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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-18
RETORT

About 100 clock in the morning, when
the wind was rioting in a frenzy of howl
ing rage about City Hall Square and the
BROOKLYN Bridge entrance, a woman
whose errands took her down Nassau
street, was bpffeting The clemens that
seemed to oppose her advance stey by
step. The snow was driving hard up
from the south, and dashed against the
unprotected faces of travellers with a
sting so sharp as to compel people to
close their eyes even while moving for
ward. In this blinded state the woman
mi question: ound herself stumbling upon
a knot Of "White Wings" who were en-
deavoring to make a clearing at the
crossing of Fulton street.
Hi Jim!' shouted one oft he shoVelerS
you're running down a LADY, n at the
same moment the boss of the gang re-
cued the woman from a fall, stoodh er
upon her feet, and,g living her a good
shake, exclaimed roughly:
pretty weather for you to be out In;
you'd better go home and go to bed"
The woman's spirit, rather crushed by
the storm, rose at the words; n turned
Indignantly toward the man and SAID:
perhaps you'd like to earn my living
for me, so I can stay at home IN such
weather"
The man gave an astonished stare, then
touched his car. :.
..Sure, I'd like to see all the lassies well
caredf or and safe at home, and I'm doin.
my best, ma'am." he said: dom my BEST
New York Tribune .
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FEATHER ROBE.

Denver Post: A feather robe is being
exhibited by F. L. Taylor, a Kansas City
travelling man who is at the Columbia
Hotel. Nothing like it was ever shown
before in Denver, and he regards 1t as
one of the strangest curios that are pro-
duced by the Indians of Old Mexico.
The robe is large enough for a bed
spread, but serves best as an ornament
for a parlor floor, a couch or. In the aD-
sence of a portiere, looks well hung I'M
der an archWay. y
The feathers from four wild geese ana
two sand hill cranes form this most
unique robe. There are two geese DfeastS
side by side on each end and the preasts
| of. the cranes in the center. The wings
of4the birds are placed beside the hatten-
| Q d breasts. nothing having been omitted
by the makers except the necks and the
heads of the fowls. 's@
."Only three OF 4these robes said Mr..
| Taylor, "are known to have been mace.
The Ortiz Indians commenced n work
last year and made two. This one was
| the first since the others were disposed
| of and ii was by accident, perhaps, that
l procured it. 2,
,tI had gone about 40 miles south of
Eel Paso to look at the country and. no.
tioed an Indian with this robe on his
arm. He was walking to Ell Paso 10
sell it. He could not speak English and
through a Mexican interpreter l maze
the trade for it. These Indians have
made a business for years OF construct
i've work. The feather are
traded to other tribes which make blank
cts and moccasins and buckskln apparel.
Their interchange of wares has thus peen
mutually advantageous.
Last year two New Workers traVeled
into the Ortiz Indian country and notco
the genius with which the featherS Oh
wild fowls were preserved and woven
into articles of use. They were especially
taken with the two robes they saw anu
purchased them for comparatively notn-
! ing. When the fasteners returned 10
New York with the robes all their ac-
ouaintances who saw the trophles want
ed some lust like them and an Ell Iaso
curio man was instructed to buy all ne
could get, without regard to price. ne
had ordered the Indians to make Solle
and would likely have secured the one l
got if the Indian had not sold 1t pe1ore
reaching Ell Paso.
The curio man in that city offered me
800 for it, but it is not for sale.
"The most difficult task in their manu-
facture is to cure the skins so that they
will retain the feathers. After pelne
tanned on the inside the wings are al
tached to the breasts by wet raWhlde
thongs. I suppose the squaWs purchasec
the outing flannel which forms the unoe1
i side from a local supply store
| The edges of the outing HAMMER are
~Icrudely scalloped by hand, and the en-
tire work was pronounced most UNIQUE
and is coveted by every one in the hotel
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into the land of the Danube on p%resenta-
ton OF the special photograph certificate
hitherto described. Others must deposit
twenty-five gulden ($12.50) and undertake
an involved, long-Winded proceeding to
get his money back at the end of his So
journ there.
England charges no import duty on
bicycles, so no forma1ities are necessary
when taking a wheel into a port of the
United Kingdom. Italy is as strict in it's
customs administration as any country
on the continent, particularly on the
frontier lines at the little custom houses
on the main highways from neighboring
countries. Many amusing as we'll as mad
dening experiences occur to tourists at
some of such remote points. On the Cor
niche road, for instance, the border line
runs between MentOne, on the French
side, and Grmaildi, on the Italian. A little
stucco-covered stone hut serves the pur-
poses of a custom house on either side of
the line. The Italian officials are passive
and unimpressionable. Tourists are put
through without trouble when they can
show French or English membership
tickets. Otherwise they are submitted to
an ol~d-fashioned inquisition. In the little
house on the Mentone side the atmos-
, phere is much brighter. The French Off
Gals look upon cyclists as ~curiosities and
upon the sport as a huge joke. They
have been in the habit of entering tour
lists without unnecessary ceremony, per-
forming their duty good naturally, and
giving no end of road information will
ingly.
The new arrangements made by the
Touring Club Cyclisto Italiano to cover
the new conditions to be this
year in Europe are announced in three
languages in the current issue of the
clubs monthly publication, the Rivista
Mensile. Parts of the English" version
follow:
ITO members of the T. G. c. l., who
| wish to enjoy the facilitations accord
ed by different states as the temporary
importation of bicycles with exemption
from security deposit, must be kind
| themselves to the following conditions:
q. To be exempt from paying a de-
post the owner of a bicycle must present
to the custom house the card of identity,
together with his photograph. Thu GUS
tom house, having taken notice OF the
correctness of the card of identity. gives
the bearer a certificate of temporary i'm
portation and applies a countersign
Qeady to the bicycle "a few states omit
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T So many changes have been made this
winter in the customs laws relating to
bicycles in most European countries that
tourists intending to cycle abroad next
summer will do we'll to post themselves
on this point. With one important eN-
ception the continental states permit
tourists to enter their bicycles without
the payment of duty under certain con-
ditions. These conditions vary more than
ever this year, and it will be particularly
difficult for American tourists to get
from one country to another with I'M
rufled temper unless they act upon he
advice here offered and join either the
English, French or Italian touring club.
The writer's experiences give the pref
erence to the Cyclists Touring club of
England, the most influential and far
reaching organization of its kind in the
world. 1t has perfected reciprocal rela-
tons for it's bicycle riders with all the
continental nations, and its special men,
bership certificates are not only an open
sesame to the gates of all those countries,
but act as a passport as we'll. The cost
of joining the organization is about s1.5o,
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Would You Wheel Through Eu0DG
NEW LAWS FOR exemption FROM SECURITY DEPosIT"-FIRsT OF
ALL YOU MUST JOIN ONE o f THE FOREIGN TOURING
CLUBS, PREFERABLY THE ENGLISH.

in the country lot longer than three
months. That absolves them from the
new internal tax, which will then go into
effect and which has no connection with
the import duty. A printed permit will
then be given. for which the charge is
to be Cd confines az cents). This must
be shown on demand. If the tourists
visit is to be longer than three months
he must pay the government tax, which
is fixed at 10 francs (S2). In receipt for
the tax a numbered metal tag will be
given, which must be attached to the
tubing in the steering head of the ma
chine.
Germany is now considering a law
which aims to prohibit the t~ransporta-
ton of cycles on express trains, even
when accompanied by their owners. If
the measure is adopted wheels can be
forwarde led on freight and slow accommo-
dation trains. The German railroads are
controlled and conducted by the state.
Unless a cycling tourist is a OF
the Cyclists Touring Club, Austria is
practically closed to him by the new
regulations adopted by that country.
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GERMS IN PHONES.

The telephone receivers. transmitters
and tubes in the offices of the Health De-
partment are being cleaned daily, by or
der of DR.. Jones, as a means of killing
disease germs that often collect on the
Instruments. by eason of persons breath
ing upon them. DR.. Jones advises the
frequent ~scrubbing of telephone receiv-
ers, especially speaking tubes and public
telephones, as he has no doubt that they
may act as disse1ninators of disease
DR.. Schede, an expert chemist, of New
York, has scientifically demonstrated that
telephones do harbor disease germs. His
investigation was confined to telephone
tr~anslnitters, which he washed with an
tomize containing two parts of alcohol,
one part Of ether and one-half pint of
glycerine. The germs and foreign sub
stances were found in the glycerine after
the alcohol had been evaported. He found
germs of consumption, smallpox, scarlet
fever n grip, and other bacteria were
found with potato starch, d~ecaying meat
and d~ecomposing cheese, which served as
a nourishment for the disease germs
Baltimore American. '.%- go
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ing dungeons of these forts to our
hearts content. We entered into the
moat of Cabanas by a long and steep
covered ascent, and, after showing our
passes several times. we were allowed
to enter Cabanas proper. 1t was more
like a tomb thar a fort or prison. A
musty odor greeted our nostrils. The
echo of our voices and footsteps re-
minded one of ghost stories. The enor-
nous locks on the iron doors changed
and resounded along the corridors as
we went from cell to cell, investigating
and searching for relics. Blood stains
on the walls of various cells and cells
whose darkness the light of matches
would not penetrate, and from which
a stencil came that was beyond human
endurance, suggested to our minds ter
rible and unholy deeds which a cruel
race alone could perpetrate. But there
| wefe better parts to this large prison.
The officers quarters, with beautiful
| flower gardens around them, were a
great contrast to the dark and dingy
cells not more than 200 feet away. There
| are, very few gun in Cabanas, and
those that are there are old-fashioned
guns, which would not count for much
against the modern guns on our war
ships. Carloads of shells of all sizes
| are lying around in both Cabanas and
MORO, getting rusty. I picked up quite
a humber of relics in Cabanas; two old
Spanish APPS, a cartridge box, a nook OIL
| one of the cells. whose walls We're cover
ed with blood stains.
Then we went out Of Cabanas, across
the d~rawbridge, and over to MORO,
/ which is far more famous than ca
, banas. We explored the different rooms
and dungeons of MORO, and here we
| also picked up quite a few good relics.
1 found a candlestick (Which / am now
using) in one of Morro's dark rooms. l
got a sight off of one of her largest
| guns, and l also carried away a three
inch shell. Of course, I got a small
piece of her walls. The lieutenant col
! onel was almost afraid to go around
with us, for feat that we would get ar
rested for stealing MORO castle. But,
of course, we had to have something to
remember this place, so we helped our
selves to everything in sight.
ION the same day we all We're lucky
enough to get out on the wreck of the
Maine. We stood upon her starboard
gunwale, and each of us secured a piece
Of wood from the gunwale and a piece
of cope from the ladders which lead to
the fighting top.
Il have not as yet had a chance to
visit Punta castle, Atares castle or the
Santa Clara batteries, but l hope to &c
SO before I start for home
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plumbing). In his documen Cor Laissez-
paser) is indicated the times in which
the bicycle must be re-eXported.
"2. On leaving of a states the cyclist
must show to the custom officers at the
frontier his bicycle and the respective
mark attached by the officers of the
states from which he came. For when
states who so order it, the lead apply by
them must be preserved.
"2. When a cycle is sent from any
foreign country by sea or by rail the
cyclist must see to it that his bicycle
and the special mark be shown at the
port of embarkatiOn or at the railway
station of the frontier. The custom house
convinced of the identity of the bicycle
(and description in the certiticate), takes
away the countersign and keeps the GER
tilted document. III
"a. The cyclist must be sure to obtain
a certificate attesting that the bicycle
was ~re-eXported during the period agreed
upon. The member is advised to pre-
serve this document by all means because
should there be any condensation on the
part of the customs house officers. is the
only document that can prove the re-
expectation of the bicycle and the direc-
tor of the custom house do not accept
any other proof.
So. The cyclist is informed that 1t
is absolutely necessary to present the
bicycle to the custom house with the
relative mark before crossing the
boundary, for, if this is not done the
member must pay the amount of the
importation appertaining to the state
which grants the facilitations."
1t is the object of the newly organ
lied International Association of Tour
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-18
IT WAS GREAT,

oh Alice! I'm so glad to see you. Why
haven't you been over Oftener?' Sd
well, Grace, dear, l really have been
so busy that 1 couldn't get anywhere.
My auntie from the East has ben visiting
us. you know. How is your literary club
getting alOng"'
~"Splendidly! Have you read The White
Mans Burden?"
Yes, isn't it lovely"
"ust beautiful! How grand it must be
to have such a genius as kipling's! BY
the way, there's something in the first
verse that bothers me, l can't quite make
out What it means. Those lines:
ITO wait in heavy harness,
On futtered folk and Wild
how ought they to be interpreted?'
Really, / don know just what his
meaning is there. I've been puzzled by
those lines myself. And in the next STAN
"a there is something else that I havn't
quite graspcd-
ITO veil the threat Of terro-'
what does that mean?'
L don't know I'm sure. It's probably
some poetic symbol. There is that line,
"Be all We will or Whisper
l can't make sense of that Dc you know
what it signifies?"
mo, 1 really don't try to understand
kipling. He uses so much slang. or, at
least. talk that isn't common, that a per-
son would have to make a regular study
of it in order to know what he meant.
What a lovely swing there is to his poems
though, dom you think?'
Yes, isn't it sweet? Oh, Tom Wither-
ington has sent me a beautiful copy of
Lucille"
rs that so? Let me see it. Really, at
ter all, isn't that the most splendid poem
that ever was written?"
Yes, to be candid, what are white
Mems Burdens and such claptrap in
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a mere trifle in the tourists expense ac-
count. The charges are about the same
in the Touring Club de France and the
Touring Club Cyclistico Italiano. The ad-
vantage in favor of the English Cyclists
Touring Tub lies in the fact hat it's field
is more extensive, and, moreover, all it's
literature is printed in English, a matter
of great Importance with many. The
Cyclists Touring Club is represented by
an American consul, Frank w. Weston,
in Sayin Hill, Boston, Mass, who is dele
gated to receive applications and to give
information regarding the club and its
invaluable European road books on re-
ceipt of a tWo-cent stamp to cover return
postage.
The special tourists certificate of the
c. r. c. consists of a membership ticket,
with a blank space for the photograph
of the individual, man or woman, to
whom it is issued. Such elaborate iden-
LITIGATION is demanded by certain govern
ments, notably those of Austria, Italy
and switzerland. There are lines on the
ticket for the members name and adj
dress, for the name and style of the
bicycle, the factory number and its
money value. These special tickets are
issued by the secretary of the club in
IondO
Armed with one of them, the tourist
has the free entree into all Europe, with
out the annoying delays incidental to
custom house negotiations. Non-men-
bers Of any of the touring clubs mention
ed are permitted to enter their wheels In
some of the European states by paying
a cash deposit equal to the amount OF
duty involved, the money to be refunded
when the cyclist leaves the country with
his wheel, But as it seldom happens that
a tourist leaves a country by the same
town through which he entered it the
amount of red tape mixed up in such a
transaction is disheartening and involves
a delay of from one to three days at port
of departure.
The photograph feature is entirely new
in the countries named. Snigularly, the
Swiss and Italian laws make an eXcep-
ton in favor of Touring Club de France
members and grant them all privileges
OH presentation of their regular member
ship tickets, with or without photo
graphs.
In France, after May 1, foreign tourists
will be required to make a declaration to
the customs officials at the port of entry
to the effect that they intend to remain
Members of that organization are passed
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-18
RELIC HUNTING NEAR HAVANA.

Chicago Inter Ocean: A letter describ-
ing the gloomy dungeons and blood
stained walls of the ancient Castle la
Cabanas, les Havana, and relating the
incidents of a re~lic-hunting trip among
the Spanish Notifications, and to the
wreck of the Maine, was yesterday re-
ceived by Deputy Commissioners of Pub
lie Works A. J. Toolen from his brother,
Fred A. Toolen of the Second Illinois in
fantry, now encamped at Camp Column
bia, in the Cuban capital. The letter is
as follows: ,
THE climate in the United States eau
not at any time be compared with the
climate we are enjoying here. The days
are warm, but not oppressive, and the
ocean breezes at night cool the atmos-
phere, so that a good, sound, comfort
able and peaceful sleep can be enjoyed.
Havana and its vicinity are very in
teresting, and | have had a few oppor-
tunities to satisfy my curiosity and
visit some of these interesting places.
Last Saturday I went to see Castillo del
Principe, and from the hill upon which
that strong fort is situated l had the
best view that can be obtained of the
city of Havana and it's harbor. MORO
castle, La Cabanas, Punta castle, the
Santa Clara batteries, the wreck of the
Maine, Atares castle, Colon cemetery,
the town of Cerro and the beautiful
harbor, with it's ferry boats plying to
and fro, warships and ships of all ma
tons lying at anchor, and the little sail
boats, with what the boys call chicken
coops' in the stern, sailing around h
harbor, made a fine panorama.
LAS to Moro castle and La Cabanas,
I was more fortunate, for, in the latter
part of January, / and three other SER
geants and Lieutenant Colonel Hotch-
kiss explored the musty and bad-smell-
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! CO.. ss ;I|:;!:[ IEl;{lzE'|5;

MONTANA CENTRAL RAILWAY.
New fast time between st. Paul, Mime
apclis. Helena, Butte, Anaconda, Spo-
kane, Seattle and Portland. Close con-
nections for kootenai country, oregon
and California points, Alaska, Japan and
China. Connections at Twin Cities for all
points East ard South.
LEAVE BUTTE.
Great Northern Flyer, daily....s:3o, q. m
Local for Great Falls, daily....9:t5 a. m
ARRIVE BUTTE.
Great Norther Flyer, daily....10:30 p. m
Local from Great Falls, daily....4:5h n. III
Through sleepers going East.
City Ticket Office, No. Al North Na,a
street, Butte. J. f. DAWSON. Gen. Agt.
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list clubs, at it's coming convention to
TAX steps leading to the modification
of all formalities for cycling tourists
in visiting foreign countries. The as
ISOLATION consists of the important ma
tional bicycle organizations of Europe
and the League of American Wheelmen.
The last named body has now an ener-
getic National Touring committee, which
promises to place American wheelmen on
the same advantageous footing with
those of England and France before the
year runs out. ~
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Passengers by purchasing tickets via
the Short Line to the East and West
have the choice of several routes.
Direct connections are made at Ogden
and Granger with the Union Pacific and
at Ogden with the Rio Grande West
ern for all points East. Enjoy the COM
forts Of a Pullman Vestibuled train con-
sisting of sleeping and elegant reclining
chair cars. always fresh and clean as the
entire. train is made up at Butte and is al
ways On TIM q.
TO THE EAST
Via Salt Lake Denver, Omaha or Kali
sas City.
TO THE WEST
Via Ogden and the Southern Pacific for
California. ~
Via Huntington and the o. r.. & N. for
Portland and California.
Train for East and West leave Butte i
p m. daily.
Train from East and West arrive at
Butte LAT a. m. daily.
Occupants of sleeping car may remain
in their berths until breakfast time.
For tickets, sleeping car reservations
and further particulars call On or ad-
dress No. 10 East Broadway, Butte, Mon
tana.
H. O. WILSON, General Agent.
o. 3. hurley. 6. 2. & T.. Agent. Salt
AXE City.
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Miss Virginia Fair, who is DON to wed
Killiam X. Vanderbilt, Jr., was born in
a rough two-story wooden shanty in Vir-
fiinia City, New, where her father was q
hard working miner. The Fair children
played with the other miners children
and showed slight promise of uture pros
perity.-New York Spe. Pittsburg Dis
patch.
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comparison with it? Let's go into the
library and read that passage about
"'Whe my nature is purest and it's
thoughts are most fair;
When my spirit is best, beloved thou
art there or something Of that
kind"
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BUTTE, ANACONDA & PACIFIC RY.
TIME TABLE.
Atehison, & Topeka
SANTA FE R. R.
Santa Fe ROute.D

East via Ogden TO Kansas City. Chicago
and st. Paul, making close connections in
union depots with trunk lines to all points
east and south. A.sc the direct line TO
Galveston, Texas, City Of Mexico ana
points in New Mexico, Arizona ANA can
fornia.
For particulars cali on r. j. w. r. R.. ~
y. S. L. agents. Butte, or address
G, r.. WARREN.
General Agent. Salt Lake.
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OREGON SHORT LINE.

Intermountain Line to the East and
...at West. .E=