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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-16

thrse-compsrtmsnt shaft, timbered
i'm 4 very substantial manner to the
bottom. The SHAFT has been lying
idle for the past twtive months, but
| since the discoveryf0f those large ana
permanent ore bodies seen In the east
ievefabof the north end south veins OF
the 100. 200 and 800 Of the Magma
Charta mine, which are rapidly in
clininx towards tho above shaft. 1t
was deemed Of the utmost import
ance that the water should be
pumped out and operations COM
menc6d 1T once In this shaft to inter
cept the ore bodies above mentioned.
The above has been done and con-
tracts have been let with this end In
view, and the work pushed with all
possible dispatch; and there are
strong indications already that we
shall shortly strike the ore channel.
Up to this date the following devel-
opments have been made on the two
levels Of this mine:
Crosscuts, al feet; drifting on the
line OF the veins. 1O7 feet; total cross
cuts aud drifts, 578 feet. i.
Besides the shafts already men,
toned. there are IS follows: >
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-16

or what Is known as the M. e.. Av
seart, 10 opened to . vertical depth Of
N4 feet, stump included, and Il q
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12
The. Woman. who (4iggled.

It m a5siil gtllar fact that some people
find it very difficult to be Serious and
solemn in churches and at funerals, and
at other places and occasions, when pro
priety demands a subdued expression Of
countenance. Mrs. Milo Stephens, an
Austin lady, is just that kind Of a per-
son. Whenever she attends a funeral,
she gets a giggling fit, and brings dis
grace on herself and confusion on every
body. Not long since, accompanied by
her husband, Colonel Milo Stephens,
she attended the last obsequies of a
prominent Texas official. having sol
EMMY promised not to emit a single
giggle until she got back home, but she
was hardly in the house OF mourning be-
fore she saw something to excite her
.risibilities. a.
s.For heavens sake, Mirandy, wait
until the funeral is over before YOU be-
gin your internal giggiing.
He! lie! her giggled Mrs. Stephens.
think Of something serious. Think
of your uncle, whom Governor Roberts
refused to pardon out of the. peniten-
tiary.
E 4 H0@@OI1tY 1CSIJo41Sc va q RiSiSeLAJ
suppressed giggle, that attracted the
attention Of nearly everybody in the
room.
II hope none of the children will
go near the cistern while we are away,
as / left the trap-door open, whis-
pered poor Colonel Stephens in des-
pair.
The only response was another sup
pressed spasm Of laughter. Finally. a
happy thought struck Colonel Stephens.
He whispered in her ear:
.'The milliner On Austin avenue told
me to tell you that she could not get
your bonnet trimmed in time for you to
wear it on Sunday
The look. of unutterable woe with
which she responded scared him. Dur
ing the rest of the funeral ceremonies
strangers who were present supposed
Mrs. Milo Stephens was the widow,
such an appropriately sad expression
was there on her countenance. She
even shed tears. Terns S.ttifsgs.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12
Lice ON Cattle.

The suggestion was recently made in
this paper that our National and State
entomologists could not do a better
thing than to investigate the subject of
the external parasites of cattle and to
devise means that will insure their de-
struction. Every person is presumed to
know louise when he sees it, but very
few can identity the different varieties
Of this numerous family OF insects, or
can tell whether the kind that is found
on one class of animals or fowls will live
and thrive on another. Comparatively
few know how to destroy them without
injuring the creature they modest. An
Iowa farmer thinks that he has found
remedy that is AT once harmless to the
animal and harmful to the parasites. In
communications to The homestead he
gives it:
take common larkspur seed and
steep it, and wash thoroughly every part
of the body. I have known one appli-
cation to destroy every insect and egg.
Two will suffice if done thoroughly.
give in addition two remedies that con-
slider more efficacious than the other:
mercuriaL ointment. kerosene and lard,
tobacco. smoke, a wash IT tobacco. orsul-
phur in salt. These all will sometimes
iniure the stock. A good remedy is dry
dust gathered fromthe road. and sifted
and put in box for winter. (nature's
remedy; rub it well III, and Us they
hatch repeat. Also pulverized charcoal
mixed with dust is still better / have
heard that fine Indian meal or shorts
were good, used in the same way. |
know they are good to apply inside.
When an animal is affected it should be
Immediately removed from the other
stock and thoroughly treated, and not
allowed to run until the whole herd is
covered. The o1d-fashioned larkspur is
the best, as it bears the most seed and is
perennial. A small patch will supply
all the seed you viii or ought to need
Chicago Times.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12
French Gardening.

An American market gardener de
vides his ground into many lots, and
plants nearly every variety of truck
known to the market. The French
gardener gives himself up to the cult
walton Of special class on succession
of fruits or vegetables, and by long
study and practice, by experimenting
with various G1annres, soils and modes
OF culture, arrives at perfection. He is
also much more &c nomicai of space and
more prcdlgai of labor than we are, or.
in fact tnan we need be. He seldom
suffers his ground to lie fallow; crop
succeeds crop inaendiess rotation; the
caulitiower is set among the melon
hills, ready to spread as soon as the mel
ons are gathered. Between the rows of
asparagus are planted early potatoes,
lettuce, etc., in such a manner as to
keep the ground constantly fruitful, and
when the weather becomes frosty and
the sun. loses q goodly share of its fore
ing power large bell glasses are en-
ployed, one Of which is placed over each
plant especially in the case OF the sal
ads-and heat is then concentrated upon
il, until its full growth is fairly attained.
The enormous Size of the French aspar-
agus is chiefly due to the manner of
planting Instead of setting the plants
closely together, as we 90. a space of at
least six inches square is allowed toeach
stool, which enables tito suck a large
amount Of nutriment from the soil and
become strong and solid plant. Each
stool is also MANFRED repeatedly every
season, the soil being carefully scraped
away down to the roots. the compost
being placed around them and the earth
put back again. The French system of
cultiyating the apple, pear and peach is
also peculiar. The trees are all grated
and dwarfed. A strong wire is stretched
along in front of each row. about three
feet above the ground. Upon this wire
u single branch of each tree is trained.
and as soon as well started this branch
is made. by heavy pruning, the only
fruit bearing one on the tree. The con-
sequence is that the entire strength of
the tree goes to the nourishing of the
fruit upon this branch, and this fruit be-
comes large and fair in proportion. This
process, by-the-by, is borrowed from the
Chinese. The Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

Potato Salad: One quart of hot
boiled potatoes cut into slices, a small
onion, and an apple finely chopped,
pepper and salt to taste. one tablespoon
full Of vinegar, three taolespoonfuls of
olive oil; some chopped parsley. Mix
these ingredients wen together, and
when perfectly cold serve upon bed of
fresh, crisp lettuce with q French dress
ng.--BGptsSt Weekly.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

Whatever else may survive in the
future. Dr.. seimens is certain that the
stean-engine is doomed Its fate is
first TO be confined to the driving of
large dynamo machines, which will dis
tribute force at present supplied BY a
myriad of small and wasteful steam
engines. and then to be superseded al-
together by the gas-engine, Gas and
electricity may be mutually, hostile, but
they are to unite their forces in order
to extitpate the steam engine.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

Some time ago very innocent yogSgg
lady paid a visit to a lady friend, who,
a few days before, had presented her
good man with son. She had, of
course, to see the babay. After looking
hard at the little stranger for some
time, she remarked: Dear me, Mag
gle, how sunburnt it is.n
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

lis it the duty Of a man who has
married widow to accompany her on
visits to the grave Of her first hus-
band 20 somebody asks. !" It the hap
by pair are living on the life insurance
policy of the late lamented it certainly
Isl
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

CLERK" Prisoner at the bar, are sSou
guilty or not guilty ~ Prisocer Not
guilty. Judge Who is yoffr cod II
sel?n Prisoner have none. Lm
unable to employ lawyer" JudgY9-
t'MT. B., I appoint you to defend ibis
man. Prisoner latter looking at
law yerl-"Well, then, 1 plead guilt,
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

There are no swear words in the In
dian language. The red man must enl-
brace civilization and learn English be-
fore he can curse and use profane Lam
guage enough to shock the second mate
of a steamboat.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

"A Kansas wheat farmer adVertises
that he will hire sheep, paying ten cents
head per season and their keep, for
fertilizing his land.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

An experienced married man of
Plattsburge says sIf there is one time
moro than another when a woman
should be entirely alone, it is when a
full line of clothes comes down in the
mud.n
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

CAT what age we're you married."
asked she inquisitively. But the other
woman was equal to the emergency;
and quietly responded: AT the par
souage.n
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

81 look upon Incidence as sort of
suicide: fer the man is efectually de-
stroyed though the appetite Of q
brute may survive Chesterfield.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

A little glue dissolved in skim-miIk
and water will restore the stiffness and
luster to Grape, and make it look like
new.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12
0PELOUSAS FEMALE INSTITUTE.
Opelousas, St. Landry Par. La.

Eay8EHS INSTITUTION will resume du
IL ties Monday, September Sd, 1885, under the
immediate supervision of Mrs NJ. NJ. HAYES
and Mrs. NJ. A. Davis, with competent assist
ants. The scOlastie year consists of forty
weeks.
TERMS OF TUITION.
Preparatory Department, per months 50
Music. with nse OF piano q 90
Boarding including washing, lights
and fuel. per month. .-...-.--..-..- Is 90
Embroidery, wax flowers, painting,
drawing, each, extra 10 90
Incidental fee. Observation-Disclosures. 90
assE s DISCIPLINE.
The government of this school is strict but
parental, no hard tasks or restrctions are I'M
posed bRt every student must comply with the
rIles,and must prepare up TO the measure of
her ability, the lessons assigned.
Our course of study and mode of instruction
are designed to train the mind to the habits of
correct thinking and thorough investigation.
No stlldent will be allowed to enter higher
classes without thorough preparation. Parents
and guardians may rest assured that the man
ners, health and morals OF their children and
wards shall receive due attention.
No deduction for absence, unless in case of
prOtracted illness. The location of this town is
healthful and easy of access. The boarding
department is under the immediate charge of
Mrs. Hayes. BOarders will provide themselves
with blankets and towels.
For particulars, address
MRS. NJ. N. HAYES,
July "a Principal.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

Teacher-Now; children, which one
of you can tell me what a consonant
is y Bright boy-"I can. It's por-
ton of land surrounded By water"
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

Moderation IL he stlken string rum
ming through the pearl chain Of all vir-
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

At a Boston sewing circle for the
relief of orphaned Esquimaux. a de-
bate arose over the relative merits of
Leigh Hunt ana Sharles Lamb, in the
course of which one of the visitors
present, lady from Cincinnati, was ask
ed The questions Do you prefer Lam b. y
Served via green peas, think do
SS9 simpered sweetly. otherwise I
prefe1 pork
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

Am hurting you badly?" asked
a Boston dentist Of lady whose teeth
he was fixing, and who was emitting
horrible groans. "Oh, not in the least,
but love to groan, was the reply. -
Boston Globe.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

-" Oscar Wilde is . failure on the
platform. declares the Memphis Ap-
pal. . and is only relieved from the
ghaalnl Of humhnggery BY his apparent
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12

The Princess Of Wales, = says Lon
don Truth, never looked more charm
ing than she did at the trooping of the
colors. She was accompanied, as usual,
by her three little daughters. The
Princess appears to have solved the
problem of eternal youth. She looks
very little older than she did as a
bride nineteen years ago. Her bonnet
was almost covered with gale-green
grapes.
St. Landry democrat., 1884-04-12
The Picturesque Side Of Poverty.

Poverty, as we must all own. need
not OF necessity be squalid. Cross the
Channel and take look at the conti-
mental towns and cities. There the life
of the lower classes has its picturesque
side; the result, or possibly the cause of
a natural taste for the beautiful being
developed even in the poorest peasant.
The iisher-girls upon the opposite coast
deck their persons as well as their
houses, and go about their daily tasks
unconscious models for the artist. The
blue-bloused peasant working in the
fields must supply his bit of color to
complete the landscape; and the bour-
geois condemned to town-life would not
suffer about him the sad-colored houses
and sober surroundings which we allow
under our gray skies. What a host of
stored-up pictures crowd into the mind,
as memory fills in the pleasant back
ground Of a poor mans life abroadi
Even the lazy lazzaroni who lounge
through life under Italian skies ask
their aims upon palace-steps, amid the
plash of fountains and the scent of
orange-groyes! But what a revolving
contrast presents itself when we. think
of a poor man life at home in Seven
Dials or similar s1ums, the Augean
stables of civilization. whose cleansing
and identifying must needs prove an
Herculean task
And sight is not the only sense graft
fed upon the other side of the Channel.
The ear is pleased as well as the eye.
Open-air concerts are put within reach
of the people at mere nominal cost, or
at no cost at all. The German imbibes
with his beer refreshing dfaught of
music, which elevates him above the
mere sensual enjoyment of the moment.
The mountaineer jodels his way cheerily
from Alp TO Alp, and peasant voices
everywhere lend themselves almost IN
consciously to q concord Of sweet
sounds, Z which makes the wheel of life
revolve smoothly and harmoniously
Chambers Journal.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-11
How Booth stabb j, Bath bone. !.

$8EgS3 HOW s6OOIn SIADUEl bAEn DOn0s sFEf 4
d An Albany relative Of the Rath bones tells,
The fol- lowing story ia regard to the colonel'a1
being Id President Iincoln's box the night of:
the assassinati on HI tIrhe circumstances that
led ito their being there were rather curious.
There was to be a special perform ance at the
theateT 81 patriotic song was TO be sung, 4
believe and President Lincoln, Gen. Grant
and Mr.. Stanton were to be present Mr.
Stanton sent word that he could not come;
Gen rant was suddenly called away from.
The city, and President Lincoln was taken III
on the afternoon Of the peri ormance, Mrs.
Lincoln thought she would be compelled to
occupy the theater box alone, and therefore
asked Clara Harris to accompany4 hen: which
she agreed to do u In the meanwhile the
Theatrical managers came to III Lincoln, and
begged him to go, telling him That the enter
tajnment would be q failure if he did:
not as Gen. CCirant and 81 Me- Stanton
would not be present NJ. Lin
Coin good natures consented to- N go.
He and his wife went to get Miss Harris and
finding Rathbone SC her home nvited||
him to accom- any them When Booth had
;;tred HIS fatal shot at resid dent Lincoln, the
assassin was seized by Mai ~ bone Booth
Ithopl sd his pistol and bed ut hboneE
with q twosedged dag gef. Tue blAle bit the
wealdn ssnG sAroue IL ibona B Jeff, arm,
md nearIy react he'd Ehis sb1e ed st He I'D not
recover fleIa the ullsl Tor two naoIlt
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-11


& 81 /, Hash Seymour Iaveied and fred
Sso,lare st his head B uts The SileriH had
eIadgad !: and as my little roman had
been IRVING all the time to- reach his 3
sid & TIE cruel hull lei struck her full in (
q Az. M east id she fell forward just ais
SEYMOUR sprang and caught her in his !.
arms. hen We all afhered about
& them as she lay there with her little
white arms around siIis sneck, talking to
him 81 lei. sweet little voice while the
anguish on Seymour face Was terrible
"a witness. How he cursed and impre-
Gated his capforsand petted and soothed :
tie dying woman, and ;sWors by all
d heaven that he would make all man
/. kind pay. dearly for that moment. And
sl1e,--the Gear little angei-oh, shall
ever forget il --she liked nothing but
! JACK S ever mind my darling, she
Z whispered q it was not your fault; you
s sorry that you are TAKING 1t 50 hard JACK.
\ Never mind sweetheart'it will soon be
over. And Jack here she pulled his
head down to hers and whispered with
& her last breath safterI am gone look
/ in my little satchel and YOU will find the
money. It was to be all yours, any way
YOU know; and am glad / reached you
in time nnd the pure, faithful little
heart had ceased to beat. could stand
it no longer, &s Cap. and
with tears streaming from my eyes,
sprang back on the box, and drove my
team the next twenty lniles at dead
gallop. What became Of seymour? Oh!
Of murders against him yosi know, be-
sides this. the last and worst of ALL And
speaking Of murders, let me tell you OF
something that happened to Inc in Utah
in 1917 But though my driver gallopeJ
away all night with his everlasting adj
ventures, I heard nothing, but the last
words of Seymour's little wife, and for
the next week I lived over in memory
the thrilling story of how she met him.
= Il i i
A month later, while lunching at Men
gers in San Antonio, with Gen: Arm
strong, the then efficient chief Of all the
stage lines north Of the Brazos, I hap
pened to think of my Guondom friend,
"A queer character; General: + re-
marked, "that driver of yours at Santa
Fe Johnson think is his name, Ben
Seems to have picked up q deal of iDfor-
nation for man Of ils spine e. Uses
good language, you know; has many
original ideas; rude sort OF eloquence,
pathos, and all that sort Of thing. you
know. And besides he is most wonder
full raconteur.
eyes > said the General musingly,
"and the biggest liar this side Of the
Rocky Mountains. Ii Johnson ever told
you anything for a fact, YOU can bet $40
to cent that it isn't SO. Why, that UNI
print led.s scam . lays awake nights study
ing out yarns to begulie travellers Oh the
box. Do you know. Carl, he once told
ME a cold b!ooded fiction about woman
and dog that"
'Pass the wine, General" T faltered,
s'neyer mind the woman and the dog, |
dare say have heard il before. What
time do We leave for Col cho? Wash
ington CAPITAL.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-11
CHILDREN AT SCHOOL,
Some Sensible Advice &C Parents.
From Circu ar Issued by n. Y. Board Of
Health.

Some Sensible Advice &C Parents.
From Circu ar Issued by n. Y. Board OF
Health.
To the Parent or Guardian:-See to it
that the child goes to school in proper
condition. This means, first ofall cleanli'
ness all over. A child not washed al
over, is not fit for school, Some need a
bath oftener. Children need to wash the
face and hands and to comb and brush
out the hair a. night as we'll as morning
Let the mouth be rinsed with water,
morning and evening, or the teeth be
brushed, to as to have a pure breath.
Have clean, thin flannel Tor clothing,
next to the skin, with such additional
outside garments as may be
necessary for warmth, and shoes and
stockings that will protect the feet from
dampness. A dry pair OF socks ana a
clean handkerchief are not amiss in the
satchel. Let no child start for school
with damp clothing. When active, We
can bear dampness awhile; but to sit in
wet clothing is always risk. Tell The
child ii, he is damp or chilly to let the
teacher know it.
A good, plain, unhurried breakfast is
always important to the school child.
The young are better OF without coffee
or tea; but some may need a warm
drink for breakfast Ill cold weather.
such as sweetened water, sugar and milk
and water or milk favored with cocoa.
If the child will not be at home and at
dinner within five hours after the close
of breakfast, have hin, to carry a small
and easily digested lunch to eat at re-
cess or at an appointed time in school.
It should be light bread and butter,
with fruit or jelly and not overlarge if
there is to be q meal at home by 2 O'Clock.
Have the child chew before swallowing.
as it cannot chew after swallowing, as
COWS do. Let every boy know that to-
bacco in any form, is so injurious to
growth and vigor as to make its use by
i'm g breach of school laws and good
sense. See that the child gets plenty of
good sleep in q well-aired room, and
does not 20 to bed Just from the book,
80 as TO be anxious about lesson.
- When a child is really unwell, do not
serd him to school, just for the name of
being punctnal. The parents should
Judge and decide wisely, mindful that
the headache, pain, Or WEAKNESS OF q
child requires rest. If your child is sick,
or if there is sickness in the family, have
the judgment Of your doctor as to the
time of staying at home.
TO THE CHILD.--In sitting, do not lean
over too much or too constantly While
standing, stand erect. Neither. fold the
arms in front our put them behind, but
let them hang naturally and easily atthe
sides. In studying, try to have enough
light, without a.gIare. II Lighter print
troubles you tell the teacher. If you are
really unwell, let him know it. A head
ache tn 1t may not require you. to go
home may be a. reason for change Of po-
si,ion or rest from study. Only be up
right and do not pretend. In all things
seek to take good care of your health,
since your happiness and usefulness 50
much depends uponit.#S