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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28
THE UNITED VERDE.

Boston Financial News: There was a
rumor on the street yesterday afternoon
that w. A. Clark had sold the United
Verde for $50. 600, 900. Local copper men
had no knowledge of the deal, bu it was
recalled that enator Clark was dicker-
ing with French capitalists at the time
the Amalgamated Copper company was
being foated. Nothing definite has been
reported in regard to the output of the
United Verde. Clark's income has been
v%ariously estimated at from $50, DOC, 900 to
500. OOO, 900 from his mine alone.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28
$50 sets Of teeth SO DR.. Wix.
SPRINGS.

You miss the opportunity OF your life
II you do not give Crystal Springs a cali.
One who has been there once will always
call again. Only five miles from Butte,
Finest bicycle road in the country. Elec-
trio fountain display every evening. The
only one in the state. Best cafe and bar
Service strictly first-class. Most modern
improved plunge and private baths.
Open all day and night. Boating on the
lake. .
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28

notice of his intention to appeal to the
supreme court from the decision made
by Judge Clancy dismissing the COM
plant.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28

Another crimp in high prices for high
grade Groceries in this reliable store.
Large Fancy Cooking Apples ............
q lbs. 75c
Our Santos Coffee is the grade most
stores sell you for ava ................
Oar price 7oc pound
75c Grade Spiderleg Tea ................
soc per pound
Poets Bros. Sea Foam Washing Pow
ger ................. 49,. ..............
Six packages z5c
Imported Holland Herrings .............
49, IS-lb. Kegs $I.7S
Strictly Fresh Eggs
Per dozen 7Oc
Dusky Diamond and G%randpa's Tar
soap ............ .............. .........
Per cake SC
3 Cans Early June Peas
3 Cans 7Sc
Sweet Corn, every car guaran-
3 Cans CSC
Rice is what you want ................
&c per pound
Separator Butter ................
Per pound 7Sc
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28

Mountain House Coal. Trail Creek,
Mont.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28

Wylie's National Park tour. the best.
Call at room 30 Silver Bow block.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28
$40 sets Of teeth $40. Dr. Wix.
GRAND EXCURSION TO HELENA
VIA GREAT NORTHERN RY.

Good going September 2 and 3: return
ing, good until September 4, $500 round
trip.
Good going on special train $50 a. M,
September 4: returning on special train
eav Helena $50 a. M, September 4,
$500 round-trip.
Tickets on sale at Al North Main street
and depot.
j. E DAWSON,
General Agent.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28

500 sets Of teeth $40. DIR. Wix.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28
FURNISHED

s-room modern frame; Dakota St. $50 90
4-reom modern brick, South Main. IS 90
S-room modern house. Dakota St.... 16 so
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28

$50 Gets Of teeth SO Dr.. Wix.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28

In the suit Of Charles Dockman against
the De krekos, the plaintiff has given
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28

Al the request of the county attorney
the setting of the case Of the state agains'
Llewellyn S. Hatch. charged with hay
ing appropriated to his own use 500 be.
longing to an eastern insurance com
pany, was vacated by Judge Clancy to,
day. 1t will not be reset until after the
return of Colonel H. c. Kessler, whose
testimony is desired.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28

Charlotte S. Eager has commenced an
action against Anton Strasser to fore
close a mortgage given by the defend
ant to secure the payment of a pr5;ut,s
sorry note for 81 900. The amount alleged
to be due is $873.0 8.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-28

An information charging John O'Neill
with the burglary of NJ. J.. Harrington's
room in Riley's boarding house, at Cen
t~erville, a few weeks was filed by the
prosecuting attorney. The prisoner asked
for and was granted until next Saturday
to make his plea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

time the locality south of Twenty third
Street was a high hill, and upon this
was his mansion house, known as
Chelsea, and in this house were writ
ten not only his works of learned re-
search, but also the little poem which
has made his name so widely known.
The mansion has long since diSap-
peared, and the hill, dug down to it's
base, has gone to fill up the water lots
on Washington and West Streets.
HISTORY OF THE POEM.
In 1852, DR.. George H Moore, of the
New York Historical Society, resolved
to obtain if possible from its modest
author an autograph copy of his IA
nous poem. and his success may be
learned from the following letter:
New York, March Is, 1852.
Dear Sir,-I have the pleasure to in
form you that DR.. Clement C Moore
has been so kind as to comply with my
request (made at your suggestion) to
furnish for the archives of our society
an autograph copy of his justly cele-
brated Visit from St. Nicholas I now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

OF turkeys there is always such a
generous supply that dozens are given
away to charity. Yet the President is
always glad to receive them for they
show the good wishes of the people as
other gifts could not 1t is said that
the President never chooses one of the
fifty turkeys for his Christmas dinner,
but dimes OF turkey from his Ohio
home.
For many years the President of the
United States used to personally write
letters to the people who sent him
gifts, thanking them for their thought
fulness- This custom was kept up as
late as the days of General Grant but
in the great prosperity wave which
swept over the country a few years
later, the gifts became 50 numerous
that the President could not reply to
them personally, and he therefore dele
gated the task to his secretary, who
wrote cordial letters Of acknowledge
ment.
President Arthur resumed the writing
OF personal letters. but gave it up after
the first Christmas It took too much
of the Executives time. The President
he soon saw had no right to take up
that time which belonged to the people,
in personal letter-writing; and so nu-
merous were the gifts that year that it
took one person a whole week to thank
the donors
President Cleveland never attempted
the task and his secretary acknowl-
edged the presents for him. So much
red tape was employed that many a
gift was not acknowledged, greatly to
the distress of Mrs. Cleveland who is
most punctilious upon such matters.
On one occasion a barrel of oranges
was sent TO the White House, addressed
to the President. They were delivered
at the entrance of household supplies
and were received by the cook who
put them to regular family uses 1t
was not until an angry letter arrived
from the donor that the subject was in
Vestgated and the error discovered
Last Christmas a Western farmer
sent the President a pair of prairie
dogs in a wire cage. Other additions
have been made in the geological de-
partment from time to time, and, had
they all been saved, the White House
would have a 200" OF no small pro
portions.
The flower and plant enthusiast also
has had his turn at sending presents to
the President The specimens have
covered wide range, of both cultfvat-
ed and wild plants, but of course. il
has been impossible to make any use
of them In every instance a letter Of
thanks is written by one of the private
secretaries
Mr. CortelyOu, private secretary to
President and Mrs. Mckinley. will ac-
knowledge the presents this year. and
1t is his earnest wish. as well as the
wish of his assistants, that they be not
so numerous but that he can say thank
YOU for all, before the month Of Janu-
airy has expired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

enclose it to you. I hardly need call
your attention to the distinctness and
beauty of his handwriting, very re-
narlSable considering his advanced age
Che completed his eighty-second year
in July lasD and his much impaired
eyesight.
These lines were composed for his
two daughters as a Christmas present
about forty years ago, and they We're
copied by a relative of Dr.. MOOre'S in
her album, from which a copy was
made by a friend of hers from Troy,
and much to the surprise of the au-
thor, were published (fOr the first time)
in a newspaper of that city.
I'm an interview that 1 had yesterday
with DR.. Moore he told me that port
". rubicund Dutchman, living in the
neighborhood of his fathers country
eat-Chelsea-sugg to him the
idea of making St. Nicholas the hero
of his Christmas piece for his children.
I remain, very respectfully, your
Obedient servant.
GEORGE H. MOORE"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
CHRISTMAS WITH
PRES. M'KINLEY.
And Some Of the Presents Which the
Executive and His Wife are
Enjoying This Yule.

President Mckinley. like his prede-
cessOrs, is the recipient OF many anu
curious Christmas gifts. Good-neaIteu
souls from the Atlantic TO the EdCAllCf
delight in sending their Executive such
tokens of their good feeling as thsS
can afford or as their farms can ylelo-
These tokens are oIIeh SIoMH - r.
friendly hands of the donors mem mem
selves; and 50, to the eye OF the EAS7i-
dent, they have an added beauty
The gifts for the President began %
arrive some weeks ago. One OF the IlrSt
was contained in large canvas pag-
The bag was tied around the neck wiz
a string, and when opened II was lou 1
to contain two dozen large red-cneeEAeo
apDles The bag bore a tag marked
Maine; so, if the apples are kept Aoil5
enough, the President viii nave the
pleasure of putting his teeth llIO
ripe red Maine apple on Christmas LAY
The apples. by the way, were what IIleS
call in London luncheon apples, appleS
too good for the table, but just tns
thing to be handed around IN the Aiiio-
die of the day
The usual supply of pumpkins has
reached the White House, and II -
whispered that they were 50 numerous
this wear that the President was com
PEELED to forward them to the hOSplta!s
of Washington. Pumpkin PIE IS d uelis
cacy that may be allowed the SICK II
the crust be thin and the pie thlcki anu
for that reason Mrs. Mckinley DIS
patched the big yellow fruit as II came
in, reserVing half a dozen Tor CLI4Sl-
mas use in the White House
A gift which greatly delighted the
President, giving him more pleasure
it is said, than any fruit of tree, was a
box of very fine wheat from the West
The wheat was whole, large and White
and was of so beautiful nature, from
an agricultural standpoint, that it was
exhibited for some days before being
put through the necessary processes
Heads of cabbage, immense cauIi-
flower, egg plant and such specimens
of the garden as can be sent some dis
lance have been plentifuny received,
and take it all in all, the President
will not need to go shopping for his
Christmas dinner, as far as vegetables
are concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
HOW TO WRITE A
CHRISTMAS POEM.
Dr.. Moore Composed His Famous
"Visit From st. Nicholas as a
Christmas Present to His Children.

Probably no ballad written by an
American is so widely known or has
been SO often reprinted as the Visit
from st. Nicholas" Its author, Glenn
ent c. Moore, was born in New York.
July 10, 1871, his father, Rev Benjamin
Moore, being the bishop of the diocese
After a course of study at Columbia
College he was graduated in 1898.
Inheriting from his ancestors a large
tract of land, in New York City. en-
bracing the entire district between
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

Eighth Avenue and the river and ex-
tending from Nineteenth to Twenty
fourth Streets, he generously donated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

to the Theological Seminary the block
between Twentieth and Twenty-first
Streets, west of Ninth Avenue. At that
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-10
Nnn-Migratine Birds.

In Cebu. which is 40 miles long by
twenty miles wide at its greatest width
Prof. Worcester found what he had
been assured did not exist in the ISL
and, namely. fair-siZed patch OF for
est on tolerably smooth ground. He
spent several weeks exploring this spot
adding thirty-seyen species TO the
known list of birds there. bringing the
total up TO 125. OF Siquigor. Professor
Worcester says: THE birds form a
somewhat miscellaneous assemblage.
Ten or twelve miles of water may
seem small matter to the people OF
America. where our change of seasons
drives many of our birds from north
TO south and back again, but in the
tropics. where birds may be born,
grow old and die within the limits Of
a single grove. and never suffer want
Of food or shelter. the effect of bar
-ier of these dimensions IL far more
noteworthy. In the present instance
numerous species Of birds have either
utterly failed to eros from the neigh
boring islands. or. having reached the
island, have been unable to live and
multiply. BY dill cent search. carried
on for weeks on two different occa-
sions. we were abe TO raise the total
number OF species. and. as was perhaps
TO be anticipated. nearly all of the
thirty-four are species which range
widely throughout the archipelago
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-10
Are Attained by Birds.

We are often asked how lung differ
ent species of birds live. but there is
little definite information 10 be had
on the subject. Recently Mr.. ]. II.
Quincy has brought together num-
Der OF statements on this subject, and
discusses 1t at some length. Mr..
Dresser. in his birds of Europe" gives
an instance of raven having lived 60
years. Mr.. Meade-Waldo has in cap
tiyity a pair OF eagle owls (Bubo max
imus), one of which is 6S and the 9TH
or SO years old Since 1864 these birds
have bred regularly, and have now
reared ninety-three young ones. A
Batteleur eagle and condor in the
Geological Gardens at Amsterdam are
still alive at the respective ages of IS
and So. An imperial eagle of Sc, a
golden eagle of AZ and a sea eagle of
AZ, and many other birds OF the age OF
10 downward, are also recorded.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-10
The Quest of Inertia

Pete" exclaimed Wandering Mike,
I'm gittin' restless"
Don't do it, Take things easy while
We kim"
Ever since / dropped into dat lee
ture hall last winter to git warm I've
| had sometin on me mind an / can't
git ii loose. 1t rankles in me con-
science an overwhelms me wit re-
liZin' sense of de resistlessness of fate.
Dis life amt nottin' but one hardluck
story any way you take it. But man
| of brains kin sometimes git de best OF
| de situation"
Dat lecture mus OF sunk into yer
system deep"
1T did. But I've got scheme datll
help out. De mex time we takes a
freight train, we'll take one goin' east"
What fur?"
Ibid you ever hear of velocity?"
"Sure. Dey's got tree wheels an de
kinchens tries to run over you wit
EN-"
'Dats close to, but not next Velocity
IS what de world moves wit. It's so
many miles a second. We're goin' it,
all de time: shown from west to east,
an when you thinks ye're restin'. it's
only another delusion an a snare. You
can't stop movin'."
Well" asked Flooding Pete. dis
contentedly, what re you goin' to do
about it?'
"Jes' what l told ye. De worlds
movin' from west to east. De only
chance to neutralizc de swiftness is TO
take a train goin' from east to west.
dunno as we kin hope for any actual
repose, but it's de only chance see fur
anmin' anywhere near it,
Its q bright idea, but it won't do"
why not?"
1T only work ont way. We can't
eep on ridin' west fur ever. An t'ink
de double exertion when we have
to turn around an conc dc other way"
Washington Star.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-10
The Eternal Fitness.

"YOu--y you want to see meY said the
business man. as he turned in lfs Office
chair Mt the entrance of n stranger.
Yes. sir" was the reply from the
well-dressed. prosperous looking caller
IL left your house half an hour ago"
I'm, One OF my wifc's relatives
brother or something 2"
mo. sir ] am tramp. called there
to ask for an old coat. and she hunted
me up this outrit-overcoat. business
suit. hat, shoes, everything. These
things must have cost you at least
$50
Nearer 500. growled the business
man.
Don't doubt 1t. but you see the fix
I'm in? There is such thing rs the
eternal fitness of things. can't go
around striking folks for nickle in
no such rig-out as this"
MOI"
"And no one would think of asking
me to carry out ashes or shovel snow"
"Well?"
"Well. you'll have TO give me Job
or shall have to return the clothes"
The merchant scratched his head.
sighed heavily. and. ringing his bell,
he said to the boy who answered il:
Joseph. tell Mr.. Markham TO put
this gentleman 10 work at SIS per
week and advance him as fast as his
talents and attention to my interests
seem to deserve"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-10

aFunnv thing Ia. 5pened to me when
waz unrkinx for Blankety Blank &
~ IN rhicagn.- s~ad a New Orleans
shadow dresser. Il had big window
On clark street that seemed as Ii IL
vas hoodooed. No matter what I put
there II appeared to he impossible to
ettract any attention. and tho mslag-
ar who was keen as a hawk. began
N erumble because he never saw any,
hodv looking in. / used to lay awake
nights racking NY brains for new
schemes. but il was no go. One day.
when l was feeling pretty blue. told
our negro porter to clear everything
out preparatory to making a big dis
play OF special line of shirts.
ale was fat. black. trifling fellow.
and | guess he must have been out at
a cakewalk the night before. for ne fell
fast asleep In a chair in the middle OF
the window. ! ives on the point OF
waking him up and giving him hts.
when / happened 10 notice how ex-
tremely ludicrous he looked. His head
was on one side, his enormous mouth
wide open, and his limlG relaxed In
the oldest pastures imaginable; In
short, he was n Perfect picture OF
lazy rascal in happy slumber. That
gave me an idea. | didn't say word.
hut grabbing a piece OF pasteboard l
dashed off a sier: Dreaming of Our
Dollar Shirts and stood 1t quietly
against his knees.
Then gently rolled up the curtain
and awaited developments. Well. the
hit that window made Is the pet tradi-
ton OF the store 20 this day. People
simply blockaded the sidewalk. and
YOU could hear them laughing a block
away. The funniest part about 1t was
that nobody supposed for moment 1t
could possibly be the real thing. They
thought II was clever piece OF acting,
or else a wonderful wax figure. That
the coon was actually asleep never oc-
Cured to any one, and stood around
with my heart in my mouth for fear
the noise would arouse him
nIt didn't, however. and he snored
away peacefully until nearly 4 o'clock.
Then he woke up with start. and was
so surprised he came near jumping
through the plate glass. The spectators
howled, and that night the house
raised my salary. tried to work the
same scheme afterward, but It was a
failure. The darby couldn pretend
worth cent"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-10
Al the Ticket Window.

"When does the next train that stop.
Mt cAllistcrvillc leave hereY
You will have 10 wait four hours"
81 think not"
"Well. maybe you know better thar
/ do whether I'm expecting to trave
on that train myself or whether | an
lnquiring for u relative that's visiting
at my house and wanted me TO cal
here and ask about II and save her tn,
trouble because she's packing up hcl
things and expects to take that train
herself and not me and maybe yot
think it's your business to stand be
hind there and try to instruct people
about things they know rs well as you
IL not better, but my idea is that you're
put there because they couldn't use yoi
In the switching department and per
haps you'll learn some day to give PEG
pie civil answers when they ask yot
civil questions. young man; my opin
ion is you won'ti'
with gasp)-"Yes, ma'am. Chs
cago Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-10
Indignant woma nhood .

When quiet had been restored, thu
delegate in pink organize, with paraso
TO match. resumed:
MADAME Chairperson," exclaime,
the delegate. earnestly. 81 feel tn
force of all that has been said concern
ing the necessity for us. the women .
the nation, TO nominate a clean candi
date! have the honor to present Il
you the name of such candidate: on
Nho was never known TO wear tn
same shirt waist more than three day
at n stretch"
Here all was again confusion. dele
gates crying out that the money powe
was trying to control them-Detroi
Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-10
Humorous Items.

II thought kittens purred and bird
sang
"rhat's it, of course"
"Pshaw! Did you never hear of
lark. spurT-Philadc'ph Bulletin.
First Go1t--You'd better be careful
about eating that.
Second Goat--Why so?
"Billy, over there. ate an old silk on
the other day, and he's been talking
through II ever since. brooklyn Lis
1ramp-Yep. lady, Use known iron
Maine to California as Printed Cal
CO"
I.ady-What a funny name. VIVA
do they call you that for?
Tramp-'Cause If yer went to was
me Id run.-Chicago News.
~ hsve observed that the West i
extrtinS n growing influence over th
East; even our Eastern flowers hav
attained to Western habits; they re
MIND me of those desperados who dis
charge their weapons before they TAX
them from their pockets"
"Hcw is thaty''
"Why. they shoot before they show
their pistols Richmond Dispatch
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-10

Appreciated the Value Of the Oh
Gentleman,s Pew.


a man who had not been to churcl
FOR a very long time finally hearkencs
TO the persuasions of his wife, and de
cided to go. He got the family all TO
gether and they started early. Ar
irving at the church there were yer,
few people in il. and no pew opener
at hand, SO the man led his family wei
up the aisle. and took possession of ,
nice pew.
Just as the service was about to be
gin, n ponderous looking old man cam,
in, walked up TO the door of that pew
and stood there, exhibiting surprisl
that ii was occupied. The occupants
moved over and offered him room ts
sit down, but he declined to he seated
Finally the old man produced a card
and wrote upon 1t. with pencil
II pay for this pew"
He gave the card TO the strange &C
cupant, who. had he been like mos
people. would have at once got up ant
left. But the intruder adjusted hi
glasses, and, with smile. read tn,
card. Then he calmly wrote, beneatl
IL:
How much do you pay a year,"
To this inquiry the pOmpous old mar
gentleman, still standing, wrote alb
ruptly:
Ten pounds
The stranger smiled as though he
were pleased, looked round to compare
the pew with others, admired its nice
cushions and furnishings. and wrot
back:
Il don't blame you. 1t is well wortl
IT,"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-10
A Pertinent Question

Policeman (who has carried woman
out of burning building) Your name
please? l have TO make report yol
know.
Rescued Woman Jane Alathca. Jar
Wis, and I'm the most grateful human
being that ever
Policeman-That's all right. ma'am
Age please?
Rescued Woman-None of your busl
ness, sir!-Chicago Tribune.