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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

most universally as cattle ranges, and
there have been at times large stock
companies which grazed many hum
dreds of herds. In the early spring
time, before vegetation has sprouted,
the bears feed on the young jumpers
(white CEDAR. by stripping off the bark
and sucking the sap. Later on they eat
young ferns and all kinds of new
growth ana insects, and afterwards
wortnDerries. coonberries and the like.
Then they climb the black gums for
fruit, taking t-le green corn next, ana
then the nuts and acorns. and from fall
10 spring destroy cattle and hogs. In
the green corn season 1t is the easiest
thing in the world for them to come
out OF the marginal swamps by the
fields and regale themselves on the
farmers roasting ears, and when cat
tie are running in the winter and ber--
ries and mast are done (goneD, and
the cowpeas and corn are stacked or
housed, they naturally take to fresh
meat. In fact. everything goes then.
Stockyard and hogpen are not exempt,
even when in close proximity to the
dwellings. In hard winters, which hap
pen periodically. the havoc among the
herds has been so great that stringent
measures have been employed 10 exter-
inmate the urslne dcpredators.
Spring guns. traps. deadfalls. poison.
sidehunts and drives have been put
into active use. and scores of carcasses
have been gathered in. Still the
slaughter continued among the cattle,
and slnnaber bears continued to get i'm
their work until their numbers were
decimated (Sinnabers are cattle bears.
and always carry a white spot on the
breast) Hog bears are smaller and diff
ferent. At hast the cattle were afraid
TO go into the slashes at all. and kept
entirely 20 the savannas. The bears
would climb the jumpers, gums and
Expresses where the trails passed, and.
lying along the extended limb. drop
like panthers down upon the luckless
animals passing beneath, sucking the
blood from their necks and clinging to
them as they ran. In the end the crit
ter" would succumb from fright. bleed
ing or exhaustion and die miserably.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

In the past one Arbor Day celebration
was devoted to singing the praises OF
the violet. which is the State flower. An.
other celebrated the maple, which is the
state tree, This year the program calls
for study Of some special trees select
cd for their history of remarkable
characteristics, the famous charter oak
at Hartford. Newport's liberty tree, and
the Rhode Island sycamore being eX-
amples. Mr.. stockwell has prepared n
sketch Of these American historic trees,
of famous and curious trees and OF
some trees of general history and my
thology which surely offers abundant
suggestion for the school work of essay
writing, readings and the like that con-
stitute the Arbor Day program.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

with every recurrence OF the season
the evidence accumulates that the joys
OF spring are a myth. the source OF
which seems 20 be lost in the dim vis-
tas that the deluge, perhaps, shut out
At any rate another time and place
than this genrat,on and New England
must have originated the favorite
theme of poets and pretty writers anG
these keep pegging away at il today
the while goloshes and the lingering ul-
ster prevail in the landscape.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21
GUESSING THE ACE OF NIAGARA.

Some interesting speculations con-
ccrning the age of the Niagara gorge
arc reported by nature. This was the
subject Of a paper by Prof G.. Freder-
lck Wright, read at the Boston meeting
of the American Association. The late
Dr. James Hall early noted the signii-
cant fact that "the outlet OF the chasm
below Niagara Falls H. scarcely wider
Than elsewhere along it's course" This
is important evidence Of the late date
of its origin. and It'll has been used In
support Of the short estimates which
have been made concerning the length
OF time separating us from the glacial
period.
\ close examination made by Prof
Wright. last summer, says the Marine
Record greatly strengthens the force
of the argument. since he found that
the disintcgrating forces tending TO en-
large the outlines and give it a V shape
are more rapid than has been supposed.
As "a result of his investigation he con-
cludes that conservative estimate OF
the rate OF dlsintegratiOn for the ~ feet
uf Niagara limestone would be one inch
"a year. with probable rate OF two
inches a year. But at the lowest esti-
mate no more than 1900 years would
be required for the enlargement OF the
upuer part OF the mouth OF the gorge.
1000 feet on each side. which is very
largely I'm excess OF thc actual amount
of enlargement.
some of tho recent cstimates. there
fore. vhcih would make the gorge from
ao 600 10 10000 years old are regarded a.
evtraNagant. According to Prof. Wright
the age ~uf the gorge cannot I've much
more than 10000 years ana ID is prob
ably considerable less
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

The May queen Is likely To get dis
tressing cold i'm her head If she holds
her court far from a furnace. But May
Day has largely gone out in these parts
and Arbor Day is IT'S substitute. This
years Arbur Day IS set for the 18th Of
May and Commissioner Stcckwcll has
prepared. as usual. a pamphlet Of sug-
gestion for it's celebration by tho
schools throughout the state. 1t is =
question how long Mr.. Stockwell wiz
be able 20 keep UP the pace OF pro-
viding a new program for annual Arbor
Days, but SO far he has done splendidly
and this years suggestions are calcu-
lated 10 be as entertaining, informing
and generally popular as anything that
has been provided before.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

Ordinarily such an extraordinary re-
port would be discredlted as a wild
rumor But II has been interesting to
note that crazy yarns from Samoa al
most Invariably turn out to be quito
true and often little more than true.
Perhaps the fact that news from there
must necessarily be two OF three weeks
in reaching civilization puts the mes
sengers rather upon their honor 10
bring only straight news. AT any rate
we need not recall the hurricane of
few years ago when American and Ger
man ships and sailors went down to-
gether. and the startling events that
have cropped out of the feud between
the rival claimants for the throne. 90
be impressed with the fact that sensa.
tional things happen in Samoa and that
the feets OF them commonly Justify the
first rumors, however alarming these
may be.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

AS promoter OF senations, Samoa can
give the Philippines cards and spades,
these days. Everything is going swim
mingly in the Philippines by contrast
with Samoan affairs. We hear from
the Philippines every day, every hour
IL need be, and are able TO keep so close
q touch ON the doings over there that
now that we are accustomed To the
routine OF thrashing the natives and
planting our nag in a new collection of
thotched huts. every little while. it
takes really imposing incident [,
startle us.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

The field for American goods in sout.
America. and the opportunity FOR its
enlargement y the subject OF a letter
Just received by tho Bureau Of Statis-
flcs Of tho Treasury Department. n
points ont the popularity " American
goods and the TACT that American mer.
chantn and manufacturers are not app
parently making the effort 10 extend
their trade in South America that those
OF other countries arc making. Imports
into Argentine Republic from Germany
increased from s.oi5.ooo pesos IN 1856 90
1885. oo0 IN 1886. those from Italy In
creased from isi5.0o0 pesos IN 1856 30
lis95looo IN 1896 those from the United
Kinvdom. from T7il3ooo IN 1850 ~
fi.,7oc coo IN 1886 while those from the
United states. which In isSC were 7.s,3.-
oco. we're Ia 1890. ii.2iO.oOo out % "a to-
tai importation in 1896 II ii2.isGOOo pc
o., ia value. AZ examination OF our
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

Samoa, however. IL making history
violently and I'm jerks. What IL is all
going 10 lead 10 can only be surmised,
but Il is safe 20 say that Germany.
England and the United States will not
come to blows over 1t. although there
Is likely TO be some mighty sassy talk
between us three before the new Samo-
an question is settled. 1t being COM
fortably understood, however, that
nothing Internationally serious is to
come from the complications a certain
enjoyment is to be had from such re-
ports as the latest, the sensational ar
rest of the captain of the German
cruiser caught in the act of providing
Mataafa's men with arms.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

SO while ordinarily any such incident
as that now reported OF the arrest, oI
rather capture, OF the skipper OF the
German cruiser by British sailors ana
the Ranking OF his ship by the British
and American cruisers. strikes the
thoughtful as an absurdity. The fact
that Il comes from Samoa suggests
that u would be surprising II Il were
true. or that al least something OF the
sort had occurred.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21
SwallOyst Us rslso Tech.

\ man recently swallowed his false
teeth ani u drove him mad. stomach
will stand "a great deal hut not nVcry
thing. N yours is weak try liostnitor's IS
stomach iiiitors 70 cures iudlgcs i,u.
constipation. kidney and liver troubles.
az well "a malaria and fever snl Ggue
m h particuiariy effective In ali ner.
Vous affections. and is strongly recon-
mended az this season of the year v hen
the system IL run down and most sus-
ccptiblc TO disease. All druggists keep
a.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21
DIE o..

BINBY-In this city. April 20. Annie
Leroy. wife OF George y. Bixby.
BERRY-In this city. Goth inst. sam
uel Weary. son of Eliza AMI the late
william Berry. aged ~ years.
DorGHERTY-In this city. April 10.
Bridget. wife Of The late Nell Dough
erty.
FORD-Inthls city. 90th inst. Ann, wld-
ow OF Samuel Ford OF - fnez court.
formerly Webster court.
FoRsYTrf--1n Lexington. Ky.. 18th
inst. In her esth year. Sarah j..
widow " r. =. Forsyth. " H., FOR
merly OF Weymouth. Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

own export figures by countries shows
that our exports TO Argentina, which
in 1888 were s9,esas5C. were in 1895.
So. .4ea.0.0
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21
SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE

Allow n cough 10 rum until 1t gets beyo the
reach of medicine. They often say, "Oh, IL
will wear away" but In most cases IL wears
them away. Could they lc induced To try
the successful medicine called kemrs Bal.
sam, which il sold an positive guarantee
TO cure, they would Immediately see the ex.
cellent effect ufl er taking the III 81 lose. Price
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

II costs SIS to cal man liar in
Nebraska. according go recent court
decision In that state. Time has been
when such pl,asantries In Nebraska
COIL liNts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

AIS understand &c." said the hea-
then. you propose 10 civilize me-
Exactly So
"Nou mean 20 get me out of habits
of idieness. and teach me 10 work
''rhat Is the idea
t "Ani then lead me to simplify my
ncthols and invent things to make my
work lighter
"Nos.'
and next W.l become ambitious to
yet rich. 80 that / won't have 20 work
al all"
Naturally
"Weu. what's the use of taking such
a roundabout way of getting just where
/ started don't have 20 work now"
Washington star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

Work on the layout OF Exchange
place has advanced to another sheet OF
paper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21

Shc-Why Is 90. | wonder. that a bir1
never use the same nest two years i'm
succession? 10 very frequently happens
that one of last years nests Is just a.
good as new.
He-Oh. I guess birds arc Ike women
in one way. | never see you wearing
one OF your las years hats although
some of them must be about as good
As ncw-ChlCago News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-21
SMILES S.

Father O'Flynn-And now, Pat MUIR
ply. i'm this season or Lent. what is it
ven Go by way OF penance?
Pat Murphy-Shurc. then, Tll-l'N
come an hear your rlverance prayche.
Punch.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-25
FACTS

The r. l.. Polk Directory company has
finished taking the data for the latest city
directory and are now compiling the
book for the publishers. 1t is expected
that the books will be out in a month or
more. The last directory of Anaconda
was made by the same company in June,
1898. At that time the population was
1902. In 1896 the Anaconda city direc-
tory, prepared by Evans & McMurray,
was 1858. The present population is
unknown, but it is safe to say that it is
5000 less than a year ago, and is due to
the small number of men employed by
the Anaconda Copper Mining company in
all it departments. The prosperity of
the town depends upon the smelling in
dustry and auxiliary works. When any
one of these lessons it's forces the effect
is felt at once, and when they are all dull
then people go elsewhere for employ
ment, for the reason their circumstances
will not permit them to remain in idle
ness in order to support themselves and
sometimes a large family.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-25
DISTRICT COURT

Only a short session of the district
court was held this morning with Judge
Napton on the bench. Among the hnsl-
NESS transacted was in the estate OF
John C. Wagner, deceased q decree OF
final discharge was ordered entered. In
the suardia nship Of Henry Wenandy. a
minor, sale CT real estate was confirmed.
In the estate Of d. NJ. Du~nklebeag de-
ceased the bid of James Weaver for prop
erty was confirmed.
Business transacted yesterday was:
Alice Ross VS.. NJ. NJ. Ross, the applica-
ton for alinony which had been argued
and submitted at the last session Of the
court was granted. 1t was ordered, that
the defendant, M. M. Ross, pay to the
clerk of the court on the first day of each
month So per month alimony. Three hum
bred dollars as counsel fees were allowed.
]. II. Duffy and J. T.. Casey were attor-
neys for the plaintiff.
A decree of foreclosure was signed in
the case of the Davidson Grocery COM
pany VS.. a. Rippinsale.
The regular May term of the district
court wifi be called next Monday, May
1st. The calendar, both criminal and
civil, will be an unusually large one.
Among the criminal cases will be the
Santi murder case, Chris Effinger incest
ease. an assault of second degree and di-
vers other lesser crimes.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-25

TO John F. McEvoy, your heirs or as.
signs: You are hereby notified that we
have expended one hundred dollars
($10o.0) during the year 1898 in ,abor and
improvements Upon the following quart.
lode mining claim situated in the Summit
Valley mining district, Silver Bow county,
Montana, and recorded on page y. book
K. records of Silver Bow county. Mon
rana, known as the Idlewild quartz min
ing claim. a moro particular description
of which is found in the location notice
of the said lode claim. as recorded. in the
office of county recorder OF Silve- Bow
county. That the said labor was PER
formed. and the said improvements were
made for the purpose OF holding said
claim. under the provisions of section
1924 revised statutes of United States and
the amendments thereto: concerning an
nual labor on mining claims for the year
1898: when said labor and improvements
were made. If within ninety days after
the publication Of this notice you fail c.
refuse to contribute YOU portion,
amounting to sixteen dollars and sixty
five cents ($16.65) and costs. OF said ey.
penditures as a your intere7t
in the said claim will become the pryr-
erty Of the undersigned, your co-owners.
who have made the above described ex-
pa~nditures according to the requirements
Of the said section.
F.. MCDOWELL,
w. A. KIDNEY.
Dated February 8. 1Saa,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-25

paper. and will deliver it to the people
of Deer Loge the same day it is printed,
the same as in Anaconda, although not
as early in the evening, but it will be
fresh the day it happens. A regular car
rier has been employed, and from now on
the subscribers down there will get to-
days paper today. A large subscription
list has been promised. From all along
the line of the old Montana Union rail-
way comes the same report of success.
With better train services the evening
papers are covering the greater part OF
the state on the same day they are pub
lished. or early in the morning, while the
morning papers do not reach some places
until night. The verdict is that the morn
ing papers in Montana have seen their
largest subscription lists according to
the population. This is a fact adVer-
Users who watch movements closely
cannot deny, and who are taking advan-
tage of them more and more every day.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-25
NOTICE.

10 Charles Colbert and Mary B. Camp
bell, their heirs, personal representatives
and assigns:
Yea, and each Of you, are hereby noti-
fed that the undersigned have expended
during the year 1897 the sum Of Ono
Hundred ($10o. 0O dollars, and during the
year 1898 the additional sum of One Hun
dred &100.0O) dollars, in work, labor and
improvements upon the Green Copper
lode mining claim, situated in summit
Valley mining district, Silver Bow coun-
ty, Montana, and described in notice Of
location thereof, fled for record in the
office of the county clerk and recorder
Of Silver Bow county, Montana, on IN
uary 2, 1884,, and recorded at Page 113,
Volume ~ of Lode Locations, records Of
said county;
That said work. labor nj improve
ments were performed by the UNDER
signed as the annual representation Of the
said claim, and for the annual work.
labor and improvements required by tina
laws Of the United States. and particu.
the Revised Statutes Of the United States
and the amendment thereto, approved
January %, 1880. concerning annua laboN
upon mining claims. and the aforesaid
amounts were actually required to hold
the said lode claim for the periods end
ing respectively on the 31st day of De-
cember, A. d. 1897, and the 31st day Of
December, A. D. 1898.
And you are further notified that If
within ninety days from the personal
service of this notice upon yo or within
ninety days after the publication thereof,
you fail or refuse to contribute you pro-
portion Of such expenditure as a CO.
owner, YOU interest In the said claim
will become the property of the UNDER
signed, who have made the expenditures
as aforesaid and as required by law and
the terms of said section of the Revised
Statutes of the United States.
WILLIAM BURTON,
MARY LAIRD,
HENRY CRANGLE,
NINA 3. WJTHERSPOON.
Butte, Montana. March 1G. A. D. 1899.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-25
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
OF a resolution adopted by the board Of
trustees of the Western Mine Enterprise
company at an adjourned regular meet
ing held April II, 1899, a meeting of the
stockholders of said company is hereby
called, to be held pursuant to the statutes
OF Montana and the bylaws of the COM
pany, on Thursday, June 1, 1899, at II
o'doc a. M, at the office of the said COM
pany, IN Room Is, Silver Bow block, city
Of Butte, Montana, for the purpose of
voting upon a proposition authorizing
and empowering the board of trustees to
grant an option to purchase and to sell,
for the sum of Forty-five Thousand
C$4o,0 oo. 0O dollars, all the right, title and
interest of the said in the prop
erty and premises situated in Township 8
south, of Range II west of the principal
Herldlan I'm the Bannack and Independ-
ent mining districts, county of Beaver
head and state of Montana, described as
follows, to-wit
The Excelsior lode claim, being official
survey 234, lot So A; the French lode
clam, Official survey 235, lot 80 A; the
Wadams lode claim, official survey 236,
lot 40; the Golden Leaf lode claim. official
survey PAT, lot Al; IN undivided one-half
interest in the Springfield lode claim, Off
clal survey 24S, lot AZ: 400 feet in length
of the Blue Grass lode claim, official sur
vey TAI, lot 43; the Washington ode claim,
oiiolal SUI NSy oot, lct ri, TIE IlOneef lOue
claim, official survey 1.2S1, lot As; the Wal
lace lode claim, official survey $3.50, lot
53; the junction lode claim, official survey
1888, lot Sc A; the Montana lode claim,
official survey 2.S91, lot 81: the Empire
lode claim, official survey 1892, lot So;
the Hillside placer claim, official survey
1894; the Horace placer claim, as de-
scribed in the original ocation certificate
thereof, recorded March 20, 1896, III Book
%, at Page 500 Of the official records of
Beaverhead county, Montana; also, the
ditch and water right known as and
called the North Side ditch; and also all
the right, title and interest Of said COM
pany IN ana to those portions not here
tofore sold and conveyed Of the following
mining properties and premises, to-wit:
The South Side placer claim, official sur
vey l,2S2, lot 46: the Pioneer placer claim.
official survey 1889, lot Al; the Excelsior
placer claim, official survey 2,SS9, lot 50,
and the Junction mill site, official survey
2,S93, lot Sc b; together with the build
ings and Improvements belonging to said
company on the said premises.
Said option to purchase and said right
to sell to be on the following terms, to-
wit:
81 ,0C0 to be paid on or before July Is.
1899.
81 900 additional to be paid on or before
August Il. 1899.
81 LOCO additional to be paid on or before
September Is, 1899.
5000 additional to be paid on or before
October Is, 1899.
$4,000 additional to be paid on or before
January /, 1900.
$4,000 additional to be paid on or before
April 1, 1900.
$4,000 additional to be paid on or before
July /. 1900.
$13, 900 additional to be paid on or before
October l, 1900.
A. J. HUNEKE.
Secretary.
Butte, Mont, April IL. 1899.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-25
LOCAL BRIEFS
Col. T. O'Leary spent today in Butte.

CoI. T. O'Leary spent today in Butte.
Deed-William Devine to Richard Roe,
The south one-half of lot No. 8, in block
No. 50, in the city of Anaconda, $500.
Mr.. William Farrell and Miss Minnie
Cornelius were united in marriage yes
terday afternoon, Father Toilet ofIiciat-
ing.
Corner lot so feet by 14o, East Park,
corner of Adams, for 81 500. one can
clear 5000 in 60 days. Smith & Mahoney,
Anaconda.
Miss NJ. NJ. Dyer, the hustling travelling
saleslady representing the Davidson Gro
Gerry of Butte, was in the city
yesterday.
The A. O. H.. viii give a grand May
day ball on May 1st, for the benefit of the
Fife and Drum band. Music by the Mar
garet Theater Orchestra.
Chas. D.. Ellis, night clerk at the Mon
tana, has resigned and will depart May
1st for British Columbia, where he will
associate with his brother who owns cons
siderable mining interests. He will be
succeeded by Arnold Froeh.
The Great Northern Express company's
regulation caps have reached Anaconda
and are now Worn by Agent r.. T. Starr
and his s~ub0rdinatas. With due respect
for the agent anu the enterprise OF has
company the cap worn by Mr.. Starr
makes him look like a captain ON a
Dutch schooner.
d. Plat, who with other gentlemen lis
engaged in mining four miles north of
Gable in the Red Lion mining district.
came in last night after supplies. He re-
ports the NOW in the mountains all the
way from three to seven feet deep, and
in, a very soft condition. The roads in the
valley are exceedingly bad with
mud about knee deep.