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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-30

One-Nou-h interes: In the So-ca.,, !.
(pa.eutedj now under bond tC Coz. G,sTr,p
$1o,00, q valuable property ~
Une-hal of % acrrs Of piace. ntlt.z -..
| adjoining the Jas. TACO. .couai. .scsia -
the silver Bow Mil
| One-eixh,h interest in Is G.res Of os.,.,
| placer mining ground. located oear liz r.
per Bros ranch, adjoining Butte
une-half interest in the sioux Chief IA,
adjoining the Mountain Chief mine 81 lie .
C~neeixh.h int N the Sspa IDs.e1.A -
adjoining the Wake p Jim mine ~ q xs
4 Ihir e-nth :nteres. in the Nit iot. =.
! Joining the Orphan Boy mine.
A sixth IN. crest in "a acres in the RsT~..
addition Of Butte, AID o1eslItd il.ees. il !
lots in Noye & Upton addition % Butte.
A one>ixth interest In the So!s Z Cp.o, n
ter d Ich supplying water - 0unero. p.as,
mining claims
Oue>ixlh Interest," u tie Eo-s
Cpson patented piso1 ntuirs xclund cncss
ing IT about 30 > 20 Iye.ts- with a.. Az
.enA.-e thelep -5-i, - hA IcJSl,
ing tools. &c
OneIhild iotaS. In the Ophir fpa.euzs
lode. DIV rndec bond till J1ly 18Th 70. 81
OEehaif interest IN the tOmalcbe lode Il
fininz the Noun air View nine.
One third inte-e<. in the Never Despai, kys
eAs, Of the ST. Law ence-
Also one house and ios located On loEy vi
street The hou>e IS well bull. of Seasn-
Innber. and hard finished Good Eei Saa
And ouISouses connected with the p.eCLA
Fox further information cal Oh OF s1d-@
DAVID n. UPTON,
Butte Cay. Mt.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-30
DR.. I. 3. HOLMES,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office and Ro oms on Broadway, opposite Good
TemplAr-s HallBurte, NJ T.
DR.. Spinney,
NO. IL KEARNEY ST,

Treats all Chronic and Special Diseases
YoCSs XES who may Be suffering from The
effects Of youthful tollies Or indiscretiou viii do
well 70 avail themselves OF ,hiz, the grez Is:
boon ever laid q. the altar Of suffering hunani-
~. DE- SPySSEY viii guarantee TO iorfei. 800
br eve.y case Of euina weakness o. private
diseases OF any kind or character which he IN
dertAkes and fails 10 cure.
AIDpLE-AsEo MEN. there are many It the
ase Of thirty to sixty VINO are troubled with zoo
frequent eua Of the bladder, often &C
oompAnied b. q slight maTs!nz o. burning sen
aton. and . weakening Of the system In .
ann the pster. caonosa account fo.. On ex.
aiming the urinary deposit, E ropy sediment
viii often be Dun and sometimes suAl pATc-
cles of albunen viii appear, or the color VIII
be Of q thin nilkiSh hus, again changing 20 Z
dark and torpid appearance. There are "a
men who die OF this difficulty igno-an. Of the
cause, which Il the second stage Of seminal
weakness Dr.. :. viii guarantee a perfect cure
In al such casss. IN q healthy ress ration OF
the g~eni.o-urna-! organs
OHce hours-lG 10 1 md s tos. Sundays from
10 70 III. n Consultation free. thorough ex-
animation and advice S.
Gail on or address,
DR. sPISSEY & CO..
No. II Kearney Rreet,
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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-30

Valuable Discovery for supplying Aazuestm
70 the Human system Electricity and
Magnetism utilized as never before tor
Healing the sick
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-30
NORTHWESTERN DINING CARS,

he Ike Of which are Tot yun by any other road
anywhere. In snort IL Is asserted tina. it Is the
bsr equipped road il the world.
All points OF interest, North. Northwest, q.
West Of Chicago. business cenlers. summer re-
sorts ard noted hunting and fishing grounds are
accessible by the various bre inches Of this road.
1t oEL aud controls over % nj e Of road
and na> over four hundred passenger conduc.
tCr. constant! Caring Tor its millions of patrons
Asx 20 : ticke. agent for tickets VIA his
ROUTE AID Laks none other. All leading ticket
agent sell them. II costs no more 10 travel on
this route, that gives first class accommodate ons
than Il does 70 90 ~ The 20 jriy eq ippel rads.
or maps, descr ptive Gil culars AMI summe,
resort papers, Of o.aer Information not Obtains
BILE a, Jour local ticket office. write To the
GES'L PASSENGER A5EST ca ". W. K r
CaICA5O ILL
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14
anus as insecticides.

It is new to us, says the Boston
Journal of Chemistry, that ants are
great destroyers of canker worms, and
probably other worms or insects of the
smaller varieties. We watched with
great interest the work of large colony
of black ants which attacked the canker
worme Oh an elm tree in our grounds,
and were delighted with the nature and
results of their labors. The professions
Of the ants were moving on the trunk
of the tree, one going up empty, the
other coming down, each ant bringing
with him canker worm, which he held
fast in his mandibles, grasping the
worm firmly in the center of the body.
Although the prey was of nearly the
size of the destroyer the plucky little
ant would run down the tree in a lively
way, deposit its booty in its nest in the
ground and instantly return for further
slaughter. There were at one time as
many US forty coming down the tree,
each bringing along his victim, and
doing the work with apparent ease.
Extending our observations, we noticed
that the ants ran up the trunk and out
in the limbs, and from thence on to the
leaves of the trees, where the filthy
worm was at work, and, seizing him
with a strong grip at about the center
OF the body, turned about with the
squirming worm and retraced their
steps. The worm was dead by the
time the ant reached the ground. If
this work of the ants is common they
must prove valuable friends to farmers
aud fruit raisers, and should be pre-
tected in every way possible.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14
UraX Poker.

A man who can sit in his pew in
church when the collection plate is
being passed, with his eyes riveted on
the ceiling and seeming to be engaged
in silent prayer, while his fingers are in
his pockets squeezing nickel till the
finger nails are blood-shot, has mistaken
his calling. Such man should rope in
suckers to play poker. The most sue
cessful poker player we ever knew was
truly good man, who acted rs usher in
q church. He could disguise his feel
ings so you couldn't tell whether he had
q sequence" or pair of deuces. He
would draw to pair of queens and get
two more, and then he would throw
down his hand in disgust, but finally, as
he thought it over, he would say that he
guessed he would simply chip, so he
wouldn't loose his blind, and somebody
would bet $40 to raise him out, and he
would see and raise and come back with
roll and scare the man out of his
boots. He was very successful, but
finally they brought charges against
him for heresy, and he went West with
his savings, and now owns bonanza
farm in Dakota.
Poker is being played SO largely in
society that a man must be mighty
careful how he sits into game. Not
long ago gentleman who had played
some years ago was at card party at
the home of friend, and he was in
vited to set in with couple of dudes
and couple of dudesses, and, being
an old bachelor, he thought he would
show them that, though he was no
dude, he could play poker. The first
hand he got three ten spots, and girl
drew one card and bet dollar. He
raised her So, thinking she might have
two pair, when she came back at him
with IA so bet, and he laid down his
three ten spots, believing she had
filled. AS she raked in the money she
laid down her hand, and it was bob
tail flush. The bachelor said she
played that bob-tail flush as though
she had fours, and there was not q
movement of q muscle of her face,
though she breathed hard, and there
was seal-skin cloak CLEAN in her eye
that paralyzed him. On the other
hand, she looked as though she had
lost every friend she had, and seemed
to be sick with ennui, and her whole
face, as she simply put up a chip,
seemed to be pleading with him to
please not bet high, as she was only
poor orphan, but he het $40, just to
show her that he knew his business, and
to get his money back. Instead Of
laying down her hand, she languidly
threw down $50, and said she would
raise him $40, just to keep up the in
terest, and, thinking of her bob-tail
flush that she haG bluffed him on before,
he put up the money, and she threw
down four jacks, as innocent as baby,
and he had only nine-spot full, and
she, as she raked in the money, laughed
so sweetly that the bachelor said he
didn't care for the money. The game
of draw poker is fashionable, and it is
dangerous, unless man knows enough
to cut the cards.-BatrEi7agto tom Hawk-
e1Ie
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14
IN n Kansas Parlor.

wv Oulu you Ilke TO look 1nGO my par.
1or, sir OF course we said yes. Our
lady hostess had just favored us with 8
delightful dinner, which, after our Ions
ride across the prairies, was indeed q
matter to be grateful for. She opened
the door, and we looked into the room,
expecting to see the usual stuffed hair
cloth, the bric-a-brac, the parlor organ,
the stereopticon, the photograph album
and the regulation parlor ornaments.
If there is one thing more than an
other in which American ladies show
lack of originality, it is in their
parlors. All are after one model; and
if ever anywhere you chance to find
one differing from the standard, it is
from the shape of the house, or some
other circumstance, over which the
lady herself had no control, and which
you are sure to find her lamenting
from full heart.
Judge of our surprise, then, to see,
in an uncarpeted room, three long ta-
bles covered with fresh green leaves,
which somehow seemed all in motion.
Even the window-seats and the chairs
were laden with green leaves and sprays; !;
and, as to the floor, it was covered with
bare twigs.
To our look of astonishment. the lady
laughed merrily. How do you like
my furniture?" she exclaimed.
But something still more odd-for a
parlor had arrested our attention.
1t was great, green worm, something
like maple-worm, on the table. It
lay among the green leaves and was
feeding on them. There were scores,
hundreds, thousands of these worms
That was what caused the motion
these rayenous worms feeding on the
leaves
"Why, what are these, madame"
My silk-worms."
"And this foliage?"
Mulberry leaves, from those hedges
round my garden-lot. I bring in BUSH
els of them every day. See the bare
stems on the floor.
"Yes," continued the lady, 81 COM
menced with few worms as an expert
ment two years ago. George-that's
my husband-laughed at me at first.
He works hard on the farm; but, unless
it is a better year than last, shall clear
as much off my cocoons as he will off
his corn. I get 70 cents a pound for
cocoons. And what's the good of par
lor shut up from one weeks end to an
other? 1 have little time to sit down
in it. So I have papered mine with
mulberry leaves. And I have my attic
and two chambers full of worms, be-
ide: 1t is pretty and pleasant work to
feed them"
"Well, this is indeed o new depart
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14
A Pretty Flower Red Easily Made.

Last summer saw the prettiest
flower bed that [ ever noticed. 1t was
arranged to show flowers at good adj
vantage, and very easy to keep free
from weeds. 1t was in a lawn, close by
o croquet ground. The form was a
circle, about four feet across. A row of
bricks was laid in circle, and on the
top of these We're laid large bits of COM
mon quartz, which looked very white
and pure along the side of the soft
green grass. The inside was filed with
rich loan; leaving about ten inches of
row of the white stones was laid and
earth filled in to raise it some six inches
above the outside. In the center of
this bed, a row of larger stones was laid
compactly, and raised up about eight
inches, forming nice large flower pot.
Growing in this was splended Happy
Thought geranium, loaded with i'm
mense clusters of flowers. Sweet mig
nonette was growing in the crevices of
the rocks. The middle bed was filled
with China pinks of all varieties, and
lovely balsams. The outside bed had
roses, nasturtiums, pansies and other
bright-hued flowers: and sweet alyssum
grew in the crevices of the quartz.
1t was free from weeds, and the whole
had such lovely appearance that I
thought it was a new arrangement, and
was quite surprised to learn that it had
been made three years, and was much
easier to keep in order than it was the
first year. In another part of the
grounds there was growing large
clump of white petunias, completely
covered with pure, sweet, white bios
SONS. The secret of their wonderful
growth was simply a bottomless earthen
pot, sunk into the earth and filed with
old chip dirt and stable manure, to
within six inches of the top, the rest
being filled with the earth taken from
the ground where the pot was set.
never saw so large a growth of the
plant, or such an abundance of bloom,
and it kept its beauty till November.
There We're other equally pretty ar.
rangements in other parts of the
grounds. IS. II. r." in Country
Gentleman.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14

should be carried to the grave bv ,ou.
men wearing white smocks. and tIa. wl
twenty.four young women should follaa ll,.
wearing violet or purple dresses ps;a,a ,,Iw
shawls, hats with white feathers in Ib.es .bosss
and white aprons; that some money su.m ma.
to be spent in drink for costermc1nrs.sas sss
at certain public houses she named seis ~
there was to be band OF music in attas a.a
dance, some thousands of persons 'ce,,' con
gregated in Bemerton Street. where n sSa
lived, along the Caledorian road ana n1
along the route to Finchley Ceme,sro9 9
The concourse of people blocked Il.
street for q time, and in some cases nar .n'
sons paid for windows to see the pta ,rr
cession. The coffin, which was of hsrS @
some polished oak, bore the lnscrinti1"
Mary Robinson, aged II, died Jan
1884" 1t was reported that the cerns,
was shrouded in white satir, and ,hst
round the head was white wreath
The funeral. car was covere d with e5nen
sive wreaths and crosses. There re,o
in the procession, besides the relatives
and friends Of the deceased, great nm.
Der of pony-carts, donkey. .barrows, and
cabs, all being overfilled with coste,.
mongers. The deceased, it is said. left
a sum of 91O to be spentin drinks, and
10 shillings for pipes aud tobacco after
the funeral.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14
Decaying Teeth.

DR.. Franzius finds that the tooth
most often affected by decay is the third
molar, such cases forming one-half Of
the total number. The teeth begin to
decay in certain successive order, the
lower third molar being first attacked,
then the upper, then the lower fourth
molar, and so on, the incisors and the
canine teeth of the lower jaw being the
last reached. The upper teeth are
more durable than the lower in the pro-
portion of three to two. The right
teeth show greater vitality than the
left. The durability of teeth is less in
light persons than in dark, and less in
taa1 than in short persons. These re-
suits were obtained by an examination
OF $40 Russian soldiers, of whom 25S
had unsound teeth.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14
JacksOn's Hermitage.

"Dese gemmen want to go in an see
de house," said old Alfred to his wife.
Aunt Jane led the way rather rel,lc-
family, and we soon passed between the
great Corinthian pillars that once made
such deep impression upon my mind,
and were soon in the broad hall that
cuts the house in twain. At the right
OF the house as you enter sits WashingA
tons chair that was presented to Gen.
jackson, and few other relics of by-
gone days sit about. The walls are
covered with old-fashioned paper,
gaudy in coloring. representing farm
scenes and landscapes. A door to the
left of the hall leads into the parlor. a
little room covered with velvet car
pet and rarely opened, 1 should think,
except to favored visitors. Over the
door is picture of Gen. Jackson. bv
Healy, and one Of his wife. Not far
away was a portrait of Lafavette. and a
few others ] did not recognize we're
scattered over the walls. The furni-
ture was old, but there We're very few
relics to remind one that this was once
the home of one of the greatest of
American Presidents.
Ihere was the same air of neglect,
desolation and decay about the inside
as about the outside of the building.
Across the hall from the parlor, where
Gen. jackson died, his proclamation on
qualification still hangs over the bed, as
It did then, SO the old darky told me.
1t has been occupied much since his
death, and there now, passing her last
days, which are doubtless not many, is
the sick wife of Andrew jackson Don
aidson. She is about the only white
woman that connects the past with the
present history of this place,-Cor.
Philadelphia Press.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14
GENERAL GRANTS HEALTH.
Denial of the Story Circulated-The Gem
eral will Soon be Out Again.

Denial of the Story Circulated-Ihe CEN
eral will Soon be Out Again.
New YORK, February GA deter
mined effort has lately been made ~
certain journals to convince the public
that Gen. Grant is hopelessly Ill and
would never appear in public again. 1t
has been alleged that the general was
in continual pain, that he had no appe.
tite, and could not sleep. U. 3. Grant
Jr. says, in reference to the aboye-men-
toned reports: 81 am glad to say my
father is in anything but the hope.
Iess state some people would have you
believe he il. His health Is
steadily improving-that is, the bruised
limb is getting less and less painful. VI
course be. does not move about the house
very much, and when he does he has to
use his crutches. This sedentary life
has the effect of rendering sleep more
tickle and less easily to be wooed. But
the general eats and sleeps fairly well.
Every day go up to his room and chat
with him over cigar. He still cilrgs
TO the pernicious weed. He seems
always to be in good spirits. Cores
pondents of newspapers are always try
ing to interview hlm, but the general
will not see them. A certain western
journal that has habit Of report
ing interviews that never take place
sent a representative the other day. My
father is looking out eagerly to see what
the enterprising Journalist who gos no
further than the doorstep will say. 1t
may be confidently expected that Gen.
Grant will be able to go out driving in a
months time. Before his accident
he never had known what it was
to be sick, but since it he
has had several little sicknesess.
Rheumatism troubled him somewhat,
but an attack of pleurisy which he suf-
fered short time ago was almost dan
gerous. Still, he is getting along we'll
now, and, though the political world
will certainly never see him again,
think Gen. Grant will be visible to such
as care to see him in every day life very
soon.''
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14

A MATCH between the famous PAGERS
Richball and Midway formerly John
sony for $40, 900 is among the posaibili-
ties.
1T has been discovered that Jay Ely d
See, the "little WONDER" who weighed
in September last only 82l pounds, has
gained 1864 pounds.
On the evening of the 22d, Eugene
Garter, the billisrdist, gave Martin Null
len, of Cleveland, odds OF 800 to 400
points and won, averaging 25, and max
ing one run OF 303. af
In q wrestling match at Detroit, on
the 25th, between Lester Burton and
Thomas McMahon, Burton won the col
lar-and-elbow bout, but McMahon the
two succeeding falls and the match.
ED. CoRRIaAN, of Denver, is trying to
arrangea match between his 2-year-o
colt, Harry White, and j. B. Higgins
2-year-old colt, Tyrant, for $4,000 a
side. The race will probably be run at
the Louisville spring meeting.
FIVE rinks Of the New York Thistle
Curling Club played the Thistles and
Caledonians, of Brooklyn, at Prospect
Park, in Brooklyn, on the 2Sth. Both
games were won by the New York
curriers', by scores of IS and 46 to AZ and
80 respectively.
j. s. CAMPBELL, the owner of Rich
ball, the famous PAGER, offers to match
Richballagainst jay -Eye-See for race
IN harness, best 3 in 5. on any track mu-
tuAlly agreed upon. Richbal is winter
ing in Texas and Jay .Eye-See is running
out in paddock.
In billiard contest in New Orleans en-
the 29th, between Arthur Coste and Gus
Colt, the latter obtaining odds of 20 per
cent. in 200 points, balk line game, the
result was as follows: Coste, total 200,
and Colt 131. Winners average,
2 62-69; losers average, l 62-69.
GEo. w. FISHER, of New Orleans,
the owner of Icicle, claimed that
his dog was the handsomest large
size pointer in America, and offered
to back his opinion with bet of 81, O)O.
Charles H. Mason, of New York, the
owner of Beaufort, has accepted the
challenge.
The seventh annual bon spiel between
Scotch and American curriers' was held at
Cortland Lake, in New York, on the
29tb, with eight rinks q side. The
Scotch were successful by score of 157
to 135, winning the gold medal for the
fourth time. The Americans have
scored only three victories.
THE Grand international Bench Show
of Dogs will be held in Cincinnati on
March 4th, 9th, 9th and 7th. The
Westminster Kennel Club Of New York
will support the show and send a fine
lot of dogs, one of which will be the
newly imported pointer "Barg Bang, :"
the winner of great many prizes in
England.
The New Orleans billiardists Mag
gioli and Abrams, recently played 200
point balk line game for small stake.
Maggioli gave the odds of 20 per cent.
and was beaten by 55 points, the score
at the conclusion being 16O to 145. The
winners average was 4 1887, and best
run Al, while Maggioli averaged 4 1876,
with 81 as his best run.
THE Eau Claire Rifle Club made the
following score in contest with the
Empire Rife Club, of Fond du Lac, on
the Oath, at 200 yards, the possible be-
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-02-14
What the Jersey Statesmen Drink.

:" The legislators must be gentee-
drinkers?" "Oh, you're off there, AMI
swered the bartender, but l guess
you're only joking. They drink every
thing. OF course, we don't see much Of
the Senators, but the Assemblymen run
wild when they reach Trenton. They
will start on whisky or English ale and
wind up the night on Dry Mumm or
Pommery Sec" Another bartender.
Ginning in, said one night last season
he made ninety-six cocktails from 12 to
! o'clock for members. "They, take
them all day long, and many like lit
tie absinthe thrown in This applies
to those from the northern part of the
State. Those from Sonth Jersey like
apple whisky, and those from the inter-
mediate rural districts invariably call
for rye. "-Trenton Times.