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The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

A Mental Malady and Its Remedy.

A man of high intelligence, wei
educated and Of vigorous understano-
linz in most things, was nevertheless
oven to the practice of se'f-tOrment-
Ing in regard to the state 1T bis hea'tn.
He was fairly robust, ate aud drank
we'll, slept easily, walked WIN re- eec
marKable energy, was caPaO'e u
lonp-sustained mental labor and mucn
nhvsical exerti0n. UnluckiIy TOR
hin,self. he oegan to study domestic
medicine, and straightway q Zoo
active imagination led him to simu.
late in his own use the symptoms OF
almost every disease be bad nap
peoed to read of. He was a~poplectic,
paralytlc, rheumatic; he had heart
disease; his lungs were affected; his
liver was congested; gout threaten.d
him; his vision became enfeeolto /;
obscure sensations alarmed him as 10
the state of his brain; fevers OF one
kind or another were ~perpetua''y
Matching in bis system. The mans
life became q burden and q mystery
to him: be half killed himself with
terror, and nearly succeeded IN get.
Ting poisoned by a succession OF
varied and opposing remedies:
At last he was cured. Reading the
symptoms of a condition from which
It is physiol gicalIy impossible that
man shall recover, he found to his
horror that each particular symptom
was distinctly marked in bis own
case. He went over the ground again
aud again; each renewed examina-
ton only served to bring out the
svmnt0ms with more alarming dis
tinctness. The affair became too lu-
dicreus; q hearty tit of laughter dis
sipated not only that particular all
ment, but all the rest, and the suner-
er was cured.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

Our evening contemporary is pleased
to charge the authorship Of the "Jus-
tice" letters to the editorial depart
ment of this paper, and attempts to
support its declaration by pointing
to a composltor's error in substituting
the word "last" for "this," and 10
the omission of the writer's pseudo
nym. This charge Of u very un-
charitable and apparently sorely ex-
ercised neighbor causes Us no uneasi-
ness, and we would pay no attention
to it were we not aware that he
knows OF should know that the name
of q newspaper correspondent is held
sacred in every well-regu]ated print
ing office, and that in no case will an
editor, who knows his duty, permit
the list of '~'guessed" persons to BE-
narrowed down by der ials upon his
part. Even the devil" would not
deny the authorship of the letters in
question If 1t were charged to him.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

Mr.. Gladstone announces that the
fall of Khartoum necessitates a COM
plete change in the whole plan of the
campaign in Soudan. It seems no
aggressive movements will be made
for the present. and probably not
until next fall. Troops will be with
drawn from the interior and kept
nearer their bases of supplies until
preparations are completed for an adj
vance ali along the line. The CON-
duct of the campaign Is left entirely
to General Wolseley-a very wise
conclusion in view of the disasters to
the British arms through the failure
of the English ministry to compre-
bend the real situation In Egypt. In
the meantime the cabinet may be
completely r%eorganized by q vote OF
csnsure upon the present policy of
the government in the conduct Of the
Egyptian compaign, in which case
all present plans may undergo a radi-
Cal change.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

The recent demonstrations OF un'
employed worhingmen In the streets
of London have led the English Gov
erment to consider favorably the
offer of Canadian military companies
to serve the Crown In Soudan. Here
tofore England has persistently re-
fused to transport her subjects from
the confines of the Arctic circle to the
burning sands of Egypt for purely
sanitary reasons. but the possibility
or probability that she may need a
few thousand of her home reserves to
suppress bowling, starving mobs at
her own doors has led her to recon-
slider her determination. It may be
that our Canadian brethren may yet
have an opportunity to quench their
ardor under the broiling sun Of the
Equator.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
WISCONSIN'S NEW SENATOR.

Spooner, the newly elected senator
from Wisconsin, is described by a
Washington gentleman who knows
him as a man of about medium size,
with a slight figure, a smooth-shsven
plain, unprepossesslug face and the
manner of a provincial who has not
zee much of life. He was the at
torney of the West Wisconsin Rail-
road up to a short time before his
election. He has been identiis d with
the corporation interests of Wiscon-
sin for years, and was backed by
those interests in his struggle for the
~senatorship. His home Is in the
small town of Hudson, Wisconsin.
His principal business headquarters,
however, has been in st. Paul. He
has q good wa record and is safd to
have fair business ability. Yet he
has done nothing to deserve his high
promotion. He IL only another added
to the rank and file of the corpora
ton senators. He il in the neigh
borhood of so years of age.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

In noting the action OF Congress IN
appointing Saturday, February 2lst'
for the dedication of the Washington
monument the Nail and E1Dress
says that whenever the 22nd day OF
February falls upon Sunday. the
Monday next following shall be
deemed q public holiday according
to the laws of New York. Other
states have the same statutory pro-
vision for the observance of all holt
days when those holidays fall upon
Sunday. We are not aware that
Montana statutes make any provision
for changing the dates of holidays,
and tired employees will not get tbs
usual benefit from the forthcoming
OnA.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

LONDON, Feb. 19.-Gladstone, IN
replying to certain interrogatorles
about the governments conduct in
Egypt, 8 lid the present situation did
not allow the government to mako
overtures to Ell Mahdi, because such
over;ures might defeat their own Oh.
jects. Sir Stafford Northcote fol.
lowed the Marquis of Harrington and
Prime Minister, saying he would &c.
fer discussion and merely take ccsa.
sion at the present time to pay a til.
butte to General Gordon.
Sir Stafford Northcote gave notice
that he would move on the earlie.t
day possible, which he hoped would
not be further off than next Mon.
day, that an humble address be ORE.
scented to Her Majesty, the Queen
representing that the course nurs,lsd
ny the present liberal government in
ENGLAND to Egypt and the Soudan
had involved a great sacrifice of yaI',
uanie lives and heavy expenses with.
out any beneficial results laheers
rendering 1t i%mperatively necessarv
to the interests of the Britiah en-.
pire and the Egyptian people that
the government should distinctiv
recognize and take decided measures
to fulf1ll the responsibility now in.
cumbent upon them to insure p yood
stable government In Egypt ana
these portions Of the Soudan ne1
sary tor Egypt's security. lCheers.
dladstone stated that remained I'M.
changed. He said that he had done
all Ut could tor Gen. Gordon and was
not TO be held Responsible fur h;s
death. Practically the same points
were made in the house of lords,
Earl Granville frankly stated thu
government had left it entirely II
Gen. Wo!sely t. decide whether tbe
British forces should proceed TO at.
tack Khartoum at once or delay the
attack Till later, say some time next
autumn. Earl Granville further ad.
nit ed the government believed
Wolseley would decide upon the
postponement of aggressive opera.
tions.
Lord Salisbury responded as fol.
lows:
If the country is not satisfied with
the governments explanation it will
bitter censure those answerab!e for
50 futile a policy. lCheers,J We do
not propose to anticipate q discussion
which must inevitably come later
on, but we mutt hope England will
retire from Egypt leaving no record
of our presence there except the mis-.
chief done and the,'lo,s of our soldiers.
Glads tone, replying to a request
from Sir Stafford NorLhcote, said he
would name Tomorrow for the di..
cussion of the proposed vote Of cen.
sure.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

A stockhoIder of the Keely motor
eays that Inventor Keely is arrang-
ing for an exhibition Of his machine
to take place the latter part of this
month. The exhibition, 1t Is de-
clared, will be of 90 complete q ma
ture as to convince the most skep'l-
cal of the value and utility Of the In
ventiou. The stakeholder further
declares that the exhibition will have
the result of creating a boom in Keely
motor stock, and that arrangements
have been made for placing large
blocks of it on the market. From all
of which we infer that q new assess
ment is about to be levied.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

Protesting a regard for public NOR
ais it 1.-THE MINER) has blown hot and
cold upon this effort to rid the COM
munity of the mischief Of the gamb-
ling table. and: Insisted that restric-
ton first be tried, before extingui>h-
ment be entered upon.-Later Noun
lain, 18th inst.
It would be comparative hattery to
characterize the writer Of the above
as q base and malicious falsifier. We
defy him to point to the paragraph In
the MINER wherein 1t has " insisted
that restriction first be tried b,fore
extin guishment be entered upon."
Words are cheap but truth isl jewel.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
Disraeli's B0yhOOd.

A school fellow of Lord Beacons'
field has just written this little sketch
Of him as he was in his earlier days:
''The Prime Minister OF England,
BENJAMIN Disrseli. was partly edu-
cst-d at q private school kept by a
Unitarian minister, Mr.. Cogap, at
Higham Hill. Walthamstown. As q
boy young Disraeli Was not RI mafka-
BILE for his attention to his lessons, or
for his fondness for classical or
mathematical studies; but he was a
great dandy, and also a devourer OF
curious and out-of-the-way literature,
old romances, plays and histories;
and he would often keep the other
boys awake at night by telling them
all sorts of stories, which he would
invent as he went along. The child,'
in his case, was the father of the
man. He was shy ana reserved, and
would wander by himself in the
glades of the forest hard by. his only
companions being a book and. his
masters favorite dog"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
Keep the Cellar Warm.

A cheap and very effective way, to
raise the temperature IN a cellar that
Ia dangerously near the fire. zing
point, is to ST one or more common
kerosene lamfs, on the cellar bo,toni
during the daytime, wh,n not
wanted for lighting the rooms ali we.
We have all noticed how much
warmer a living 10 m is Ia the even
Ing, when the lamps are burning,
than In the daytime with the same
amount Of fire in the stove or fur.
naces. All the heat from a burnlug
lamp Is retained in the apartment.
twenty-five cents worth of kerosene
oil will throw out a surprising
amount Of heat, and in many cases
1t would be the che apest means for
keeping a cellar from freezing during
the passage of an extra cold wave
NeW England Farmer.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
An Anecdote Of Captain Deactur.

The folio wing anecdote of Captain
Deactur was told at a recent meeting
of the sons Of the veterans of, 1872
held in New York. Decsaur, COM
handing the frigate "Unlted States"
while stationed at Gibraltar before
the war Of 1872 became acquainted
with Capt. Garden, Of the British
frigate Macedonian" The air was
full of the coming strife, and the two
officers often discussed tie situati N.
'I'll bet you a silk hat" said Garden
one day, THAT if ever we come into
action together I'll take your ship"
Decatur took the ber. They did meet
not long after wal was declared, and
aftera hard fight the " Macedonian "
struck her co.ors. Garden, much
humilitated, presented his sword to
the victor, IN the presence Of the Of
ticers of both vessels. Decatur, draw
ing himself up to his full height, said
In a tone loud enough for all to hear.
capt. Garden, I do not want your
sword, but I'll take that hat"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
A ~COmmunistic Fallacy.

The world owes no man a living,
but it gives him a chance if he wants
to pitch in and make one.
The doctrine that the world does
owe mankind a living is as dangerous
ard as much at variance with the
true economy of life as communism
Itself. In fact, 1t Is the staff from
which f1utters the red flag of the
commune. Their principal rallying
cry is:
"This world owes US a living. and
we are going to have It,"
There is a living in the world for
every man, but he must make it.
Those who are smart enough to make
and save more than is necessary to
meet their daily wants are under no
0ongat:ons to give the surplus to
those who are to lazy, shiftless, or
dissfpated to make their own living.
-PAtsburQ Dispatch.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

Steps are being taken to head OIL
the Oklahoma boomers who propose
to make another raid in the Indian
Territory the 9Th proxlmo. The
recent debates in the United States
senate develop the fact that the
boomers have the shadow If not the
substance OF Justice upon their side.
Before the Government proceed to
extreme measures to prevent the
occupancy of the disputed ground by
white settlers the right of the Indians
to it should be definitely settled.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
DYNAMITERS.

Our press reports TEEN with &C.
counts of the work of dynamiters in
Europe and elsewhere. OF course
many Of these reports are baseless
and others are greatly magnihed.
This is to be expected. The people
of Europe have become alarmed and
a man carrying a satchel or a package
IL looked upon with suspicion and
watched. This feeling is but the
natural outgrowth OF the dynamite
explosions in London, but there is
really NO occasion for fear in this
country, Notwithstanding the declar-
ations of few loud-mou,hed Mosts
and Schwaubs which infest some of
the larger Eastern cities.
It Is said that many of the dynam-
lite deviltries and the kindred anaIch-
ist conspiracles have their origin in
this country. Tais is mere assump-
ton, as no proof of the assertion has
vet been adduced. 1t is true there
are rabid anarchists and dynamiters
in America, but they r few in
number, and are by no means to be
regarded as representing anybody
but themselves. How utterly re-
pugnant the methods and purposes
of the dynamiters are to the great
body of Irishmen has been proved by
the expressions of many leading men
of that race.
In a careful inquiry into the num-
bers of the Anarchists, the results of
which are published ia an Eastern
exchange, it has been found there
are less than two hundred Of these
men in New York city. and
probably less than one thousand in
the United States. These few pesti-
lent fellows make a noise and attract
an attention out of all proportion to
their numbers o. Importance. The
immigrants to this country are. as a
rule, workingmen who find here
just what they come for, and what
they could not find In Europe "a
chance to work at wages that will
support them and their families.
They know by experience how much
better the workingman's condition is
here than it is in Europe. They have
cast off allegiance to European gov
ernments, and expect to Lecome, or
have already become, citizens of the
United States and sovereign electors.
They are not interested in plots to
overthrow European governments
with which they have no longer
any concern. and they see that under
our institutions here they enjoy a
freedom and a prosperity greater
than they could find anywhere else
in the world. This is nos the sort of
people to make easy recruits for
Anarchists. The great mass of our
foreign population is just as strongly
opposed to all revolutionary schemes
as are the native Americans.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

The Minneapolis Tribune says the
recent blizzard which spread over the
whole Northwest was "a calamity In
many respects, but inasmuch as 1t
interrupted q baseball convention at
Indianapolis and caused a holy calm
at Springfield, Illinois for a few hours
all will be forgiven" It ia pleasing
to learn that even q blizzard carries
some CONDENSATION In its track.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
An Auger to Bore q Square Hole

An Anger to Bore a Square Hole.
The first and only auger ever
manufactured that will bore a square
hole ia now IN the shops Of the Cleve-
land Machine Company. This anger
bores a two inch square hole, the
size used in ordinary frame buildings
and barns, but they can be made on
the same principle to bore square
holes OF any size. Its application Is
ordinary and works on the same prin-
ciple as round-hole augers. Its end,
instead Of having a screw or bit, has
q cam notion which osc1llates a cut
ter mounted on a steel rocking knife
which cuts on both sides. In order
to prevent the splinlering Of the
wood, the ends of the cutter are pre-
vided withsmall semi-circula:- ,hapt d
saws which help in cutting out per-
fec,ly square corners. 1t is estimated
that this new process will save the
labor of three men who work with
chisels, as one man can con veniently
cut a two-inch mortise in the same
length of time he car bore a round
hole. The invention IS the work OF
q Wooster man who has given the
subject years of patient thought -
{! Cleveland Herald.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
C~LEVELAND'S CABINET.

Two weeks from to-day Grover
Cleveland wilt be inaugurated Presi-
dent of the United States, and yet an
lnquiring people are profoundly ig-
norant concerning the personal of
his Cabinet. Notwithstanding the
Impoverished aid Of our Republican
friends the world Is no wiser in the
matter Of Mr.. Cleveland's selections
than 1t was on the day of his cleo
ton. But it appears that the Cabi-
net makers have come to the conc.u-
sion that either Bayard or Pendleton
will be Secretary Of State. For Sec.
rotary of the Treasury, ex-senator
Mcdonald, of Indiana, and Daniel
Manning, of New York, are men
toned. Garland, of Arkansas, and
Whitney, of New York, are
named tor the Attorney Generalship.
Villas, of Wisconsin, AID two or three
others are spoken of in connection
with the Postmaster Generalship;
Mcclellan for Secretary of War and
a half dozen ambiti us statesmen for
Secretary of the Interior and Seer
tary of the Navy.
1t Is generally conceded that the
Middle States aud New England
will get three; the West two and the
South two of the eve Cabinet posi-
tions. The most important position,
in view Of the large number Of ap-
pointments at his disposal, is that Of
Postmaster General. The South
wants the Attorney General, New
York the Secretary of the Treasury,
and the West the Postmaster Gen.
eral. The first will exercise q great
influence in controlling the financial
policy Of the new administration,
and the other two in Strengthening
the party politically. But who will
occupy these positions will prooatly
not be definitely known until MI.
himself, announce their
names. Until than the people, per-
force, must content themselves with
the speculations of the inevitable
Cabinet maker. Mr.. Clevtla land keeps
= very close mouth.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
New Cattle Shipment Route,

~~e
MILWAUKEE, Feb. ia special
to the Wisconsin from Superior City
says the sale of 900 head of cattle
was made by the Powder River cat
tie company to the Marquis de
Mores, price $1,000, for shipment to
ENGLAND. This is the first sale of q
series soon to follow. Arrangements
for the shipment of two thousand
head to the lake are now being made
by the same company, which have
extensive ranches in Nebraska, Wy
omlng and Montana. The cattle will
be stall fed at Duluth and as soon as
navigation, opens. will be shipped by
the lake to the Atlantic seabtard and
thence to England. 1t is claimed ar
rangements will be made duly tree.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

The Chicago Herald contains this
interesting and not less instructive
summary: "Three men have tried
to whip three editors during the past
week. One Of the assaulting parties
is in his coffin, another is in Jail, and
another is in bed With two doctors in
attendance. The editors are all alive
and in uncommon'y good health"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
A Revolt of Siberian Extles.

LONDON, Feb. 19.-Advices just re-
celved from the governor of Irkutsk,
in eastern Siberia, are to the effect
that a large number of Russian ex,les
there revoIted but were suhjugated
after g desperate contest with the au-
thorities. Nine soldiers and thirty
exiles were killed. Many We're
wounded on both sides. treat ex-
element prevailed, but affairs are
now quiet.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

In England no person except en-
ployes are allowed 10 walk on the
track of railways. In view OF the
number of persons killed or manned
in this country by walking upon
rail a the same regulation should
he adOpted here.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

Custer county has q little indebt-
edness of about s25O.OO which she
wishes to bond. Will some one In.
form us what that county made
when the legislature, two years ago.
legislated tie old commissioners out
and rev ONES in.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
Washington News Budget.

WASHINGTON, Feb. {. -The house
appropriations committee will con-
slider the sundry civil bill tomorrow.
1t is understood al effort will be
made to incorporate in it a provision
to stop the coinage of silver from
July lst for one year. Members of
the committee opposed to such legis-
lation express the opinion that the
provision will be favorably con-
sidered by a majority of the COM
mittees. Many members of the house
who are strong silver men assert they
will filibuster on any legislation pro-
vining for the sttoppage Of silver
coinage even at the risk of forcing an
extra session.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21
DAKOTA METHODS.

They have an emphatic way of
settling community differences,
county seat quarre.s and church
tights in Dakota. If one place wants
q county scat it forthwith arms its
citizens, who march to the nearest
one at hand, capture 1t ana takes 1t
home. This mode of procedure saves
long and expensive litigations and
In other respects simpliies matters
amazingly. Quite recently the good
people of Valley City, In that Terri.
tory, had a fight over q church, an
account Of which appears in the
Fargo Argus Of the 9Th INST, the day
Of the fight. The account says
"When it came time for service to-
day 1t was discovered that the Rev.
Herbert Root had seized the Episco.
pal church at this place, padlocked
the doors and placed q number Of men
inside to watch the building. Rev.
Woodford, the rector, procured
an axe and attempted to force an
entrance, but was prevented by the
armed guard inside. He then sent
for bis gun, but was restrained by
friends. During the day all sorts of
talk was INDUCED In and tonight
the vestry of the church, beaded by
che rector, broke iE the door of the
church with q ram, and before Mr..
Root and his supporters could extri-
cate themselves from the wreck of
the bsrricade of benches they had
piled against the doors the assallants
had seized and elected them. A
supply of ammunition Was found in
the building. MI. Root will have all
hands arrested in the morning. Mr.
Root was refused communion last
Sunday, hence the move to-day.
Serious trouble Is apprehended."
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-02-21

The legislative assembly is now
getting down to business. The House
held its first evening session Wednes-
day. It will take hard work on the
part of our law makers to dispose OF
ali their bills before the 10th prox.
the date fixed by law for the close of
the se2siOn.