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• PS A VALUABLE BOOK. ONLY EIGHT PAGES. BUT WORTH THOUSANDS. A Tale of the Columbian Gays—The 110ya g c In QtJeat of t he New World Dearrthed Ita quaint fa.ty to by tbe 11.01•- ,11,ervr of A toerleil.. N THE STEAM - ship Spree, which arrived a few days ago, there was im- ported a thin little solume of only eight pages, the ap- praised value of which was $2,000, says a New York paper. The book- let is a Latin translation of a letter written he Chris- topher Columbus, giving a report of his discovery of what he supposed to have been only some islands off the coast of India. Stephen Plannck, a printer, of Rome, struck off , a few copies of the translation in 1493. Not all of these are now to be found. In the Harlow sale of Americana, at the American Art Galleries, in 1889, a copy of the Plannck edition, identical with the one that cable on the Spree, was sold to Brayton Ives for $2,200. There is a diepute among the au- thorities as to whether or no the edi- tion of the Columbian letter, of which the two little books are copies, is the first printed reproduction. Mr. Eames, of the Lentil Library, says that no two authorities agree as to the priority of date of the publication of Columbus' report. Harrisse stoutly maintains that this Plannck edition is the third appear- ance of the letter,. while R. II. Major, of the British Museum, advances argu- ments, said to be both logical and weighty, to show that it is the first. Ellis, in the Huth catalogue, claims that Major has.proven this impression to be the first. John Russell Bartlett also placed this particular edition first in the John Carter Brown library. But however much the antiquarians may disagree among themselves, there is no doubt as to the great valuelsf the book, which is printed in clear type on heavy paper. The dimensions of the pages are 7 1-16 inches \full\ by 5 3-16. Some of the leaves have a wafer mark, the device being a pair of scales. If printed in The World the letter would occupy about e column and two-thirda. The binding of the $2,000 copy. which was imported by Dodd, Mead & Co.. the Fifth avenue booksellers, is a full blue crushed levant morocco, with a double of red levant. The binder.is Thibaron- Joly, of Paris. The first sentence of the \foreword or preface, is as follows: \Epistolic Christofori Colom: cut etas nostra multu debet; de Insules Indie supra ()engem nuper invetis.\ Translated the \foreWord\ entire reads: \Letter from Christopher Colom: to whom our age oweth much: concern- ing the islands of . India beyond the Ganges recently discovered. In the search of which he was sent under the auspices and at the expense of the most invincible Sovereigns of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella: addressed to the most noble lord Gabriel Sanchis. Treasurer of the most serene monarchs: which the noble and learned man Lean- der de Costa translated from the Span- iel) idiom into Latin. the third day Of the calends of May, 1493. The year One of the Pontificate of Alexander VI.\ A Fad for Collecting Jugs. kn American woman of artistic metes, who has traveled abroad a god deal, while looking about for something to collect that was neither spoons, tea- cups nor posters, hit upon the idea of gathering little jugs and mugs. Her friends soon learned if her new fad and aided her in adding to her collec- tion. Wherever she went she would pick up a tiny jug or perhaps two or • three, until now she has over 200. None of them is over three inches long and they are In all colors and represent many places and potteries—tiny!' am- phorae from southern Italy. Etruscan jars from Tuscany, miniature ollas from Spain and Mexico. squat pitchers from Holland. wee quaint schooners from Germany. mugs from England and little brown jugs from everywhere. All these are strung upon a Micronesian ord and the odd ornament is festooned es her wall against a background that shows up the varied colors to advan- tage and makes the bits of earthenware and china distinctly decorative. Har- pers Bazar. Sealing Doean't Pay. More than half the 'schooners that ((imposed the San Francisco. sealing Mad last season have already gone out of the businese, and it seems generally ;iirreed among the sealers there that the sealing businesi Is dead so far as San Francisco le concerned. Last Jan- unry thirteen vessels left San Francisco to hunt seals. Only four will leave this fear, and several of the schooners which went sealing last year are now fitting out to cruise after otters—a more pre- carious, but, if successful, a much more remunerative business than catch- ing seals. Th• Adirondsek Park. The addition of 75,000 acres to the Adirondack park is a cause for satisfac- tion. The lands purchased from Dr. Webb make the largest single block yet acquired In furtherance of the purpose of extending the park to .include the 2,g07.760 acres fixed upon as a proper preserve for the maintenance of the forest and streams PO neceeeare to the' al,14. With MIR atliHen the 410111211in will amount to 011.,000 acres. Rv.v.PECT TO THE DEAD. A Custom Which Would Show Common Sympathy with Grief. A short time ago a small company of friends -followed the body of one whom they tenderly loved from the union sta- tics/I to a church in the city, says the Ptaton Transcript. Death had come , audelenly in the midst of a happy sum- mer vacation In a quiet country home. The rush and roar of the town were sickening to .the nearest friends who had parted with the dear companion of many years. The soul that had gone was full of the \enthusiasm of human- ity\; the life here had been devoted to the uplifting of others; had never been indifferent to a human need. Now the city throng crowded and jostled: men and women hurried on their way, stared carelessly or with mere curios- ity; wagons rattled by, their drivers whistling, singing, swearing. The sad little procession seemed to rouse no look of sympathy, of human recognition in any face on any street. Groups of ragged little children stop- ping in their play and looking wonder- ingly at the carriages were, in their unconsciousness, nearer to the griev- ire heart thau any other objects, till from the top of a heavily loaded dray a teamster, as he drove slowly by, quietly and respectfully lifted his hat. This act, customary in foreign lands, but so entirely unlooked for here, seemed to open again for the one who saw it done the floodgates of human sympathy,- to re-establish the unity of r:fe. This one man had expressed for his kind the real fellowship of human- ity and had rolled back •a stone from the tomb of selfishness in which the whole world had seemed sunk. Truly, it was a little thing, a form, only an qutward sign of respect, but it had a heep spiritual significance and was like a gracious benediction to a wounded spirit. The custom of lifting the hat to the dead when they pass by on the street Is certainly a beautiful one, chiefly for the very reason that it expresses the fellowship of humanity 4 It is one of the little things which redeem life from its selfishness. We Americans are as sympathetic at heart as any people, but the severe manners of our forefathers cut us off from a great many of those little expressions of sympathy and def- erence whigh, if we had them now, our life would be the sweeter for. Those who seek to reintroduce these gentle customs are not advocating any re- action, but cultivating a return to more brotherly ways. For a man to lift his hat to another man, even a living man, on the street, is no sacrifice of manly dignity, therefore to lift it to the dead certainly never could be supposed so. coutDN'T BE UNGENTLEMANLY So II.. Croterted Passenger Got Through All Right. The other morning a conductor on the Southern Pacific train found that one of the passengers had a bad ticket and thus could not ride upon it, says the New Orleans Picayune. Unfortunately for the woman, she had no money, nor had the mother, with whom she was traveling. The conductor insisted upon payment from one or the other, and when he made his requests urgent, the young lady retreated to the sleeper. where she and her mother, covering up under the quilts, said they would not surrender. ' \And I am here to protect her,\ said the mother, in a very defiant way. thrusting her head out of the curtains. \But madam, the company must have some compensation for your daughter's traveling on its trains. She has no ticket, and if you have the money you won't pay lt.\ \Well that ticket was a good ticket. and if you won't take it you will have te do without.\ \You can get off at the next station and buy your daughter another ticket,\ said the conductor. • \No I won't do that, either. I tell you.\ \Well then, I must have the money,\ said the conductor, making toward the couple. Instantly the curtains were closed tight, and the young lady, all bundled up under the covering in the compartment, cried out that the con- ductor must have an awful hard heart to treat her so- ungentlemanly. .\1 will have you arrested for ungen- tlemanly conduct,\ she cried out. The conductor got off In a quiet cor- ner and tried to solve the problem. He called a council of the train people, and for some time they discussed the best means of attack, but none offered. bar the passenger was aide and secure in bed, and guarded by the mother, who had made up her mind not to surrender the citadel. Finally at Morgan City the pair got off, and the young lady carried her point, not having paid her fare. The Author of a Hymn. Mrs. Alexander, wife of the bishop of Derry. is lying III a critical condition at the palace. Londonderry. She is the author of one hymn that has served to make her famous. \There is a Green Hill Far Away,\ and it is sal,. that the popularity of this h)•mn, bar-' ing the effect of bringing her husband into notice, obtained for him his elex..- Hon to an Irish deanery. lie was made bishop in 1867. — • A Talnahle Coln. Fred T. McDonald, a druggist of Ken nett square. Philadelphia, has just 'sold an old copper coin for $200. The coin is very rare. It is of the date of 17834P and on one side has the bust of Wash- ington and the words \Washington and Liberty\ and on the other \One cent.\ lie took the coin in trade at his store for its face value, one cent. Foglbth Railroad's, England has 288 railroad companies. I wet year their roads carried 911,412. - transient\ passengers ant 1 I54 1461 communters. OUR WIT AND HUMOR. Ills Explanation Did Not Explain. Foreigner—\I wouldn't have taken that man to be one of your political SOME LATE PRODUCTIONS OF leaders. He doesn't look like a states - THE FUNNY WRITERS, man. What office does he hold?\ American --\You don't understand. lio. a Colored He is not a public official. He is a po- I he I p to Date Mao Minister Itletoted a Ohio his Exper tent e - A kettle of To day. 'VE GROWN SO very weary of My light and airy clothes, They did not half protect me from The cold and winter's snows; The northwest wind that used to wrap My form in its embrace I have discarded; in its stelid I wear the golfer's face. I used to wear my beard unkempt, Bedraggled, hanging down, 'Teas hoary white—Ifs Vandyke now And dyed a lovely brown. My dull, old scythe I've laid away And in its place I swing A golfing stick—I'm up to date In every blessed thing. My bald old pate you'll see no more, I wear a fetching cap; A monocle adorns my eye— Oh. I'm a gay old chap! My hour -glass is all I've kept Of my old-fashioned frills— I keep it just to time me when I go the pace that kills. Now that I'm all dyked out so line— Aw—demme, don'eherknow! I'm sorry that through ages past I've been so very slow. I might have posed through eons as A dudelet most sublime, For it is such an easy thing To get good clothes on Time. —George V. Hobart. Blessing the Gambler. From the Washington Star: A. M. Cleland, of Dayton, 0., tells a good story of a gambler from that city who has made a large fortune out of a saloon and faro room. Last winter he was in Florida with some friends, and visited a church where a few colored people were engaged in worship. The roof leaked, and the pastor prayed most fervently that the Lord would provide a way to repair the roof. Then a collection was started, the pastor say- ing that special blessings would be asked for all contributions. One good brother put in a dime. \A dime from Brudder Jones. De Lor' bress Brudder Jones.\ Then a quarter was received. \Brudder Johnson a quahtah. Lo'd bress Brudder Johnson.\ The collector reached ,the gambler. who had made a big winning the night before, and flashing his roll, put a $20 bill in the hat. The almost breathless collector said. \Wha's de name, Rah?\ \Never mind the name. I'm a gam- bler from Ohio.\ • The pastor rolled his eyes up, and raising his hands, said in a voice chok- ing with emotion: \Twenty eipllars—gamblah from Ohio. May de good L'od bress and prospah de noble gamblah from Ohio.\ The gambler says he has prosperei ever since. Truth's Fables—The Horse and the Ass. • A Horse, proud of his fine trappings, met an Ass on the highway. The Ass, being heavily laden with a cane and large chrysanthemum, moved slowly out of the way. \Hardly said the Horse, \can I resist kicking you with my heels.\ The Ass grew real angry and dashed his cigarette at the horse, saying: \You howwid cweatuh, if you dare to kick me I shawn't crab go to anothah one of youah beastly old shows in tike Gahden, so thaiah!\ Mehl: The horse should have kicked him inetead of talking through hie ham es.— Tru t h. Not That Kind of a Track. She stood up in a Broadway car And tried to hold the strap. But every time the cable jerked ' She sat In a young man's lap. At Fourteenth street ' she carromed about And finally gasped with a smile: \Will some one kindly tell me, please, How many laps to the mile?\ --Truth. High Toned. Interviewer -1 suppose Miss De Roarer can reach almost aqy range of notes. Manager Oh. yea. mostly fifties. Un g rateful. \Papa.\ iShe it [loll beelde the de- jected figure and fondly kissed the 'drooping head.) \l'apa can I not keep the wolf from the door with my sing- ing?\ He Was without hope, although he smiled \My child,\ he sighed, :! singing would keep almost any - rib' from the door, het the wo lf i s tilt not 4N Ivo knot*. Detroit t News- Tribune, litical manager.\ 1:.ttobler from \Is he a man of much influence?\ tiii Not KLpIpiu yes; he wields an immense in- fluence.\ \Hasn't he a title of any kind?\ \Well yes; we call him a 'boss.'\ \Does he make a living out of it?\ \0 yes, I suppose. Ile makes a good living, anyhow.\ \What Is his salary?\ \He has no salary, you know. H er—'' \Then how does he get his money?\ \Why. he --that is, unless you un- derstand our system, you know, you can't --though, of course—now, over there, on the other side of the hall, there is a historical painting that has been much admired. Let us walk over that way .and look at it.\ Tommy Gets Some Pickerel and an Idea. (E. W. kemble in Scribner's Magazine.) • . 4 40 \ Fish . ale't a bitin . ! Too cold.\' Cs' '•••4 -- \Gee! If I only had me skater).\ \Dent's froze hard a, rocks; I'll try it.\ \And it goes.\ Ile Would Probably Need It From Harper's Magazine: Nantuck- et is famous for auctions. They are held in the public square. Meat auc- tions, furniture auctions. There are few things one 'cannot buy at auction if one bides one's time. Whenever an old home its broken up or a resident leaves the island, the unwanted effects are closed out at auction for whatever they will bring. At the last one T attended a refrig- erator eas putt up. \Too late, the season's over,\ shout- ed some one in the crowd. \But there'll be another, and per- haps a hot one,\ said the auctioneer. \Hut he may die before that, - said the other. \Well replied the auctioneer, \If you die you'll be sorry that you hadn't bought a refrigerator and taken it along with you!\ Modern Meteorology. Farmer's Wife ---\The corn husks are very thin, John.\ Ilusband—\Y-e-s.\ \The birds are starting south very late.\ \The beavers are building as if they didn't expect a freeze before next March.\ \Yes. Martel; them signs point to a late and mild winter, but them signs don't count no more. Coal is going up like sixty, and that means early frosts, ten -foot snow -drifts, three-foot ice, and two blizzards a week till next April. That sign never fails, Marlah.\ What We Needs, Whet I need,\ said the statesman, In speaking of his work in Washington. \Is a good private secretary to look after my correspondence PO that I can give more time to affairs In the House.\ \What you need,\ returned his con - effluent earnestly, \Is a real good man to edit your speeches while you attend to your correspondence. It would be foolish to have your letters more con- cise and better written than your pub- lic addresses.\ We an honor God by telling of his gond n 4,0 an d Lifi,ing if his faithruimen • ..•- 2 4 4 Akiereitt/9.1 P i:VS:904W* 4 4v44 . 4% w V% i k 41) • .4, • P 4, 44fiqz, 4 - 4 4r, P tha tt.‘**44 / 'Wa i t 41, &WI :4 0 t1 1 41 *711CW 1b 4 4 Nit t.. ••• - • 41 seise , \ •\411 r•S 21 1 41 v41 P4 4 re tz. 4 %, 4' 4 14,1 i\.4 4 1W:4 04 :us ft, Stiefiet 4.t . 1igket..410tRatOit1'°sl4klet.1 , :g WICKES, MONT. WATCHM flK ER Jeweler Eugraver z fine Stock of Watcbes 4 44 1 4 ,4 i-tke. AfPafP-4 ii - 4 1•70 ift :4:1*OZio, !Ilk41 • • C. • ó.t NUS. tst144.'e. • (P, J. H. HILDEBRAND • fr-4 • • !! .. t 's4 tilitiltyS 00 Hand. • •144,:e3:i. # • • '4• #. 644• ',Arr.:J . 1) VI Iltr44:'10111 • • 10 /41 , • - i/p4p, teS.P t4P:I•ea, rk 41'4 Or N•q b 4i. offi MY. .441101 fP•. to. 411,4,44 P 'TA P Pd 4 1.1r4/ If4a &AI 4 14 \4 • ipi; Wry et P.s, 41TP Niardeifig i a 2t44 4 21A The Wickes Hotel, Ni'ci r 4 :.:513.31212% 71&C) NT. WE HAVE RECENTLY SECURED CONTROL OP THIS HOUSE, AND FITTED IT UP WITH NEW tURNITURE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. Clean Rooms. New Bedding. TABLE .SURPASSED BY NONE. THE ONLY PLACE BETWEEN HELENA AND BUTTE WHERE A FIRST CLASS MEAL CAN BE HAD FOR 50 CENTs. RATE: $1.50 PER DAY. Special Terms made to those desiring regular hoard. J. W. MONAIXAN, WICKES, — — — MONTANA. DEALER IN • • Hay, Grain, Flour, Rolled Oats, Corn Meal) k RYE F - L_CDUR. Lowest Prices for Cash. DEAN & TAYLOR, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Beef, Mutton, Pork, Hams, Bacon, MONTANA LARD. 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