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vested his money and all that resulted
from the sale of his farming imple-
lnents and household goods i'll quar-
-ter-sec ton of land in western Nebras-
2xa, giving, as everybody did, mort
gage on the farm for the balance
which he was unable to pay down.
Both he and his wife had a great an
tipathy to giving a mortgage, but
there was no other way; and then it
was not 50 large but that in three
years they could pay it off-perhaps in
two, if they should have extra good
crops At all events, they would be as
economical in every way as possible
and pay it off at the earliest practic-
able day.
There was a small house on their
place when they went there, new, and
built purposely for the buyer; two
rooms and a kitchen, with loft in
which person could sleep, though
under the middle of the roof only
could one stand upright. But they re-
Garded it as only temporary affair,
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FEATHERED ARTISTS.
Protective COlOring Employed by Birds
In Mast RuiIdinR.

Protective COIOrtHS Employed by Birds
in Nest Building.
The first birds nest that / examined
this year 1S95). was that of the least
fycatcher. / saw her building it in
the crotch of a birch limb, carrying
thither no end of slender, stingy stuff
-fbers of weeds and hairs and even
tearing some of the strings from a
last-year vireos nest to aid in the
construction. Last of all the little
lady carried a number of feathers to
the crotch, and the singular fact about
this was that the feathers were by no
means soft and downy. The least
one / saw was an inch long, and it had
stiff quill. The nest having been
completed and time allowed for
her to lay her eggs, l made
shift by means of ladder to get up to
the nest. Four pure white eggs lay on
soft bed of down plucked from the
birds own breast, but the large feath-
ers that had been carried there were
woven into the mass of the nest in such
a way that they formed rufae about
it's brim. The stiff quilts in two cases
projected into the cup of the nest, but
they were above the line of the eggs.
PLAINLY, GnO OOWn at ZIG DObLOM was
to protect the eggs. The stiff quilted
feathers made the nest harder, if any
thing, for the mother. What, then,
was the ruff1e for if not for ornament2
Of all the nests that birds build there
is none that seems to show a stronger
desire to use protective colorings than
does that of the phoebe. The
phoebe ordinarily chooses little
shelf on the face of some overhang-
ing rock and there constructs her home
of moses strengthened with other
fbrous things 1t is a lovely bit of
work and SO much like patch of moss
growing on the rock that one may
look directly at it and not recognize it
as nest. AS built there it is in per-
feet harmony with its surroundings
But sometimes the phoebe builds in
sheds and about country bridges that
are infrequently used, and then even
when building on lumber fresh from
the saw she uses the same MOSES al
though they are in bright contrast
with the background of the nest Ger
tainly the MOSES are not of protec-
tive color there, but they are always
beautiful to the eye wherever used
Colette Smiley. in Chautauquan-
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THE FIRST COWBOYS.
ThOy Had to Fight Their way with Knife
and Gun.

and Gun.
The cow-puncher's playground in
those first glorious days of his pros
perity included battle and murder and
sudden death as everyday matters.
From 1865 to 1878 in Texas he fought
his way with knife and gun, and any
hour of the twentyfour might see him
hattened behind the rocks among the
whiz of bullets and the fight of ar
rows. or dragged bloody and folded to-
gether from some adobe hovel. Seven
ty-five dollars a month and absolute
health and strength were his wages;
and when the news of all this excel
lence drifted from Texas eastward,
they came in shoals Saxon boys OF
picked courage (none but plucky ones
could survive) from south and north,
from town and country. Every sort
and degree of home tradition came
with them from their far birthplaces.
Some had known the evening LYNN at
one time, others could remember no
parent or teacher earlier than the
street; some spoke with the gentle ac-
cent of Virginia, others in the dialect
of baked beans and Goldfish; here and
| there was the baccalaureate, already
beginning to forget his Greek alpha
bet, but still able to repeat the two
notable words with which Xenophon
always marches upon the next stage Of
his journey. Hither to the cattle cOun.
try they flocked from forty kinds of
home, each bringing a deadly weapon.
And then, the same stress of shifting
for self, the same vigorous habits of
life, were forced upon each one:
watching for Indians, guarding
huge herds at night, chasing cat
tie. wild as deer, over rocks and
counties, sleeping in the dust and wax
ing in the snow, cooking in the open,
swimming the swollen rivers Such
gymnasium for mind and body develops
like pattern in the unlike. Thus,
late in the nineteenth century, was the
race once again subjected to battles
and darkness, rain and shine, to the
6erceness and generosity Of the desert.
Destiny tried her latest experiment
upon the Saxon, and plucl6ing him from
the library, the haystack and the gut
ter, set him upon his horse; then it
was that, face to face with the eternal
simplicity of death, his modern gaise
fell away and showed once again the
medieval man. It was no new type,
no product of the frontier, but just the
original kernel of the nut with the
shell broken. Wister, in Har-
per's Magazine.
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HUMOROUS.
Il took a header of my wheel
And then was forced to say,
Better fifty years of Europe
Than the cycle of to-day,

1n3n the cycle Oh CO-udys
DO you think you could learn to
love me, Maud?" Il don't know. George"
she answered, softly. II might.
learned German once. "-Tit-Bits.
His Collection. -"Who are all
these?" asked the visitor. ''Oh! The
album?" said the languid young man.
That's a collection OF photographs OF
the only girls l ever loved. "-Indian-
apolis journal.
Very Important Epochs--''There
are only two important epochs in a
woman's life" said the observant
bachelor. Name them" replied Miss
Giddey. Before she is married and
after7-Detroit Free Press.
Mr. McSwat-t'Great Scott, Lo-
beliaI What are you waking me mp in
the middle OF the night for?" Mrs.
McSwat-''I want to know, dear, if the
mosquitoesNre biting You as badly as
they are me. Chicago Tribune.
-Mamma-''I had no idea there were
so many men here this season" Daugh4
unfortunately, mamma, dear,
there's not man among them. It's
only another lot of those terrible
bloomer girls. brooklyn Life.
Did your wife say anything when
You got home so late?" Not when I
got home" said the other man, sadly.
''She waited till got asleep. and then
got up about five o'clock to practice on
the piano. ''-Indianapolis Journal
"A Speedy Change (about to
prOpose)-'My dear Elise, i do love
you." She-"You know, of course,
am poor" He-''Yes. Miss Elise, and
/ hope you will permit me to be q
brother to !"-Humoristisehe Blat@
ter.
Won Blumer Earnestly" man.
you have no idea how much it costs .
man to send his wife away for the sum-
mer" Piankington-'1 suppose not
Won Blumer-''No. sirl Since my wife
has been away I've lost twenty. five
dollars a night ON the,aEerage."- Y.
Herald.
She Apologized for Her Father.-s
"Angelina, said the youth, holly, az
he entered the parlor, lit remains for
you to say whether our mutual friend-
ship shall continue or be ended here at
once" What is the matter?'' asked
the beautiful girl. opening her lovely
Orbs to- their widest extent. Your
father has just called me q blasted
idiot" And You want me to apologize
for him?" 81 do" ''Then / cheerfully
do it. Father is altogether too frank,
and have often told him that even thu
truth shouldn't always be SPOKEN. @--
| D. Y. Press.
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) submitting cheerfully to their cramped
quarters, but never losing sight of the
plan to build themselves home as
soon as there was money enough to
pay off the hateful mortgage.
BY the third year their clothing, not
zoo abundant when they came, began
TO need replenishing in every direction.
Some things had to be bought for
Harry and John, now thirteen and ten
years old, and growing, as their mother
used to say, 'in genuine western fash
ION" But the family were careful in
their OUTLAWS, and this summers crop
would give them at least the satisfac-
5 ton of an unencumbered homestead.
AS early in the spring as possible he
0eset to work to get the ground in readi-
mess and put in the seed. He had
learned by this time how to do things
on a large scale. He as well as his
7neighborS had an unusual amount of
ground planted in corn; for it had
been too dry in the early spring for oats,
SO that the ground intended for that
crop was taken for corn. Day after day
they had gone back and forth through
the long field until a hundred acres
were planted.
Hardly was the work finished when
a gentle rain fell; and though it lasted
but an hour it furnished the requisite
moisture at the right time. In few
days the long rows could be traced by
"a faint line of green which grew darker
and broader almost while one was
looking upon it. Soon the nice work
OF the farmer began to appear. Which
ever way one looked, forward or across
.~or diagonally, as far as the eye could
see, the lines were as straight as if
run by a surveyor. he had done lis
part well.
Soon people began to say. ''Unless
<ve hava more rain there won't be half
a CROP But again there was slight
shower, and again they were hopeful;
still all longed for a copious downpour.
Things were becoming somewhat
dry, and pastures as we'll as crops were
beginning to suffer, when there was
4 noticed. one morning, a soft south
: customed in Ohio to regard as sure
indication of rain. They were fairly
iuhilant at the prospect. One good
rain would insure the crop. Gradually
and steadily the WHY'D increased both
in velocity and temperature; it was
something new. No rain! And still il
blew stronger and hotter and without
cessation. Everything was being dried
slp; but still it blew strong and steadJ
and straight from the south. 1t must
surely stop when the sun goes down
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No Demand for Him.

sal see dat 'Rastus Pinkley's done got
home again" said one young woman.
''Yas," replied the sage of Water
melon square; II knowed he WASH
gwinter las long when he stahted."
t'Whah's e bin?"
'tBin erway settin' up in business fob
hisse'f. toll i'm ter go slow, but he
wouldn' pay no 'tention."
''But whut wah de bus'ness?'
"Whut wah de bus'ness9 Wy, dat ar
boy he done try ter sot hissef mp wifi a
bahber shop in Kansas. Washington
Star.
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Conldn.t Dac.ixa Her.

you have been good while getting
up stairs" said Mrs. Smarte, who, with
her lord and master, was stopping at
one of our hotels.
Yes" said Smarte, II stopped to
take an elevator.
''Oh, you need not have taken the
trouble to tell me-" said Mrs. Smarte.
tossing her head; II smelt your breath
the moment you entered the ROOM
Boston Transcript.
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Mrs Dix wonder what present my
husband will bring me tonight.
Mrs. Hicls-What makes you expect
one? Is it your birthday?
Moo; we quarreled this morning.
-Tit-BitS.
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Where TO Find Rutton.

Where are you going?" asked Par
son Jones OF his wife, on seeing her
put on her hat.
You need button on your coat
and ! am going to the store to buy
one" was the reply.
Have you looked over the money
that was taken up in the collection
last Sunday Siftings.
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AS they passed an open gateway a
dog within the inclosure growled and
bristled up very perceptibly, whereup-
on Jester remarked: mo doubt about
his being a watchdog" How can
you tell?" inquired Quester. why.
returned Jester. didn't you see tht
hair spring" Dispatch
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How 1t Happened.

Gus-How did you happen to ask her
to marry you the first time You ever
met her?
e-Well-ah-yon see. I had
just been introduced to her. and I-ah
couldn't think of anything else &c
say. Once Week.
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EY FLORA *. REGAL.

HIS was Mr.. Car
ter's third year
in n e br aska.
III e h a d G o t
tire d of h i S
small farm in
Ohio, with it's.
s low returns;
and when there
c a me to him
what he regard
ed as a good
opportunity to
sell it, he lost
no time in clos
in G h e bar
o. ain. He in
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There is an active principle in the
human soul that will ever be exerting
its facilities to the utmost stretch. in
whatever employment, by the accidents
of time and place, the general plan of
education, or the custom and manners
of the age and countr- it may happen
to find itself Engaged. blackstone.
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Pater Families Hurrah! I've fallen
heir to million.
Mater Familias-Isn't that grand!
Now we can begin to take ice.-N. Y.
Weekly.
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az YOU poN,T BREAK DOWN.

Oh, toilarS in LIES vineyard
In the country, in the town;
Keep courage You will get there
II you
Don't
Downi
The futures sun is giving
All the hills silver crown,
Stand steady You will get there,
II you
Break
Down.
There's merry song of reapers
Which no stormy winds can drownI
Rave faithi You'll find the harvest,
II you
Don't
Break
Down.
let the pillows beat the vessel
Let the skies in anger frowni
You'll anchor safe In harDor
II you
Don't
Break
~-F>TanL L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution
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To the Very Last.

Hockstein-Vasn't it too pad apout
Rosenperg vot committed suicide?
Isaacs-Yes. dot vos SO; put he vas
der most egsLravagaDt man dat effer
vas.
''Egstravagantf"
Eyes; he puts fonr pullets in his
prains undt der doctors say dot any
vun of dem would have done der work.. "a
Puck.
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Vice is contagious, and there Is NJ
trusting the sound and the sicJ to
gether. Seneca
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-Johnny-"Is it true, pa, that peo-
pie live longer in the country tAan in
the city, Pa-"Life seems longea
there. my son. boston Transcript.
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THE HOT WIND.

-Franh L. Stanton, in Atlantis Constitute
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the Hamilton block on Monday even
ing. An excellent musical programme
was carried out by a large number of
well-known vocalists. and dancing was
interrupted at midnight by a tempting
lunch, after which it continued until
the early hours. The party was
merry one and Miss Callahan proved
herself a royal entertainer. The sing
ers of the evening were Misses Lillian
Paschal and Katherine Finn and
Messrs. Ivo Began, Justin Butler. Sam
Mayer, Professor Kopps. Professor
Firch and Preston Sellick and Miss
Stella McQueeney rendered several in
strumental selections i'm fine style. DIR.
Frank McClair also entertained the
guests with a wonderful exhibition of
his mind-reading powers. The affair
was one of rare enjoyment throughout
and invitations to the next reception
given by Miss Callahan will be in great
demand. The following is a list of
those who enjoyed the festivities: Mr..
and Mrs. Pierce Butler, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Oswald, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Paschal, Mr.. and Mrs. Two Began, Mr.
and Mrs. j. G. Dawkins. DR.. McNevin
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. j. Dono-
hue, Mr. and Mrs. John McQueeney,
ely. Mr. and Mrs. II. II. PaXson, Messrs.
John St. Clair. Fred 5. wilkins, DR..
Frank st. Clair, Justin Butler r. ;.
Kopps, John Jacobs, John Hammill,
Preston Sellick. Dick Caddington, Sam
Courtney. w. NJ. Adamson. Mr. Nroo-
man, John Haslin, John Berry, ID. j.
Hennessy, James Egan. DR.. Murray.
ED Morgan, Howard Wright, Dupont
Vincent. sam Mayer. T. O'Meara.
Frank Haskins. Dick Trembath, Fred
Kelley Professor Firch, John Gala
han, Byron Cook, Mrs. Bert Smith,
Mrs. Mary Mantle. Mrs. Kittie Rice,
Miesses Katherine Finn. Kate Nugent,
Rose Nugent. Lillian Paschal. Ella
Davidson. Alma Mcneil, Anna Ste
art, Winnie Squires. Annie Dewitt,
Mamie Pagan, Mary Brady. Linda
Prior Berry Katie O'Donnell. Belle
Broderick, Tile Butler. Mary Byrne,
Stella McQueeney and Misses Nagle.
Misses Ella Davidson and Alma Nc
NELL have gone to San Francisco,
where they will sped the summer with
Mrs. Koozier.
Mrs J. j. York and Misses Garfield
and Bennett are visiting with friends
in st. Paul and will also visit other
Minnesota points.
Miss Westbrooke. one of Butte's pub
lie school teachers, is visiting with her
sister i'm Denver.
Mrs. II. @. Newton has returned
! from a visit with her parents in Mis-
| soul.
Mrs. ]. ]. Knowlton is visiting with
friends near Milwaukee.
| {. w. Goodale returned yesterday
| from a trip To Marysville.
| Willard Bennett of the Royal Gold
| Mining company is i'm the city.
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Issssassa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. %

with a profusion of cut flowers and
ported plants. Mrs. Joseph Peters won
the first prize, an elegant china 1rult
dish. Mrs. Reynolds. Mrs. Maxwell
Mrs Merrill and Mrs. Durston won an
even number of games and decided the
second honors by cutting the cards
Mrs. Maxwell was the lucky one. Ihe
prize was a cut glass vase.
The Montana High Five spent so
cial evening in the hotel parlors
wednesday night. Mayor Thornton
took the first prize for gentlemen,
china cup and saucer; Mr.. casey TOOK
the second, "A silver fruit knife. Mrs
Holmes won the ladies prize, hand
painted china tray, and Mrs. l.. q.
Smith won the second prize. a similar
tray Of smaller size. High five is grow
ing i'm popularity and these evenings
are very pleasant events.
The fair is drawing near and the
ladies Of the city are taking a deep In
terest in pushing IL to successful is
sue. They are all working hard ana
earnestly and everything gives promise
of an ample harvest for the hospital
fund.
The graduates from the High school
this year are Misses Lottie Blair. Edna
Waterbury, Mary Congdon, Grace Wis
ner Lulu Burton, Dora Surprenant ana
Anna Tietjen.
+. w Blackford OF Butte. was in
| Anaconda several days OF this week.
| Howard Paschal was in this city on
Wednesday last.
John Lindsay was in Anaconda on
| Thursday for a short visit.
Ira Gnose is visiting his parents and
his old home at Greenesburg. Ind. His
| father is seriouly ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. b. Winston and
| daughter returned home last Wednes-
! day. Mrs. Winston had been in Cali
| fprnfn and was met in Salt Lake by
| Mr.. Winston.
| Bert Conyne, formerly of this city.
now Of Great Falls. was visiting old
| friends during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Swords of Deer
| Iodga have located i'm Anaconda
| Miss Alma Menard Of Deer Lodge
is visiting friends in Anaconda.
DIR. +. l.. ST. Jean left last Sunday
| for the East.
| Mrs. c. II. williams and Miss Maud
| Bickenback are enjoying the summer
| on the banks of the Mississippi at Bur-
| lington, Iowa.
Miss Anabel Grogan visited friends
in Butte City during the week.
Hon. T.. ID. Mats was in this city
Sunday.
A party Of Deer Lodge youths wer,
basking the smiles of the Anaconds
girls last Sunday
Bishop Brondel Of Helena and Rev
Father De Siere Of Butte were guests
! OF Rev. Father Alleys during the week
Mrs +. l.. ST. Jean Is visiting hel
parents in Butte city during the alb
eence Of Or. 81. Jean In the East.
Mrs Brownlee visited her mother h
l Butte this week.
Mrs. DAILY and Mrs. Sergeant arc ex
/ pected home again next Friday from
/ Kew York Misses DAILY Will accom-
many them en- route for san Francis-
/ 10 attend the wedding OF Miss Alic
I stump.
aboe visited Mrs. Il. J. Brophy durinl
| the week in Butte.
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ticles of furniture, were banked in
fresh flowers, violets, snow balls, lilacs
and honeysuckles predominating. The
tallies were artificial violets. There
were 10 tables. The first prize, a splen-
did oval mirror. was won by Mrs. j.
V. Long. The second prize, a fine
framed engraving. was won by Mrs.
Hoatson. The BOBBY prize, a Trilby
saucer and spoon, was won by Mrs. l..
j. Sharp.
The Primrose Whist club met Thurs
day evening with Mrs. o. X. Lewis.
The prize for ladies was won by Mrs
f. T. Mcbride and the prize for gentle
men by Mr.. Lewis.
The High Five club met Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. ]. S. Shropshire.
The first prize was won by Mrs. Day
and the second by Mrs. Mcbride.
The Afternoon Whist club met Mon
day with Mrs. ]. r. Russell The first
prize was won by Mrs. c. +. Lloyd and
the second by Mrs. Tarbet The club
will meet next Monday afternoon with
Mira. +. T. Mcbride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fayette Harrington and
Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Davies drove
over to Warm Springs to-day and will
return tomorrow
Mrs James Forbis entertained
pleasant party at luncheon Thursday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. X. Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. r. Mcbride and Mr.. and Mrs.
| John T.. Davis will leave next Monday
| on a trip to Alaska.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Long will move
next Wednesday into their residence
| at the southeast corner OF Broadway
and Washington streets.
An enjoyable missionary tea was
| given by Mrs Clinton II. Moore on
| Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Cozzons Siderfin has returned
| from trip to his parents in Eng
| land.
Mrs. John Lindsay. who has been
visiting i'm Missoula for two weeks, re-
| turned yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Brownlee of Anaconda
! spent Thursday in Butte.
| Mrs j. II. Durston of Anaconda
spent Tuesday in Butte.
| Mrs John Williams of Deer Lodge
| has been the guest of Mrs. Forbes lr-
| vine for week.
Miss Mary Irvine is visiting friends
| I'm Deer Lodge.
Edgar Strasberger and Miss Eva
| Strasberger have gone to Ithaca. n.
Y. Mr.. Strasberger will enter Cornell
| university.
James Forbis returned yesterday
| from Virginia City.
Mrs. r. Spcrling has returned from
| Missoula.
John b. Welcome is in Virginia City.
| on Tuesday the sophomore class of
AT a picnic one mile above the Nine
Mile house \ delightful time was had.
There were 50 young people in the band
wagon drawn by six borses. Accom-
panying the party were Misses Calk-
ins and orr and Mr.. Mckay.
/ \ reception was rendered the retir-
ing seniors Of the high school by the
juniors on Monday evening at the high
| school auditorium. Glass prophecies
and other literary exercises We're fol-
| lowed by dancing.
: V. Kempers family have returned
| home from Kansas.
Mss Daisy Dawson has returned 20
! Butte.
Miss Siebenalcr will teach at Dewey's
! I Flat this week.
Mrs. - J. Darch and children left
! Thursday to spend the summer n
Iethbridge and Winnipeg.
; Miss Mary Warren will be home ear
~ in June.
: George Bush will he home from stan
. ford university on Thursday next. Car
> I Horst will not return.
{ Miss Nora Callahan handsomely en-
= tcrtaincd 4 large party Of friends IL