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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-27
GENERAL SPORTING GOSSIP
Continued from Page Eight.

| Ea Continued from Page Eighty
80
| At workmen was doubled this morning
| and Capt. Angel says that unless the
rain continues, the track will be COM
| pleted by Saturday.
The committee Of five, appointed Sun
| day night, at the meeting of the local
newspaper men. to consider the question
Of organizing a press club in Butte, met
| Monday night and reached a conclusion
| to recommend the organization Of such
a club. The committee will formally
| report it's conclusions at meeting to
be held Sunday night next, in the edi-
| toral rooms of the Inter Mountain. The
idea of a press club is exciting con-
siderable interest and the project prom
Uses to be an unqualified success.
| The latest thing in rubber tires is
project to operate an automobile stage
| line Information from Buffalo, Wyo-
| ming, is to the effect that a promoter,
Norman CASTOR by name, contemplates
building monster automobile for traf-
! fic between Shridan and Buffalo. Ac-
cording to reports the machine will cover
| the distance at the rate of 100 miles per
, day. That will knock the old fashioned
stage coaches into cooked hat and may
do other things, too, for who knows what
will eventually result. Can it be that
the railroad will sooner or later have to
take back seat? That seems scarcely
possible, but stranger things have hap
I pened.
| Poor deluded kid" Parker of Denver
| His voyage to. London seems to have
swelled his already enlarged cranium
| more than ever. His latest def is con-
tanned in letter received from him re-
Gently by friend. In the letter the
.Kid'' says: II expect to have some
/ good fights this fall and stand ready and
| willing to meet any man In the world
| pt 1875 pounds" The kid" it seems
| has the prize fighter habit Of doing a
lot of talking. He evidently forgets that
| the United States is part of the world
1t would be alright for him to say he
is willing to meet any man his weight
| in England, because they do not seem
to have any pugs over there who could
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-27
Boy Catches Big Trout.

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
Anaconda, June 21.-Willie Trunk, son
of F. ]. Trunk, while fishing in Warm
Springs creek yesterday, caught a trout
weighing more than two pounds.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-27
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Write to US for testimonials and
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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-27
Like a Thief

q i the night Group comes, choking
and strangling your little one-at-
tempting to take away the life 30
dear to you.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-27

AT Workmen was doubled this morning
and Capt. Angel says that unless the
rain continues, the track will be COM
pleted by Saturday.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-27

Miss Maggie Thomas has been appoint
ed deputy clerk of the district court by
her brother, William E. Thomas. Miss
Thomas has been teacher in the public
schools of Anaconda for several years.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15
Tonight I shall not play"

''When | was in Springfield, Abra-
ham Lincoln and General Baker, who
was killed at Leesburg, Va, during
the Civil War, made the race for the
Whig nomination for Congress-" says
DR.. d b. Hill. s'Both were Wings,
and both were keen for tie nomina-
ton. Both had a strong personal fol-
lowing, and if both ran the Democrat
would win in the district. SO prm-
ary election was necessary to settle
the contest. Baker won. Both men
were at Springfield when the news
came. Lincoln was depressed. The
crowd, to cheer him up, called on him
for a speech. Getting up, he said:
"Gentlemen, I'd like to comply with
your request, but can'tmake speech
now. | expected to receive the nom-
nation, but failed. If I had won l
know Baker would have got up here
and so charmed you with his eloquence
as to make you believe you had done
him favor by nominating me- But
can't do it,"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

A rural paper gives this bit of advice:
Young man, when you are courting
your best girl don't make too many
promises. Don't say "these little
hands will never do stroke of work
when you are mine, you shall have
nothing to do in our house but sit all
day and chirp to the canaries," as if
any sensible woman could be happy
fooling away time in that sort of style.
A girl has fine retentive memory for
the soft things and silly promises OF
courtship. Occasionally, in after years,
when she is bending over the wash
tub or patching the west end of your
trousers she will remind you of them
in cold, sarcastic tone of voice.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

The only woman in the country who
regularly occupies the position of keep.
er of county Jail is said to be Mrs.
Evelyn Smith, of Greenwich, Kent
county, /. [. Mrs. Smith has presided
over the Jail for twenty years, and she
rarely has trouble with the prisoners.
She declares that no class of men are
quicker to appreciate kind treatment
and courtesy than criminals, and that
it is much easier to handle them with
pleasant words than with handeuffs
and solitary cells.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15
The Whirligig OF Fortune.

A striking instance of the vicissitudes
of business life is exhibited in the fol-
lowing story to by the Boston Com
0aonmeuith.
In large retail dry goods house in
this city are two persons who, few
years since, occupied very different
positions.
One, man over fifty years of age, is
salesman on a salary of less than one
thousand dollars year; the other, a
young man of six and twenty years of
age, receives a salary of upwards of
twenty-five hundred dollars.
Five years ago the elder man was a
pertner in a wholesale concern that
went into insolvency and out of exist
ence, each partner of which was left
without dollar for the support of his
family.
The young man had occupied an
humble position in that concern, and
one cold day he allowed his dinner to
get scorched while warming it at the
furnace in the basement.
Soon the smell of burnt meat went
up into the oourting room, which so
exasperated his employer that he
rushed down stairs, and seizing the
offender by the collar, brought him up
and elected him from the store.
Such severe treatment made the lad
feel rather ''cut up,p as he was the
principal support of an invalid mother.
Not long afterward, however, he at
tracted the attention of his present
employer, who engaged him at q fair
salary, which he kept increasing, until
his present handsome position.
Thus, from the changes and depres-
sions of trade, the young man is up
and the elder one is down.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

The vast. majority of people in this
world find certain amount of work
absolutely essential to their happiness
and to their peace of mind. Without it
discomfort would bring with it not
only danger of wrongdoing, but CON-
plete dissatisfaction that would make
life a miserable and morbid failure.
Those who are the idlersin this world
are the unhappiest people in it, and,
fortunately, their number is not SO
large that they count for much in the
worlds daily record.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

Unbreakable glass is now fact. The
Pillzington glass works at Lancashire,
England, have been experimenting for
years on freproof and burglarproof
glass and the experiments were
crowned with success few days ago.
To the molten glass a wire netting
was added, and the composition re-
sulting resisted all inroads of fire or
other violent agencies. Doors of this
material have proved unbreakable and
even when subjected to $500 degrees
Farenheit remained unaffected, while
ordinary doors grew red hot.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15
BOTH LEGS TAKEN OFF.
Takes no Anesthesia and Watches
Operation.

Operation.
J. j. Foley was brought to the Coun-
ty Hospital several weeks ago and has
been undergoing some trying expert
ences ever since. He is the man who
was picked up in the snow in a half
dazed condition near Truckee, after
wandering around without shoes or
stockings for thirty-six hours, the ther-
mometer hugging the zero point the
whole time. A few days after he was
brought over he had all the toes of
both feet amputated, with the hope
that the rest of the feet would heal
with natures aid.
The freezing temperature to which
he had been exposed had destroyed
more tissue than the doctors had at
first imagined, and yesterday Foley
had to submit to another operation, in
which both legs were taken off above
the ankles. This time he looked on
while the surgeons worked, and was
an interested spectator to all that was
being done fer him
He had become SO weak from the
previous operations and from the pain
he has had since, that Drs. Hunt and
Conlan, who are attending him, feared
to administer chloroform again and de-
cided to inject cocaine into the nerves
just where they separate at the base OF
the spinal column, proceeding which
has of late been greatly written of in
the papers throughout the country.
This was done vest erday afternoon
and Foley had the extremely novel ex-
perience, if not pleasant one, OF
watching each step of the operation
that was costing him both limbs, and
of chatting gaily with those who were
working on him while at the time there
was absolutely no sensation of pain
Grass VaHey Union.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15
A Little Sister of Charity.

IAN Actual Incidento aIIotel Reading-room
A gambler and a rake was he
Whose days and nights were wild,
A wan and weary midget she,
A crippled beggar-child.
Reclining at his ease he lay,
When, lispingly, she said:
"Please give me something, sir; all day
/ hasn't had no bread.n
But he is moody with the fumes
Ola prolonged debauch;
And drink the appetite consumes
Like flax beneath the torch.
He speaks the truth, then, when he
says,
Turning impatiently:
'I've eaten nothing these three days;
Go brat, don't poster mep'
She goes-poor, shivering little one
Into the cold, dark night;
Unheeding her, the man broods on
In comfort, warmth and light.
An hour goes by-he feels a touch
Upon his folded hands;
There, leaning on her tiny crutch,
The baby-beggar stands.
"Please, sir, take this, a copper cent,
Use sure that you must be
Her eyes were filled with wonder
ment)
Much hungrier than me.n
"Three daysl Why can hardly keep
Alive single one!
No-take it, please Use goin' to sleep,
AM shan't feel hungry then"
A flush of shame sweeps DER his cheek,
Hot tears bedim his eyee,
His quivering lips refuse to speak,
Then, kissing her, he cries:
"Thou tiny minister of grace,
A woman's heart is thine;
Lift up thy blessed little face,
Let thy lips hallow mine"
"Tll keep thy copper for thy sake
Until my dying day,
And thou, sweet child, nay gold must
take
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

The great Salt Lake is said to be in
imminent danger of drying up. The
drain upon it being due to irrigation
requirements. 9'he plan to build a
canal from the headwaters of the
Snake river and thus bring water into
the Great Basin 10 replace the waste
by evaporation is meeting with gen
eral favor. The agricultural sections
of Utah are threatened with disaster
unless something is done soon.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

The State Senate of Oregon has voted
20 to in favor of resubmitting the
question of woman suffrage to the
people. 1t was submitted last year
and received 48 per cent Of all the votes
cast in the State. It's defeat at that
time was attributed to the indifference
Of the women themselves.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

Assist Nature. There are times when
you should assist nature. 1t is now
undertaking to cleanse your system
if you will take Hoods Sarsaparilla
the undertaking will be successful.
This great medicine purifies and builds
up as nothing else does
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15
Still More Counterfeitine.

The Secret Service has unearthed
another band of counterfeiters and Sc
cured large quantity of bogus bills,
which are so cleverly executed that
the average person would never sus-
pect them Of being spurious. Things
of great value are always selected by
counterfeters for imitation, notably
the celebrated Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which has many imitators but
no equals for indigestion, dyspepsia,
constipation, nervousness and general
debility. The Bitters sets things right
in the stomach, and when the stomach
is in good order, it makes good blood
and plenty of it. In this manner the
Bitters get at the seat of strength and
vitality, and restore vigor to the weak
and debilitated. Beware of counter
feits when buying.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

Wagons can be rapidly loaded with
dirt by Western mans device, a
board being placed at the rear of the
wagon to form track, up which the
s raper is drawn with its load OF dir,
the horses being spread apart far
enough to pass on either side of the
wagon.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

A fire insurance bill, similar to the
new law passed by our legislature, has
passed the California assembly by a
vote of "a to Il. If it becomes law,
will the insurance companies withdraw
from California?
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

Norwegian legislators propose that
girls who do not know how to knit,
sew, wash and cook, shall be refused
permission to marry. Daughters of
wealthy men are not to be excepted.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

a Montana man who proposed to a
widow aud was rejected, set fire to her
residence and then bravely rescued
her. That fellows scheme to destroy
weeds is too startling to become very
popular
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

Never bathe child directly after it
has been fed, for / be doctors say there
is great danger of its going into con
vulsions If it is put into water when
the stomach is full and food undigested.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

If poison h IS heea taken, swallow in
stantIy cupful OF cold water with
which teaspoonful of pulverized mus
tard and the same quantity of salt have
been mixed. This is simple but eff
fective emetic. After it, the whites of
two or three raw eggs should be taken.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

This is a world of contrast. If the
meanest man in town braces up and
does something really nice once, it is
landed to the skies, and forevermore
stands out from its colorless surround
ings like a new tin pan on gate.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

Man is fearfully and wonderfully
made, but in present styles, woman is
tearfully and wonderfully made over.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

A towel folded several times and
dipped in hot water, quickly wrung
out and applied quickly over the seat
of pain will in most cases relieve tooth
ache and neuralgia.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

Headache almost always yields to the
simultaneous application of hot water
to the feet and back Of the neck.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

The heirs of the late Jacob MeKis-
sick of Reno are preparing to contest
his will. He left property valued at
500 600
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15

Josh Billings said that it is better to
know little well than to know SO
much that isn't so.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1901-03-15
NEVADA MINERAL PAINT,
FACTORY OPPOSITE THE MINT,
FACTORY OPPOSITE THE MINT,
NUMBER 81.

This paint is made of pure mineral ground in the
Lnseed OIL and is remarkable for its high polish and last
ing qualities.
TT FIRE PROOF.
1t is manufactured in many coors and is the best paint
going paint houses inside and out barns fences wagons
and machinery.
1t leads all others because it is Just beautiful and
much better and cheaper than ordinary paint 1t is
FURNISHED MIXED
and ready for in barrels by the gallon at about one
half the price asked for paint
NO LEAKY
After using this paint Shingles painted with it will
bulge up knk They will lay as fat as though made
Of slate, the paint cements the shingles together
Many of the leading citizens of Carson have used this
paint and pronounce it far better and cheaper than any
other paint. 1t puts like enamel and never
cracks peals Off Address
Nevada Mineral Paint Co.. Carson
Amador ledger., 1901-09-20
Peculiar Trees,

The visitor to the Falkland islands
sees number of what appear to be
weather beaten, moss covered powders
of various sizes scattered here and
there. On attempting to turn one over
he is surprised to find that it is anchor
ed to the ground by roots of great
strength. These are not powders. They
are trees. No other place in the world
can show such popularity of forest"
growth. The Falkland islands are ex-
posed to a strong polar wind which ren-
ders it impossible for trees to grow in
the proper form. Nature has conse-
quently adapted herself to the prevail
ing conditions and produced this
strange form of plant life. These civ
ing stones" as they are called, are
quite devoid of grain" and it is next
to impossible to cut them up and utilize
them for fuel.
Amador ledger., 1901-09-20
Short and Sweet.

Perhaps one of the shortest court
ships was that of an eminent iurist. He
was on his way to hold court in
town when he met young woman re-
turning from market.
''How deep is the creek and what
did you get for your butter?' asked
the judge.
up to the knee and ninepence" was
the answer as the girl walked on
The judge pondered over the sensible
brevity of the reply, turned his horse,
rode back and overlook her.
81 liked your answer just now" he
said, land l like you. 1 think you
would make good wife. Will you mar
~ mep
She looked him over and said, Yes"
'Then get up behind me, and we will
ride to town and be married"
She did get up behind. and they rode
to the courthouse and were made one
1t is recorded that, brief though the
courtship had been. the marriage PROV
ed a pre-eminently happy one.
Amador ledger., 1901-09-20
Process Too Hxpensixe.

Warts are curious things. They
come and go mysteriously, although
their going is frequently marked by
exasperating delays, and there are al
most as many infallible cures as there
are warts, the only trouble with these
cures being that they are useless when
applied to the particular wart you hap
pen to have. They are only good for
other peoples.
In my opinion said a clubman who
was discussing the subject with a
friend one day, "a wart is merely the
outward correspondence of some men
tai excrescence. Get rid of that, and
it goes away.
let NE give you a bit of my own
experience" he continued. Last year
l went to Europe For about three
years 1 had had wart on my little fin
ger, on which l had tried everything l
could hear of, but without effect. 1t
only grew larger.
"Well, in the excitement of preparing
for the trip and of the journey itself 1
forgot all about my wart, and when
looked for it about six weeks later it
had vanished without leaving the
slightest mark I simply forgot it, and
it had no mental condition to feed on.
l see you have one on the back of your
hand Forget all about it for a few
weeks, and it will go away of itself"
Eyes, said the other clubman, shrug-
ging his shoulders, "but 1 can't afford
to take a trip to Europe for the sake of
curing one wart."
Amador ledger., 1901-09-20

A tiny mouse who lived near the
house Of a magician begged him to
save her from the cat of whom she
lived in deadly terror.
So the magician changed the mouse
into cat, and she went away delight
ed.
In few days she came back again
in terror. "Oh, save me, save me now
from the dog she begged.
And the magician changed her to a
dog.
A few days more, and back she came
this time in deadly fear of a tiger.
Nonsense" said the magician. "You
have only the heart of a mouse, and
afraid you will always be. 1t is the
heart that tellsP'
Amador ledger., 1901-09-20
Sewing Done by Ants.

Ants are credited with so many mar
yelous accomplishments that new one
must be remarkable to the noteworthy.
Mr. E. G. Green of Ceylon, an authori-
ty upon insect habits, has, however,
made an observation which is well
worth putting on record. He has watch
ed red ants holding grubs in their
mouths and using the web they spin to
repair rent in their nest
Some leaves which had been fastened
together by the ants were separated by
Mr.. Green, and in a short time after he
saw small white grubs being passed
backward and forward across the gap.
Closer observation showed that each
grub was held in the jaws of one of the
worker ants, and its movements were
directed as required. A continuous
thread of silk issued from the mouth of
each grub and was used by the ants to
sew up the rent in their shelter
There were no grubs in the neighbour
hood, and those used were obtained
from a nest at some distance. This de-
liberate use Of a naturally formed web
as sewing thread is as astonishing as
any instance of the intelligence of ants
yet observed.
Amador ledger., 1901-09-20
Bill Nye on Life Insurance.

The late Bill Nye's endorsements Of
life insurance is probably the most
characteristic paragraph to be quoted
from his writings:
I'm these days of dynamite and swift
changing presidential administrations
and dark tunnels through which an en-
gineer goes cropping his way at Is miles
per hour, these days of tumbling signs
of the times and tipsy telegraph poles,
live wires and dead repairers; these
days when the politician and the dead
ly bridge policeman with his pull lie
down together under the influence Of
the same stimulant; these days when
death turks in the air we breathe, the
earth we tread, the food we eat, the
water-the water we battle in[I say IL
behooves US to look well to our insuY-
ance and our future state, and 1 take
pleasure in certifying and saying to
whom these presents may come that
since 1 became fully insured my health
has improved so much that IL IL a sub
ject for profound congratulation on my
own part and the deepest disgust on
the part of those who would naturally
inherit my vast wealth."
Amador ledger., 1901-09-20
How He saved His dinner.

In the little town of Arundel there is a
taXidermist who is gifted with Won
derful presence of mind. Here is an
instance:
Some time ago gentleman called at
his shop with a cock pheasant, which
he desired to have skinned, stating at
the same time that he did not require
the body. This quite suited the taxi,
dermist. who thought the pheasant
would do for his dinner on the morrow.
However, later in the day the gentle
man called again and said that he
would take the body away. The tax
idermist replied that it was unusual
for customers to take the bodies away,
but that he had no objection, and he
fetched the bird, which his wife had
put on a plate and covered with flour.
"Ah!' exclaimed the gentleman. at
looks very nice. But what is this white
powder with which it is covered?'
ooh, that" replied the taxidermist
quietly, sis arsenic. I always cover
the bodies with that until l can dis.
pose of them"
"Ar-arsenicI" stammered the gentle
man. 'Why, l thought that the bird
would be good to eat Thank you,
won't trouble to take it away with me
Good day"
The taXidermist had saved his din
ner.-London Answers.