The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-24
GOSSIP AND NEWS GRAB-box.
n EoPLE about Deepwood. IN Nevada,

EVA AA> "Oout OeepWooO, m Nevada,
are wondering how long the body
OF Louis Dorsey. whichisnow exposed
under glass in the cemetery. win retain its
lifelike freshness. "Dorsey's tomb" Is now
one Of the sights there. The
tomb. cut from Carthage granite, Is about
ten feet high, five feet wide and five feet
high. In its center the coffin is incased
around by II inches Of solid stone, which
make 1t alright. On the top is a revolving
stone. cut In the shape of bible, which
in turning can be made to reveal or con-
ceal glass pane. Through the glass
plainly visible. The widow. who designed
the tomb. used the insurance money in
his life to carry out the work. Up to the
present time the body preserves the fresh-
ness Of life.
Armies are adding SO many curious ve-
hicles to their impedimenta that 1t IS a
grave question in some quarters whether
their mobility will not be seriously iinpeded
in future wars. There were the movable
forge, the movable crematorium, the hOspi-
tai. the ice machine and now comes the
travelling disinfecting apparatus The lat
ter is a wagon so fitted that 1t can readily
move from camp to camp to disnfect the
clothing Of the soldiers.
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NJ. Camille Flammarion. at the last ses-
sion Of the Astronomical society of France.
presented a portrait of Calico to Its col
lections. The portrait Is authentic. The
frame antedates Galileo's time and is Of
wood. carved with the twelve signs of the
zodiac. 1t appears that nj. Flammarion
also possesses the finger of Calico and one
of the telescopes made by the great as
tronomer's own hands. At Galileos death
one of his fingers was cut off as relic.
after the grewsOme fashion of those times,
and has been preserved at Florence. In
1872 it was presented by Donau, The di-
rector of the Avcetri observatory. to Flam-
marion. along with one Of Galileos original
telescopes.
Many countries have curious methods Of
| raising money to reduce taxation. In
Hesse. Germany, a tax has been put upou
bachelors, who now have to pay . per
| cent more in taxes than married men. The
result has been that many well-to-do
| bachelors have emigrated to Prussia.
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Some of the best models, asserts noted
New York artist. are prominent society
women who would not have the world know
| they had posed in the "altogether' for
| all the worlds wealth. They admire a
| nude or scantily attired figure in an ar
fists studio, and are assured that they.
| too, would make superior models. At first
| they shrink from the suggestion. but con-
| tinue their visits to the studios an; at
each renew the conversation. finally corr
senting to pose upon the pledge of the
| artist that no one shall ever know about
| it, The artist keeps his word 80 far as the
identity Of his model is concerned. but
there are not few in New York who can
make a close guess as to what woman
| among their acquaintance posed for
painting Of Venus Diana, or water
nymph that arouses the admiration OF con-
noisseurs in art at the academy exhibit
| tons.
Under rule recently adopted by the
| board Of education Of New York city.
school children will no longer be allowed tn
| give presents to their teachers unless the
| teachers homes. The object If the new
| regulation is to put an end 10 favoritism
| in the public schools, charges having been
| made. that certain teachers were partial
| to, the children of well-to-do parents be-
| cause of the presents which such young
| sters brought them.
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The commissioners Of the District Of Co.
lumbia have adopted regulations designed
to prohibit theatrical performances which
are offensive to decency. Authority to dc
SO was given them by congress just before
it's adjournment last March. The police
are the censors and are to decide what
| shows are immoral, though, of course, the
final decision rests with the courts.
The regulations are of wide scope. They
provide for the arrest of any person who
takes part in an improper performance
whether as an actor performer, director
manager, exhibitor. lecturer or employee.
or who conducts "as proprietor agent, d.
rector, manager or employee" the building
in which such performance takes place,
The punishment is fine not exceeding 81
for each offense. The theatrical license is
to be revoked If an improper perform
ance is given in any theate-, ami the
proprietor of the theater will not be al
lowed to take out another license for g
wear either for his original theater or 6
new one.
| Indecency Is not defined in the regula
tons. The prohibition is against any sor
| Of indecency, whether conveyed by speech
gesture, music. or in any other way and
| to make sure that everything Is included
the commissioners have added a prohibi
ton against any performance wherein
anything whatsoever shall appear or be II
any wise represented or exhibited which
in any manner is offensive to common
|, decency.
There is also a provision which realou
| police officer might interpret as prohibit
ing burlesque or comic opera costumes, 10
it prohibits actors from exhibiting them
| selves in a manner offensive 10 ccmnlcl
decency."
The French state railroads issue stamp
for the prepayment Of charges on freigh
shipped in moderate quantities. The ship
per buys the stamps and sticks them @
the freight bill. which he hands In wit
the freight. These are used by Nose VIII
make frequent small shipments to certai
large towns, the charges ON which ar
familiar to them The stamps are OF 81
different denominations, from cent to a
They are so satisfactory that the six grea
: companies are about to adopt them.
Il MUSIC OPENED HIS HEART.