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any bank of Rate or Helena and borrow
like sum 10 begin business with to-
morrow.
am surprised at the club life of these
Western cities. Helena has one OF the
richest clubs In the world. 1t is now
building = club house which will compare
fayoralily In its interior furnishings with
any IN the East. | found a very comfort
able club at Great Falls. and Butte City
has a club called the ''Siiver Bow Club"
the members OF which represent as much
money as any club III the United States.
These clubs are magnlhceutiy furnished
and yon meet IN them the cream OF this
Western country. Their members are
more cosmopolitan than those OF any other
clubs OF the world, for these Montana men
come from all over the world and they are as
rule, broad gauged men full of energy and
pluck. The most OF them are colleges bred
and you will lind as well-dressed and as
well-read men here rs In New York. The
majority ot them are young men. They
are men who have made and arc making
money rapidly, and IL is rare day that
you do not find half dozen milliouaires
In the Silver bow The club has a fine
library, good billiard room and par.ors
and reception room. IL has a card room
o. we'll. and around the tables OF THIS some
of these plucky miilionaires and others
now and then take a hand at poker. The
stakes are often large. ard they tell a story
into the Silver Bow Club one day IN
rather clustering way. lie saw group
Of men playing poker a0ont one Of the
tables lie considered himself u good
poker player. and he thought be would
Ike 10 take hand. | think he sas intro
duced To some of the party, Among them
was. as understand 1t. Marcus psiy. Lee
Mantle and NJ. {. Council. very rich man
of this region. As he greeted them the
drummer said as ne rubbed his hands to-
geiher: "Ah, gentle men. YOU are playing
poker. see. ! play somewhat myself and
] venture yon would not object io have me
come into the game
''oh. no. replied one Of the men, "yoa
ear play IL YOU wish. bat you hal better
eet some chips"
An right said the drummer and with
Sis lie pulled out some bills and saic With
. muster; Well. guess you may give
ne $loo worth OF chips." \ siy look passed
around The :sble. The men we're 90 po-
i3ie 10 laugh oat one OF them said alter
a tlouvn}. "Nh let alm come IN, give
hi'o -a}p.' and. - tie surprise OF Inc
u{4Rt"r, hC Ms handed oue ciiip for his
90. 81 az looked iraia u - those on the
i@9te, ge ireesnttnE thousands. he con-
ndsd t1as he i better siav ut Of the
sane. aud he sbra8S perceptlbly and
npotosix4d aaG retired
kEtNK u. C>ErENrxR
kxaEasustiaa az s,s4 s,,sats lor admission =,
coVttAot>s. lh ,ais e8tR. ce sS;arasy. Ami -
ANtils'1 "a - C-uCA a. "a. Applicants. 4
mae. nus * 81 least l. years II ak. tsgaale Is
saa E0st lsFNis t~e iaaeAfl0n - teGcA sns
eShoJ-s ~ tae slate of Assalaston
/. a. AtsES. seA9oi Superintendent
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GROWTH OF |NAv&S.
Evolution of the Fighting on-
sters of the Modern Day
FROM GALLEY TO 'Romci- AO.
History OF Naval Wsrfase. Rros1 the
Time Of the Trirems to the Er4 q
the Terrible Bsttaeship.
Copyrighted, 1899, b. TIE Ant

Copyrighted. 1893 BY tie Authos
The ancient fleets had light. swiftscruis-
ers or scouting boats watch skiriSd the
enemies shores and brought news OF their
movements. Then the main f'odies
unanswered for position. Then cal the
long range arrow fire, folloSed as thu ships
drew closer together by the smassI ng OF
the heavy stone and metal shots firey from
the catapults. Soon the sharp rams
pierced the opposing sides, or, as t1e YES.
sells swung together, great caidrcts OF
burning pitch were swung over thf enc
mics decks and upset over the httads OF
the rowers and fighters. Gangways were
Iowesed over which the fighting stidiers
charged, and the fight became a r:nerai
hand-to-hand combat. such as sh1sn by
our illustration. which SLOWS a 9Artha-
genian and Greek galley attackef by .
Roman bireme.
When gunpowder came snto use il revo-
Iutionized naval warfare AID ships 3Segan
long range fighting. Consng down 10 the
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MIR. NYE'S CHESTNUTS,
Bill Shakes the Tree and Brings
Down q Basketful.
MoNkisH MISSIONS.
The Ancient story Of the Man and the
Knethole, From Plutsrch, Told
Once More.
lcopyrisht, 1893. By Edgar ". Nye.l

tCopyffSnt, 1872 Oy Edgar W. Ny0J
SANTA CLAUS, Cal, April 1.-(Special
Correspondence.l- The old missions Of
California are great treat. have visited
q number Of them. At first / thought
they were built and operated for the en-
tertainment of excursionists. but now
find that they are genuine and do much
good.
The mission at Santa Barbara il an
elderly building of some size, and inside
Of the monastery through tho iron-barred
windows monks may be observed engaged
in 'monking," a. Mr.. Barnabee might
say.
inside the chapel . middle-aged monk
was busting the nave with feather duster
and polishing the hard benches so as to
make it more difficult to sit on them. By
and by perhaps he will make it impossible.
trust so. At present each attendant sup
plies his own rozEum.
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The sun Is sinking toward the fas-oe
And all the air n subtle fragfsncs ~ =
The evening song of birds comes -
And every breeze with gentle muss ~
The charm of Spring along the veisy ~ s.
And all this southern land 10 feif ~ 8
Blu, ever northward turn my ione1Ds
TO where, beyond the purple, diss.ss -
My darling, looking SOUTHWARK w. ~
California, April II.
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"Ah," said Rodgers, ''ths wood, -
porous, admits the moisture, and tn -
pands it so that the aperture By whieh ~
entered is becoming useless - IN sx1& A
l rlght?"
"Yes. you are right; but oh, rsmerA
remorse! must 1 perish here Wills ~
prepare an exegesis on capillary asa
ton and pomoiogy? On, man. ma
heavens name git move on you, III.
Rodgers laid down his dinner pail -
began work at the knothole. but beeve1
whites he got a better view Of Walton -
said:
Are you not Dan Walton, Who Nv.
down the george where the branch
where We water the teams ct q"
Il am. sir. indeed" exclaimed Wdso4
now crying piteously, ''but 90 NOS lose ~
you have gained now BY your occurs
delay and loquacity. Help NJ. man. -
help me, or shall die here ana Po.g
annoy visitors who come this wayI -
me out, kind sir, whoever yoa ~ -
and l viii put up petition % 49,
by all the property owners In CeanoIx
''Ah, but | remember you, easo ~ ~
gers; you are the man who vnippso
wife last Sabbath in such dis4f,o
way and made her feel badly. ! 49,
whom you are." He then began %
Walton with all his great commss
language, cursed him and went swsy. al
After he had gone. Walton gave -
hope and broke down utterly. cSya1e q
q child and making it very vet ma
one hot tear after another chase -
down his bronzed cheek. Then nM
life rose up before him, and he =. ~. p
utterly con temptible he was in the - ~
his fellows. Meaner and meaner,
and smaller in his own estimation
came until he as able to crawl out
knothoie, which he then done.
This is the legend of the knotno1 nI
The knothole yet stands connecs =
large tree, as have described.
entrance to the park, and on the len
side going in.
H. A B
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b. Catharine IL, Russia
IA Devastation, France.
Is. Devastation, England,

Several attractive ladies accompanied
me, and when the monk heard their voices
he turned, looked the other way and said
something to himself. A man can't be too
careful that way if he be connected with
the monking industry.
Only two women have ever crossed the
threshold OF the monastery proper. They
were Princess Louise and Mrs. Harrison.
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the caucus nominee. Had he been 80 in
reality he would have surely been elected,
but here comes in Days fine work. Inc
men Who voted for Dixon were his men,
and thew withdrew from the caucus
and refused TO be bound by the result. To
make . long story short, eight OF these
men hold out during one OF the iongest
senatorial contests on RECORD, anu my
6naIIy compelled an adjournment without
4 sensfor being elected. The result was
that the governor. Republican, appointed
Tee Mantle. the candidate who had re-
reived the Republican votes during the
latter mart OF the contest, ana C'arE IS
1oinr about with fire IN his eye ana ms
Ratchet 81 his belt, longing Tor the time
wnen he can get chance al Daiy. as 70
inst who spent the money and as 10 now
Tncb nj il was spent must be left to the
senatorial investigation:
Au.arts ot rurnors and stories concerning
Il are floating about through the pure ozone
of Montana. One IS that a certain canal
date had rooms in the Helena hotel whlcn
were occupied by his friends ana that the
tables in these rooms were Piea WIN WIN
=, ON notes. $500 notes, 500 greenoacks
and 500 god pieces. A supposedly cor
-nn,ihle legislator was led by the cappers
;ntn this room and was talked with some
what as follows; .h;.
test il disgraeeiui one. You leei that
our nan ought to be elected. You can see
that tha, is the logic Of the situation. Now
we want 10 make it easy for you, We're
gong out OF the room and if in thinking
About this matter you can see your way
clear To throw US your support you are AZ
liberty to take inst as much from those
tables As you think your services are
worth"
This for a poor man was great tempta,
t;on and if the story is true it probably led
- -. -. "a, an 20 their minds.
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there. having played to s. r. a. f.t..,a !,
room only At San Bernardino a -!
day evening.
The lady was anxious to see Their
so asked large man in a whife r.,
shirt sleeves. who was oiiins : hn..sl q.
he could tell her where they vere 1i
opened door. took down 1 fsnr> -.
helped her to find them after some trou -
When she came away she raye ~.
shilling for his trouble, but he ..;1 = \
dogs were not his. and that IL -
trouble. etc. When she got 10 m
she found that he was one Of ~ hi
wealthy men in the state. J1
Yesterday l ate tomato.
The tomato, If well made, Il saiAs s.
very toothsome, but unprincinlsdA H
guese and greasers sometimes msiA =
Of inferior material. They arr ~
chicken and hot things chopne6 -.
gether and rolled in q corn hnst
they are heated in an alcohol sto.. - -.
Kept hot by men who sell them - ~.
credulous throng. N
When chickens are scarce, the .. IN
is used. That was the kind / GOT ~
tomales.
Designing people might maxi H..
OF weathercocks or other decidnons ev ~
and fool me sadly. A man vho !. ~ - -
ornithologist should shun the - ~ l.
less he has faith and stomach vASS
not turn when trodden upon. - =
California has more attractione q -
other state in the Union. but thu 49,
was about month later than r.r1. ~.
year. and several people persisted -. - $.
posure. Living here is Cheap. W~Ssss
men can get board a. the lara hoSS.es, 8
to $ls per day, with coal at 81 -. ~
Horse hire Is extra. Dogs are not ItH.sss
to MAY in the halls or to eat at IN 49,
table with guests. -
Monterey probably he An
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m
the state, except sauaua I q.
gus Is an eating ioint g.
your meals are prepasi s-Sn.
you wait--where yo. vrst ~
hours for the Los Angels -.
Tor San Francisco.
There is nothing a a..~
but the eating house md :
cases OF collie under TIE -.
management. The paxeoess,is
our entire car. excepans 4 -,
from New Haven. ate lrnck ~.
and were poisoned By ssmefk;rs
they ate there. Probably Il -
the canned vegetables which =.
used at that place and ~ a.
tanned from the East, Iipdsa &
exchange Tor oranges and Iemons
Our car was the scene a u
widest commotion Ill nisAt'
and several Of the paxeussss
were Ill for ten days aftsrVsrd
Some think that all the mn
liars go to perdition. Thic 4 :
mistake. They 20 to Yosanits
and drive teams there.
One of them said thu dow
The road . little s'funler'' Is
would show US q strange slrAt
1t was q big hole in q tree. M
tree was ono of the Mlamors
trifo.iatum giganticum, II NJ
memory serves me at I'll a..
ditably. This tree during 5 eon.
tinued rain. which sometimea
occurs in the Yosemite. q.
pands, the cells fillinR vith.
water rapidly and enlarEinR.
Daniel Walton, Q Low and vi.
gar man, was hunting throush
the valley in the spring of ia
with i'll success, having kilIsl
nothing but grizzly bears, Aid
which were too large to to-
home. As he came up the vi
ey q heavy rain set in, and Il
came on to rain. as It sometimey
does in the rainless region q
California. Seeing that Il NJ
growing worse, Walton steppo1
into this hole in the treo. M
unbuckling q large thermal ~
which he wore and Whichscoop
tanned cartridges, he laid it asIdb
and soon went to sleep. WIN
he awoke, he was surprise1 =
zee that the hole was alulf
closed up by the swelling Of III
wood cells of the tree. HoNn
yreatly alarmed, for he hi is
means whatever by whioA =
Escape from the tree and dis
know when the storm 49,
cease. He feared that he uor1
become q part of the tree -
oily and some day be put fntoa'
sideboard or the top Of 3 n
counter perhaps. He fired ri
rifle several times out Of ri
hole, but did not kill anythiok|
As darkness came on and ~
telt the pangs Of hunger eno1.
ing at his vitals he heard -
steps passing by and risAill)
Judged that the author Of d.
could not be far away. LookiQ|
out through the aperture, hs ~
a man and spoke to him = 4
glad tone. The voice, eom11e|
out of a knothole not vhd6|
closed up vet. startled the meAl
Tor he feared it was somsthl1e|
supernatural. The mans n1na|
sas Rodgers-Lou Rodgefsy TIL
allied him. He ran at inst III
Walton begged him 90 ~ M
Justly that he paused and 49,
Jack.
What is the matter Z" 10 III
claimed.
Matter enough" rotegoe
Walton, trying to get . yie1eN
bark out Of his eye. The -
IS closing in upon me, maA O.
YOU not see that | am looe -
less you aid me, you - ~
you?"
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Roses
Twelve blooming plants for "
ington Floral Company, east end -
atIeet
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his for poor WaH ~0s $50
ton and if the story is true II pro
many men to change their MINDS
The worst feature about this
whole election is, IL seems 10 me
the unbiusbing way In when she
matter is talked OF here In NOD
tana. have yet 10 meet ihe
first man who questions the iact
that money was used, and tae
poiiticians seem 10 take II as d
matter of course. The Key. >.
Wesley Hill. the Sam Jones oithe
Rockies, openly charged the rae
from his pulpit mere. Ine oettet
classes of the state consider ~ q
disgrace. OF course, but there ar
more laughs over 1t than iro"hs'
and Marcus DAILY is reported 10
have said the other day that ms
part in the election bad been
that of patriot. Said he:
II propose TO make it possible
for a moor man to be elected 10
the United states senate iron
Montana by making 1t so expen-
sive that the rich men can
afford to run"
Mr.. Lee Mantle. the Republi-
can who was appointed by the
governor, 10 one OF the brightest
young men Of the state and ne
would be the youngest man In
the senate. He is only 3S aud ne
is worth a small fortune. He
was candidate for the United
States senate in the first state
Legislature and he has been one
of the leading Republicans tor
the last twelve years. lie was
born in England and moved
from there to Utah. At the age
of twenty-four he was driving
an OK team, and two years later
he had learned telegraphy and
had become one of the telegraph
operators Of the Rocky mount
aims. 1t was this. l think. that
brought him to Montana. He
now owns one of the best papers
in the state, the Butte City Inter
Moaafaia, and he is interested In
nearly all the leading enterprises
Of Montana. He Is a man Of abii'
ity, can make o good speech, Is
fond Of fast horses and Is moi
averse to q good game Of poker.
The stakes played for here are
large, and. according to one Of
Mantle's friends. he was at last
accounts about $50. GOO ahead o
the game.
The mines and tho smelling
works run day and night, ant
the men work IN eight-houl
shifts. The result is that yot
find the city of Butte filled with
men At any hour of the day o.
night, and this irregularity o
life conduces to drinking anC
gambling. Gambling in stocks
and mines and real estate goes
on the same way. A man may
be worth nothing today and bt
rich tomorrow, and the result !,
that tickle Dame Fortune Ii evel
whiriing her wheel before ths
eyes OF these people. A true
history of the big poker game,
Of Montana would DO more in
tsresting than the Arabian
Nights.
Big games are played today
but the most famous were thoS,
of the past. The gambling which
/ YOU see on the ground floor ano
In the saloons is done with chips
the lowest of which represent 4
value of l2is cents, and with
these 2a-cent. 51cent and s
chips the games 60 on. On tn,
floors above greater stakes ar,
played, and you do not lind tn,
better classes on the grount
floor. The gambling houses ar,
owned by men whose credit il
good, and there are q number o.
sporting men in Montana toda,
who, If they lost $4,000 tonigh
upon their tables could go Il
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-30
LEGAL TALENT.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Pardoned by Governor Mckinney.

Governor Mckinney yesterday pardoned
Eddie zones (colored), of Richmond Al
fred Haskins (colored), of Mecklenburg
county, and Henry Wells (whte), of Pc
tersburg. two of " hon are confined in the
pententiary. Jones was sentenced IN the
Hastings Court Of Richmond IN August,
1891, to thirteen years IN the penitentiary
for killing q woman. Judge Witt and the
Commonwealth Attorney state IN the pe-
tltion forwarded TO the Governor that they
think the sentence was severe, and that
1t is not believed that Jones had any idea
Of killing the deceased. Alfred Haskins
was convicted of forgery in the Mecklen-
burg County Court IN July. 1890. He is gwen
hls freedom purely on account of Ill health.
Wells also went TO the penitentiary for
forgery. He was convicted III the Hastings
Court of Petersburg and sentenced 10 two
years confinement in the penitentlary.
The grounds for his pardon are that he Is
not yet IA years old and not we'll developed
for his age,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-30
TERMINAL REORGANIZATION.
Memphis & Charleston sod Mobile d B'r'
minsham May Withdraw.
tBy telegraph to tho Dispatch.

NEW York. May LIT is stated officially
that outside OF the Memphis and Charles
ton and Mobile and Birmingham security
holders the reception of the Richmond
Terminal plan is more satisfactory at the
present time than the reorganizers had
tions are ample now that the Terminal
plan will be a success "a il stands without
modification. except possibly IN these par
ticulars-to-wit: The indications at pres.
ent point TO the probable withdrawal OF
the Memphis and Charleston and Mobile
and Birmingham from the Richmond
Terminal system.
The Memphis and Char. eston per cent;
bondholders happen 10 be represented
very largely by Adrien Iselln Il Co.; and
this firm. IN conjunction with other large
holders. have satisfied themselves that
they can do better by taking the road
themselves and recognizing on sepa.
rate basis. They are in position to put up
the necessary money to do this and be-
lieve that the Memphis and Charleston IN
this way can be made profitable, indie
pendent property. These bondholders
paid as high as 100 for the bulk of their
bonds, and in the Richmond Terminal
plan they are offered 80 per cent. In new
bonds and 100 per cent. in preferred stock.
The Mobile and buckingham bondhoid,
ers receive only 30 per cent. IN preferred
and 80 per cent in common stock; The re,
representatives. Of these say that the cost OF
reorganizing the property on an independ-
ent basis would be less than TO make the
concessions demanded under the Iermi-
nal plan.
The reorgasizers of Richmond Terminal
say that they have considered the possible
withdrawal Of these two properties from
the Richmond Terminal system and are
quite prepared for 1t. 10 Is certain, they
saw. that the Richmond Terminal as a
property cannot afford TO do any better
than has been done IN retaining these two
roads in the system.
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The Election Result in Madison.

fCorrespondopco Of the Richmond DisDa.ch.i
OAK PARE. Va, May 29.-We had quite a
crowd IL orr village on THURSDAY, owing
tntho elee,iou. but good order prevailed.
The following district officers We're elected;
For Justices OF tho Peace. ID. IVY
man. n. c. Smith. and G. W: Waylsnd; for
Supervisor. J. j. Brown; for Constable.
G. NJ. Thomas; for Oversoer of the Poor.
NJ. Vowel.
The election of County Clerk elected
considerable interest all over the county,
owing to serious charges preferred against
one OF tho candidates. Major n. W. Crisler.
the present incum bent. II short while be-
fore the day of election. The large ma
jorty by which he was elected being
about .OO0) shows that his fellow-cltlzens
had not lost confidence IN him and still de-
sire him 10 nll the office of Clerk OF Madl-
son county.
The commencement exercises or Locust
Dale Academy vii. take place on thurs
day, June LIST. Visiting Orator. MIR. James
Hay.
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wn.hinrten.l.e commencement.

Correspondence 81 the HI ;hmOnd Dispatch.l
LE1iNGToN. Nav 29-The commence
meut exercises al the Washington and Lee
University will commence June 18th and
ou lune llth. The following - the order
O. 49, exercises
..ndav. June l1th--11 a. NJ. baccalau-
reate sermon by Rev. Neander NJ Woods.
ID. d.. of tennessee. 9 Z. NJ, address be-
fore the Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton 10y Rev. Carter Helm Jones, OF Ken
tuchy.
Monday. June I2th-G p. NJ. annual
regatta on North river. 9 7. NJ, final
celebration Of the literary societies
Graham Lee Society-Presldent, X. w.
Jophng, of Virginia; Orators. W. {. BIS
sell Of South Carolina. and Charles
Lyons, of Missouri. Washington Literary
Society President. j. Il. q. Carmichael,
of Virginia; Orators. }. III. kempner, OF
Texas. and c. VI. b. Harris, of Virginia.
tuesday, June l3th-10 A. NJ, annual
meeting Of the Board Of Trustees II 4,
NJ, law-class ce!ebrat On-PTeslGent, W.
l.. Henderson, OF Kentucky; Historian. j..
H. Kelly. of West Virginia; Prophet. 4.
NJ. jackson. of Missouri; Poet. W. +.
Harris. of Virginia; Farewell address,
Professor J. Randolph Tucker: Marshal,
j. 81. fishburne of Virginia. +. NJ, an
nual meeting of Alumni ASSOCIATION. 3 +.
NJ. alumni address 10y Rev. A. X. Cooke,
81 Virginia presentation VI the Plnckney
prize cup To the winning boat crew.
Wednesday. June 14th-fll A. M.-ClosinG
exerciscs-dellyery of diplomas, certlt'
Gates. prizes, &c. l.aw,class Grafton by II
+. Fitzpatrick. A. b., Is. L., Mississippi
valedlctory. = II. Haley, A. b., Ken.
lucky. Chief Marsha, j. b. Ransom. Z
T. NJ. alumni dinner. 10 f. NJ. final bali.
President. George Boiling Lee, Virginia.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE MEDALIsrs.
The annual contest for medals IN the
Collective Society of the Virginia Military
Institute by ITS members took place Satur-
DIV night before large audience III the
society ball. The successful contestants
were Henry Wise, Virginia. deciamer''s
medal; g. b. Cofieon, Illinois, orator
medal; Henry Station. South Carolina, de-
pater's medal. The Judges were Hon.
William A. Glasgow Colonel J. ID. IL. Ross,
and ri. W. Paxton. Esq.