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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-17
Anything l,st R:aa.

From the Toro0to Globe.
Proprietor Of cheap restaurant: "Yes. /
want 10 hire a man. Are you willing To
do any kind Of work ?" Applicant: "Oh,
pes; ] asn willing to do any kind of work
bat eat here"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-17

sHurrAh for Oklahoma ~. In the latest
cry I'm the city. and the stream to its hos
pitable sidesDoArd In Ike's
door In nothing more than = flap, but Il In
ever open 90 the thirsty.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-17

Ladies', call and see those 3s cent
plushes nos on sale ut the Estes q Con-
nell Aercanttle Co.'s.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-17

An elegant line of pushes, only IS ccnts,
at Estes b Connell Mercantile Co.'s.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-24
BrOugh and COrwin.

In one of his political campaigns,
Gov. Brough was pitted against Cor
win. In the course of his speech the
Governor said: Gentlemen, my hon.
orcd opponent himself while he
breaches encouragement of home in
dustry, has a carriage at home which
he got in Eng land--had it shipped
across the ocean to him. How is that
for supporting home industry and
labor|' When Corwin's turn came, he
began slowly and in stammering,
confused manner as if he felt himself
in q very embarrassing predicament.
''Well, gentlemen" he said, "you
have heard what my friend, Mr..
Brough, has to say OF my carriage. I
plead guilty to the charges and
have only two things to say
in my defense. The first is that
the carriage came to me frop
an English ancestor as an heirloom
and | had to take it; the second is that
| have not used it for seven years, and
it has been standing in my backyard
all that time and the chickens have
converted it into n roost. Now, gen.
tlemen. that is all the defense have
to offer; but before / go on with what
have to say upon the topics before
us, / should like to ask how Brough
happens TO know anything about my
carriage. unless he has been visiting
my chicken roostP"-Argonaut
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-24
DOUBLE TAXATION.

One morning in May the. assessors came
round,
In the annual canvass of Wayback town.
The chairman was old, and some thought
him wise,
He spied at dollar with such sharp eyes.
Hard and relentless, he always was found
To boom up the value of Wayback town.
Up to the little old Smith farm they go,
Owned by the Smith boys, Jim and Joe,
"Wall, SCISSORS are here, naow, what dyer
Taown needs money an bills are tor pay.
Tew Thousand was tew easy last year;
giss
Wen tax ye on twenty five hundred for
this"
"lIo, SIR" sad Joe Smith. "'Tis great
deal TOO high
We tried hard to sell It, but no one would
buy,
To give each his share, we thought it was
best
To sell out the old home and go out west
But Jim takes the old place, it is the best
way,
He 81 es Lac a mortgage no interest to
And / shall hire out, if place can be
That is easier to live in than Wayback
town.
40, mortgaged it, did you' That alters the
case,
Said the hardened old hunk, with a grin on
his face
"We'll assess the old farm for two thou
sand 10 jun,
And the mortgage to Joe, that's thousand
TO him.
That's the law in Massachusetts, an that's
the right way,
Well 'sess on three thousand; you'll have
il to pay.n
They plead with the assessors. "And can
II be true
That you such a wicked Injustice will do!
'Tis not worth two thousand, and never
will be,
And you are intending to tax us for three"
"Help yerself if ye can" came cutting and
And so the old man ''madded" Jim Smith
and ice.
There are afew wrongs so mean and unfair,
Some find ii relieving TO curse and TO swe r.
The assessors drove on so smiling and grim,
With blue maledictions from Joe Smith and
Jim.
They cursed that Old man. sitting, standing
and lying,
And if he d had wings, they'd have cursed
him a-hying;
They cursed all his days, all his ways,
means and ends,
And double taxation and all Of It's friends
The old man is dead, / am happy to say,
And the taxing of mortgages now done
away.
Jim and Joe dug his grave and planted him
down
In gravelly knoll in WaybaclI town
Now cheer for good laws. and for bad
ones frowu,
That drive good men outof Waybacls town; ;
For of Ill mean Laws, the meanest, I'm
sure,
Is taxing a mortgage; it's robbing the poor.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-24
Sometimes You Can't ALWAYS Tell.

A Wise Man says: "a young man
used hardly and roughly will be a
tougher man in the end. He will GO
into the fire iron and come out steel. ="
That depends a great deal on whethe r
he does or not. And that, again, de-
ponds largely on what the Young man
is when he goes in. If he is simply
Eastwood, and the very best quality OF
Eastwood at that, when he goes in, he
goes In for good. He doesn't come on {
anything. l don't know where he goes.
but he doesn't come out again. II
won't do to put all young men into the
fire. Unless the tempering process be
considered good way to get rid OF
them. And then when you put the
young man OF iron into the fire you
don't want TO keep him there too long.
or you'll spoil him. Iron will burn as
well as Eastwood, il you keep IL on the
fire long enough. "How long shall
you keep him in thenP" Oh, bless
you; how do / know Ask the Wise
Man, he began it.-Burdette.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-24
THE OLD MAN MAKES A sWoP.

I've swopped Their ole gray mare, Lizer,
md gin Their cash ter boot
'Twixt her nd or peart yssSg mule, LizeI
Thetll Jest my fancy suit.
What! Sorry / swopped her, Lizerl
Wal wife, that's pow'ful strange,
i lowed yer'z tired oy her, Lizer,
md like me, wanted changed
We've had her with us so long, eh,
Yer hates TO lose her nowi
Wal wi @, its Gurus how wimmin
Ill hev sech feelin'sl Somehow
Whent comes ter tradin' md swoppin',
They're allus at a loss;
Wimmin amt meant fer blZness
Nhent comes ter tradin' er boss
Now don't begin ter cry, Lizer,
md go on in tibet fool way;
Els too late now ter be sniffin'-
Their ole mars gone ter stay!
Now jest sort o. reconsider,
ND you'll low l wuz right
In gettin rid ov Their critter
With sech or trade in sight
What's tibet yer sayl-IV hoa!-LizerT
Whoa! yer Internal WhoaW
Good Lor Wuz tibet an earthquake
Ez elevated me soi
Not Now l recklect LiZer,
Twas tibet air MULE Say, wife,
I've got CIR Hckin' catapult!--
Their wust trade in m life!
Talk erbout swoppin hosses
(Im sick ez sick kin be-
Ter think thet kickin' varmint
Could be worked of on me
Thet trader wuz or rascal
But sence | bring't ter mind,
forgot ter tell him, Lizer.
Tier ole gray mar wuz blind!
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-24
r SSA.
CHAPTER III.

How pretty she looked, he thought,
with the freight falling upon her
face, upon the rose-lined hood-how
soft and musical her voice sounded
and how unusually bright and happy
his mother looked! He came quickly
forward ana held out his hand.
"Miss Caroline, l presumed i am
glad 10 see your he said cordially.
He did not, like his mother, use the
formal phraseology-the ''thee" and
"thou'-of the Friends; but there was
a little stiffness and formality in his
manner which had rather depressing
effect upon Tessa. She was CON
scious of an unusual feeling of shy
ness creeping over her as she rose and
returned his greeting, and she did not
resume her old place on he rug.
Wont you sit DOWN." Austen
Bevan drew a chair forward-a hard
chair with straight high back, the
sight OF which sent SILVER of dismay
through Tessa, who loved ease and
luxury. "Well, mother, have you
been out today"
"Not to-day. Austen; but did not
feel equal To the exertion," Mrs. Be
van answered hurriedly.
The smile left her face, and the
scared look came back to her eyes as
she spoke. Tessa could not help fam
cying that she seemed afraid both of
her son and daughter; and yet Austen's
voice was gentle and tender enough.
He looked a little disappointed at the
answer.
II wish you would go out more,
mother. Perhaps you will, now that
Miss Caroline has come" he said.
The dressing-bell rang as he spoke,
aud a maid, sent by Mrs. Calender,
appeared TO conduct Tessa 10 her
room. Her boxes had been taken up
stairs and uncorded, and the maid-an
alarming parsonage, not unlike Mrs.
Calender in appearance offered a.
unpack them. 1essa however deciin-
ed the proffered assistance. She took
out and put on pretty black velvet
cen gown with a ruiile of yellow lace
round the throat, the lace OF the short
sleeves dropping over her dimpled
arms.
81 wonder il they will consider thi s
gown too smart?" she said thoughtful
ly to herself, as she tried the effect OF
a scarlet ribbon at her throat. al
want q lot of color to brighten me
up"
There was portrait hanging just
over the dressing table of Quaker
lady in gray gown and close white
cap. He pale face seem to look down
with a gentle reproof at the pretty
creature standing before the glass.
Tessa blushed and laughed, and felt
half ashamed of herself as she threw
the ribbon back upon the table.
The bell rang by-and-by, and she
went down to the drawing-room,
where all the family were assembled.
The dinner, which was rather sol
emn, silent meal, was good and well
cooked. There was wine on the table.
which the servant offered and Tessa
accepted. She noticed Immediately
afterward that no one touched 1t but
herself.s She guessed 1t had been
placed there for her especial benefit,
and wished she had not taken IL
either.
Mrs. Callender-who was to speak
at temperance meeting Pennington
that evening-ate her. dinner without
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-24
The Loaded Valentine.

Fifty years ago James Martin, a
well-to-do farmer living near Ballet
vile, Pa, refused to purchase his To-
year-old daughter dress she very
much coveted. The daughter was a
quick-tempered girl, and on st. Valen-
tines day she sent him a valentine
representing him to be a miser. From
that day he never spoke TO her. She
married and lived on farm adjoining
her fathers. With her husband and
her children Farmer Martin was on
the kindest and most familiar terms,
but he never noticed his daughter
Last week he died. He left an estate
valued at $40, 900. TO his aged widow
he left $4,000. To his son-in-law he
bequeathed the remainder of the estate,
provided he survived his wife, the
farmers daughter. II the son-in law
died first, then the $15, 200 was 10 be
divided among his three children. TIC
his daughter Farmer Martin bequeath-
ed "a package to be found in his trunk,
tied with a green ribbon and sealed
with green wax" When this was
opened it was found 10 be the unfor.
tunate valentine.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-24
Col. Edward A. Chittenden.

Col. Edward A. .Chittenden OF st.
Adams recently elected president of
the Sons of the Revolution of Yer
mont, is great grandson of.that EN-.
inent statesman and patriotic consiitu-
tional leader of the revolutionary per.
iod, Gov. Thomas Chittenden. who
was chairman of the committee which
drafted the declaration OF independ-
ence of Vermont, president OF the
State Council Of Safety in 1776-'77, q
leading member of the convention
which formed the first constitution OF
Vermont, was declared the first gov
ernor OF the state in 1873, which Office
he was continued in by successive cleo
tons Except one year. for nineteen
years, being governor when Vermont
was admitted into the union in 1921.
Gov. Chittenden was also colonel of o
colonial regiment OF militia previous
TO 1777.-New York Tribune.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-24
Would See Him Arain.

In Meadville, couple of days since.
a young man called on Court Clerk
Gaskill for a marriage license. On
giving the lady's age as twenty he was
told her parents consent was necessary.
Ho lneditated and concluded: just
let it go a few days I've got another
girl that like pretty we'll, and think
she's OF age. / may change my mind.
I'll see you again, anyhow"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-10-24

A bride in mourning has no bridesmaids,
wears travelling gown OF pale gray cloth
or camels hair, may have a bouquet,
though IL is not de rigueur, and must be all
white, or else Of purple lilacs, she must &c
quietly 10 church at 12 o'clock with the
very smallest possible amount Of brida'
flummery.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-10-20
Hanged.

William Dragon and John Olsen
were hanged at Placerville, Cal, at
seven o'clock Wednesday morning for
participating in tho murder of John
Lowell i'll March, 1888, for which
crime j. ii. Meyers suffered tho death
penalty last November. Lowcll's
body was found in an oil cellar on
his ranch, and tho murdercrs were
traced through some horses they had
stolen and had taken to Sacramento
10 sell. They were all convicted over
n year ago, but before his execution
Meyers made an affidavit that no
alone designed the murder and shot
Lowell bcforo tho others wore aware
Of his intentions. An appeal was
taken i'll the case Of Drager and o.
sen, but the judgment was affirmed.
a great effort was then made to oh
tain executive clcmcncy, but tho
Governor refused to interfere.
Tho men arose early and walked to
the gallows unassistcd. Both boro up
bravcly, though Olsen was dcathly
pale. They mndo n few remarks,
thanking the Jail Officials and others
for ihcir kindness to them. Tho trap
dropped at T:Uj, and the mon died
without n struggle. Tho nccks OF
both men wore broken by tho fall.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-10-20
Il One Track Railroad.

A railroad with ono track has been
put into successful operation ut
Coney Island. II Is limited to expert.
mental purposes at present. a Boyn-
ton engine, simply II steam bicycle,
is used. It's tandem wheels are placed
directly undor it, and, like tho similar.
~ arranged wheels of tho coaches,
they run on Il single rail. Tho pas.
scngcr coaches arc built two stories
high, and arc divided into compart.
mcnts, each holding four people.
High IN the air, above tho rail on
which tho engine nnd cnrs run there
is gnard.ra supported on crano.
ncckcd posts. This is several foot
above tho 2.story cars. Arms rcnch
ing up from the body of tho oars, ns
vol us from tho engine, support small
horizontal wheels, which clutch tho
gnard.rail and keop the train on tho
single rail. Tho guard.rnil bears no
weight, aud the inventor declared thnt
the side pressure IL very slight.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-10-20
The jury Bribcrs Indicted.

1nc Jury lntllCtcU.
A Chicago dispatch OF the 18th in.
slant says:
Tho Grand jury impanclcd this
morning to hear further evidence in
tho Grand jury bribery cases Of bail
ills Hunks and Solomon, Gangor,
Ordonel and Tom Kavanagh wcro
called in and testiiiol. 1t is under
stood that K~uvanagh and Lawyer
Bcggs, II Of tho MOI on trial for tho
Cronin murder, have made n full con.
fcssion; ut any rats, this afternoon
tho Grand Jury returned indictments
against John Graham, tho clerk nrd
confidential man for tho noted crimi-
nul lawyer, A. s. Trudc, for compile.
ity in the jury bribing conspiracy, and
also true bills against tho six mon in
dictcd on Saturday. Graham was NJ
rested lust night.
Graham WA the man who put up
tho money with which to bribo tho
jurors, and il is assorted by Judge
L~ungnockcr that tho evidence against
him is very conclusive. Aftor Pre-.
scnting THOR indictments tho Grand
jury adjourned, but the Statc'sattor-
ney says tho case by no means ends
with tho present indictments, but il
will bo ~far.rcaching than tho
most sanguine can suppose. Other
indictments may DO expected in short
order.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-10-20
a misunderstanding.

They were having n spelling lesson
over in tho Third wnrd district school
tho other day and. the little scholnrs
wnro NIL ranged in front OF tho teacher
spelling away for dear life trying to
SEQ how car they could get TO tho
head.
The word "chimncy" was given out
10 n little black Dyed damscl who had
boon spelling words correctly right
niong all morning, but sho missed
this one by inadvertently leaving out
tho "h." Quick M II wink tho little
boy ncxt TO her pounccd on tho word
and spelled il correctly.
"You may go mp ono. Johnnie"
said tho teacher, rs Smiling rs n
basket OF chips.
81 don't want to-" whiued Johnnie
getting ready TO cry any ma would
whip me il I did, because I'd got all
ovor goOL."-tPock's Sun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-10-20
A Grand Sight.

Stovon ~ITolten, m American rail
road contractor from Colima, has
been n witness OF the late cruptions of
tho volcano OF Colima, which is thirty
miles north Of thu city OF Colina, in
Old McNi,o. This volcano has its
crater at an elevation OF 1000 feet
nbovc the . lovol, and is worry active,
intcrmittently throwing up column
OF smoke and rod hot ashes hundreds
OF feet in the air.
These spasmodic cruptlons occur
about ten or twelve times Il day and
nrc 70 lowed b. reports similar to tho
discharge OF artillery. 1t is not known
whether OF not my lava il being
thrown out. M tho red hot nshos
mako Investigation impossible. At
night tho sudden cruptions present
tho appearances OF fireworks OF n gi-
gantic character. Th $50 sudden out.
bursts il.uminat, tho country for
miles around, and tho spectacle is n
grand one.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-10-20
TASTING
An Occupation Requiring Brain Work
n Most A~rtluous Kind.

An Occupation Requiring Brain Work Of
n Most 4 rtluous Kind.
The professional molasses faster IL
a martyr. Imagine n man having 70
eample twenty-five or thirty grades OF
that strip aud then try TO eat O square
meal. He can't eat a square meal.
you will say. Oh. yes, he can. is tho
roply. To DO sure no tastes Of thirty
kinds OF molasses In ono day, but he
does not swallow a particle This re-
quires practice, tho abstinence from
swallowing. and is tho great difficulty
in tho beginners path. He must pro-
tect his tooth. TOO. and therefore his
masticators require careful cleansing.
not alone 10 prevent decay. but in or
der to keep his gustato y sense por-
iectly natural.
IL havo boon n molassos taster for
several years." snys q Boston man,
land l assure you mine Is no eilsy Job
Thoro Is n strain that tho occupation
imposes. and n that many succumb
to, and therefore quit tho business
The tongue being very sensitive re-
quires great care. and therefore l fool
1t best not TO uso tobacco, sweetmeat,
or highly seasoned food. Doctors tell
me that sugar Of itsolf docs not injure
tho teeth. but that after remaining on
Thorn for somo time undcrgoes a chem
ical change from tho saliva and food.
and that tho chemical result is zorro.
Give.
whether that is 80 or no, I know
that my Tooth havo suffered from this
business, although l take extrnor-
binary care. Tho difference Ia taste
between somo grades Of molasses 10 80
slight that tho tongue must DO In q
perfectly neutral condition In order 70
DO an accurate guido. But not only
must tho tongue DO en- rod for. but
mouth, lips aud teeth must be as FREQ
as possible from any foreign sub
stance
'In tasting OF tho various brands I
place only n drop on tho most sonsl-
tive part Of tho tongue / try TO keep
II AWAY from lips. mouth md teetli,
but do not always succeed Now, 10
discriminate between twenty-five sam
plos ! must koop q clear head. conccn-
trate my attention. and make, as .,
were, mn instantaneous analysis To
do this faithfully requires brain work
TINT book wrlters know nothing about
In fact n dry at honest, painstaking
molassos tasting is a day Of hard. /
almost sald. solitary labor. "-Boston
! Globe.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-10-20
High Assays.

4 su,nplo Of orc taken from tho
lodge In the Joanna miuc n fcw days
ago, and nssaycd by james McOmic,
wont AWAY up In tho figures s2,2l0
por ton. The sample giving this high
assay was not picked from II rich
stroak but taken from tho lcdgo ut
random. Assaycr McOmie believes
tho orc will mill up to tho assay.
Tint Mr.. Watson has u wonderfully
rich mino Is no longer a matter Of
speculation but nm assured fact.
Some will call IL his good lucl, and,
OF course, thoro Ia something in that
In mining but In this instance II
has boon backed by long patient toll
md perseverance,. He did not stun.
bio on tho valuable property no nov
has, and which is certain to attract
tho; attention OF capitalists TO tho
t4t8.neglcctcd IMMORAL wealth OF
Rob'nson District. .-tWhi Pine
No.s.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-10-20
osr.oEElcEMAMe
N.@iy-cre...S Oe'.

NsWIv-CrOAtsd OmesS.
Naming q pcst-oflce IL like naming
child-thers II no accounting for the
taste dislayed In the name selected.
Usually tho p~ost-ofice Is named after
tho town. and whom the town IL started
some enterprising citizen gets In his
deadly work and tho town 10 named
after him. Others take their names
from surroundings and often from incl
dents which happened when the site
was first selected. Some are good.
others bad; some long and some short.
but there seems TO be a general disrc-
gard of the proprieties In the selection
OF names For instance, Happy Camp
Is Tho name OF q newly-created post
ofhce In California, and the probabili-
ties are that the inhabitants arc con-
stantly fighting, and the only person
who Is happy is tho undertaken. WHO
Is growing wealthy. Mountain View
Is moro likely I be the name OF a
village at the bottom of a two-huu-
d~rcd-foothill than to be neal a mount
ain. while Marble Cliff is very remote
from a marble quarry.
Passing events also help decide the
names Of places. and with the johns
town horror fresh in the public mind
many smaller towns will select that
name to emphasize tho establishment
Of tho place.
Peace and Cain arc two villages
where p~ost-ofices have boon estaL-
lishcd In Alabama. while Rat, Rye
and Urbanity have been discontinued.
Sassafras Is the name of a spicy
Arkansas village, whilo people who
desire to go to a new postal station In
Alaska will have to have their letters
addressed to Belkofsky. California
has n choice collection OF new names.
Bitter Water. Calabasa. Orosi aud
Simioplis mako q splendid quartette.
Tourtelottc and Bovinn arc Colorado
oHlce Dakota, as becomes a newly
admitted State. Is selecting names
for its now offices from among those
who advocated its admission, and IL
getting rid OF its old Territorial
reminiscent as they were with
tho names bestowed by cow-punchers
whose idea OF the ridiculous was worry
keen.
The warm climate Of Georgia boasts
OF nm Arctic town. while Sinker Is the
name Of n village in Idaho.
Tho people Of Illinois were so glad
to get now postal facilities that they
did not stop to complete the names,
and sent them out as Lis and Mac.
Nail and Cheek are two villages In the
Indian Territory. Fritz, Snyder and
McBrayer represent the ruling popu-
lation In three Kentucky places. China
Is located In Michigan, and Minnesota
boasts OF its short Line Park. Mis-
souri, contains Last and Clio. Ration
is in Nebraska, while Redstone takes
Its name from tine granite hills of New
Hampshire. Now York is provided
with a Best, an Echo and n Jayville..
Stem and Wharf aro the ame OF two
post-offices in North Carolina, and
Scrub. Ego and Twin have Ohio writ
ten nftor Thorn on envelopes.
Ale and Joy. while both are in Ore
gon. are not in tho Same county. and
there is no connection between the
two. Peach Tree, Early, Orphans
Home and Venus are In Texas. Exit
and Joo are in the n~eighboring State
oil Virginia. and Washington has a
newly-created small post-ofice called
Nickel, while Fossil and Shell COM
pleto the list for MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-10-20
Fast %Iiunniur.

Tho special train carrying tho Sen.
alto Pacific Railroad Committee madc
tho trip from Carlin to Winnomucca--
III miles yesterday in 9 hours and
80 minutes. Engineer IIcbnrd aud
Conductor Benson had orders TO
make FIST time. They obcycd tho
order and wcrc coming at such u live
~ rate that tho Senators became
frightened and at their request Sen.
a,or Stanford, who Ia President Of
tho Railroad Company, asked tho
train mcn to run slower. Tho train
made four stops between Carlin md
this place, and Engineer IIcbard says
hc can make tho trip with Fireman
Mcbride and engine III in 9 hours
and 20 minutcs.-ISilvcr State.