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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
ORIGIN OF WORD DOLLAR.

cit is remarkable how we accept a name
without the faintest Idea or care as to
how or where it originated said John
Pardee, of Chicago, at the HOFFMAN
house yesterday. For example, take our
dollar. How many people do your sup
pose ever inquire or care whence the
name came? 1t is Of German origin,
according to the preponderance of au-
thority. The coin was first lninted at
the town Of Joachimsthal, in Germany,
and received the name of a Joachims
thaler. which. for, the sake of brevity,
was shortened into thaler. In Spain it
was called the dalcro. which is the dollar
that Spanish conquest brought to Amer
lea. When we established a system of
coinage for this country we adopted the
old Spanish pillar-sonetimes called
milled, on account of it's milled rim
dollar as our unit. This dollar was
called the pillar dollar from the pillars
of Hercules, the two promontories facing
each other across the Straits Of Gibral-
tar, the emblem of the pillars appearing
on the coin. The dollar sign is said to
be a corruption of the serpents on the
old Spanish dollar. Another authority
states that the name comes from the
talen of the Middle Ages, and that the
dollar sign came from certain of the
old pieces of eight. Across the figure
eight ON this particular coin two straight
lines-supposed to represent the pillars
of HerculeS-were cut, and this was the
origin of the dollar sign."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
QUEER REQUEST.

1t had always been young Squallop's
understanding hat he woul inherit
something handsome. when his uncle, a
studious and somewhat scholarly man,
passed Off the stage of action. The uncle
died, and the will was ojened.
Young Squallop was, indeed, remem
hered. The bulk of his relatives means
was found to have been sunk in annui-
ties, but the size Of the package be-
queathed to the young man SURPRISED
him. He opened it .>xa n',i,:1 ms con-
tents, and locked it ava form prying
yes
Il near your uncle left you something"
said an acquaintance a week or two af-
terward, meeting him On the street.
Yes, he replied, my uncle left me
ten tt Gusand.'
Il congratulate you! With $40, 900 a
young man may be considered to have at
least a ter stat il life
II d.nt / sd :. ,lla:s. lie ,c:' i:e 0.Ct0
chess problems"
1t Was even SO. Fol- many years the old
gentleman had been making a collection
of such problems, clipping them from
chess columns of various weekly papers,
and as his most cherished possession he
left it entire to his favorite nephew, a
youth who did not know q pawn from q
bishop.
Lile is full of disappointrnents, and
certainly youn Squallop's deserves to be
racorded among the bitter o~nes.-Youth's
Communion.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
COPPER MARKETS FIRMER.

The tone of . the, copper markets has
been slightly. firrner during the past
week. says the Boston News Bureau.
London quotations have continued to re-
fleet. strength since the declining tend
ency of hat market. was checked some
.4ten days ago. The weeks closing was at
a net advance of IS. Cd for spot, while
futures closed unchanged at G73 los.
The greater relative strength of spot
was und oubtedly due to the falling off in
the visible supplies during the last half
of the month. Visible supplies figures,
published August Is, showed an increase
eff 3.545 tons durin- the. first half of the
month. This was so unusually large as
to cause not a little uneasiness in the
trade. and. was undoubtedly responsible
for much of the hesitancy and .sagging
prices which followed. The figures OF
Sept. l showed a decline of 2,2S5 tons
compared with those of Aug. 10, leaving
the net increase only 1880 tons during
the month.
In New York lake copper has contin-
-ued strong at is "a cents. and some
large sales have been made at that price.
At no time has less than 16 5-S cents
been bid. Local copper interests felt no
uneasiness as a result OF the reaction
in the London market a week ago. Iney
are, unanimous in declaring that condl-
tons, as a whole, are much more favor
able to an advance than to a decline
from present prices. /.
HC XII
copper which attracted SO much attentlon
the first Of the year have continued with
very little interruption to the present
time. Something over co per cent or the
production of the, copper mines OF thS
limited States has been sen abroad, leav-
ing less than 40 per cent for domestic
consumption. ~
A gentleman interested in automobiles
says: ."sThe automobiles. popularity VIII
eventually result in a considerably in
creased consumption of upper The
electric auto does not take the place of
an electric car. but of a horse and a
carriage. The latter contained no cop
per. Gasoline autos have copper TANKS
and t,1bes and brass bearings, and the
same is true of the steam carriages. I
have recently purchased q steam car.
rage of the latest pattern. Nearly all OF
its fittings are of copper or brass. =
thought it significant when. found
that no aluminium was used in its make
uD,"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
A HARVARD EXHIBIT AT PARIS.

An interesting exhibit in the American
education and social economy class at
the Paris exposition is the display of the
Cercle Francois de rUniversite Harvard.
which has been awarded a gold medal
and grand prize in the class of higher ed
ucation. This award is similar to that
given to the congressional library at
Washington, and to Harvard, Yale and
Princeton universities, and is therefore a
great credit to the cercle. Among the
exhibits of the cercle appea photographs
of the French lecturers brought over to
America by the cercle; Rene Doumic,
Edouard Rod. Henri de Regnier: also di-
plomas, medals. certificates, etc. The
display drew a great deal of attention
from the French literary public, and the
Paris press referred to it in the most
flattering terms-expressing not only ad-
miration for the work. but also wonder
ing at the perseverance and ability of
those who possessed such perfect know
ledge of the French classics and French
observation-disclosures City Journal.
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, / WHERE AL l. ARE HAPPY.

eth most interesting place it has been
my good fortune to visit in many years."
said T. M. Gilmore, on his return from
the east a few days ago, lis the. little
town of Economy, Pa. 1t is well worth
a long journey to see, and the people are
the most delightful 1 have ever met.
The foundation of his town dates back
to 1906. 1t was settled by a priest, whose
name was Father Rapp, and a number
of Germans. They organized a society,
which was called the Harmony society,
and numbered nearly 1,Co0 people at the
time. They pledged themselves never to
marry, n since the town was founded
there has only been one marriage. The
society has now dwindled to nine per-
sons. but tn town is thickly populated
because of the advent of other persons,
wholease and operate the factories. The
society WINS $500 acres of land, which
is in a high state of cultivation. Coal,
iron and gas abound. Grapes are raised
in, great quantities and are made into
wine of fine quality.
1.-THE town is very pretty. with wide
and shady streets, and with houses COW
cred with vines. They have no doors,
and the only entrance is from the rear.
Economy is exercised on all sides, and
when the society is reduced to one per-
son he will get the entire vast estate.
People visit the place from all parts of
the world. Men and women live alone
and all seem TO De happy and ~cOntented.
The present head of the society is a mar
ried man. He was single when he joined
It,, but he. afterwards. left it and was
married. The people recognize him as
a leader, n he was invited back and
made their chief. He and his family live
In a handsome residence in the center
Of the town and have everything heart
could desire. When the old members
die he or his children will get everything,
as it is one of the rules of the. society
that nothing can be willed away. Econ
NJ is certainly the garden spot of
Pennsylvania" louisville Courier Jour
nal.
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FROM MANY SOURCES

The Beers are losing many horses:
from cold and lack of food.
India, it is said, is we'll able to spare
10000 NOR. native troops.
Oklahoma now has a population Of
about 400, 900.
The population of Zululand is $50, 600.
of whom only 500 are Europeans.
Rev. Mr. Sheldon is to write a book
on the liquor question in England.
India has a greater variety Of plants
than any other country in the world.
The "a o'clock system is to be intro
duced throughout Spain on January /.
1t will soon be possible for any one
to have iJmsei; KinetoscOped at small
cos.
Everything points to one If the larg-
est apple crops this season III the his
tory of Nova Scotia.
The water cooler in a Baltimore po-
lice station was used so little that it
lasted twenty years.
The mackerel fishing on the south and
southwest coasts of Ireland has been a
failure this year.
1t has been estimated that from 80, 0CO
to 100, 900 deer feed in the forests of Scot
nually.
A New York druggist said recently
that according to his experience men
use hair dyes to a much greater extent
than ome .
The penal code of the Chinese empire
is at least 1900 years old. and under its
provisions about $4,000 persons are an
nually executed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
yellow JACKET MINE.

Ajdeal has just been completed where
by Louis Will, a very wealthy capitalist
of Syracuse, N. Y, has purchased the
Yellow Jacket group of mines. located
about thirty miles east of Rossland.
The purchase price for the group of four
claims was $65, 900.
Aside from the expense of purchasing
The group the new owner has plans on
foot Tor it's improvement at the ex-
pense of between $780, 900 and $50, 900, in
the way of a new mill, a tramway two
nd a half miles long and an electric
plant by which to operate the mines.
The nfst payment of $40, 900 for the
propertiesS.Was made last Tuesday by
Mr.. T. James of Colorado, the money
being placed in a Rossland bank.
The four claims which comprise the
yellow Jacket group are the Yellow
Jacket, Maud S., Standard and Touch
Me Not. The properties are located in
is known as the Nelson district,
formerly Trail creek district. about 30
miles east of Rossland, at the head Of
Champion creek 1t is practically a new
district, with the ore showing a very
striking resemblance to that of the great
Ymir, mines.
The Ether brothers and the Cromie
brothers, namely, c. b. Ether. John Eft
ner, John Cromie and David Cromie. all
Of Spokane, were the former owners of
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
A LONGTIME VOTER.

John E. Rawlings of Clinton, ILL.,, cast
his first vote for Henry Clay, and voted
since for all the whig presidential candi
dates until the organization Of the re-
publican party, in 1856; he then voted
for free speech, free soil and Fremont,
the pathfinder" From that time he has
never failed to vote for the republican
nominee, and if he lives till November
he will vote for Mckinley. making the
unique record of 10 presidential votes.
He uses neither tobacco nor liquor, and
for ga years has been a member of the
Methodist church.. He was born in Ken
lucky in 1908; moved to Illinois in 1927,
settling on a farm near Springfield, ILL.,.
where he lived until 1S43, when he moved
to Petersburg, which was then in Sanga-
mon county. Here he remained 10 years,
moving to Mclean county in 1856. to the
farm he Still owns, near Belleflower. He
retired from farm life in 1S91.-Detroit
News.
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STRIKE AT LIE o

T. B. Lewis arrived in the city from
Rossland this morning with news of the
big ore deposits uncovered at the Lee
Roi mine, says the Spokane Chronicle.
He says the report was made current
In Rossland Saturday that there had
been located in that great mine a body
of ore with a gross value of 800, 900, 900,
and a net value, after the expenses of
milling and mining had been deducted,
of 49,, 200, 900. The town of Rossland is
reported to be greatly excited owe the
announcement.
The same news was received here Sat
urday evening, but nothing can be. found
out, concerning it from the officials Of
the LIE Eoi mine. 1t is reported that the
expert sent out by the owners in Lon
don has made the report after careful
investigation. What was considered the
side walls Of the ledge have been drifted
through and the body Of ore located.
1t isNn1so current hat the report Of
the expert was cabled to London, and
as a result the stock has risen 81 and
Is snow selling in American coin at $46
per share. If the report is correct the
Letter Will be the greatest mine in thu
world. Its large ore bodies have already
become known the world over. but the
deposits have never been supposed to be
SO immense as this report makes them.
Clarence McCuaig, who has been exam
lining the mine, is quoted as saying:
"TWo years ago Mr.. Mcdonald, man
ager of the mine, told me that ore ex-
listed outside of what was supposed to
be on the walls, and his work has not
only proved that he was correct, but
has also demonstrated beyond question
that the LIE Roi is one of the greatest
mines in the world. The main SHAFT
now down 900 feet and the mine is thor
Dughly, opened up to depth OF 800 feet.
"On some of the levels the ore is being
stopped for a width Of 1877 feet, and faces
so and 10 feet wide are common. Out
side Of this enormous vein other parallel
veins have been proved to exist, and
thefe'fis no reason to doubt that these
conditions will continue the same Until
water level is reached. 1900 feet lower,
hnd ii is quite probable that the same
conditions will prevail to a depth of 5000
feet g" You must remember that these
estimates are not haphazard, but are
carefully compiled from what has been
actually. demonstrated by the develop
ment,"
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the NEWS OF the MINES AND MINERS

.E.L-4-
the properties, having also been the orig
inal locators. All four Of the men live
in Spokane and are well known. The
bond of $65,000 was taken by T. James
and the properties afterwards turned
over to Louis Will of Syracuse, N. Y.
Mr.. Will has already taken complete
control of the properties. and, as stated,
has made Mr.. James manager.
+ Mr.. James has already ordered a 10
stamp mill for the property at a cost Of
about $4,000 complete. This machinery is
now on the way and will be set up and
worked before snow flies. 1t is the in
tention to add thirty more stamps in I
near future and work the mines to their
fullest capacity. .t@
A tramway of two and a half miles in
length from the top of the mountain to
the Columbia. river is also to be built.
for which preparations are now being
made. This, it is claimed, will give ex-
cellent facilities for the handling of the
ore.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
MAKING THE DISTINCTION.

1.-THE Lord hates q coward said the
man who had just gone over to the other
party.
Eyes," said the other a land the
devil loves a flOpper!"
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HE WAS ONE.

Noah Tall-What's the matter? You
Took mad.
E. 2. Mark-I am mad. I bought a pet
monkey for my boy yesterday, and the
beast died this morning. The dealer
simply swindled me.
Noah Tall-Ha, you should consulted
somebody before buying 1t. Next time
you want a monkey send for me.-Phila-
delphia Press.
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IF NOT. WHY NOT.

"Did you ever notice how beautifully
Parson. Gummidge arranges his. neck
scarf?"
Eyes But Of course q man who can
tie a knot should be cable to knot a tie."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-14
UTAH co...

A director of the. Utah Consolidated
Gold Mining company says: w ex-
pect to place the, company on a dividend
paying basis of l Id quarterly by the
first. of the year. By that time the
smelter will he treating 450 tons Of ore
per day. The company has earned a
great deal OF money during the past
year, more than enough to pay for the
Improvement of the. plant and to leave
a good alliance"
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THE NATTY LITTLE JAPS.

"It's no wonder those Japanese troops
cover themselves with glory"
"Wha do you a
"Why the other foreign commanders
are polite enough to let them do all the
work"
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CAREFUL.

"Gibson is the most careful man I ever
met"
"Indeed?"
Eyes. TIL evening he was married he
requested his best man to carry the ring,
and then asked him for a receipt for it,"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-02
n.n,nnc nonc I'D srRnln.

seguin. Texas. May This place en-
perienced one Of the heaviest wind and
rain storms ever known, accompanied by
terrific lightning. lasting from D. M.
Sunday TO a. m. Monday,
The new brick gin owned by Joseph
Sonka was badly damaged. about thirty
feet OF the west end being blown OF. ant
the machinery partly damaged by water
The residence OF Joseph zorn. mayor,
was struck by lightning doing some dam
age to the furniture and completely de-
molishng the chimney; the occupants OF
the house were not hurt In the least al
though badly scared,
Some hail fell during the severe storm
aud played havoc with the truck iatners.
Owing to the bad condition of the roads 1t
is impossible at this hour to get further
information The Guadalupe hes risen hf-
teen feet. leaving the town without water
and lights.
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THE FLOOD SITUATION.
The Trinity Is Still Much Swollen al and
Below DALLAS.
ANOTHER BIG RISE is COMING DOWN
Next rhursday--Tbr Lowiands
Reported Overlooked

Dallas. Texas. May LA tremendous
body of water Is rushing past Dallas, and
all the bottom lands OF the Trinity TO the
west, the northwest and the southwest of
the city are submerged. The river is from
one TO three miles wide, and crops in the
valley are ruined. Much lumber, logs.
wood, fences, farm buildings aud live
stock has been lost. The dozen or more
magnificent iron railroad and wagon
bridges in and around Dallas are intact,
but only the railroad bridges can be used,
as the wagon roads leading to the city
are all covered with many feet
of water, The river tonight Is
at "a stand, approximately within
1--WE feet of the 1890 mark. A large amount
OF water is due to reach Dallas. however,
from the Panhandle country about Thurs
day next as a result of the hard general
rains In that section on Sunday night
last This water has to travel from 500
to 700 miles with the winding OF the
stream and is not due to reach Dallas
earlier than Thursday Continued clear
weather may enable the Trinity to carry
off sufficient water 10 avert any more
serious damage than has already occurred
but another heavy rain within the next
twenty four hours would produce a dan
gerous situation.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-02

To the Editor of The Post.
Houston. Texas. May ito the farmers
who are in want OF cotton seed, | Wish to
say that one bushel OF seei will plant
eight acres, by rolling them with sand
and water until they will be free from
each other like peas, so as to drop them
by the step. say two feet apart, Ia the
drill / planted two acres with less than
one-auarler of bushel of seed and got
a fine stand.
To plant on land where the first planting
has been destroyed by water or nest, open
the old bed with a small steel shovel ploW
six inches wide and cover with two FUR
rows, then block 1t off with block. In
this way the moisture is retained IN tue
ground The same way for corn. Then
you can bar off and cover the middle oil
the rows and keep the weeds under con
troll. also the grass You must keep a
clean drill while the middle OF the row is
covered. The weeds and grass will soon
rot out when covered up Then, when the
newly planted seeds come up you can work
between the drill and where you barred
off the weeds and grass. DO not bar the
land too deep, Just so as to cover all vege-
tation nicely. II will not be too late 20
plant all through the month OF May Get
the seed in as fast as you can while there
is a season in the ground, then work the
middle out One working out will make a
fine crop of corn Lay corn by as soon as
you can see the joints on the stalks.
II you Will follow these directions you
will he sure to make corn and cotton.
am an old overseer from long exp7rl,
ence have tried this mode OF cultva-
aion Try II and report TO the Houston
Post r. a. Josey. 11l9 Hickory street.
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From POST correspondents.

A.hors henderson County. Texas, May
! -Heavy rains have been falling for the
last two weeks but so far no serious dam
age is reported.
Workman. Freestone County, Texas, May
rho Weather is clear and very warm,
and ground drying very fast. me tarl9-
ers are behind with their work ana al
most disheartened on account OF 30 much
rain. Corn sorry and cotton coming very
slow.
Tsvlor. Williamson County. Texas April
3o.-Another heavy rain fell mere iast
niyht hut a cool north wind is blowing
TODAY, and the sky is clear when REEVES
the hope thar the farmers VIII De p,es9eu
with enough fair weather TO nnlsn piaht
ing the cotton crop and also 10 cream ou'
the corn.
Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, May Il
less Mcclure OF the Jessie community TO,
ports The volunteer oat crop very nne ~,
H. section. The heads average about lEo
srains which he considers good, anu
Thinks the yield ought to be in the nelgh-
horhood Of 100 bushels to the acre ne
eame reports come from other sections
The weather is fine with brisR uotyu
wind today and there is feeling Of con
edence that the rains are over II tney
are there will be great wheat ana oa'
crops in this county.
Devlne. Medina County, Texas April Sv
Everybody crying enough for the first time
in years. This country is a perfect moo
today fields and roads badly washed crops
considerably damaged by the heavy rams
the rainfall last night was l-S incnes ..
the guage Some hail fell during I'M
night but not enough to hurt anythlns
Ths water ran over the railroad trae'
north OF the depot and washed some ium
her from the lumber yard on tne M
; side to the west side OF the trdoh 80
ST., nov is having a fine time today boa
'" inhn In the heart of town.
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school or HoaTrcrn,unn.
A six-wecks Course al inc 4. and VI.
College.

A six-Wecks Course at inc \. and VI.
College.
College Station. Texas May Ia six
weeks course In horticulture will be given
at the Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege this summer. beginning June 49,
i The object Of this short course in hor-
t!culture is to teach some OF The funda-
mental principles underlying successful
fruit culture and truck farming In Texas
to those who may care to take the work.
The lectures will be prepared especially
to benefit one actually engaged In this
work, or who may contemplate dong 30.
but who has not the time nor means to
| take full collegiate course. The more
difficult obstacles In the way OF success
along these lines will be MADE a special
feature OF this course One can select
| special studies from this and other courses
/ as the student may think best.
| Plant Life (twelty-four lectures) -
Study Of the seed and its termination, SEED
testrg, how the plants are affected by
external conditions. such as heat cold
light darkness moisture and drouth
General nursery work such as budding
grating. layarng, etc; seed selection an.
! ties This study Is made the ground Wort
OF the course. II may b. called on,
branch OF Mature study by Prof I'cs
guson,
FUNGUS Diseases and Fungicide
twelve lectures). Mature and cause O
various diseases Of our fruit and yege
table crops, commonly known as blights
mildews, rusts, SHUTS, seabs and rots. wi
be discussed and specimens exhibited
Preparation ard application Of fungielde
Tor the prevention Of ths injury doae b
these various parasites mentioned. Pgac