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TAXATION IN EUROPE.
Italians the Nest Heavily Hardened
People In the World.

Italians the Most Heavily Hardened
People In the World.
Britishcrs are not SO heavily taxed
as other European peoples. says q
London paper. The taxes which the
Italians pay are n positive nightmare
An italian pays In taxes 20 per cent
OF his earnings. compared with the
Britishcr's 90. The population Of
Italy is 100000 less than that Of
Great Britain. and yet the income tax
In the former country is made to pro-
duce as much as In the United King
dom.
An even more striking comparison
Is that between Russia and Italy. Rus
STA has population OF 9s.o0o.ooo; italy
has only 30.000.OOO and yet the total
amount OF the income tax is the same
in both countries. Italy has n debt OF
$500 100000. which is growing at the
rate of c1i.OOO,OOO year. The only
way tho Italians can escape the tax
alton Is to emigrate. and this they are
doing in considerable numbers.
In France each inhabitant pays lis.
year more than anyone lucky enough
to be living in the United Kingdom.
Moreover. an Englishman's earnings
are greater than those of French
man. The latter devotes 49, per cent
of his income to maintaining his
country.
The German Is much better OF than
his Gallic neighbor He pays in taxes
nearly 30s. year less, or only 1Oi
of his earnings. Another proof of the
prosperity of Great Britain is that.
whereas each subject of the fathcrland
contributes E1 year less to the rev
enue than an Englishman, he really
parts with one per cent more of his
wages.
Hollanders are more heavily taxed
than Britishers. Substantial taxes are
imposed on such necessaries as sugar.
salt, soap and beef The result Is that
each resident in the country of canals
must needs set aside 15.1 per cent OF
his income to meet the requirements
of the national expenditure.
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"Taran,ula!"

moving outside and made an outcry
that attracted atiention. At las, tho
car Was opened and was released. l
won't troubl. you with all those de-
tails. but they found the body o, my
companion. |; was swollen to horFi-
bic size and fearful thing to see.
lay In u hospital three weeks and when
came out my hair was like Il Is now.
although -ou know. SHAFT. am leSs
than thirty"
u have had some darned queer
stories told me. Joe Jordan. but tina,
takes the Gale. Who told you that
Mary parr was mnrricd!'
Nobody: Just knew Il was ALL
We'll. you are tho blamdcst idiot.
That girl has Just been sitting around
waiting foE someone. and most people
think IL Is you. Ny wife was saying
to me only the other day that II Mary
was pining for that Joe Jordan she
better look out or she would end up an
old maid. because tho Lord only knew
whether he was In the land OF the lly-
ing"
Reckon most people would think
she was losing time waiting around for
IN old vhItcheaded tramp. SHAFT"
The queer looking tramp sat n long
time watching the scenery rushing by.
but 1t Is doubtful II he saw any OF It.
When the conductor came along tho
next time he looked up and remarked:
Say. Shafr. do you reckon I could
get back on the old I. n. & W."
Amt done nothing to queer your
self. have your"
Not that l know Of
We'll. the old man always spoke
mighty well OF you. and II there Is
nothing doing for you on that road.
have got pretty good pull over here
myself. You drop of at home with
me. and we will see about fixing you
up bit before you tackle him."
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denly my companion gave a scream ana
began beating the al. and fighting the
tarantulas, We Were pressed SO elo's
TO the root ot the ear that We could
scarcely move. and as ! lay there not
daring TO even turn u hand or foot Il
MAS fearful. The odor from the insects
that he had crushed and from the ripe
fruit Was in itself oyerpowering. and
IL is not surprising that soon became
unconscious And that no doubt
saved my life and reason.
Ill Was some time the next day
when l awOke. and there was daylight
in the car. looked about and there
Was not taTaatula in sight. called to
my companion. but there was no an
swer. and / MAS too weak TO get over
TO him. After a time heard people
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
Progress In Ocean Travel.

In 1910 the Cunard steamship Brit
ANNA, built of wood, propelled by pad
die wheels, maintained a sea speed of
about 81 knots. Her steam pressure
was IL pounds per inch. She was 2O7
feet long, about 1000 tons displace-
ment, her engines developed about
750-horse power, and her coal con-
sumption was about 40 tons day. or
about five pounds of coal per indicated
horse power per day. She carried n
full spread of sail. In sixty years
speed has been increased from 81
knots to twenty-three knots; the time
on the voyage has been reduced to
about one-third of what 1t was in 1910
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
Eriedcrichshof Is Hers.

Frlederichshof, at Cronberg. the pal
ace wherein the late Dowager Empress
Frederick died, is one of the most
beautiful country seats possessed by
the royalty of Europe. 1t is natural,
therefore. that envious eyes should be
now cast at Princess Frederick Carl of
Hesse because. by the will of her de-
ceased mother. she comes into posses
sion of this estate. 1t is spacious and
sumptuously furnished palace, sur
rounded by a magnificent park, set in
some of the most romantic country
scenery in Germany. Upward of 81 ,OO0.-
600 was spent by its recent occupant in
improving house and grounds. The
young princess who is soon to occupy
it is one of the sweetest-faced members
of German royalty. She Is the fifth and
youngest child of the late Empress
Dowager, and was the favorite during
the last few years of her life. She was
born April %. 1872. and was named
Marguerite. Her marriage to Prince
Frederick Carl of Hesse occurred in
January, 1893, and she has three sons.
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START OF THE vANDERsILTs.
wife of tn, American Founder Of the
Family Kept "a Hotel.


A woman played large part In lay
ing the foundation OF the fortunes OF
the house of Vanderbilt. The first Cor
nelius Vanderbilt married at the age OF
20. and year later became captain OF
n small steamboat plying between New
York and New Brunswick. n. ]. Pas
sengers were numerous and many per-
sons went to New Brunswick and back
by boat for the pleasure OF the trip.
Others, when the boat reached New
Brunswick. got into stages and were
driven across the state to another
steamer. which took them down the
Delaware. OF course. they wanted
something to cat. and here Mrs. Van
derbilt saw her opportunity. New
Brunswick's hotel. or halfway house.
was dirty and ill-kept. Mrs. Vanderbilt
suggested to her husband that they
should take the hotel. refit it. and run
1t in style that would attract guests.
Vanderbilt leased the hotel: but. as the
scheme was his wife's he told her
she might run 1t and have the profits.
Mrs. Vanderbilt overhauled the house
and named 1t Bellona Hall. after the
steamship Bellona, which her husband
then commanded. The fame of Bellona
Hall soon spread to New York. and
parties were made up to visit 1t. be-
cause of the excellent fare to be found
there. 1t also increased the profits of
the line for which Capt. Vanderbilt
worked. and his salary was increased
to $1,000 a year. Mrs. Vanderbilt for
twelve years managed Bellona Hall.
with profit to herself and pleasure to
her guests.
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NEARLY TWO MILES oeeP.
Wisconsin, ssin~, the shaft at which IL
To be sunk 10000 Feet.

to bs sank 10000 Feet.
IL will require deep shaft 10 de-
yelop a mine To the west OF the Tam
araek, in Wisconsin, shaft OF near
Iy two miles in depth-but in view of
the wonderful strides made in deep
mining in the past decade IL Is not
beyond the range OF possibilities that
such shaft may be started soon. fif-
teen years ago the sinking of No, l
Tamaraek To a vertical depth OF e..I0
feet made a new worlds record. and
the men who sunk IL were denounced
as lunalies until the phenomenal sue
cess closed the mouths OF their de-
tractors
The bottoming OF the Red Jacket
shaft only few years ago, nj a depth
of 1000 feet. was regarded with won-
der. and held by many TO be the ui-
innate limi, in deep mining. yet to-
day the No. 3 OF the Tamaraek LACKS
but a months work Of being full
5000 feet in depth. and the hoistins
plant just Installed Is built for SsTT-
ice to a depth OF 5000 tsst-nsaTly
three times the depth AT which the
original TamaFaek shaft cut the lode.
although then denounced as crazy
undertaking by some Of the best min
ing men in the district.
II the planned limits Of deep mining
hav. been extended TO almost three
times their original bounds within less
than two decades. III. jump from 5000
to 10000 feet 10 not such an impossi-
bic one as now seems 10 many. \
shat, two miles In depth could bc
sunk In 10 years. nj n cost. including
equipment. OF ss.00o.0G0 or s1,c00.ooo,
In other words. a two.miie shaft could
be sunk and equipped at absut the
samc cost and in the same tim. as the
Red Jacket shaft. which lacks ht;le
OF mil. In depth.
Their. Is really bu, one serious draw
back TO the sinking OF a two-milc
shaft. and that Ia the question Of r,si-
tiiatIon. a, such great depth the hca;
would be very great. The deycio:-
mcnts OF the mex, two years In No. .
Tamnrack will settle the question OF
whether two-miic shat; could be op'
Grated to advantage. Tha, /, could
be sunk IL no longer open % ques-
Nlpu NJ tue uccp N"ENC6i AuhaN VI
the Calumet diStrlc, powerful fans are
used to reinforce the natural system
Of ventilation obtaining In all dc"p
mines that have more than single
shaft.
In tho case OF the Hypothetical two
mile shaft. the single opening could
be made TO serve the purpose OF two
shafts by making the different com
partmcnts air tight and using one Of
them for the down cast and the other
for IN up east, or chimney. to with
draw the heated air from the mine.
The compressed air from the power
drills Is also n powerful factor In mine
operations at great depths. as air gives
up much OF its heat under comprcs-
sion. and when released quickly robs
the surface OF the surrounding rock
and the free air in the mine OF n por-
tlon OF their heat.
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Tcst for IclcnhnnS Girls.

' When girls are being chosen for the
new government telephone service in
London the educational examination
sinks into insigniAcance before the
physiological test. No girl will be
employed If she Is below 5 feet "
inches high in her stocking feet. She
must possess good hearing, have no
defect Of speech, and must be tested
by viva voce examination, in which
particular attention is to be paid to
articulation, pitch OF voice and gem
eral self-possession. Any candidate
showing any indication of nervous
ness. hysteria. want of self-possession
or strongly-marked twang Is re-
jected.
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04

One horse power, as established
among engine makers, is the capacitv
to raise $4,000 pounds one foot nor
minute. AS this estimate was based
upon the capacity of the huge draft
horses OF London. 1t is about twice
the average power OF horse,
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tion has tsrra f.gTlE01 rot
drfful rlflflgs raaUt fsl
itradnrhs f'HutFf1 asTt 4
arc using them aHl Efgsa1
tuTCEs Ui thr good fsf-tG-1
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10 graphically tac'ias!=xl
York CcniFa!s Fg' rsaj
Every person !ais's,s! .sl
Of our commrFCc iAIl.~i
Sent free oa Irrpl.s {
stamp by Gcnral hs'-|
New York Ccal'al. NE IL
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Football victims have III
fall. There Is Hrr SD ~
bail. though NOBODY - "a
doesn't want TO
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Your medicine Is s,ss
fully. slrr wrote to ~ y
house. Thfr" NrFs -.
Hpank the baby. and
thr.Lah my hu.hlhL OS'
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Thrrs Hfu rlaH. t-flf II
great many m4gr 81 as
a single tax
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04

They drive home the cows from the pas
tlFe.
Up InFSugh the long, shady lane.
WhsI- the quail whistle loud In the wheat
That are yellow With the ripsning EEaia-
They md ia THE thick. waving grasses
Where the seaEisi-lippsd siEa~bFFFS
They .sIhsr the earliest snowdroPs
Ani the nFst crimson buds OF tbs rose
They toss ,he hay ln the meadow;
ThsY gather the elder bloom white:
ThsS nnd ehsFs the dusAy sTaP-s purple
Ia th- sogt-tint-d pet1brF light
They kHoA where thS apples hang ftpesi
And are sNssS-F than lIaiys aIu~s:
EhTy kno~ where the fruit hangs ihs
thieksss
On the IhoFny blackberry vines.
Thsy gather the delicate ssawseds
Aud build tiny castl-s Of sand
Ihsy psrA up the IyaGIIsli SEA shells
fsiEy barks that haN. dTlftsd 20 land;
ThFy wave from the tall. Eoekins uSo-
tops.
where the ORIOLES hammock nest
swings.
And AZ Hizht time arc folded in siumb-r
Ny song that fond mother sings
To thSs- who toll braVeIy arc strongest:
The humble and poor become gfvats
Anl from these bfoNn-hand-d chiidfvn
Shall sroN mighty rulers OF stale
Tbs pm OF the author and siatrsfnan-
The noble and wife Of the land
The sword hni the chisri and palette
shall BE- held In the liiiio brown hands
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De Funt fond o. 80. IA 4
ia the difference l'Is'iE' y. ~
and a stupid one. N =
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MISS HELEN MORTON.

Albany and took IN active part In the
entertainments and charitable works
connected with the Protestant EpIs.
copal Church OF All Saints in that
CITY
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told sou that vrl 0g.. -
tcr7 SuItuE= Sar 81
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Mrs. WInsIoV,,,rsl =, Z
For children tss;hiai, 80, 50. ~, a;
cAmmAii8a. AllAJs9Aa''-'

Now Jersey rcTort,. ! iis " y
year the largest crop ~ =. Il 81
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months until got this passenger run.
You seem to be still on the slow
freights in your line, Joe. What on
earth has happened to your hair?"
Its a pretty long story Shaf. un-
less you have got time to listen"
Twenty miles to the next stop"
"Wcll, you see, it is like this. SHAFT.
US five years since l dropped out. Not
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
Coat Of I'Huiiss Eai \.

II C'sis almost yugfgiz|
10 print llauk e.! Es.IllaI
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Sweat or fruit asibr1s
goods dyed with PUTSiI9
DYES. Sold by dfE.ss.i a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04

Piso's Cure for Ccss.z7ss,n' y
medicine for coughs al 90
oSean Grove. y !. F,A hA
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04

Why experiment VI.
edIes for palm Use N!as
and be happy. iol' TO-
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I would rather find true friend
than a gold mine or a new star.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-21
DIVERT SUSPICIOUS.
Start Tien Tsin Quarrel to Gain Time
in Manchuria.

New York. March 21.-A Tribune dis
patch from London says:
The situation in Tien Tsin is made
the subject of a cartoon in Punch, rep
resenting a Russian warrior in an or
dental boudoir, armed to the teeth, while
John Bull and Germany are looking over
the reed palings and cautiously asking
the man in possession what he is doing.
The moral applies equally to the small
affair of the siding at Tien Tsin and
the large matter in Manchura, for Rus
sia Is in complete possession and has
nobody knows how, many secret treat
les in her well stocked pocket, and there
can be no assurance that the allies are
prepared to turn out the intruder. The
railway siding dispute is so petty that
suspicion is excited in diplomatic circles
that the crisis has been brought around
artifically by Russia for the sake of
diverting attention from" Manchuria If
this theory be correct the Tien Tsin dis
pute will be settled by a display of con-
ciliation at st. Petersburg and Eng
land and Germany will be allowed the
satisfaction of claiming diplomatic sue
cess IN due time. Meanwhile Manchuria
will become irrevocably Russian and
nothing will be said about scuttling or
loss of prestige.
iwccce gfuEt led ETAO SHR ETA SM
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-21
SENSATIONAL STORIES.
Not Credited by Sober Newspapers
Corean War Unlikely.

London, March 21.-The more staid
afternoon papers with recollections OF
the earlier Chinese exaggerations, de-
cline to credit the sensational stories
from Tfen Tsin and Shanghai. They be.
lleve the Tien Tsin difficulty will be
readily solved by diplomacy. In regard
to the suggestion in the Shanghai des-
patch that the Russian squadron has
designs on Corea the papers think it
highly improbable that Russia has any
present intention of risking naval war
with Japan which they consider would
unquestionably follow and forward
movement of Russia in the hermit king
dom,
The Japanese minister. Baron Hay
ashi Tadasu, in an interview today does
not attach and Importance to the des.
patches from Shanghai and Kobe. He
says that if Russia had any important
designs on Corea she would require an
army and not a fleet. The minister had
no information regarding the reported
mobilization of the Japanese fleet.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-21
FOREIGN WAR
OR REVOLUTION
NEEDED PRETEXT FOR TROUBLE
WITH ENGLAND.
SERIOUS RlOTlNG AT HOME
AND FOREIGN WAR SPIRIT WOULD
STOP THE QUARREL BETWEEN
HOME FACTIONS.

Washington, March 21.-An interest
ing suggestion connected with the recent
riots in st. Petersburg has been made
public by man Of diplomatic experience
who is we'll qualified to discuss European
affairs. His theory is that Russia's
bellicose attitude at Tien Esin and hel
apparent disposition to provoke Great
Britain are directly connected with the
conditions at home.
Russia, he declares, is not at present
in a position to risk a war over Man.
churia Of North China. She is undoubt
edly in better position than Great Brit
ain but she has not completed the Trans
Siberian road and is by no means ready
for contest in the north. 1t is the
general understanding of her policy that
she does not wish war until her prepa-
ratiOns in the north are completed.
This applies at the present time not so
much because of Great Britain's capa-
city for resistance bue because Of pOssi-
BILE complications with other powers. A
motive for Russia's warlike attitude
must therefore be sought, and a sug-
gestion is found in the apparently seri-
Gus state of things at st. Petersburg
and elsewhere. 1t is a well known axiom
of craftsmanship that when domestic
disturbances are becoming dangerous, a
foreign war will distract attention. 1t is
believed that Russia rioters may have
forced the hand the government and
compelled it to court war when it is
unready, solely for the sake Of weaken
ing domestic danger.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-21
CONTRACT LABOR
LAW IS MENACED
IMPORTANT CASE BEFORE ATAY.
GENERAL-HARD TO SHUT
OFF IMPORTED LABOR.

New York. March 21.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
The treasury department has decided
to hold up the order issued on Monday
for the deportation of IA Spanish shep-
herds who arrived at New York on
March 4. Assistant Secre tary TAYLOR
decided that these immigrants had come
to the United States in violation of the
contract labor laws. Heretofore the d.
partment has held that aliens induced
to emigrate to this country by promises
of employment or that work could be
obtained upon arrival, were not entitled
to admission. The justice of this prece-
dent has puzzled the department for
some time, and it has been determined TO
refer the case of the IA Spaniards to At
torney General Griggs for an opinion.
Assistant Secretary Taylor said
THE vital question is whether a man
who comes to America on information
from relatives or friends that he can ge.
work easily, is entitled to admission.
Attorney General Griggs' decision Will
interest every laboring man in the coun-
try. If it is held that these Spanards
have a right to enter, 1t will be difficult
to prevent undesirable foreign labOrers
from crowding out Americans"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-21
CHEAP HORSE RATES.

Portland, Ore, March 21.-After Anvil
! rates on range horses from points east
of the Cascade mountains to 81, Paul
and the Missouri river, Chicago and ST,
Louis will be materially lower than those
now in effect. the reduction being about
10 per cent. These rates apply to trains
loads of 10 cars of more. The low price
of horses in the eastern market and the
necessity for stimulating the movement
in that direction induced the railroads to
put in the lower rates. 1t is a joint rate
and all the northwestern lines are in 1t.
The reduction is expected materially TO
increase the shipments Of range horses
from eastern Oregon and Washington.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-21
MUCH BETTER THAN SEPARATE
Chickering's.
ORIGINAL AMERICAN PLAN
FRANCE FAVORS THAT WAY OF
SETTLING WITH CHINA FOR
DAMAGES.
THE TIEN TSIN IMBR0GLl0
Von Waldersee Pacified the Combatants
for Time, as Commander OF
Allied Armies.

Paris, March 81, 2:30 p. m.-The
French foreign Office has as yet received
no dispatches alluding to the Anglo
French Russian troubles at Tien Tsin.
officials are therefore hopeful for
concilitory settlement for what they re-
gard as not being serious difficulty.
Cablegrams received here from Pekin
are very cheerful regarding rapid pro-
gress of negotiations there during the
past week. The American proposal to
arrange for joint damages from China
is being favorably discussed by the
powers. There appears to be a prospect
for the adoption of this proposition, al
though with some modification from it's
original form.
Feeling in Paris favors an agreement
among the powers respecting the
.amOunt each shall demand and then the
presentation of these amounts to the
Chinese government as one sum. 1t
dis thought the claims of individuals
and societies, however, should be
Judged by commissions sitting in the
respective legations and presented
separately.