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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
BUTTE'S P~ECULIARITIES.
A Montana City in Which Pennies
Are Not Used.

"A Montana City in Which Pennies
Are Not Used.
Only a small percentage of the people
Of Butte are married or living in homes.
The city directory gives the addresses
under three designations, "%boards,'
rooms and RESIDES" l ran through a
keep house. are much the smallest of
the three. And yet substantially all the
married people live in that way. for the
city is full of little, square, one-story
shanties, with a fiat roof, and those of
the miners who have families generally
become possesSors of one of these. But
the younger generation of miners live in
the boarding houses, with which this
camp is we'll supplied. Many of them are
not more p%retentiOus structures than the
private residences, but they bear large
green placards announcing board II
rooms, and in some instances specify that
single meals are % cents. But most Of
the restaurants are run IN connection
with q saloon, and wherever the people
live they seem to spend most OF their
spare time on the streets. Everything is
at a high tension here; the copper mines
have been so extraordinarily productive
that they pay high wages, and it is a case
of easy come, easy go. The minimum
wage in the mines is fixed by the labor
unions at $3.50 a day, or $3.50 a week,
and laborers on the streets cannot be paid
less than So a day, according to an ordi-
nance of the city. Household servant
girls throughout Montana receive in the
humbiest OF families about So q week,
besides board, and the washing" in
Guiding that of the servant herself, must
always be sent out to the l%aundries.
Prices generally correspond to this
scale of incomes. The street car fare in
Butte, and l think in all the other four
towns of Montana which have electric
railroads, is 10 cents, although the line is
only about two miles long. Newspapers
are always 3 cents. Nobody bothers
with coppers, and even the postoffice
gives you stamps to make the transaction
come out wen at some multiple of FIVE.
A quarter, or 'twobits," as it is called
here, is a conventional price for many
personal services and for small articles
that Eastern people are in the habit of
paying 10 or 10 cents for.-Correspond-
ence Boston Transcript.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
The Bell was Fixed.

When Bismarck was Prussian delegate
to the federal diet at Frankfort, he took
apartments in the house of a patrician
who held the Prussians in great repue-
nance, and when Bismarck applied 70
him to have a bell fixed up in his serv-
ants room, he answered that if Bismarcli
wanted a bell he must get it fixed him
self. y few days later a loud report Of
firearms was heard to proceed from the
delegates room. The landlord rushed VI
to his dodgers apartments, and bursting
into Bismarck's study, found him seated
at his desk before a great pile Of docu-
ments, calmly. smoking his pipe. There
was a pistol lying on the table, still smok-
ing at the barrel. For the love of Geay-
en-, what has happened?' asked the
frightened landlord. Nothing, nothing
answered Bismarck, quietly; don't dis
turb yourself; | was only calling my
servant; it is a very harmless signal, tC
which You will have to accustom yourself,
for no doubt | shall want oftentimes to
use it again" The bell was fixed up next
day.-San Francisco Argonaut.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
A PROSPEROUS TERRITORY.
Fifth Anniversary of the Opening of
the Cherokee Strip.

obA4ps
A dispatch from Perry, Ok. to the
New York Sun dated September 16 gives
the following statements in regard to the
growth and prosperity of our newest ter
rltOry. Under what other form of gov
eminent could 4 territory have made such
rapid strides! Yet there are politicians
OF a certain class that are constantly
pratlIng OF the poverty of the people and
prophesylng disaster and ruin unless they
are given control of affairs or the form
OF the government is radically changed!
Ihe voters should see that this class of
people never come into power.
Today nearly 100000 people of the
cherokee Strip are celebrating the fifth
anniversary of the opening of the strip.
On September Is, 1898. according to proc
lamation of President Cleveland, the Cher
Okee Strip, or outlet, sixty miles wide by
800 miles long-land formerly owned by
the Cherokee Indians and used by them
as 4 passage strip from their main pos
sessions to a fine hunting ground in Col
Orado-was opened to settlers. A few
cattle ranged on the strip, but today it is
one Of the finest farming sections in the
United States.
Where five years ago were vast p~rairies
are today farms, farmhouses, large towns,
and nearly 100000 prosperous people.
Perry, a city of 5000 people, is the larg-
est town. The railroad receipts for the
last year were 100000. Waterworks,
electric lights, Touring mills, cotton gins
and 200 business houses are here. In one
county alone in the Cherokee Strip this
and last season 100000 bushels of
wheat were harvested each season.
Every township has it's full quota of
school buildings and self-sustaining
schools run ten months in the year. These
schools and school buildings are sustained
from public lands set apart for that pur-
pose. Twenty good, prosperous towns are
fine $1,000 600 normal school building,
which will be paid for from public lands
set apart. This city has 5000 in public
school buildings. The total amount of
taxable property for this new country,
leaving out the farms, is $780, 600, ac-
cording to the governors late report.
the strip today
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
Signed a PROTOCOL.

"For goodness sake. Mary" asked the
young lady's mother at breakfast, "'what
was the matter with you and Harry in the
parlOr last night"
why, mamma? What?' inquired the
daughter demurely.
Why, you rowed and quarreled for
half an hour like Il pair of maniacs.'
OH she replied, remembering the cir
cumstances. Harry wanted me to take
the big chair, and | wanted him to take
it, because he was company, you know"
well, what did you quarrel about?''
I'VE didn't quarrel, mammal; only he
insisted that l should take it, and l
wouldn't"
"How did you settle it fnally?'
well, mamma, we-we-we compro-
missed, and both Of us took it."-Tit-Bits,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
THE GOLD SEEkERS

The painting steamer slowly drops
Away from the crowded pier;
The blackened decks recede from view
And leave ne musing here,
Away where the gold so warm and red,
Lies hid in the dark earth's breast;
Little they eek Of danger aud cold
AglOw with the golden quest.
The rosy youth with kindIing eye,
In his manhoOd'S early dawn,
Ine pale man with the students StOop,
The stalwart man of Drawn
All. each and ali, with feyered gaze
Fixed on the fields OF gold;
All, Well-a-dayi for a faith that's firm
And a heart that is brave and bold.
For those there be who will come again,
All broken and worn and wan,
While others left in the Arctic SHOWS,
Will slumber forever on.
And some will empty-handed come.
Who have missed the COLDER goal,
And some with gold too dear, alas!
The price Of a SinleSS soul.
And those at home will sit at night
And the wind sweeps where it Wills
With hearts away in q stumbling shack
In the wild Alaskan hills.
'Tis thus / muse on the lonely quay.
Whence the hurrying crowd is gomez
Whist far away for the frozen North
A flag of smoke trails on.
Carrie Shaw Rice in the Overland Monthly
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
A Quiet Lunatic.

Mr.. Quiller-Couch devotes one of his
delightful letters, 'From a Cornish Win
dow" in the Pail Mali Magazine, prefac-
ing his remarks with this anecdotes:
clicks, governor Of the Cornwall county
lunatic asylum, had a great many friends
--extra-mural friends, mean; and among
them an accomplished landscape painter.
This artist, captivated by the beauty of
the little seaport town of East Looe, took
lodgings there, chose his subject and
started to make some drawings of it on
the rocks at low tide. A few days later
Hicks drove over to see him, and arrived
Dor in a boat. To his surprise he found
a boatman waiting for him. Still more
to his surprise the boatman hailed him
thus: Jaw, Mr.. Hicks, I've a-been look
ing out for zee the last day or two. l
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
A Good Collector,

A Lewiston young man tells how he
secured his place as collector for Il large
house in that city: He was working for
So a week for an Auburn man. and used
to collect bills. He had a bill of $3.50
against a rich Lewiston man, and when
ever he e to collect it the man never
had the change. But he kept right after
him till he worried the life nearly out of
the man. One day the Lewistonian paid
him, and told him he never wanted to see
him again, and ordered him out with
strong language. A week later the same
man sent him an offer of SIC a week to do
collecting and assistant bookkeeping, and
added, you're the best collector l know
=Kennebec Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
~ POLITICAL "

lioved then that 35-cent dollars were de-
sirable per sc. Nobody's self-respect was
shattered by the use Of such a currency
forced upon us by a cruel fate, and every
body desired and hoped to be out of it
and come back to honest 1OO-cent dollars
as soon as possible. The mischief and
the danger nov are that large masses
of the nation ave grown by bad teaching
to look upon the greenback, which derives
its only value from it's redeemability, as
itself the thing of value and hence to
favor all sorts of schemes for cutting
away it's basis Altogether,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
BiSmarCk'S Brain.

Prince Bismarck's brain, according TO
the iattering estimate Of the anthropolo-
gist Otto Ammon, was probably the heav-
lest known to anatomical science. Herr
Ammon, in consultation with Prof.
Schafer, the sculptor, concluded from the
measurements taken for Schafer's bust
that the brain of the old statesman
weighed 1867 grammes, and consequently
exceeded in weight that of any known
genius. Cuvier's brain weighed 1880
Schiller's 1880 and Dante's 1920. The
average weight of the brain of an intelli-
gent European is only 1880 grammes.
Herr Ammon's belief cannot be verified,
owing to Bismarck's orders.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
What DOoley Thinks.

SWELL" said Mr.. Dooley, 81 dinnaw
JUS what it think iv it. Me own ilee is
that war is not a matther iv prayers SC
much as a matther iv punchin', and tn
only place a prayer-book stops a bullet is
in tn story books. IT'S like what Father
Kelly, the chaplain, said. Hogan he
says, IN go into tn battle with a prayer
book in wan hand an a soord in til
other he says, 'an' if tn wurruk calls
FIR two hands. it's not tn soord II
dhrop,' he says. Don't We believe in
prayer says Hogan. L do says tn
good man, but he says. "a healthy per
son ought he says, so be ashamed he
says, TO ask FIR help in d fight he says
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28

knowed you'd come. He's over here
now. He's been hollering and screeching.
He sits at low water down among the
weeds, a-painting at a bit of board, and
he calls out, "Come into the garden,
Maud" \ pretty garden he've a-got
there! I'm here by the gate alone" Not
a gate within a mile of UNI! You can take
'un: he's quiet"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28

a decision of the tower court quashing a
writ of mandau10s compelling the city
clerk of Milwaukee to print the name Of
Carl Runge, who was the candidate Of
both the Democratic and Populist parties
for city attorney at last springs election,
in the ballots of both those organizations.
This decision is of great Importance, as
there have been many cases of men being
nominated by two parties or more par
%ticulariy by the Democrats and Populists.
Fusion may not have so many attractions
now as formerly,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
Dangerous False Notions.

Referring to the reluctance manifested
by silverites to pay off and cancel the
~greenbacks, the New York Evening Post
says:
It is said that we passed safely through
a similar crisis in the war, when green
backs went down to 35 cents per dollar?
All, the case was very different then.
There was no 35-cent party. Nobody be-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
A Blow TO Fusion.

The Wisconsin Supreme court has de-
cided that a candidate for Office in Wis
consin cannot have his name printed in
more than one place on the official ballot
that is, a man VINO has been nominated
by two parties cannot have his name
printed as the candidate of more than one
party. The case came up on appeal FROM
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28
A Strange African Stream.

One of the s%trangest streams in the
world is in East Africa. 1t flow in the
direction of the sea, but never reaches it.
Just north of The equator, and when only
a few miles from the Indian Ocean. it
flows into a desert, where it suddenly
and completely disappears.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-09-28

The painting steamer slowly drops
Away from the crowded pier;
The blackened decks recede from Ytey
And leave ne musinG here,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-08
a sEA OK FrAN1E.

On the evening Of November, 18th, 1873,
T., s., hr1ke out in the British ship Melanie,
',,.,., with 500 barrels Of petroleum. An
,,if.. .iass Of flames shot up from the main
ts,.s and the vessel quivered from stem to
.,o,r with explosion of the barrels. Her
SEAMS opened and the blazing petroleum
r.,,-sd ont into the river, spreading belt
=. ire around her The master and seamen
is-nosd overheard Captain Sharp, whose
vessel was living close-by, propelled a small
boat through the blazing river and after
severe scorching and imminent peril, saved
the 5eamen from a horrible death
AL over civilization there are thousands
O.: men IN more imminent danger than were
,s5,e seamen They, are threatened with
c5.,umptiou or are already in the clutch of
tia, deadly disease If they only knew it,
help ; al hand DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
icl Discovery cures oS per cent. Of all cases
Of assumption. II also cures bronchitis,
s,.aIua throat and nasal troubles and all
diseases of the air passages. 1t is the great
hood-maker, flesh builder, and nerve-tonic.
!: makes the appetite hearty, the digestion
o.r.ect and the liver active. The Golden
N-5;cal Discovery" is the product of that
eminent specialist, Dr. K. V. Pierce, who,
5u-inR the thirty years that he has been
chef consulting physician TO the great
luyalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, al
R--falo. has treated more cases than fifty
culinary physicians treat in lifetime.
Thousands given up by doctors, have tes-
sfed 70 complete recovery under this mar
ye.ous medicine.
Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is speedily cured by
Ur Pierce : Pleasant Pellets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-08
Rcats the Klondike.

Mr.. A. c. Thomas, of Maysville,
Texas. has found a more valuable dis
covery than has yet been made in the
Klondike. For years he suffered untol6
agony from consumption accompanied
by hernorrhages, and was absolutely
cured by DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Ae de-
clares that gold is of little value in com
narison to this marvellous cure; would
have it even if it cost hundred dollars
= bottle. Asthma, Bronchitis and all
throat and lung troubles are positively
cured by DR.. Kings New Discovery tor
Consumption. Trial bottles free at h.
l.. Aliens Drug Store. Regular size
80 cts. and S1.00. Guaranteed to cure
or price refunded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-08

NIOTICE-To Sarah J. Wedderburn, Mary
IN Addison, Lizzie Addison, Lloyd Addi-
son, Frank Addison, the widow and children
of Walter d. Addison, deceased, John t. Ma
son, trustee VIM. N. McVeigh, j. P Steiner,
August Oehlert, Frank NJ. Hamilton, Mrs
Cecilia Arnold, John Albert Arnold, Mrs Ed
ward Delahay, Mrs. Joshua Thomas, Mrs.
Jennie Bushy, Edward A. Nice, May Nice,
Harry Nice A lbert Nice, f'lay Nice VIM. E.
Arnold. Ashby Miller, Martha j. Carlin,
Edith Quisenberry, Samuel II Lunt, Edward
S. Lead beatcr, Henry Strauss, trustee, VIM.
H. Brown. Alice Winship, f. r. and G J..
Simpson, Mrs Fannie Bendheim, Henry w.
Widt, Fred W. Enrich, Mary Barton, Sarah
steuart and Emma Brown.
You arc hereby notified that the matter OF
grading Ind paving King street from the west
crossing Of Fairfax sire to the east crossing
of Boyal street with vitrliied brick ON six
inch concrete base and curbing same with a
SIX inch granite curb set in concrete, has been
referred to the Committee on Streets for con-
sideration and report, ana that the owners of
the real estate fronting on said street, as above
described will be assessed with a sum not
exceeding two-thrds of the cost thereof,
should such work be done.
The Committee on Streets will hold meet
ing in the office of the City Engineer, Cd
THURSDAY, the 23rd day of June. 1898,
at o'clock p. M, and you are requested to
be present in o'dar that you may he heard
for or against the improvement
THE COMMITTEE ON STREETS,
my21 w4w B. b. SMITH, Chairman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-08

A STORY ABOUT THE QUEEN.-About
twenty years ago, says the Whitehall
Review, certain royal highness,
near relative of her majesty, who was
married TO serene highness, came to
the queen and told her that her lord
and master had actually eloped. At
the moment nobody save the discarded
wife knew of the state of affairs. When
the queen heard the news she re-
marked: "This is scandal which in
twenty four hours will be talked OF all
over Europe. If you tell me the exact
place where your husband mas gone, |
will follow him and try to bring him
back" The princess knew precisely
where her husband was located, The
queen found the renegade Prince at q
country inn. She asked for the prince
under bis assumed name, and in ten
minutes had explained to him the sit
uation and the position in which he was
placing the Court of England, and the
queen then spoke OF the feelings of his
wife, who was at home in q state
well-nigh bordering on frenzy. His
highness promised to return at once to
his spouse. 1t was here the difficulty
arose. How was "the other person"
to be disposed of? The queen offered
to pay e1 900 down from her own purse,
a, d she did. Thus his highness was
restored to the arms of his disconsolate
wife. They lived happily afterward
and the world has been of opinion that
they were the most ideal couple that
existed, while the sons and daughters
of the marriage hold high places in So
niaty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-08
TCoAfMUNICATED.
A REMINISCENCE.

One day in October, 1872, just after
the State elections in Pennsylvania, In-
diana and Ohio lad gone against the
Greeley party Judge Z NJ. Spiman
walked into Col. Mosby's law office in
Warrenton. Of course the pencing
Presidential elec ion was the prind. al
topic of conversation. Mosby remark
I'd "Oi course know that you will
vote for Gre eley and what say is not
intended to Influence your vote. But
Grants election is now certainty and
[ may have some influence with him.
suppose | recommend your son to him
for an appointment as one of the ten
cadets.at-large at West Point" Spill
mon said ~ don't think he would
ike it, They admit negro cadets
;here." So the offer was declined in
,retty much the same spirit that the
Confederate commissioners at the
Hampton Reads conference in Feb
,u4ry, 1865, declined Mr.. Lincolu's Of
er of four hundred million dollars for
tat, less Of their slaves if they would
agree to return TO the union. Soon
alter the election Spilman came again
20 Mosby's office and told him that he
sad rv vcousidelei the proposition and
taat his son would be glad TO ct the
ppoinlment. Mosby then wrote to
Gyn Fred. Dent, a brother-iu-law Of
Gen. Grant, who was then at the
mite House, asking him to see Ger.
Grant about Spllman's appointment. A
ew days afterward Mosby received q
aoie from Dent enclosing card on
which was written
Tell Mosby to send in his protege's
application and l will do what can for
MIN. U. >. GRANT"
The application was sent and the ap-
polntmeut made. Spilman graduated
at the Military Academy in 1878. AT
ter serving several years in the cavalry
ne married daughter of ex-senator
Camden, OF West Virginia, and resign
ed to become manager OF his father-in-
laws large railroad and mining inter-
ests. On the cali for troops he went
out as colonel of the First West Vir-
aiuia Infantry and is now commanding
u brigade in the First Corps at Chicka-
nauga. Gen. Grants son-now Gen.
Fred. Grant-also commands brigade
in the same corps.
"And time at last makes all things
even."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-08
Alexandria 3azettf.
PUBLIsHED DAILY AND TRI-wEEKLY At
Gazette Building. $40 4 sf2 Prince ut
TERMS,

tontract advertisers will not be allowed to ex-
eeed their space unless the excess is paid for
al transient rates, and under no circum
stsnces will they be allowed to advertise
other than their legitimate business in the
space contracted for
Marriage snd death notices must be paid for
in advance.
RESOLUTIONS in rnemoriam, of thanks, tributes
Of respect, resolutions adopted by societies
or persons, unless of public concern, will
only be printed il this paper az advertise.
ments.
The GAZETTE Office is connected with the
Telephone Exchanges. Advertisements, or.
ders for the paper, news OF any information
or business can be sent by telephone.
Entered at tho Postofice Alexandria, Virgin.
ia, as second-class matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-08

1t is, or should be, the highest aim OF
eyery merchant to please bis customers;
and that the wide awake drug firm OF
Movers & Eshleman, Sterling, Ill, is
doing so, is proven by the following,
from Mr.. Eshlemsn; "In my sixteen
years experience in the drug business
/ have never seen or sold or tried a
medicine that gave as good satisfaction
as Cbsmberlain's Collie, Cholera ana
Diarrbea Remedy. Sold by }. h. jan
ney. Druggist. 701 King Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-08
Big Sale of Wash Goods.

.
1000 yards Solid Color Organdies, shades
OF Pink. Nile, Lemon, Lavender, Red, Light
Blue and Black Worth 12lac. At &c.
10 pieces Linen Color Crash Suitings.
Worth 10c. At &C.
One solid case of new Figured Organdies,
tn" very latest designs. Worth 1870 at
7Ac
Yard wide Percals. Worth 1Oc. At 6a.c
White P. X S, very fine welt At 121ac
The SOC quality of White P. KS. very
helvy round welt, at 19c
Wash Silks that were 49c, go on salo at
29c.
Black India Silk. Price was SOC. To be
closed out at 39c
Fiue Zephyr Dress Ginghams. Worth
12lhc- at 6s4c
26c pieces BoOkfold India Linen, fine quail
ity, at sc
Ya;d.wide White Cambria. Worth 1Oc.
At 6Ac.
White Plaid Lawns, very sheer and fine
12bc value at Sc.
Duck Sutings, White, Black and Navy.
Worth 12ihc. at 6%.c.
Really Made 10 Bleached Sheets for 49c.
Ready Made Pillow Cases, 45x36 inches,
for 12lac
Ladies' Wrappers, lined to the waist, 47c.
600 yards assorted remnants of Calicoes,
Ginghams, satines, &c, at 2a.c.
Ladies' Short Wasted American Lady Sum-
per Corsets Worth 75c At SOC.
Ladies' Vests, taped in neck and arms, 4
for 25c.
Turkish Bath Towels sc.
Gents Laundered Percal SOC Shirts for 39c.
Heavy Seamless Mattings at 1 1c per yard.
Silk Parosols, steel rod for SOC.