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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02

United States vessels were employed in
blockading and capturing ports on both
seabroads of Mexico, and in cO-operat-
ing with the army, until hostilities ceas-
ed in 1847, with the occupation of the
City Of Mexico.
In 1S4S Lieutenant Lynch command
ed an expedition, in exploring the Dead
sea, and the river Jordan; in 1856 the
Advance" and Rescue" searched for
Sir John Franklin, followed later by the
expeditions of Kane and Hartstene; in
1854 Strain made partial survey of the
Isthmus of Panama, and in 1855 Rear
Admiral John Rodgers, in the "Vincen-
mes" went farther into the Arctic ocean,
through Behring's strait than any pre-
vious navigator. In 1858 the Paraguay
expedition successfully finished it's work,
and for many years, earnestly aided by
Great Britain, squadron was employed
on the coast Of Africa and in the West
Indies for the suppression of the slave
trade.
The civil war broke out in 1861. and
it's naval character was marked by two
leeEing features; the first was that,
while one side had small force of naval
vessels which were fairly good of their
kind, the other, entered the contest with
ed a man-of-war; the second was, that
while certain developments in ship con-
struction had been foreshadowed and
| a very little realized in the way of i'm
I provement, it was during our struggle
| that those changes took place in marine
/ warfare, which amounted to a revolu-
| ton. The effect OF rifle and shell fire.
| the employment of the battering- RAM
/ the destructive energy Of torpedoes, the
| application of armor to the sides of the
vessels, and the superiority of" iron-ar-
| mored ships. all taught in practice, what
| theory had assisted in vain.
At the commencement of the war.
! the number Of vessels Of all kinds, in
commission was seventy-six; one hum
dred and thirty-six were bought in 1861,
| while the roll Of enlisted men increased
from sexenty-hve hundred to twenty
two hundred. At the close of the war
there were fifty-one thousand seamen,
and seven thousand officers of all grades
and more than six hundred vessels; at
the navy yards sixty-eight hundred and
| eighty were employed; two hundred and
eight steamers were built, and three
hundred and thirteen were purchased,
all at a cost of nearly fifteen million
dollars; at the close Of the war q great
many Of these were sold.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02

The confederate navy was modelled
exactly like that of the federal states,
and the aboard cruisers rendered great
assistance to the confederacy. The most
fsmous Of these were the "Sumpter,"
Alabama" Georgia." Florida" Rap
pahannock" and Shenandoah"
There are no maritime districts in
the United States, naval authority be-
ing limited strictly to the navy yard
government. The coast survey and
lighthouse establishment Cloth mainly in
charge Of naval officers), the revenue
ton and marine hospital services are all
a part Of the treasury department.
Our recent war with Spain brought in
to action some Of the finest war vessels
of the century, as we'll as naval prowess.
Dewey with his exploits at Manila, forms
a new bright page in our history, while
the destruction of the maine" will be
chanted in song and story by the school
boys Of a century to come.
"Perry's victory on Lake Erie" and
"McDonough's victory on Lake Cham
plain" are mere bits of history, but forty
years ago middle-aged people sang long
ballads in memory of these results and
we wept our hearts out over the death
of James Bird, who deserted from the
BRIG Niagara" and whose "mangled
corpse lies buried on Lake Erie's distant
Shore" This wonderful nineteenth CEN
fury will see great ships go down into
the sea, great men in command and
great events, and, perhaps, a few of us
will be here to catch little CLEAN of the
glory.
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with relative army titles. but were not
Tod 10.

with relative army titles, but were not
created by law until 1862.
During the Revolutionary war sew
eral spirited engagements took place, but
our material was poor and it had but
little sympathy or encouragement from
other nations. Benjamin Franklin did
manage to equip one good squadron, but
this was rendered almost useless by in
ternal dissensions. and it required the
victory of Paul Jones-the ship bon
Homme Richard" over the "Serapis' to
bring about anything in recompensation
for the risk taken.
During the war eight hundred vessels
of all classes We're made prizes, but the
navy lost by capture eleven vessels of
war, and little squadron of gunboats
on the lakes. which, with thirteen de-
stroyed to avoid capture by the British
five condemned and three wrecked at
sea-so reduced the force that we were
practically without navy between 1880
and 17c5.
At that time Barbary was a nation of
pirates, and owing to their depradations
upon our commerce, congress in 1894, or
dered the construction of six frigates,
four Of them to be armed with forty-four
guns, and two with thirty-six guns, but
Der of vessels was reduced one half,
and no additions We're made until 1897.
when the Constitution" United States"
| and Constellation were built. Trouble
with France from 1898 to 1901 resulted in
the formation of four squadrons. operat-
| ing in the West Indies; these numbered
| twenty-one vessels, and beside capturing
| nearly one hundred prizes. they gained
| experience and prestige by many short
| and decisive actions. No further In
crease was made until 1902, when war
with Tripoli was declared. Up To this
time the navy had cost the country but
100000, and this included the sites for
navy yards and everything. At the
breaking out Of war with Great Britain
in 1912 the naval force of the United
States consisted Of q number Of gun.
boats fitted for the protection of rivers
and inlets, and seventeen sea-goine
ships, nine Of which were below the
| frigate class.
From the close of the war in 1911
until the beginning of hostilities with
Mexico in 1849. the American navy was
engaged in the suppression Of the slave
trade. and Of piracy. and in the voyage,
Of exploration and discovery. In 1Sl(
California. after being once relinquished
was seized and. during the war, thu
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
WEST SIDE SHAKESPEARE CLUB

The meeting of the West Side Shake
speare club last Tuesday evening was a
most enjoyable one and the listed pro-
gramme was followed with the exception
that Mrs. Nuckolls read 1.-THE Raven. i"
instead Of 1.-THE Bells" Her rendition
was magnificent. For current events
events Miss Florence Maybrick dis
cussed Washington and Lincoln and Mrs.
B. w. Dickson's subject was the cele-
brated art pictures by the greatest paint
ers which have been tabooed in the New
York State university.
Among the most notable Of these pic
lures are ''The Last Supper" by Leon
ardo Vinci Original destroyed): 1.-THE
Horse Fair" by Rosa Bonheur (second
rate): 1897" by MISSIONER suggests
war;; Queen Louise" by Richter (poor
and popular): "The Immaculate Concep-
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
PORTO RICO OF TO-DAY.

Porto Ricans have been sadly mis-
represented by some writer's who nave
lacked either opportunities of observation
or the gift of appreciation.
1T is true that they differ widely from
Americans, and that is enough to con-
denim them in some narrow American
minds. AS a people, the Porto Rcans are
more homogeneous than ourselves, for
although their origin was various, they
have had little foreign immigration in
centuries. and have grown into solid
community, united, harmonious and
sympathetic. Whatever discord existed
between those who We're Spanish born
and those of native birth has not been
aggravated by wars as in Cuba, and most
of the Spaniards who remain on the is
land are devoted to it's welfare.
1t is true that the people are not as
energetic in money making as Americans
but in so much as there is less strife for
riches among them there is more kind
ness and mutual consideration, more
hospitality, more charity, more genuine
pOliteness. and more enjoyment Of life.
They are not lacking in bravery nor in
military capacity. They have thrice re-
PEELED foreig ninvasions by powerful ma
tons they furnished a full share of SOL
iiers for the Spanish army, and they
We're ready to help us in the late war.
They have been highly commended for
skill and bravery. 1t cannot be doubted
therefore that with proper encourage
ment to their loyalty we can depend
largely upon local soldiery for the de-
Tense of the island against any foreign
foe. And Porto Rico will need strong de-
Tense for it is henceforth the grand east
ern out post of America. Strategically, it
covers our coast and Cuba, together with
the other islands that may one day be
ours and it will naturally be the first
point of attack by an enemy.
In addition to it's military Importance
the island if rightly cared for will soon
be exceedingly important as a possession
of the United States. 1t will be our
great tropical garden with unlimited pos
sibilities from an agricultural point of
view. With all it's possibilities developed
by good treatment of it's people, by free
trade with the United States by the in
PRODUCTION of modern improvements in
cultivation and of American methods of
transportation by the improvement of its
harbors the building of docks and
wharves and the supply of abundant
capital for agriculture, manufactures and
accommodations for visitors and travel.
ers-with all this to help it, such pos.
session will soon become valuable.
The Porto Ricans are kind hearted
and courageous and they are much more
intelligent and industrious than mos
Americans give them the credit of be-
ing.
Although public education was neg
lected by the Spanish government, TIL
present census show that one-fourth O
the people can read and write, and witt
the improved schools the number is rap
idly increasing, while the weather. citi
zens are as weN educated as our owr
English is spoken much more frequentl
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02
TIE ATLAS CLUB.

The Atlas club met at the rooms of the
Business Mems association Thursday at
ternoon and the usual business was
transacted. Two very interesting papers
We're read and current topics We're pre-
scented and discussed by all members
present. The first paper, Porto RICO OF
To-day" was read by Mrs. NJ. Slater and
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exceptionally good. Probably the most
important event Of the week was the en-
tertanment of the Homer club by Mrs.
D. ]. Hennessy. Besides the members of
the club there We're fully twenty guests
present. The programme for next week
contains much of Interest.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-02

IL THE club meetings We're
~ we'll attended this week AMI
~ much interest was manifested
L., h., ..xrl,i1 ,ln 1x,a..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-04-25
800 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall.
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
% tb thereby ds nd the the paep
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have SO much faith in its cura
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Passing Of Yellowstone Park.

It is said that the geysers which have
made this park famous, are gradually de-
Ginning. This brings to mind the fact that
decline is the law of the world. Health is
the most precious possession in the world,
and too great care cannot be given to 1t. In
revitalize your blood and nerves with the
best of ali medicines, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. It also cures stomach disorders.
Try it.
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Best for the bowels.

No matter what als you, headache to q
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
cents to start "a getting Your health back
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has G. c. G..
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
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speltz, the Richest Food Out.

The articles in the John A. Salzer Seed
Company's catalog, La Crosse, Wis, on
Speltz, Bismarck Hog Food Pea, Billion
Dollar Grass, Victoria Rape and Bromus
menus are worth $500. 90 Of any wide-awake
Snes m0ne tine one
of the wonderful richness of this productive,
prolific hay and grain food. Every farmer
should get Salzer's catalog and read about
Speltz. XXI
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Hows and BeauI.

Certain of the Spartan women, it is re
corded, hesitated eff we cut off our hair
and give it to the soldiers to string their
bows with, how are we to get along" they
protested. "Why we can string our beaux
with false hair!' exclaimed the others
warmly-Detroit Journal.
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"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:

DEAh Nho. L 1NhhAM ,
was suffering such tortures
from nervous prostration that
life was a burden. l could
not sleep at all, and was too
weak to walk across the floor.
My heart was affected SO that
often | could not lie down at
all without almost suffocating.
I took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and it
worked like magic. I feel that
your medicine has been of In
estimable benefit to me.
MISS ADELE WILLIAMSON,
1876 N. boulevard. Atlanta. Ga.
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| Happiness cannot be bought, but one of
| the great hindrances to its attainment can
| be removed by Adams Pepsin Tutti Fruit.
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ADELE WILLIAMSON.

81 had nervous prostratlon
terribly, caused by female
weakness. I suffered every
thing; was unable to eat,
sleep, or work. After a while
I was induced to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and I really began to
improve on taking the first
bottle. I continued to take
the medicine, and am now
better in every way, and feel
like a different person. ] am
simply a well woman"
Mrs. DELLA KEIsER,
Marienville, Pa.
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Cbeap Rate. to California.

February 18th and each Tuesday there.
after, until and including April Both, Special
Low Rate Colonist Tickets will be sold Wa \,
the Southern Pacifc's Company's Ogden"
and "Sunset" Routes to all points in Califor-
MIA. The rate will be: From Chicago
5000, from St. Louis, Memphis and New
Orleans $3.50, from Omaha, Kansas City,
ETC., $500. Corresponding low rates from
all other points east and north: =.
For particulars and detailed information
pertaining to the Southern Pacific Com
pany's Routes, and these special rates to Cal
ifornia, call upon or address -,
w. G. Neimyer, G. W. A, S. T. Co., 2os
W. H. Conner, c. A, S. P. Co., Chamber
of Commerce Bldg, Cincinnati, Ohio: =,
G. G. Herring, c. A., S. ?. Co., I'll Fari
Bldg, Pittsburg, Pa.
L. E. Townsley, c. A., S. P. Co., 42l Olive
St., St. Louis, Mo.
G. c. Cary, c. A., s. P. Co., POS sheidle,
Bldg, Kansas City, Mo.
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Gobbled the Cash.-Reporter-'I am
told that your trusted cashier has left the
bank Bank President-"Did he? Thank
heavens, we have the building to start with
again."-Ohio State Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1901-04-25

1--WE went to New Orleans by way of Hot
Springs and Texas said the girl who came
home yesterday decked with the green and
orange and purple of the carnival colors.
Leaving Hot Springs we changed cars a. 8
place called Malvern. The porter was pol
ishing my boots as we came into the station
where we were to wait for the train. The
name seemed familiar to me. Then l re-
called Bret Harte's poem:
els Malvern hill near here?" asked.
"si can't say, madam he answered, po.
litely. I amt never heard Of Malvern hill.
"'Never heard of it?' said. Why, there
was great battle fought there
Lately?' he inquired.
"'No,' said, during the civil war. Why,
it was at Malvern hill that the colored
troops fought SO CALAMITY. I should think
that every colored man would know about
that
'He looked up at me, seriously, almost re-
provingly:
Madam he said, I never inquiries into
trouble / amt never been man of war "
WASHINGTON Post.
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Always remember that your employer
| Is anxious to pay you more money, II you
will earn it,-Atchison Globe.
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PUTNAM FApELEss DYES produce the fast
est and brightest colers Of any known dye
stuff. Sold by all druggists.
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I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
lion has an equal for coughs and colds
John F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb.
Is. 1900,
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New LEGAL Term.

A Georgia colonel had man arrested for
Stocking mean at him. The man was
fined FIVE dollars for rubbering with intent
to scare.-Minneapoli Times.
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N0Pn e0tn e00.

"Ev.s n,tice," asked the cornfed philo,o-
nher. "that when man wants to make
YOU think he is speaking from the oott1 ON
of his heart he speaks at the Top u LIE
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To Cure = Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. Csc
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In some Swiss hotels fixed charge of
$500 is made in case of the death OF
quest
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Force of Habit.

Customer What's this? Seventy-hve
cents for two-cent stamp: "hy' 'na' 10
outrageous!
had Prescription for it.-Baltimore Amer
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misio
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If a woman is her husbands boss, his
employer never gets full value from him.
Atchison Globe.
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Fact is stranger than fiction and almosf
rs strange as fiction founded on fact.-De-
troit Journal
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Punishment,

Friend-I heard story about wicked
man who played golf on Sunday
Golfer-And what happened to him!
"He foozled."-Puck.
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Her Respect.

The Judge-Your husband is entitled to
q little respect, madam.
The Wife-Well, that's what he GETS
Detroit Free Press.
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What He Wanted.

"Now," said the celebrated designer, who
had been called in by the new Millionaire to
talk over plans for $500, 600 yacht, 1--WE have
come to an understanding concerning the
size of the craft, but what about the bull
warks and hatchways?"
"Bull works." exclaimed Mr.. Wadhams;
Il don't want no bull works. This amt
a-goin' to be no cattle ship, and as for hatch
ways, gol durn it, don't want any Of EN-
aboard Just you see about place fer a
GOOD big ice box, and don't pay no 'tentiop
TO incubaters or anything of the kind. No
chicken on this boat! want you to under.
stand b. gosh that I don't eat nothin''
cheaper'n quail with feathers on now daysn
Chicago Times Herald.
Tess-"He's awful handsome, don't you
Think" Jess" Handsome is that hand
some does. He had the impertinence last
night to tell me that he was going to kiss
me the first chance be got, and Tess
weren't you indignant, though Tess,
II should say. He didn't keep his promise.
-Philade!phis PresA -.
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The Crusade Spreading.

'The Kansas crusade is spreading.
"No"
400 and irving to hatch it."-Ohio State
Journal
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MAoo nbELE " AAAAAMSONs
1876 N. boulevard. Atlanta. Ga.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-04

escape observation. All three Of the
poor fellows who were killed in our
party owe their death to that fact
They approached too near and were
instantly struck. The ferocity Of the
snake is extraordinary, and it is one
Of the very few that will attack man
without being molested The other
varieties in the canal district are non
poisonous, but on the west coast there
are boas big enough to put up ter
rife fight Some of the engineers
killed one that measured % inches
across its tanned skin, which had
shrunk considerably in the drying
1t was about 10 feet long from end
to end. We-got several that ranged
from IL to Is feet"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-04
WEALTH OF CITIES.
Boston Richest Among the Twenty-Five
Largest American Towns.

Richest among the rs largest Amer
lean cities is Boston, if the valuations
fixed by the assessors are taken for a
guide. Every inhabitant Of the New
England metropoliswould have 81 ,942
worth Of property, if the city's real
and personal estate were divided
equally among all. In Boston all
property is assessed at full value for
purposes of taxation Most munich
palities, however, assess only for a
large fraction Of the value fall val
uations for the scheduled year be re-
adjusted on 100 per cent basis, we
have the following figures as the
amount Of property, belonging to ey-
cry man, woman and child, in case Of
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-04
A NOVEL IDEA.

MRS HELEN ROOF. of Lima, Ohio, writes
that she has supplied herself and three
daughters with shirt waists and earned
beautifully decorated, 100 piece dinner-set,
also a "a piece silver-service, in three
months. by simply getting a few friends
and neighbors to try DIAMOND DIGEST
TABLETS for Dyspepsia and Constipation.
The premiums are certainly beautiful, and
Mrs. Roof says she is over $50 ahead in
useful household articles and wearing APP
parel. What makes it so easy to earn these
lovely presents is that DIAMOND DIGEST
TABLETS are warranted to cure any case
OF Dyspepsia and restore the bowels and
liver to perfectly natural action in two
weeks OF the money is refunded. The tab
let's do exactly what is claimed for thems.
and a few persons once started will use
enough to secure you several lovely pre-
miums in very short time. II you would
like a beautiful shirt waist. very latest
style, color and material, just send your
name and address to the DIAMOND DRUG
Co., 81 West Broadway, N. Y, requesting
them to send you eight boxes of tablets to
be sold at Csc. a box, and get your father,
mother, brothers, uncles, cousins OF your
aunts to take them with the understanding
that they pay you II found good. This they
will do and want more every time. Collect
the 81 and send It In and receive your
present You can then get the "a piece
silver-service and 100 piece dinner-set Ia
q very short time and absolutely without
cost. This firm requires no money in adj
vance and win mail tablets with premium
Offers merely upon request.