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The evening world., 1900-01-04

Soc-checked peseale. full front, plaiu
and bis yoke in back; Numbered collar
and culfs
7se-SMped pescale, full froat, bias yoke
and plais in beck. -.
$l-Checked madras, full front; back Of
clustered plsib; lsundaed collar and
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$l.2s-Snped peseale; full front; clusters
Of plaits At interval; yoke and plsis in
haeh.
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hy substantial to the dsintiest, hufhes. style u
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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
FAST TIME.

Commenting on the decreasing divi-
dends of English railroads., one of 1.-THE
English papers devoted several columns,
of its space to show that both America
and France now lead England in produc-'
ing lightning express trains.
1t prints several tables of figures, and
one gives a list of all the regular trains
running fifty-five miles an hour. -Four
Camden-Atlantic City trains head theaist..
The speed of the Readings fastest train
recorded is $3.50 miles an hour. :,
The Midi of France takes the fifth place
with the Observation-Disclosures train, max
ing SIG miles. bns
Then follow four more camden-Atanticr
City flyers. teE :,
The feature exhibited is that Quito of
fifty-seven runs scheduled only fvesEng-.,
fish runs and three Scottish runs come
up to the fifty-five mile standard. lisdj :,
In the table of the fastest long distance
trains the Sud express on the Orleans
Midi leads with a speed of Sab miles an
hour in a 1856 IA mile run.
The Empire State Express is second,
with 1888 miles an hour.
The East Coast Express OF the Great
Northern. London to Edinburgh, is third,
with SOFT miles.
The West Coast Express on the North
| Western, Londo to Glasgow, is fourth,
with 50.1S miles. u
In a long editorial upbraiding the Eng
lish railway managers the Times says:
Nov if there is one point more than an
other in which English railways AVE al
ways claimed to be superior to the rest
of the world it is the speed Of their
fastest trains.
Generations have been brought up to
believe that, in this respect at least, moth
ing that runs or wheels can touch the
Flying D~utchman, the Flying Scotsman,
the Wild Irishman and some other Eng
liSh trains.
THE figures which we print this morn
ing somewhat rudely disturb this opti-
mism for they prove that, whatever may
have been the case twenty years ago,
the United States and France are nowI
running not one or two but many faster
trains than any to be found on our rail-,
roads," ~ ,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
HONOR AN INDIAN CHIEF.

Plans are being made by officials of
the Indian office in Washington for he
erection of a upon the plot
where is buried the body of the famous
Chief Washable of the S~hoshones. His
grave is in a peaceful. picturesque sec
ton of the post cemetery at Fort Wash
axle, Wyo., which was named after the
old man a long time ago.
Washable was a sworn friend to the
white people, tried always to maintain
peace, is quoted in history as never per-
hitting a white mans blood to be she'd
if he could prevent it, and he was es-
teemed by all persons with whom he
came in contact. both Americans and his
own people.
Washable was born. as nearly as can
be estimated, although some authorities
say that he was much older, in 1896. He
fought in many battles, displaying fine
qualities as a warrior, and at all times
treating his enemies and captives with
great kindness.
He was subtle and active until a few
months before he died, when he became
physically weak and feeble. but his mind
was clear, and his last wish, which he
expressed through an interpreter a day
or so before he died, was that he be
buried as a Christian in the Fort Wash
axle cemetery, and have a military
funeral.
This wish was gladly fulfilled, for he
was loved by all the officers of the post,
and he was buried with the honors Of d
regular army officer.
His remarkable oratorical ability has
been commented upon by all the gov
eminent officers who nave visited the
Wind river reservation.
Washable was a great promoter OF
Christianity and education. and the pres
ent intellectually of the S~hoshones as a
band is largely due to his strenuous
efforts.
It is said that Chief Washable had
the unique distinction of being the only
Indian who ever propelled a bicycle at
the. g of 100 years.-Philadelphia
Times.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
UNCLE SAM HAS A FINE NEW ISLAND
AT PRESENT 1T is OCCUPIED Ry ONLY ONE PERSON. BUT IT GOULD BE MADE HABrrABLE FOR
MANY, @

lines, guavas and other fruit. The ISL
ana is the nesting place of thousands
of turtles and the waters around it TEEN
with fine fish. The island is of coral
formation. comprising a mountain peak.
West of these hills and sloping gently
toward the low. sandy beach that en-
circles the whole western. southwestern
and southern sides of the island are
thousands of acres of fine, fertile lands
with good grass for cattle.
From West Point, the extreme western
extremity, there extends for eight miles
along the southern edge a fine beach
OF white sane This beach is the nesting
place of thousands of green turtles.
Outside the coral reef which rims this
southern shore is good depth of water
for anchorage, while just north Of West
Point is 4 beautiful little bay. called
The Sanaineer Anchorage" with from
five to twenty-five fathoms of water.
Mona was the home of buccaneers for
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
EGG SHELLS
May Be Used as Vases For First
Growth of Flowers.

Some morning. when you have boiled
eggs for breakfast, if you will use care
in breaking the shells and savink them
You can put them to very good use and
afford yourself a good deal of pleasure.
Break the shell we'll toward the small
end of the egg and put a hole in the
bottom of it. If You live near a florists
procure a small amount of rich, black
earth from him-or, better still, if you
are fond of going in the woods, get some
dirt that is mixed with rotted Heaves-
and fill your little shells or flower pots
with it. hen purchase some seeds and
plant them n you will be surprised
to see how soon two little leaves will
come poking through the earth, provid-
ing you take good care of your plants.
Put the shells in a window where they
can nave pletny of sunshine. and don't
forget to give them a drink every day,
for they get thirsty just as we do. When
you rplant has a few leaves on it, then
i tshould be put in the ground, for it
will soon outgrow it's first home. After
it i stransplanted it will grow remarkably
fast and you will soon be rewarded for
your efforts by having beautiful bios
SONS on your plant mt he we'll repaid for
the time and work YOU have put on it.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15

can overlook many faults in a man and
make many allowances for his shortcom-
ings. ON fault, however, I cannot. oy-
erlook, n that is his not smoking.
When my husband, the king, is annoyed.
l give him his pipe; when he Is good
tempered I give him a cigarette; when
I want him to do something very par
ticular for me I give him a cigar. With
a pipe l can console him; with a cigar
cite I can delight him; but with a cigar
l can lead him anyhow n anywhere"
The German emperor confessed recent
ly that of all his habits smoking had the
greater hold over him. when I am not
asleep / am smoking, and when I am
asleep I often dream of the subtle poi
son. The sultan of Turkey sent me, a
few months ago., a present Of 100 boxes
of his choice cigarettes. Those are the
boxes pointing to a row of delicately
'"got up" tins. But the cigarettes are
not in them. They have gone.".
knows "a great cigarette smoker. He once
said to the czar of Russia: IA short
time ago I had IN idea that cigarettes
were bad for me, so I determined to limit
myself to five smokes "a day. The first
day I managed to exist On the number
second day I smoked all five before
lunch, and felt miserable during the rest
of the day. The third day 1 smoked the
five judiciously, but still I felt a great
wanting. The fourth day I couldn't
stand it any longer, and so smoked is
cigarettes to make up for my self-denial
during the other days."
The duke of Edinburgh, on being asked
by a fair lady whether he approved of
smoking, wittily answered: Madam.
two things I shall never part with-my
honor and my tobacco pouch" The
prince of Wales has always enjoyed his
smoke. 'fMany years ago. said the
prince recently to the emperor of Aus
tria, I began smoking. I have smoked
ever since, and I expect I shall keep on
smoking."-Pittsburg News.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
AN FRAUD.

An impudent fraud vas perpetrated
upon a Manchester band by n of Its
customers, who opened an account
with some few hundreds of pounds.
The man, after a few weeks, dEsWs two
checks, each within a pound or SO Of
his balance, and, selecting a busy day.
presented himself at one end of the coun-
ter, while an accomplish, when he saw
that his friends check a been cashed,
Immediately presented his own to a CASH
Ter at the other end. Both cashiers re-
ferred the checks to the ledger clerk, who.
thinking the same cashier had asked
him twice, said fright" to both checks.
The thieves were never caught.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
:.
CURIOUS MEXICAN LAWS. =

They ave some very curious criminal
laws in Mexico. For instance, it is,tWice.
as much of ar offense to mutilatefthe
face of a woman as hat of a man. The
law seems to be based on the idea that,
a woman's best possession is her beauty
and that to mar it does her q greatfin-
jury. 81
There is another curious law. IFS a.
person SHOULD be wounded in an en-,
counter, the punishment to the offender
is fxed by the number Of days his victim
has to stay in the hospital or under a.
doctors care. A line is fixed at 40 days
in the way of a general division. II the
injured man occupies more than forty
days in his recovery, the penalty doubles
IN.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15

two hundred years. In the big cave in:
the hillside west of the lighthouse they
tina their treasures. 5
The officials of the general land office
in Washington say that While our land
laws AVE not been extended by statutet
to the West Indian islands, they un-
doubtedly will be-. and American meth.
DDS of homesteading, presumption and
entry will obtain there. To this extent
the lands are free to any one applying
Under the homestead act heads of fam
lilies may enter one hundred and sixty
acres of public land set aside for that
rpo n
Mona, While one of the most interest
ing of the small Islands taken from
Spain. is not the largest. Viceuuess Or
Crab island, east of Porto Rico, about
five miles from the mainland, is twenty
miles long and about fifty square miles
in area. IL is not we'll suited for cult
walton, but affords good pasture.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15

in distance up toilet us say-100 miles.
would be most marvellous, yet Marconi is
now able to do that and much more. He
has taken up the old problem of tuning
messages and worked it u practically.
Marconi sometimes works days with
out apparent result, but he is never dis
c~ouraged.
Il am about as we'll satisfied" said he
one day. "when.I fail in an experiment as
when | succeed, because if l try a thing
faithfully once and it does not work. l
can dismiss that possibility. After lave
tried a great many things that fail to get
the thing that succeeds. and | don't nave
to repeat experiments in future trials
In the evening Marconi reviews the
work he has done during the day, and
plans the experiments for the next. A
days work is a valuable thing to him,
because he has the feeling that tomor-
row may bring some great development.
No kind of weather hinders him.. He
will only stop work in the rain when it
is severe enough to short circuit" his
batteries or make a shock from the key
possible On stormy days, when work
outside is impossible, indoor experiments
are carried on from one room to another.
The spirit of the work is dominant, and
it is always intelligent work.
He routs us out at night sometimes"
aid one of his assistants. AT Salisbury
we started to work one morning at one
O'Clock because the nights were good and
the days bad" Persistence, patience,
and pluck are embodied in Marconi.
HIS NEXT MOVE.
At present Marconi is busy with plans
for the extension of his work along the
line of greater distances than before at
tempted and with contracts for the use
of the system. at sea, as we'll as on land,
where wire systems are not in use. One
of his men is at Berkum. Germany, COM
pleting the establishment of the installa-
tions for a German steamship
and making stations at a lighthouse n
lightShip there Another assistant is To-
eating stations on six of the Hawaiian
Islands, and instruments for the COM
plete outfit are now on their way there.
The use of the system in South Africa
has been chiefly confined to signalling
between the English ships along the
coasts nj stations on land though Lord
Roberts has made good use of it on land
in some instances. During the recent fear
of a Boer plot to blow up the English
ships. the wireless system showed its ad-
vantage.
The company recently organized in
France. will place the Marconi system in
use along the French coast and on the
French naval fleet In addition to all these
operations the installation of the system
on forty English warships should keep
Marconi busy for some time.
Certainly the wireless telegraph has
ceased to be a scientific toy: it bids fair
to be one of the most important elements
of the future worlds work. But Marconi
k it all modestly.
yet he remarks, but I am young, and
perhaps I may yet do something worth
while"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15

coats and vests be checked at the
door,"
The newspaper will then contain items
like this: 1.-THE guests at the So-And-So
hotel We're shocked this morning by the
appearance of a gentleman at breakfast
with his coat and vest on. Several ladies
at once left the dining room and the
walters We're finally obliged to forcibly
eject the intruder. 1t seems that the I'M
fortunate man is an explorer and having
spent the, last ten years in Thibet, was
Whether the s~hirt-waist mans victory
shall be as sweeping as this no one can
tell. But we can be certain of this-that
whenever fashion and comfort clash the
latter will win in the end
AS common sense increases both men
and women will refuse to make clothing
store dummies of themselves or to follow
after Paris in every freak of sartorial
lunacy
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15

A tropical island of nearly ten thou
sand acres, ~forty-two miles due east of
Porto Rico, is waiting for some enter
prising holnesteader to stalk out a
claim. This island belongs to the Unit
ed States. but ne one lives on it except
a lighthouse keeper.
1t is know on the map as Ion island
1t has luXuriant vegetation, is we'll
watered and rained. Every variety of
tropical fruit will grow there and it
possesses every natural advantage. 1t
is in the middle of Mona passage.
Mona island became the property of
the United States by the second clause
in the treaty which cedes 1.-The island
of Porto Rico and other islands now
under Spanish sovereignty in the West
Indies
On this fertile soil can be grown every
kind of tropical crop-bananas, oranges
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
MY VIEWS OF THE
SHIRT WAIST MAN
By May Irwin.

The shirt-waist man is a pioneer and
a hero. He has the spirit of rs"
He has rebelled against the tyranny of
fashion Anu declared that every man has
certain inaiienaple rights, among which
are comfort, convenience and the pur-
suit of happiness.
For centuries fashion has condemned
him to wear in midsummer a superflu-
Gus garment called a Goa For hun
dredS of summers he has perspired n
sweltered; he has ordered iced drinks;
he has gone to the beaches or the noun
tainS; he has invented electric fans; he
has tried fifty different kinds of patented
underwear; he has dosed himself with
drugs to cool his blood; he las done ev-
erything that could be imagined except
to take his coat off.
It reminds me of a Boston professor
Who was very absent minded When he
was sitting in his study one morning he
called loudly for his wife, and when she
appeared the distracted philosopher said
to her: My dear, there Is a cat some
where in his room making a fearful dis
turbance n I really can't imagine
where it can be. l do wish you would
find out where. it is"
His wife at once responded: "Why
John, you're sitting on the cat"
Men are just beginning to find out what
women discovered long ago-that clothes
are made for men, not men for clothes.
Women have emancipated themselves
and now it is the mems men turn to fight
for the liberty to dress according to the
weather..
1t has always been a common mascu-
line conceit that women We're the slaves
of fashion" We women ave listened
meekly to this charge for years. Many
of us have even been persuaded that it
was a well-founded accusation.
Yet all the while we were altering the
fashions whenever we pleased. We
adopted mans dress whenever we
thought it was superior to ours. We or
dered tailor-made suits. We bought
wore them everywhere. We took a fancy
to mems collars, ties and belts and APP
priated certain styles for our own use.
When We desire to be cool in midsum-
mer we simply invent the lace shirt
waist and wear it on all occasions We
a k off our hats not only in theaters but
on the street.
Yet in spite of all these innovations
we have never been expelled dinnerless
from hotels or denied admission at the
church or theater. :,
At present the shirt-waist man is in
the minority. If he can only hold out,
like Conger in Pekin until other men get
sense enough to help him he will soon
have Dame Fashion herself on his side.
In a few from now we shall
have shirt-waist lawyers m judges in
the court room and shirt-waist actors be-
fore the footlights playing to a shirt
waist house.
Who knows but perhaps there may be
such a change in u notion of what Is
proper that we shall have signs in front
OF every theater and hotel saying: "All
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
SMALLEST BOY
Ever Seen Was Found on the Bengal
Coast in Burmah.

Swami is not a very pretty nan,e
but 1t serves to identify perhaps Tie
smallest boy Of it that has ever been
seer. Swami was found three years ago
on the Bengal coast. in Burmah. He
measured IS Ia inches in height, and tips
the scale at only II IL pounds. He has
a sister, Fatma, 10 Years old who is 10
inches in height, and weighs Is pounds
and 5 ounces. The German professors at
Berlin who have seen the dwarves say
that they are probably the two smallest
human beings in the world.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
THE PROFESSOR.
nion," quoted the doctor, "there Is

"In %union," quoted the doctor, "there IS
strength"
yes" assented the professor. Some
times TOO much. I once knew a tobaccon-
ist of the name of Hiram Sting. He went
into partnership with another tobaccon-
list whose name was Solomon Kerr. They
had plenty of money, made honest
goods, but when they undertook to put
the Sting-Kerr cigar on the market they
scored the worst failure YOU ever heard
Of"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
NYE'S

When James Whitcomb Riley and Bill
Nye travelled together giving a joint en-
tertainment, the humorist had great fun
with the poet. Once, in introducing Ri
ley and himself to an audience. Nye re-
marked st will appear first and speak
until I get tired, then Mr.. Riley will sue
coed me and read from his own works
until you get tired"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-15
THEY LOVE THE WEED.

Queen Margherita never could approve
a man who didn't smoke. Many was tn
consoling pipe she ave to her late hus-
band, the murdered King Humbert. She
said nee to the prince Of Wales: "I
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-20
81 90 PER ANNUM
Attention Alliancemen!

The county alliance will meet
on Friday, July 18th, and it IS
very important that all the sub
alliances hold meetings before
that time, pay their dues and
elect delegates to that meeting.
We would suggest that some one
in each alliance make it his busi-
ness to call the alliance together,
especially those that have been
recently re>organized, and these
subs that have grown a little cold
and have not been meeting regu>
larly. We are in shape to do
some good work in the alliance if
We can just get our people to pull
together. The principles of the
farmers alliance are broader than
those of any other secret organs
Eation OF which wo have any
knowledge, and we should study
the principles and practice them.
Please don't neglect to call the
subs together and prepare for
the county meeting in July.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-20
Two British Ships Reported
Sunk.

Berlin, June l9.-The German
consul ut Che Foo telegraphs that
a Japanese torpedo boat from
Taku has brought the following
dispatch:
"rhe Chinese laid torpedoes
in the Taku river and collected
troops from Shan Hei Kwan.
The foreign commanders assem-
bled on the Russian flagship and
addressed an ultimatum to tre
commanders of the Taku forts
summoning them to withdraw
their troops before Q o'clock,
June II.
cat l a. M, June II, the guns
OF the forts opened fire, to which
the Russian, British, French and
Japanese warships replied. The
bombardment lasted seven hours.
Two British ships in the river be-
tween the forts are reported to
have been sunk.
"The telegraph line and rail-
road between lien Tsin and Taku
we're destroyed. Communication
by water is also threatened.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-20

The assessment paid by Mr. A
G Jones to the State Democratic
Executive Committee to enter the
race for the U S Senate is very
generous donation from that gen.
tleman to the party campaign
fund, and he deserves thanks for
his contribution. Senator Till
man will "get there" with both
feet up Even Charleston, his old
enemy, will 60 for him "tooth
and toe-nail."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-20
Mrs. Hughes in Spartanburg

1t is reliably reported here that
Mrs. Matte A Hughes, who dis
appeared from here recently, 10
now engaged in an eating house
in Spartanburg. 1t is believed
that she has no intention of try
ing to avoid her trial for murder
here next September. She told
Solicitor Ansel before she left
here that she was coming back for
trial-that she would come back
to Greenville whenever she was
wanted.-Grsenvllle News.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-06-20

Shelton F Perry, charged with
the murder of VIM ShuIer at
Batesburg, was found not guilty
in the court at Lexington last
week.
Marion Brazell, a married man,
was badly shot by w l Tucker,
aged about 20 years, In Richland
county Thursday night. Tucker
claims to have shot Brazell in de.
fence of the honor of member of
his family.
The masters report IN the Free
case in Barnwell county has been
filed, sustaining Expert Wise's
finding of balance of $S,O41. 50
due by the late treasurer. Judg-
ment will be taken at the approach
ing court and the money paid IN
the coming fall.