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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-08-13
A Large Bet

A great many astonishing tales
have been told about the largest
amount of money which has been
staked upon the turn of q card.
Leadvilie, during the height of its
prosperity, had many stories told
about its citizens reckless betting,
some of its bets reaching into the
thousands.
But the largest bet that has ever
been told of. upon the siogle turn of q
card. was made by Colonel Pine
California some years ago.
The Colonel. As everyone knows,
was at one time considered tn e
wealthiest man in Mexico.
Joe 8tinsop tells the story, and YOU
ches for Its truthfulness:
"Pino and his partner had been
to California" said Joe ito dispose
of . large ranch of sheep. They got
their money, and were about starting
for home, when the Colonel thought
be would play q little monte. He
played in bad luck, aud lost
considerable money, which naturally
got him . little excited. After q
while Pine said to the dealer:
"H0w Uuch money have you in
the bank?"
1T was flush times then and the
bank roll was no insignificant sum-.
After counting 1t the dealer said:
"About $48, OOO."
"I bet you S48, 900 that the queen
wins against the ace,' said the
Colonel.
"Hls blood was up and he meant
what he said.
1.-The dealer looked at him inquir-
ingly to zee If he really meant it, and
finally exclaimed coolly;
~ go you ont i'll lose.'
The dealer Was Miner Smoot,
now in Denver, and q nervier man
there never lived,
HE shufaed up and gave the cards
to Pine to cut. after which he slowly
began to draw the cards.
"Not q word was spoken and the
silence vas terribly oppressive.
ut was q long time before either
card showed, but at last 4 long club
showed and the banker drew u sigh
If relief. Pine gave him a check of
$4,000 and left the room. He came
back to New Mexico the next day."
lis Colonel Pine living now?" was
asked.
20 yes. He lives right close by
here, out on his ranch"
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County Oommissioners.

The Board Of County Commissioners met
yesterday ct 10 m pursuant to adjournment.
There were present Vim. y. Jack, chairman, n.
{. Kesslee and J. B. CLARK, with b.. &. Clark.
county clerk.
It was o dered that the county clerk advertise
In the daily papers Of Butte for proposals for
building . road Aom the foot Of Nam street,
commencing near Ncyes 4 Cpeon's reservoir,
and running direct to the depot On the Utah 4
Northern railway, the road to bs twenty feet
wide.
A communication wa received from J. r.
Roberts, architect, to the effect that Mcsherry
q = hal lain, contractors for the stone work
around the court house, had completed the
work. 1t was thu refore ordered that said hrm
be paid ESQ out Of the contingent fund.
The Board then adjourned to meet Monday.
August IL, 1884.
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1tb repeated, adj On profeeedly good author.
tty. that Ainoula Il not to have the car shops Of
the Northern Pacific Company, and that Thomp-
son Falls Il he lucky burg. The reasons for
this are these: The railroad company owns
two-thirds Of the Thorn son Falls town site.
From this station . branch is to be run into the
Occur d'Alene mines. The greater percentage
Of trouble from weather. cuts. bridges and
trettles is between sprague and Thompson
Falls, and the proximity Of an abundance Of
timber.
last night q stranger, while under the indu.
ence Of the arden attempted to mount his horse
In rather rough manner The intelligent equine
objected In . manner that was more forcible
than polite by wheeling around and kicking the
Aforesaid stranger square in the shins. knocking
hin about five feet. He picked himself up and
concluded that he would rather walk and lead
the horse.
The literary ~ genius who gets up the hog
wash for the Salt Lake Chronicle for the munif
cent salary Of 500 week and fund, evident
" has 1t In for Montana In general, and Butte
In particular. HIRE Il his last effort: 1.-THE Fay
Templeton company played to crow ded houses
In Butte last week. This Is the first ope'a COM
pany that has ever visited that settlement. The
only music that has ever before broken the still
ness Of that region consisted Of the .hrieks of an
amateur brass band and the plaintive melodies
Of the mountain burro."
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Glendale Items.

We collate the following from the Dillon
Tribune Of the 9Th inst:
Parties from Colorado will erect twenty five
kilns ,oe burning charcoal for the Hecla Com
pany.
sherman Vcure, one Of Murphy's mule driv-
en-, was injured BY the wheels ola wagon run
ming over hts chest.
The Hecla mines show fine ore bodies. and
the furnaces IT Glendale are turning out bull
lion in . very satisfactory manner.
General Manager Knippenerg has bought an
undivided one,half iu the Oneida claim on
, lon Mountain. fromJ c.. Keppler and Messrs.
Peass Il INSTRUMENTATION $4,000.
Tho castings. etc., for the new furnaces are
now expected daily. and upon their arrival,
work will be pushed Immediately to get 1t fred
mp. This will add to the present force . mum.
beS OF men.
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he Original CenpasG.
q ledestone on - little chippe
0feh-sstvo 10 kujde ye mighty Ghtppo
By evef pointing 20 70 pole;

orshssrve 10 kujde ye mighty shippo
By ever pointing 70 70 pole:
as it true that the original shipis
compass was made of lodestone?" was
asked of . dealer in compasses and
chron0metera.
"Yes. Magnetic iron ore on . bit of
wood floating in q basin of wster is said
to have been the original compass.
There are old sailors Irving now who
can remember when the needle was at
tached to q pie>e of wood floating in .
bowl. Tie first atteu- t at improve
ment was to attach the needle to . card
on which the thirty-two points of the
compass we're marked. The card wa
balanced at ITS center on q hardened
steel point or pivot, the cap that rested
on the point being made Of agate, gar.
net or sapphire. to reduce friction. Tho
pivot was erected from the center of the
bottom of q bowl that was suspended in
what are called gimbals, an arrange
ment of rings and pivots which kept the
top of the bowl, and therefore the com.
pass card, always horizontal, whatever
the ships position. The great point at
which the manufacturer hoped to NJ
rive was such an arrangement Of the
various parts of the compass as would
the needle in its position undis-
turbed when the ship swung around.
The most perfect construction Of the
pivot and its cap was 'ound faulty in
that the point eventu. lily wore down .
collar, so that the card moved with tho
ship.
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HORRIBLE.
Prof. Common Sense Sheds Light
on the Baking Powder Subject.

To THE PRICE BAKING POWDER
COMPANY: In compliance with your
instructions l have bought and chem
ically tested some potatoes and tur-
nips. / have now analysed most OF
the articles used by man for food, and
find them to contain the chemical
elements of the soil in which they
grow, and it is my opinion that corn,
flour, potatoes, turnips, cab6ages, and
In short, ill cereals and vegetables
are unfit for use.
find that to grow these articles
profitably the greedy, unscrupu'ous
farmer mixes with the soil guanO.
stable manure, dead fish and the CON
tents of vaults, and to think of using
for food anything produced from
these things, is to utterly d. gusting
to be entertained.
find also that the common air we
breathe and all water, meat and milk
contain ammonia, and yield to the
system more thereof than any baking
powder biscuit ever could, l have
therefore prohibited the use Of air,
meat, milk, water and all the vege-
tables and cereals In my family.
Thanking you for fee Enclosed in
your order, ($1O0). I am, truly yours,
&. SEN>E. NJ. D.,
Professor of Chemistry.
Copied from Chicago Tribune.
July, 1884. 100 w 3w COW
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Personal Magnetism.
GArkansaW Traveller

WA%~W
Whenever you see q man with a
host Q friends, his popularity is, nine
times out of ten, explained by the
statement thai he possesses personal
magnetism. This phrase may be
misunderstood. It does not mean
that q man is charged with q super
abundance of electricity, which ef-
fects all who come In contact with
him. Personal magnetism is one of
the simplest things in nature. The
wide-awake, progressive, manly man,
with a big, warm heart in active
sympathy with all that concerns
bis fellow men. naturally draws
around him q circle of admiring
friends. II is not in human nature
to stand aloof from such q man.
Such men are the leaders in every
circle, and nothing cal resist their
influence. People who regret their
utter want of magnetism will not
have far to go to find it, if their
hearts are all right. The main thing
il to show a genuine sympathetic
interest in every human being
around us. The man who can DO
this wins and leads. If he cannot
do it he repels his fellowmen, and is
left standing alone.
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New Variety Theatre.

rom Z letter received from Fred kitchse'
.ao 70 now running the Truckee Concert HAIL.
y Eureka. Nevada, We learn that be VIII . ION
70 butte, aud that % room - the ham lion q
i"a'' building. on the corner Of Main and
,.. ssFeets, is ready for occupancy. will open
~ Wv variety theatre, with the following array
.nist'c talent: The sheridans, Phil q
s-s~e; Maud Rranscombe: Bobby aud MAJ
ei Le Edward Haley. Of Haley Bros : ". J.
b. .T'o. OF Hall & Elletord: E>telle Wellington;
IA. 1sCiaite and John Richardson; orndorf +
t,,.' Cs''fornia sketch artists: Aiss Kate Fan
IA teFnando Fiuery; troup : Of eight Paris
d. ~ artist. In statute business 0schwsn.
IA sVupe Of Tyrolran singers. thies males
H. : Ss@alss. NJ. Ri.chie also ststes that
As,.,sa nssodsNeu Soe cone Of the strongest
Ss Nv On Tia roAA.
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Miners Union Picnic.

A. per the adver. isement which appears in
this mornings MINER, the Miners' Uni n will
holds grand picnic at Columbia Gardens. next
tunday. August nth. b programme Of The
day will consist Of danciug, foot-racing, base
ball playing, cricket, etc. Besides these at'rac'
lions . number Of valuable prises WILDE ofe ed,
among which may be mentioned . handsome
eold watch and chain fox the most popular
young lady. The fair contestants are Miss Joe!e
Gleason. VAUDEVILLE; Miss Maggie Holland.
Centervilie- Miss Amelia ArgalI. Butte, aud last
but not least. Miss Laura Adams, Of Meader-
Vile. A. each of the young lads are reigning
bellies and o! ular ~favorites In their respec-
tive neighborhoods. . spirited CONTEXT may be
anticipated. Everybody should turn out and
dive the Union q good lift.
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Five Hundred Dollars
FREE.
THE GAME Law,
Interesting to the 5portsmen of
Montana.

For the purpose Of protecting the game while
young and unable 70 protect itself the Legisla
ture enacted the following bill:
"Th-t any person or persons who shall will
fully shoot or Otherwise kill or cause to be killed
any moose. Elk. de: +. mountain sheep. goat. an-
telope. buffalo, grouse, prairie chicken, pleas
ant, fowl. hen partridge or quail between the
nrst day of January and the fifteenth day of
August Of each year shall be deemed guilty ola
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined In sums Of not less than ten, nor more
han fifty dollars."
Wilfully Is the law being violated by many,
ir~nocently by q few. We. therefore, earnestly
call upon all true sportsmen, especially the
ranchmen to assist rs In bringing to justice
these v~iolators, and report to any officer Of the
Law or to n, or to any member of the Rod and
Gun Clubs st either eer Lodge or Anaconda
that steps may be Immediately taken to arrest
the offender. We prop % x eing that this law
II no longer . dead letter upon our statute books
TIE ROD AND GuN CLUB.
Butte City, August LIT, 1854. SM
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The New Year Lode.

Thu New Year Lode, owned by Messrs. 10
esn 4 O'Br1sn Il about to he bonded to Colo
rado capitalists for $4,000. The New Year is 10
Gated below the Bell mine and adjoins the
Miners Union aud Kentucky leads. Three or
four shafts have been sunk on this property one
having attained . depth Of f,rsy-avs feet. A
three foot vein has been developed in this shaft,
asssying from 90 70 us ounces per ton. As soon
a. arrangements are perfected . force of
viii be nut to work on this valuable property.
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Ori1in Of Ammonia,

Ammonia is obtained In large
quantities by the putrefaction Of the
urine of animals. - Encyclopedia
britannica.
Every housekeeper can test baking
powders containing this disgusting
drug by placing q can of the Royal"
Or "Andrews' Pearl" top down on .
bot stove until heated, then remove
the cover and smell.
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
does not contain Ammonia, Alum,
Lime, Potash, Bone thosphates. 1t
10 prepared by . physician and chem.
ist win special regard to cleanliness
and heAlthfulneae. o4d&W3m
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Or. Mintte.

The celebrated specialist Of San Fran
cisco, will be in Butte City on the
14th IF August, for y few days. The
doctor is q thoroughly educated med
ical gentleman, and is known all over
the Pacific coast as having performed
remarkable cures In his line of prao-
tice. This will be q rare opportunity
to consult the great specialist right In
our own midst. See advertisement
on third page.
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Powders Containing Lime
Why Royal is Absolutely Pure.

Analysis shows the presence of Tartrate of Lime in several
brands of Baking Powder placed upon the market:
PRICES" Baking Powder contains Tartrate of Lime.
PEARL" Baking Powder contains Tartrate Of Lime.
'GROFF'S SNOWFLAKE" Baking Powder contains
Tartrate of Lime.
D LANDS" Baking Powder contains Tartrate of
All BULK Baking Powders contain Tartrate of Lime.
The presence of this substance in the above named Bak-
ing Powders results from the use of inferior Cream of Tartar
in their manufacture. The Cream of Tartar of the market,
from which they are made, contains Tartrate of Lime in
powders contain this impurity as a foreign substance to a cor
responding extent, which is of no value, but a positive detri-
ment in any powder in which it is found.
The Royal Baking Powder is made from cream of tartar
by which the tartrate of lime is totally eliminated. This
highly important result has been attained only with great
care, labor, and expense. In money alone a quarter of a mil
lion dollars has been invested in patents, machinery and ap-
planes by which the crude cream Of tartar, being procured
direct from the wine districts of Europe and subjected in this
country to these exclusive processes, is rendered entirely free,
not only from the Objectionable tartrate of lime, but from other
foreign substances. This adds greatly to the cost of manufac-
turing Royal Baking Powder; but, as all its other ingredients
are selected and prepared with the same precise care, and re-
CARELESS of labor and expense, an article is produced that is
entirely free from any extraneous substance, and absolutely
pure in all respects. No lime, earth, alum, or impurity Of
any kind can, by inadvertence or by the use of adulterated
articles or otherwise, be introduced into the "Royal," and it
contains no ingredients except those certified by the most emf
nent chemists necessary to make a pure, wholesome, and per-
feet baking powder.
1t costs more to manufacture the Royal Baking Powder
than any other, but it is, as shown by chemical analysis, the
only "absolutely pure" baking powder made.
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Conference.

Conference Of the N. E. Church South viii be
held In ~Stevensville. Bitter Root Valley. com
menclng Thursday. the 2lst inst. It viii be
composed of the travelling preachers and lay
delegates chosen from various parts Of the terri
tory. There will be quite q u mbeF Of visitors
present, including several from . distance. A
party Of horsemen. consisting Of Revs. Stanley
Whitford and Eva. and Aessrs. Hrot 70, Of White
hall. Kemper and Gibbons, and perhaps others.
are going BY way Of the trail. which requires
only two days travel from Anaconda. 1t will
be q pleasant rip. Persons de.lstng TO visit the
great Bitter Root Valley can find no better time
to 20.
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SIVice

For SOM time past Nessrs. Beal and McCiary,
who are " rkiug Q placer mine In German
Gulch. about twenty miles from Butte, have hsd
an idea that somebody was tampering with the
8 u &c boxes Last Thursday . man was put 10
work watching the boxes. which resulted IN the
capture of four Cinnamon. On Tuesday morn
Ing q couple Of officers were sent to the scene Of
the robbery for the purpose Of bringing the
Cinnamon to Butte. They were accordingly
brought In town and lodged In jail. Their pre-.
liminary examination will be had to-day.
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Arrested, But Escaped.

We find the following In the Nurrayville Sun
of the 7th inst. The party mentioned Is well
known In tutte: Bon Stanley was arrested In
Eagle yesterday by an officer from Montana on
a charge of robbery alleged to have been com.
mi ted somewhere in that territory Stanley
was brought before Judge Buck on . writ Of
hab.as corpus, but was remanded to custody to
await a requisi,ion from theG Governor Of Mon.
tana
Since the above is in type we learn that STAN
ley has made his escape and the country is be-
ing scou ed for his recapture. The charges
against him were robbery at Helena. and as
saul.ing a deputy sheriff at Eddy, Ntssoula
county.
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That Reduction at Wlckes.

Fon q gentleman who arrived from W'ckes
Yesterday We Learn that . reduction In waees
NJ ATTEMPTED, reports 70 the contrary notwith'
@'ding, but ~ the men al quit, the supe''n'
sadsnt rescinded the o'der. aud the men 70
SFned 70 work. As fast - new men ssr,ve IN
aas burg who are willing 70 work the str'keFs
se dsschayed. This accounts for men being
~oemand at Wickes.
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Personal.
J. H. Baker. Of Virginia City, Is In the city.

. H. Baker, Of VirRinis City, Is In the city.
MANAGER Mcguire went to Helena Sunday.
Phil shenon, Of Bannack. IN old timer dating
hack to IS. 1. viewing the great burg. He says
this Is the hottest weather he ever experienced
In Montana.
Z. 81. Anderson, business manager OF the
oe1en Herald, il in Butte taking . look at our
Immense mineral resources.
Fred L.. Smith, representing Johnston, Smith
4 Harrison, printers and photographers, Mime
apolis, Minnesota, paid the MINER ONCE . oal
yesterday.
SUPERINTENDENT D~oddridge, Of the Utah &
Northern. came up the road Yesterday.
Fred.J ]. Kiesel. one Of Ogden's rustling busi
nees men, IL stopping In the Silver City.
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Notice for Proving Win.

Notice for public alton Of time appointed fos
proving will. etc.; in the matter Ut the estate
Of Perry e. Trowbridge, deceased.
Pursuant to an order IF said court, made on
given. that Tuesday. the l2,h day of August,
A. D. 1854, at 2 o'c,Ock p. M. Of said day, at The
court room of said court. in Butte City, In the
County Of Silver B w. has. been appointed at
the time an: place f r proving the viii of said
the application Of Thomas c. Porter, for the
to him of Letters of Administration,
when and where any person interested may ap.
pear and contest the same.
r. C. KNOX,
Probate Judge and OF Oficio Clerk.
Dated this 3lst day Of July, A. D. 1854.
61.l2Id
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THERE are new 9,233,3OO head Of
cattle and "a, 234,6 37 sheep in thirteen
States and Territories Of the great
West. Texas heads the list with 4,41O,.
600 cattle and 7,877,5OO sheep. Cali
tornia is the second in the wool-grow-
ing list, b wing $500, 900 sheep, but
Colorado. Wyoming, and Montana lead
her in c~attle-raising, the figures being,
respectively: Colorado, 696, 1000;
Wyoming, 1901 900; Montana. 660. 900;
and California, $4,000.
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Physical Comfort from Old Newspaper.

Brittle "wood-rulp" newspapers are
more impervious to wind currents than
the thickest carpet. Three or four
layers of them with the air spaces be-
tween, are as good non-conductors as .
pla>tered wall with its minute air
cracks, or as an ordinary bed spread;
and one or two placed between the
blankets are equal to an extra quilt. to
keep in the warmth of the bodies of the
%sleeepers.
Tackled on the beams wei a cellar, .
few thicknesses of newspapers are equal
to an extra floor or ceiling placed there,
in keeping the rooms above warm.
Nailed up so that they will not be wet
by rain, around the horse and cattle
stalls, or the chicken abodes, or any
buildings occupied by animals, human
or otherwise, newspapers are warmer
than the outer boarl siding, rough or
planed; and they can lie renewed at
pleasure at 10 cost, and be removed in
spring for additional ventilation. In
short, the judi:ious uso of newspapers
may be made to save half tho fuel
in well-to-do homes, and su ply its
lack to the poverty. stricken. We call
the special attention Of benevolent So
ciet;es to this fact. Farmers may by
using newspapers ave much feed
otherwise used ~ by the animals in
keeping warm. Eggs will be far more
abundant if the hens are kept warm, by
lining their winter quarters with news
papers, and stock poultry go through
we'll on half the feed otherwise re-
quired,-Oranqe Judd in american
AQricutturist.
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SO

From Butte, on OF about July 4th 1894 geld
ings. one bay, with white stripe In are,
branded A on et thigh and letter r. with fig
IRE 4 underneath IN left shoulder Une bay,
same brand except that the 4 Is blotched. The
sbove reward wifi be paid for In ormation hat
will lead 70 their recovery.
Sd2&swz4 Butte, MT.
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DiscOuraging Youthful Genius.

A Marathon amateur who wrote to
the manager Of the Madison Square
Theater to know if there was an open
ing on the stage there for young actor,
received q reply that there were several
openings in the stage there, and if he
would come on he would drop him
through one of them with pleasure
Marathon Endependenk
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Wanted.

All hotels. restaurants and private families to
know that help OF all kinds can be had ut the
Montana Employment Office. opposite M,NEa
printing ONCE, On Vest Broadway. Hello II
ssnt to ali paris Of the Territory. All 0ldsrs
promptly filed II fare Is prepaid Address.
l6pQtoma. 106
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Proposals for Building Road.

Office until 10 q m. Monday, August Is. 1884, for
building . rad from the foot of Main street,
near Noy.s Il Upton's reservoir. thence running
direct to depot on q. 4 N. r. K, Profile OF cuts
and fills can be seen at County CT. rk's once
The right to reject any and all bids g reserved.
Said road to be Is feet wide. By order Of the
Board Of County Commissioners. S-1SA
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Bishop Brewers Appointments.

The allowing 10 . list Of Bishop Brewers ap
pointmeuts in 50 thern Montana:
Butte. Convocation, sunday. August "a.
Silver s tar. Thurtday. August q.
Sheridan, Friday. August q.
virsipia City, Sunday. August 81.
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The mountains of Gellivara, in tho
most northern part of Sweden, consist
Of pure magnetic iron, in immense
layers of several hundred feet in thick
ness upon the surface of the ground.