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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-15
Local News.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From tuesdays Daily.
Three tickets in the field: "yo
AS your money and takes YOU
bciee."
Afghting boom has struck Butt
.psre in the face. ut never rain
but it pours.'
A bucking broncho created plent,
amusement for a crowd at Taylor
sction stable Sunday afternoon.
Three John Does were each finet
I've and costs yesterday by Judg,
Wilcox for making things howl tn,
night preceding.
Provided the wires are in goot
vaking order tonight, the M1NET
will endeavor to furnish it's reader.
With the latest news from Ohio.
Much interest was manifested by
le sporting fraternity Yesterday in
regard to the MITCHELL cCaffery
igbt, an account of which can be
bund in our Geographic columns to-
day,
This is doubtless Indian summer.
Cd, crisp evenings and frosty morn
ngs, and the most delicious, tran
gsrent, brilliant atmosphere through
ut the day. Montana autumns are
lot excelled anywhere on this CONT
tent.
The Olive Branch mine, located op-
tsite The Colorado concentrator. has
Feently been leased to a company of
spitalists, who through Mr.. E. u.
synolds, have made all the neces-
ay arrangements for the purchase
Of machinery, pumps, ETC., for the
Gccessful development Of the lead.
In view of the number of minor
crimes being committed by some of
Batte's embryo state>men-.the proper
name would be hoodIums-would it
not be a good idea for the officers to be
Oh the alert and when one is caught
incarcerate him in Jail for a few days?
This might have a tendency to put a
check on some of the cussedness 60
ing on every day in the city.
very pleasant reunion of old and
long time tried friends was held at |
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel |
Nelch last evening. Mr. and Mrs. !
John Kelley were present and
aVored the company with several of
heir choicest selections of music, |
Ars' Kelley presiding at the piano,
md Mr.. Kelley drawing his magic
The Grand March in Norma
rendered in exquisite style and
Willie has gone to the War" was
sng as only such an artist as Mr..
can sing it. Altogether it
a most enjoyable gathering and
nose present will long treasure its
'nelnberance with pleasant mem
lies OF the host and hostess who did
IN their power to render the occa-
IN agreeable to all.
Yesterday afternoon a couple of
ung hoodlums. not having any
Vlltry on hand at that particular
'ment, concluded to make things
Nm for an inoffensive Chinaman
10 was engaged IN saving wood at
{ residence of Henry Jonas. The
'lgolian chased them away and
urned to his work, thinking the
Us had had enough fun with him.
Was mistaken. One of the boys 1
ked up a rock and hurled it at the
luaman, striking him in the eye
j completely binding him. The
'r fellows lamentations were long
loud, aud only till some parties
'eared on the scene did he cease.
was taken to a surgeons office
by where prompt attention was
him. He ill probably lose
sight of his eye.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-10-15
Cholera Notes.

ROME, Oct. 14--During the past
"A hours 40 fresh cases of cholera
and l04 deaths are reported in Italy,
including 81 cases and AZ deaths at
Naples.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24
MARRIED HER FATHER.
A Locked Door in Philadelphia Church
Results i'm Singular Ceremony.
PHILADELPHIA Telegram.1

The strange scene has been presented here
Of Clergyman of fashionable church join
ing in matrimony father and daughter.
The details have just become known, and the
story is now the chief topic OF society gossip
Invitations we're issued TO large number
OF Philadelphla's most fashionable people to
be present at the Church of the Epiphany to
witness the marriage of Wilson Mitchell, a
young society gentleman, to Miss Fanny
Kessler, the daughter of Mr.. John
Kessler, Jr. The wedding had been arranged
in the usual English style, and the bride was
TO have been met at the church steps by the
groom.
The groom was expected to como through
the door OF the vestry room, but the door
showed no signs OF opening. The clergyman
evidently did not understand the situation,
though IL was evident from the ripo o of ex-
element that something was wrong. The
bride turned pale and clutched her fathers
hand convulslvely.
The awkwardness of the situation was in
creased when in solemn tones the minister
began to read the marriage service. He had
reached the middle OF the service when the
door at tie foot of tie nave was thrown open,
and Mr.. Mitchell, attended by his best man,
came rushing up the aisle. By some means
the ycstry door had been locked. and tho two
gentlemen were thus prevented from making
their entrance. Tie ceremony was again
begun, but the young lady received IA severe
shock.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24
The London "Uncle.v

One of the most curious phases OF
the English pawnbroker's business is
the Saturday night and Monday morn
ing trade in connection with the Sunday
clothes of his customers. Strange as it
NAV seem, il is nevertheless true that
there are thousands OF workingmen in
London and other large towns whose
-go-to-meeting clothes are only
in their possession one day week. Reg
ularly Saturday after Saturday you may
see "Uncle's" door besieged by o crowd
of women and children waiting with the
patience born of experience to take
their turn to redeem the family's Sun
day clothes. They go away one after
another with their bulky packages
tightly rolled and neatly pinned and if
you go to the same spot on Monday
morning. you may witness the same
melancholy procession returning with
the well-known parcel. The young
man behind the counter seems to be
acquainted with every bundle and
every person. Here. Johnny" he
will say, where's your fathers waist
coat?" or MARY, if your father greases
his trousers like this every time. l
shan't make you the same advance"
"Please, SIR" perhaps Mary will reply,
times" 1t is sad sight for the social
economist; but it has been so for years,
and were it not for the humble class of
small regular customers the pawn
brokers' business would not be what it
is. All the poor wretches are week
behind. They have, owing to illness,
lack of work, or dissipation, once fallen
in arrears, and have never been able to
recover themselves. 1t is pitiable to
contemplate. The interest paid on
these small, frequently renewed loans
during the course of the year is as
founding. Just take case in point.
Some fine day the head of the family
has been pressed for money, and put
his Sunday suit in pawn, Just till
get my wages on Saturday" When
payday comes he takes ont the clothes,
repaying the loan, and interest; hut he
has got behindhaad somehow, and the
clothes have to go in again on Monday
morning, and so on from years end to
years end Say the clothes are worth
G3. Uncle" would perhaps advance
him Il. For that accommodation he
pays sd every Saturday when the
clothes are taken out, and Id every
morning for the ticket when they are
put in again. With tifty-two weeks in
the year these payments represent 81
IS per annum, out of which "Uncle"
has only to pay the cost of printing the
tickets and provide storage room. Sup
posing the pawnbroker has only e200
out in this way, he receives every week
Go interest and tickets; the total return
for the use of the GOO being f460, or a
clear profit of e260 per annum, without
any risk.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

SURGEON VALPEAU is reported by the
Paris Figaro as saying to a prisone,
about to be executed: you know tina,
one of the most interesting questions
of physiology is whether any ray OF
memory, reflection, or real sensibility
survives in the brain of man after the
fall of the head. In the morning when
the knife falls 1 shall be at your side,
and your head will at once pass from
the executioner's hands into mine ]
will then cry distinctly into your ear,
'Couty de la Pemmeraise, can you al
this moment thrice lower the lid OF
your right eye while the left remains
open ." The next day, when the sur.
geon reached the condemned cell, he
found the doomed man practicing the
sign agreed upon. A few minutes later
the guillotine had done its work, the
head was in Vslpeau's hands, and the
question put. Familiar as he was with
the most shocking and CHASTITY scenes,
the surgeon was almost terrified when
he saw the right lid fall, while the
other looked fxedly at him. Again y
he cried. The lids moved, but they did
not part 1t was all over.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24
One OF John Il. RaymOnd's Stories.

II will tell you story of fellow
who haunted me in q certain Western
city-never mind names--and who
wanted me to read his play. He bore
a letter Of introduction from friend
of mine who knew as much about plays
as you do, Judge, about Choctaw."
"Was it as bad as you anticipated?'
Judge, il was worse. 1t was deadly.
Five acts, and it took him forty-five
minutes TO read tire first. / let him
wander through the vast desert of the
second act, with never an oasis in sight,
when l gasped and sank down in my
chair. l told him l was i'll, and, excus-
ing myself, went down stairs. L dali
lied around for fifteen minutes, and
then sent up bell-boy, who reported
that he was still there, and that he
hoped / was better. He also calmly
sent down word that he would wait till
1 came up. A thought occurred to me
that Florence was playing in the oppo-
sition theater l sat down and sent
this note to the incubus in my room: L
want your play. 1t is not suited to
Raymond. will buy it Of you if you
will call within half an hour. w. J.
Florence.
did it move him ?"
Move him! Judge, 1 never knew
how he got down stairs. He must have
held his manuscript in his teeth and
slid down the banisters. / made q
Decline for the theater, and haven't
been to that town since. WdshiRg-
ton Star.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24
Minnesota Horticulturists.

There was large attendance at the Mime
sofa State Horticultural society meeting in
Minneapolis. Col. Robertson, of st. Paul,
spoke on the manner Of cultivating the cot
tonwood tree. The Secretary read IA paper
from o. NJ. Lord, Of Minnesota City, on native
plums which was discussed at great length
by the members. +. G.. Gould, of Excelsior,
read paper on "Blight in FruitTrees." Mr..
Pearce, of Lake Minnetonka, also presented
one on "Blight-Cause and Cure" The re-
port of the Entomologist of the society, X.
]. Mendenhall, of Minneapolis, was pre-
scented, followed by paper by Mrs. II. B.
Sargent, of Lake City, upon "a Beginning in
Silkworm Culture in Minnesota"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24
Iawa NIilIerS.

The Iowa Millers' association, In session
at Des Moines, discussed the relative merits
of buhrs and rollers. One old-style miller said
he was making forty pounds of -four to the
bushel and selling his tailings for feed.
Roller millers gave their product IA ranging
from four and one-half TO five bushels to the
barrel. the cost of conversion being close TO
80 cents per barrel-the est mates, including
power, help, interest, etc. Steam mills
would use 81 10 100 pounds Of soft coal to
the barrel. The buhr and single-roller proc
ess men claimed that the ful-roller proc
ess diminishes the nutriment value of the
flour, which was not answered by the others.
Hon. s. ID. Nichols claimed also that winter
wheat has more sustenance value than the
hard wheat. Mr.. sharpe said the main fault
with the buhr milers was that they did not
generally clean their grain so well as those
uanp rollers
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24
Human Beasts Of Burden.

At last the problem of our school
days is solved, says Mexican letter,
and we have discovered how Cortez ac-
complished the overland transportation
of that historic fleet of ships, built on
the coast and borne over the mountains
to the lake of Mexico. Nearly all the
labor in this queer country is performed
by man-power, few carts or horses be-
ing employed. We meet human beasts
of burden carrying wardrobes on their
heads, pianos on their backs, or huge
blocks of building-stone with apparent
ease. Mexican Indians who transport
goods from the interior are so
trained that they will tire the strongest
horse in equal time and distance, car
rying from 100 to $50 pounds upon
their backs. 1t is an actual fact that,
after making long trip thus heavily
loaded, they fill their baskets with
stones on the return, their strained and
distorted muscles requiring the accus-
toned burden.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24
Women and Poetry.

In every age women have been ex
celled in poetry by men. Coleridgt
used to say that a woman's head wa,
generally over ears in her heart; and, i
the heart be the seat of poetry, womer
ought, on that hypothesis, to be the
best poets. But, to employ Mr.. Rob
ertson's smile, it is experience filter
ing through the heart that gives us
great poetry; and of the deepest and
widest experience women, in the nature
of our social life, know less than men
They are often endowed with a larger
capacity for joyousness, and sometimes
with deeper well of potentially fol
suffering, but they see less and feel les,
than the other sex; and because they
must be less great where greatness de
ponds largely on great experience. Mr.
Robertson urges other reasons for the
poetic inferiority Of women, and promi
nent among these is the fashioned
doctrine of the domestic mission OF
women which makes children the best
poems that Providence meant her tC
produce. This is not begging the
question. True, il may be said thai
not less than sixty women are now living
who write verse that would have made
in some sort, the reputation of as many
men as many years ago. But to the
clear question which bsok like thi.
suggests: Have women been excelled
by men in poetry? No amount o.
chivalry will enable critic to give any
but blunt and barbarous reply.-Th,
academy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

wed each. So many bridegrooms have
been getting away at the last moment
that she made assurance doubly sure.
Well, it happened that one got there be-
fore the other, and tho girl began to
hustle for the church. when number
two came up. Taking in the situation
at once he drew n revolver and tried to
shoot the bride, but was prevented,
and the bridal party weXt on to the
place of sacrifice and were duly mar
ried. The young mans gallant attempt
to save his rival can not be too highly
commended, and it is to be hoped that
his action will be properly recognized
by the friends of the groom. 1t would
be trife malapropos for the groom
himself TO present him with gold.
headed cane.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

DENVER Tribune: A strange story
of a mysterious death comes from
Douglass Mountain, near Georgetown.
CT. A. Dilley discovered in tunnel in
the mountain the body of John G..
Emmerson partially covered with dirt
The throat was cut and gashed in o
horrible manner. 1t is believed that
the man had committed suicide, and o
coroner's inquest, which was held on
the remains, concurred in this belief.
Emmerson had lived in cabin by him
self, and was working all alone in the
tunnel, in which he cut lode that he
worked himself. 1t is supposed that
he left his cabin Saturday morning, tax.
ing his dinner with him, and going to
the tunnel to work, he commenced his
labors by removing dirt from a drift
and dump, and, doubtless, did nothing
else, for his dinner was undisturbed.
Even his tools were laid in pile as he
had left them. He had started in the
tunnel toward the drift, pulling the
wheel-barrow after him. The tunnel
was not timbered, and the drift over.
head was loose. He had not proceeded
over ten feet from the mouth of the
tunnel when the ground over him
loosened and caved in upon him, and
he was crushed to the ground. Some
heavy rocks fell upon his feet and legs
breaking his right leg above the ankle
He doubtless took his knife out an6
endeavored to cut himself loose, as his
boot was slit up and down and cut al
to pieces, but he could not extricate
his foot. He was wedged in and help
less. After long and and helpless wait
ing, and vain endeavors to get out of the
drift, he evidently cut his own throat,
prefering not to die by inches in hi,
helpless ENHANCEMENT. The body had
evidently been in the drift some forty.
eight hours when found
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24
Illinois State Grange.

About 800 Patrons of Husbandry we're
present at the annual meeting, In Springfield,
of the Illinois State grange. The address of
welcome was delivered by Col G. +. Mills, OF
the State Agricultural department. which
was followed by an address delivered by j. j.
Woodmau, Master of the National grange,
who in a very elaborate manner presented
the aims and objects of the order. The COM
mttee appointed year ago to visit the In
dustrial uni ers ty at Champaign made a re-
port i'm which they met the objections TO the
course of study and the alleged charges of
ineniciency. A resolution was adopted
fixing Eellevile as the next rlace of
meeting. Gov. Hamilton rendered the dele
gates reception at the Executive mansion.
The resolutions demand that the Bureau of
Agriculture be made an Executive depart
mcnt, and its head Cabinet officer. They
recommend the establishment OF expert
mental farms In the several counties of the
State, or the addition of experimental de-
partmcnts to county farms already existing.
The report of transportation, which was
adopted, asks the Illinois delegation i'm Con-
gress TO urge the enactment of laws TO regu-
late commerce between the States, and to
support liberal measure for the construc-
ton of the Hennepin canal as an enterprise
of national commercial importance for the
increase of transportation facilities, and the
regulation of charges on traffic by rail.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

SCULLY, the pedestrian, accomplished his
feat of walking l,4OO miles In l,400 half hours
ut Cadillac.
A BAY CRY horseman says there are more
than fifty horses In that city that can beat
three minutes.
The total number OF vessels finding refuge
at Sand Beach harbor during the season of
1883 was LAO.
A YOUNG farmer in Bethany, Gratiot coun-
ty, paid the parsou his wedding fee last week
in township ditch order.
"GIvE the Detroit Common Council free
tickets to a show and it will adjourn any
meeting" says the Boston Post.
DURING the last week three public elevators
in Detroit have gone to the bottom OF the
shaft from the breaking of the ropes.
THERE ia a woman living twenty-three
miles from Republic who is lib years old and
still hearty. Her husband met an accidental
death ut liz.
A LIVELY contest ia brewing over the EN-
NETT county seat question. Petoskey, Peston
and Cross Village want II, and Harbor Springs
will put in her best ticks to retain It,
THE Grand Rapids and Indiana railway no
titles connecting lines that 1t will not be able
TO transfer cars loaded with bulk freight
across the Straits OF Mackinaw until further
notice.
A BALLET-DANCER teacher, known TO the
"profesh" as "Billy Melville" now In De-
troit, can, IL Is said, blindfolded, dance the
gringellitta amid dozen eggs without break
ing one.
A WIDOWS home near East Saginaw caught
fire, and one of the widow daughters, aged
IS years, rushed into the flames and persisted.
The mother and another daughter were badly
burned in futile attempts TO save the frantic
girl.
Mr.. f. HOLMES, of Wixom, was one of the
subscribers 10 the bonus for u new airline
railroad in that vicinity. Some weeks before
his note became due he had the misfortune
TO lose an arm. Upon being applied to, the
railroad threw Off one-third and Mr.. Holmes
neighbors raised the other twotnirds.
THE amount of copper produced by the
Lake Superior mines In Michigan during the
year 1888 is $1,000 tons. All other mines In
the United States produced only about 10000
tons The Calumet and Hecla produced over
10000 tons, OF more than all the other mines
in the State combined, thus maintaining Its
supremacy as the richest mine in the world.
Detroit Post and Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

In 1856 the Empress Eugene lost a
valuable diamond bracelet. 1t was
found in a dirt heap by Collet, who,
without knowing to whom it belonged,
carried it to police headquarters. The
next morning he was astonished by the
receipt of an order to present himself
at the Tuileries. and when he did so
was still more astonished to receive the
public thanks of his sovereign and the
promise of a life pension of 600 francs.
After she lost her crown the EMPIRE IS
continued to pay this pension to Collet
ont of her private purse, and now that
he is dead she is reported as having de-
termined to continue it to his successor
in seniority among the rag-pickers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

FUNNY people over in st. Louis who
have obtained intense enjoyment
through the practice of guying their
friends by telephone, will be obliged
henceforth to desist from that amuse-
ment. Some victim of practical joke
perpetrated by the use of the wire
failed to appreciate its excruciating wit,
and instituted salt for damages. In
vestigation brings to light law which
subjects the sender of willfully fraud-
ulent or unauthorized telephone mes
sage to the liability of q good round
tine in addition to q possible suit for
damages sustained.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

A WASHINGTON correspondent has
discovered that President Arthur is
passionately fond of the music of the
hand-organ. If Mr.. Arthur is Guilt
waiting the hand-organ under the i'm
preston that his popularity will be in
creased thereby. he is in error. 1t is
not the hand organ, but the cabinet
organ which is the distinctively Ameri-
can instrument Let the President set
ap nice, shiny cabinet organ in his
parior, then let him learn, "We shall
gather at the river" and "Peeka-boo, "
if he wishes to make himself solid with
the masses.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

For the week ending Jan. IL, 1891, the reports
indicate that pneumonia greatly increased, that
measles, bronchitis, tonsiltis and consumption
increased aud that rheuma 4 m and wnooping
cough decreased in area of prevalence.
At the st u capital. the prevailing winds dur
ing the week ending Jan. ~ were northwest: and,
compared with the preceding week the tempera-
ture was lower, the absolute and the relative
humidity less. the day ozone more, and the
night ozone considerably more.
Including reports by regular observers and
others, dphtheria reported present during
the week ending Jan. IL. and since. at twelve
places, namely: Burnside, Detroit, De
Witt, Pennington, Grand Rapids, Ithaca, Lam
sing, Pine Grove, Pontiac, Stanton, Saginaw
City, and Ypsilanti Scalet fever at sixteen
places-Colfax, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hersey.
Monroe, Orleans, Pine Grove, Ransom, Roxana
st. Clair, s.. John, Stanton, Scbewaing, Sagi-
nav City, Sumner, Washington. Measles at ten
places-Albion. Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids,
Hillsdale, Jerome, Vaudeville, Monroe, North
Adams, and Swartz reek.
HENRY u. BAKER, Secretary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-01-24

ISAAC RosESFEID Co.. of Detroit, whole
sale dealers I'm leaf tobacco, have made an
assignment for the benefit of their creditors.
The liabilities are estimated at from $685.
to 500, 900, and the available assets from sl7,-
600 70 $4,000. Mr.. Rosenfeld attributes his
embarrassment to speculation. During the
last eight months he sunk SEQ 900 in Chicago
He was squeezed TO the extent of 100000 on
McGeoch's lard deal, but paid It all up. The
TO lose heavily.