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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

SAYS the Deer Lodge New North Vest
"'The first person singular is coming in
as an element OF Montana journalism to
the exclusion OF we, us, etc. The BUTTE
MINER, which, without other fuss than
inheres with the name OF the editor, has in.
fused a good many improvements in the
style of presenting news in Montana, was,
we believe, the first to adopt the perpendic'
ular pronoun in editorially treating dra'
matte matters. and now we notice the Great
Falls Tribune, which, by the way, is pro.
g~ressive and shows editorial work, has a
department conducted by an abstract
personality. l rather like it," 1t is a
mistake to suppose that Labouchere OF
Yates were the first journalists to resort to
"the first person singular" 1t is d very
old custom among Eastern department
writer's and especially among dramatic
literary, society or a%necdotal specialists
There is scarcely paper Of any pretensions
in the country in which such departments
are not maintained. For many purposes
the brethren OF the press in Montana vii
find the l very convenient and they viii
find that it doesn't smack the least bit O.
egOtiSm.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

The druggists should take to painting red
their bottles containing poison. Adruggist
in Hoboken put up morphine Tor qulnlne
in powders for two young ladies who were
suffering an attack Of malaria, one evening
last week. The powders were taken and in
the morning, despite all the Efforts OF Jour
doctors, one OF the patients was dead and
the other was not expected to live. When
the druggist learned of his blunder and it's
terrible effects he attempted to commit
suicide by taking poison. The error seems
to nave been largely due to the similarity
of the lars in which the drugs we're kept Tor
use. The only difference lay in the labels,
and it is a notorious TACT that the labels
on bottles and jars in an American drug
store are all made to look as much alike as
possible. Some remedy for this bad sys-
tenn should he found. 1t could easily be
done by giving the vessels used Tor
| dangerous drugs a form of color so different
| from that used for harmless preparations
| that no mistake of the kind noted above
| could possibly he made. Poisoning by mis-
| take is altogether too common in this
| country. 1t has been suggested that bottles
| containing poison should be roughened on
| their exterior surface so that warning would
come Immediately to the touch. The sug'
gestion seems to us 20 be an excellent one
and sne hat should be Immediately
adopted. The lived OF SO many people are
in the hands Of ~theicareless drug clerk tina
every safeguard should be thrown about
the poison bottles.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12
BODICE AND JACKET FOR FALL.


Various new shapes Of bodices are being
attempted, but none become generally
adopted, and success remains with the
bodice made with a small basque curved in
over the hips, with or without a waist
band.
A very becoming model is that OF a bodice,
trimmed with braces cut out OF MORE in
the piece, not ribbon, coming down both in
front and at the back on each side, and
finished in long loops at the waist. The
space between the braces is OF some other
matcrial-moire, brocaded silk, plain OF
fancy velvet. The sleeves have the upper
part or epaulet of the same material as
the plastron, while the lower part is of the
fabric OF the other part Of the bodice.
Another style consists OF a low corslet OF
velvet or silk, laced in front and finished by
a sort of chemisette of a different material.
This chemisette is pleated.
Sometimes the corselette, instead OF being
laced. is fastened across with cross strips oil
the material over Il plastron Of some lighter
fabric.
Short Jackets are also very fashionable.
For the autumn they will be made OF plain
or figured velvet. ribbed Ottoman, or silk
and velvet, or plush striped pekin, and also
OF cloth, twilled cashmere, and ribbed
vigogue for simpler toilets.
Most of these jackets are open with revere
over a plastron. Some, however, are made
plain and high in the neck, in which case
they are generally trimmed in front with
olive-shaped buttons OF pa~ssementerie, OF
with fancy galloon spangled with gold or
silver.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

The Helena Herald has the following to
say in reference to the contents ofthe Filth
Montana Reports: "Volume 5 Montana
Reports is out and has been distributed by
the Territorial Auditor. 1t contains more
important and leading decisions than any
volume yet issued. There are three railroad
cases of the greatest Importance. The Butte
townsite is fully presented in Silver Bow M.
& M. Co. VS.. Clark, and the Helena own
site case in Parchen VS.. Abbey. The Custer
county case OF the people VS.. VanGaskin in
wolves the cunstitutionaity of the legisla-
tive reconstruction of the county. The val
idity OF the commercial travellers license is
considered and sustained in the case OF the
Territory vs.. Farnsworth. Many other
cases Of first Importance are contained n
are fully reported up to the end OF the last
January term
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

Ar the recent meeting of the Montana
Pioneers, the Hon. James Fergus made
some disagreeable Agnostic remarks, which
have caused him not a little annoyance.
In disappearing OF his remarks the Living
ston Enterprise very tr%uthfully says: 1.-THE
many to whom orthodoxy has been an
oppression are now equally bored and
annoyed by the preaching OF heterodoxy.
1t can be no great pleasure to have arrived
at perfect non-belief in revealed religion il
the non-believer is weighed down with an
itching to corner up his fellow-beings where
they cannot escape and fire broadsides OF
infidelity at them. Free religious thought
has a distinct meaning in our mind-the
right for every man, oma and child
to think as he may please without the
dominating influence OF priestcraft-and it
is doubtful ii the priests Of infidelity are
any Improvement upon the other kind"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

THERE is on foot a movement to tender
Mr.. John Mcguire, lessee and manager OF
the Butte Opera House, a rousing benefit
in the near future. THE MINER earnestly
hopes that the movement will take tangible
shape. Mr.. Mcguire pays a large rental
and has expended a large sum OF money In
addition in fitting up the theater and equip
ping the stage. He has given Butte a first
class and beautiful place OF amusement, in
which the best Of plays are produced in as
perfect and artistic a manner as one could
see them anywhere. To give emphasis to
this renewed and regenerated order OF
things, Mr.. Mcguire has brought here, at
great expense, some OF the best talent now
on the road. This country is sparsely set
tied and these large and expensive com
panies will not come out here except on
guarantees, which have in many instances
not been realized. Indeed, but very few OF
these excellent organizations have received
the patronage to which they were entitled
and on many OF them Mr.. Mcguire has lost
money. To make some amends for the
neglect, the proposed benefit has been pro-
jectcd. It should be pushed with vigor and
made a boomer.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

AGED tramp with blue eyes and an
acquiline nose and otherwise beautiful as a
Greek god" wandered into 4 Springfield, O.,
music store and begged to be permitted to
play on II piano. Then in the soft Ohio
twilight, while the rustics gathered about
him, and one piano after another was
pushed under his flying fingers, he played a
sonata from Beethoven and Il "capriccio"
from Mendelssohn, until the night was filled
with music and the eyes OF his auditors
with tears. Nor did he cease until they
took up u collection and bought him a suit
of clothes land a silk tie" when he burst
out sobbing and confessed in eight languages
that he was Ignatz Hartzka, a scion OF the
royal family of Hungary. Whereupon they
gave him pie and a situation and comforted
him, and ere the robins nest again Il Greek
god in a silk tie will be running one OF the
most flourishing skating Kinks in the West
ern Reserve.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

GRANT always regarded Hayes as fraud.
He did not believe that he was elected
President and did not believe that he
should occupy the White House. George
W. Childs, the proprietor OF the Philadel-
phia Ledger, was the chief among the per
sonal friends OF General Grant during the
last ten years of the latter's life. He has
lust written an article IN Grants charac-
t~eristics and his position in politics since
1876. That part which relates to the
Hayes-Tilden campaign is peculiarly inter-
esting. Following the election, a number
of Republicans were talking with Grant
about the result. They declared that
Hayes was elected, to which Grant replied :
Gentlemen, it looks to me as il Mr.. Tide
was elected. l would sooner have Tilden
than that the Republicans should have "a
President who could be s~tigmat:zsd as Il
fraud" The Electoral Commission was
then agreed upon and, like a loyal citizen,
he stood by it's decision, yet he always be-
lieved that Mr.. Tilden had been the choice
OF the people and Mr.. Hayes a fraud and an
uSurDCr,
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

The bad weather which has prevailed
during the past two days has somewhat
cut off the attendance at the races. This
is very much to be regretted. The racing
so far has been OF a very interesting char
acter, and there are still many excitingcon-
tests to be decided. The management, ow-
ing to the weather. have not met with the
encouragement which their efforts and the
expense which they have incurred entities
them to, and the receipts bid fair to fall
ar short OF the expenses. This is
unfortunate, as such enterprise de-
serves a reward. 1t has been suggested
by a number of public spirited citizens and
leading merchants and citizens of the city,
that the places of business be closed for
three or four hours on Saturday afternoon
and that everybody go down and witness
the very interesting events, which are to
come off to-day. This would be a fitting
acknowledgment and just appreciation
upon the part OF the citizens and business
men, OF the efforts OF the directors OF the
race meeting to bring people to the city,
and we trust that it will be done.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

THAT was an awful crime which termi-
mated in the death of little Clara Rehberg,
ut Helena, a few days ago. She was liter
ally beaten to death. Her young life was a
veritable hell on earth. Death came to her
us a relief from abuse and suffering. The
guilty parents have been arrested, and
there is a promise that they will receive the
punishment which they SO richly deserve.
1t ia better that in such cases the law
should take it's orderly course, yet one
could scarcely blame the people among
whom such IL crime has been committed ii
they should take the law into their hands
and aveAge an outraged community with
out the form OF law. There is no punish
ment provided by the Code that's sufficient
atonement for such an y~oiiense, but the
limit OF the law should be melted out to
these brutal parents.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

The Bitter Root valley is one OF the gar
den spotsIofM Montana. 1t is one vi the best
agricultural regions in the Territory and is
equally adapted to fruits, small prints
and grains. The Rev. Jacob Ditz-
Ter, d. d., who has just returned
from a visit to that beautiful val
ley, has brought with him specimens OF the
fruit and other products of the valley. A
potato which he kindly sent to The MINER
office is q perfect beauty, measures 2oa
inches bv 2OS and weighs 2-1-16 pounds
As beautiful apples us ever grew anywhere
free from faint or the sign Of insects, accom-
panies the tuber and shows what the valley
can do in the way OF fruit. DIR. Ditzler is
enthusiastic over the future Of the valley as
is every one who has ever visited that sec
ton. What Butte needs is railway com
m%unication with the Bitter Root, to the end
of opening up a market for it's great har
vests. Butte needs the products OF tina
valley; the farmers there need our silver.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

The American consul at Marseilles is
convinced that the filth which abounds In
that city has been the direct cause OF the
cholera now affecting the people OF that
city. This seems to be the verdict OF every
investigation at every point where the
disease has made it's appearance. TO the
neglect OF the sanitary condition OF our
cities is traceable almost every epidemic
that has swept over them. Bad SANTA
ton leads not only to cholera, but the
equally fatal smallpox, t.yphns fever, dip
liberia, scarlet fever, etc, which, in the ag
~gregate, kill more people annually thar
cholera ever did.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

THE laborer is in better condition, So
cially and financially, and should be hap
pier to-day than eyer before in the history
OF the world. That they are happier and
freezer from worry and excitement than
those OF any other calling is shown by the
lhnacy statistics. They are rarely at
tackled by lunacy. A few, it has been shown,
have contracted insanity from family
trouble or religious enthusiasm, but a
large majority of those who are taken to
asylums go on account OF d~issipated hab-
its or business troubles, the former being
more often the cause han the latter.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12
A GREAT WORK.

The Miners Union Of Butte is not only a
powerful association, but one that has
done much good in the community, and is
still doing it. For the year ending on Sep
TENDER discovering exactly twelve calen-
dar months, the Union paid out in sick
benefits the large sum Of $4,O76. This
sum was distributed in small weekly
benefits among the members who were dis
abled by accidents, or prone with disease,
and it must have been the means of sue
coring many a distressed family and cheer
ing many a lonesome heart. During the
six months ending on September LIST, the
Union followed eleven of it's members to
the rave, and for each OF these voted $50
out OF the treasury, or q total OF $SSo.
This is n record that should commend the
Union to every underground worker in the
camp. No miner can make a wiser or bet
ter investment than to join the Union. He
owes it to his family. to his wife and little
ones, who are dependent upon him, the
duty OF seeking the protection the Union
affords in the hour of misfortune. Aside
from the mercenary inducement offered by
the Union to the men working in the mines
to become members, it has other Objects
to look after the welfare of its members,
and to maintain their wages, matters fully
asimportant as to provide for the sick n
to bury the dead.
In addition to the expenditures enumer-
ated, the incidental expenses OF the Union,
for rent, officers, postage, picnics, balls,
etc., aggregate about $4,000 annually.
The new hall, which is now nearing COM
~pletion, will cost, completed, $11,7OO. 1t
will be handsomely furnished, and while it
will be a source of revenue to the Union it
will be all ornament to Main street.
Such an organization is entitled to the
respect of the whole community in which
it labors. 1t is an agency whose influence
good cannot be overestimated and one
which cannot be too much encouraged.
The Union has confined itself strictly to It's
own business and to the discharge OF the
with which it has charged itself. 1t
has been this strict adherence to duty and
principle that has made the Union the
power it is in Butte. Long may it live
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12
HAN IN PARIS,

Silk hose OF one solid color ought to
match every shade Of the fashionable wo-
mans numerous toilets.
The v%ariegated tints in handkerchief
have had the upper hand SO long that ii
was no use for one single voice to protest
How much more elegant and tasty are the
white ones!
Then there is a style among American la.
dies which does not exist among the French,
the one OF exhibiting a handkerchief, OF
slipping it into the opening OF low-necked
dress and allowing the edges to look out,
or inserting it between the buttons or dra.
peries Of a high-necked one.
At a soiree or calling a French lady never
carries her handkerchief in her hand: it oc.
cupies it's right place-in the pocket.
In Paris the display of handkerchief
made by American women has oft been
commented on by the French. Last win.
ter an American lady toyed with hers SO
much when it was not on exhibition on her
corsage, she had such a variety OF them,
that the gentlemen gave her the %soubriuuet
OF La dame au mouchoir."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

Anour il month ago the New York En-
gineering and Mining Journal published a
falsehood as to the condition OF the Pa}na
mine. The MINER corrected the falsenSod
Of the Journal and IL private letter was
sent it by Superintendent Tibbey to thu
same effect, yet the Journal has not vel
had the honesty to correct the error il
made. This looks as though the mistake
had been w%ilfully and maliciously made
If the Parrot had been located in the LAX
Superior region it would have been boomet
| by the Journal. 1t is located in Montana
| and hence falls under the displeasure OF tn
| alleged "leading" class Journal.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

The best underwearforprotection against
inclemency OF the weather Is, OF course,
silk. The speciality OF this article Is found
in England.
The flesh and lavender shades are pre-
ferred. These combination SUITS upper
and lower parts all in one, Obviate the
thickness of belt around the waist and
thick layers OF both garments on the parts
where less clothing is demanded.
None of the chemises have any trimmings
around the lower edge. In France 1T Is
considered low to trim that part.
The very handsomest ones are made OF
fine bastile and maline' lace; it has the pre-
cedence now over valenciennes and it is
really the lace for fine inen par excellence;
inserting of it is much used, with intervals
of inserting OF embroideries on India null.
The ACCORDION shape is the most becom-
ing for front trimming; downward gradu.
ated yokes OF free pleated inserting held
around the shoulders by very narrow RIB
bon drawn through, forming bows on the
tiny sleeves. This transparent work o.
lace is divided in the middle by a small
narrow plaque OF batiste, in the center y
which is worked a medallion OF lace with
the embroidered monogram.
The shoulder straps rest not below but ON
the shoulders. In contrast TO CnlS Wdiine
Irish and Russian lace is employed extern
sively in t~rosseaux. Entire lace yokes ahc
| sleeves made into one with the baiste, moi
gathered, but put on plain, make a pretty
undergarment.
Monograms always embroidered in tn
same lace as the garment placed in the th1cl
material are OF great effect.
On some the mouOgrams are placed tint
| 1ucl ii ILL., =, L,,@%o ~ hnv,nuof
For more frequent wear hand embroider
les are recommended not heavy as they wer
worn years ago, but very airy, small, ligh
vines vi forget-me-notsa and rosebuds arount
! the festooned edge.
No gathers are to be seen any longer OF
these undergarments; except the pleatet
lace, every part lies smooth, so as not tt
crease or interfere with the now close.fittin'
GOWNS.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

THERE appears to be no reason to doubt
that in their recent conflict with the mama
gers of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa re
railroad the men were in the right, ana the
Knights of Labor OF Texas have reason to
congratulate themselves on the outcome.
The victory they have gained is another
exemplitication of the heneficent results OF
organization on the part OF w~age-workers.
It makes the laborer a power, whereas,
without combination, labor is powerless
for it's own protection. The only thing
organized labor has to guard against IS the
]demagogues and beats.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12

THE Helena Herald seems to stand alone
on the proposition to send Montana's con-
victs to Dakota for safe keeping. Ine
balance Of the press OF the Territory ap-
pears to be unanimous against such a
scheme, and all insist that at any cost
Montana should maintain it's convlcts
within her own domain, subject TO the
mandates of her courts. On this subject
the Livingston Enterprise says: "Some OF
our Territorial contemporaries, IN discus
sing the proposition OF the penn
tentjary authorities to board Montana 9
surnlus conyicts at a reduction IRON their
present cost, are opposing the plan On tne
assumption that it is q scheme TO MI tne
Bismarck penitentiary. and ask ohe ". .
authorities to enlarge that building. Int
prison ut Bismarck was built by the Terri
tory on an appropriation made the year
when the Legislature located public build'
ings at every prosperous town IN DaKooa
All the same the Enterprise opposes the
scheme. We hope Montana has not yet
reached the ebb where she is forced to cal
upon sister Territories to help her out-no'
lust vet. Speaking of that Bismarck prison
we wonder how Montana would feel II ti'e
next Legislature should get together ano
make appropriations for a university al
| Deer Lodge and another at Glendlve; al
insane asylum at Livingston n another
at Missoula; a penitentiary at Billings ano
another at Dillon; a college OF agriculture
| at Bohemian, a school OF mines at Butte e
| state normal school at Virginia Clty' o
school of navigation at Fort Benton ana Q
training school for aspiring stockgrowersa a
Miles CITY; and to add a finishing touch
should appoint a commission empowered
to locate a capital and pledged to locate II
at Helena. That is about the way they dlt
in Dakota. When we consider that memor
able assembly OF sages from the land OF thu
Dakotas, we feel as if there were depths
which Montana's latest Legislature did moi
think OF attempting to fathom.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-09-12
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The favor with which Miss Hawthorne
has been received by the Butte public must
be very gratifying to her us an artistic and
as a lady. The movement to give her a
grand testimonial benefit on Saturday
evening by the business men of Butte, is Il
great compliment to Miss Hawthorne and
one that will commend itself to our people
generally. The request on Miss Hawthorne
comprises the foremost people OF the camp
and this petition alone will insure the
largest audience ever seen in the Opera
House. On this occasion we will have the
second presentation of "Queena," which no
one should willingly miss. There will be an
immense audience at the Opera House on
Saturday night.