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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-26

The Nonpareil club held business
and social session on Wednesday cve-
ming. The business transacted was the
arrangement Of a series of programs.
musical and literary, to last the entire
winter. The members are divided into
two selections. which will render the pro-
grams alternatel. The club meets the
first and third Wednesdays of each
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-26

A happy crowd of people from Mead
erville witnessed the production of "The
Royal Box at the new theater Thurs
day evening. afterwards going to the
Thornton hotel for supper. In the party
were Captain and Mrs. Goode, who en-
tertained, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Windem, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Pierce. Miss Babe Curtain,
Will Harrid
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-26

An unusually interesting game was en-
joyed by the members of the Whist
Eiends' club Tuesday afternoon. The
prizes We're very handsome and every
one wanted them and went into the play
with that object in view. The hostess,
Mrs. Jack Reed. contrary to the rules
of the club, had provided lavish supply
of bon bons. but she explained that this
was imperative, owing to the fact that
she was sure that candy would be needed
to sweeten the strife for the prizes. The
0rst prize was handsome Open-work
North Park union., 1901-10-11
New Zealand Enterprise.

The New Zealand government h,s
appointed n trade commissoner 10
travel over the world in search Of nes
markets for New Zealand prcducs
The gentleman selected is ]. Grah,n
Cow, who, prior to going abroad, is At
present touring tile colony gathering
the fullest information possible regari
ing the products in the country ayaih.
BILE for export. He will 20 in the fni
instance to South Africa, and subse
quently to England, the Continent nd
the United States. seeking wherere
an opening presents itself to direct IT.
tention to some product Of which New
Zealand has surplus.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

The Engineering and Mining Journal
calls attention to the fact that the
United States treasury now holds in
round figures $4,000 900 iE gold.
which is the largest accumulation of
the yellow metal anywhere In the
world at present. Not all OF this. how
ever, is actually at the disposal of the
treasury. only 36l. 900. 900 being includ-
ed in It's current cash assets. The sum
OF $150. 100000 Is by the present law
held In the redemption fund. which
the treasury must hold against the
outstanding greenbacks and United
States notes. while the balance of
3296. .000.0 900 is on deposit only. and is
represented by gold certificates In cir
culAtion.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

Old Home Week Ia not confined 10
New England. Nevertheless the re-
cent gathering of "old settlers" to
commemorate Colorado's silver we'd
ding to the Union had novel features.
Three months sojourn in Colorado.
for INSTANCE. entitled one to become a
pioneer. During the celebration CO.
lossal statute Of Lieutenant Zebulon
Pike was unveiled at Colorado Springs
Dressed in the military costume OF
1905. he q represented standing on
Cheyenne Mountain looking away to-
ward the greater mountain which
bears his name. Is he ndaring. per-
chance. as he watches frequent trains
lifting passengers up the once in ac-
cessible slopes. how pixies Peak or
Bust!" was ever synonymous with su-
preme courage and endurance?
North Park union., 1901-10-11
MOST SPECTACULAR PARADE
Of SLAVES OF SILVER SERPENT

Goo Goo Eyes for all it was worth
n was Followed by the float bearing
thnt name. 1t brought forth uproar-
ions laughter. 1t showed huge Zig
IRE OF a negro woman. surrounded by
the bill of fare OF "Hamfatt's Restau-
rant" one OF the bills OF fare ran in
tbjs fashion: Roast chicken, 10 cents.
Fried Chicken. IL cents. Chicken u In
mode. IL cents. Pork chops, 10 cents.
Pork chops, extra greasy. % cents, etc.,
etc.
In the next float massive pylons We're
towering up into the heavens, ana the
front of an Egyptian temple appeared.
set about with palms. Two great
bronze sphinXes were on front. guard
ing the entrance. and n scene at an
Egyptian court was presented IN tne
half dozen characters In the scene. IL
was THE Wizard of the Nile
Another scene from popular op-
ora was the theme of the next float.
This was called "I'he Bells of Corne-
VILE" and showed the bell scene IN the
&c copd act of that well-known opera.
The Harvard band preceded the
font "Waug," named from the opera
IL pictures. The float was bright with
It's display of color. several shades OF
red and clear metallic green being
used with great effect. The dragon of
the opera was there. fierce us a dragon
should be and his red wings and body
showed finely against the green of the
body of the float.
The next float blaZed with gold and
glittered with rubies and diamonds
and showed "El Captain" In The cave
Of the Incns. The whole scene fairly
shown with gold.
One OF the most ornate of all the
floats was ''The Sercnadc." II was
formed OF Il great cluster of palm
leaves. decked with gathering hues.
bending gracefully from central
stalk forward over the float.
"Shoo. Fly, Don't Bodder Me"
which was next in line, caused good
deal of merriment. 1t represented
monstrous fly swung In midnir over a
cabin.
The Lead City Band led the next
float, representing Mining IT was
one of the floats made over from
Tuesday, but gained new beauty from
the lights and was applauded literally.
Cooks Drum Crops came next, the
sixty members wearing red owl lights
on their helmets.
Last in the parade came THE Cruis-
cr Colorado"
The grand ball at night at the Brown
Palace hotel. where Miss Ethel
, Hughes was crowned Queen of the Sil-
yer SerpntS was one OF the most
brilliant social events Colorado has
ever seen.
, Al the City park there was grand
exhibition of II sham battle In the af-
| tcrnoon Ii resulted in II complete vie
tory for the American forces. and the
capture and destruction OF the Span
ish blockhouse, with two pieces OF ar
,illery and IL large number of men.
Companies 4, Il. Il and G of the
First infantry regiment. troop OF
the cavalry and The Chaffee Light ar
tillery. all OF the National Guard.
were the comlatants. Troop c was
divided into two detnchments, or
which one aided the battery to impcr-
senate Spaniards and defend the
blockhouse. and the other detachment.
with the four companies of Infantry,
formed the American attacking army.
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North Park union., 1901-10-11
Japan and the English Lancu,,,

The japanese government has a.
cided that in the future all its con.
munications with foreign powers sh,u
be made In the English language. II.
Japanese recognize Two things 10 ID
ing this: First, that as the bulk d
their trade is carried on with Ens,M
and the United States, those coun,rA,
enjoy most of Japan's foreign in,e.
course, and, second. that the EnguA
language has become the domn,r,
language of commerce, literature ana
science and must eventually be p,aetl
cally the universal language.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

Among the curios in the postofiice
department exhibit at Buffalo are the
postofiice ledger of Benjamin Franz
lin: the report Of the committee Of
United States senate on the transpor-
tation Of mails on Sunday: a postal
card which travelled around the world
in 100 days: history of the travels OF
registered letter In this and other
countries. some old books printed in
the seventeenth century and obtained
through the medium Of the dead letter
once: framed statistics OF the postal
service from 1875 to date; the magni-
tude Of the postal service OF the Unit
ed States as compared with France.
Germany and Great Britain; some
old mall bags which have been cut
open and robbed. In one instance the
bag being stained by the blood OF the
murdered carrier.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

Denver Oct. "a hundred thousand
SPECTATORS lined the streets OF DeH.'i
and filled the vnst area OF the Sr"nu
stand last night to watch the paraue
of the Slaves of the Silver Serpent
For three-qunrters of an hour the pa-
rnde passed In review. ,,,
There were eighteen floats in ihe
and ten bands. Each float was accom-
panied by many torch bearers ana pre-
ceded by a man bearing large slEh
on which was the name Of the SUD
ject represented by the float.
The smoke of the owl lights apd the
torches ascended In n floating clouu
about the pictures. heightening the ei-
feet of the illusion and blending the
varying colors OF the lights.
The court of the Queen made its pro
gress to the grand stand ut 1:45, me
people cheering her majesty as she
came in. Two bands in the grand
stand played till the parade arrived.
First came platoon of police. Chiet
Armstrong at their head. all mounted
Then followed the McCook bnnd.
On the first float was the Mighty
Chief of the Slaves of the Silver Ser
pent, high on chair, surrounded by
clouds. Back md beneath the chariot
and supporting 1t, coiled two serpents
with fOrkcd tongues and shining
scales. kissing tiercely.
Most of the following floats were
named for some opera or some we'll
known song:
+. A picturesque and graceful font was
the next, "The GondoIiers." 1t was
Venetian scene, showing the portico
of an ancient palace.
..'I'b.. ittln rrysnnn' VnS tho Snl.
ject OF the next float. pagotla. about
which five characters In the opera
We're grouped about the central figure
of the Tycoon, who was seated on II
throne. The floor was decorated In
gold and lavender. 1t was followed
the Woodmen's band.
Then came Ceres" which was
shown in the Industrial parade. 1t was
slightly remodeled and showed the
goddess of grain and agriculture seat
ed high on the globe OF the earth; with
attendant maidens belieath. spikes OF
golden grain sticking up from the
earth.
The following float, DIE Lorelei.
was thought by many the finest float
in the parade. 1t is n pictorial repre-,
sentation of the old German legend
high cliff of the Rhine and lured the
unwary boatman to his death among
the rocks by her singing.
Another float of the greatest beauty
followed. I'D Leave My Happy Home
for YOU Some We're heard to say
that this was the most beautiful float
that has ever been seen in Denver. II
represented scene in the depths ol
the sea. A great pearl shell curves
up in Its graceful outlines from the
back of this float. with II shImmerinl
cloud of gauze falling over the form
of mermaid.
The reconstructed Commerce" fiOat
of the Industrial parade of the day be
fore came next. 1t was In the form OF
carnvel. gold In color.
"Siegfrled and the Dragon" was next
"A scene from the German music lra
ma. The huge dragon Fafner. VIII,
guards the gold OF the Nibelungcn. 1,
shown Just coming ont of his cave fol
his combat with Siegfried.
Next came the Creele band, playing
North Park union., 1901-10-11

A pair of Kansas lovers the other
day went to Iowa to escape the law
which forbids the marriage Of first
cousins. The same day in a Kansas
town . couple from Colorado took ad-
vantage OF a Kansas law which per-
mits divorced person to marry after
the lapse Of six months. These cases
led the Kansas City Journal to sug
sest that the states send ambassadors
70 each other with power to negotiate
treaties through which uniformity in
>aarriage laws might be secured.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

Denver, Oct 3-'rhe largest crowd
nj the grand stand so far during the
carnival was present yesterday after
noon mt the cowboy contest.
AS wild a bunch of equine outlaws
rs were ever subdued by the peace
makers of the plains-that was the
opinion of the 12,OOO spectators.
1t was field day ut the amphtheater.
The crowd overfiowed the seating ca
pncity and the immense inclosure as
well. 1t choked Broadway and the
approaches to the triumphai arches.
sprawled over the insulator cross-bars
of the huge telephone poles, and
packed the roof of the north wing of
the state house; after having pre-
empted every coi2n of vantage in the
outer galleries OF the towering dome.
The only silent fraction OF 1t was
composed of the picturcsluely dressed
Indian chiefs and their squnws, who
sat stoically throughout the three
hours of exciting contests between
man and horse. in the rear of the arena
space reserved for the broncho break
crs.
Happily no accident occurred to mar
the trials of western horsemanship
Tom Horn, the Wyoming expert of
the lariat and saddle, had his jaw
broken by Il vicious kick the day be-
fore, but CZolgosz. the horse that in
jured him. was ridden to II standstill
in the tourney.
Many of the outlaws entered were
deemed uncomfortable hut In the end
they all succumbed. though not with
the best grace Imaginable. Three
mounts We're necessary to teach the
Arkansas Valley desperate, Wahalnti.
mOmentary sense of his inferiorty
to man. Pat Grove. the Wyoming ter
ror, of whom wonders of resistance
was expected, was Also overcome.
1t was n bad day for Teddy Roose-
Welt. the strawberry roam from Lara
mie, who was never worsted before.
In plunging around at the end of n
lariat his feet got entnnglcd and he
turned a somersault, landing on an nj
ready injured shoulder. 1t was not
difficult to tame him after this shock.
One intrepid rider went down under
his horse against the fence, but stuck
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Coming Visit Of Porto RIcans.
Buffalo, n. Y. Oct. 3.-Informntion
is given out here by Porto Ricans at
tending the Fan-American Exposition
that the Chambers of Commerce in the
pIIuCllNl CitleS VI IOTtO INicO nave ee-
lected delegates Of business and finan-
cial prominence to represent the COM
mercial interests of the island. The
delegation Will make n trip Of the
United States during October and visit
the commercial centers.
The visit Is said to he the result of a
universal desire on the part OF the
business men in the different cities of
the United States TO become familiar
with the trade conditions of Porto Rico
and the possibilities of developing
those markets.
North Park union., 1901-10-11
Wisconsin Farm Land.

The best of farm lands can h. =,
tained now in Marinette County NJ. "
consin. on the Chicago. Milwauts.s
st. Paul Railway at low price and =.
very favorable terms. WisconsS, !
noted for its fine crops, eIcs,I...
markets and healthful climate @s
rent a farm when you can bu, WY ~.
much cheaper than you can rem, w. ".
in a few years it will bs your NV nv
property. For particulars add,r
F. A. Miller, General Passenger As.r,
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul hje HdI
way, Chicago.
North Park union., 1901-10-11
COMPASS vARlAro.,

The "o'srnnent WIN Spend L..
TO Record Them.
Prof. John A. Fleming of IN.
States Coast and Geodetic Smr,vs ~ y
arrived in Honolulu for tho I've, nrs
erecting and maintaining na. n d
Harbor, a magnificent sta,ioa i Nd
serving and recording the r. .s
Of the compass. This is ono :,
such observations decided m Id
Treasury Department. of wb,s9 ~
one at Cheltenham, Maryland 1T ~ "
ready been built; another will win y, Y
at some other Atlantic coast no,s. N ~;
third at Sitka, Alaska. fS'ul "
North Park union., 1901-10-11
800 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased y
learn that there is ut least one dreaded di,sss
that science has been able To cure in AZ lu
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Calaf,
Cure is the only positive cure now knownioN
medical fraternity. Catarrh being eoa'll'a-
tional disease, requires u constitutional trsl-
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken intern1ly,
acting directly upon the blood aud mucous ssr'
faces of the system. thereby, dcstroylas N
foundation OF the disease, and giving me pa'el,
strength by building up the constituMoa ~
assisting nature in doing y work IaepM- ps.
powers that they offer One Hundred polan%t
any case that 1t fails TO cure Send 'or h'
Testimonials o
Address F. J. CHENEY co, To!eao'o
Sold by druggists 75c-
Halls Family Pills are tho best
North Park union., 1901-10-11
Cuban Convention r,n,.he. wor.

Havana, Oct. 3.-The constitutional
convention has addressed a letter to
Governor General Wood. informing
him that the changes which he sug-
gested yesterday have been made, and
that the convention, deeming its work
completed. is ready to dissolve. Gen.
eral Wood advised the appointment of
a.commission of five members to have
charge of the forthcoming elections.
and also advised that two elections he
held instead of one.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

The great department stores have
been serious problem to small trad
ers all over the country. and In several
states unsuccessful attempts have
been made to regulate their growth by
legislation. A new plan Is now to be
tried In Chicago in the form Of CO.
operative department store to which a
number of small dealers are to contrib
ute their capital and their work. The
whole investment will be Ave hundred
thousand dollars. and 1t is planned to
sell everything from ice cream to a
coal hod. Each department will be
in charge of skillful merchant, ia
milIar with that particular branch and
himself a stakeholder. As the rent
OF . single department will be
less than the rent of separate store.
and a. each man hopes to carry his
old customers with him. the enterprise
starts with rosy hopes.
North Park union., 1901-10-11
Court Returning to Pekin.
Eagle County Fire sub.,d,nx.

Denver. Oct. 3.-Red Cliff specials
state that Special Agent Ryan of tls,
government has succeeded in getting
the forest fire well under control. Mr.
Ryan Is sanguine of cOntining the fire
to Its present boundaries, but expects
to have to patrol the threatened dis
trict for several days. Manager Dod-
bridge of the Ground Hog mine has
had his men out also fighting fire in
protecting valuable timber on mineral
land near his company's property.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

Can man live without his stom-
achf This question has been decided
afnrmAtively by Karl Kruger. . Chi
caEo gardener. Four months ago. be-
cause Of cancer, his stomach was re-
moved by an expert surgeon. Then
he weighed SO pounds: now he weighs
100, and il still taking on flesh.
North Park union., 1901-10-11
End of tho Boer W..

The Boer war which has bs..
for the past two years will soon opeh \. mn
resee viii 30 be 1ns bsilsa latest @ @adyces
u a terrible thing and has w aA "
people. but We believe stomasha aia n,y
have slain even more. When IN tfOuhiiss
IL out of ~-der. and you sufYer ~ stonaa
pepsla, Ia igestion. flatulencv si0@n IRON d,I
ache or constipation. We wonid Nsk % hs,A
% to Try Hostetter's Stomach M Bl,tsts,s tsss N
North Park union., 1901-10-11

The jersey mosquitoes are playful.
compared with those OF North Caro-
lina. A minister OF that state, while
travelling with . child In Hyde Coun-
u. found the mosquitoes 10 rapacious
that he had TO pat the child's head In
. paper sack to keep the insects from
deyouring It alive.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

Charles Ball. Of Albion. Mich. be-
lieved that he could take psison with
out serious effect He swallowed
twenty-five grains of morphine. and IN
q little while he vomited II. This
demonstration 30 pleased him that he
thought even pistol shot would not
harm him. Aiming revolver at his
temple he fred. Thst was Mr.. Bells
last mistake in this life.
North Park union., 1901-10-11
RoosoyeIt'a Colorado Hunt.

Scribner's October magazine contains
the first Of series of papers by Pfes.
ident Roosevelt on his recent hunting
experience In Colorado, in which k
discusses the habits and fcrocity Of
wild animals he shot and tells Of doS
that could climb trees.
North Park union., 1901-10-11
NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
MANY MINING DISTRICTS

City. Silver City & Northern and Han
over railroad branches, and has trib.
utary to 1t the well-known Hudson hot
springs. 1t has excellent hotels. and Is
replete with the highest social. educa-
tl0nal and religious atmospheres.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

A few days after shooting q neigh
bor's cat, David Bell. Of Marietta. o..
discovered Ahat somebody had thrown
, several pounds Of arsenic In his we'll.
Fortunately the discovery was made
before any one had used the poisoned
water. a's
North Park union., 1901-10-11
Ono Years Homicide. In A.

1t is stated that 39,S7o person.
ished Mt the hands of homicIdss !, ~ n
United States during the five ~
ending with 1900. The figures n, ' sl
ishment for the crime are moi n.a p@
up, but are known to be star,lln,,s
small.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

Race Of tho AustraIinm-London NAN
is graphically described in No. II Nes
York CentraIs -Four Track sefa,
Every person interested in the s'O'U
Of our commerce should read IL
Sent free on receipt OF tHv.s.n .,
stamp by General Passenger Aseu-
New York Central, New YORK.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

Another attempt to cross the Alps in
q balloon IL to bs mide IN August BY
Captain spelterini. His nrst attempt
fAiled, a. he was driven By . strong
Wind into French territory. He In
:fsads 70 start At st--Norits In ths m
North Park union., 1901-10-11

A German scientist, sweltsring In
Berlin on very warm day. hopefully
looked forward to the time when the
suns heat will be much less than II
10 at present. This desideratum 10 an
nounced to occur in about ten millions
oS years.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

In Corea the Gentlemen of the Court
are making handsome profits out Of
the Illicit manufacture of false money.
They can buy for 10 dollars enough all
yer to make 400 dollars worth Of coin.
and as they are on good terms with
the King. the police dare not interfere.
North Park union., 1901-10-11
OF ROUGH RIDERS
DRAWS THE LARGEST CROWD

to his stirrups in spite of the attempts
to release him, and eventually arose in
tile saddle with a subdued bronchO.
The five judges. all famous cattle
men, who had charge OF the contest,
were unable. after the finals had been
completed. to decide which of the ten
contestants was entitled to the, cham
ponship belt, and they decided that
the best six riders out of the ten
would have to compete again.
Fifteen cowboys entered the contest
for the belt for five cash prizes. Dur
Ing the prcliminaries three We're
thrown and disqualified: George q.
Wright, Bear River, Colorado; William
Walker. ltawlins. Wyoming, and g.
G. Skerritt. Captain J. l.. Barrick re-
fused to ride the horse allotted him.
and he wns dropped. Elbert Buckner,
was disqualified by the judges from
taking part in the finals, as the rules
of the contest provided that but ten
could do that Buckner was dropped
because of his poor showing.
The six men who will contest later
for the belt and the five prizes are MS
follows: Duncan Clark, Bosler, Wy
oming; William Carver, Cheyenne,
Wyoming; NJ. II. Snowden, Cheyenne,
Wyoming: \. w. Vaughan, Dunkley,
Colorado: Il. +. Stone, Bosler. Wyom-
ing; Wat McCool. Sugar City, Colo
RADIO.
The judges are all old cow men,
with an Intimate knowledge of buck
ing horses. some of them with eXper-
fences. They are: Fine +. Ernest, w.
]. Wilson and John G. Twombly Of
Denver; John Coble of Bosler, Wy
oming. and George s. Rainsford of
Wyoming. For the entire success Of
the exhibition most of the credit be-
longs to John l.. Kuykendall, chairman
of the committee. Mr.. Kuykendall
worked like II trooper, keeping things
moving. seeing to the policing of the
arena. giving the photographers n
chance, keeping the judges informed
and making his best friends get out OF
the arena. and still found time for
many cOurtesies to the audience In the
way of announcing the names of par
ticularly bad horses as they appeared
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Court Returning to Pekin.
Pekin. Oct. 3.--Dispatches from ST.
anfu announce that the Chinese court
Is preparing to start about October 9TH
The temporary palace there is being
dismantled, and all the furnishings
will he carried for use en- route. Tie
officials and servants will constitute
caravan numbering from 5000 to
5000 persons.
Ii Hung Chang said to-day: "'rhe
court will certainly arrive in PekIn
fu-
North Park union., 1901-10-11

The territorial officials of Oklahoma
are planning to bond the territory for
$GOOOOO to redeem all the outstanding
six per cent. warranted Indebtedness.
North Park union., 1901-10-11

Sweat or fruit acids will not on, dlseVS TSs
goods dyed with PUTNAM tAphLsr .i.ss
DYES. Sold by druggists lVc- ps'A'
North Park union., 1901-10-11

Cost of Printing Hank Notes
II costs almost exactly cent ape"
to print Bank of England notes