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History Glass. Attention.

Name some # the most important
events that have happened in American
history:
1920. Landing made on Plymouth
Rock.
1921. First Thanksgiving kept. No
turkey.
1922. First Westinghouse built.
164O F rst printing press.
1648. Witches first hung.
1919. Men are commanded to wear
short hair.
1862. More witches hung in Salem.
1902. Yale College founded in New
1704. First newspaper printed At
Boston.
17u5. Coffee is tasted.
ITO. Tea is tried, but taxation makes
it costly.
I'LL. Postoffice started.
172l. Potatoes planted as a eurios-
ity. Singing by note in the meeting
houses, which caused great deal of
trouble.
1740. Tinware manufactured.
1855. An organ built, but not al
lowed to be played III the meeting
house.
1856. Benjamin Franklin invents the
lightning rod.
1850. First attempt at fashion. COL
lars are worn on shirts and chaises ap-
pear.
1865. Liberty talked Of. No more
using of stamped paper.
ITO. Wooden clocks made.
1913. Trouble begins about tea; chests
of it thrown into Boston harbor.
1774. The streets Of Boston are
lighted with oil-lamps.
1880. Umbrellas used by few rich
people, and laughed at.
1902. Silk worms raised, and in few
houses silk carpets are seen.
1795-16OO. Pantaloons take the place
of breeches for ordinary wear, and plates
are used at breakfast and tea.
1907. A steamboat on the Hudson.
1917. Stoves first appear in meeting
houses, although some think they showed
more fire than religion.
1918. A steamboat on Long Island
Sound.
1919. A steamer goes across the At
lantic.
1923. Gas in Boston. Coal. Steel
pens take the place of quilts.
1928. Raffles disappeared from shist
fronts.
1928. Love apples are tasted hesitat-
ingly, but are found novel and palatable,
and are called tomatoes and used as
vegetable.
1882. A railroad built.
1888. Matches used instead Of the
tinder-box.
1887. First paper money used, called
shin-plasters.
1889. Envelopes first used.
1899. Daguerreotypes are taken.
1874. First electric message sent.
1347. Sewing machines invented.
1858. Ocean cable laid. Only one
message sent for about ten years.
1861. Quarrel between North and
South breaks out. Monitors built, lots
of paper money used and years spent in
fighting.
1865. Abraham Lincoln assassinated.
1871. Chicago burned.
1876. Party in Philadelphia called
the Centennial.
1877. Silver coming into use again.
1881. Garfield assassinated.
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Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, August 8. - The
Acting Secretary of the Navy has
cabled Rear-Admiral Davis, in COM
mand Of the Asiatic squadron, to be
guided by the same instructions for
the protection of American citizens
in China as were given at the out.
break of the Franco>Chinese hostil-
ities.
In order to avert a much possible
continued decrease in the gold re-
serve, which now amounts to little
over $ll7 OOO,OOO,as compared with
$l42 O0O,UOO on the first of May, 1t
has been decided % restrict further
payment of gold certificates from the
treasury and where possible to make
payments In other funds than in
gold or its immediate paper repre-
SontAtiVeS.
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CHICAGO, August 6.-rhe 1a,eu.
s Ucean says editorislly: 1t now ioors
very much as if Chicago would Tss Ioss
its supremacy as q cattle market 9t Gt
IS certainly pursuing q course which
, heeos only to be persisted in a little
longer to prove fatal. There ia to.Gav %
contagious disease of deadly natnrss s
raging in the southwest. and vet
cattle from that fever stricken region v,
continue to pour into the Union
STOCK yards. This ia madness and
every day the foundations of the cat- u
tle trade Of Chicago are being under.
mined. 1t will not take lonp to do
tne suicidal work effectively. Shin
pers in Wyoming, Colorado, Mon
tana, and the northwest generallv
Will seek an outlet where their stock
will be unexposed to the Texas fever
canada will soon be In q condition to
AFFORD an outlet for northwestern
cattle, and over that most northerlv
ro"te our best beeves will surely 90
giving Chicago wide berth.
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Fire nt the Capitol.

WASHINGTON, August g. Early
this morning fire was discovered
by the police 1T the Capitol in large
ciostt adjoining the clerks
Office on the House side. 1t had ap-
parenlly been burning some time.
for which the watchman. warned
by the smell of burning paint, en-.
tered the clerks Office and opened
the closet door, the flames burst forth
fiercely and it took half all hour to
get them under control. 1t was
finally extinguished without much
damage. Only the fact that the
closet had fire proof walls prevented
disastrous conflagration. The
watchman says if the fire had &C.
cured in some of the rooms on the
upper floor, the law library for In.
stance, they would probably not
have beeh able to discover 1t untll
beyond control. The origin OF the
fire is unknown. The closet was
locked and contained nothing but,
members accounts for stationery,
which have been accumulating for
twenty wears. The Watchman was
oh iged to break the window to the
clerks room.
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A Sensational Divorce Case.

LONDON, August 6.-The trial of
action for divorce brought by Mrs.
emma Tyahs against her husband.
Frank Tyans, both members of the
tyceum theatre, began to-dcy.
Defendant testified that he inter.
ceptcd letter from his wife to Mr..
Haviland and another member of
the company while the company
was hlllng an engagement in Boston.
he thereupon went to Haviiand's
dressing room where he assaulted
and disiguTed him. The Judge
questioned Havlland and the latter
admitted t. at improper relations had
taken place between them. This
statement was denied by plaintiff
who declared it conspiracy to de-
Drive her of her child.
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A Robbers Appreciation Of Genius.

As the Italian poet, Tasso, whose
misfortunes We're rs great as his genius.
was on one of his journeys between
Rome and Naples, he fell into the hands
OF banditti, who immediately proceeded
to plunder him and his fellow-travelers.
But no sooner did the captain Of the
band, the celebrated Marco Sciarra. OF
Abruzzi, hear the poet pronounce his
name, than, with tokens of admiration
and respect, he set him at liberty; nor
would he permit his followers to plum
der Tasso's companions A prince of
royal or imperial birth confined the
poet in mad-house for more than
seven years; the great and wealthy
left him to precarious life, which was
often a life Of absolute want; the ser-
vile men OF letters uf his day loaded him
with abusive and most unjust criticism;
but mountain robber by the roadside
controlled in his favor the very instinct
Of his gang, and kissed the hand OF the
author OF "Gerusalemme. ."-The Eye.
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EXPERTS on B,OOd Stains.

Referring to some recent expert tes
timonv As to blood stains the Micro
scope says: Human blood cannot be
told from dogs blood, except under
favorable conditions. and not invariably
then" Mr.. Woodward, Of Washing
ton, says: The average of all the
measurements of human blood l have
made is rather larger than the average
Of all the measurements of dogs blood.
But it is not rare to find specimens of
dogs biz cd in which the corpuscles
range so large that their average size is
larger than that of many samples OF
human blood" When it is remember
ed that the ME asurements Of human
blood by so-calIed high authorities vary
from 1-305O to 1890 of an inch, expert
testimony on the subject takes on Sc
rious aspect. and iuries should receive
it with great caution.
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Chinese Proverbs.

There seem to be very few Europea:,
proverbs which have not been paral
leled in the Flowery Kingdom, and in-
deed it makes the world appear smaller
than ever when one finds that the Chi
Ecse, a couple or 10000 years ago,
| thought and sad the same things that
our ancestors crystallized into proverbs
under such differing conditions. Mr..
Giles says of the Chinese proyerbial
phi osophy: Most Western proverbs,
maxims, household words, etc., are to be
found embedded therein: sometimes ex-
pressed in strictly identical terms, at
other times differing only in point of
local color. Here are few which will
be recognized ut once:
One actor does not make pla
Out of the VOLTS lar into the tigers
mouth.
Prevention is better than cure.
Better living dog than dead lion.
AS the twig is bent the trees inclined.
When the eats away the rats play.
1t is the unexpected which always
happens.
Oxen till the fields and rats eat the
corn.
Better be a fowls back than a bull
locks rump.
And here are a few the flavor of which
is more decidedly Chinese, though some
OF them have long been common prop
erty:
Deal with the faults of others as
gently as tn your own.
A man thinks he knows, but woman
knows better.
No medicine is as good as a middling
doctor.
No needle is sharp at both ends.
Straight trees ire felled first.
Only imheciles want credit for the
achievements of their ancestors.
Better dog and peace than man in
war;
Don't break vase for shy at rat.
livery one gives shove to the tum-
bling wall.
You can't chop thing as round as
you can pare it.
He who rides tiger cannot dismount.
l. Politeness before force.
Don't make dumplings in teapot.
Don't take po.e-ax to kill fowl.
Money makes blind man see.
A near neighbor is better than dis
liant relation.
Women share adversely better ti.an
prosperity.
There is abundance of shrewdness and
homely wisdom in these and scores
more of Chinese proverbs and sayings
given by Mr.. Giles, and in many of the
specimens OF literary style there is all
elegance and evidence Of ripe culture
which indicate that fully thousand
years ago China had attained place in
literature such as no Western nation
attained until much later. r.-New York
Taibune
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Snake River Gold.

Several weeks since H. s. Cheasbro with q
force of men gathered up something like ton
of black sand on Snake river, near Walter &
McOuats ferry. and sentit to Omaha for test
ing. 1t had never been supposed that this sand
ontained gold, and it had never been tried;
the question being how to get rid Of 1t IN min
ing the banks and bars of the river. Mr. Ches-
bro iuforms us that he has just received the
returns fro u the sand sent to Omaha, and the
test proved to be worth 1854 per ton. The result
Was as unlocked for as startling; and he thinks
that on the strength of it the Rhode Island Co..
to whom he sold his interest on snake river,
will now come ou. and go ahead with the dam
and other contemplated work; in fact. they
write that such Is heir intention-Boise Dem
oerat.
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Confederate Reunion.

GALVESTON, August GA NesOs
Dallas special says: The reunion of
tx confederate soldiers, under tue ans
pices of the Confederate Society IF
the Missouri. opened here to day and
continues three days. Ten thousand
ex-suldiers are visitors in the city
The camp is pitched two miles north
Of here, on Longs lake. Governor
Ireland responded to Colonel Nit h
ellis address of welcome. Many
distinguished Southerners ale pres
ent. Jefferson Davis, in his letter of
regret, paid a glowing tribute to the
bravery Of General Albert Sidney
Johnston, of Texas.
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x-.AOTLY.
A Good Story But a Little Fishy.

While MINER faber-pusher was taking a
'pin up Main street In search of few items, he
ram an across bsvy Of old-timers congregated
outside of Newkirk's saloon, among them X
Bejdler and Jim Whitlach, the quartz king With
hi> usual disposition to make thugs pleasant
for al. aroa..d him, Jim introduced the scribe
to the old time hunter of road agents and horse
thieves. The reporter expressed himself much
Ile,sed at meeting the renowned bear hunter.
and a>ked him if he could not dish up story
for the MINER. "Well," sid X. II haven't
kill d any bar lately, but I'LL Birken to. d me a
bar stor. the other day that just about aaunts
the rag par excellence over any of the bar
stories they've told on me. You See, Bill was up
in the Crazy Mountains. in Meagher County,
hunting antelope. and had had bad luck all
day. He hadn't seen anything TO shoot at that
wore har aud was just about ready to strike for
home disguised when he heard noise between
a snort and grunt right next to him. He
wheeled around. cooked bis gun. and there
stood big grizzly not more than ten feet from
him and staring him right in the face Well.
Bill, You know, is terrible quick on the shoor
The bar started to turn around. but Bill banged
bar square in the mouth, but the Internal var.
mint turned end for end so suddlnt that the
ball struck Bill in the face and knocked one Of
his te. tn eut'
''That's pretty good bear lie," quo'h the re.
porter, 'but how are you on fish stories; they
say you're pretty good:'
Now" said X, II know that you wouldn't
believe that bar story, and that you wonld call
me liar, but amt going to give you fish
story. amt told a fish story in seven years.
slows that; did you experience change Of
heart seven years ago?' raid the reporter.
swell, you see," Beldler answered, 1T was
about seven years ago, I started from Helena
to Virginia City on the stage. JEFF Lowry being
the only other passenger. We were sailing
up Prickly Pear Valley when jeff got to
telling about the finest troul-fishing In the
Prickly Pear being oiled by the sawdust from
the mills above Why said I, 'sawdust don't
hurt the fish If they're handled right 'Hows
that9' say. JEFF. well, says l, down in my
country there's lots ef sawdu>t in trout streams.
The trout eat it like grasshoppers and i makes
'em flost like cork. I've seen them float on the
surface ill they got sunburnt, and they'd nearly
break their necks trying to keep their noses
under water. That's the time to catch 'em All
you've got to do is to throw lasso over their
tails and snake 'em in jeff did not say
" rd in an.wer to this It was too high for his
nut. He rode along in silence for about seven
miles, when he TUNED round, and fixing his
gaze upou me, in his peculiarly earnest manner
said: "X. you are id liar? l made up
my mind then never to tell any more fish
stories for fear OF having my word doubted"
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It ia about time Republican organs

It is about time Republican organs
should say something about the
author of the Morey letter. That
letter once furnished them a great
dea. of political capital, and they de-
clared it's author should be discovered
and held up to the contempt of the
world. He is not found, or if found
nroved to be one of themselves. Had
the authorship of the letter been
traced to q Democrat, the discovery
would have been heralded to the pres
ent time.
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MlSCELLANEOUS,

lscHT, August 6.-Tbe Emperors
william and Francis Joseph arrived
ut noon. The meeting between the
two was most cordial. Empress
Elizabeth received both at Ischt
station: An immense concourse
assembled outside the station, The
Austrian emperor and empress es-
corted Emperor William to the
hotel.
ST. Louis, August 6. - Experi.
ments are being made IN the Mis-.
souri, Pacific shops here with a view
to lighting the passenger coaches
with electricity, and it is thought
they will prove successful.
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Renehaw Opera House.

Another packed house greeted the
second appearances in Butte of ftheFay
Templeton Opera company last even
ing, upon which occasion Audran's
three act opera "The Mascotte" was
presented. The interest of the opera
does not consist in the plot. Tlat is
is very simple. A simple love affair
which ends happily as all we'll
and judiciously planned love
affairs should end-in the mar
riage of the hero and heroine.
The interest and fascination of the
opera is found in the fine singing,
excellent choruses, superior acting
and last, though the least, in the
beautiful forms and faces of the
magnificently costumed actresses and
in the splendid voices and richly
attired actors. AS the Mascotte,
Miss Templeton gave abundant
evidence of her finely cultivated
vocal powers and finish as an artistic.
Possessing q voice of singular sweet>
ness, compass and power, and an al
most faultless figure, she commands
the attention and enl!sts the SYM
pathies of her audience at once. The
charming little singer does not have
to "work" her way into
the good graces of her hear
ers; she captures them at once.
Her support is excellent. H H'rry
Brown as Prince Leopald, Mr.. Olmi
as Pirpo, the Shepherd, Miss Vane
as Prince Frederick and Lille West
az Flametta were all that could be
desired. There are others who richly
deserve special mention, but space
for il is not at command. Tonight
Ollvette will bs presented with Miss
Templeton in the title role.
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Promotion For Arctic Survivors.

WASHINGTON, August cit is
understood Secretary Lincoln has
decided upon promotion for the sur
vivors of the Greedy party. Stewart,
Reiderbeck and private Carroll will
be made sergeants and sergeants Brai
nard, Frederick and Long. second
lleutenants. Lieut.. Greedy 1t is un-
derstood, has refused to accept a
promotion 10 eaptaincy except
through the ordinary course. This
action on his part is highly appreci-
ated by those officers whose promo.
tion would have been deferred
tor two or three years lad ne &C
cented the Office. He Will be Or
dered to Washington about the first
of November and be occupied a
wear with his report.
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An Outrage.

Residents and property owners on
West Broadway, near Main, are just
ly indignant at the action Of the
street commissioner yesterday after
noon, in dumping a lot Of mud max
ing dirt in the middle of the street.
This dirt was taken from the excava-
ton made for the Morris Bros new
building, on Main street. There is
no earthly use for the dirt where it
was dumped. The street is high
enough and smooth enough without
it 1t is needed just as much Oh Main
street opposite the ground from which
1t was taken as it IS on that part Of
Broadway. From Main to Utah
street the thoroughfare is up to the
grade established by the city sur
veyor. AS it now stands, residents
just east OF Utah street are compelled
to fight the rush of water
in every hard shower to keep
the easements Of their business
houses from being flooded. The
buildings, are on the established
grade, and there IS no sense in ele-
waiting the street SO far above it as to
make the sidewalks the depository of
all the filth and loose dirt that are
gathered between them. All that
Broadway requires is dres ing of
gravel, not loose dirt that will make
mud and slush knee deep after
every shower. Utah street needs fill
ing, but to do that the dirt
would have to be hauled a few rods
further. The contractor may not
make so much but he would certain
ly the better serve the interests Of all
by keeping the dirt in his
carts until he reached that long neg
lected thoroughfare. The dirt al
ready dumped upon Broadway should
be removed. 1t Is an outrage upon
the residents of the street to put it
there. 1t is nuisance and should
be abated at once.
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Fire IN East Port lA nd,

!, SAN FRANCISCO, August 6.-At
East Portland, Oregon, a fire to- DAY
H;estroy I'd twebty-niue business build
,ags Estimated loss, $75, 900; insur-
ahce, $50 0DO. The greatest sufferer
sCharles LOCUS, on the building ana
ITontents of his meat packing house.
- ih1.s vs. 600, Insurance $1,000 Other
snulVldual losses under 5000. In.
'sTsnce we'll scattered.
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An Explosion.

NEW YORK, August 6.-By an ex-
plosion of benzine in Cbas. Fauke's
dying works, on Forty eighth street,
this morning, Edward Linderberg,
engineer, and Peter Bretz were
shockingly burned. The front of
the building five st'ries) was blown
into the street, and the building and
stable with two horses burned. A
beer saloon adjoining was demol'
iShed.
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Catholic Total Abstinence Union.

CHICAGO, August 6.-The four
teenth annual convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of
America began its session in the
Centennial Music Hall to-uay. Rev.
Father Cleary, of Wisconsin, prtsi-
dent of the union, called the dele
gates to order. After the appoint
ment of committees the convention
took q recess. A procession was
afterward formed and headed by the
clergymen in attendance proceeded
to the Cathedral where high mass
was sung and sermon preached by
Rev. Walter Elliott, of New York.
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SrabbinR ARRAY at Anaconda.

From gentleman who arrived In Butte last
evening from Anaconda we learn that stab
ing atfray, quite serious iu Its nat re- occurred
in that burg Tuesday evening. 1t seems that
George Miller and another party. whose name
we are unable to learn, had been drinkidg
quit. freely ir the brewery. A discussion arose
and words led to blows. In the melee Miller
was stabbed eight times. He received five digs
In the back, one in the leg, one in The hand
and one in the face. The party who did tho
stabbing made his escape and was last sean st
Silver Bow. probably making for Butte.
Nillsr's wounds are not considered serieus.
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AN old man was fast going to his
"windowless palace of rest and the
minister, with number of friends,
stood by his bedside. do you know
me-" asked the minister, gently. "Oh,
yes, I know you all" DO YOU feel
that you are sinking?" Yes, sir; I'm
not long for life on this side of the
river" you realize, then. your situa-
tion?" Perfectly, sir" And are
you afraid to die?" Not a bit, sir. !"
"You are brave man" Il think am.
sir; I was married four times. "-Mer
chant 7raveler,
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ALBANY, August 6.-Gov. Cleve-
land leaves Albany tomorrow after
noon for upper Ssranac lake. in the
Adirondacks, where he probably will
pass q two weeks vacation. The
governor states that all rumOrs CON-
cerning his letter of acceptance are
without foundation. The governor
received a delegation of French Cana
dians, residents of the United States,
who are boldiDg a convention.
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Circular From the ANTI Monopoly Com
mittee.

circular From the Antt.MonOpOAy S~"
mittee.
CHICAGO, August 6.-The follow
Ing will lie sent out tomorrow 10 eacn
member of the national anti-monop-
oily Cmmitte-:
CHICAGO August :, 1854.
DEAR SIR: Under instructions from
the Convention of May l4th 1t be-
comes the duty of the national COM
mttee to select candidate for vice
President of the U"ited S ates. For
this purpose and for the transaction
otfother important business, the MEM
b-rs of said committee are hereby
notified to meet at their heaoquar-
ters, in the Briggs House, Chicago,
at II a. m. Saturday, August Is, 1854.
You are earnestly urged 10 be pres
emf. (Slgned)
JOHN f. HENRY, Chairman.
b. sHIvELEY. Secretary.
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Bu1l.HeAded Deler.<..

TIP hS;rpRlNaFIELD. Ohio, August g.
..;ns anls evening the 53Oth ballot for the
Eighth Congressional Dlstrict was vac
cast, each county standing solid for
nn Us own candidate, just as on the frat
oallot. The only cnange of import
ance which took place was the adon-
zion OF a restriction affirming th.
pLinclple offered yesterday by the
of the committee on reao.
and at that time voted down
~ 70 Iae effect that each delegate was
at hoerty to vote as he pleased. This
was Today adopted unanimously. A
nreak and nomination is looked for
'o'