proving proper
ty, whereupon suit was instituted by
Curtiss to recover what he had paid
JuIgens for them.
Jurgens toek the verdict very seri-
ously, and without a word returned
home to his ranch, eight miles below
town. on Wood River. This morn
ing his wife discovered him hanging
a lifeless corpse at the end of rope.
He had no children, was so years old
and despondent-in which mood he
committed suicide. His
ranch was fine one, and last fall
he sold considerable hay in Haley
which he had cut from it.-Hailey
Times, ii.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-05-26
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS.
Dry Goods Dealers and the
R. R. Commission.
The Tabor-Bush Imbroglio
Unsettled.
Miss Catherine Lewis Acquit-
ted Of Larceny.
Robbery Of Private Banks in
Ecuador.
The Chicago National Rail.
way Exposition.
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC, ETC.
Money Market.

MISCELLANEOUS, ETC, ETC.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
DUBLIC SALE.
SAFE AND GOOD INVESTMENT.

VIII be sold at the Court House, In thu
city OF Wilmington. Del, On the 9th day o.
December, 1883, at 2oclock, p. m, to settle
the estate Of William Il. Janvier.
No. IAN excellent and desirabiy located
brick store; large dwelling attached, With
situated in New Castle, DEL, opposite u
county buildings, on the main street and
thoroughfare Of the city, an Old-esta blished
business stand, in good condition and nrst-
class stand and property.
No. IA valuable farm In good state q
cultivation, with good buildings and in good
order, with modern improvements: situated
D n lies from New Castle, Del, miles from
from Christiana, Del, miles from Red Lion,
Del, and mile from Bear Station, On the
Delaware Railroad, three-quarters Of a mile
from Christiana mills (kn0wn a. Smalley's
mllD, close by churches. etc. This farm
contains cne hundred and three acres
acres woodland detached w acres with
the buildings erected thereon is under good
fencing and has never-failing stream OF
water running through each field, with no
waste land, and IL divided into five tillable
fields.
No. 3-Will be sold lO5 acres Of tirstclass
farm land in good state Of cultivation adioin-
Ing the above desci ibed In rin 80 acres Ia arabic
balance woodland, good and desirable soil.
These properties, belonging to the undi vid-
cd estate Of william y. Janvier, is TO be sold
in order TO close the estate, and would call
the attention OF any one who wishes to invest
or make home, as it has many desirable
and water ayiga;ion and Is II rare chance
for speculation or Investment.
Terms-lO per cent. cash on day OF sale,
balance on easy terms. For further informa.
ton. address H. =. JANvIER,
novl5.etdeod &3tw New Castle, DEL,
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
A Suggestion. !.

The failure of young men in Brooklyn
to attend church was discussed the 9th
er day at nesting of Baptist ministers.
and one minis or took the ground that
courting was practice which seriously y
interfered with church-goiIg. 1t ap.
pears that in Brooklyn the rural custom
Of consecrating Sunday night to court
ship has been 80 greatly extended that
the whole ia given up to the tender pas
sion, except, of course, such parts of 1t
~ are spent in works Of dressing and
eating. The Deacon's SOU and the Dea,
cons daughter mournfully mentioned
by the Bapt 1t mlnister-one Of whom
stayed away from church to receive the
visits Of the Other-are apparently types
Of young Brooklyn, and, of course, when
counting on Sunday Is made to extend
through the whole day, church-going is
out Of the question
1t is clearly time that ministers
should recognize tEis state of things aE.i
take measures to bring courting into
harmony with religion. The oyster
supper, the pic mic, the lottery, and pri.
vate thea'.cals have already been
brought into the service Of the meeting
house to the great pleasure Of the young
people and the profit Of religious socie-
ties. Why should not courting be add.
ed to the ATTRACTIONS Of the meeting.
house? All that it would be necessary
10 do would be TO open the meeting
house on Monday nights to all young
people who should attend the Sunday
services. No married person should be
allowed to be- present at those Monday
night re- unions, ard the dim religious
light Of few kerosene lamps would
give the place quite the tone of the
back parlor" This is subject emf
nently worthy Of attention. Surely if
it is legitimate to interest young people
in religion by means of pic.uics and cha
rades, 1t is proper to lure them into the
folding by giving them exceptional op-
portunities for courting. Of course,
those who believe that the methods OF
museum managers should not be adopt
ed by religious denominations will re.
ject this suggestion, but such people
appesr nowadays to be in a very
small minority.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
A Lesson for Boys.

On Saturday boy, l3 years of age,
giving his name as James Gardner, ap.
piled to the guardians Of the poor in
Pittsburg for transportation to his home
in Perryville, Maryland. The Lad pre-.
sented a wretched appearance, his cloths
hanging in shreds upon his back and his
shoes being leaky and three sizes toe
large. He said that several weeks ago
he was employed by a drover to accom-.
pany him from his home to Rochester,
New York, with drove Of cattle. Upon
arriving at their destination the drover
deserted the lad, leaving him in desti-
tute circumstances. Being in astrange
city, without means or friends, the lad
started to walk home, arriving in Pitts.
burg on Friday, thirteen days after be
hogan his tramp. 81 had hard time
of it, said the little fellow had To
sleep in barns or on the road, AMI get
something to eat by working day for
farmers wherever could get a chance.
The drover cheated me out Of sl4. My
father and mother are both dead, bnt |
have friends at Perryville, who will
help me if can only get there" The
little fellow is rather bright and told a
straightforward story, which even the
searching examination Of Guardian
French could not shake, and the covet'
ed pastcboard was handed over to him
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
Writing Letters, I

Bold ana free writing is now in favor,
the characters very upright, and tall
topping "i's' and lcnC-tai)ed "g's'
have quite disappeared from letters in
general % tree use o. capitals is also in
dulged IN, wh!ch gives dash of Origi-
nality and Nplrll toa letter when not
overdone. Many gentlemen and u few
ladies affect literary style of letter
writing-that is to say, margin il left
from three quarters to an inch on the
near side OF the ehset OF paper, which
gives rather an imposing look 10 il but
this Is Onl y done hen the letter is al.
most note in she matter Of length. A
strictly business habit, adopted for the
convenience OF beug copleG by the letter
press, by no means IL fashionable one, is
to write on the first and tn rd pages OF q
sheet Of not"paper, leaving the second
and fourth pages blank, or to write on
the second and fourth pages, leaving
the other two unwrilten upon. IL used
TO be al idea that to uid rhine words in
letter was rnissish in the extreme
and rather bad sty 10 than not but now
II a writer ishes to he emphatic, or to
call particular attention to any remark,
an additional stroke OF the pen is not
objected to but il is a liberty not to be
taken when writing TO those with whom
one is on ceremony. Crossing letters II
now q thing OF the past.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19

To cultivate sympathy between speaker
means of Ineligible conversation. |,
affords common ground for both,
where the power Of the uttered words
may be appreciated.
The heaviest fetter that ever weighed
down the lin bs Of a captive is as the
web Of the gossamer compared with
the pledge Of a man of honor. The
strong wall of stone aud the tough
bar OF iron may be broken, but the
plighttu wGlG never.
To suppos we can indulge the lower
passions "r appetitcs for a time, and
then at our pleasure subdue them and
lead higher life, is an illusion which
will dissolve as we approach it. Char
scter is self perpetuating; It uses all its
materials, good and bad None of them
can be swept ava, or blOtted out.
In the midst of hopes and cares, of
apprehenslous and OF disquietude, re-
gard every day that dawns upon you as
if it was t" he your last and superadded d
hours, to the enjoyment Of which you
had not looked forward, will prove an
acceptable boon.
To suppose that certain individuals
are favored through life with frequent
occurrence Of advantageous chances,
while others are EXPOSED to the reverse,
10 incoE Esittcut with the laws of nature,
and with every idea which we can form
of Just and beHeticent Deity.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
Apstner Kew rsme Dsa, Face.

Edwin Hirst, No. lO3 West Ninth
street, claims to have the most complete
and convenient dial fAce for the new
time arrangement that has yet been in-
vented. It consists Of two circles, in
one Of which are the even numbers of
the hours ofthe day from 2 to "a incluS-
i've. On the inner circle are arranged In
figures or letters, the odd numbers from
TO % o'clock inclusive. Those who
have seen the numbers all in one circle,
have noticed their crowded condition,
the larger numbers from 10 toX being
literally run together In such c0ndi-
tiOn az to create confusion. On the out
edge Of the outer circle Mr.. Hirst has
arranged his minute spaces, divided in
to groups Of five as 10 ordinary clocks,
hut running up to 100. On the inside
of the inner circle is arranged the hands
from o'clock at noon to II o'clock at
night, and then instead of continuing
on to "a o'clock, he drops back to o.
clock at midnight and runs TO II O'Clock
at noon By this arrangement the hour
hands will show at the same time the
time of day by both the old and the new
plan.
Messrs Smith g. Harrington, practical
watchmakers and jewelers. of No. l04
East Second street, who have lately es-
tablished themselves in this city, have
Just completed large dial, which is ex-
hibited in the window of their store,
and is quite curiosity. In addition TO
the regular numbers from to l2, there
is another row Of figures on the outer
edge, on which an extra hand marks
the time under the new system from, TO
"a O'Clock. The dial contains two hour
hands and one minute hand, and works
In such a manner that any person can
tell at a glance what the time is, either
BY the old or the new system.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
S(Ockmen In Con neil.

The National Convention OF Stock.
men in session at Chicago, adjourned
Friday. Before aljourning, resolu-
tions were adopted urging the impera
tive necessity Of thorough inspection of
all live stock and meat shipped to for
eign countries. The Convention also
approved the action of the Secretary
Of the Treasury in enforcing aquarantine
against all imported cattle, and decided
to petition Congress to confer authority
on the Treasury Department by which
quarantine can be extended 80 as to
cover sheep, swi..e and gcats, The
Convention decided 10 appoint Com
mi.tee of one from each State which is
to memorialize Congress and to show
the loss and damage to American com.
merce by reason of foreign restrictions
against American meat produc tions
and suggest such legislation as may
tend to remove this prejudice"
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
Oh THE BRIDGE.

II was young Robin and hi, love
stood on the bridge 1t even-sOng
Nights countleis lamps were lit above;
| Below the streamlet slid along;
Across the rail- she lightly leant,
| And gaxed into the quiet stream,
Wherein she saw with deep content
The bridal stars reflected CLEAN
But never stSrs shOne half as bright
AS Elsie's eyes that summer night
Around her taper waist an arm
Her gallant RObin's-gently lay;
In place an hour there lurke1 q charm,
That owned no Kinship to the day.
Familiar sounds upon the gale
Were softly waited 10 the ear,
An from the darkness Of the vale,
The love-loin mavis futed clear
But sweetsr than the song he sung,
The words that troubled on her tongue.
The shadows deepen In the dell
Weird bats athwart the water play:
And on the titful breezes swell
The village church bells far away.
Through all the winnings Of the glade,
The stately trees, like phant0ms stand
Whilst love was leading men and maid
Far onward into tairyland
And neither had on earth a part
Save only Ia the others heart
Anon, from yonder wooded ridge.
The cold moon climbs the blue eXpan6e.
She glOrities the rustic ridge,
Her beams u on the brOOklet dance
She softly winds about the twain
The radiance OF her liquid light,
Az though, for lovers, she would fain
Create fairer day from night.
Her silver signet-nothing 10th
She sets upon their Dlighted troth
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
Right PINce and Right Work.

True q Ieedom demands stern self.dis.
cipline, and in nothing so much Is in
finding and keeping our right places
and doing our right work. 1t was ono.
said of an ambitious man who had l-f,
a gooh trade to study divinity that he
had spoiled an excellent shoemaker tc
make a very poor preacher, and this
kind Of work is constantly going on In
vaviuus directions. Youths who nigh,
have ,naA. their mark as masons car
peu'. r.. or marhinists, sink into utt
,stpt ,aranrr as pettifugeing lawyers
,n."n, .t-u, physician or inferior
'r,ir.u.rn. tn, man who had in 1t him
~ "a come a scientific farmer turns hirr4
SET i,to u 'ird.rate book-keeper, and
tie ,h"r, who might have worked hi.
way up TO the head OF large manufac.
tory Isl ruegles with poverty in an attic,
writing what no one cares to read.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
LincOIn'b RemalnS secretly Re
moved.

CHICAGO, Nov. IA story is pub.
lished here this morning, in an appar-
emily authentic form, to the effect that
the body of Abraham Lincoln has been
secretly removed from the sarcophagus
at Springfield to prevent the possibility
of any further attempt by grave-robbers.
The sto'y y is to the fleet that the reno.
val was made within few days after
the attempted desecration of the grave a
few years ago; that the body was placed
in lead-l air.tight cedar casket
and placed in another portion Of the
monument, and that its location is
known only TO a few immediate friends
Of the family. Persons in Springfield
claiming to know, confirm the report.
One informant says that when the
thieves attempted in the first instance
to steal the body and were scared away,
they left the coffin partly drawn out Of
the marble sarcopaagus which had in
closed it. The advisability of finally
secretiDg the remains was of course, ,ap-
parent, and the monument committee
acted accordingly. The story, how
ever. is positively denied by the cene-
terry authorities at Springfield, where 1t
IL claimed there is no foundation for it
whatever, and that Mr.. Lincoln's re-
mains sti rest in the coffin where they
were ori ginally placed.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
These Snyings of Mine

are not intended to take the place oithe law
and the prophets. Matthew jth 18th
Think not that am come to destroy the law
and the p Ophets am not come to destroy
but to fulnll." John.bth, +eth and 18th "For
had ye believed Moses, ye would have be-
lieved me for he wrote OF me. But II ye be
iieve not his writing, how shall ye believe my
Words Christ taught from the sound
foundation principles that you will find In
the writings Of Moses. Christ made no
compromise with Sin. The religion that he
taught was as practical.and matterof fact
as that taught by Moses, and We must not
permit ourselves TO he deceived and rest. un-
der the suppOstt0ns, that Christ has provided
a soft and easy religion, that will enable us
to Sip into heaven on - iowery beds OF
eDSe.
Mark, 9th 47th and If thine eye offend
thee. pluck IL out: II is better for thee to enter
into the Kingdom Of God with one eye, than
having two eyes to be cast into htll-hreh
There If no way to cease being sinner but
to get clear Of the sin or sins that make us
sinners. Luke 10Th sth and 9TH, Iacoheus
stood, aid So i'd unto the Lord. Behold, Lord
the half Of my goods give to the poor and
|! have taken anything from any man by
false accusation, restore him four fold.
Aud jesus said unto him: This day Il
salvation come to this house ftreasmuch o.
he ls also Il son Of Abraham. Investigate
" These Sayings OF Mine. W.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-19
A ent statement

Of the case was that made by Wes,crn
farmer who had tried to make a living
on some arid government grants of the
far West. Some one said 10 him
" That's pretty good law giving a
man 100 acres if he will live omit five
years" "No such thing said the
other. "Tbis is all there is of il; The
government gets man there, and then
bets him a quarter section agin no'hing
that he il starve to death if he tries to
live there Ave years. Aud Uncle sam
wins nine times In ten
They tell this story Ofthe wife Of Mr'
Buchanan's first Postmaster General:
She had been nlarrl Il before, and so ha''
Post master General Brown, and eac!'
had daughter left over from the first
marriage. Then they had another
daughter. Mrs. Brown used to present
them at her receptions in this way,
"This is Miss Brown, Mr.. Browne
daughter by his first wife; this is Miss
Sanders, my daughter by my frs
husband, and this is Miss Brown, oul
joint daughter.