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dollars worth Of horses and lands, and he has,
i am told, a one-fourth interest in the Anaconda
copper mines, which are the biggest and best
paying Of any in the known universe. The army
Of employees who work under him is as large in
number as that which Xeuophon led in the famous
retreat described in the Anabasis, and his pay
roll runs into the tens of thousands of dollars
per day. Still, he came to the United States
poor boy, and when he landed at San Francisco
at the age of thirteen he had not a cent in his
pocket, and he trotted up and down the bread
walks for three or four days seeking job. He
looked in vain, until at about the end Of the
fourth day he saw an old farmer in q wagon
driving through the streets. He stopped him
and said. Haven't you got something out at
your place that can do?''
We'll. don't know. young man. What can
you do?''
Il can do anything" replied young DAILY.
"Can you dig taters?"
''Yes, / can, said DAILY, and the man there
upon told him to get into the wagon and he
took the boy home to his ranch This was some
place east of Oakland, and Daily dug potatoes
for the old rancher for three weeks He said it
nearly broke his back, but he stuck to it until
he got little money. and then, boy as he was,
he started for the mines. He grew up sur
rounded BY gold and silver and he soon devel-
oped a wonderful ability as an expert miner.
When the Cornstock lode was discovered he
was in Nevada He had by this time become
acquainted with Mackey, Flood and O'Brieu
and they made him the foreman of that mine.
After working here for some time he drifted to
Salt Lake and engaged there by the
Walker brothers, who have. you know, owned
some of the most famous mines Of our history
He served them as a mining expert, and it was
about sixteen years ago that he sent by
them from Utah to Montana to expert the
"Allice" mine.
HOW MARCUS DAILY BOUGHT A MINE.
The Alice mine is one of the most famous in
Montana 1t has produced millions Of dollars
worth Of gold and silver. Its output for 1891
was nearly q million and it is still worked at
great profit. At the time that the Walker
brothers thought of buying it the stock
had fallen very low. They knew that il would
rise at once if il was known that they wanted
IL and DAILY was sent here to find out all about
It, He came to Butte City as a miner. He was
dressed in rough clothes and pretended that he
was dead broke and wanted work. He went to
the old Continental Hotel and pretended to
look for work for a week. but failed to get it,
and told the landlord that he had no money
To paw his board. This seemed strange to
the landlord. as all miners were well paid
and as there was great demand for extra
hands. The landlord said, '.Well, will see if
can't get You job" He then went down to
the Lexington mine and got n place for Daily,
and told him about it. Mr.. DAILY said II am
little particular about nv work. but will go
down and look at the job" He did SO and
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which makes Philadelphia cling to its white
window shutters and marble steps without rail-
ing and insist upon daily deluge OF them to
the disgust of early risers is losing its hold on
the modern Baltimorean and some very fine
ARCHITECTURAL displays are made in the residences
recently erected. The old Holiday Street
Theater SO long in the Possession of our old
friend John T. Ford. looks natural, but Ford's
Opera House on Fayette near Eutaw street is
the thester jefferson has been playing the
antideluvian Rip Van Htnkte ana is, under
stand. good deal broken by his loss-an irrep-
arabic one-of his residence and Its art aud
other treasures with which il was stored Will
lam L. Walters. whose gallery If almost without
a rival and contains many gems OF art, tells
me his taste and love Of art has not been lost
In the advance Of age.
SOME REMAINS OF THE PAST.
There are some remains of the long past about
Baltimore which 1 remember. ZONES Falls,
which sluggishly meanders through the city,
gives forth the same unpleasant odors and is rs
dirty as ever. The streets in the lower part OF
the town remind me Of Washington during the
late unpleasantness, when its streets were
plowed by army wagons conveying suffers
supplies and pies to the 300. 600 men who lay
before and around Washington for some years.
And that reminds me of a story of Mr.. Lincoln.
gentleman came here during the war and ap-
piled for pass to reach Richmond, and was
Endorsed by friends of the President Mr..
Lincoln said his pass would be useless, as it
would not be respected. but the gentleman in
sisted on the favor being granted. The Presi-
dent threw up the window and said: MY dear
sir, my pass would be of no use. There are
SOC, 900 men to whom / gave passes two years
ago to go to Richmond, and they have not got
there YETI
met some old friends, and that was the sad
dest part OF my visit. who gather in small par
ties and lament these changes. and refused to
L.
Guys, and turn up their venerable noses at the
brandy placed before them and say. bah, it
amt like the Gloria or the Umbrella saw
in a window near The STAR Office a few days ago.
portrait Of Booth-the older. of course, there
was never any other to me-which is remark
able for its hfe-hke resemblance TO Booth as ]
knew him. don't know who painted it, but it
is perfect. JOHN +. CoYLE
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my stables / would sell them tomorrow.
have theory that the state of Montana will
produce the best horses of the world and / am
testing it. The climate here is cold in the win
ter. but the air is pure and it increases the
lung power of the horses. am told that the
bows here at ten years require suits of clothing
as large as those worn by twelve-year-old boy
oil the east. The air expands their lungs and
they grow big chests and the same Is so Of
horses. As to the GOODNESS of the climate and
the charge that colts will not grow here in the
winter. II this Is true, | expect to overcome it
by good stabling and good food. Our grass
here Is better than that of California or Ken
lucky, and 1t makes better bones and better
feet. am buying the very best OF stock and
SO far my stables are doing very well.
BUSINESS IN BREEDING.
How are they managed?-'
my farm is run on the same business prin-
ciples as are the mines aud smelters Every
thing is systematized and kept in book shape
Every saddle and bride is charged, and If a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-06
Those Long Frock Coats.
From Life

why, WeginaId, dear boy, what IS the mat
ter?'
"Oh, Arthur! I'm in the most terrible dis
twess. Here the Proper Thing says fwock
coats are to be made longer this spring. If
don't follow the style at once nv weputation
as the best dwest man Mt our club is gone for
ever, and il my new coat is made any longer
I'll walk on it and twp over it, and vulgar peo-
pie will laugh and say unkind things, and
and" (collapses completely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-06
The Frienda.

Miss Holdover-''You are in trouble, dear
Let me symp athize with you"
Mics Justout-"You can't possibly, dear.
have had three proposals and must choose be-
tween them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-06

FFICES THAT GO
begging! 1t would
hardly be supposed
that there were any
such, judging from the
swarm Of place hunt
ers that has besieged
Washington for the
last two months. In
fact, however, there
are many salaried po-
sitions in the govern.
ment's gift which it ia
hard to get men to &C.
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Not Romantic.

| From the CHICAGO Tnter-ocean.
Linda CsInging)-'I stood on the bridge al
midnight"
Aunt Hettv-"Lard sskesi Its no wonder
| you have such awful cold, child"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-06

Y ALL ODDS THE
most striking character
in Montana today is
Marcus DAILY, the famed
Anaconda millionaire,
the celebrated horse
owner and the chief Of
the copper kings Of the
United States. No one
knows how much DAILY
Is worth. He owns a
bank or so, an electric
railroad, a big hotel,
something like a million
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OFFICES GO BEGGING
Places in Uncle Sans Gift Which
Few Will Accept.
SOME ARE DANGEROUS,

While Others Are Poorly Paid-Duty Aboard
the Phantom Ship Not Desired-Cholera
Doctors and Moonshine Detectives Scarce
Vacant Post Omces-Unsought Consular
Posts.
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THE LATE GEN. BEALE
Some Interesting Incidents in His
Eventful and Gallant Career.
THE DECATUR MANSION,
In which He Died. Has Historic Interest
Distinguished People Who Have Made 1t
Their Residence-Some Reflections on the
Changes That Time 10 Constantly Making.

n THE path OF
March, 1920, the body
Of Commodore Stephen
Decatur, the naval hero
of that age, was carried
out Of the old mansion
at the corner Of Jackson
place and II street to
its resting place in the
Congressional ce me-
terry, and from there it
was removed to Phila-
delphia, where, under a
s1.l -
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halter strap is broken it has to be brought back
before new one can be given out. | know to
IA cent what everything costs. and l keep two
sets OF books. one of my racing and the other
OF my breeding stables. have weekly reports,
and know just exactly on what horses am
making and ON what am losing"
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THE COPPER KIN G..
Gossip About Marcus Daily, the Mon
tana Millionaire.
HIS FIRST CALIFORNIA JOB.
How He Bought the Famous Alice Mine and
His Anaconda Property-The Biggest Cop
per Mines-His Horse Farm and How He
Manages 1t.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ANACONDA, MoSr., April 20, 1898.
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How did your stables pay last year?" I
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
JIM DIDN'T WORRY.

Nobody never quite made out Jim
Peared like they alters Jest thought him
queer
And kinder cranky and laughed at him,
When Jim would tell 'em he didn't keer.
Don't make no dif'er'nce," I've heard him
say,
An most folks called him jolly brick
"It's tough oil world, an II have it's way;
'Tain't worryin me-l've got no kick"
But knowed better. He's come TO me
Many's the time heartsick an sore
I'm tired of the whole outfit" scz he,
"They amt no use ever tryin no more"
An then in crowd he'd peark up smart,
An sorter sncer at the deals he'd git
"That? That's nothin Wy bless your heart,
i amt q worryin little bit"
Jim was onlucky, no use TO talk;
Folks wondered sometimes at the way he
done,
But know wy he used TO balk
An give up suthin he'd Just begun.
His back had been broke by circumstance,
An, alters onlucky, he'd los his grit;
But still he'd laugh-"I amt had no chance,
But amt worryin little bit"
So Jim went a-laughin right down to death,
And he let go o. life not kecrin darn;
"Pardner," sez he, kinder catchin his breath,
AS | sot watchin, with the night on the
turn,
~ hain't had much Of n deal down here,
And amt askin now for softer sit:
I'm Jest a letting go, bend lower, dye hear7
ain't-worryin now-not-a-little--b bit"
Seattle Post-I -Intelligencer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
A Miser's Last Wish.

A Greek died in the small town of
Caracal, having always lived on the
aims Of his compatriots. Before dying
he made his wife swear that she would
bury him in the dirty old overcoat which
he wore every day. The poor woman
had to ask the Greeks of Caracal to help
her to provide the costs of the funeral.
A good hearted Greek went to see her in
her affliction, and pointing to the body
said he would give her better coat to
bury the man in. Then she told him of
the dead mans last wish. The Greek,
whose suspicious were awakened, told
her that she should certainly not part
with the body before she had well exam
ined the coat, for there must be some
particular reason for the request. The
widow unpicked the lining of the over
coat and found $4,000 francs in bank
notes which the miser wished to take
into the grave with him.-Vienna Cor.
London News.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
The God of the Gypsics.

The gypsies know nothing whatever of
heaven or q future state of rest for the
righteous dead, their vocabulary having
no word that conforms with our words
paradise" heaven" beautiful city,"
etc. They know of a god which they
call "devel' and of devil called beng"
Beng" has home, or an abiding place,
called "bengipe," but their "devel," or
god, hath not where to lay his head"
and is only recognized as a wandering
spirit floating about in the upper regions
of the air. They have a mortal terror
of both "beng" and "devel," but this
does not prevent them from cursing both
god and devil whenever anything goes
wrong.
They believe "beng' to be much su-
perior to the "devel," not only in point
of physical proportions, but in his powers
over the world and the human race, as
well as in his greater intellectually.
"Devel" can be exercised with pure cold
water, but "beng' will take nothing
short of brandy or wine. Edgar Wake
man and other experts in gypsy lore be-
lieve that they were the original fire wor-
shippers, and cite many facts to prove the
correctness of their conclusions.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
Looked Too WORLDLY.

An Auburn man was rebuked for H..
dulging in a pleasantly in prayer meet
ing not long ago, but still daring spirits
occasionally transgress in that way with.
out being gridirened. 1t is related at Il re-
cent parish meeting in Richmond, Me-,
to see about calling pastor, a well
known citizen prominent in church af-
fairs took occasion to remark on the ap-
parent indifference of church members
to the object for which the meeting had
been called.
He had hoped, he said, to see the church
membership fully represented, but it was
with much regret that he noted their alb
sence. AT the conclusion of the gentle
mans remarks woman in the congrega-
ton who had grown uneasy under his
criticism ventured to suggest that there
was fair representation of the ecclesi-
astical body present, indicating bya wave
Of her hand several church members
occupying seats in different parts of the
house.
For moment it looked like knock
out in favor of the woman, but the gen.
tleman was equal to the occasion, and
strengthening up he remarked with his
usual gravity, 1T may be that our
members look and appear so much like
the worlds people that l did not recog-
nize them. Lewiston journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20

wish to announce for the benefit sole.
ly OF the youth who desires to be English,
that the turning up of the trousers at the
feet is quite the thing and indicative of
'squally" weather in London; that it is
also quite the thing to be very slow,
painfully slow, in speech, and that to be.
tray interest in anything or anybody is a
serious fault in the makeup. The advice
to preserve ON all occasions a fixed and
stony gaze is trite and altogether un.
necessary. am quite well assured that
the man who writes n book on how to
be English, if he goes to his grave un.
wept, unhonored and unsung, will at
least have made enough out of the work
to defray the expenses Of his burial But
want to say that the thing above all
others is to have small appetite, par,
ticularly at luncheon.
In the near neighborhood Of the city
hall is "hole in the WALL" where many
Of our most successful lawyers take their
midday bite-in some cases a most sub.
stantial bite. There was quite gather
ing in this resort the other day at noon,
when the very latest in London makeup
arrived. Leisurely walking to the bar
the "Londoner' drawled, Waiter, give
me bit, just bit, of toast and n glass
of milk" In the silence that ensued up
on this light demand. it is related that
the waiter, in the excitement of the mo-
ment, buttered the toast and neglected
to put waiter in the milk. Washington
News
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
Whittier's Resignation.

Here is beautiful extract Of one of
Whittier's letters to Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps:
l have Just been reading Canon Far
rar's sermons on the Eternal Hope"
and agree with him in the title of one
of them, that Life is Worth Living"
even if one can't sleep the biggest part
of it away. Thee and get more out of
it, after all, than these sleek headed folk
who sleep o night. Iquite sympathize
with thee in what thee say of the
"causes." Against all my natural incI-
nations l have been fighting for them
half my life. Woe is me, my mother!'
can say with the old prophet, "who has
borne me, man of strife and conten.
tion." have suffered dreadfully froml
coarseness, self seeking, vanity and stu
pidity among associates, as well as from
the coldness, open hostility, and, worst,
the ridicule of the outside world; but /
now see that it was best, and that /
needed it all.-Century.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
Failing MemOry.

Leech was at his best as an entertainer
in his own home. Dean Hole asked him
one day, after Leech had given him a
delectable dinner at his lodgings in Scar
borough how he made such good cham
pagne cup. THE ingredients" he re-
piled, "of which this refreshing bever-
age is composed, and which is highly
recommended by the faculty for officers
going abroad and all other persons stop
ping at home, are champagne, ice and
aerated water, but in consequence of ad-
vancing years, always forget the selt-
ger" ."-Exchange.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
Silent for -Four Months,

"On one OF my cruises | had n bio
black West Indian in the crew." said n
whaling captain. "One day, for some
reason, he jumped overheard. The sea
was q little rough, and it was quite
awhile before we got the boats lowered
and we lost sight of him. But we pulled
back little way, and soon saw him
swimming with all his might, but in the
opposite direction from tho boat. |
yelled to him, and when he saw he was
discovered he made no further effort to
get away And where he was going is
more than | know, for it all happened
IN mIdocean. We hauled him into the
BOAT and made for the ship 1t was -four
months before we made port, and yet IN
all that time Sandy for that was hi.
name, never spoke word. No one on
board could get a sound from him.
Sometimes he would lie down on .be
deck and seem to be asleep and sofj.e of
the crew would slip up and stick him
with pin. At first he would twitch n
little and then would not move at all
We made bed for him down below and
kept him away from n knife or other
weapon. You could tell him to take the
wheel and he would steer right enough,
but If rou asked him what course the
ship was making he was silent as the
grave. And when we made the first
port he went ashore, and / never saw
him again. But some of the crew said
he regained his tongue on land and
thought he had been playing us all the
time. But it was a strange case. San
Francisco Examiner.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
The Danger of OficeholdinR.

Many poor young man seeks gov
ernment clerkship in order that he may
earn his support while he is studying
his profession. he is playing with fire.
He is taking up as a staff that which is
likely to become necessary to him as a
crutch. He is in danger of discovering,
when his profession is learned, that he
has not the moral courage to drop his
government stipend. 1t would have
been infinitely better-it might have
been his making-if he had toiled for
scantier dollars in a manlier way.-Har-
pers Weekly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
Women May BE Masons.

A well known Freemason tells me that
women may become members of that
rider. This is news TO me, and will be to
most women, If am not mistaken. After
lengthy search have also ascertained
hat women may be Odd Fellows too.
Probably they will not wish to, for to be
odd" is to be talked about nowadays.-
lew York Advertiser.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20

Sea fowls eggs have one remarkable
popularity. They are nearly conical in
form, broad at the base and sharp at the
point, SO that they will only roll in cir
Gle. They are laid ON the bare lodges of
high rocks from which they would al
most surely roll off save for this happy
provision of nature. Boston Transcript.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20

Champagne owes its quality to the
soil mixture of chalk, silica, light
clay and oxide of iron, and to the great
care and delicate manipulation in manu-
facture.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
A Sharp Bargain.

A valuable diamond, which HUI Car
penter, of Columbia county, N. Y,
wears in his shirt bosom, was purchased
by him years ago in the Orinoco river
region in South America for two boot
legs Of plug tobacco, which the natives
valued more highly than gems.-Chicago
Herald
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20

Nonnius, a Roman senator, absolutely
preferred exile to parting with brilliant
opal of the size of a filbert, which was
earnestly coveted by Mark Antony.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
The Prickly Pear,

The prickly pear of Africa is so tena-
cious of life that leaf. or even a small
portion of a leaf, if thrown on the
ground, strikes out roots almost immedi-
ately and becomes the parent of fast
growing plant.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20

The search for the golden fleece had
not for its sole object the conquest of
mine, or precious fleece, or to rob the
treasure 80 carefully heaped by the ava
ricious Aetes
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20

A book of thousand pages could be
written on Wonders and Curiosities
Respecting the Crab Family" and each
chapter made apropos to the title too.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20

When the young king of Spain has
been bad boy he is taken to church in
stead of being allowed to spend the Sun
day in seeing a bull tight 49, -
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-01-20
We Don't Relieve II.

Husband TO wife at the theater)-
Have you brought the opera glass?
Wife-Yes, but can't use it.
"Why not?'
II forgot to bring my diamond brace
let. "-Texas Siftings.