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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
SICK MEN COME HOME.
Transport Warren Brings Home Man,
From Manila.

San Francisco, Feb. 4.-The 464 sick
So!'licrs " ho ca M fran Manila na IN,
transport Warren were landed at tie
Preside general hospital and he ma
loi!lE are il the cOnValcSt altt TU-,,
hundred We're entered at the hospital
and the balance transferred to the nil
!tary authorities to be mustered out in
a few days. Major Penrose of the med
lcal corps was a passenger ON the War
rem ana Is now patient at the hos
pital. Col. \. S. Daggett Of the Four
tenth infantry also arrived on "A short
leaE" of absence. His regiment has The
distinction of being the first 10 scale
the walls of Pekin and hi, resimeutal
fass were the first colors planted on
the walled city.
when the Warren was leaving Ma
MIA bay. December 20. one of the as
slstant engineers misunderstood a sig
ma and sent the vessel ahead instead Of
aste"h with the result that the British
steamer Mosul was struck ana consid-
erabiy injured. The engineer vas dis
rated
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
SLEEPER SERVICE TO KANSAS
CITY VIA THE MILWAUKEE"
LINE.

First class Pallman sleeper from
Twin Cities every day via c. N. & St.
p Ry. to Kansas City,
Leaves Minneapolis 1850 a M, st. Paul
300 "a. M, arrives Kansas City I O'clock
next morning.
Direct and most comfortable route to
Kansas City and the southwest and
California.
Pullman tourist sleeper also from Twin
Cities every Wednesday. running
through to Los Angeles. Cal.
Apply to ticket agents, or write ]. T.
Conley. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent st. Paul
for lowest one way and round trip ra tes
to all points south and west
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate OF Mertie Koppas. deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un.er
signed administrator of tn: ea,
tate of Mertie Koppas. deceased. To
the creditors &C and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to ex-
hibit them. with the necessar, vouchers.
within tour months after the first pub.
lication of this notice. to the said admin.
istrator at the Office of Lewis A. Smith
room 4. Silver Bow block. Butte. Mon.
tana. the same being the place for the
transaction OF the business of said es-
tate. in the County Of Silver Bow, S,ats
of Montana
JOHN l.. VAN HOVE,
Administrator of the estate o. Mertit
Koppas. deceased
Dated Butte. Montana. this 10th day o.
January. 1901.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
BETTER FOR ALL
PACIFIC ROAD COMBINE WILL
BENEFIT THE WEST.
is A GIGANTIC CORPORATION.
Western Shippers and Settlers Will
Be Better Served By Union
Pacific.

New York, Feb. 3.-President Horace
G.. Burt of the Union Pacific railway
ROW in this city. in the course of an in
trrview regarding the new Southern Pa
,;i!c deal said:
Il do not interest myself in the road
iom the point of a banker or a broker,
because l am fully taken up with the
practical physical side of the property
1 know much less about Wall street
operations than l do of bridge buldins.
ard ballasting and grading prairies rail
roads. consequently l am not conversant
with the facts concerning the recently
announced transfer of control of the
southern Pacific to the Union Pacific
Interest. If the Speyer- HUNTINGTON
shares We're purchased by the Harrima n
syndicate. they We're purchased by peo-
pie interested in Pacific securities AMI
not by the Union Pacific Railway COM
lany.
This union of interests. if such step
has been taken. will bring the Union
Pacific into even closer harmony with the
Central Pacific whose capital stock was
acquired by the Southern Pacific in 1853
The Union Pacific will continue to run
through trains over the Central Pacific
tracks as heretofore. Thee will be no
between the Union Pacific and Oregon
short Line Of 1.4Sa miles. which it con-
trolls. nor will there be any violent dis
turbance in present traffic arrangements
with the Southern Pacific. If the report
ed deal is really fact. everyone inter-
eSted will receive a direct benefit there
by. Great economies. through the segre-
cation of agencies will be effected and
the condition of the equipment will be
improved as We'll as the roadbed II
might be well to emphasize at this time
that if the two great systems have been
brought under one control, no attempr
Will be made to hurt the interests of
thousands of producers who are practi-
cally dependent upon our lines for the
marketing of their products. The west
ern farmers and wheat men, as we'll as
the mining and cattle interests. may rest
assured that the cordial relations which
BOW exist between them and the Union
Pacific Will not be disturbed Thu
strength of which the company is NOW
possessed must necessarily result to the
advantage of the country traversed"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
LADIES APPRECIATE.

A good remedy, and there Is not any
thing on the market that equals French
Tansy Tablets for the relief and cure of
painful and irregular menses. These
tablets remove all instructions. not mat
ter what the cause. Manufactured By A.
Augendre. Paris. France. and for sale
only by the Newbro Drug Co.. Butte.
Mont. sole agents. Price. g per box:
sent by mail, securely sealed.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
M'KINLEY WILL SPEAK.
Proposed California Tour Will Be Made
in May.

Berkeley, CAL, Feb. 4.-President
Wheeler of the University OF California
has received telegram stating, that
President Mckinley will accept his in
yitation to address the students of the
university on commencement day, May
16. This is taken to indicate that Pres
dent McKinley's proposed trip to the
Pacific coast will be made DESPITE re-
ports to the contrary. y
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perfumes.
PHYSICIANS.
DIR. G. d. BRYANT. OFFICE ls ".
Broadway. parlcrs and IL.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOA1Cb ~ CItEDlIORS.
Estate of John Ingram. deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the under,
signed. administrator of the estate OF
John Ingram. deceased, to the creditors
- and all persons having claims against
the said deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication OF thi,
notice, to the said administrator at tha
office OF John NJ. Kirk. Owsley bloch.
Butte. Montana. the same being tn,
place FOR the transaction of the business
g lid estate. in the County Of Si,ve,
Bow, State Of Montana,
JAMES INGRAM
Administrator of the estate of John
Ingram. deceased
Dated'Butte. Montana, this 1o:.. day oe
January, 1901.
JOHN N. KIRK. Attorney for estate,
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MURDERoUs MEXICAN.

Phoenix. Ariz.. Feb. A Mexican
named AlVitaS has been arrested at
Clifton, charged with being implicated
in the murder of n merchant at Isleta,
Texas, year ago. and also in an at
tempt to wreck Il Southern Pacific train
near FL Paso.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
GREAT ATHLETIC EVENT.
three Hundred Crack Athletes Will
Contest Tonight.

New York. Feb. 4.-Three hundred OF
the best athletes IN the United STATES
VIII compete tonight in the third annual
mitwinter carnival at the IInickerbock-
er Athletic club in Madison Square
garden. 1t will be, it is said. one of
the greatest indoor events ever held in
this city. The men will embrace tho
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

WA\TED-FIRST-C COAT AND
\estmaker. Steady work for the right
man. r. Samuels, 125 Cedar street,
Anaconda
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PIANIST.

MAIZE. PAL.AfiST AND SCIENTIFIC
card reader: reliable advice on business
transactions. love affairs. marriages,
dvore .s. etc. Reading. 80 cents. 81
West - rak street.
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AGENTS WANTED--CCMpI,E TE LIFE
OF queen Victoria. Best book. Best
terms. Outfit mailed on receipt OF 15c.
Address 5. c. Miller and Co, Portland,
oregon.
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INTER MOUNTAIN WANTs
F.: f: lines 7'nSs S5e
One Cent Per Word.
EMPLOYMENT

TRUSTWORTHY PERSON TO TRAY
c! FOR old established reliable house.
positively no canvassing required. Sal
AIRY 1850 and expenses. Enclose se,f-ad-
dressed stamped envelope. Manager, $50
Caxton Building. Chicago.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

RUsTLING YOUNG MAN CAN MAKE
@eo per month and expenses. perma-
nent position. Experience unnecessary.
Write quick for particulars Clark &
Co.. 4th AID Locust streets, Philadel-
ph:a, Pa
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DRESSMAKERS.

VEIN 1GRG BROS. & EPSTEIN.
manufacturers and dealers in fash
ionable recdv-to- wear ,ad:o :. garments,
45 to Is Owsley block.
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VAN TED-RIILIABLE MEN TO REF
resent an established house on salary.
.'ooo position to right party. Address
T. .. Box 5S7. Portland Oregon.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

n FEW OF THE BEST RESIDENCE
lots in the Stevens addition. cheap and
on easy terms. CObban, Casey, Dav
4 Co. 1O4 West Granite street,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

CHOICE BUSINESS LOT ON SOUTH
Main street-best in the city for the
money. See Gotham. Casey, Day & Co..
1o4 West Granite street.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

$s,2cc,00 vii! buy a new. modern, five
room house on west side,
worth So 600. co.
$1,000 vii! purchase a seven room
room house. and lot on Colo
RADIO street.
s',suOVo BUS new, strictly modern,
four room solid brick house
on Colorado street,
$1loO.0O Guys new six room so.idd
brick. south side. rents for
$500 per month.
CONROY & MORLEY
New Bee Hive.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

fl\ r ROOM MODERN BRICK HOUSE
on west Side, built Of the best ma ter
lais can be secured at q bargain. Alex
Hall, 4S E. Broadway, ground floor.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

LI:;I OF REAi. r. .RGAINS FOR SALE
by ;. NJ. Wade. See them! Five-room
hard finished house, 600 block west,
only sl.4oo. Rents for $500: easy
terms Five lots on South Main. all
for $4,000; part cash: worth $500. 90.
Furniture of 3 rooms in a new 12-room
modern. brick; fine location; close in:
Tor boarding and lodging. a snap for
the right party; Fart cash.
sc East Broadway Rooms 2 and 3.
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ASSAYER.
INSURANCE.

LEADING FIRE INSURANCE COMPA-
MES Reynolds e. Mcdowell, 46 East
Broadway, Butte. Telephone SO.
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FOR RENT-THREE FURNISHED
rooms for light housekeeping. 81 w.
calena.
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CIGAR STORE FIXTURES FOR SALE
Inquire forenoon. 1881 w. Silver ST.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

FOR RENT-$1S.oO; NICE, CLEAN T.
room basement; West Park. Thomp-
son Investment Co.. Is w. Broadway.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04
BUSINESS CHANCES

Manitoba PARTY TO TAKE
charge of an ice plant. viii lease tho
horses. wagons. tools and ice houses
for reasonable rent to the right nv
ty. Chas l.. Smith, So West Grant,
street
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-04

FOR RENT-FOUR OR FIVE SUNNY
rooms for complete housekeeping.
Piano 936 West Granite street,
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FOR RENT.-BAsEMENT COR. MAIN
and Quartz streets. Apply
DAILY, DONAHOE & MOVER.
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FURNISHED ROOMS.

FURNISHED ROOMS.
~~--~-~~.-4~---~-~~---~----
FOR RENT-'rHREE FURNISHED
rooms for light housekeeping. 81 w.
Calena.
FOR RENT-E l. F. & A NTLY FUR
nished rooms at the Seattle block, cor
ner Utah and E. Aluminium streets.
Steam heat: terms reasonable. Mrs.
c. A. Gwin. Proprietress.
FINE SANITARY ROOM-MODERN
heat light and ath. House complete
ly renovated and refurnished, is now
being filed. No more choice rooming
place in Butte. 502 West Park street.
ELEGANTLY FURNISHED ROOMS AT
1O7 West Quartz street.
FOR KENT.
FOR RENT-THREE COSY ROOMS
for housekeeping. Rear 219 N. Wash
ington.
ST. Room modern dwelling west side
$ia-Five- room furnished brick.
$lz-Four room frame, South Butte.
s. Store, South Main street.
S.2-3-RoOm modern brick, South Main
street.
SIS. 50--4- Room modern fiat.
THOMPSON INVESTMENT CO..
Is West Broadway
FOR RENT-FOUR OR FIVE SUNNY
rooms for complete housekeeping.
Piano. 936 West Granite street.
FOR REIMBURSEMENT COR. MAIN
and Quartz streets Apply
DAILY. DONAHOE & MOVER.
FOR RENT-$1soO; NICE, CLEAN T.
room basement; West Park. Thomp-
son Investment Co, Is w. Broadway.
FOR RENT
$50 CO. room modern dwelling. west
side.
$2S So room modern fiat.
$25 00-5 room frame. Franklin street.
SIS 90 room basement, west side.
S1S 00-3 room modern dwelling, South
Butte.
$35 O0-Store. South Butte.
Thompson Investment Co.. Is West
Broadway.
FOR RENT-VERYD DESIRABLE MOD.
ern room dwelling on Yves: Side.
THOMPSON INVESTMENT co.
Is w. Broadway.
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FOR KENT.

FOR RENT-THREE COSY ROOMS
for housekeeping. Rear 219 N. Wash
ington.
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FOR RENT-E l. +. q A N THY F u r.
nished rooms at the Seattle block, cor
ner Utah and E. Aluminium streets.
Steam heat: terms reasonable. Mrs.
c. A. Gwin, Proprietress.
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FOR RENT-vERYD DESIRABLE MOD
ern room dwelling on Wes: Side.
THOMPSON INVESTMENT co.
Is w. Broadway.
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eEWING MACHINES FOR RENT BY
week or month. National Undertaking
company. 114.1l6 e, Broadway.
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~ YOU WANT TO SMOKE TIKI
pest domestic cigar in the market
try the NJ and O-Pertecto.
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Money to loan on real estate. Plenty
OF it. Call and see us If you want mon.
ey, We can save you money If you bor-
row through us.
CHAS. L. SMITH & CO.. o3 W. Granite
street.
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MISS HAZEL EARLE, PHYSlC AND
clairvoyant reader. This gifted lady
predicted within a few hours the
death of Queen Victoria. Readings
daily. Satisfaction guaranteed Cir
cles Wednesday and Sunday even
ings POI East Granite.
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|: lines 4'nss sS5e.
One Cent Per Word.
MISCELLANEOUS.

WANTED TO RENT-PLAIN FURNI
lure for three-room house. Address
II. e., Inter Mountain
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30
GOT THE DESIRED BABY FOOD.
Father of Starving Youngster Shows
ne Is a Diplomat.

what shall we do for the baby?"
household recently. And certainly the
baby needed something. 1t was pale
and puny, and seemed half-starved.
The child was at the intermediary age
when its natural food was insufficient,
and still it was too young for beefsteak
and potatoes.
1.-THE child must have some baby
food" said the mother.
Eyes" said the father, che could have
it if L We're rich. 1t would cost So
week at least to supply him with baby
food, and get only so a week"
But, are you going to let him
starveg' she returned.
mo, 1 will manage some way to get
it, he said. IF you will press my suit,
dear, 1 will try to get some food to-
morrow"
what has the suit to do with it,"
she asked.
you will see," he said.
So next day the father Of the starving
young Oue went uON IL lDNH. ne wore
his Sunday suit that had done service
for t,ro years. When he entered one
of the big drug stores he looked to be
worth at least 5000 a year. To Il clerk
he said:
Il called to see about baby foods.
Our child is in need of some auxiliary
nourishment but do not know what to
get for him. My wife says our cook
told the second girl that you probably
might furnish Us with some samples Of
the various kinds of foods you carry in
stock. If you can do that we win try
them and then I can order a supply of
the kind that best agrees with the
child"
Certainly" said the clerk. and a
package containing samples Of seven
kinds of baby food was forthcoming.
The quantity was sufficient to last a
month When the supply is exhausted
he viii go to another drug store and
tell the clerk what the cook told the
second girL-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30
4 Remarkahle Family

John Chandler, who resides in Allen
County. is the father Of twenty-nine
children twenty-oue of whom are liy-
ing and have families. These twenty
one children have an average of five
children to each family, thus making
Mr.. Chandler the grandfather of 105
persons. But this is not the full extent
of his offspring. for he has thirty-fye
greatSrandchildren. so it win be seen
that Mr.. Chandler stands pater fami-
las of 162-an achievement rarely
equaled. 1t is certainly not paralleled
when the fact is considered that the
members of this large family are all
living.
Mr.. Chandler is 4 remarkable man in
several other respects. Although %
years of age and residing in the hills
of Allen County. he reads current liter
allure and keeps himself informed on
the leading topics of the day. His eye
sight is perfect. and he reads the finest
print without the aid of glasses. He
is an expert rifle shot. and spends 4
great deal of his time squirrel hunting.
He cast his first ballot for q Presiden-
tial candidate in 1S4S for Taylor. the
Wing nominee. but for the past fifty
wears has voted. the Democratic ticket.
His wife. whoi is three years older than
he. is hale and hearty.-BOwling Green
Times
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30
swINDLER WITH KIND HEART.
Why a Detroit Man Was Willing to
Bail Ont a Crook.

"By jove! Arrested for swindling,"
and the man who was reading his pa
per at a table in the annex turned to
three or four friends IF I'd been there
I'd have gone bail for him. l saw him
10 a thing once that showed he had a
dig heart and the instincts of gentle
man. l was on the way to the High
land Park races last summer, and just
ahead of me sat two gayly dressed
women, and next TO them a grayhair-
ed, kindly faced old woman. The
younger ones were talking about one
Of the runners on which they had a tip,
and said that it was just like finding
money to bet on him. They kept it up.
and it was evident the old woman was
getting excited.
"She turned to me ald said if she
thought she could double her money on
chat horse she would try It. 1t would
enable her to pay her rent, and she
had received notice. To my right sat
this 'swindler,' showily dressed and out
for a killing.
"'Sure thing he replied, before l got
in a word CT me your stuff and I'll
10 the betting for you. Take this tick
ct. have two
Il wanted to interfere, but he looked
as though he meant to be good to her,
so contented myself with resolution
to keep my eye on him. He put her
money on the favorite, and the favorite
lost. l followed him back to the stand,
where the old woman was in tears and
the dreSsy women were making game
Of her. He gave them a look that
Strengthened their faces, and then
seized the older ones hand.
"'Here. grandma he laughed; I was
too smart to put your money on that
skate. Your stuff backed the winner,
four to one and he slipped two crisp
new tens to her, and told me that was
the happiest lie he ever got off. You
bet I'd have bailed him. Detroit Free
Press
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30
BIRDS THAT KILL RATrLeRS.
Road Runners of Arizona a Deadly
Enemy to the Snakes.

Road Runners of Arizona a Deadly
Enemy to the Snakes.
In country where a quarter of Il
century ago u rattlosndke was to be
found under every rock and in every
hillock, the reptile is rapidly becoming
rarity. With his human relative, the
Apache, the RATHER is disappearing
from Arizona and is now found only
in the most isolated districts.
To the advance Of civilization and the
unremitting warfare of the road run
ner and the king snake may be attrib-
uted the determination of the RATHER.
Wherever irrigation has found it's way.
the rattleSnake has been driven to
higher ground, and there the prospect
or aid miner have slain him whenever
and wherever found. The road runner,
that long-legged, feathered warrior the
fighting cock of the desert, has done
| his part, and has done it well.
Much resembling. but more lightly
constructed than the fighting cock the
road runner is one of the most dreaded
| enemies of the RATHER. In fact so
| great are his snake-killing proclivities
| that heavy penalties are provided by
the territorial statutes as a protection
| to him from the gun of the hunter APP
| parently immune from the venom in
! the poison sac of the RATHER, the road
runner attacks the largest snake with
| impunity. and has never been known to
lose fight. Frequently. indeed. the
road runner has been known to battle
with and kill a pair of large diamond
rattlers. whose total weight was five
times that of his own.
Not so common an enemy to the
rattlesnake but no less deadly, is the
king snake. Il large species of the bull
snake family. Rarely seen in the lower
countries. but often found in the North
ern forests and higher mountains. the
king snake wages constant warfare on
the RATHER. and when his great 1.-the
form coils around the body of the rat
tlesnake. the life of the later is 4 mat
ter of only a few seconds.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-07-30
STORYTELLING PROPENSITY.
Gave a Dinner to His Friends and
Got Even.

Gave a Dinner to His Friends and
Got Even.
There is a world of truth in the
statement that we can never outlBve our
doings on this EARTH" remarked the
story-teller to q New Orleans Times
Democrat man. land this applies, with
double force to the man who makes Il
practice of telling stories. travel a
great deal, and necessarily see and. hear
a great many funny things. l always
remember the funny side of what hap.
pens, and have the reputation of being
able to return from a funeral with a
joke. But there is much discontinue,
after all, in the life of a story-teller. L
frequently have men tell me my own,
stories. BY the way, George said q
friend of mine yesterday, L have a rich
thing to tell you about something that
happened to me out in Denver recent
ly;' and be told me the story, and l
laughed heartily over it. The thing
had happened TO me in Kansas City. l
was couversing with another friend an
hour later, and he broke into the con-
versation with the heartiest laugh |
ever heard. That reminds me- George
he said, of thing that happened to
me in ST. Louis and he proceeded to
tell me the story of the thing that had
happened to my other friend in Den
Yer and to- myself in Kansas City. l
newer gave the snap away, because l
was. getting something on the side all
the while, but / was promising myself
all the time to make a good strong play
for even. 1 was stopping at hotel
where all the men had registered. and
I asked three men who had told me
about funny thing that had happened
to them to take supper with me. l got
them grouped around the table, and
things went along smoothly enough for
awhile. but no stories had been told.
Finally 1 started the business. L want
to tell you gentlemen about a funny
thing that happened to me- said,
laughingly, but without looking at
them. because was really tickled over
a very dry joke. AS I proceeded | no
tioedJ that my friends became unusually
quiet, and when had laughed my way
up to the climax of the story l glanced
at them, and they had the dryest case
Of grins L ever saw. l had told them
the Denver story, the same story they
had told me; but after it was all over
they appreciated the Joke and promised
to give due credit hereafter"