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time when there is lull in tho enjoy |
mont of the evening and everybody Is IN
yited TO PASS into another room, where
stands what at first appears to be huge
Christmas tree or pine that pears eggs
as fruit. Hung on the tree are Just as
many eggs as there arc people present.
There is a first prize, which pronounces
tho possessor the favored one of the even.
ing. and the BOBBY prize picks out the
one in disgrace with ST. Valentine. The
man or woman who gets the BOBBY prize
will not marry within the year, but the
first prize signifies that the owner can
take a pick of all present.
Ii is deal of trouble to prepare TINS
tree of fate for the eggs must be blown,
,hep the fate which is sometimes good and
sometimes funny-always relating TO luck
in marriage. love, ETC., Is written on
smalI slim of paper and put inside the egg.
The ends are then waxed over, and by
dainty loops of narrow ribbon hung on
the tree. Very pretty stick pins, chains,
inv c1aTms and studs can be slipped in
for the first prize; even ring, for the
| end can be waxcI over carefully after
| ward.
small boy dressed as Cupid represents
| Valentines messenger and, standing on
| n small step-ladder, hands down eggs as
| they are chosen, or the prettiest girl pre-
sent may ofIiciate. liz is often taken Tor
| granted that the prize must be in the top
most egg, but more frequently II is found
i'm the one that hangs the lowest and the
| BOBBY in the highest.
| Another entertainment for which cards
| are already sent out is Valentine CO.
| tiIlion. This word has greatly nystiiied
| the pcople invited. many thinking II
| dance, but Is only series OF amusing
figures, each ending with short waltz
with a valentine. Such exercise comes
after the supper has left its goo! humored
effect on all invited 10 the cotillion never
fails TO be n most happy ending OF any
| informal gathering.
| Six men N q time are asked into the
middle of the room; the host throws g
| sheet over their heads and whirls then
about five times. The hostess then call'
| forth six OF her ladies and they selec
partners by the shoes. This is called th'
''shawl OF sheet" figure. Reversing tht
game the ladies arc hidden and by eN
tending their hands over the sheet ar
selected. Every gentleman and lady i
: provided with a valentine programm.
and each partners name, no matter hov
he Is secured. IS written IN bold letters OF
, this programme of lovers.
+ Six men advance for another figure
holding over their heads Japanese um
. brcI.as. six ladies advance and taxi
, their places under tho umbrellas. Al
D promenade, when s.N m1re men adVauc-
p and corral them. They begin circln.
, about and the umbrella men must jot
, them; thus 70 men dance wildly about IN
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names of tho single women and the mar
-,~d men from tho other, each being bound
TO serve tho woman whose name he draws
for the short time, at least, that no Is at
the dinner table.
After tho dinner the guests divide, the
ladies going into one room and the gentle
men into another. On given signal the
two doors open and tho gentleman ana
lady who are in line step forth and are or
dained by ST. Valentine as companions
during the short musicale that follows
and as partners for tho first dance on the
programme.
After the first dance the hostess comes
10 the conclusion that tho young man
wishes to try his luck again, and must be
relieved of his partner. This situation. SO
uncomplimentary to the young girl, makes
n deal of fun, Notwithstanding. she Is
marched off TO an immense tank, made
by placing q row of chairs across the emu
of tho room. Over these are thrown rich
draperies that are carried on at the same
height along the walls, making line hsh
pond, into which tho hostess has cast as
many pretty valentines as there are ladies'
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nresent. With fishhook and line the dis
carded beauty fishes out what she
considers the prettiest valentine
in sight. Once secured she opens
IL TO read most ELUSIVE lines oil
alteration signed by one of the gentlemen
present. 1t is then her duty to hunt up
the supposed writer of the words ana
claim him for the next feature on the pro-
pramme. Sometimes she happens to hsh
out the name of the very man VINO pre-
tends TO have lost interest in her, then ne
is taken into the assembly room ana ex-
blbited as an unfortunate, forgotten ana
unlimited TO the cotillion, and never taiis
to be a most happy ending ofany informal
gathering. .d,, sor,o.
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fair sex. The music suddenly stops anti
the man who can grasp the right hand OF
the lady nearest secures her for his prom
enade. The umbrella is passed to him
and the man left follows, tanning them
as they waltz about.
If the reception room is not too crowded,
the butterfly and net choosing of partners
is merry and jolly. The ladies receive pa
per butterflies attached to n string. These
they flItter about and the men who have
nets chase after them and each takes as
a partner tho one whose butterfly he is
fortunate enough TO catch.
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filed with trailing vines with here and
there red leaf, perhaps. TO brighten
them. Old-fashioned candlesticks with
green candles and green shades are
placed at each end. Italian stick-bread
tied with green satin ribbon is placed at
each plate. The heart-shaped menus are
hand-painted, tho flower, of course, be-
ing mignonette. Wide green satin rib
bon extends across from ono corner OF
the table to the other, winding about the
vase of flowers in the center. The host
ess in green costume is assisted by n
waitress with green apron and cap.
The Saturday table must be in yellow.
The flowers arc easily obtained and a
menu consisting of yellow eatables is not
ut all difficult to prepare. The Sunday
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ce,ebrntea Man on a Celebrated RAILROAD

Cen Lew Wallace, the renowned soldier,
statesman. traveller and author. pays this com.
nlment 10 the Chicago. Milwaukee, q st; Paul
Iailway in the st. Paul Evening NeWS-hecOrd
ii have travelled all over the United states
and Europe but never before have seen sAcn
magnificent train services as i enjoyed on ,lne
Nilvaukee between Chicago and 81 fauL' Inc
priyate compartment cars are superior 10 any
hing OF the kind l ever saw. s..
The trains referred TO by the author OF ben
uur1 are yestibuled throughout, heaDed ps
steam lighted by electricity and arranged Wild
The famous electric berth reading lamp.
'n0 '""'N j. T. CoSLEY,
Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt.
ST. Paul Mimi.
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New short Line.

To the Black Hills, Omaha, Lincoln, st.
Joseph, Kansas City and all Southeastern
points. via the Northern Pacific to ball
inrs, Mont, thence via the new Burling.
ton route, n solid vestibuled tram OF
sleeping free reclining chair cars and day
coaches Billings TO Omaha da'iy. from
Rutte. shortest line to Omaha by 225 miles,
shortest line To Kansas City ny Sl5 miles.
For rates, tickets, maps and general IN
formation call upon w. NJ. Tuohy, gen
eraI agent Northern Pacific railroad, -
East Broadway. Butte.
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Fasti Fasteril Fastestiii

Tho Burlington route has set new peg
for fast passenger service from Montana
cities TO points on the Missouri river and
south thereof VIA Billings, Mont. Note
the following:
81 hours Butte to Lincoln, Neo.
80 hours Butte to Omaha, Neb.
Al hours Butte to 81. Joseph, Mo:
as hours Butte to Kansas City, Mo.
2S hours Butte to Deadwood, ). ID.
Az hours to Denver.
Correspondingly short time TO interme-
date points. ~
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Fasteri Fasteri Fasteri

On
And
After December 10th
You can come from
St. Paul TO Butte
Over the
Northern Pacific
And save Ell
Five hours and
Forty-five minutes
In time .a-
Over any competing line. "
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CHARLES EHSLEY,
Tsxidermist, rllssoula, Montana.

oaue, Reads. Animals, Birds. 'osad Came
Fur Robes and Rugs
.x-I make q specially % mslnting ani pre-
serytnc Heads ant specimens 20 oTlsr hf
.Dortsnen Correspon ie nee solicited AeAr
60 .StandATd" gbUB yTtFinE
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II Does Not Cost Anything
To try Parks sure Cure. \ specific cure
of ali diseases peculiar TO women. Ask
your druggist our guarantee plan. Sold
by smith Drug Co. anu Parchen ID Acheu!
Drug 20.
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yr-ttbulei Trains.

Winter blasts, rain and sleet have no
terror for travellers using tue ranscouts-
mental trains of the Northern Pacinc.
Their passenger, sleeping and dining cars
are yestibuled. 81. IH-ar-
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Rheumatism is primarily caused by
acidity of the blood. Hoods Sarsaparllla
purifies the blood, and thus cures the dis
case.
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MIS- SOUAA...

The Missoula Once OF TUE STANDARD Is "a
20 II gyms Avenue. telephone NO. "a Al
cert sing rates furnished on Application.
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row tables are ploceu III ihc ihiuN'.S " 80
oreat ball room, TO form, when IN posi-
ton. one large heart. Tackled to the IN
eide edge of each table is strcamer oil
cbeeso cloth that reaches to the ceillng,
,,oo,inu in the center other streamers
that mako a bright. waving canopy. every
strip being the color that the hostess oil
some one table has adopted Tor her
decorations ms we'll as her gown for the
evening. :.
Tho table mt the top of the heart is
SQUARE and reserved for the toastmasters'
sneakers and honored guests. Inc seven
tables mako up the lucky number seven
tho DAYS Of the week and the colors ior
Zach day. Since the 14ih comes this year
ON Thursday the Thursday table must be
tho head one, that at which are placed tue
,oastmasters and honorcd guests. ms is
the red day, hence everything is IN reu
tho hostess wears a red gown, the strealner
that reaches from tho table TO the celiing
must be red; the waitress wears req
apron and n red cap, the table spread Is
rcd. also the dishes, napkins and noral
decorations. All kinds of eatables that
arc rcd are secured for that table.
TIE Friday table is devoted TO sober
earnest green. This, while one oil tue
most difficult tables to arrange,is really
ono of the prettiest whom finished for
flowers, mignonette can always be had
and the dark ivy intertwined with some
Of the lighter shades of green vines eau
be utilized for looping up the green dam
ask table cloth. A bronze center piece
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FOR VALENTINES DAY
UNIQUE Features Planned For COtilllOnS
and Teas.
THE HEART IS THE THING
Tho Tree OF Fate and the strange
Fruit 1t VIII Bear For the
Occasion That Is
Cupid's own.
downright, 1895. by Bachelor. johnson q
Bacheler). ..,-, ,-,,,e = -
he HEART is THE THING

copyright. 1895. by Bachelor, johnson
Bachellerl. r, ,rrr,e =. -
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OVELTIES in val
entinc parties will
he unique and
elaborate this sea-
son.
Some society wo-
men who have
planned n valen-
tine tea where
covers will be laid
for 100 guests have
adopted the heart
Morris tribune., 1895-02-06
ITO BE Continued
a Novel snake Story.

The following remarkable recent ex.
perience of a Portland lady is a fact:
She had been absent from her homo
all day, and that night she had a
dream. She thought that she had
started to descend the cellar stairs
when q great snake came gliding up.
1t reared it's head close to her and
stood there swaying back and forth,
and suddenly the head began to
change and assume the form of hui
man head, and finally the face of one
OF her neighbors was grinning at her
on the serpent's body. She woke with
scream. The neighbor was one
whom she knew but slightly, but with
whom she was not favorably i'm
pressed. The next morning her serv-
ant, most excellent cook and so gem
orally superior as to have become al
most member of the family, told her
that she must leave her, as the neigh
Dor of the dream had come to the
house during her absence the day be-
fore and offered higher wages and less
work and better advantages generally.
The result was the servant went to the
neighbours, and the lady feels that her
dream was appropriate. She had had
no intimation or suspicion that this
neighbor had designs upon her cook,
and there was nothing apparently to
inspire her dream.-Portland Trans
Morris tribune., 1895-02-06
Too Attentive.

"Politeness is a good thing some
times, but it's wearin -raiely," said Mr..
Brown. ''Seems so it almost borders
on sarse 20 foller anyone up so, an
poster 'em' with kindness, as they do at
these big hotels" "What are you OBJ
jecting about now?" asked Mrs. Brown.
"Well, was only thinlzin' how them
porters foller you up like a parcel of
detectives. When I sot my foot in
one of them hotels up to New York q
Teller looked at me, just as pryin', an
says: 'Can'tI curry up your bsggage?'
1t seemed jest as though he knew all
I he'd was my paper collar rolled up in
thestop of my hat. His manner was
kind of twittin' like, seems eff"
sWell, said you oughter carried q
change began Mrs. Brown in her
most corrective manner.
snow that amt the point" said her
husband. I'm jest sayin' don't like
to be spied on an follered up. got
the best of 'em once, though.
"When got on one of them ferry
boats a little chap in brass buttGns
come up an asked me if my baggage
was aboard. said very dignified that
it was right in front of him.
Whereabouts he up an asks
"'Well, I'm stand in right in the. mid
die Of it, namely my clos, says 1; and
that settled him. Youths Compan-
ion
Morris tribune., 1895-02-06

rooms in the north end for himself and
the young man whose name is Stock
ing. He has seen the mails delivered,
but they were fortunately in the regu-
lar bag. lie is walking now on the
lawn with Mrs. Hendricks and take
the opportunity to send down the let
tiers and the most important papers.
1t is well to keep some of them here to
make show"
'Ask him where Miss Laport is, ;"
said Fenning.
"She's on the balcony"
us she alone?"
mo. Stocking is there"
''What is she doing?"
'sShe is in rocker. Stocking is read
ing something to her."
"Try and get her to the signal-room.
Fenning is very anxious to speak to
her. Where is Miss Endicott?"
''She is in her room. can't get her
out"
'Has the marshal seen her?"
Eyes. He has been curious about
her. I can't get her down without
making q scene"
'sCan't you gea the men away so
that Mrs. Hendricks can communicate
with me?"
81 thought she did last night. sng-
gested it to her."
''She did not. Tell her want to
hear from her."
'Are your men all Off"
eyes,
Late that night Mrs Hendricks came
to the signal-room and the following
conversation took place.
"What are you doing with the Off
cers?''
keeping them in good hunor."
'What have you learned?"
''Not much. The principal is very
adroit man. By some of his attempts
to draw me out unawares fancy he
has some evidence about the Corin-
THAN affair."
''Ask her." said Fenning, ''if Miss
Laport is trying to find out how much
the other one knows"
Hendricks did not ask that question.
What he said was:
''Does Miss Laport understand her
fathers danger?"
''Calicot asked me yesterday" was
the answer, "when she was going
away. She had told Stocking she was
going away in week or two"
Morris tribune., 1895-02-06

stop me. regiment that vanishes in
| to thin air is novelty"
'Unquestionably. But what are wo
to think of On eighty-pound gun that
vanishes when it has done it's work."
sThat will be q miracle. indeed"
said the general SIN the first place, it
| is incomprehensible."
''Not at all Our friend Laport has
been explaining to me gun of his in
vention which will do it, and he says
he has tested the principle"
SIS that what those nickel steel
plates were for?" asked Fenning.
Eyes. Laport is at work ON six
inch gun now"
All three of Hendricks companions
expressed strong curiosity to hear
what the principle of the gun was.
cts simplicity will astonish you,"
said Hendricks. st gives us q gun of
any conceivable caliber and two men
can transport it anywhere. 1t is con-
structed on this principle"
At that moment little bell tinkled
on the index board on the side of the
room and the men all looked up at it.
It was an electrical warning from
above. Hendricks got up and went to
the telephone close at hand and list
ened. Presently he began to repeat
communication:
-Four deputy sheriffs and United
States marshal in possession of the
house; forced an entrance through the
gate armed with a warrant for the ar
rest of Hendricks and Fenning."
Pellissier lit fresh cigarette.
''Where is Miss Laport?" Hendricks
asked in the phone.
Somewhere on the grounds"
'Where is Miss Endicott?' q
SIN her room"
"Keep your eye on her and let me
know if they attempt to take you.
Wait moment"
Hendricks turned to the men at the
table. ST wish Miss Endicott were be-
low" he said.
Pellissier got up and stretched him
self, saying: "You are right"
1t was an hour later when fresh word
came from the doctor, who had gone
above.
''These fellows are going to be
troublesome he said; ''for they have
come to stay. The chief is Marshal
Calicot, and believe he knows more
than he will betray.''
Morris tribune., 1895-02-06
TIE LAND OF DREAMS.

] had wonderful dream last night,
For dreamed that had strayed.
Through q shadowy valley. for away.
To the land where dreams ore made.
And there on the left saw o house,
Gloomy and dark and tall,
And o black nightmare, with fiery eyes,
Was tied beside the wall.
Forth from the door figure came,
Wrapped in mantle gray:
Onto the bls.clS nightmare he leaped,
And galIo2ed and galloped away;
And above the door were letters carved
In GRIM ng gargoyle's shade,
And read the words: In here are dreams
For naughty children made"
And also saw where castle stood, ),
With domeS and turrets too;
Tho walls with varying colors shone
AS the glistening bubbles do.
A sound Of music breathed within,
And tho door was opened wide;
There an angel stood, and up and down
He looked on every side;
And troop of littls children came
In white, with naked feet;
They entered in--he closed the door,
And left me in the street
Then looked and saw above the door,
In letters large and clear,
That shone like gold: coed childrcns dreams
Are made for them in here
But no moro saw, for then was drawn
Into a cavern deep,
Silent and dark, and the name of it
Was '"The Cave of Dreamless Sleep"
Katherine Pyle, in Harpers Young People.
Morris tribune., 1895-02-06

/ ''Send her down here tonight. Her
father wishes to see her. Do these Of.
ficers suspect the Bayou house?"
II don't think they know of it.
Their impression appears to be that
you are away and will come back un-
suspectingly and fall into their arms on
the front lawn
Another day passed. Miss Laport
had not been heard from and it was
not till late the next night that the
doctor called up Hendricks.
81 don't like the situation here,'' he
said. "The ladies, if you will permit
me to say it, do not appear to be in a
hurry to get rid of our guests. I feel
as if I were in the way. Calicot is COM
municating in some way with the au-
| thorities, am sure"
Hendricks stopped him. ssCome
down. he said, Immediately. can't
talk to you through this thing
SIT is not safe to leave this part of
the establishment to the women You
want a man here. I heard Calicot
walking through the upper hall last
night when everybody was asleep but
myself. don't know what he was do
ing asked him this morning what
disturbed him, and he said the room
was SO close it was like sleeping in
cave. This may have been an acct
dental speech, but thought he said it
with a peculiar significance.
Have you ever slept in cave?' /
asked.
"'No,' he replied, looking me in the
eye. Have you?'
''Do you know begin to suspect that
this man is not an officer. Wait, Ihear
footsteps overhead"
Hendricks waited some time and no
fresh signal coming, he went to bed.
1t was half-past twelve. He slept
soundly until four o'clock, when he
got up, washed himself and went into
Jennings apartment to wake him and
was surprised to see him sitting up in
a rocker smoking pipe, in his shirt
sleeves.
"Hallo," he said, couldn't you
sleep?"
mo" replied Fenning. eff I don't
get some sunshine, shall have per-
manent insomnia
ssGive me one of your cigars. I have
ordered Sam to have breakfast at five.
Well get some coffee and go down to
the Bayou house and take dash out
doors. 1t will do you good and want
to talk to you"
When he had lit his cigar he sat
down and said:
fleming, you're the coolest man I've
got. Let me have your bottom
thought"
'I'm afraid of Mrs. Hendricks said
Fenning, land the idea of being scaled
up here makes me FESTIVE"
Thanks for your franlrness, replied
Hendricks. Dismiss the idea of
treachery. AS to the sealing up, it is
impossible. Come and get some strong
coffee into you and then we'll try toget
some sunshine. I don't intend you
shall DO sealed up"
Morris tribune., 1895-02-06
SIS he impertinent?" asked Hen

SIS he impertinent?" asked Hen
bricks
"No," was the answer. ssHe's as
smooth and specious as a diplomat.
Two of the others are coarse deputies,
but the third can't make out. lie is
Il good-looking young fellow with a
military air and he and Calicot evil
IDENTIFY understand each other
Hendricks instructions were to this
effect: ''They will tire themselves out
in time. Be cautious, and get Miss En-
dicott down here at the first opportu-
nifty"
Fenning was piqued. 81 suppose we
shall have to be deprived of the lady's
society till these interlopers go away"
SIT looks like it," replied Hendricks,
''but we've got good deal to do"
The situation was now very pecul-
lar one. Four officers of the law were
quietly waiting within fifty feet of the
conspirators, but in entire ignorance
of their whereabouts. It was Hen
bricks policy not to precipitate mat
tiers. He wished above all else not to
bring on conflict with the authorities
until his plans were all matured. He
felt perfectly safe from force in his re-
treat, and he felt reasonably certain
that, if the doctor and Mrs. Hendricks
were discreet, the means of commun-
ication would not be discovered. He
therefore decided to let things take
their course above ground and look
after the important matters below,
feeling pretty sure that the officers
would in time grow tired of waiting
aimlessly in the vicinity.
And matters below were indeed Of
vital Importance to the success of Hen
bricks schemes. Six hundred men had
left the place through the Bayou house
during the week and four hundred
more were to be sent out. This distri-
button was comparatively easy SO long
as he had the use of boat at the bayou
and could distribute the men along the
Mississippi. But even with this adj
vantage, there was great deal Of de-
tail work. 1t was resolved to keep
nucleus of hundred men in the place
the rest were repeatedly instructed
as to their future duties, as they left
and scattered over the country. They
took nothing away but the clothes
they brought with them. The greatest
care was exercised in distributing them.
Over a hundred and fifty went separate
" afoot to Memphis and gave out that
they had been working on the levee at
the bayou. Nearly hundred went
across country eastward into the
mountains. 1t was urgently necessary
to get the remaining men out before
the officers discovered the southwest
ern exit.
It took three days to accomplish this
and it soon became apparent that Fem
ming was more FESTIVE than Hendricks.
The communications were kept up
with the sanitarium mainly at night.
On the second night, Hendricks asked
what the situation was and the doctor
replied:
''Calicot is guest. He has taken