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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-15

FOR SALE-SEVEN-ROOM MODERN
house, West Quartz, $1,000. B., l.. g. l.
CO., 10 West Granite.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-15

FOR SALE-A HOUSE BUILT ANY
way you want it, on a good lot, east or
west side, easy payments. Butte and
and Investment Company, S. V.
Kemper president. 10 West Granite.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-15

MONTANA EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
Will furnish help Of all kinds. Room
Is w. Broadway. Butte.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-15

LOTS IN THE CROSBY ADDITION
from $50 up, on terms to suit. Cobban,
Casey, Day Co., 80 West Granite.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-15

WANTED-HOUSE WORK OF ANY
kind by the day. Mrs. s. Gossman. 400
South Main.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-15

HORSE AND DOUBLE HARNESS FOR
sale. Inquire at SIS S. Washington st.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-15

WANTED-A LADY ROOMMATE:
pleasant ROOM, cheap rent. 325 West
Galena.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-15
BICYCLES.


SECONDHAND BICYCLE FOR SALE
cheap, nearly as good as new. Gail at
ia Dakota street.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
A Brooklyn Scandal.

In Brooklyn's fashionable hotel
not far from the heights. you know.
many swell families dine habituai-
~ once or twice a week as a relief
from home cares ami duties. The
other night Ar. y. whispered 10 his
wife
See that couple over there at the
third table"
yes. who t. she ;" all intent upon
the handsome woman.
Never mind. bat can tell you
something about her. shes been
living with that fellow for twenty
years. Don't say anything about ~ ="
Folding W her napkin IN rage
the good woman snapped out
Say nothing about ~ And YOU.
knowing that such persons resorted
here, have had the temerity TO fetch
me here TO diner II Ia monstrous'
The hursyi ! shall leave the place
Immediately and never put my foot
In u again. shah speak 10 the
proprietor. on. disgrReefuii TWEEN
~ years.
A. she rose ne said In a low voice;
My dear Mrr. y. what IL the
matterr The man in her lawful hus-
band. and this is the anniversary OF
their marriage. New York Press.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24

THE King of Corea. then a boy Of
sixteen. heard Of the wonderful BIZ
cycle and sent an invitation 10 Lans-
dale TO bring his wheel to Seoul. tho
capital. This was Just after the
massacre of some NIFTY Japs by the
Coreans. urged on by the Chinese.
General Foote. the American Min
lister. with the Representatives of
thirteen others. volunteered tp go
France. Germany and England,
had fed from the capital when the
trouble broke out Lansdale, with
thirteen others. volunteered to go
baslS there with General Footc. and
on this trip he took his wheel. as
per Invitation. although the ground
was covered by snow and Ice, The
King was astaulshed at the sight Of
the officer aatrlde the bicycle.
There is nothing 10 hold It up,
don't understand how you ride on
It." said the king with a puzzled
air
Lieut.. Lansdale explained the art
OF riding. aud under him the King
took lessons. with such good progress
that he sent an order to America
for u score Of bicycles"
The Coreana. II Is said. had no
skates. and whom Ensign banRdnlc
appeared skimming over tho Ice tho
natives were ngaln aHtoundcd. IL.
Wilson and he frequently went out
skating together, ono darling over
the lee while the other amused him
acif by watching the natives acram-
Bile on the See for cash which he
tossed UP In the air.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24

fashioned people call "a lover % the
he'd e lie breads the night Hts bed
room u always brilliantly ~ w. like
a reception room. lie often suffers
from acute insomnia and makrs q
frequent use Of ehlorai
queen Nilhelmlna Goes to bed At
about II o'clock aud gets up early.
on arising she takes a stroll around
tho park aud Visits the stables Her
hedstead il ~ monumental Size. be
ms broad enough Ter six and pro-
partienately deep,
Leopold H.. the king Of the iiel-
CLANS gees late 10 bed. lie spends
half the night working and reading
In strong contrast 10 his ncighhors
inE sovereign. he uses an ordinary
hedsiead. without any other luxury
than quilt Of swansdown, lie IL a
very chilly mortal.
kins Humhert Of Italy cannot set
a sleep except upon a very hard bed.
lie dlprenses with the use OF pillows.
lie uses sheets ~ the very coarsest
web and sleeps line a top.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Yakima Beet Sugar Factory

NORTH YAKIMA. wash. Apfu
q Nor.h Yakima stands fair
chance % securing the establishment
~ a beet sugar factory by =. q. Cor
hin. Of Spokane. Two years aEo the
experiment ~ raising sugar beetn IN
the Yakima valley waH successfully
tried, thirty acres being planted In
haif-acren tracts IN various parts Of
the valley. The result demonstrated
that this section could raise sugar
beets. which Ia HaecahfiHc substance
ana purity ATE the equal - any beet
grown in the west Mr Corbin has
notified u. = scudder that a com
signmeut - sugar beet seed has been
shipped to this place. and that II the
experiment uf two years ago can be
repeated. he Wtii al once build a
large factory hers. The sred IL datlY
expected by AIR. seuddcr. who wiii
distribute IL among the farmers foF
planting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24

looking very badly today" will cast
a damper over the most hilarious
spirit We may as well be ffanf
and acknowledge that Ia ninety ulne
cases out OF a hundred. 10 look ll
IL 10 look plain. The lusterlesa eyes
the nalIow cheeks ana the pallid lips
are not compatible with beauty ana
vlyacity Of expression. Each ~ ~
has her little spark Of vanity I'M
makes her VIRTUE NJ the knewledH
that che IL not at her best IN ar-
pearanee as In feeling And II one
has tried to conceal from others m
fact that she IL not quite up 10 the
usual mark OF health she feels that
her efforts are vain. Ana wpfb
of all. N one IL brayeIy nghiinE win
a genuine illness, the ednseipuspe -
that the disease has made such IN
roads that the casual observer no.
tees the change IN ones appearance
hNakens a sensation Of fear ana De.
precision that IN detrimental %
health .-uarperE Bazaar.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
HOME SEEKERS
AT YAKIMA
Are Thrifty Eastern Farmers
Who Have Money.

NORTH YAKIMA. April a.
Scarcely day passes without the
arrival OF hemeseekers at this place.
somrtimst they come In parties. and
again single individual viii get on
the train This condition Of Affairs
has prevailed since the firat of the
year. ana more especially since the
tranHc0ntlnentai lines made Their
sweeping reductions on tickets to the
west coast
Most u the people who are coming
here % make their future homes. are
thrifty eastern farmers who are tir-
ed of working on eastern land and
wish 20 raise crops In the west
where a small acreage VII Yield
larger returns than In the east.
They all have a little money saved
up. and as soon as they note the
prnducilyeneEn Of the Yakima couu-
Try they begin 10 hunt M "A bar
Haln IN ranch land THIS has stimu-
lated the activity In farm hands. ana
has also caused a slight stir IN city
real estate.
The new Northern Pacific depot al
this place has been completed. ana
Will be- opened for the aecommada-
ton % passengers within the next
two weeks Workmsn are now lay
ing the cement platforms which sur
raund the building. and the opening
u the building must walt until the
cement IL hard enough TO bear traf-
Ne
The depot is one Of the handsom-
est structures OF the kind ever en-
acted Ia the west. II frame
building the outside vhlls being nm
tshed ia Htucco. which at a short
distance closely resembles granite.
with the exception Of the floors.
which the Of Georgia maple. the
building ip finished IN Washington
Or. thoroughly seasoned and highly
polished. The using Of native wood
ia this connection il a fine sdver-
tlaement for the merits Of wash
luFfonss forest products. and cart
has been taken 10 select the best Of
lumber for this purpose. The build
IuE IL practically dust proof
The depot - about rs feet In
length aud 30 In width. In the
center u an opening Is feet vide.
separating the baggage and express
departments from the waiting rooms.
There are tao waiting room. and
above the ladies' room a tower has
bevn built from which a me view
Of the city and surrounding valley
IL EiNrn The ladies' reception room
- ornamentsd with a big open Are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Called Down an Avalanche.

Is II true that the sound OF a
human voice may start a snowslide ,
James Perchard. Clerk of the State
81 Appeals at Denver, Col. is in
clined to answer the question in the
Affirmative. when Perchard was
mining In the region above George
town he took dinner one day at the
cabin OF a friend. Perchard says.
II arose from the table and start.
cd on my journey. Crossing the
canon, | turned to wave farewell
10 the friends who had entertained
me. The man and his wife We're
standing at tho door of the cabin and
a third person was In the house. The
mir was perfectly stu. Not the
sllrhtest intimation was given Of
the awful disaster which was about
to happen. | waved my hand and
shouted Good bye"
Hardly had the echoes of my voice
died away before n mufiicd sound
struck the cara noise like the boom
Of canon-and the whole side OF
the mountain seemed to be In mo-
tlon. The snow. ice, trees and rock.
started toward the bottom of tho
guloh, and within Ave seconds the
cabin was overwhelmed, and the spot
on which | had stood one or two
minutes before was buried under
ATTY feet of snow summoned as
slstance as quickly ms II could he
done, and we frantically dug out two
dead bodies. The third person art
erward recovered from the injuries
inflicted by the slide, but have nav
er entirely forgiven myself for the
word which ! shouted on that never
to-be-forEotten day"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Rudyard klpIinQ's Map.

one q Rudysrd Klpiinx's school
fellows tells this story In the Inds-
pendent:
A. an illustration % kipilnE'a be-
havlor In class. there was certain
geography master VINO greatly fav-
ored the drawing % sections Of the
ear,h's surface. showing the noun
tain ranges. rivers. lakes. seas.
strata. etc, and which were gener-
ally executed by his pupils on sheets
of foGlscap.
At first the master was con,enisi
with quite ordinary distances be-
tween two given points. as from
London 20 Edinburgh. Paris 10 her
lin. and so forth. but gradually he
came 10 lsnsfhen them out TO an
alarming extsnf-Chleago To Tim.
huctoa. ViadivoHtok 90 Goa. Cape
Town to Moscow. which. while u
enbarras the rest ~ the boys.
suggested a humorous idea to Kip
ling.
From somewhere or other he pro-
cured several rolls Of wallpaper. and
then day and night. with pens and
brushes. he laborcd diligently on a
gigantic section. inserting men.
birds. beasts and nshss. trees - In
fact. anything ne could think Of.
which. being at length completed to
his satisfaction. Kipling calmly
awaited the result Of his joke.
When At last the geographical
master called for that particular
section. 10 his surprise and amuse-
ment Of Kipllng's classmates. Kip
ling unwound his gigantic roll on the
floor. II FIRST 80 sas evident that
the master mentally debated the
question sa 20 whether II vas a ease
demanding public rebuks by the in
slant use Of the cane. or commenfa-
ton in it's highest form by full
marks. when Kipling's absolutely in
noc.nt expression of oountenanos de-
eided him to adopt the latter course.
At the end Of his college career
{ Kfpllne left Westward Ho In the
ordinary manner. and not, as has
been recently stated. az q runaway
/ truant." having gained, In spite Of
his pranka and peculiar humors. the
regard Of his masters and rchoolfei-
lows, the general opinion being that
he was an awfuily clever chap-was
/ Gigs"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
NEWSPAPER FOR BEGGARs
France Has One Devoted En-
tirely 10 These People.

Among the manifold and curious
productions which emanate from the
French press is a paper called the
Mendicants' Journal. This period
zeal II published bi-weekly and In ed
tied and printed in a smart style. IL
does not concern itself with either
religion. drama. affairs Of the SEN
ate. or the world of books. but ca
tera wholly and inEeniousiy for Its
numerous and ssgacious readers.
II IL practically published in the
interest of professional begsarr. and
contains many curious advertise
ments. understood only by this sec
ton Of the community. We append
a few of these advertisements cuiied
from a recent number Of this unique
journal:
AT 2 o'clock tomorrow a fashion.
able funeral is 10 be celebrated at
the church OF 50. Angelo"
ION Saturday next. at noon. thu
wedding OF a wealthy gentleman viii
take place at tho Catholic eathe-
dral."
a vacancy has occurred for
blind man who can play the vfotin.
Collections good. Small premium
required
Wanted at once for a seaside re-
sort. pair Of helpless cripples. Good
business References given and re-
Quired. also a moderate premium"
Those who have visited seaside re-
sorts in France must be well aware
OF the numerous fraternity OF beg
Ears who haunt such places They
are apparently suffering from most
Of the diseases under the sun. by
means OF which they excite general
sympathy and draw large incomes.
In reality most OF them are clever
impostorE. inEeniausly got up for the
occasion. and are quite a different
kind OF folk when they move i'm their
own peculiar circles at night. Most
OF them take the Mendieants' Jour
nal and profit considerably by its
timely counsels.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Lard Values Better. .

HILLrARD. wash. April "a
That the land on Pleasant prairie ~
growing valuable IL evifercsi BY .
trade tn real estate that Was made
this week George W Brown owned
ten acres % fruit land that he p9r-
chased sir years ago for $500. he
had improved n b. setting out 500
apple. pear and psuns trees and
some small fruits He exchanged
IL for go acres Of uninprovsf land
near Buckeye. that has considerable
timber on a. The land 10 trsvers-
ed BY the railroad.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
And Mes Not Cured Vet.

First Fricnd-Feeling run down.
en- Now. take my adyice-;ie a boil
ed onion between your eyes: It's the
only thing that will cure you.
Second Frfsnd--My boy. what you
want to do IL 20 put a cold poker
down your back under your shirt
and paint your arm with lampblack.
It's the only remedy that is any
good.
Third Frlcnd-Oh. I know what II
wrong. my boy. My mother said
that sunfowers tied around the
waist and a lump Of butter on the
head were the best things in the
world for IL.
Fourth Friend-in all my expert
enee never knew an orange peel
wraKscd around the knee to fail 20
cure.
wlfe-Yes. John. dear. all these
things may he good. hut there isn't
anything like this tonic my mother
used TO make Of vinegar. sulphur.
benrine. sugar. zinc rust and cob
webs. Now take some, darling.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24

practice in which many ladies
thoughilessiy indulge OF pinnins up
what for want Of q better expression
we must call their Wristbands with
pins whose name Of safety" II
quite unmsrftsd and iilusory. This
policy Of "pin-pricks." II carried
much further. must tend to reduce
still further the dwindllns band OF
partners who prefer tho cxhllisra-
ton Of the wased floor to the more
temperate attractions Of the stairs
OF the supper room; and this con
tinRsncy IL one which every woman
with the interests Of her sex at heart
should do her beat 10 guard against.
The way in which she can best do
this lie 10 discard the inslneere and
inridious safety pin, and secure her
self by copper rivets or plain stitch
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
MUST
PAY The FIDDLER
Having Msde John Smith
Dance to Her Music.

Katherine Peterson. the young wo.
man whols accused Of robblng John
smith. a shoemaker. Of t5t. has been
hound over TO the superior court ana
In default % 800 cash bali or 800
bonds. she was committed TO the
county jail Smith says he me, this
woman on Yenler way. near the
police station. and took her 10 his
shop. where they drank beer to-
gethsr. lie stated that after drink.
Ing the nsst glass he felt dared. The
woman then left and told him abe
would return. Later he discovered
that his money was missing. Mrs.
Peterson denies being with Smith.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24

Il on the ground 10 die. Misc Cheat
am rescued II and raised r.,
The second Wlntrr 81 the birds
llfe n was purohaHrd by a northern
visitor 60 Aiken. who, CHANGING O.
pass tho house. heard II singing Tho
sale gave the young Woman an Idea
witch she was not slow to follow.
and now she does thriving huHl-
mems with native aongbirds Of the
south.
Miss Cheatam does not attempt 20
hatch Them herself. bun, watching
her chance, goes bodily to the spot
where the parent birds have made
their homes and ilftH the nests. With
their yauuE hrpoda ~ THIS IN the
best aud most humane method, en-.
peciaily with the morkinghirds. for
v human hand once enters their
nest the parent bird Will Kill every
remaining nedellag. and, according
10 Miss Chcatham. her greatest en-
emies are these same parent birdie.
Tor they try In every way u poison
a bird which they nnd Gagged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
THE ROUTE HAS
BEEN DECIDED
Railroad to Republic viii Fol.
low the San Poll.

SPOKANE. April ~ & Assurance
may now practically be slven that
the ureat Northern railway. ia
building its Republic line. will not
attempt u une route over the
mountains from the spokane Falls
\ Northern, but Will build Via navs
export and the San Poll river
II has been the general opinion q
ensineers that this would be the
result ~ the explorations made by
the various surveying parties sent
out Fur time some faith was put
Ia the report that the company would
use a route from some point GA the
Spokane Fails a Northern. but u
has now BEEN found that the grades
are too steep. All engineers have
been removed from that locality
Three parties are now al work on
the san Poll route. They arr pro-
ceedlnE as rapidly az rosaihle with
the location of the tine. bat II viii
be several weeks before matters VII
be In condition 70 Sc ahead with con
atraction work RIGHT % way has
yet 20 be secured. and % far an can
be learned. no sfforts have Yet been
made In this direction Az the en-
xpcct that construction Il 10 hc u
spret that construction Il TO be
started this summer and rushed.
Engineer Lupfsr's trip up the west
fork Of the san Poll 10 for the ruf-
pose Of looking over the eouatry With
view Of extending the San Poll line
10 the oksnoxan country, Packers
and a cook are the only people &C.
company Mr. Lupfer.
because % the presence % -
much snov IN the country 10 be ira
vrrasd hy the san Poll tlhe, aeeur.
ate location has hesa dtfTicuit 80 Tar.
but the snow IL no~ Koing on rapid
~ and NOR. engineers Wlii doubtless
be IN the feld reon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Dangers Of the Dance.

The London Daily Graphic enters
a protest against the habit soms NO.
men have Of converting shs dance
into q prnltentlai rite.
Under ordinary circumstances.
says the nswtrsp~r In question. she
arms Of the brave only make ae-
aaaintsnee with the waists Of the
fair in moments % strong emotion.
but during IN. dancing season Of
1858 this punetiileus regulation has
been reversed. and the strong emo
ton has generally followed upon the
attempt 10 eneircie the isdy's waisi
in the naxss Of the wsitz The rva-
son for this has been the ieplarable
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24

Have you seen the little weather
froxs7 They are knowing little fell
lows and can always tell when II Is
goins 10 rain and when Il II going
20 be fine. and II you win purchase
o couple Of them. just for company
for each other. you HfiI never be
caught out IN the rain without your
umbrella. These little weather pro-
phets are newcomers in our LAM
being German immigrants. They
have been shown Tor a few days in
q large bird store.
when saw them the little frogs
were perched on two sticks. which
ran across a glass sided affair. like
an aquarium box. These sticks were
almost at the top Of the box. which
was about half filied with clear wa
ter.
The majority Of the little fellows
were a dull brown. very nearly the
color OF the stick on which they sat
and a few we're between green and
brown These frogs are really the
tree frog. and have the faculty OF
changing their color 10 match the
object upon which they are perched.
The receive thr name % weather
frogs" beeause they Jump into the
water upon the approach Of rain or
bad weather. and come out again
when the weather shows signs OF
changing 70 clear. When full grown
these tiny frogs are a little more
than an inch IN length.
In captivity the weather frog Is
kept In a glass jar or globe, which
g. covered on top with a wire screen.
Water IL put In the bottom Of the
tar. and at convenient height n
stick Is placed for the little frog 10
Jump Lpon.
The frog is fed on files in summer.
ana in winter on meal worms. Its
food must be alive.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
BRUTEs NOT DECEIVED.
Illusions Which MystIfy Humans
Do Not Affect Them.

"it's a singular fact" said a man
In the show business. that n.
lusions as we call en-. don't fool
animals i've seen that proven over
and over again. A few years age I
had what Is known az the Mystic
Mare At the Nashville exposition.
n was simply a small room niied
with mirrors. ~ arranged that you
seemed Ia BE- In a narrow corridor.
full Of turns II Was very pua-
slinK. and I used Go get lost IN the
place myself. but IL never bothered
my dos moment. We would run
through II from end Co end at full
speed. and never bump against a
mirror.
4 saw something on the same line
in Frisco not long aga A friend %
mine had an Illusion called The
Haunted swing You get in what
seems 10 be an ordinary sving. hung
in the centre Of a good sized room.
aud the thing begins 10 move. IL
rces back and forth and finally clear
over the tap-=thas IL 60 say. u seems
%. What really turns around Il
the room ltself-ths swing stands
perfectly stint n 10 a good illusion,
and when the room IL r~voived rap
Idly there never Was man who
could keep his hcad In the swing. IL
seems as II he must certainly pitch
out. and n the motion Il kept up hr
gets deathiy sick. Hut = pet cat be-
longing to my friend used to lie on
the edge ~ the seat and never turn
hair. no matter how fast the thing
was worked
The elder Hermann told me that
animals we're never deceived by false
table legs. built up with looking
glasses. and used IN stage tricks.
They always passed around on the
other side. I guess they musi see
better. somehow than men"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
Yvsmps ut colvllle.

CoLvIBLE, wash. April 2t--The
citizens Of Coiville have had a sur
fei, Of hoboes within the last month.
They were becoming so bold that
when told TO move they threatened
vengeance by setting fre TO the town.
Yesterday the town officials gather
a posse and headed by about a dos-
en- OF them on their way north. Some
Of the more toughened ones objected.
but when they saw the overwhelm-
ing numbers Of citizens gathering To
the assistance of the officials. they
thought discretion the better part OF
valor, and moved.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-24
How Kings and Queens Sleep

Emperor william Is soldier even
when he goes to bed. for he sleeps
on regulation camp bed such as
mis- officers use, says TIt-Bits. The
bed clothing IN Of the rough regi-
mental pattern. lie reflres at If
,. m. anc is up and dressed soon
after 8 a. m.
Queen Victoria gosa 20 bed quite
late. although she u a comparative
Is early riser. Year In ana year out
her average time OF going to he'd IL
1915 a lady IN waiting f. deputec
10 read her or TO sleep.
The Car 81 Russia has tile great
est difficulty IN getting good rest
at niYht. and yet he IL what old