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The Fourteen Great Mistakes.

Somebody has condensed the mis-
takes OF life, and arrived at the con-
clusion that there are refourteen of them.
Most people would say, if they told
the truth, that there was no limit to
the mistakes OF life; that they were
like drops in the ocean or the sands
Of the shore in number, but it is we'll
to be accurate. Here, then, are four
teen great mistakes: It is a great
mistake to set up our own standard
OF right and wrong, and judge people
accordingly; to measure the enjoy
ment of others by our own; to expect
uniformity Of opinion in this world;
to look for judgment and experience
in youth; to endeavor to mold all dis.
positions alike; to yield to immaterial
trifes; to look for perfection in our
own actions; to worry ourselves and
others with what cannot be remedied;
not to alleviate all that needs allevia-
tion as far as lies in our power; not
to make allowances fer the infirmities
of others; to consider every thing inn
possible that we can not perform; to
believe only what our finite minds can
grasp; to expect to be able to under
stand everything. New York Star.
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A Sham Play House.

On reaching Lucerne, writes Henry
Watterson in the Louisville Courier,
we were attracted by flaming posters
which made it known that NJ. Labit-
skis company OF celebrated and unri-
vailed artists from Les Folies Parisie
nes had begun o summer season OF
comic opera at the Koursaal. asked
the concierge OF the Scheizerof what
sort OF performance they gave. every
good" he said. repeated this ques-
tion to loquacious hair-dresser who
was graciously bestowing upon my un-
worthy head his professional attention
and he wasted an extra quantum OF
Pinaud's eau de quinine in his enthu-
siasm. Then. seeing, that the piece
for the evening was Lecoq's latest, l
inspected the prix des places. The
boxes were f.4O and f.2O. The seats
ranged from f.8 to f2. Being stran-
ger and having a nose for thrift, and,
as matter OF fact, unused to paying
anything at all at theatre door,
made special inquiry at the box Office,
which impressed me at the time as
having q lonesome look about it, as
to the f.2 seats. The boxkeeper was
very polite, indeed. He took me with.
in and pointed out the diagram of the
house. l found that the f.2 seats diff
Tered from the f8 seats simply in be-.
ing cane-bottomed chairs instead OF
cushioned-armed chairs, and in the
additional circumstance that they
could not be reserved in advance.
"But," said my obliging conductor,
''for very small gratuity the loge
keeper will reserve you the very best
places" !" The loge keeper was called,
and paying for six f.2 seats. told her
that if she would hold them for me
upon the first row l would give her a
franc. Then departed, highly pleased
with my adventure i'll theatrical econ.
omy.
That evening at $50 our party filed
into the Koursaal, which was brill
iantly Illuminated. At the door the
box-keeper met us hat in hand. Down
the center aisle the loge-keeper made
us a sweeping curtesy. She had six
chairs right in the center OF the par
quette turned down for us. Outside
OF ourselves and these two officials OF
the place, there was not q soul visible
anywhere. Not in a beggarly array,
but in vast wilderness OF empty
benches we sat down. After while
two rough looking customers entered
the gallery. Then q hashy lady and
gentleman strobe into one of the
boxes. Then the orchestar appear
ed. Next, half a dozen women and
men lounged into various points in
the surrounding spectacle of vacuity.
At 8 O'Clock, the fiddles began to
tweak. At 0:30 the curtain rose. At
1880 we left in the middle of the first
we had gone I the performance sraa sas eeased ed.
1t was, in fact, simply an adjunct OF
the gambling house back OF the stage
"a decoy duck, so to say-and our
fellow-auditors were markers, look
outs, dealers, croupiers, male and fe-
male, attached to the establishment.
1t was indeed "play" house.
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Maternal Courage.

A few days ago, says a Tolono, ILL.,,
dispatch to the Cleveland Leader, 81
brave woman's heroism saved the
lives OF her two little girls. snatching
them almost from the very Jaws OF
death. She was travelling with her
children, and stopped in the Ambrain,
or properly, the Embarrass tim
Der to prepare dinner. Her little
daughters wandered out into the wood
in quest OF flowers, and the solemn
stiffness OF the place soon lulled them
to sleep. large dune colored panther,
which for nearly a month had been
source OF great annoyance to the peo-
pie about Bouse's grove. some six or
eight miles further up the country,
had worked its way southwark
almost to the county line.
Mrs. Jack Montcalm, as the
woman gave her name, failed to re-
ceive an answer from her children
when she called them to dinner and,
taking up her rifle went in search of
them. When a short distance away
a rustling IN the tree tops attracted
her attention. On nearer approach
she saw the bloodthirsty panther
stealthily making his way toward the
end OF the limb upon which he was
perching, and a moment later posing
for a Jump. Then her eyes surveyed
the ground and her sleeping babes
We're seen beneath the tree. Instantly
the trusty rifle touched her shoulder,
and a bullet went tearing through the
animals vitals. 1t fell a mangled mass
upon the ground, not 20 feet from the
now awakened and startled children,
whose cries brought to the scene Jason
Fabert and d. w. Jones. They iden-
titled the brute as the same one
they had pursued with their shotguns,
but failed to kill, near the grove
some days before. Mrs. Mont
calm declined any assistance in re-
moving the pelt, which she will tan
and keep as souvenir OF the thrilling
event. This plucky woman says she
is the daughter OF wealthy parents re-
siding near Cleveland, O., but declined
to give their names, as she does not
desire her past life connected with
them. She ran away in 1877 and
married Jack Montcalm. an old lover,
who was reputed to be growing rich in
Indian Territory. For this her father
disowned and disinherited her, and re-
verses in business subsequently re-
duced her husband to acowboy. He was
recently killed, and his widow and two
little girls, May and Jane, started in a
spring wagon from near Tishomingo,
intending to 60 back and seek forgive
ness and shelter in the old Ohio home,
where there is plenty and to spare, not
having heard a word from there in
over eight years. "Not soul in the
world l knew remembered me-" she
says. There are still misgivings as to
the result of her long Journey, and
even the brilliant outcome of her ad-
venture did not apnear to elate her.
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Senator Benton's Last DAYS

Ben: Perley Poore in Boston Budget.
Havingcompleted his Thirty Years
in the Senate" the last chapters OF
which were written when he was phys!
ically very weak, in bed, and suffering
acute pain, Col. Benton sent for sew.
eral old friends to bid them farewell.
Among them was the President, to
whom the dying man said, taking
his hands: Buchanan. we are friends.
supported you in preference to Ere
mont, because he headed a sectional
party, whose success would have
been the signal for disunion. l have
known you long, and l knew you would
honestly endeavor to do right. Ihave
that faith in you now, but you must
look to q higher power to support
and guide you. We will soon meet in
another world; am going now; you
will soon follow. My peace with God
is made, my earthly affairs arranged;
but could not go without seeing you
and thanking you for your interest in
my child" Mr.. Buchanan was deep
ly affected, and he wept as he said
Farewell" A week before Col. Ben
tons's death he addressed letter to
AAio oteA ASAihCSSCC l1lChuS, CSIlhLOT
Houston and Representative Jones,
requesting that congress would not
notice his departure. "There is," he
said, "no rule OF either House that
will authorize the announcement of my
death, and ii there were such q rule i
should not wish it to be applied in my
case, as being contrary to my feelings
and convictions long entertained"
Both houses adjourned, however, to
attend Mr.. Benton's funeral, at which
there was q large attendance, includ-
ing the President, heads of depart
ments, foreign ministers. members OF
Congress, and other distinguished per.
sons. Only two OF his daughters,
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Jacobs, with
their husbands, were present; the 9th
er two, Mrs. Fremont was at the time
on her way to California, and Mrs.
Boileau was in Calcutta. The remains
OF one of his grandchildren, who had
died a short time before, were to be
taken to st. Louis with his, and at
the funeral they reposed side by side,
friendly hands having strewn their
common bier with flowers, some in
mature bloom, Others just budding
into beauty.
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"But she won't let it end it; that's
jest the trouble, Lucindyl she's so
headstrong thet you might as we'll
talk to the wind; it's jest as satisfy
in'."
"She don't tease for much finery to
wear, ye know"
"No that's so-jes now, but want
her to hev it jes' as nice as other girls
do; she's wonderful likely-lookin'
girl, Millie is, an she shan't lack for
clothes to set her looks off, now tell
ye, ma! But she's got sech a way with
her, thet don't know how to manage
her; Pm free to confess I don't; an l
shall jes' hev to give in, or she'll make
me feel like perfect heathen. Thet
cut me, Lucindy, bout you're bein'
too good q woman to be worked to
death; it did, re'ly!'
True to Miles prophecy, three
months did make such change in the
farmhouse and its surroundings, as
to call forth unstinted praise from all
beholders.
One day, in midsummer, q produce
buyer called, on one OF his periodical
trips.
II declare, Mr.. Lee, l hardly knew
the place! Why, l thought at first I
must be on the wrong road"
"Well, yes" said Mr.. Lee, trying
not to feel proud; "we've been tixin'
up leetle, jes' ter please Millie-that's
our girl, ye know! she took notion"
'1t's added cool one thousand to
the worth OF the place, and l don't
suppose you spent quarter Of it."
"No, we didn't; but that's just what
Millie said-the farm had come up in
value. "You see, she's the only one
we KEEP out Of four, an she's got sech
a way with her that we kindly indulge
her; but she's level-headed for ALI"
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BKDoUIN SONG.

From the desert come to thee
On stallion shod WHY fafire:
And the winds are left behind
In the speed OF my desire,
Under thy window | stand,
And the midnight hears my cry:
love thee, love but thee,
With a love that shall not die
III the sun grows cold,
And the stars are old,
And theleaves OF the JudgmentB Book unfold!
Look from thy window and see
:, My passion and my pain;
lie on the sands below,
And | faint in thy disdain.
Let the night-winds touch thy brow
With the heat OF my burning sipt
And melt thee to hear the vow
VI y love that shall not die
III the sun grows cold,
Aud the stars are DID,
And the leaves OF the JudgmentB ook unfold!
hy steps are nightly driven
BY the fever in my breast,
10 hear from thy lattice breathed
The word that shall give me rest.
open the door OF thy heart,
And open thy chamber door,
And my kisses shall teach thy lips
The love that shall fade no more
illi the sun grows cold,
And the stars are old.
And the leaves OF the Judgment B ok unfold!
-Bayard Taylor.
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WHAT DOES 1T HArrEp,
Utica Herald.

Utica Herald.
Wealth and glory, and place and power
What are they worth to me or your
For the lease OF life runs out in an hour,
And death stands ready to claim his due;
Sounding honors or heaps OF gold,
What are they all when all is told?
A pain or q pleasure, smile or tear
What does it matter which we claim?
For we step from the cradle into the bier,
And careless world goes on the same
Hours OF gladness or hours OF sorrow,
What does it matter to US tomorrow
Truth oflove or VOW OF friend
Tender caresses or cruel sneers-
What do they matter TO US in the end?
For the brief day dies and the long night
nears.
Passionate kisses, or tears OF gall,
The grave will open and cover them ali.
Homeless vasrnnt, or horored guest,
Poor and humble or rich and great
All are racked with the worlds unrest,
All must meet with the common fate,
Life from childhood till we are old,
Whst y all when all is told?
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
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Three years ago woodchucks became

Three years ago woodchucks became
so abundant and SO destructive in La
Porte county, Ind, that the authori-
ties offered a bounty OF 90 cents for
each woodchuck scalp. The first year
2,S75 scalps were presented; the sec
ond, 5,640; the third, 7,371-a total
OF 1886 scalps, on which was paid
$3.177,2O. Some nen make a regular
business OF hunting woodchuclls.
The chestnut crop in New York
promises to be the largest grown for
years.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-20
A SOLID BOND.
It Was Given for the Appearance of
Chris. Gafmey's Slayer.

The killing OF Chris. Gaffney by Law
renee Governey, a few days ago at Deer
Lodge, was detailed in The MINER, as was
also the fact OF Governey having subse-
quently been held in a bond of 81, 900 to
appear and answer on the charge OF mur-
der before the next Grand Jury. Now
comes Deer Lodge exchange with the in
telligence that this bond represents over
81 900, 900 Of property. 1t is a high COM
pliment to the accused. 1t is made up
principally by citizens of Helmville, Drum
mond, New Chicago and vicinity, who ap-
peared at the trial, and residents of Deer
Lodge. 1t was desired by several to take
the bond to New Chicago and Phillipsburg
for a hundred additional bondsmen, but
Sheriff McMaster held that the sureties
were sufficient. Following are the bonds
men:
James H. Mills, William Coleman, Peter
Lansing, Moritz Bien, w. B. Miller. John
Ell. Owings. George Cockrell, Lew Coleman,
J. w. Estill, Thomas Aspling, C P. H.
Bielenberg, J. A. Featherman, Allen Nc
Donald, Archie McPhail, William Wallace,
John O'Neill, j. E. Van Gundy. L. J. Hend.
rickson, Hiram NJ. Thomas, D. H. Nc
Farland, H. G. Ward, R. T. Harris, Robert
M. Ferguson, J. D. Eastman, Adolph
Hoepfner, Dan Berry, Thomas Stuart,
James M. Bailey, L. R. Grannis. W. w.
Higgins, John w. Blair, Dingwall Bros,
Thomas w. Catlin, e. D. Holland, Peter
Valit,n, Philip E. Evans, r. 8. Kelley,
John Bielenberg, Joseph Lodge, 8. e. Lar
able.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-20
A WEEKS TRANSFERS.
C0nYeyances of Silver Bow County Real
Estate Since Last Monday.

During the week ended yesterday the fol
| lowing conveyances of real estate we're filed
with County Clerk H. s. Clark:
January 11.-C, F. Kellogg to Geo. H
Sargent one-third Frozen Lake quartz
lode; 500.
January 12.-Jos. A. Hyde to r. NJ. Cob.
ban, easterly extremity OF Nightingale lode,
1925. Geo. Conrad to VIM. Dyer, one
fourth Rose & Lille claim and one-fourth
Rienzi claim; ss5. Jas. Twohey to Wal
ter Mackay, lot 50, Bell lode; 81. s. F.
King to James A. Murray, lot 4, block 20,
Butte; $4,000. E. H. Irvine ct al. to
Fred A. Jones, lots 13 and IA. block SO,
Butte; $3.50.
January 13.-N.J. Mcconnell to Eliza
beth McDevitt, lot 173 Of Plymouth lode
claim; 1920. E. N. Rubottom to Kirken-
dali & Brown, lot 16 in block IL, Noyes &
Upton's railroad addition; $125. Della
Nadeau to Arthur Nadeau, lot 5, block 3s,
and lot "a, block 3S; 1000.
January 14.-Delia Nadeau to T. A. and
Arthur Nadeau, lots and in block Al;
$4,000. Della E. Nadeau to T. A. and
Arthur Nadeau, lot 22 in block Al; $4,000.
Della E. Nadeau to T, A. and Arthur Mad
eau, lots 80 and 33 in block 81; $4,000.
G. w. Honaker to F. w. Hunt, one-fifth
Kinney placer claim; $25. Samuel Louis
and wife to Jos. .A.Hyde, deed of assignment.
Marcus Daily to William Harris ct AL
conflict lot between Rob Roy lode and
Pennsylvania lode, 81. w. NJ. Lamour to
8. B. Lamour: one-sixth OF Shark lode, In
dependence district. $500. Della E. Ma
deau to A. and T. A. Nadeau, property on
Dakota street, 1000.
January William C. Shippen ct
al to John Strunk. surface right
and title to Nightingale lode; $125.
E. H. Irvine ct aI., to Annie Strie-
beck, north 80 feet Of lot II, block 60.
Butte; $3.50. E. H. Irvine ct al. to Chris
tan Freyler. north 25 feet of lot IL, block
SO; $3.50. George Uffel to H. s. Clark, one
half interest in Ivanhoe lode; $35.
January 16.-Matthew Sullivan to John
Lloyd ct al, conflict lot between Ida lode
and lot 239; $50.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-20
MONTANA MINES.
Amount Of Money Paid in Dividends
by Our BOnanZaS.

Reference to the table of dividends paid
from American mines during last year,
published in the last issue OF the Engineer
ing and Mining Journal shows the bonan-
zas of Montana in an enviable light COM
pared with those OF any other Territory.
During 1884 dividends amounting to
$847,O were declared by Montana min
ing companies, and last year from the same
source they amounted to $1,377,O5O
This falls short of the amount declared in
Colorado by only $164,OOO. Michigan
heads the list OF dividends for last year
with $1,97O,OOO; Colorado follows with
81 ,542 900, and Montana stands third
with $1,376,O5O. California ranks next,
followed by Utah. In 1884 Utah headed
the list with over $2,OOO,OOO, but fell be-
hind last year on account OF the stoppage
of che Horn Silver Company, which alone
paid 81, ,2OO,OO the preceding year.
The above figures show that last year
Montana nearly doubled the amount paid
in dividends the year before. What will
be the amount this year can as yet be only
speculated upon, but it will be immense.
OF Montana's big bonanzas that con-
tributed to this large showing last year,
the Granite Mountain, of Phlipsburg,
stands first, having paid $5SO,O0 during
the year. This showing for the year is only
exceeded by three other mines in the United
States. The Hecla Consolidated comes
next with $195,O0O, the Moulton next
with $15O.0OO followed by the Helena
Mining and Reduction Company, with
Sl25, 900, succeeded by the Drum Lummon
with $123,75O.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-20
A RENEWED RUMOR.
Has Another ssDeaP' Been Made on
Butte Railroad Business.

Presumably on good authority, the
ters have taken an unexpected turn. The
old game of bluff and counter-bluff be-
tween the roads has been resumed. As far
as the new arrangement, which was made
last week, has been made public, it's terms
are about as follows: The Northern Pa
time, leaving the field clear for the Union
Pacific, and at the end of one year the field
will be open for competition from the North
ern roa d. In consideration of this reticence,
ON their part, the Northern Pacific is to
receive 46 per cent of the earnings Of the
Union Pacific for Butte and Anaconda.
ION it's face" says the Review. ''this ar
rangement seems advantageous to the
Northern Pacific. They have saved the
outlay of money necessary to build the
Garrison branch, and receive what would
be very large percentage of that branch if
built. The custom, however. in railroad
pooling is somewhat different. The pool
can be broken so esaily that the stronger
road will not allow the pooling arrangement
to operate uninterrupteoly. The pool can
of every month or two, the earnings in the
meanwhile gobbled, and the pool pa tched
up again. Taking the year as a whole, the
Northern Pacific will do well if they get one
half of the agreed percentage. This must be
the niger in the woodpile,' or the Union
Pacific would never make an arrangement
at first blush so advantageous to rival
road. They have, however. SO far outwitted
the Northern Pacific people in every move
they have made and will undoubtedly dos
in this instance"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-20
FOR THE CAUSE OF SILVER.
An Interesting Meeting Last Night
at the Silver Bow Clubs Rooms.

Last evening at the rooms of the Silver
Bow Club an informal meeting OF members
OF the club and some leading mining and
business men of Butte was held for the
purpose of discussing the silver question
and adopting such measures as the silver
situation demands.
Mr.. Jack called the meeting to order, and
Mr.. Irvine acted as secretary. The
chairman briefly recapitulated the Incl
dents in the anti-silver attack, which call
for an active defense on the part of the
friends Of the white metal, and pointed out
the necessity of Butte becoming aroused to
the desperate situation. He stated that
all the Western States and Territories
are falling in line for silver's de-
tense, and that Montana should
act in harmony with her sisters. The
National Bi Metallic Association, he stated,
had appointed two of its members from
Montana-Colonel C, E. Broadwater to
represent the East Side and Mr.. Marcus
DAILY to represent the West Side of the Ter
ritory. Colonel Broadwater had accepted
the appointment, but Mr.. DAILY found it
impossible to be an active member of the
Association, owing to the demands made
upon his time by his business, and as he
did not want to be an inactive member-as
the silver cause demanded active cham
pions-he was forced to respectfully decline
the honor rendered him by the National
organization. It therefore remained for
the meeting to appoint a representative in
Mr.. Daly's place.
Mr.. w. A. Clark was then appointed to
represent the West Side of Montana in the
National Bi-Metallic Association.
Messrs. George w. Stapleton, Stephen
De Wolf and Marcus DAILY were appointed
a committee to draft resolutions express
ing the sentiment of Butte in regard to sill
yer coinage, and after exprs ssing it's ap-
proval of Senator Beck's stand in behalf
of the silver dollar, the meeting adjourned.