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ed in the next few days. For instance,
the Reading company has been charging
$1.50 keg for powder, while in the upper
region the price has been s2.75. The cons
vention said nothing about this, and in
the Schuplkill region this commodity
may be increased in price to make up for
the 10 per cent increase. The Reading
officials feel that they have been discrim-
mated against by the settlement pros
posed by the Scranton convention.
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HANNA IN THE WEST.
Will Visit Mostly in South Dakota
and Nebraska.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Cnairman Hanna of
the republican national committee
started on his tour of the west today,
accompanied by Senator Frye of Maine,
Senator Dolliver of Iowa, brother to
Senator Dolliver and others The party
travel on a special train, and make the
first important stop at Waukesha, Wis,
about 8 p. nj.
From Waukesha, the party will move
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INDEPENDENTS ON NETTLES.
All at the Mercy of Coal Mining
Railroads.

Sha1nokin, Pa, Oct. 15.-Not a colliery
resumed operations in this portion of the
coal region this morning. While miners
generally think the terms of THE conven-
tion viii be accepted by operators and
the coal carrying companies, operators
,nereabouts insist that so far as they are
concerned they will not unless forced to
by the coal carrying companies, sign an
agreement to pay a ten per cent. ad-
vance. t
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WATER ROUTE SPECIAL.
Train Is Touring Through
New York.

Salamanca, N. Y. Oct. 15.-The prohi-
btion party special train left Buffalo at
$50 o'clock this morning over the Erie
railroad, reaching jamestown, the first
stop of the day, alt 500 o'clock. A COM
mittee and band received the party at
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DOCK LABORERS STRIKE.
London Shipping Interests Badly
Crippled for Time.

London, Oct. 15-About 1900 Thames
1ightermen struck this morning, consid-
erably dislocating trade. The strike Is
the outcome of some differences as to the
Interpretation Of Lord Brassey's award
which terminated the great strike of 1889.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

Mrs. Maria Finch, of Ferguson, Madi-
son county, died at home a few days
ago. She was one of the pioneer women
in 1861
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

The threshing season is closed in the
Ruby valley, with better yield in
grain. especially in oats, than had been
expected because of the dry season.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

Charles f. Smith, or "Baldy," as he
was known, who recently shot and killed
Philip Luceo, at Dupuyer. has been re-
leased on bail. He acted in Self-defense.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

Richard Pascoe Of Silver Star, an old
and respected citizen of Madison county,
died at his home a few days ago.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
Montana People Mostly. ;

Bishop Brewer will visit Virginia City
and conduct services at the Episcopal
church on the oath of this month.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15
ALREADY HAVE A PRESIDENT.

Canton, O., Oct. 15.-Before the Bryan
train left Akron this morning Mayor
Jones, of Toledo, and former Attorney
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-15

Erasmus Henry, photo view agent
died at Virginia City a few days ago
supposedly from the effect of the chemi-
Gals he had used in the developing OF
his pictures.
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Recapture the Prisoners.

following account of the OF
the Fipnos has been
the department.:
date]-Adutant General Washington lnforma
received, that Capt Shields and
men, Company Goth regiment, u s. " infantry two
corporas Company regiment; civilian American
prisoners have been turned
More particulars giving names
killed and wounded MACARTHUR."
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Richard Champion, miner we'll
known in Madison and Beaverhead
counties, was recently killed by being
thrown from horse. His head struck
against a stone, fracturing the skull, and
he did not regain consciousness.
Mrs. Thesa Prelale, living ten miles
from Bozeman, committed suicide by
hanging, Saturday evening. She had
been partially deranged since the death
of her husband a year ago, and had
made frequent threats of taking her own
life.
Richard Thrilling. of Butte, brother
in-law of Henry Mueller of the Cen
tennial brewery, and himself an en-
ploye of that institution, was found
dead in Brady's canyon, near Boulder.
He had gone there for hunt, and in
some way got fall in the canyon, maxi
ing severe wound in the head, from
which he died. He was not found for
two days after being lost from the camp,
and must have been dead most of that
time.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-06

from different places Of interest in
Virginia. One mountaineer who came
TO pass judgment on the work could
not conceal his disdain, and blurted
out: There amt no use for you-an 70.
work on that little house; the SHOWS
going to melt them chimb1eys, surel"
He referred to the towers. Another
man Of the same kind looked on at the
building for some time with a plying
smilei and said: "What a shame them
two young ladies is childish" It was
afterwards learned that he regarded
the builders as harmless -lunatics.
After four months of not uninterrupts
ed labor the castle was finished. Ono
Of the architects carved little figures
out of wood, and dressed them to rep.
resent the household OF 6 baron. The
knights are clothed in tinfoil armor,
each carrying a lance and battle-ax;
all the ladies are arrayed in brightly
colored silks. An armed sentry stands
on guard in each watch-tower, and a
captive princess peeps through the
bars Of a lofty easement, imploring aid
from every brave knight-errant.
The castles height is about two feet
and q half, and the rock on which it
stands measures ten feet Il. 9ircumfer-
enee, and is three feet high. The ap-
proaches to the castle IS by a causeway
rising gradually from the ground at
the rear, and forming a semicircle Of
wall until it reaches the entrance gate,
where it stops abruptly. Across the
space between the castle walls and the
causeway is thrown a d~rawbridge,
which can be raised or lowered by its
iron chains at a moments notice. A
portcullis and two watch-towers guard
this entrance to the courtyard, which
lies within, surrounded on all sides by
high walls. Across the courtyard on
both sides, opposite the watch-towers,
rise the two high towers; the round
tower being on the right hand, near
which is the postern leading into the
strong keep. The banner, which floats
from the highest tower, has the ar
mortal bearing, or, a lion rampant,
gules, that is, a rampant red lion on a
yellow field. The same standard waves
proudly rel the great gate.
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81 think we ought to give this we'd
ding a display head on the first page
said the editor.
"Our of the ordinary, 10 it?" asked
the managing editor.
swell, 1 should say it was" answered
the city editor. 'Why, there was no
bower of roses no floral BELL no
'wide-spreading canopy no 'blushing
bride nothing beautiful in its simplic-
ity,' no solemn strains to the wedding
march. no
Enough" cried the managing ed
itor. "Double lead it and give it a scare
head. It's the only M of the knd.''-
Chicago Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-06
THE WIDTH OF TIRES.
Il Is Regulated by Law in All the
Countries OF Europe That
Have Good Roads.

Prof ii. r. King, physicist of the Wis
consin agricultural station, in the bull
letin prepared by him on the -construc-
ton and maintenance of country roads,
says concerning wide tires:
When we come to have a system OF
good roads and the means for main.
tanning them it will be necessary to
have ordinances regulating the width
of tire and diameter of wheel which
may be used on the roads when carry
ing the specified loads. In Europe,
where better roads are found and bet
ter system for maintenance exists.
there are ordinances which fix the
width of tire to be used with given
loads. In Bavaria the regulations are
as follows:
Two-wheel carts with two horses.
4.133 inch tires.
Two-wheel carts with four horses,
6.1sO inch tires.
Four-wheel carts with two horses,
2.596 inch tires.
Four-wheel carts with Eve to eight
horses, 6.18O inch tires.
Carts with more than four and wag-
Ons with more than eight horses are
not allowed to use the roads without a
special permit from the authorities.
Other countries of the old world have
found similar ordinances necessary
and it is clearly rational and just that
such matters should be regulated, for
otherwise n man may easily put in
jeopardy the interests of whole com
munity.
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carry. AS seen in the picture, the
shade is furnished by a parasol, in che
upper portion of which is placed a
revolving fan with slanting blades,
which drives a current of air down
on the head of the person carrying
the parasol. The fan is rotated by a
simple and light mechanism, consist
ing of a re~ciprocating rod suspended
in brackets parallel to the handle, the
upper end of the rod connecting with
a gear wheel pivoted on the frame OF
the device. This gear wheel meshes
with one revolving around the umbrel-
la handle, which turns the fan and
produces the breeze. To operate the
apparatus it is only necessary TO in
sert one finger in lne ring at the tip
Of the rod, giving the latter a recipro-
eating motion to revolve the wheels
and bring the fan into action. The
fan blades and other parts Of the de-
vice are 50 arranged that they fold
inside the parasol when the latter Il
closed-LouisvilIe Courier-journal.
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So FAR we could not protect from The
awful firing, nor the wagons.
eat night the men dug one grave.
as long as they could, and others laid
into it those who had died during the
day, and when we stood BY we all
knew that any Of us might soon be-
among the ones who lay so still on
the ground, and not among those who
tried to sing a last hymn to the dead.
"One morning my husband bade me
good-by. All day I sat by him in the
crowded trench, holding his dear, dead
hand.
ut was the day after that a little
group Of Britishers with a white flag
came into camp, and we had a short
rest from the firing. The general
sent word that he wanted to see all
the women, and we went to his quar-
tiers.
Kitchener says he has not begun
to fire on US yet and wants the WON.
en- and children to go away to q safe
point. Win you goP he asked.
"Not q woman answered, but we
looked at each other. We were as
dirty as the ground itself, each grimed
by the sand and yellowed By the
green fumes from the lyddite which
hung all day oVer our trenches.
"'Will you GO? he repeated; and
then one roma said no. Then he
called us each by our names and asked
us separately, and everyone said mo-
"'That is your answer, but I thank
your general he said to the messen-
gers.
Zone morning a stone fell on a
trench close to the edge Of the bank
and it was followed by. a leg with a
Scotch shoe and stocking. The leg
was riddled in a second but it was
followed by more legs and bayonets,
and I knew the end had come, and
wondered what it would be. Ii was
barely light enough to see, but there
was no firing, and I came to the edge
of the trench again, and then ] could
see that the general was sending a
message out by half a dozen men, and
I was told he had surrendered.
81 could not bear to stay after I
was given my liberty at Cape Town,
1 always thought we would win,
though it might be a long fight. But
ever since that morning when the sol
diers came singing to my farm I have
been afraid for my people. I do not
see how they can stay there if Eng
land wins."-St. Louis Republic.
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MINIATURE CASTLE.
seen Among the Rugged Noun
tadns 81 YiFgfnia.

In st. Nicholas, Ellen Garnett tells
Of q miniature stone castle in the
mountains of Virginia, and how it
came to be built.
While spending the summer Of 1897
at Earlhurst, Va. amid the wild and
rugged scenery of the Allegheny
mountains, two young ladies, who
were fond Of exploring the beautiful
country, were seated one afternoon at
the base Of a waterfall. Being deeply
impressed by the beauty of the spot,
one exclaimed: "How charmingIy ro-
manticl I can almost believe that
Flora MacIvor will any instant appear
seated on that m~oss-covered rock, dis
Coursing sweet music on her harp"
Carried away by such romantic
thoughts, they began to build an i'm
Rginary castle, peopled with baron and
serf, besieged and defended, of a cap
tive princess and valiant warrior
knights.
LETS make onel" they cried. Ac-
cordingIy, the next day the under
taking was begun.
Alarge purplish bowlder, overgrown
with moss and lichen, on the lawn Of
Earlhurst, the summer home Of the
builders, was selected as the site on
which to construct this miniature cas-
tie. Building material then became a
serious question. Rocks there were in
plenty, but sand and mortar had to
be carried for some distance. Tools
were limited, and using a screwdriver
in lieu of a chisel the slight indenta-
ton in the foundation rock, which
was designed to be the dungeon,
proved but slow work.
This task accomplished, a square
box was placed over the excavation, in
which were cut openings for windows
and a door. The windows-1s in all
were put together with greatest care,
every stout wooden frame being
crossed and recgossed with a heavy
wire to initiate gratings, then built
in the stone walls over the openings.
They vary in style and size, from the
large easements in the protected
parts Of the structure to the small
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-06
Ro4l-9 @Ru
y IMPROVEMENT.
MEASURING A TREE.
gimple Devices ~ meams OF which.
Anyone Can Aseertain IT'S Corr
rect height.

Il is often desirable to know the
exact height Of a tree, and especially
in getting out long timber it is Of
Importance to know the height to
a limb or burl Or other Improvisation.
This may be ascertained by means Of
the following simple device: Take
two straight pieces Of wood, q q,
about Is i-ches long and fasten them
together at the ends at exact right
angles 10 each other. Connect the OPP
posite ends by IA of a diagonal
stick, b, having a perfectly straight
outer edge. Fasten the horizontal
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A EAR--EA b u
ohin clrea Some
etstune ri ne
aIafnttH

in 1858 the report ~ the 8er
mett ~ agriculture contained
statement ana opinions hfe rua
railway system has become the
perfect in Gle world. the comsa
roads 81 tie United States haVs bsen
neglected, and are Inferior to these 80
any other civilized nation
Looation-Ihe arst Important step
in road-building IS the location. AIt
roads TO be permanently improved
and we shall consider no others ga this
brief article, should bs Che ones leaa-.
ing to g common centers to the great
market places and to the principal
towns Of a county. Their exact leca-
ton and choice should 30 the duty ~
q commission Of three men, appointed
by county commissioner from differ
emit parts Of the county.
System.-In the construction az
permanent roads, all work should be
done in a careful, systematic manner.
Grading-The second step should
be the preparation Of a.suitable grade.
A hilly road Is an abomination. The.
loss Of tractive power resulting from
the steep grades Of our country roads.
is enormous. On a grade Of four feet
to the hundred, a horses drawing abtl
ity is only one-haf what It Is on 8
level; and o. ten feet to the hundred
it is only one-quarter. Hence, the
great Importance Of easy grades.
Drainage.-The third essential 81 q
perfect system Of drainage. The side.
bitches should not be less than two
feet deep. A tile drain should be-
placed between the dirt road and the
brick or macadam. Another should be
placed between the macadam and the
open ditch. These tiled bitches should
be filed with broken stone, with out-
let's at every cross-ditch or stream.
MateriaL-This depends largely on
convenience, cost of transportation,
etc. Gravel-Owing to its easy apple
cation, cheapness and durability this
is undoubtedly the Best where gravel
banks are convenient. Limestone
This is a most desirable material.
where cost Of transportation is not
too great. When used, it should be
crushed and placed upon graded road
bed to the depth Of eight to twelve
inches; then rolled with heavy roller
until rendered firm, topped with fine
crushed limestone, and again rolled
until the surface is smooth and solid.
Fire Brick.-Another material Of
modern use, and a worthy one, too, is
fire brick. The preparation should be
similar to where limestone is used, ex-
cept that a stone cuTbing must be
used on either side of roadbed to pre-
vent its spreading. Crushed sandstone
is placed between this curbing, rolled
with heavy roller, topped with sand
and rolled again until the surface IS
level and firm, when It IS ready for
the brick, which are laid IA coal tar.
How to pay for the road-By q spe-
cia1 tax Of a whole county. All parts
are benefited, provided the road com.
m~issioners did their work well. Their
maintenance-Also by special tax Of
county, and placed in hands Of trua'
tees in the townships through which
the roads pass. In Europe, the gem
eral government assists largely in COM
struetion of permanent roads. Such
a course, if adopted by our govern
ment years ago, would have meant
better times for the farmer.-T. j,
Lewis, in Ohio Farmer.
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sf3Sl99l54a
agI0lI4ZI4
G- -
A TRANsvAAL HEROINE.
How a Brave South African woman
Carried an Important Message
to Gen. CronJe.

One Of the bravest women Of the
Boer war is in San Francisco. She is
dressed in the garb Of a widow, for her
husband fell fighting the British in
South Africa. She is dainty and young,
a girl barely out of her teens, and she
is i'll as a result Of the fatigue, excite
ment and sorrow she has been called
upon to endure.
Alice Van Aarndt Is the heroine Of
the T~ransvaal. 1t was she who, during
the terrible siege preceding Cronje's
surrender, rode over the veldt for so
consecutive hours and gave the alarm
to the general that resulted in the
retreat of his brave but depleted army.
Mrs. Van Aarndt is a woman Of re-
finement and culture. Her mother
was formerly lady in waiting to the
queen mother of her little majesty,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-06

"a &+H[aAag
stick by means Of a bolt and thumb
screw to a stake, c, about 3 feet long.
The length of the stick is immaterial
provided the horizontal and D
dicular pieces are Of exactly the same
length.
Select a point at approximately the
same distance from the tree that the
limb is from the ground. Set the
stake upright in the ground and
fasten the triangle in such a manner
that one arm shall be perpendicular
while the other is horizontal and
pointed to the tree. Sight across the
diagonal stick at the height which it
is desired to measure. If the line Of
vision comes above, move nearer the
tree; if it falls below, move back un-
til the line of vision strikes the de-
sired point. Then making due allow
ance for irregularities Of the ground,
the distance from the stake to the
tree will equal the height OF the point
taken.
Another method nearly or quite as
good is to set a pole Of known length
upright by the side of the tree. Meas
IRE the length of the shadow of both
the pole and the tree. These known.
use the rule Of three as follows:
Length of the pole multiplied BY the
length of the shadow of the tree and
divided by the length of the shadow
Of the pole will equal the height of
the tree.-C. o. Ormsby, IN Farm and
Home.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-06

When milk is made into butter at
home do not think that a little extra
pains will not pay. This determines
the value Of homemade butter and
cheese. Have the butter nodded into
regulation size bricks. then have
parchment wrappers with the name Of
the farm and address Of the owner
printed thereon, This alone viii be
sufficient to enable patrons to refer
some friend 70 this brand Of butter,
or other things produced at the home
1airy-Midland Farmer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-06
CHILD SNAKE CHARMER.
Little Edna Powers, Six Years Old,
Possesses a Strange and Myster-
Gus Power Over Reptiles.

Little Edna Powers, of New York
city, has a strange power over snakes.
She is only six years old, but she picks
them up as she pleases, and they do
not offer to hurt her. Sometimes when
she handles them roughly they get
angry, but she gently strokes them
till the big mouths close and the
forked tongues are still. Edna is a
pretty, curly-haired, brown-eyed,
romping child. She knows nothing
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-06
subduinr the Bean weevlI.

The most successful a Of subdu-
ing the bean weevil is by killing those
in the beans. The efficacy Of this
treatment viii be proportionate to
the t~horoughness with which the task
is performed, not only by each farmer,
but by all those in a neighborhood,
for your neighbor can easily supply
you with weevils il his beans are in
tested and remain ~untreated. In or
der to kill the weeViIs, the beans
should be threshed early, and then
placed at once in tight barrels, boxes
or even buildings, if very large guam
titles are grown, and subjected to the
fumes of earbon-bisulph4de.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-06

windows in the watch towers. After
the box had been built over on all
sides with rocks, held in place by
mortar, another smaller box was
placed on top Of it, and covered in like
manner Both were first rooted with
tin ITO prevent leaking; but this has
been carefully concealed. There are
also hidden drains both in the castle
and causeway. The towers + built
solid, except behind the windows,
where spaces are left to give the effect
Of rooms. The "workmen" expert
enoed great difieulty in finding the
necessary number OF properly shaped
stones for the battlements, which re-
auired such exactness.
Every one on the place was requested
TO look out for small stones, and walk
lng parties armed with baskets were
often formed for the sole purpose Of SCI
curing building material. One of the
s'hod-carriers" became so enthusiastic
that she carried a heavy load Of stones
for two miles on an August afternoon!
AZ the structure progressed, a keen in
terest was taken Id it by all the neigh
borhood, and there were many visitors
to view the unique little building, sew
aFal Ct whom contributed bits Of rock
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WOULDN'T THAT 81 BEsT9

-
II I were Il bird,
1 should go to rest
High up In attrea
In a little nesti
Isn't that absurd?
II I were a bunny,
Then I should be found
In a little hole
Underneath the groundI
Wouldn't that be funnyg
II I were a sole
Deep down in the sea,
should swim about;
Fancy little me!
Wouldn't that be droll?
II I were a billy
Or a nannygoat,
I should have some hornR
And a furry coat!
wouldn't that be sillyg
II were Cupid,
should, with my bow
And my arrow, shoot
Peoples hearts, you knOWl
Wouldn't that be stupid?
II I were to change,
Some n else to be,
Think that I should feel
No at all like me!
Wouldn't that be stranger
Think I'd better rest
As lam, you see;
Mightn't like the change,
Better still be me!
wouldn't that be best?
Constance M. Lowe, in Cassell's Little
Folks.