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

II. Madlener is suing r. T.. Harrington
~ recover Judgment for 1886. O5. which II
alleges is due him for goods sold Tho III.
PENDANT last year. =
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-06

Gramllng's Turkish baths. Al N. Main
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-06

A great reduction in switches for the
mex ten days at Mrs. A. Bri%thright's, 40
w. Grarite.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-06

The county clerk furnished today his
report on the receipts and disbursements
made by the county treasurer During
May. 1t shows the following nsuI Is
paoaiyed dnrinp month ........ Sc. TAB OF
rash ~ hand June 1.......... 2S4, $50. IS
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
A CHlNAMAN'S FATE,
Declared Dead by Society, He Was Ia
booed and Killed Himself.

booed and Killed Himself.
In San Francisco there's a Chimes,
secret society, the laws Of which are
as strict and unchanging as those OF
the Medes and Persians One of the
members Of this society told some oil
its secrets-an offense punishable BY
death. He was to be tried in the usua
way before q tribunal Of the society
The night Of the ordeal was fixed
The eulprit was represented by able
counsel, but the sentence was death
as was expected. An executioner wal
called from an adjoining room. He
was a strapping big Chinaman, anG
wore one Of those hideous woodeI
masks that art critics think so beauti
ful. He carried double-edged sword
fully five feet long. To test the edge be
folded newspaper in eight parts, and
the knife went through those eigh'
thicknesses Of paper as If it were 0
bit Of butter in summer time.
The culprit was brought in upon his
knees, and another Chinaman, also on
his knees, faced him and caught tbs
traitor by the cue. He drew the cul-
prit's neck toward him, the smock was
pulled over the shoulders, and with
one mighty swing the double-edged
sword descended. Like flash 1T Glove
the air and then stopped. A fractional
part of an inch separated the sword
from the victims neck. Very, very
gently the executioner brought the
weapon down until it just touched the
traitors neck. Then, as it is crime to
kill a man in San Francisco, he stop
ped. He brought the sword to his side
again, turned to the jugdes and said:
1.-THE culprit is dead"
The newly executed got on his feet
and said something to the Judge. The
judge did not heed for the culprit
was dead. He tried to speak to the
Cinnamon, who were hurrying from
the hall But he spoke to deaf ears.
To all intents and purpose he was a
dead man.
He made his way into the street,
and the first thing that caught his eye
was a hugh poster proclaiming to all
Chinatown that he had been executed
that evening. No one would speak to
him, no one look at him-he was a
dead man-just as dead as IL the exc
cutioner's sword had in reality de-
scended.
For whole week that man wan
dered about Chinatown, the posters
proclaiming his execution staring him
in the face at every turn. Not crust
of bread could he beg-not mouth
full of water. His people knew him
as dead-he was past, gone, buried.
And so one day he wandered up into
the American portion of San Fran
cisco and stole a revolver from a mes
senger boy, who was showing it to
some companions. Then he ran down
into Chinatown, sat down on the pave
ment beneath one of his own death
notices and blew the added brains out
Of his poor Chinese head.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
Baby's Tooth Set in a Ring.

Exclusive young matrons of the
smart set who are also doting
mothers have just introduced into
fashion new ring, which is exciting
the greatest attention
The woman who first wore one of
these mysterious rings told all about
it the other day to q girl friend who
was admiring it and wanted to copy
it. She said, why. the little white
stone wouldn't be considered a gem to
any one but me. 1t is only one of my
baby girls pearly white teeth. She
knocked out q little front tooth not
long ago, and as it was too precious
to throw away, took it to my jewel
ers and asned him If it couldn't be
set in ring. And here is the result
l told him to surround the tooth with
diamonds and turquoises, alternating
with one another, as l think just the
touch of blue adds much to the beauty
of the ring. The baby tooth encir-
cleu with diamonds looks too white.
A number of my friends who have
copied my idea have taken one of
their baby's teeth to the jewelers. and
had it surrounded with the child's
birth stone"
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
The Horse in Rattle

A veteran cavalry horse partakes of
the hopes and fears of battle just the
same as his rider. AS the column
swings into line and waits, the horse
grows nervous over the waiting. If
the wait is spun out, he will tremble
and sweat and grow apprehensive. If
he has been six months in the service
he knows every bugle call. As the call
comes to advance the rider can feel
him working at the bit with his tongue
to get it between it's teeth. AS he
moves out he will either seek to get
on faster than he should or bolt. H.
cannot bolt, however The lines will
carry him forward, and after minute
he will grip, lay back his ears, and one
can feel his sudden resolve to brave
the worst and have done with 1t as
soon as possible.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
E-oAgl
- @%nNu
A Skransr Animal

Devils Island, E,ade famous as the
prison Of Dreyfus, has a strange spe-
cies Of animal found nowhere else on
earth. This odd al NAL has been called
the coati, and is peculiar combination
of mammiferous, carniVorous planti-
grade
1t is about the size Of a cat when full
grown. with Ions head shaped like
pyramid, tremendous nose, making
1t the Cyrano of animals. The jaws
are long, like those Of the young alli-
gator and 1t uses its forepaws to carry
its food to the mouth, as monkeys and
SQUIRRELS do,
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
Mara Knrwaraikw

"Dar's one of De sma'test mules In
dis city," announced the proud propri
etor Of an ash cart to one of his pa
irons. "He unde STAINS eb'ry wo'd .
say. same like he was a pusson."
Hardly. 1 guess. Tell him to %
ahead a little"
"Get up. dar, sunshiner" and the
mule began to back
Look at that, now"
Oats what PS- telling you, boss.
Ef dat mule don't unde'stan' me peh-
feet. how do he know to do de Op'site
ebery time? He never miss since
had him, boss."-Detroit Free Press.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
The Righ. of Burial,

Despite the growing difficulty of find
ing space for the interment of public
men within the walls Of Westminster
Abbey at least one notable family still
enjoys a prescriptive right of burial
there. These are the Dukes of North
cumberland, who have the exclusive use
of spacious vault in the chapel st.
Nicholas. The vault, which was the
last resting place of the Seymours, was
opened as recently as 1883 to received
The remains of Lady Louisa Percy, the
elder sister of the present Duke.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
Small Vegetables the Best.

Epicures are developing a taste for
miniature specimens of the earth's
products. To supply the demand in
larger cities for young vegetables,
such as the French consider the most
delicate and appetizing, the truck
farmers bring to market tiny potatoes,
turnips, carrots, caulifiower and even
heads of cabbage the size of a baseball.
Such vegetables are, it is said, more
easily digested, their fiber being tender
and -succulent, instead of tough and
often OF woody nature as the growth
arrives at maturity.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
An autonaton Duck

OF all inventors Of mechanical curfos-
tiles Jacques Vaucanson was certainly
the king, says the Scientific American.
His automatic duck was to connois-
seurs an object OF admiration. The
bird waddled off in search of food and
picked up and swallowed the seeds
that it met with. 1t was impossible to
distinguish this duck from living one
It splashed about in the water and
quacked at pleasure.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
From the Othar Sida-

Here is "persOaalp' that appear. q
not long ago in London newspaper:
willie, return to your distracted
wife and frantic children! Do you
want to hear Of your old mothers sui
eide? You will il you do not let us
know where you are. Anyway, send
back your fathers coIored meer.
schauni"
And yet we say the Briton has no
very lively sense Of humor.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
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THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY IN
AMERICA. ALL TRAINS VESTIBULE-
ELECTRIC LIGHTED, STEAM HFATES
ALL MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS
STATION SIXTH AND B STREETS.
Schedule in effect December 10, 1905.
77o p. m. daily-Cincinnati and ST Louis
Special-Solid train Tor Cincinnati. Pullman
seepers to Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville,
Indianapolis and St. Louis without change
Paror cars Cincinnati 10 Chicago. Connects at
Coyington, Va. for Virginia Hot Springs
uno P NJ. DAILY-F. F. V. Limited-Solid
train iOr Cincinnati Pullman sleepers to Gin
cinnati, Lexington and Louisville without
change Observation Car. Pullman Compart-
nent Car to Virginia Hot Springs, without
change Tuesdays, Thursdays. and Saturdays
Daily connection for the Springs Sleepers
Cincinnati 10 Chicago and ST. Louis
II:4S a. m. EXCEPT SUNDAY-Parlor Car Wash
Hgton 10 Richmond and Richmond to Old Point
Only rail line, via Penn, r. F. & P and c. g.
O. Railways.
77o P. NJ. DAILY-For Gordonsville, Char
Otesyilie StauHton and for Richmond, daily,
except Sunday
Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and
Ohio Offices, sI3 and I4zI Pennsylvania Avenue,
H w. FULLER,
S-neral Passenger Agent.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
RAILROADS.

oALTIMORE AND ANNAPOLIS SHORT
LINE RAILROAR.
TRAINS Lt AVE CAMDEN STATION.
For Annapolis and way statio.S, week days,
-, 90 a. m, I.IO, $40 p. m.
IN SUNDAYS S so a. m. $40 p. m.
For Round Bay and Bay Ridge, daily 90 p. m
Leave Annapolis, week days, 8 IS 8.55 a. m.
,,m. $50 and lisp m.
SUNDAYS SIS a. m. $50 and 7.4s p. m.
leave Ray Ridge week days 700 p. m.
Sundays 30 p. nj
Fare to Bay Ridge and return, soc.
C. A Coombs, c. NJ.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
Tha CITY oF Chant

The famous old city Of Ghent. Bel.
gium Is built on twsnty-six islands
which are connected with one another
F eighty bridges. Three hundred
streets and thirty public squares ara
contained in these islands.
The Washington bee., 1899-06-24
The Mushroom Larar.

In London a paving stone which
weighed 800 pounds. and which was
wsdged in on all sides by other stouaa
was lifted up by mushroom
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23
CITY BRnvITIE,.

The city council will meet this afternoon
in rtgulpr session.
There was tue fire about noon yesterday,
corner Commerce and Milan. but no dam
age,
The literary meeting OF the Woman's For
egn Missionary society Will be held this
afternoon at o'clock in Shearn chapel.
A. C. Earnes, who has been. living re-
Gently near Alvin, died yesterday at St
.losvph's inhrmary and will be buried Tues
day IN Glenwooi
The Houston Glee club and Ladies' Treble
Cld club will give Joint concert before
Lent, 10 be followed UP with grand choral
concert Immediately after the Lenten sea-
son
The Houston district Medical association
will hold its semi -monthly meeting tonight
at 5 o'clock Mt the office Of Drs Knox & Da-
viss In tho Binz building. The subject for
discussion Will be Surgical Treatment OF
DISPLACED Spleen"
The young ladies' association of. the First
PRESBYTERIAN church Will give a reception
tomorrow afternoon at the church and all
youns reople OF the congregation are invited
to Re present. An Interesting musical and
Evolutionary programme will be rendered
and refreshments served.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23
PERSONAL nIENrION.

G G. Ellis of sartartia was in the city yes
terday
w. II. Milligan Of Dallas was in the city
yesterday, stopping at the Lawlor.
MIR. J. II. Demming and wife came up from
Galveston yesterday for brief visit.
Miss Estelle lTenbe of Galveston is visiting
the Misses settegast. 1901 Maple street.
Mr. u. w. Michcaux. prominent CONNER
ca salesman, left on the Central last night.
Mr. " c. Dargan, a prominent insurance
adiuster from Dallas. is stopping at the Law
lor
Mrs. d. 7. Forber of Victoria spent Satur-
day with her friend. Mrs. Edward Heneman,
who has been very sick.
Mr.. NJ. t. Smith. general agent of the NAL
Tory Steamship company, is among the guests
at the Lawlor from Galveston.
MIR. II. H.. Wynkoop, representing the Wag-
ner Palace Car company from ST. Louis, is
In the city on official business.
Mrs f. G. Luinm, accompanied by Miss
Evilip Gardner. returned home last night af-
ter few days visit to Galveston.
MIR. Chas. f. Bankenship of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and well known in Houston, arrived
yesterday and is stopping at the Capitol
Mr.. Robert Holllngswprth. chief engineer
for the Southern Cotton Oil company, Is stop
ping at the Lawlor, having arrived from Phil
adclphia yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Unfried OF Limestone
county passed through the city last night,
taking with him prisoner who is TO stand
trial at Groesbeeck for forgery.
Mr.. II. NJ. White, who for several years has
been connected with the Diebqld Safe COM
pany as travelling salesman for General Agent
L.. T. Noyes, returned yesterday from st.
Louis. where he completed arrangements to
be with the Pauly safe company in the fu-
turs. having resigned his position with Mr..
Moves
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23

Kincaid OF New Orleans he was sent here
to look over the ground and see that
methods employed by collectors for the
government were entirely in compliance
with the revenue laws. There are many
cases, said he, where collections are
made on a false theory of the application
of these laws. then there are other cases
where revenues are collected beyond what
the law requires. and a fairness In these
measures must be looked after from time
to time. My business in Texas Is not out
Of the ordinary, and there Is nothing
extraordinary about it. It is the first time
! have ever been in the State and things
look much more modern here than l OK
pected. / notice the hospitality OF the
Texas people with n good deal OF satisfac-
ton and you have the finest looking women
here have ever seen outside of New York,
or Washington
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23
sp,rItunli.tic Meeting.

The seating capacity of Bryan hall was
taxed to its utmost yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. John w. Ring, the lecturer OF the
Houston Spiritual society spoke on the
following subjects;
Whats the use or worrying about the
life to come, when we seem to have no
dictation on our coming or going?'
Thoughts being things, Will they rule
the elements for the good Of man.
PLEASE explain NATURALIZATION
.Harmonize?''
The subjects were handed up by parties
in the audience. Mr.. Ring evidently had
no time 10 make notes or prepare his lec-
ture. At the close of his discourse many
of those present seemed to be Interested
and enlightened by his howery eloquence.
Mrs. DIR. X. Fitch announced that next
Sunday night she would not only lecture,
but display her meGIumistic powers for the
benefit of the society and the cause; that
II parties would bring their own states
screwed together and sealed. through her
forces, or guides she would give them
messages from their loved ones, at the
conclusion of which she would also demons
strate physical manifestations, mate
REALIZATION under test conditions, submit
ting to be shackled hand and foot, by any
officer and stHpled to the floor padlocked
and sealed in the cabinet with a commit
lee selected BY the audience to examine
everything.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23
Crop Disqualification.
To the Editor of The Post.

~ stuc Vi ut Iobl.
Macon, Ga, January ISL read your pa
per carefully, as we'll as do many other
papers, and have come to the conclusion
that no paper in the South can do more
good than The Post in advocating diver
sity of farming in the cotton belt. Cotton
is a hne crop II raised as surplus crop
and can be raised at almost any price, II
raised as surplus notice with much
pleasure that the Texas planters are find
ing cut that Texas soil will make almost
anything they plant-such as fruits. vegc-
tables, tobacco, melons, grain OF all kinds,
as we'll as cotton. 1t has been clearly dem
onstrated this season that the farmers in
the South can not confine themselves to
the one idea of raising cotton, and this
overproduction OF cotton can not be stopped
By holding annual conventions at New Or
leans, Houston, Memphis or anywhere else,
but each farmer must conduct his farm in
such way as will make him Independent
OF the outside world and then he is in
position to command the value OF his cot
ten, regardless OF the size OF crop.
The prosperity of the South depends on
diversified crops and hope you will insist
on II through your columns, for unless the
planters change from the past two years
they will forever be poor and hard up and
there Is no necessity for such thing In
this sweet Sunny South.
l.. S. Worsham.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23
NEW BICYCLE TRACK.
Some of the Worlds mptons May
he Seen In Houston This Winter.

Some of the Worlds Cham ptOns Mny
BE Seen In Houston This Winter.
The new hoard bicycle race track which
will be built in Houston inside of the next
ten days will be ten laps to the mile. just
the same size as the Madison Square gar
den track. New York City, where all tbs
big championship races have been decided
during the last ten years, Manager Jack
Prince. who has the races In charge. Is
we'll known all over the country. He was
the champion rider OF the world for niue
years. but now devotes all his time to
building tracks and promoting race meets
The track Will be banked fourteen feet on
the ends and four feet on the stretches.
The banking viii be 40 degrees, so rider
can show one minute and forty seconds
gait without any danger OF Slipping. Dur
Ing the months OF February and March
most all the crack professional racing men
from the North aud South viii BIZ seen in
Houston. which Will be the headquarters
for them until they go North In May to
take part In tho big Northern circuit.
Manager Prince has received the follow
Ing professional entries from New Orleans
BY telegraph; Bob Walther OF Atlanta.
Ca, the champion OF tbe South, record one
minute and forly-two seconds; Burt Re-
pine OF 0alesburg. Ill. eighteen hour
champion OF America; Gonzales. champion
OF Louisiana; ELL Winesott, Portland, Ore.
OF the Pacific coast; George
Kracmcr and Dan kraemer Of Chicago.
Ill, champion tandem team, Of the West,
record one minute and forty Ave seconfsi
one minute and foriy-siy seconds, Map-
ager Prince stated 70 The Posi- reporter
that ho expects to have tho track ready
for practice BY the lstter part Of this weak.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23


To the Editor OF The Post.
Hllsboro. Texas, January 1S.-W. r..
Mason of Hillsboro has invented two de-
vces-a cotton compress and rotary en-
CINE. The compress was patented Deem
Der 20, 1898; the engine will be patented
February 90 1899. Six citizens of Hills
boro bought an interest in these inventions
over twelve months ago. They combined
their means and have had them patented.
They are not able to advance means suf
ficent for their manufacture but wish the
manufacture of them to be Texas insti-
tuition. The compress has no dead points,
will do all the work of mammoth COM
presses with one-fourth the fuel and steam,
can be utilized up or down, horizontally
or perpendicularly, by hydraulic or steam
power, can be used at our gin houses, and
thus save to the cotton planter an enor-
nous expense. The engine will do all the
work OF great Mogul engines, with one
fourth the fuel and steam; it is easily re-
yersed, no waste of steam, condensed
steam accumulates at bottom and passes
out through drain cock. If the best ex-
perts here and at Washington. d. c., are
not badly deceived, the inventions are
worth many thousands OF dollars
We wish them manufactured in the
Southern States, and especially the COM
press. What can Houston do for us? Re-
spectfully S. NJ. Carlton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23

credible, irrational or ,inscicntIfc. ii was
a Christian picture portrayed by a Chris
tian poet when cnraptured by prupnettc
visions he sings:
For dipt into the future far as human
eye could ace,
Saw the visions OF the world and the won-
ders that should be,
TIL the war-drums throbbed no longer and
the battle flags were furlcd,
In the parliament OF the man. the fodera-
tion OF the world
The loftest. II not the only method Of
knowing the unseen and spiritual. OF
Moses. the worlds greatest legislator. Il
was said; He endured as seeing him that
Is INVISIBLE We know tho Invisible. but
how? Speaking with philosophical correct
ness. I believe there is representative
faculty or capacity to take direct and
immediate cognition 0f world lying be-
yond the domain OF sense. Can Il be
thought unscientiflc TO endow the imma-
terial soul with power to know things that
can not BIO perceived by the natural senses?
Deny this md wo are left to find an ex-
PLANTATION OF the inventive genius OF the
great men OF history, by which peculiar
minds see what other minds can not per-
ceive. Apply this method OF knowing to
the three loftiest truths of rcvelation--thc
invisible God.
God is not known by argument. but by
spiritual perception.
The unseen Christ Is made glorious In
the epiphany OF faith, and faith presents
Jesus to It's as a living person. Not the
person OF history long since passed from
the stage as tho great characters OF time.
but as a living presence. r. recognizes him
as clothed In all the sensiblities and sym
pathes of real friend. And lastly to the
realty OF the world lying beyond the
domain OF sense. The inAdei sees nothing.
His last testimony that casts its baneful
shadow over the world is only a dcspairinE
cry; I'VE can not say whether death Is
wall or n door: the beginning or the end
OF a day; tho spreading of pinions TO soar
or the foSiing forever OF wings; whether
1t is the rising or the setting OF sun !;
we do not know; we can not say. But let
lis ssabd with the Christian stephen that
day OF his execution and mis- Triumph. His
faith quk;lpsped into its highest exercise,
by vision OF heavenly glory
that never before fell on mortal or imrnor-
tai mind, he exclaimed: Behold, see
the heavens opened and the son OF man
on the right hand Of Goo" To
this vision Of tho home beyond. whose
ccnter attraction is Jesus. the sinners
friend, I invite all who worship with us
TODAY
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-23

leading mart a dual role, which in roman roma !,
tic play such ms the Prisoner Of nenus
Is, gives the actor the greatest scope ~
displaying his art. J., ...rv ra.
spect, and is in Its leading mev aeon IN
mast mast Years in the play. Mr.. Howard
Dam Gon,d still plays Rassendyll and kins
pvdoinh and has made wide reputation
during bis long continual portrayal Of I'm inc
part: this is his third season In 'ne COM
pnny. $500, ard a
speeial baggage car is required for us
sra = snortafion' Besides Mr. Could. MISS
M ta Fuller a young actress OF talent.
will be seen as Princess FIavia; otnc e
members Of the company are Me s,'srs p De-
CHARLES IeI,randt. Duncan Harris. Robert
CONFESS. Benjamin Monteith Miss Nellie
stricliand. Miss Amy Ricard and others.