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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08

g. Lavell, Misses Stebbins and Casey and
Geo. II. Casey spent last NnesdaY evening
very pleasantly at Hrs. w. m. Di1son's.
Miss Clara Bielenberg ID u the city, ths
guest Of Mrs. Henry Jacobs. She goes "a
Deer Lodge to-day, but will return durine
the week and remain until alter the heA-
days.
Misses frankie and Laura Horst will give
. large party next Thursday evening ct
their handsome apartments in the Caplice
building. The invitations will be out to-
morrow.
Japanese ladies gid their teeth. The
women OF Greenland consider blue and
| yelIew tints to enhance the beauty OF the
lace. In Peru, ornaments for the nose are
fashionable.
Mr.. Frank Ripgeling, who married on
Thanksgiving day the lady Of his choice, ID
expected to return from st. Louis in q few
days accompanied by his fair young bride.
Welcome.
Mr.. William E. Pettes. OF the firm ol
William A. Prior 4 Co., OF Chicago, arrived
in Butte last evening. He has taken the
position Of manager OF e. L. Bonner &
Co.'s gents furnishing department..
Mr.. George Douglas, who buried his little
daughter Mabel yesterday, has the heart.
felt sympathy of many friends. He will
leave in q few days, accompanied by his lit
tie son, for his former home in California.
Tomorrow Mr.. j. L. Carlisle, teacher Of
vocal music, will commence teaching voice
building. Doubtless y great many who are
ambitious OF singing will avail Themselves
Of this opportunity for vocal instruction
Mr.. end Mrs. J. Ross Clark, and children
and servant expect to leave for California
Thursday, where they will remain several
months. Mr.. Clark is going for the benefit
Of his health, which we hope he may speed
lily regain.
The Four Jack club is in dire distress.
Several members withdrew On the first al
this month and about one-half of the re.
naming members are to be married within
She next sixty days. Unless some respon-
sible recruiting is done there will be nc one
to answer TO the roll call, except Mr.. Griz
and the Cinnamon.
A late fancy in pretty and expensive
trifles consists of a small mirror within q
golden case, to be suspended from the wall
by q chain four inches long. The case
closes with a spring, and may be OF plain
gold or antique silver, or may be elabo-
rately enameled OF jeweled, according to
the fancy or the length OF the purchasers
purse. One very lovely style shows the
owners monogram engraved on the back
of the case. the front being engraved in
elaborate flower designs set with diamonds
and rubies.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08
REPUBLICAN WRANGLING.

In making their political calculations fol
the future. it is obvious that our Republi
q brethren must take into account tn,
fact that al time passes their party mani
tests an increasing tend oncy to, divide into
factions, each following it's own favoritt
chief. The quarrels OF the past are not ur,
familiar. Those OF the present are in nc
respect different, except that they are more
numerous.
Beginning with the Liberal secession, saw
the Chicago Herald, during the CLOSING
years OF Johnson's 81 administration it is not
possible to find more than a few prominent
or obscure men who, having once aban.
doned that party, have returned to it. As
old leaders have passed away, their bick.
erings have been taken up and carried or
by Others, and the distinctive faction fights
exist to-day as they did at the beginning.
1t thus happens that while q number Of
people have abandoned the party alto.
eether, many others, though noninally in
the organization, are never in accord with
it unless it chances to be dominated by
their " faction.
There are not to-day any more promi-
nent leaders OF the Republican party than
Blaine, Logan, Sherman, Edmunds and
Conkling. Yet they are all at cross pur-
poses, jealous of each other and hated by
their " party in localities worse than
they are by Democrats. Conkling couldn't
carry Iowa and Blaine probably could not
carry Michigan again. Edmunds could not
carry Maine and Logan would be laughed
out of New York. John Sherman is thought
well OF in the East, but in the West it
would be hard for him to poll IS per cent.
OF his party vote. The same conditions are
true OF many lesser leaders. As the rivalry
OF the chiefs has increased it now
requires only the assurance that any one
OF them has gained the upper hand of can
didate who may be regarded as neutral to
bring on the old fights with renewed vigor.
When the party was in pc xer the spoils of
Office wers not sufficient to prevent these
disputes, though they served to keep the
rank and file in line, and it is nota at all like
~ that with the administration in other
hands they will be less frequent or less bit
ter than in the past.
Afflicted in this way with a great variety
OF factions, intelligent leadership is practi-
cally out Of the question SO far as the once
grand party is concerned. 1t may stumble
upon success, but it can hardly hope to
merit victory by any act OF it's own until it
shall become something more than q house
divided against itself.
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Attempted Robbery.

Yesterday afternoon about 3 O'Clock AL.
Sykes, at the Butte City Hotel, was pre-.
pairing for work, and on going up stairs
found q stranger deliberately and coolly
going through his room. He found him
examining a valise which contained arti-
cles OF value. AL demonstrated with the
Intruder in words more expressive than
polite, and through the excitement the
thief made good his escape. Not long
since a party of two attempted to take a
trunk that was in the hall of the hotel.
but Mr.. Terrell, of the Montana Iron
Works, discovered them on the roof and
held the thieves until the arrival of Mr..
Bowen, when they argued the point with
him, stating that they had just seen the
parties on the roof attempting to throw
the trunk to the ground, and in the ex-
element escaped as the former parties did
last evening. Instances of the above kind
are OF a common occurrence, and too much
care cannot be taken by the different hotel
proprietoIs to guard against just such
people, which abound in all camps of this
size and population.
Silver and Copper.
Report from circular of Matthews & Webb,
ore Inc bullion brokers, Denver, Colorado.
for week ended Dec. l., 1886.
Our various trade reports show clearly
1919 nv OuUUO" vi 10 upOu uSs 1Qc
clearing house reports show a falling off of
nearly IL per cent. and money is liz wing
into the banks again quite freely. so that
the surplus reserve at New York has been
increased to 50, $50, 600. At the same time
gold is slowly coming in from Europe, and
the whole financial position is highly salts
factory. The ironiurnaces II the country
are running behind their orders and are
somewhat anxious over the possible strike
OF 10000 coke makers. Wheat shows an
exceptionally strong position, especially as
the foreign reports continue to show q fall
ing off of stocks there. The railroad stock |
market has been steadily advancing and /
the prospects of higher freight rates and
better combinations are highly favorable. |
Owing to a pressure OF India Council |
Bills the price of silver has slowly receded. |
and the figures of the week have been as
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ang 'oto ar the roHng, wagper,nc
coming up the pebbly path. nsore
It was quite evident that he v.s
unfortunately not enough to make ud hs-
clumsy and helpless, but enough to 10 MN
and reckless. His boldness showed 4. agly
knew we were without a defender, "'' Dc
Helen Graham stepped outside tbo
hand hanging down in the folds ~ W.
gown. Her face was white, but otho.I aef
she seemed calm. "@
"What do you want, Franciscow she c.u.,
out, in steady tones. ea
He swore like a pirate as he answered.
"Now, look here, girl, you needn't mt
any airs! There amt nc one but that 0.sAa
pied dandy in there! I've come to bavo
just dues. The boss, Loring, wouldn't Any
me any whisky and so l went off and ha,n',
myself. Now, I've conn back to sett1s :,
You women have got to fork over N.Y., y!
money and valyables you've gotp and w;.s
that the ugly brute DIRE y a step nearer
never knew Helen Graham's ewes co,,,
flash SO. "Stand back" she cried. sa'
raised her right hand from the folds n Ius
gown, and l caught a steely CLEAN. II Wv
Willis revolver!
Francisco didn't relish that little sbir;,.
weapon being pointed at him, and he crjnoaS
down like q whipped cur. e"
"Now," continued Helen, @you 20 and q.
down under that tree!"
"Oh, I'll leave now-I won't trouble VI,
any mOre," he mumbled. "~
"Do as / tell you-sit down." said &,
sharp and stern, and sit down he did. aua
then she mounted guard over him, the nis.o,
still in her hand. We begged her to let b;r,
60.
"No," said she; II can't trust him ont q,
our sight; he's mean enough to do al
most anythingl He's got to stay here until
the men come and he can be placed under tha
arm of the law"
So watch him she did all that long after.
noon. 1t was dreary waiting. Not until II.
silver sheen of the lake grew purple with tbs
long mountain shadows did help come, Then
far down the lake, came a CHEEKY "Yo-o-deln
| and two boats swept around the curva
| Tracy, Max, Farmer Giles and a trusty pnids
were in them. And scarcely had all our er.
| cited explanations been given. when, what
do you suppose?-that Graham girl tainted
away as white and limp as any ordinary vo.
man! There was a good deal in the expres-
sion of Tracy's face as lie caught her in his
arms, and Cara and I felt that our chances
we're small-a man never looks like that IN.
less he is holding the woman he wants for his
wife!
Well, to return to the prose part; we some.
how got back to civilization again, Poor
Will was placed in the doctors care, and The
poetical but erratic Francisco was handed
over to the tender mercies of the constable
! As for ourselves-dear me! what with stones
mud, bri,rs and underbrush, worms, snakes
and mosquitoes, to say nothing of tipsy
guides and plucky governesses-we Cara and
l. as l said before, never want to camp out
| again!-Chicago Tribune.
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CT ashore % . lone, barren hs
In the ga into which flows the NiSlA
With NO clothes but . battered old tide
From q full suio . rather scant pisle-
I Of course could not dress with much st9G1l
While I dwelt in that residence visls;
But a. there was no one to smisle,
managed tho years to begisle-
That had else been a long weary whale
With many q stroll in my tisle,
And many IN innocent whsle,
That kept in good order my bisls;
TIL . ship that sailed many q misle
BrosGht me home FROM my dreary exisla
And I this way the tale place on fisle.
WIZ the trust that it no one will risla.
-Norristown Herald
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A Lime Kiln Club Presentation.

@Wn Judge Consecutive Smith please ster
dis wayr asked Brother Gardner as the meet
ing opened with sixteen kerosene lamps shed
ding their radiance over the hall.
The judge advanced in two-four time, and
the president continued:
Judge Smith, you am about to leave N
an take up your home in a distant state
You will not only carry wild you de hes
wishes Of cherry member of dis society, brt
you will still preserve your membership wild
us. In gwine off among strangers, dar' am
some rules I'M maxims dat it would be well to
obsarve:
"While it I'M fashnabul to eat wild a fork.
doan' let a good piece of bacon slip away fur
want Of usin' yer knife.
give you credit, you has foun' an enemy.
1T amt de amount of wages you arm, but
1T am de number of days you am idle.
Honest an industrious men needn't worry
about de number of patent Jail locks.
u man who lights two candles to think by
am suah' to want fur light to work by.
DE time spent in buildin' air castles would
purvide de world with taters at a cent a
bushel
Honesty am a good policy, but it am wise
to wait and see what de odder fellow am in
tendin' to do.
HYou can't cotch pork in a dice box, nor
pay your taxes wild lottery tickets dat didn't
draw.
@Now, Brudder Smith, on behalf of de-
members of dis club, I shall present you wild
dis coffee mill Its intrinsick value am not
great-only fifty cents-but you will prize de
which acktuated de givers. De ole
woman kin use it to grind coffee or popcorn,
de children kin play koss wild it an hurt
nobody's feelin's. It am allus wound up.
1t am prepared fur cherry change of weather.
1t nebber needs tunin', an de bellows nebber
gis outer order. Take it, Brudder Smith.
an may luck an prosperity attend your
The judge attempted to voice his FEELINGS.
but 1t was a failure. His chin quivcred, a
lump gathered in his throat, and scaldihg
tears fell into the hopper of the min.-Detroit
Free PreR.
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Morals in Africa.

1.-THE morals of the Matabeli," says Mr.
Kerr, "from a British standpoint (which
would take a lord chancellor to e%xpound, and
IN archbishop, at least, to exemplify), are
unquestionably in the lower scale. But in
this respect they are far from being beneath
other types of the African races. Polygamy
is a recognized custom among them. Wives,
in fact, mean wealth; their number is a sign
of greatness in the husband. l would say
there is no immortality, for the knowledge Of
sensual vice has no dwelling in the really saw
age mind. He is not a blasc creature, but a
simple son of nature, free and strong in the
robustness of his manhood boston Herald.
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~ A Cat and Catfish Battle.

Thsophilus Skimper Il generally sized up
- the most incomplete man in Hoxawot-
tamie, but Theophilus has knocked this
town silly with his cat story about the tarn.
Skimper hasn't but n shirt, and always
| goes out to the tarn to wash It.
Sktmper has just stretched his old shirt out
to dry OF the end Of q sunny log, when he
found he'd been followed all the way from
Hoxawottamie by his old gray cat with the
nine Kittens. The blamed thing monkeyed
around his ankles awhile, then carried her
kittens one by one to the end of a log hang
ing over the water, and sat down by 'em and
began fishing with her tail. She was having
pretty fair luck when she spied a whole
school a. xo"ng eat65ah. 6MiimH%iRRsg RaBuiBt9
somewhere out in deeper water.
Puss made n spring and yanked a little
catfish out Of the water. Then she ran out to
the end Of the log and gave it to one of tho
kittens No sooner had she turned her back,
however, to get another little catfish before
the old catfish jumped from the deep water to
the end of the log and yanked one of the kit
tens away as slick as a When puss came
back with the second catfish the kitten which
had been eating the first young catfish had
disappeared and was feeding the old catfish.
This made puss mad, and she chewed tho
second young catfish up before the eyes of
the frantic parent.
Insane with rage, the old catfish jumped to
the end Of the log, and with a shril shrek bit
q kitten square in two.
This internecine and fraticidal strife con-
Gnued until the cat had eaten up all the
young catfish and the catfish had eaten up all
the young kittens. The old catfish hadn't
been able to chew all the kittens, but had
just swallowed some whole. The conse-
quences was they began mewing and set the
mother cat pretty neal wild This seemed to
afford the old catfish the most unalloyed de-
Light, and sticking her head out of the water
with a broad grin, she gave the mother cat
full benefit of the post mortem concert.
The mother cat couldn't stand it, and
jumped right atop the old catish's' back
AO-o-h-h" went the catfish, and away she
started ecross the tarn, giving puss a bath
every minute or two, and yelling with a
the Strictly Veracious' Hoxawot-
TAME Herald.
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Special Correspondence Of THE MINER
PHILIPSBURG NOTES.
1mprOyements-New H0ist-The Pine
Line Complexities Granite
Episcopal Fair.

PHILIPsBuRG, N. T., Dec. 13, 1886.
There is no cessation of the building boom
in Philipsburg.
Some enterprising gentlemen have rented
hyne's Hall and are fitting it up for a drug
store and harness shop.
The new hoist On the Hope mine started
up yesterday. The pipe line from Browns
Gulch is all down and water is probably
now running on the north side OF Hone
Hill.
Superintendent Babcocki s to be conerat-
ulated on the contamination of this scheme.
The hauling Of water for long distance has
been a great source Of expense and aunoy.
ance. The new shaft ON the Hope mine.
which has been awaiting the completion OF
q hoist will now be sunk rapidly. The
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DemoraliZinS.

The yacht mania is demoralizins our
people. It was only this morning that It'll
Johnny, seeing a one-legged nan passing thu
house, exclaimed: PA, there goes a single
sticker. "-Boston Transcript
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08

The new time table between Butte and
Helena will take effect tomorrow. when the
first morning train will leave this city for
Helena, returning in the evening.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08
Short Cuts.

The latest abbreviatiol crank h ais lron
Illinois. He registered at a south side nolei
thus: "Y & et." 1t was deciphered to lndl,
cate "Wyanet." Out in Kansas they always
write Leavenworth I'll worth" and Nyal.
dotte ~ s." All this is done in the lntereS'
of economy-not through Incidence. Inei'
was a man once whose name was James NOE,
and who was so lazy that in registering ns
name he simply made a j" and then punens ~
Q hole in the paper: John UNDERWOOD
Andover, Mass, always signed himself:
Wood,
j.
11Bsn
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The Presidents message tomorrow.
The SUNDAY MINER cemmends itself to a
discriminating public. 1t is full OF news
and interesting reading matter.

Tanner tasted forty days and nights. The
italian faster fell from exhaustion the
thirty-ninth day, which fact goes to prove
that our American faster was the more ro-
bust fool.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08

Gov. Haaser pardoned Thomas Kes,e
out OF the Pe%nitentiary on Thankseivine
gay: observing an old-time custom Of re-.
lsa saa one or prisoners on this dav
secoud time Gov. Hauser has Is Cne
the pardoning power on Thankso;vina dsH
and We trust that he and his snccessay.
will Keep the custom in vogue.-HeraId'
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08

."0nly . Dime for . Crust Of Bread"
Rude was the man in speech, and rude
In raiment and bowed with decrepituda.
With crutch and cane at either side,
Like q figure by Dore typined-
A green shade over his bullying eyes,
Ever astare. in their CHASTITY guise,
Repulsively, yet sp~pealingly,
As he begged the dole Of a dime from me.
I paused as the great crowd surged ahead
Had no supper last night-ner bed
Ner . cup o coffee at breakfast time
Ner q rusk at nooni And the fact il I'm
A-starvin' here in the city street
For q dime to buy me q crustto eatg'
And I flushed. as I thought Of the shame.
lees wrong
Il he thus SO shunned by the soullesl
throng-
The hundreds and Thousands that pans hin
herei
But, cen as I feel the rising tear,
I felt in my pockets depths, alackl
Ny own lone fortune of one greenback-
And I stayed my hand in its upward range
Signing to say that I had no change.
"EfI could work like I ust to do,
l wouldn't be beggin' to-day Of youi
See what a hackin' cough I got
Lungs jes slufin' Of, like as notl
And old-and my eyes almost clean gone
And I can't stay here, and I can't 60 oni
But it won't be long till I sit my crutch
On the shores where a dime haint worth &c
muchr'
Grotesque pathosl I smiled through tears,
Calming the old mans doubts and fears
With the crumpled note which I said should
be
Changed at once as he waited me.
But he stopped me short, as I turned to 60
'Oh, youllno come back aginl No, moi
What's the size o yer billy said he,
As I unfolded it dazedly.
'Only a one! wy sakes alivei
Feared I was runnin' against a FIVE
I'm bluffed SO much by you high-toned
gents!"
And back in my palm dropped ninety cents
james Whitcomb Riley.
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"The great Moen mystery" seems to be
explained upon the presumption that Will
son is crazy. According to the story OF his
own sister the man is in nc way related to
MOen.
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Monthly School Report.

Below will be found the monthly enroll
ment by the different teachers of their re-
spectlve schools for the month ended Octo-
Der 20, and which have lust been handod
to School Superintendent Russell.
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Forest Flres.

CaARLEsroN: December 3.-Charleston :.
filled with smoke from forest fires in +h :
surrounding country. The telegraph WHY
are down on the line in the northeast ~
full extent OF damage cannot he 1earn.J
The village OF Pineopolis, in BerLelx
county narrowly escaped destruction. I
burned, "o"ses were
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08

Inc Anaconda smelter is now reee;v;n.
rres9,ar shipments OF coal from Rocf
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B. G. KINGsBURY,
CHAs. CARLTON,
L. F. JEMIsON,
C. Nj. GOoDALE,
JOSEPH NORRIS,

The deceased vas q single man and was
about 35 years OF age. He resided for
merly in Virginia, Nevada. He has been
in poor health for some time, and up to a
short time ago worked in the Wild Bill
mine. but owing to his failing health was
compelled to abandon workingin the mines
driving hack between this city and Walker
vile. After the inquest Undertaken Petit
took charge of the remains and removed
them to his undertaking rooms, from
whence the funeral will take place to-day.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08

A-When the subscriber 80 orders his SUBJ
scription, will be discontinued at the end of the
when the Semi Weekly is 90 continued, 1t will
be charged for at the rate of $500 per annum.
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TOTAL in Butte District.. Eoo
The above does not include Black Tail
Mnlcn plumbers about twenty scholars, II
salaries and incidental expenses.
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SUDDEN DEATH.
John King, . VAUDEVILLE Hickman,
Suddenly Expires From Pull
mOnarY HemOrrhage.

Last evening while John King, a Walker.
vile hackman, was driving past the Kings.
bury block, on Upper Main street, in this
city, he said to some passengers who were
in his hack that he felt bad, and seemed to
fall over the side OF the wagon. Willing
hands soon caught him and bore him up
stairs into DR.. Hammond's office, where he
expired in q fes moments. Acting Coroner
Mediation was at once notified, and on his
arrival, after viewing the body, impaneled
a jury. The jury, after examining several
witnesses, rendered the following verdict:
TERRITORY OF MONTANA, L..
County OF Silver Bow, u.s.
An inquest holden at Butte City, Silver
Bow County, on this fourth day OF Deem
Der, A. D., 1886, before me, J. J.. McHat-
ton, acting of said county, upon
the body Of John King, there lying dead,
by the jurors whose names are hereto sub
scribed, the said jurors upon their oaths
do say that the said John King came to
his death from pulmonary hemorrhage.
In testimony whereof the said jurors
have hereunto set their hands the day and
wear aforesaid