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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-22

Judge Harvey has set May 6 as, the
Date for leaving the contest betNe"n
William Paige and Edward Day. each
OF whom claims the right to a seat in the
city council as alderman from the Third
ward.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-22

Maurice Kelly, Cain Connors anh jDa
- brlen as appraisers have placed
value of $l.O69.35 on the estate OIL Mo-
+. Harrington. OF this sum all SXcc,
$50 is in cash. ~
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-22

1000 or 1000 shares Homestake stock
Ike. Company selling at 20 cents and
will advance price soon. Investiga e
p. Q. box 349.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-22

Walter II. Walsh has been apPbibt, y,
ADMINISTRATOR of the estate off, 5ul,'
Murphy. IL
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-22

The Burlington has announced series
to make a round trip rate of $2l from
st. Louis. SO from Chicago and SIS from
Missouri river points to Denver Colo
RADIO Springs and Pueblo, With SIS mora
to Utah points.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-22
VIA THE MILWAUKFE's, SUN
SHINE, ROUTE.

ratty. deceased.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

on her head, with her feet wildly waving
in the air. She kicked and struggled, but
could not get loose, and she was just about
to have a rush of blood to the head when Mr.
Man came along and helped her turn right
side up again. But poor Mrs. Cow was
sight! One horn was crumpled, and her
neck was shut up just like your uncle's tele-
scope when it is closed. She tried to look
for Mr.. Dog, but her eyes were between
her shoulders, and she could only see
straight ahead. Rub her neck" shouted
Mr.. Man, and he and Mr. Dog rubbed her
neck until it came out again. She looked
very pale, and said if Mr.. Man would please
excuse her she would 90 sit in the hammock
for a while and rest.
While she was in the hammock trying TO
think how it happened Mr.. Cat came along.
As soon as she saw him Mrs. Cow remem-
bered all about the opera troupe, and she
was just getting up to do another hipdap
when Mr.. Dog came along. He was afraid
she would poke holes in Mr.. Mans front
porch and that he would get blamed for it,
so he shouted as loud as he could Rubber
neckr trying to do just as Mr.. Man had done.
When Mrs Cow heard this she ran a Mr..
Dog as hard as she could, and Mr.. Dog
remembered that he had urgent business
elsewhere. He ran as fast as his feet would
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

kicked him off the front porch and told him
to go West and grow up with the country.
Bruce spent the night with his eldest
brother, Jack, and in the morning Jack
gave him a blacksmith's hammer and some
good advice He called on his other two
brothers, and the carpenter gave him
bunch of nails and the tailor gave him
needle and thread. These were not worth
very much, but they each gave him some
good advice, which they said was worth
great deal, and, besides, it did not cost
them anything.
Bruce started alone up the road and walked
until he was very tired without meeting
anyone, He sat down by the roadside to
rest, and was just beginning to get hungry
when II robbers jumped out of the bushes
and each pointed two pistols at him. Sur
render or you are dead mani cried the
robbers, and Bruce surrendered.
Hand over your Jewels gold and other
valuabes!' cried the captain of the robbers
Bruce was frightened almost to DEATH but
he said he never saw any jewels or gold in
his life, and he was only a poor boy on his
way to go West, where he could grow up
with the country and be a gentleman and
marry a beautiful princess like they did in
story books. Then the captain said that they
had better take Bruce to their camp and hold
him for ransom. So they took him to their
camp, and one of their band mounted guard
over him to see that he did not escape.
The captain of the band sent letter to
Bruces fathers and brothers, saying if they
did not pay a ransom of TO- 600 kopecks inside
of three days Bruce would be lost to them
forever. The brothers sent back word that
if Bruce had taken their good advice he
would not have been in his present fix, and
they declined to be responsible for his fool
ishness. His father said that if they thought
he was going to pay Il ransom just to have
Bruce come back and eat his bread they
must take him for a pea green lumpididde.
This made the robbers very angry, and they
all came and STOOD in a line il front OF
Bruce, scowling fearfuliy. Prepare to die!'
growled the captain, and all the robbers
drew their snickersnees and said, Prepare
to die just like the chorus of comic
opera.
Don't be in such hurry" said Bruce.
Il don't see what you want to kill me for,
anyway. You must be terribly desperate
robbers"
"Desperatev' cried the captain Of the rob-
bers. Why, we are just as deperate as
we can possibly be- We are so desperate
that the King of this country has promised
to marry the beautiful Princess, his daugh-
ter, to anyone who would take US to him
in chains, and if any robbers were ever
more desperate than that would like to
know it, that's air.
There's my chance!" exclaimed Bruce.
Now suppose you let me take you all .
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

the King In chains, and then when 1 marry
the beautiful Princess I will pay you the
ransom of 10000 kopecks and throw In
whole bunch of pearls and diamonds for
luck
THAT would be an excellent scheme IL
we were all tired of life and wanted to pro-
vide for our families" said the captain,
but we haven't any families and we are not
the least bit tired of life, so there you are!
think we had better go on with the execu-
ton"
Not at ALL" said Bruce. "That would
spoil everything. You can't expect beauti-
full Princess to marry anyone that has been
executed, can you? Besides, l will marry
the Princess at once, and then will be the
heir to the throne and will pardon you at
once and appoint you all police captains in
the city around the palace, and then you
can get rich in a very short time" The
robbers said that was something like, and
they told Bruce to go ahead with his chains.
Bruce took the hammer and pounded the
nails until they were bent just like the links
with his thread until they made fine long
chain. He fastened the robbers neck and
heel with this and they helped him all they
could to hurry things along. Bruce marched
them along the road all that day, and every
one he met said that he must be just the
bravest young fellow that ever lived to cap
ture all those desperate robbers all by him
self When he arrived at the Kings palace
the King had heard of his coming, and had
the court already to receive him. This
made Bruce feel very proud, and when the
beautiful Princess said that she just adored
brave men and was willing to be married at
once, he swelled up like the schoolmaster
does when he presents the diplomas on grad
uation Gay.
The King said that Bruce must be as brave
as brave could be, and that when he had
married the Princess he should he given com
mand of the army, and then while Bruce had
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

How perfectly lovely!" she exclaimed.
81 wonder if cat would take me in an
opera troupe if I turned fipfap like that?"
"of course he would" said Mr.. Dog. HE
wouldn't be much of cat if he didn't, and,
anyway, whatever you see in books is true"
People really thought so in those days, as
they were dog days, for surely you have
heard grown-up folks say 'eYery dog has
its day."
do you really think could turn a flip
lapg" asked Mrs. Cow, with shipper.
Il am sure of it. You are so graceful"
said Mr. Dog. Mrs. Cow made a very low
bow and jumped up in the air to turn
hipdap, but she only got half way around
and landed on the top of her head. Her
horns ran so far into the ground that she
was stuck fast, and there she was, standing
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

to be a gentleman. 1.-The very ideal" cried
his father. 1.-THE next thing you know you
will be wanting to marry a beautiful prin-
cess and live happily ever after, like they
do in the story books"
THAT sounds nice" said Bruce Il guess
l would like that, now that you mention it.
1 never thought of that before"
''Well, never think of it again if you want
to live in this concern" said his father, in
very bad temper. But Bruce did think of
it, and that evening at dinner, when his
father asked him to pass the horseradish,
Bruce said: Eyes, your High and Mighty
Sweetness" This made the old man so mad
that he gave Bruce a large piece of his mind,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

carry him, but he was so tired from carting
the apples that it was not very fast Mrs.
Cow soon caught him, and she got that
crumpled horn under him and tossed him so
high in the air that he thought he would
never come down.
If Mr.. Dog had not fallen on a haystack,
he would have been killed, but the hay
broke his fall, and he was only shaken up.
As he crawled down to the foot of the hay
stack he heard a voice, and then he saw
Tommy sitting in the shade and reading out
of his picture book: 'This is the cow with
the crumpled horn that tossed the dog
that
rs that in the book?' asked Mr.. Dog.
"Of course it is, or you wouldn't hear me
reading it," said Tommy.
'Well, then, said Mr. Dog 81 am through
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
Hoop the Rope,
A RECESS GAME FOR GIRLS
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Here is a recess game for our little girls
played with a hoop and a skipping rope
that is very simple indeed, and yet is great
fun; at least the little girls who have tried
it say so. The girls play partners, TWO
on a side. Two of the girls turn the SKIP
ping rope. one on each end, while the other
two stand behind line 10 feet away. The
girls with the rope are having their IN
nings" and they turn the rope briskly just
as if they were turning for someone to
skip. One of the girls with the hoop on the
''outside" holds it directly at the rope. She
nav roll it fast or slow, as she pleases, as
her object is TO keep the "lnside" from max
ing the hoop skip over the rope by whlrl-
ing it round so that it touches the ground
at lust the moment that the hoop Is about
to pass over it.
If the inside are clever enough to do this
they may score one point, bat if they fail
and the rope knocks the hoop over, or if the
rope should pass over the hoop, then the
"outside" scores one point, The two play
ers of the "outslde" take turns in rolling
the hoop, and if it should not go far enough
ar If if should go in the wrong direction ana
uot mass between the two of the INSIDE.
then the INSIDE" scores one point. Both
Dlayers of the outside" roll the hoop five
times each, and then they have their 'in-
nings." Then the girls who have been turn
ing the rope take their turn at rolling the
boop. Each side has three innings and the
side that has scored the greatest number of
points at the last inning wins the game.
The hoop is liable to do the most extraor-
binary things when it touches the rope,
especially if both are going fast. 1t may
slip over as If the rope were not there at all,
or it may leap high in the air, and coming
down again perform amazing evolutions ON
the ground 1t may be thrown back in the
direction from whence it came, and after
rolling that way for a few feet suddenly
come back toward the rope again. The
rapidly whirling rope gives the moving
hoop a peculiar twist that causes it to
revolve rapidly, and thus do these strange
autics,and as it seldom does the something
twice. this furnishes no small part of the
fun in the game.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
The Boy wbo would not work.
BY RAYMOND FULLER AYERS.
o.

bear that kind of work anyway, and so he be-
came tailor The third son said that the
smell of the -four took away his appetite, and
that he simply could not stand that kind of
work anyway so he became carpenter. The
old man was fearfully disappointed in these
three boys but felt sure that his youngest
son, Bruce, would make a good miller when
he grew old enough, for he did not Ike the
noise of the forge, the confinement of a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

There should be joke trust formed for
the protection of the reading public" said
the laxative critic. "SOme system should
be adopted to regulate the output. Jokes
that have been in service for % years should
be put on the retired list for is months at
least, to give them chance for budding
minds to come into new enjoyment of them
Then there should be harmonious relation
established between the various crops Of
jokes so that there will not be too many
tramp jokes and mother-in-law jokes, and
domestic infelicity jokes, in proportion 10
the goat, the smart children and newly mar
ried couple jokes The public would approve
of some such adjustment"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

As soon as the boys were old enough to
work the miller tried to teach them the bust
ness. The eldest son tried it for a time, but
he said the -four got in his nose and made
him sneeze, and that he did not like tnat kind
Of work anyway, so he came blacksmith.
The next son said the flour got into his eyes
and made him sleepy, and that he could not
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

Once upon a time there was miller VINO
had four sons, who could not be persuaueu
to work in their fathers mill. The old MIL
Ter felt very bad about this, for he loved
his work and was very proud of the amount
of -four be could grind in one day. He
wanted all Of his sons to help him, SO that
so cou,d grind still more -four, for he wished
TO be known as having the largest mill In
that country.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

his back turned, getting acquainted with tn
beautiful Princess and finding out which he.
favorite flower was the King had the eXecu-
toner chop off the heads Of all the robbers,
although they said it wasn't fair and that
they didn't come there TO get beheaded. OF
course, that wasn't Bruce's fault, for he did
not know anything about il. He had done
the best he could and he married the beauti
full Princess and lived happily ever after,
just as they do in the story books.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

tailorshop or the lifting of heavy beams.
At last Bruce grew old enough to work,
and his father started to teach him how to
run the mill After trying for a week Bruce
said he did not like it one single bit, for
the -four got on his clothes and made his
hands dirty, and that he did not believe
in any kind of work anyway for he wanted
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
Wby Dogs
Cannot Read
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----e-<tlszz=@sl 60
A great many years ago, even before au-
tomobiles were invented, Mr.. Dog used to
live with Mr. Man, just as he does now.
ANY one would think that he should have
learned company manners and know how to
behave AImost as nicely as your eldest sis
ter when there is company to dinner, but
any one Of you who is acquainted win very
many IGsS WIN rt, NJ. 1 S,,,' 90 Ibo, snaa
did commence to learn a great deal. but
he found that there appeared to be draw
backs TOO much -.
,a N Nay Ie wa" sai5 mt ~ Mr. Dor wanted
TO have more fun than he had ever heard
of he would better learn to churn. Mr.. Dog
was Always loohing Iof Iun Anu, ANU ne ne S Sad
heen wentIng n learn FOR long time MIR
Man rugged a contrivance at once, which
made the chnrn work beautifully whenever
SI NE We M%5Aep up 4" Ile'ae 10" s,' ~ 81 IN
was TO he fled fasf. So he fled MIR. Dog fast
to the string. Mr.. Dog walked up the Stats
ana had fun for quite while ana then ne
b a., ne I ~ % rost ne coJinJ
to Mr.. Man to come and let him loose but
Mr.. Man was busy having fun chopping
w0ou ana SO uil hot neaT M. log, mno naG
NOT sIt9o ont frnrn mn,ia, him and leave him
suspended by the neck.
After long time the milk was all churned
INTO n pu.ler' anu ME- i a tg mn anu !e NJ, NIB
obliged" TO Mr.. Man. but he crawled off and
lay down and slept for two days and nights
without ever waking up.
A few DAYS later Mr.. Mans son Tommy
was vvorking his hest nj carting annIes in a
little wagon from the orchard to the cellar.
He was very tired and wanted to stop. but
he did not dare. for his father had told him
10 take them all in. He smiled behind his
ears when he saw Mr.. Dog coming. and he
looked inst as bappy as only a bow can when
he smiles that way.
Good morning. Tommy" said Mr.. Dog as
he came m. You look as happy as a puppy
with fve-pound tenderloin steak"
"Ob. yes: 1 am having such fun here re-.
pIied Tommy. Then he asked Mr. Dog If
he did not want TO have some finn too. bnt
Mr. Doer remembered about rho cburn whom
he conId NOT sion when he wanted to and
he eaid ba gressad be ,vonld trv 70 ro+
along without finn that dov Rrt ro,o,,,,
said thst If was inst nerfectIv plorious and
that if Mr. nog would only +rr n no ,,.o,r,d
1et hin, 1ook At bis nictrra hoot mo-
sonndad nice 90 Mr. hoo LOT ror,n,,- bor
+ho annIos ,nto t,,, -, 40 ~ -
MI Dos
nau 70 uiaM Iue io o, - tne house, ana II
was az w mn "'' way 'oo Ai'eI Ioul
OF hFe trips MI Dog became tlred ana
wanted to stop, but Tommy would not IN
90 on.
Tommy made Mr. Doq keen nrlling +bssa
heavy loads until tbav had ts,,or an tho
apnjes 70 the cellar Tber To,,r,,- ,,rbar
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

with books. Il don't know how to read, and
what it more, 1 will never learn"
He kept his word, and to this day dogs
cannot even say their A, B, C's. If you DO
not believe it, just get your dog to try it.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10
THE REASON WHY.

Hewitt-Gruet borrowed some clothes OF
me to get married in and he has never re-
turned them.
Jewett-Wem perhaps he is going to get
married again.
The age-herald., 1901-11-09
seaIs' Hall.

Pat Chapelle and his big company of negro celebrities are booked to appear at Seals hall tonight and Monday in Frank Dumont's new and original farce comedy. "A Rabbits Foot" This highly amusing farce is a combination of what Is good in minstrelsy, operatic choruses, plantation pastime and high class specialties. prom inent among them being the only come dian, Tom Logan, Happy Arthur Howe, Cliff Brooks, Will Goff Kennedy, James Chappell, O. Chislom, Geo. McDaniels
 DeVine and Vaughn, Misses Hattie Blue foot. Lucy Pettues, Lillie Wheeler. Mae Fisher and many others not mentioned
 The press and public are high in their praise of the clean, and meritorious en- tertainment given by this mammoth array of stars. MT. Chappelle and Col
 Chas. A. Duprex have spared nothing to make their company the leader, and the farce is richly set and the dialogue and action are lively and humorous. Watch for the big street parade which will take place at 2:30 D. m. The company travels in their own private cars, carrying their own scenery and fourteen piece con- cert band
 Tickets are on sale at the Peoples Drug Company, corner Third avenue and Eighteenth street. Don't miss this show; it's worth seeing. co
The age-herald., 1901-11-09
Good, Clean Fun.

Good, Clean Fun.
 It has gotten to be sort of novelty to go to the theatre ana nave a simon pure dose of clean, wholesome fun ad- ministered. Usually there is something objectionable. ,The French comedy grates on the finer sinsibilities-others have a dead act sandwiched in-plays with a plot tire the brain-and if you want to get fun, something that will put you in a better humor with the world, see Foxy Grandpa" at the Jefferson. Your sides may ache, but you won't be sore on the box office.
 When you go in throw the programme away. You won't need it. The curtain will rise and there won't be many sec onds until you laugh. There may be some imperfection, but you will be too busy guffawing to notice these. There is no plot, but there are Joseph Hart and Carrie DeMar and a number of others who know how to entertain. Mr. Hart plays Foxy Grandpa" The part fits him like a glove. am paid to tell something about performance-describe it-but I can't tell exactly what is done in Foxy Grandpa" but know saw the perform anee last night and laughed. not once, but continuously. S.H.
The age-herald., 1901-11-09
CHIEF MAIL CLERK
 LOCATED HERE
DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZES IM- TORRANCE OF BIRMINGHAM AS RAILWAY MAIL CENTER AND Es- TABLIsHEs OFFICE.

M. H. Bum has been appointed chief clerk of the railway mail service with headquarters in this city. In view of the growing importance of Birmingham as a railway mail center the Postoffice De- partment decided to establish an office here and L. M Terrell, superintendent of the Fourth Division of the railway mail service with headquarters at At lanta issued the following order yester- day:
 MT. M. H. Bum has been designated as chief clerk of the railway mail ser vice. with headquarters at Birmingham, Ala. He will be respected and obeyed accordingly. The following railway post office lines have been placed under the supervision of Chief Clerk Bum, and all clerks assigned to the same will here after make duplicate trip reports, one copy of which Qncluding error checks) they will forward to their chief clerk and the other to this office as at present.
 Birmingham and Lopez. Birmingham and Greenville.
 Birmingham and Mobile. | Champion and Birmingham. "Florence and Parish. Montgomery and Artesia.
 Montgomery and Geneva.
 Montgomery and Selma.
 "Selma and Akron"
 MT. Bum was for two years connected with the Cuban postal system and is said to be thoroughly familiar with the duties of his new office. He has an office on the second floor of the government building.
 MT Bum is a nephew of the late Sena- tor Colquitt and comes from one of the most prominent families of Georgia
The age-herald., 1901-11-09

The Age-Herald will. on Christmas day. give to the most popular school girl in the Birmingham District a handsome piano made by Guild & Co. of Boston. This pia.o cost The Age-Herald s35o and Is a valuable and welI-toned instrument
 Every girl in every school in the Bir- mingham district wlich includes Besse- mer. Pratt City. Ensley. Woodlawn, Av- ondele. East Lake, West End. Elyton, Smithfield and all other towns in Jeffer- son county Is entitled to enter the con- test Coupons as given below will be printed in every issue of The A s:e-Herald. These coupons will be dated and must be voted within forty-eight hours of date thereon or else they will not be counted in the contest. On each Sunday The Age Herald will print the standing of each contestant up to the preceding Friday. Votes not received within forty-eight hours after the date will positively not be counted. therefore all ballots must be sent in not later than the day following the publication of the paper in which the coupon appears.
 Coupons must be in the office on or be- fore 12 o'clock night on the day following the day of publication, or must be post marked by that time.
 No extra papers will be sold at any time for the purpose of obtaining coupons therefrom. either to agents, news boys or
 
 individuals.
 This method will prevent any reserving of coupons to be voted at the last minute and will make the contest absolutely fair and just to all contestants.
 Only votes will be received which have been taken from papers bought for the legitimate purpose of obtaining the news Tn order that there might not be any misunderstanding in regard to the piano contest, 1t Is well to state that no young woman is eligible to enter the contest un. less she is an active attendant upon some school in the Birmingham district Girls who do not attend either a private or public school of some character or school of music. of course cannot be awarded the prize. The contest will be kept strictly in line with conditions print ed above.
 Address votes to Contest Editor. Age Herald. Birmingham.