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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-05-10
LEFT LOS ANGELES.

Los Angeles, May 10.-With each
car perfect bower of roses and the
engine literally buried under a mass
OF flowers, the Presidential train left
this morning on the last link of the
journey to San Francisco.
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BITS OF WIT.
Save your coupons.

Mistress-How shall word your recommendation?
Maid Gust leavng)-Suppose stood this place
for six weeks sufficient. thank you.-London
Cigarette.
Angelina-That a lovely engagement ring gave
me last night what do these initials c. E. mean
the inside?
Edwin-Why-er-that is-dont you know? That's the
new way stamping eighteen carets!-Td- Bits.
Vingaree, they don't haze the freshes at Vassar
college. they?" ~
Don't they, though? They made buy pound after
pound almond buercups and stand and watch thew
while they them"-Soux City Tribune .ouh
" .ot,
Turning picturesque resident. the from the
east praseworhy desire to be pleasant, asked
Have you lived here long?'
"Naw" replied Iariat Lem carelessy shifting his
from one hand other nobody lives here long,"
Chicago Times-Herald.
Chollie-My boy what is than notice
wriif face of ones sweetheart
willie-A wrinkle in ones twowers daeh boy Fellow
can get a sweetheart, don't know any time
Indianapolis Press
a loses her hired girl she becomes a VOLTS
and you should look out for yours who has a
good girl may lovely character but girl
lovely character should
Globe. X
to Aiguburst?" =
Indeed I am. consider 1t ideal place."
Huh! You want to read the slck<
ness there than In any other this vicinity" ;
II know it. I am phyacan"-CAtholic Standard and
Times.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-01
BRIGHT IDEAS OF
MONTANA EDITORS
The Girl Problem.

Present industrial and social conditions
invite much serious thought on the ques-
ton of what a young girl shall do ito
win success Formerly it was the boy
that occupied the attention and study of
moralists and teachers. But the girl
problem-not the one in the Kitchens
looming up as one of the most important
questions of the times and threatens to
completely overshadow the discussion of
What to do with the boys. r
Itis interesting to note the opinion of
some OF the brightest women upon this
question as disclosed in a recent SYM
postum. h'No matter how wrapped up a
girl may be in her ambitions, let her by
.all means marry anyway" says DR.. Julia
Holmes Smith. Mrs. LeGrand w. Perez
declares she is unable to "see how a
young woman can consistently give her
life to a husband and to a business at
the same time" Mrs. Matilda B. Carse
declares that a girl cannot succeed in
business while married" Mrs. Lucy Page
Castor says that girls should make their
choice between the home life and the ac-
tive business or professional life"
p 1t is very clear from all this expert
/; opinion that it is the plain duty of the
girls to get married. At least they can
|snot hope to manage husband and a
business successfully at the same time.
Matrimony and business are incompat-
+ ible. There must be a choice between
the store or the office and the home.
/ All this is very we'll for the girls who
|. are privileged to make choice be-
tween matrimony and business. I'm
+ fortunately there are not enough
manageable young men to go around
even if they were all disposed to en-
brace matrimony.
I Under these conditions the great field
+ of industrial and professional opportu-
7 nifty becomes alluring to ambitious
| young women. 1t is futile to present t.
| them the duty of marriage when there
| is dearth of matrimonial offers. Sht
| has, therefore, invaded the stores, thu
offices and the professions. and Will
| varying degrees of success. II M
| young man will offer to support her and
| she is to be deprived of fulfilling her nat
| ural functions as wife and mother sht
| must do the next best thing and supper
| herself.
| These stern facts are not conclusivel,
answered by the beautiful theories
| about "womans sphere" and "woman'i
| duty."-Wh.tehall Zephyr.
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Montana Lambs

The Landing season in Montana has al
ready advanced far enough to assure al
most a record beaten lamb crop for 1901
The facts of big lamb crop and an ex-
ira heavy wool clip had been confidently
discounted here, but the outcome rather
more than verifies the prediction. The
weather has been favorable for live stock
ever since last August. Sheep have been
thriving all winter. and as consequence
there will be an extra yield of wool In
pounds, and also longer staple making
up each fleece, which adds to Its value
per pound. To aid in successful LANDING
there have been no bad storms since
April TO- last. The only suffering by
Montana fiocks resulted from the adop-
ition by a few fiockmasters Of the fad OF
,early shearing; but the percentage OF
loss from this cause has been less than
was expected. The plan of shearing be-
fore lambing, however, has gained few
if any advocates this year. With most
wool growers one trial has been enough
Billings News.
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Hn CUBAN constitutional convention appears to
II have faults that beset all bodies Of amateur
lawmakers constitution makers lack the
brevity their deliberations hampered by
tendency everything they undertake In
accepting Platt amendment the lawmakers of the
new republic until the original amendment was
lost sight Of what they really adopted merely
modification amendment, and their action is far
from satisfactory to the United States The amendment
passed original but the Cubans hedsed
Of the document with limitations that operates
against the plain intention of the who framed it.
So the work Cubas ship of will have
to be again. something just good does not
suit Sam at all.
The Cubans recognize admit the right of inter-
United States but proceed to elaborate
the admission forth their understanding of the
term in explicit The clause providing for the
sale of the is waived aside and deferred for
settlement by treaty, and the provision respecting the
right of buy lease lands for naval
string to it, 1t is plain that the Cubans
are inclined to jockey bubble the demands of the
United States is equally plain that they will have to
take the straight not at all. An
ceptance with string to it is not at all satisfactory to
Uncle Sam.
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A DRAMATIC CONTEST.

@CCAsIoNALLY one Of the great magnates Of the
circles in which schemes for controlling the trans-A
portations lines Of the world are Matched. opens
his his mouth and takes the public into his
Of imparng cautious information,
respecting inside history the extensive deals OF which
the public has but slight understanding.
Recently j. J. HILL in burst Of confidence with an,
Paul. out the information that the1
mighty battles being fought between rival Transporting
ton for their obpect the control of the high
extensive deals in railroads dwarfed int0s
nsgncance when conrased with the gigantic undertake.
ings outlined the of the great railway operator
The internal commercial business of the county appears
to have reached point where it longer affords field
enough operations kings of finance
To exercise faculties with which they gifted
nothing smaller the round globe will supply suitable
and the ullness thereof Is the bone OF
contention that exces averce and the giants of the
commercial world grappe in death struggle
Traffic development. according to Mr.. Hills statement
has reached which must either go forward
England reaching for the trade of the
only tactfu determined and persistent effort
of the traffic of the 1t looks as
if the transportation had on In advance OF
aspiring and had determined. for bust
that this country it's share
the globe affords. They determined
carry ternatonal struggle all their own
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OPENING THE PA Rk.
n PARTY of Ohio congressman arrived in the city
~ of Livingston a days ago and departed for

a PARTY of Ohio congressman arrived in the city
~ of Livingston few days and departed for
the National park. The party had been across
the attend the launching of the batteship
Ohio Francisco, and home had taken ad
vantage of the opportunity visit the nations preserves
the head waters ThomasS
H. Carter of the and Joined the visitors in they
of Wonderland The visitors expressed themseNes
highly pleased with the trip and suffered of thee
attend journey through th
park before the opening of the tourist season. x
Ohio congressman travelled the scheduled pre-
presidential when the route through
park Elaborate preparations had besrE
Of the president and the
portation company given charge of thes
presidents through the park took the delegation from
the Buckeye the route in something of the
style that had been planned for the distinguished
trip advance of the formal opening Of
the seasonwhich begins to-day The opening Of the
for the is expected to be
in the history of the great pleasu
of visitors who planned to make the trip
through time the presidential pary Wa
enroute, will begin the journey to-day. ''''-+' =
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favored few that nuggets of any size
reveal themselves.
The largest gold nugget in the world
was found in New South Wales. It was
worth $14S.000. 1t was 4 feet 9 inches
long, feet 3 inches wide and 4 inches
in thickness throughout.
This great find" was unearthed at a
small mining camp called Hill End. Two
men, Dyer and Haltman, We're the dis
coverers. Strange to say, they had lost
all their money seeking for gold, and at
the time of their discovery were with
out penny. deeply in debt and almost
on the verge of despair.
Another famous discovery Of gold in
the solid lump was made at Bakery Hill,
near Ballarat. Australia, on June Is, 1853.
1t was discovered by two or three men
Of prospecting party of twenty-four.
These men had decided to share, p o
rata. everything that was discover ID.
Consequently the nugget had to be Ill
vided into many portions. Other than
this find the prospectors met with little
luck. Hence the mass of gold became
known as the welcome" nugget. It's
value was $4,000. 1t weighed 215a
ounces. 1t was discovered at depth Of
$50 feet. and was 20 inches long. Il
inches wide and inches in thickness.
Three years earlier other nuggets Of
considerable size had been found near
the same spot. Indeed. the pick of a
workman had struck within forty EIGHT
inches of this very nugget. 1t had then
remained in the earth for three years.
hundreds Of gold-seekers passing it by.
The largest nugget ever found in Calf
| fornia is known as the "Oliver Martin.
which was valued at $22. 700 and earned
SO. 900 more through being exhibited.
Oliver Martin, the discoverer, was a
| dissipated 'hander-on" around the min
| ing camps Of California. He was re-
garded as a tramp by the miners.
One stormy night. while making his
way from Benton's Bar to Camp Corona,
over the Grizzly mountains, Martin ami
| his companion, John Fowler, were
| caught in a storm and sought refuge in
an old cabin. This hut was SO situated
that the mountain torrents soon made
it insecure. In trying to reach a safer
position Fowler was drowned.
The next day Martin, with pick and
shovel began digging a grave for his
companion. He had not turned UP many
spadefuls of earth before he struck
something hard. On washing the mud
of this object. which was larger than
mans head, he found it to be full Of
glittering particles. It weighed abou;
| 80 pounds.
Martin, with the assistance of another
miner, had the nugget weighed and
valued. He made $32. 700 from this lucky
stroke
Victoria. B. c., has been great field
for nuggets, though few have been found
there within recent years. In February
1869, the "Welcome Stranger nugget
was found at place called Moliagul
near Dunolly. This nugget was 81 inch.
les long. 9 inches wide and 10 inches
thick. 1t was composed of almost pure
lgold. On melting, the nugget weighet
} 2.26S ounces and was valued at the Bani
of England at $47,670.
; This big find was made by two poo
puddlers, John Deacon and Richart
Oates. They had not gone seriousl!
into mining. owing to their poverty. ant
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they never expected to make more than
q bare living.

they never expected to make more than
a bare living.
The finding of the "Welcome Stranger"
was matter of accident. It was in.
bedded in stiff red clay just below tile
surface. SO near road that wagons
were constantly passing over It.. Not
ten inches away wagon rut ran at a
depth actually below the spot where the
gold was found
Not long after the finding of this mug.
get near Dunolly several other discsv-
cries of gold were made near the same
spot. One weighed ia ounces.
The famous "Blanch Barley" nugget,
valued at $34,525. weighing 1,748 ounces.
was found by four prOspectors at King
over, Australia. It was thirteen feet
below the surface and was found in land
which had been worked over the year
before. There were previous diggings
within six feet Of it. This nugget was
exhibited at the Crystal Palace, Lon
don. and made for its owners $3.50 per
week for months. 1t was one Of the
most striking nuggets ever found. Its
color was brilliant. and it contained
95.5S per cent of pure gold.
To a Digger Indian belongs the hon.
or Of finding the second largest nugget
ever discovered in California. This man
worked on the sluice-boxes Of q placer
mine in Nevada county.
One evening. while washing out tho
boxes, he noticed yellow rock in the
stream where the washing was carried
on. He had never seen gold save in tire
sand state and did not recognize the
nugget, but he called the foreman to
examine the strange rock"
1t turned out to be pure gold. weighed
IS pounds, and was worth $17,500. The
Indian received from the company $500
for the nugget The find" did not be-
long to him, as he was an employee on
claim owned by a company.
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s1Nc1 DAD srauoxou

Folks around this OF plantation raisin'
cotton. CON an rice,
in aristocratic circles didn't nevah cut
no ice;:
was jest q planter's daughteh, what
( the Yankees call q Jay,
Wo'kin hard to help Oh daddy make Z
Twin every day:
But the lane has reached turnin' an
] we amt no longeh poo.
We are 1t an i won't nevah have to
wO'k so hard no mo-.
AN We'll play her to the limit 'cordin' to
i Professah Hoyle.
sFo'. we got the stun to do it with sence
dad struck oil.
I'VE have sold ou' poky mule team that
has wagged Its lazy ears
s'Round about this Oh plantation TO- q
hefty string O. years,
AN Wen git some carriage bosses, them
with tails that's bin cut down,
IAN a niggah TO driven when we git
moved into town.
Ma an me II have ou' dresses made in
Paris ally mode,
IAN it takes my breath a thinkin' of the
cash that IL be blowed
Fo' to keep the OF pot Dublin at fash
ionable boil.
But expenses cut no figgeh now sence
dad struck oil.
Ort to see the high-ton roostehs come
a CROWN round this chick,
Them that thought was a lobsteh when
1 didn't have nick
Come a bowin' an a smilir' an smirk-
in sweet as pie,
Like they thought was princess look
in TO a man to buy.
An you'd ort to see me shake 'em, give
it to 'em in the neck.
Tell 'em jacks won't do TO- Susey when
the jOkeh's in the deck:
That the precious grease is f1owin' from
the OIL plantation soil
An no common man CANT tech me now
since dad struck OIL
Onct 1 had a sort of notion l would
marry any He
That could make halfway livin' TO- a
savin' gal like me,
An pervidin' he was honest an pos
3, sessed a decent face
One that wouldn't sour the milk an
chase the chickens off the place,
But I've done gone reconsidered, an the
man that makes the mash
Must be tall an dark an handsome with
a KILN black mustash-
One whose hans don't show no symp-
toms of life of arjous toll.
Fo' hate the sight o. labori.l' sence
dad struck oil.
Denver Post.
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THEY SPEND IT ABROAD.

~AUT1oUs FINANCIAL operators have sounded
alarm that calculated to direct attention to the
~. huge expenditures of American money abroad
Is stated that although the balance of trade vastly
our favor constant demands made upon American
bankers bills of exchange settlement of foreign
balances This puzzing anomaly is explained the
hypothesis that wealthy Americans going abroad take vast
of money with them and this in turn works
Its back through the banks in the form of negotiable
paper and keeps steady stream of wealth flowing out of
the country While the balance of trade in
this drain upon wealth of the country
into foreign excite apprehension among
the wAo deal exclusively for the their ventures
t<ng and moved neither by sentiment nor
patriotism.
Hard-headed of business have little patience with
wealthy families who squander fortunes in
foreign lands To the of bargain and sale the ex
penditure Of money is only justified when adequate
and lavish distribution of American
Astors Bradley and the members
of the suggest the professions Of unlimited
delight the bargain loving souls who count
expenditure with precision OF the
apprehension the expenditure OF the vast OF
money abroad without substantial foundation. The bal
ance Of fully 100000 and the annually
by peasurelovng Americans is not greater
than one-ffth this Yet the prudent bankers Of
necessary and they the cash depart grudgngly.
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1T IS of the universities of the
United States getting better fast If the truth
is told of them they sadly in need of the measure
requisite direct their high
taities to affairs and allow the world to jog
along without advice. The friendly tips given
by the occupants of learning during
months are exqustely mrth provoking. They bear
stamp senlity and with accord the jokesmths
country raise and make merry with the good pro-
and hold them to ridcule. All of this is mani
unfair and calculated bring the learned professors
class, into undeserved contempt.
Prof. Frederick Starr Of Chicago is said to have
the leading universities that the practice of parting the
middle is the many signs of degeneracy
observing eye and indicates unerrngy
the generation growing headed along the back
following the leadership Of progressive
toward the higher levels of development The state
Chicago professor telegraphed every
of continent and newspaper writer's
professors opinions
they made bad matter rendered his
marks extremely ridiculous.
safe that Prof. Frederick Starr whoever he
is is guess of statement with which is charged
in his sober having before him the lustrious
such bad break. Since the deazed pictures Biblical
characters first given to the world mankind OBJ
served that the practice of parting the hrsuite
side is distinct departure from the customs of long
If the modern star-o century way of parting
the hair has significance at ALL rising
has merely back prevailed
when the world young.
Recently a story Of Chicago the effect that
the colleges city
that had kissed After the
public had stretched its creduly sufficiently believe this
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THE STATES MONEY.

THE REPORT of the state treasurer at the end of
II the first half of the fiscal year. shows very gra-
tifyng condition of affairs existing in the states
finances There is at the time than half
million dollars in the treasuryto be exact 5e5OO29
the figures that the grand total of Montanas
cash assets This is high mark for the total of the
balances of the different funds reach AT time
in the history of the the condition of the states
cash account been satisfactory than 1t is to-day and
the outlook for the future bright Taken
altogether the citizens Montana have to rejoice at
the excellent showing the state is making
Not only in the large view presented by the treasury
balance does the state well do but from each OF
the counties of the state encouraging reports In
nearly all the counties of the state the present will
be record breaker and the evidences of prosperity will
show decided increase From number of sources dur
ing the few have contributions to the
eral prosperity of the counties
of the state the rate taxation lowered 1t is
perfectly plain that the foundation of Monanas prosperity
Is laid broad and Deep and
the state will ample supplies provide for the
expenses The present excellent condition of the
treasury is largely due to the satisfactory condition Of
funds which have heretofore branch
of the state considerable embarrassment
cellent prospect however Of overcoming all the difficulties
of the past and providing abundany the
of the state.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-01

Edwin-Why-er-that is-dont know? That's the
new way o stamping eighteen carets-Tid- Bits.
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most extraordinary the professor denied point
blank made the statement attributed to him.
1t will be the same way Frederick Starr beyond
a doubt the story until better evidence
at hand At it q hair splitting proposition.
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$4,000 IN ONE
LUMP OF GOLD.
AMAZING INSTANCES OF SUDDEN
FORTUNE IN "NU00ETS" OF
THE PRECIOUS METAL.

Seeking gold nuggets is sometimes ex-
citing work; not infreQuently It Is more
work than excitement: it is only to the
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-01

Mistress-How shall word your recommendation?
Maid (just leaving)-Suppose stood this place
for six weeks. will sufficient. thank you-London
Cigarette.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-03-09

and so he did not know much law, bur
he was a Christian and an alliance
man and he hoped he did know what
was right, if he did not know what was
lawful, two mighty different things"
he said, '-as some amongst you knows,
what has had homes closed out under
deeds of trust for debts you never
made and things you never bought "
The sale of the cattle, he went on.
had come about this way He was go
ing to New Orleans with a fine herd
Among them was a most likely male
Il wish you could have seen him,
jedge." he said deferentially to that
magnate. He had great shiney horns
same as if they was polished up fer
powder horns, and curls like city gall
right down between them horns And
was high-steppin as a preacher or
railroad conductor"
AS he was driving this male by
Mart's pasture, Mart's heifers had
leped out and mixed with his cattle.
He had called for Mart. but he could
not make Mart hear He himself had
driven the heifers out OF the cattle four
times at least. but they just would
come back. The attractions of that
male were simply terrible, no preacher
was more powerful among the sisters.
1t looked like witchcraft or hoodoo or
something to him what warn't natural.
Finally he tired out driving such con-
trary-minded brutes. "A man can't be
expected even by the law to spend his
whole time fooling with a passed. OF
cows when he's got an honest living
to make. So he was forced to let
Mart's old heifers go to thunder; but,
would they believe it they had actual
ly followed him plumb to New Orleans
What was he to do with them? Leave
them in the streets to be taken up and
| appropriated by the city folks? Not
much! They already got q plenty Of
| country folks stuff any way by clos
ing out mortgages and deeds of trust
without just making them a present OF
the finest cattle in Marion county. Sc
he had been compelled to sell those
heifers along with his own. Moreover
he was tender of heart and could not
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-03-09
Mrs. Biddre eviu Remarry.

Mrs. Constance Drexel Biddle, for
merly Miss Constance Morris, the
dashing young actress. will marry Mil
lionaire Fernando Yznaga Immediately
after her husband, DR.. Clement Biddle,
will have secured a divorce.
1t is learned that Mrs. Biddle will
not contest the divorce suit brought
by her husband, the noted United
States naval surgeon, not wishing to
be dragged into court. She has, how
ever, made public statement denying
the allegations of improper conduct.
After marrying Fernando Yznaga she
will retire from the stage.