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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26
A Mt1ed-Up Case.

LONDON. March 25.-The Earl of
Euston, future Duke of Grafton, is
about to seek a divorce from his wife
on the plea that the lady's first hus.
band was living at the time of her
second marriage. The Countess will
submit in defense that when she
married her first husband she SUD-
posed him a widower, but he proved
to have another wife. and when she
learned this she abandoned him,
The case promises to be exciting and
interesting.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26
OLEOMARGAEINR.

Leading New York papers occa'
sionally find time to discuss othel
matters beside the all-absorbing ones
of tariff and politics. One that has
lately occupied considerable space in
their columns is, as aptly termed by
the World, "The Boom of Bad
Butter This subject is maGe a
prominent one from the fact that
recent Investigations have shown the
hurtful character of much Of the stuff
called "%butter," and the injury that
its manufacture and sale is working
to the dairy interests of tine country.
The journal referred to, is speaking
of it, says that from all the facts that
investigations furnish it Is inclined
to believe that butter is passing out
of existence very much as wax-tapers
and stage coaches did. Experts give
it as their opinion that the real article
is exceedingly scarce. Vast quanti-
ties of another substance have taken
Its place in the market. Milk,
which it says may not be generally
known to its readers, is a necessary
ingredient in the manufacture of
butter, is no logger put to that pur-
pose. It is mixed with water and
sold for cream. Machinery and
chemistry have come into the field.
and it does not'pay to make butter.
The fond delusion Rugged by the
world that it is still spreading its
bread and pancakes with the
product is aim st pitiable in the
light of recent facts. 1t isn't
thatat least ia certain. 1t il
its bread with tallow.
Oleomargarine has won its unctuous
way with marvellous rapidity.
Butter may be said to have been
exploded. They believe in
it as they believe in many things, but
it cannot be demonstrated. Every
analysis shakes their faith.
However let them be brave and
readjust their simple beliefs to the
of science. Butter is a
beautiful dream of youth, Let them
it to poetry, but in the stern
practical duties of life let them boldly
recognize the scientific factor of oleo-
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26
Minister Sargent,s Rem.u

Berlin, March 25.-Minister Gar
gent! In proposing a toast to Emn oar
William at the dinner given nn
occasion of the openins, ~ the
neror W. W;,, Exchange, said "Em.
seana OF all foreigners VIM Inc
n,oun1 nm: He will continna i've i've
a s1riaa ! 4 history. He is a1rea a%,
t@I;feG ~ mankind. irrespec aHteaa ~
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26
Mississippi Overflow,

WASHINGTON, March Is -- Hon,
J. Floyd King. member of Congress
from Louisiana, received the follow.
ing telegram from Rodney, Missis-
sippi: The Kemp levee gave way al
1915 to-day. This makes the dlsas-
ter complete and the Mississippi VAL
ley one vast inland sea. This will
make the loss beyond calculation, to
say nothing of the loss of life and suf-
fering to the people. Floating RATS
will be the only places of abode.
Congress must come to u relief and
feed the people at once. I believe
the best mode for the distribution Of
supplies is through the engineers in
charge of the river improvements, as
they have every appliance necessary
and less waste and imposition would
attend their efforts.
(Signed) E. L. WHITNEY.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26
Rates Reduced,

NEW YORK, March 25.--Comluis.
sioner Fink issued the following no.
lice IN accordance with a demand
MADE for the reduction of rates in
Dullion; ETC.: Notice is hereby given
lnat, taking effect March 26, rate on
oulllon bars in a loads lots, will be
~ cts. per 100 pounds, and on pig
lead, IN car loads, 20 cts. Del 100
pounds, from Chicago to New York.
unese reduced rates apply only on
tne articles named and are not guar
anteeo ior the current year, but may
Oe advanced at 10 davis notice
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pr1MMELLED BY PROXY.
How a wrathv Woman Whipped
the Wrong Man.
detroit Free Press.

detroit Free Press.1
A few evenings since a pedestrian
who was walking Beaubien st., met a
couple of citizens one of whom was
Staggering drunk and was being as
sisted along by the other.
Taking him homer" querled the
"Not exactly" chuckled the other.
"Then what are you doing with
him?"
Before replying to the question the
man moved his drurkard up against
the fence and braced him up. Then
he softly explained;
II live Just around the corner. I'm
in the habit of going home drunk
about three times a week, and the
| old woman IL always waiting, ready
for me-"
"Well?"
"Well, Pm going to send this man
| along by the house. The minute the
old woman nears his step she'll bound
out with the broom stick and make
the splinters fly, and it will be worth
500 when she discovers that she d
been l%arruping the wrong man."
HE may get hurt" -.
II reckon he may, but I've paid
him fifty cents in advance. Come
along and see the greatest show on
EARTH"
The ihebriate was Strengthened up
and led to the corner, and there las
companion said to him:
Nov keep in the middle of the
walk and wait for me on the next
corner"
Shertingly-shertingly-I'll waiz
FIR you NJ on corner, an We'll have
nozzer drink tOgeZZer!"
He started off with q lurch and a
roll, and had scarcely reached the
middle of the block when a door
opened, a woman bounded out like
a cat. and the exhibition began. She
had a whip in her hand, and didn't
stop to ask questions. The drunkard
uttered a whoop as the first blow hit
him, and in his hurry to get away
he fell into the slush and lay there.
When the woman had given him
about thirty cuts, and had stopped to
rest her arm, the two men advanced
and the husband called out;
MARY, darling. what We up to?"
is that you, Henry?'
ut is."
"Aud you amt drunk?"
mot q Bit"
Sand I've hasted the wrong man.?
"You have!"
She threw down her whip and sat
down OF the curb stone and gave way
70 tears. Presently the husband
came closer and said; :
"Mary, it was only a joke. but Pm ;
for it. Odds is the difference to :
you whether I'm drunk or sober, so :
hat you have your fun. Here, my :
take the whip and lay it on !
i'll you can't rest!" :
She sprang up, brushed away her q
ears, and when the pedestrian e
kipped out the drunkard was trying :.
o crawl through a picket fence and r
he husband stood in the middle of :
he street calling out in encouraging +
ones: q
"That's it, Mary; that's bringing g
ut the dust till l can't see the lamp +
'OSt on the cOrner!n -
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ANCIENT VOL1NS.
A Doctors Test Of the Superiority
of His Cherished Amatl.

~Uncle Bill" in Chicago Herald)
A collection of old and celebrate.
vioIins is an EXHIBIT at the Barthold
statue show. To q casual observe
they look ordinary and uninterestlnl
There are nine of them, and they ar
in q glass case that bears no abe
calculated to arouse enthusiasm
Ninety nine visitors in a hundred
pass them by contemptllously. "AnC
! they deserve it," said a bystandel
when this disregard of the treasure:
was commented upon. "There is NJ
greater nonsense In the whole range
of ancient violins. The very mel
who 90 into raptures over an ole
specimen can't tell You why or how
it differs from the workmanship OF
the present day in the same line"
"Ah, but think of the associations,
urged an enthusiast, DR.. s B. Tuth.
i'll, of Brooklyn. "Look here at this
| Amati-a genuine specimen, with an
authenticated history. 1t is more
than 200 years old. Cardinal Ottibeni
| played it along about 100. From
the pomp of Catholic ceremonial
| music making it was transported to
the court of England, where Handel
himself accompanied its solos with
a h~arpsichord. George III. drew a
bow across it at the end of its first
century. Thus it went from the
hands Of a pope to those of a royal
profligate. Afterward it became the
pr operty of Ole Bull, who used it a
great deal in his coacerts and left 1t
to his widow"
All this was po0h-poohed. Even
DR.. Tuthill's own exhibit, another
Amati, commanded no respect, al
though politeness protected it from
ridicule. Three countrymen came
along. Two only gave a glance at the
violins, but the third stopped at them
His remarks disclosed him as a id-
dler, but he, too, was devoid of ap-
probation. He guessed he'd put his
own fiddle into a glass box when he
got home and charge so cents to look
at it. The doctor was nettled.
HE is q Philistine, like the rest of
yOu," he said, 'but I'll let him be a
judge whether or not there is any
extra merit in my Amati. He shall
play it and decide the question
1t vas a morning hour. and the
of Design, in which the
is held had only a score or
so of inmates. The doctor removed
violin from the case. 1t is in
constant use. and needed only
q few scrapes and crew turns to he
ready for the trial.
Il believe you play, my friend?"
be said to the countryman.
ooh, [ fiddle a little at home"
was the diffident reply.
A little urging, however, and he
.ook up the valuable fiddle End its
apparently worthless bow. You can
guess what he played. Money
of course; and with that Pc
rhythmic swing that sets ones
DOT to shutting almost uncontrolla-
to the figures of an imaginary
eel, no matter what may be the crit
cal opinion of the execution. There
vas no denying it; the rich, sweet,
ull tone was better than the average
# the sounds given out by violins.
WELL, what do you think of it?"
he doctor asked.
"That's the best fiddle I ever drew
bow across" was the reply; "what
70 you ask for it,"
Give thousand dollars"
The precious instrument was. for a
moment in great danger, for the fid-
Ter seemed about to drop it in his
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26

The first two months of 1854
brought 1887 immigrants to the
United States, or only 2,l2s less than
the same month of 1883. Germany
heads the list with 5,436, and Bis
marck ought to see that Germans will
come to the American hog if he will
not permit the American hog to come
to them. In other words, the German
people must have the cheap food of
the United States.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26
For Sweet Charity's Sake.

CINCINNATI, March 25.-Thirtv-
n cars OF corn contributed by the
citizens of ~Sedgewick county, Kan
sas, to the flood sufferers, were sold at
auction to-day on Change. There
was a large attendance and the bid.
ding was spirited. The first car was
bought by the Adams Express Com.
pany and the remainder were ali sold
to outside parties.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26
A Dakota Girl Proposes

"You dasn't do it,"
She stood in the door of the sane
tum looking down on US with a sor
of Observation-Disclosures look a.
she uttered the above remark. She
was a fine specimen OF female much
ness, done up in a suit of black
alpaca, from beneath which looked
out a pair of feet that gav9 us the i'm.
preston that the builder Of that piece
OF human architecture, to be sure O
having enough, had. completed the
hOofs first and put the remainder O.
the material into body; her grub
m0nopoliZers twitched nervousIy as
her eager gaze hungrily gulped US in.
"You dasn't do IT." she repeated.
"Do what?" we asked.
".Marry me-"
Marry your"
"Yes, you amt got the sand"
"You bet your life we have if you
have got the dust"
"That's what I have, pardner: and
the man that promises to sleep in nv
is welcome to it,"
"How're you tixed?"
"What's that?"
How're you fixed, how much
stuff have you got?'
''Stuft! suffering Jimtown man, 1
have got more stuff than I know what
to do with; I've proved up on a
homestead on the Goose river; 1 aln
holding down a tree claim in Dickey
county, have got a preemptioA claim
i've miles from La Moure, and have
got $4,000 packed away in my dilapi.
dated hosiery; amt that enough for
YEP"
old are you?"
II amt kept track of my age sence
l left the States, but my teeth're all
hunkey dore e, and you bet your
sweet existence I can kick higher'n
any dude in the town, who0p la!"
and with q whoop that would have
made a Piute shed his war paint
with envy, she swung her r ght tan
yard over head and kicked the paste
pot clean through a stuffed antelope,
YOU'RE a dandy old girl" we
whispered as VT fixed ourseIf so it
would be convenient to fall out the
window when she started her ant
crushers on another ex petition.
YOU'RE a dandy, but we're afraid.1
"Oh, yer needn't be afraid while
I'm around. I kinder reckon / kin
take care o. we all right"
mo, out you e I'm afraid Pm
afraid our tastes-."
TASTES, good Lord, man, I don't
taste nothin'; I could chew up u
whole stock yard and not taste it;
don't give me no trouble"
"Yes, but--but our tastes might |
be different; we might be unhappy"
What, yer amt goin' back on me,
II really don't think we could've
could get along as happily as a man
"Oh, yer sucker, I'm onter We. Yer
got me ter give away how much I'm
worth and now want ter break yer
promise. O, yer long necked, yelier-
paired, sour = complexioned dude
from Winnipeg. I've been in Dako-
too long ter be fooled by any of yer
'lim legged crowd. I'll larn yer
esson!' She moved majesticallv
;oward US, we felt her bean hooks
tighten on our coat collar, and things
to whirl. That was the last we
till we came to in our
boarding house on a cot, wnere the
loctor said we must stay till our leg
lealed and collar bone mended. We
hired u man to receive leap wear
proposals. FROM Dakota girls. and
lODe he'll last till tho soo9on nlo..s
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WOuldM't Have 1t That Way

EAST SAGINAW, Mich. March Is,
Last night a party of town people
went to charivari a newly-married
couple near the town of Coleman.
On their return they halted at the
residence of an old German named
Van Valkenburg and gave him q
a benefit. when he opened fire on the
party, killing a young man named
Cleave. Van V~alkenburg fled.
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Loss at Sea.

NEW YORK. March 25.-The brig
"A. J. Jewett," of Belfast, Maine,
Was wrecked on February 18th.
southeast of Cape Hatteras. during
a heavy gale. The ca, tain and cook
went down in the vessel. The rest
of the crew took to a boat, five OF
whom died from exposure. The
only survivor was picked up after be
ing "a hours in the boat.
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BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, March g.
Mrs. j. w. Summers died at her
home in Normal this morning from
the effects of labor in child birth
She was known to the amusement
world as Lillian De Garmo, her mai.
den name and was the most charming
soubrette on the stage. playing with
Nat Goodwin in "Hobbies" and other
we'll known plays.
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"A Crank On Woman Suffrage

NEW YORK, March 25.-John ".
Iloyt. Ex-Governor of Wyoming,
WHO Is here on business, has sent a
ietter to the Legislators of this State,
strongly recommending woman 7uf-
rage on account of his Official ez'
perlence Of its workings in Wyo,
ming, and saying if business allowed
~ ne would visit Albany and urge
the Legislature to enact a law to that
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26

The London Times says: 1.-The
standing army of the United States
is the minutest in existence; and yet
no country would dare gratuitousIy to
offer the Government an affront or to
do it all injustice"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26
THE POLAR PROBLEM
SOLVED.

Boston, or rathera Boston lecturer,
claims he has discovered the location
# Paradise. Strange as 1t may ap-
pear he locates that heretofore un-
known spot at the North Pole. The
discoverer is the Rev. DR.. Warren,
President of the Boston University.
In his paper upon the subject the
speaker stated he had published the
"true key to the Ancient cosmogony"
threeyears ago, in which the earth was
supposed to be a sphere with an ex-
actly perpendicular axis. The north
ern or celestial pole was deemed the
abode of the gods, the southern was
the home of the demons or evil spir-
its, while the intervening lands were
the habitations of shades. The paper
read upon the occasion referred to is
too long for reproduction here, but
the conclusions of the learned Doctor
may be mentioned. At the North
Pole, he says, less than one-ifth of
the time is spent in darkness, and
more than four-fifths in light. Hence
it is easy, he argues, to believe this
region to be the one referred to as
the land of beauty and light.
Such a land, says the Doctor, be-
fore the deluge might have been the
abode of men of extraordinary
strength and stature and longevity.
The popular impression that the far
north has ever been the region of I'M
endurable cold has been generally &C.
cepted. Science, however. has shown
that the earth Is a gradually cooling
body, and it was conceivable on sci-
entific reasons, that the regions
which first reached the temperature
to sustain organic life were at the poles
and. consequently, the life of the race
might naturally have been there.
Astronomy shows that this region is
more favored as regards light than
any other. No more than two sepa-
rate fortnights are passed in darkness.
and these are relieved by the stars
and the aurora borealis.
The exact length of the polar day
is an unknown quantity, and can be
only by observations on
the spot. Whoever seeks a location
for the terrestrial paradise, with re-
spect to light and darkness and celes- I
tial scenery, must seek 1t at the Arc
tic pole. Proofs were indicated to
verify the existence of a great CONT !
nent around the North Pole before :
Deluge, with a flora and fauna i
with its being the cradle l
the human race d
The more surprising feature of the -.
ecture is found in the omission by !.
he learned gentleman in not locating . .
he abode of Adam at Boston. Mount -
1olyoke would answer very we'll for :.
Ararat and among the rude imple- =
aents used by the aborigines of Mas :
achusetts, and carefully preserved by .
he relic gatherers ofthe State; might
q traced resemblance to those sup o.
osed to be used by Abel in cultivat- %
1g the soil, to add to the interest of Of
10 pleasing supposition. For it will
Q noticed the Doctors theory is not
ased upon known facts but upon de- t.
uctions drawn from hypothetical Ct
ir
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Fire.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 25.-
This morning, at half-past l, the mer-
camille establishment of F. e. War
ner Il Co. took fire and burned, total
loss about $4,000, with insurance,
$1,000. The Inter-Ocean Hotel
narrowly escaped destruction. The
origin OF the fire cannot be traced.
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New Bleachinu procs-

SALEM, o.. March 25.-La.t night
an exhibition was made of the new
oleacnllg process which is thought
wll! reVoiutlonize the bleaching
business throughout the world. The
e process requires but a few hours.
mere Is scarcely any loss in weight
ana none of the fibre, and the cloth
never miidews.
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C1TY OF Mexico, via Galveston
March 25.-The new revenue stamp
TAX regulating the rate of discounts
on railway tickets is not yet pub
1lshed. 1t is understood to be two
Genus on every $40 or fraction thereof
instead of one as now. The tax ap'
plies only to railways.
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An Eastern journal asks: "Where
Is that Garfield monument ?" Give
it up. The only thing that equals the
spontaneousness with which this
country proposes a monument is the
unanimous cordiality with which it
isn't built.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26

The San Francisco Examiner rises
to remark: That it becomes more
painfully evident every day that
Ohio does not tip when Arthur
treads on the outer edges of the
Sfato
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26

All hope OF finding little Charley
McComas among the Apaches is
gone. 1t will be remembered the
little boy was taken by those In
dams when they killed his father
owe q year ago.
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Fatal Row.

STEUBENvILLE, o., March 25.-In
q row this morning between railroad
laborers, two brothers named joyce
wero severely beaten. One of them
had his skull crushed with an axe.
and will die.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26

WASHINGTON, March 2.-AmoDy
the memorials presented were seyersI
protesting against the passage of bill,
before the Senate relating to patents
or any bills that may be injurious to
the interests of patentees.
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The HAlert1

LONDON, March 3.-The sloop
Alert" presented by England to
America for the Greeley expedition.
was to-day put IN commission. She
will sail for America Thursday under
command of Lieut.. Goodrich, u. s. n.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26

Although Ben Butler has dropped
completely out of sight at present, he
will be heard often enough and loud
enough before next November.
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Astronomer Proctor says the planet
Jupiter is IN the same state the earth
was 100000 years ago. That as
sertion needs corroooration. What
does Susan B. Anthony say about it?
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-26

The Morning Journal says a Bos-
ton nan has Invented u machine to
cut coupons off bonds. 1t will be al
inestimable boon to Montana ed
if0ro
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WOman's Weight.
(Cincinnati Enuuirer.1

When a bulky woman is seen In
the street, with an exterior OF irreg.
ular folds and draperies, the observer
can't tell how much of it is human
and how much earniture. 1t might
be a slender woman with a great
amount of garment, or a plump one
with only a thin stimulation of heavy
covering. 1t is now, more than at
any other season of the year, possible
to graduate ones outlines. BY the
Way, | had a letter lately asking lust
how thick a woman ought to be in
proportion to her height. Of course.
q very. young girl may becomingIy
be thinner than a matron, but +
MN that l have been about right
III making ur the following table:
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Five feet In height should weigh Inc
rive feet one inch should weigh. ice
FIVE feet two inches should Weigh 10
Five feet three inches shnuld weioh 10 -
Five feet four inches should weioS Or
1--WE .et dve inches should weish......" ia
Eve leet SIX inches should weigh .......,.... ia
rlve1eet seven inches should WeiRh...""' in
Eve ieet eight Inches should weigh,....-" tx
rive ieet nine inches should weigh...." ia
eve ieet tell inches should weigh .-- 1So
rive feet eleven inches should Weiph..."" tx
IL feet should weigh, 100
II you take that for a standard con,
slider also your configuration. IF Won
are womanly in shape, that is to saw.
II your lines are distinctly curved 6v
your framework of bones as we'll 20
oy nesh, you do not need quite 50
much weight for your height a. if
you were of the strai ght up and down
order. In selecting an out of door
garment you ought to choose it with
reference to what kind of a basis vonr
form provides Tor the proposed cIost
OF wrap. It isn't necessary to reveal
your knowledge to any BODY else h"t
maker Il mean vonr ID S,e 1u'
maker but it is a fact that the nron s
OF woman is woman. the nar.
Llcolar study being herself. WIKI Ra. >
view 10 artistic Improvement Will