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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-21
The Noted AgnOStic a Vic
tim Of Apoplexy
SIXTY NINE YEARS OLD
He Had Had a Remarkable Career and
Figured in Many of the Noted Law
suits That Had Been Tried in Diff
ferent Parts of the Country.

New York, July 21.-Robert G. Ingersoll
died at his home in Dobbs Ferry, N. Y,
this afternoon of apoplexy.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-21
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easily recognized in crowd; some
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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-21
The
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ordinary in construction, fold small
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handles, paragon steel frames and
are covered with the best, selected
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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-21
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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-21
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in Umbrellas

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most endless variety of high grade
ones, with many unique handles
to make you
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-06

guard that night, but was taken sick
and Meigs was detailed to relieve HIM.
Meigs went on just In time to post a
relief, and Reddy went back TO his
tent stripped and lay down, but his
sickness would not let him rest. and
ne was up and down. Well. Meigs-
he was careful man on duty-he WASH [
satisfied with posting his relief but af-
ter he'd given the last sentry his or
ders pretty far out OF camp, he says
10 the fellows relieved, Wait where
you are minute, says he: there's :
been whiskey in camp this day. and
there's whiskey- -boozing going on to-
night outside camp, and I'm darned
he says, III / don't nail EN- For it
was no time for the boys 10 be drink
in suffers rotgut. with Injuns around.
ON goes Meigs all alone To little
gully, which was the place meant
Next thing there was shot and a
yell, and a cry from the corp'ril for
the guard TO come up
"Meigs was cool, but the whole camp
was reused Il got something better
than expected. says Meigs TO the Of
hcer OF the day NO whisxeN. but
another sneaking Injun looking for n
careless picket TO knife So he goes
with the officer and the guard to a
huddned-up figure i'm "a blanket they
could hardly see because of the black
night. n good shot says the officer
or the day; very good. corporal he
says and strikes match, and back he
jumps. Good lord. corporaIv ho cries
Indian, be damned! It's corporal
Rodd" And IL was. The sickness had
let him no rest, and he'd lust
swung his blanket round him and
slipped out OF camp a bit and met his
fate.
"Meigs raved so they had to put him
under guard. and the accident made
the whole camp miserable. Soon ar
ter the accident. the winter setting I'm.
we was ordered back To the post. the
campaign for us being over. but DAYS
before that we laid old Roddy i'm the
ground. with headboard over him.
SOS We might find him again, III need
be. Mighty sorry we all were. for
he was a fine build OF man. still
we expected him TO rest. and I'm
thinking ghostses would have better
Jobs to be attending To where they're
put than coming back 10 their old
sweethearts. That's where their i'm
morality shows up.
We'll. Meigs, he was like a dumb
man for long time. when he wasn't
raving: and sure We thought the man
would transfer to another regiment. or
at least To another company than old
~ COmpany-but he didn't. He stayed
ON. and the officers were mighty sorry
for him. and the weemen pptted him
for shooting his old bunklc by mis-
take. And Lucy kleinhart, she was
broken hearted at first. but came
round. and before Christmas she was
consollng Mcigs best she knew-and
then two things happened. our old
first sergeant he retired for old age.
and the old man makes Meigs first ser.
geant-he was good soldier. was
Meigs. m-ul-tan-c-cus-IN IN vas
announced. II was that Mcigs was GO
INK to marry Lucy. and glad was Old
kleinhart to SEQ his daughter get 30
promising man rs Meigs FOR he was
getting 90 bc = wreck
Well mind the night when Meigs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-06
England's Most Beautiful Woman

The most beautiful woman in
England. according TO Mrs. Harlow
Williams, I'm Casselrs Magazine, is.
without doubt. Lady Helen Vincent
There has never been anyone TO com
pare with her since she first appeared
i'm society. and she was the most beau
tiful bride ever seen--in white dress
brocaded I'm lilies. with golden-y yellow
stamens and palest green leaves. She
is exquisltely fair, almost fragile: and
some of her freshness. doubtless. Is
due TO the fact that she never wears
herself out with late hours. as so
many other London women do. Even
when staying I'm other peoples houses
she manages 10 live her own life i'm
during portion of the day: while
every Right. no matter what the at
traction in the way Of dancing or play
ing cards. she invariably says good
night soon after II o'clock No one
i'm my time has made a greater sensa-
ton than she-not even her beautiful
sisters the late Duchess OF I.einster.
who was an ideal duchess. so splen-
didly handsome. aud with sub proud
ana yet So gracious au ain. Lady Cvn-
thia GIahaf who with her rich col
oring. is lik" "a Reubnus picture. orN he
unmHrricd sister Lady trica Dun
cumbe. who H. most like Lady cynthia,
bu, taller. Simmer. and with a purity
~ expression and graceful girlish dig
nifty which lends an added charm 10
her young beauty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-06
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till they was worried and sick, and
wouldn't talk more than civil-them as
had been 50 thick.
"fe mind the year or two after the
Custer massacre? Well, we was busy
them days; '16 was busy times; but
the rs campaign was lively, too. We
was through, an. of course, the Wee
men an the girls was left at the post.
One night we was I'm camp at a bend
I'm creek. a. permanent camp. good
for fuel. forage an water, and the reds
We knew wasn't very far away. cause
we'd seen 'em spying on us from the
bluns, but they wernent In force.
What there was we thought was on
[ other side of the creek, an the pick
cts had orders TO chollenge but once,
and then fire IL they sighted anything
queer near their post, for a daring
devil had knitted a sentry not long ago.
without him having a chance TO call
out or give the alarm. Them young
Injuns was always looking out for a
chance TO distinguish themselves i'm
that there Kind OF way.
'Reddy Rodd was corporal of the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-06

''rhe immortality OF ghostses." said
the corporal in charge OF the squad"
has"
immortality" suggested the too
fresh recruit
Shut your face, sir. / said immor-
ality, and immortality 1t is Get out
there and hustle some wood for the fire
you and your immortality. was
saying, when that would-be colleger
opened his baby face. that the im-mor-
al-lty of ghostses is curious--they're
as fond of the weemen after death as
before. You read the books and see
If the spooks amt back because OF "a
woman half the time. There was
RoJdy Rodd as was stuck on Lucy
Kleinhart, in u Company. He was af-
ter her every day when he was alive,
and do you think he let her alone af-
ter he was shot? No; he ha'nted
her"
when was that. corporal?"
I'm tell you when Mr.. Jimmy Fresh
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-06
TUXEDO SHIRT WAIST FROM HARpHR's BAzAR

has stirred the fire, for yer souls'll
freeze before I'm done. Twas lo-ong
back, when | was fresh myself, and
prided myself that l knew more than
my superiors. So twas lo-ong back
when my face was pink Ike a babys
ana my conceit---
Try my tobacco. corporal, do cried
the recruit, hurriedly.
"We-el,' said the non-com., filling
his pipe and forgiving the recruit,
1T wasn't in this here Cuby, an [
was twenty years and more ago, since
when I've been in and out of the
army. now a doughboy, now I'm artil-
lery, more than once nor twice, like
fool, instead of staying in il once for
all. IL was "A boy was and Reddy
Rodd was to me what l am now To
YOU, young fellow. father and pro-
tector and, when Ii was needed, cas-
tigator.
There's no girls I'm the army now
like the girl Lucy Kleinhart was. It's
because the army lis near the big towns
and the railroads these days, and the
boys are on leave every chance I'm the
streets, and the army girls copies the
town girls to keep their end up. But
then we was "A good hundred miles
from a railroad, and the girls OF the
post at the fort had their own way.
and low-necked dresses; but they
could ride all day and dance all night,
and their cheeks wasrosy red. and irthe
eyes was surer than baynits to stick
a man. Lucy's dad, old KleinhaTt. was
a war man but only private. cause
of beer. There was another corp'ril
I'm the company. and -..s name was
Meigs. Meigs and Rodd had Joined
together an been promoted almost
sim -Sipult--N
simultaneously, said the recruit.
shut your face" yelled the corporal.
YOU'RE not dictionary, are you?
Fetch some more wood. They was pro-
moted almost together. They was
thick as ever. was them two bunkies.
Till each got his narrow stripe. Lucy
was "a short -frocked girl at the post
school when they first Joined. but i'm
year or two says Reddy Rodd TO Meigs.
at a hop: That there girl or Klein
harts grown up immense he says.
She's big enough for corpril To
~-snce with he says So he danced
with her. and then Meigs he danced
with her, an them eyes they just
struck both of 'em like Mauser bullets.
so they did. So twas soon when
Reddy Rodd was ins;rrcting OF me i'm
the antelope shooting one day ont by
our two selves ON leave. saws he
You're a sensible boy he says. Look
at mo fair he saws. Am I not a
fine build of MANI he saws. I'm
truth ne was. and | told him sO-pOor
old Reddy You're "a sensible boy.
and can keep a tight upper lip.' SAYS
he; so ten me straight--d'yc think
Lucy kleinhaft Would have meY An
7 told MIN to go In and win. s'pose
II eas-- him like Co get an opinion on
his case. Ike when YOU have touch Of
malaria He asked her. and the very
same night Mcigs ne asked her and
there II was. Thcv WAS both fine
smart men. and bound 10 rise IN the
army ara Lucy she didn't know which
TO take, and kept a-playin' with them,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-06

the table and the door was good clear
space. Man, you never saw such eyes as
hers that night. They looked clean
through the door and up the hill to the
hospital, and into the hospital and-at
Meigs lying there on his cot.
Mother Brown. all of a sudden, she
began to tremble and moan.
What's the matter Loo?' says she.
What are you looking at, LooY
And 1 looked around and the faces
OF the boys was worried and gray. and
they was like cattle before a blizzard
comes. They didn't know what to do
nor whether to run or not. | was all
a-shake myself, and the palms of my
hands felt cold and damp But / says
again: 'Shaj the prisoner and /
go no furthcr.-for Hucy looks at the
door as IL some one had come i'm, and
says in queer, distant voice she'd
used at the postofiice:
"'Ah, you have come? Yes. He IS
coming now-he is almost here
There was big fire I'm the stove.
but now II grew chill and chillicr and
cold. but for the life of us we could
not speak nor take our eyes from Lucy.
And the oil lamps OF Mother Brown.
they flickered and grew dim. but still
there was another light IN the room.
queer yellowish-blue light Then
heard voice i'm my ear, close, yet far
away:
"1 like YOU. Bill. Don't forget me-
I was freezing with fear but / couldn't
move. IL was Reddy's voice.
Then the door opens and i'm walks
Meigs He was i'm the nightshirt they
had given him i'm the hospital. He'd
come straight from his cot but the
nurses sad they never saw him leave.
The man was half corpse, but his eyes
were glaring. and he held his head up
and his fists were closed. and he looked
right in Lucy's eyes as he halted before
her I wanted-we all wanted-to lay
hold Of him and take him back to the
hospital but We couldn't-we were ike
posts driven into the ground
"'You know the charge. says Lucy.
with them awful eyes on his Did you
XIII Reidy Rodd Intentionally? Are
you guilty"
Guilty yelled Me!gs like mad
man. entity ana ia do IL again Tor
love Of vou' I knew where he'd go
outside the camp. I lid FOR him, o.
I'd laid for months when ! nrst knew
he loved You best. DO what YOU wiz
If the devil himself had not come from
hell to give me up Ia have maTriel
YOU. Now. ] don't care ~ the -whoie
post knows the truth,
Then Lucy turned TO corner whore
4 was.
-4rfrr--44t 44.-s++.-
know lodges N. DO what YOU will'
Then tho sweat broke out again on
Meigs. and his lower law dropped down
and jerkcd W. and dropped down aud
terlted up. and he howlcd and hoNlcd
and howlcd.
y Again No shouted. In my place on
the parade, and at the dance, and here!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-06

And then something closed with him
and threw him To the ground and sud-
denly Lucy rose up and shrieked a gen.
une woman's shrek.
Part them! Part them, Take him
away. Drag him off, He's choking
him, He's killing him! Reddyi Red
dy! Don't. oh! don't!'
Who, do you say" some one cried.
'Reddy RoddH she screamed and
tainted. and when we came to our
senses the room was warm. and the
lamps shone. but Meigs was black in
the face and dead"
Round the campfire they were proper
~ affected. but the recruit remarked
renectively:
to knife q sentry he would harcify-ru
ber himself with a blank"
shut your face" yelled the corporal.
and fetch more wood IN. Y. Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-06

= convict recently escaped from Jail
~ fNTfrD7r-frs II TIT r1rIrrTTT u STnNVZ.
Whereupon tho warden let out the
other prisoners to hunt for him The
foWuspeoplc hospitality treated them
90 drink. with the result that though
they werc unable 10 End Tho fugitive.
they had to b. helped bscI, to- the iaii
20 NIGHT as they were all hclplcssly
drunk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-06
WASH GOODS DEPT.

case more OF French Organdies.
entirely new styles, regular price
per yard 25c.. Just half-price DE-
now, per yard. ................,..
1 case more French Royal Duck I'm
all colors for skirts regular price
per yard rc' now per &c
yard .s...-......s. ...-s..ss
80 pieces Lace Strip Curtain Net,
regular price per yard 15c., Oc
now per yard. ...................
25 pieces of Madras Shirtings. ali
woven stripes and fast colors, reg
ular price per yard 25c., now 11lC
per yard ........................
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-06-06
cHlLDREN'S REFERS

20 Refers. size 4 10 "A. made with
collar. trimmed with ? rows OF QOc
braid, reduced from $l.4s to-. O>S
90 Childrens Refers assorted
toiors' to reduced from S1's Lao
100 fine Refers. I'm Scotch Plaids,
very fine goods, reduced from OOQ
si.9s and s6.9S tos ............. ~o
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-02-18
THE WAY TO GO TO CALIFORNIA

is in n tourist sleeping car, personally
conducted, via OF the Burlington route.
You don't change cars. You make fast
time. You see the finest scenery on the
globe. Your car is not so extensively
finished nor so fine to look at as q
palace sleeper, but it is just as clean,
just as comfortable, just as good to ride
in, and nearly 500 cheaper.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-02-18
MUSICAL MENTION.
[JoHN RANDOLPH

The Philharmonic Orchestra con.
tinues to improve. | believe that upon
one occasion pointed out certain de-
fects ia the personnel Of our orchestra
and resultant weakness in the artistic
effect produced. am glad to be able
to say that many OF the blemishes in
perfect ensemble noted at that time
were conspicuous at the fourth concert
only by their absence. 1 am OF the
opinion, however, tta at a perfectly frank
recognition OF the defects as we'll as Of
the good qualities of a performance is
the only way for the humble critic Of
artistic matters to be Of any value. In
this case am fortunate, for the good
qualities so largely predominated that
the disagreable task Of enamerating
minor failures in detail may we'll be
omitted altogether. In the first place
the orchestra has vastly improved 10
material. A judicious wedding out Of
useless material with the beneficial eff
fects OF constant rehearsal has ma lie the
band more compact and homogeneous
body. Their attack is more nearly
simultaneous, they bend more rapidly to
the will OF the director. There Is more
readiness in securing changes in
dynamic force and is accelerandos and
rallentondos, they are more in the grasp
OF the conductor. The first vioins as
usual played with precision and finish;
they are still the most admin able portion
Of the band. But it would be invidious
to draw comparisons when so much was
good. The program given below was
the best of the present winters series,
interesting to student and musician
alike. / am glad to note the improve
ment to the orchestra in accom- anying
a singer, which has heretofore not been
it's strongest point. The soloist Of the
evening, Mr.. Holmes Cowper. was liberal
both in song and in the granting Of en-
cores. He repeated his successes Of last
winter and spring in this state, singing
with taste and suoothness and adequate
emotional and'intellec Interpretation.
He gave Lincoln concert goers an OPP
portunity to hear the beautiful Bee
thoven "Adelside" as we'll as the we'll.
known "Serenade" OF Schubert, besides
a group Of Euelis songs. AS encores
he sang Welsh Folk Song, and bal
lad entitled "To Mary" believe, and OF
no especial musical value. Nevertheless
the singer gave it with appropriate OK.
preston. The concert ended with the
beautiful Mozart Symphony, one OF the
most perfect examples 10 existence OF
classical sonata form. The fifth and
Last concert Of the present series will be
given under the baton OF Mr.. August
Hagenow. Monday March Goth. at the
Oliver. On that occasion Mr.. Bicknel
Young a we'll known baritone OF Chi
cago. will appear.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-02-18
traction, and range from 25c to az. Seats
now on sale.


The greatest romantic play, 1.-THE
Prisoner Of Zenda," will be presented at
the Oliver theatre by Frohman com.
pany on Thursday evening, February
23. The play was first given dt Mr..
Frohman's theatre, with II. II. Sothern
in the title role, and he vas followed by
Howard Gould, who has played it ever
since and will play it here. The dra-
matization was made for Mr.. Frohman
by r.. r. Rose. The airy atmosphere
OF romance is not it's least charm. A
fine company and a carload OF special
scenery 10 carried. Mr.. Howard Gould
heads the list and he is assisted by
Messrs. r.. +. McClannin, Vaughan Gla-
ser, Albert Perry, Duncan Harris. Rob
ert CONFESS. the Misses Margaret Ful.
Ter. Nellie Strickland, Amy Ricard and
others. Prices $3.50, 81, Is, 80 and 25c.
Seats on sale Wednesday morning at 8
sharp. Secure your seats early.
Sousa says OF popular music: I'm
general way, l should sly that popular
music becomes such when at it's first
hearing it attracts, either through its
rhythm, oddity or intervals. or through
all three, the attention OF the auditor
and creates a desire for second hear.
ing. 1t then becomes contagious and
RACES with more or less violence. II
the composition is based on natural
laws it stands a chance Of living after
the epidemic is subdued, but IL it is
ephemeral in character. it dies after
running it's brief course According to
this statement the ear is the slowest of
the senses to adopt anything new It
repels strange sounds and consequently,
Mr.. Sousa Gays. the inventor Of new
combinations OF musical sounds must
work assiduOusly. Sousa's latest com.
positions show the same freshness and
fertility OF melodic invention that have
always distinguished bis work and when
his great band reaches this city in the
course Of his present transcontinental
concert tour 1.-The March Kings" local
admirers will have an opportunity Of
hearing his latest compositions played
as only Sousas band can play them.
Sousa and his wonderful band comes to
the Oliver theater Friday evening. Feb.
ruary "a, Tor one concert only. Prices
$3.50, 81. Toe and Soc. Seats on sale
Thursday morning at 8 sharp.
The repertoire Of the Chase Lister
Theater company, which opens weeks
engagement at the Funke next Monday
night is decided departure from the
class Of plays presented by the usual
popular priced companies. The COM
pany contains an exceptional number of
clever specially members besides the
regular members. Each night special
ties will be given between the acts. do
ing away with the usual tiresome waits
On Monday night Angie, a beautiful
pastoral comedy in four acts. presented
with beautiful scenery and wardrobe,
including eight specially acts and over
twelve musical numbers Of high order.
Prices 10, 20 and 30 cents. Ladies ad-
mitted free on Monday evening il &C.
companied by one 30 cent paid ticket.
Special matinee Washingtons birthday,
Feb. o. Prices 10 and 25 cente. Seats
on sale this morning at a. IN.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-02-18
TIME is MONEY.

When you are travelling, due con
sideration should be given to the
amount of time spent in making your
journey.
The Union Pacific is the best line and
makes the fastest time by many hours
to Salt Lake City, Portland and Cali.
fornia points.
For time tables, folders, illustrated
books, pamphlets descriptive of the ter.
ritory traversed, call at City Office, 1914
y st. f. b. SLossoN,
Gen. Agent.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-02-18
JEWELRf-sATIsFACT GUARANTEED
OR MONEY REFUNDED.

OR MONEY REFUNDED.
Jewelry OF our manufacture war.
ranted togive the wearer satisfaction or
money refunded.
we manufacture a complete line in
rolled gold plate, gold filed, gold front
A complete line OF jewelry of our
manufacture is for sale by Bradden &
hassman, OF Waverly Neb. Call a. the
store and examine the line. Prices low
ana goods first class. W.T.. Main @
Manufacturing Jewellers, Iowa City.