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years since during which the house,
hold has failed to be blessed with
baby. These years were 1874, 1883, 1887,
1888 and 1896. But two of them were
In succession, and in the succeeding
years twins were born.
OF the entire % children there were
but the two sets Of twins, which were
born in 1889 and 1898. One of each
set of twins is dead. Mrs Swartwood
can recite the hour and day each child
was born.
Regarding her married life Mrs.
Swartwood talked freely. Il was mar
ried when I was IA years old. I low
ed Will when l was girl and I want
ed to be married. Ever since we have
been very happy, and l would not
change places with any rich woman. Look
at these children! Amt they riches
enough, and every one living at home
except the two girls that got married.
them all here, although it does crowd
us bit. We haven't got a big house,
as YOU can see, and every bit of the
space is used. Walk into the dining
room there and look at the table,
1t was table to look at of gener-
Gus width and very long. 1t bore
plates and knives and forks for % peo-
pie. At intervals were great piles of
bread.
ut keeps me and the girls pretty
busy looking after the eating and
washing for our big family" resumed
Mrs. Swartwood when 7 came out of
the dining room. "Father makes about
SO a month. and the boys bring in
about $50 month. and. while we get
along nicely, we have nothing to spare.
We've given all the children as good
schooling as they can get around here"
What do you think Of married life?''
I ventured to ask.
We'll, I ought to know, I guess. Who
was it said married life was one long
sweet dream? Grover Cleveland,
wasn't it? Well. I agree with him. It
has been to me. Every woman should
get married. I think. I don't know
much about the new woman, but if she
don't believe in married life I don't
want to know anything about her.
What's as happy as having children to
love you and you loving them?
None of my children has been a
source of grief, trouble or anxiety to
me. and think God has been espeei-
ally kind to give me so many. Yes
sir. you can put me down as believing
in the married woman who believes in
having children"
Mr. Swartwood. who is an engineer
on the Jersey Central railroad, has
been receiving the congratulations OF
his fellow workmen for several days
upon mis- wife giving birth to the 25th
child.
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flied under few heads. There is your
frank hobbledehoy, who despises affec-
tion, and who, in consequence, is apt to
be rough and ill-mannnered; then the
sweety girl, who puts on an indescrib-
able smile of faulty and whom you feel
at times you would like to shake; next
the aristocratic girl, conscious of nfr
position, who has nothing to say, and
therefore does not say it; as the last
and funniest development of all, the in
experienced little girl from the nursery,
who thinks 1t is the thing to be little
rapid l suppose that girls of that
youthful age consider me an old maid
and would be surprised to know that
l by no means envied them, and that
they afforded me the greatest enter.
tainment, but 1t is true, nevertheless r.
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CASE, GRANVILLE & ERWIN &c


ladies of the town may prove success
full The people have signed it, with
very few exceptions. 1t Is now being
presented to the business men.
A Thanksgiving dance is to be given
at Handel Bros hall at the Mussel-
shell crossing
Mrs. H. b. Segur, who has spent sew
eral weeks visiting in various points in
Nebraska and Kansas, returned home
Sunday night.
Attorney J. I'll. Johnston of Miles City
came up with the football team as
referee. Saturday
Walter Anderson of the Red Lodge
Picket was in town Thursday.
DR.. Fox and his daughter, Miss Nell
lie, came down from Red Lodge to see
"Puddn'head Wilson" at the opera
house Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Handel are in town from
the Musselshell and are the guests of
Mrs. Handlers mother. Mrs Stockwell
Mrs. Miller, another daughter of Mrs.
stockwell from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is
also her guest.
Mrs. Frank Purcell has returned from
a visit to her parents at Eureka
Springs, Ark
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guests took their departure. Those
present We're: Mr.. and Mrs. Doran. Mr..
and Mrs. Curruthers, Mrs. Gates, Mrs.
Turner, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Polberg.
Misses Mary and Emma Iacky, Jennie
and Mary Curruthers, Alice and Bessie
Bryant, Laura Olsen, Ruby Sage, Stel
la Shoeman. Mabel Steinburn, Vena
Sheldon, Ollie Tucker; Messrs Jess
Sheldon, Ed Sheldon, Henry Young,
Joe Meany, Tom Holland, Gordon Sage
Will McDole, Harry White and Master
Kirby Doran.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Beal of German
gulch spent a few days with Butte
friends the latter part of the week
Mrs. A. Fl Wethy entertained the
Daughters of the Revolution and their
husbands at dinner Thursday evening.
Mrs. r. F. Leggat and daughter,
Miss Ruth who have spent the sum-
mer with their son and brother. J. Ben
ton Leggat, have returned to their
home in st. Louis.
Mrs. F. P. Holbrook charmingly en-
tertained the Euchre Club on Friday
afternoon. The guests were Mrs. w.
McC. White, Mrs. Wilson. Mrs, Freund
Mrs Forbis, Mrs. Cotter, Mrs Long,
Mrs. Connell, Mrs. Shaw and Mrs.
Dixon
Mrs. James Forbis gave a dinner to
a large number of her friends Thurs
day evening. "
very pretty wedding occurred on
Wednesday evening at the residence
of Frank Bateman at No. 143 West
Boardman street. Miss Pearl Bateman,
a beautiful young lady whose admirers
numbered her entire list of acquaint-
ances, and Miles Mcdowell were .he
principals to the contract. Miss Bate
man is a native of Silver Bow county,
and what adds to the novelty of the
union is the fact that the groom is
also a native of the same county. the
lady having ueen born in Butte and the
groom in Rocker. The bride was at
tended by Miss Maggie Rankin and the
groom by Guy Newkirk, a cousin of
the bride. The Bateman home was not
large enough to accommodate all who
desired to call and pay their respects
to the happy young couple. A we'd
ding supper was served. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Bateman are pioneers of this
part of the state and their many
friends extend their congratulations to
their daughter and her very popular
husband.
Mrs. George Stephens of Walkerville
has returned from a three months visit
with relatives and friends in New Jer-
sey.
The Boilermakers' union gave it's first
annual ball at Renshaw hall last We'd
nesday night. The affair was a grand
success and largely attended. The pro-
gramme consisted of 20 dances. The
special feature of the occasion was a
cakewalk by two little girls, Annie
Smith and Florence King, one of whom
was dressed to represent a boy The
music was excellent and the ball was
pronounced one of the best of the sea-
SON.
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GLORIES IN HIS WlFE'S LOSS.
Male Brute Extends Thanks to the Man
Who Stole Watch

Who Stole n Watch.
In recent issue of a New York pa
per appears the following letter to the
editor:
Sir: l take pleasure in reporting
through your columns the fact that nv
wife yesterday lost the chatelaine
watch that she has, or had, the bad
habit of wearing dangling to a pendant
on the bosom of her gown when she
had occasion to deck herself to go down
town or elsewhere on the streets. I
have long insisted that women VINO
wore their watches in such a manner
cid but tempt thieves to steal; yet my
words had no effect upon her, and day
after day have l seen her go out only to
see her come home again with the
watch still there and smile of scorn
on her face for me. Yesterday when
she returned there was neither smile
nor watch. | also desire to extend my
sincere thanks ito the gentlemanly and
urbane pickpocket for pinching the
bauble. He has taught her in one or
two seconds what / have been years
trying to teach her, and / am SO CRATE
full that / am almost tempted to offer
him SIS as token Of my esteem.
l gave the watch to my wife dozen
years ago and nobody knows how much
l have regretted my thoughtless kind
ness. shall make no effort to recover,
the trinket, and If any other men, situ
ated as l have been, want to combine
with me to organize a society for the
prevention of women wearing their
watches on the outside of their clothes
in public places, l shall be glad to do all
I can to get them together and solidify
them as one man. With these few re-
marks ] shall close by again extending
to the pickpocket in question the con-
tinued assurance of my distinguished
consideration. P. X K.
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NOT ON THE ARM.
Interesting Experience of q Pretty SCHOOL,
mn'am With Vaccine.

mn'an With Vaccine.
During the past week there occurred
one of those incidents which come to
the surface only in times of smallpox
epidemics Or scares. The progresses
, ing young lady Is one of Butte's charm
ing school teachers, and, of course, the
rigid rule of the health board is no
| respecter of sex when the health of the
community is at stake. Therefore the
lady found herself tip-toeing into a
doctors office.
AT leisure, doctor?"
Hardly; I've vaccinated 160 to-day
and ! should say that SO more are wait
ing their turn in the next room. Step
into this room and I'll attend to your
case at once, however"
She sat on the settee and bit the fin
| ger ends of her lavender gloves while
she awaited the return of the doctor
who had stepped into the general wait
ing room to tell the throng that he
would be back in a minute"
Now, Observation-Disclosures know
may call again pretty soon? / think
l. yes-my aunt may want to come
with me and-be vaccinated'
Better take this opportunity. Time
| is a scarce article these days.
well, now, doctor. don't want to
be vaccinated on the arm
Take this chair, if you please, and
| we will
''Sir-r-r, I didn't say where, did 1?
| Oh, excuse mel
There was dull-hued silence and the
heartbeats of the brave young lady who
dareS to face a whole roomful of ro-
bust school boys made the ticking of
the mantel clock sound like the wall of
a dying chipmunk. She recoiled under
/ the courteous admonitions of the time
pressed physician. who was now beconl-
ing impatient lest the sun go down be-
fore the hay was made. The little vac
cine point held in the hand of the doc
tor seemed to say to her, ''I'll not say a
word" But the demure visitor would
rather be in a bowling wilderness sur
rounded by tigers. bear, mice and pam
theirs than to submit to what her feel
ings then regarded as a terrible ar
raignment. a narrowing, binding, ruff
fling, smarting, stinging torture. She
! was in for 1T, though, and in the pres
ence of this lone man she yielded to
the demands of the board of health.
She hurriedly left the room, and even
forgot to pay the doctor. so thoroughly
disturbed were her emotions. She said
not word to anybody until she reach
ed the fashionable boarding house
which is her home during the school
term. Then she whispered it all into
the willing and ready ear of her "dar-
lngest' friend, a sister school ma am.
1T was an awfully delightful exper-
ience: but I didn't know 1t was until
got outside of that horrid sweet doc
tors Office. But, dear. just think. T
shall have to mend by brand new long
silk stocking
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FALLING HAIR STOPPED.
Badness Cured by Destroying the Para
site Germ That Causes It.

Badness follows falling hair. falling
hair follows dandruff; and dandruff is
the result of a germ digging its way
into the scalp to the root of the hair,
where it saps the vitality of the hair
To destroy that germ is to prevent as
we'll as to cure dandruff. falling hair,
and. lastly, badness. There is only one
preparation known to do that, Newbro's
Herpicide, an entirely new, scientific
discovery. Wherever 1t has been tried
it has proved wonderfully successful.
1t can't be otherwise, because it ut
terly destroys the dandruff germ You
destroy the cause, you remove the eff
feet"
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THE BREAD-AHD-BUTTER AGE,
Period of Life When Miss Is Apt to Be
a-Nufsance.


One of Byron's objections to the miss
just out of school was that "sIe SMELL
ed so damnably of bread and butter
That is defect easily overcome, which
Is more than can be said of some 9TH
ers young woman of uncertain age
was discussing this period of existence
the other evening and thus expressed
herself:
Among the things for which I am
truly thankful is the fact that 7 have
got beyond that age There is no period
OF her existence, / think. wherein wvm-
an appears to less advantage. 1t is al
most impossible for the average girl of
II not to be conscious, and she has SO
little knowledge of the world that She
is unable to hide her awkwardress. 1t
Is amusing. albeit rather pathetic, 10
see the efforts of the poor things to ap-
pear natural and at their ease and
to say their little say without betraying
that they have prepared it beforehand.
Bread-and butter misses may be class
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SHE LIKES IT.
A Woman With a5 Children Says Mar
riage Is All Right.

Mrs. Samuel Swartwood of Wilkes
barre, Pa, is the mother of the larg-
est family in the United States. AL
though comparatively young wo-
man, being only Al years old, she is
the mother of 25 children, 20 of whom
are living. The youngest is only
few days old, and gives promise of
being, like his brothers and sisters,
hale and hearty.
Mrs Swartwood is remarkably
we'll preserved woman. She was mar
ried when very young, and her first
baby was born IA months after her
marriage. There have been but FIVE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
The Discovery of an Artist. =

In the Cathedral of Nantes, France,
there is a monument to Francis II of
Bretagne and his wife Margaret which
is considered one of the masterpieces of
French sculpture. 1t is over 800 years
old, and until twenty odd years ago no
one knew to whom to ascribe it. Then
by chance an old stone slab was discov-
cred in the same cathedral bearing the
following inscription:
81. lIichel Colonb, was poor for
saken boy whose only home was the
high road, where alone God and orr
Bretagne saints watched over me. l Of
ten forgot to eat and drink while look
ing at the stonecutters who made the
beautiful stone crosses for the holy
place in the diocese of Leon, and my
self carved small images with a wretch
ed knife, when worthy priests took
compassion upon me, fed me and said
to me: Work, thou little one. and look
as much as thou pleasest at the carved
belfry and az the beautiful work of the
guild (sculrtors) Look at all this, love
the good God, the mild Saviour and the
blessed Virgin Mary. Then thy name
shall be honored in the diocese of Leon
and in the beautiful Bretagne.' This l
did for long while that l might be-
come good workman, and then our
Duchess Anna gave me an order to cut
monument to our gracious Duke
Francis II and the Duchess Margaret "
-Harper's Bazaar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19

said. Had he seen Schafner lose money
he would have arrested b5th the player
and the proprietor.
]. Thomas, better known as Tom
my" Majors. a First ward character of
several years standing and a county
constable. testified that he went to
Chief Ripley before the latter's recent
departure from the city and asked per-
mission to run a poker game in his own
bedroom, but was refused. Chief Ripley
told him, he said. that he could not let
him run, because all the other games
in town would want to open up if
Majors were given tie privilege. NJ sjors
said he took a chance and opened
anyhow, and was raided one day while
he was away. When asked whether
he was not sore he replied: You
bet I'm sore. and way down sore too.
and TIL get even with them If il takes
all the money I've got-and I've got a
lot. too
He then told how he notified Chief
Ripley that poker game was running
at the Hunter club. 126 Washington
street. and that when the chief paid no
attention to him he got c. NJ. Wilson,
an angel" to swear out a warrant
and he (Thomas) and his associates
raided the place. The game opened
again, he said. and then the police
raided IT, This was the extent of his
information on the subject of gambling.
Yes" said Thomas. in reply to a ques-
ton, Il know my duty as citizen, and
/ would have been busy for thirty years
if 1 had tried to do il by squealing
whenever 1 knew a crime was being
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19

sign of life In the eggs Is the formation
of little clot, generally red or pink.
which increases with remarkable rapid
ity. until in few days the complete
form of little fish is plain to the eye.
But it is rather a hideous little mon
ster that wriggles out of the egg finally.
1t resembles a fish only because it
wriggles and moves like one. Otherwise
it looks more like fevered dream after
too much broiled lobster or Welsh rab-
bit. 1t is a transparent body, with a
globular swelling where its fine. fishlike
lines ought to be, and its eyes are i'm
mense goggles. Then the fish wise men
watch the things most carefully.
This is a critical period of the young
things growth. and fall or rise OF a
degree in the temperature of the water
may mean death to millions of salmon.
Generally men remain on guard night
and day in the big hatcheries TO watch
their charges at this time. If they pull
through. it is beautiful to see the sue
cessive changes as the tiny swimmers
cast off their hideous appendages and
turn into dainty, slender, silvery crea-
lures that dart through the water like
bubbles of air and form in thick swarms
in the corners of the tanks. where they
hang like bees. New York Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
Thcaters In New zealand.

A New Zealand correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun writes:
1.-The first floor of their theaters is
fiat, supplied with plain, Imprinted
wooden benches, with open backs. The
balcony, the fashionable place, contains
only cheaply upholstered benches, and
is badly ventilated. Early door tickets
at 1873 cents extra are sold, admitting
the holder an hour before the regular
doors open, that he may obtain first
choice of the implanted benches. Five
minutes before the orchestra appears u
big bell, suspended in the theater, is
violently rung, making all but the dead
jump Then all knowing ones under
stand that order is wanted-the stranger
probably thinks it fire alarm bell.
every Saturday night in all New
Zealand towns the people crowd their
leading street. They walk chiefly in the
street in preference to the footpath.
The girls, women, men and boys, young
and old, promenade up and down the
one street. meet friends and stand in
groups in the street. An occasional
cart, cab or tram, driven at breakneck
speed in their midst, makes the people
scatter for moment. with many mar
row escapes. Vehicles, trans, cycles,
etc. turn to the left instead of to the
right. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
ANOTHER INSANE MURDERER.
Brumm, Who Murdered Mollie FlaCler ut
Dimondale. Mich.

Lansing. Mich, May 19.-James H.
Brumm, who murdered Mollie FIagler
at Dimondale last Tuesday, was cap
tured yesterday by the Lansing police.
About 3 a. m. Brumm appeared at his
mothers home here. He was exhausted
half famished, and in a state of COM
plete mental collapse. He had eaten
nothing since the night before the muir
der. and had been on constant march
through the woods ever since.
Brumm's brother promptly notified
the police Of his arrival. Brumm seems
unable to give any account of his crime.
He is undoubtedly insane. Some years
ago he narrowly escaped being sent to
an asylum. Recently his mental condi-
ton had become worse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
How Book Beer Got It's Name.

Macmillan of Bavaria, the first cleo
tor, consulted an English physician re-
garding his consort's sickness, who pre-
scribed for her some buckingham
Double (strong) Beer" After importing
some several times at great expense
Macmillan decided to send his court
brewer to Buckingham to become ia
miliar with the production and manipu-
lation of said unexcelled brew. Upon
the brewer return to Munich the Buck
ingham beer (then abbreviated in name
to Buck. later Book, beer) was hence
forth brewed there and was for the first
time served at the electoral family S
table ON Maximilian's day, Oct. IL,
1923.
At first only used as a medicinal po-
ton, it soon became generally intro
duced as pure food and was ordered to
be brewed hereafter two weeks before
the two weeks after Corpus Christi day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
Says She Paid No Tribute.
Nine. Sarah lie Burne. proprietor OF
q II,,tSa CON
SAW NO GAMBLING AT PROPS.
Officer Whose Business 1t Is to Look After
the Games.

Officer Whose Business 1t Is to Look After
the Games.
Detective Woodbridge contradicted
Schafner's story. Schafner had sworn
that Woodbridge had called at George
Props poker room, told him to stop the
game, and left the game running when
shown a letter to Props from Chief
Ripley. Woodbridge testified that he
had been on the police force for eleven
years. and that for the past five weeks
he had been detailed ito look after ard
suppress gambling" He declared that
Props had maintained "a poker game
where a lot of Jews played for cigars"
On the occasion of the visit of Schafner
and Lauders Woodbridge said the men
were engaged in playing either hearts
or Dinochle- He saw no gambling. he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
why She Was Black.

In describing her visit to one of the
mission schools of Africa Miss Kingsley
tells of a negro girl of IL to whom she
addressed the question, What are you
studyingr"
"Eberyt' ing" replied the child.
What do you known" asked the
young woman.
''Eberyt ing. was the answer.
You are the very person I've been
looking for" said Miss Kingsley.
Now. tell me why you are black. a"
Certainly. I'm black because my
pas pas pa saw Noah without his
clothes on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
Price Put on Chinamen's Heads.

San Francisco. May 19.-The Bow
Wah Tong, or in English. the Chinese
Slave Dealers association, has called
upon a highlander assoc alton to rid the
Chinese community of three men. A
price has been set on the heads of three
members of the Chinese Society for
English Education because it is be-
lieved that they are responsible for the
organization of a vigilance society
among the white people who wish to
put a stop to the iniquities of China
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
Can Give the Guns Away.

Washington, May 19.-The secretary
of war has secured from Judge Advo-
cate General Lieber an opinion con-
firming his right to lean or give to mu-
inequalities, G.. A. X. posts and other
patriotic organiza tions such of the can
non captured from the Spaniards in
Cuba and Porto Rico as are unservice-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
Goes to Chicago for a Bishop.

Omaha, May 1e.-At the session last
night of the diocesan convention of the
Episcopal church of the diocese of Ne
hraska, Rev. Arthur J. Williams, of
Chicago. was elected as coadjutor to
Bishop Worthington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19

Scotland seems a strange place to find
a statue of Abraham Lincoln, and yet
there is one there. IL adorns monu-
ment erected in old Cation buryipg
ground. Edinburgh. to the memory of
the Scottish Americans who fought in
the American civil war. 49,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-19
What London Drinks.

Londoners consume 275, 600. 900 gal
Ions of water a year. They do not drink
all of it, and what they do drink is not
always taken clear, as they use 25, 600. :
600 pounds of tea as well. They do put
down 153, 600, 900 gallons of beer. how
ever. as well as 400. 600 gallons Of
spirits. besides 90. 600, 600 gallons of
mineral waters.