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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
AZ the TlaeMter.

"1'he City DIRECTORY will he rendered
mt Evans opera house i'm this city to-mor-
row evening by the Russell Farce Comedy
company. The play In very highly
spoken of. The Butte Miner says of it's
rendition i'm that city: at was even hotter
than expected, and all the favorable adj
vance notices the has received
were more than justified by the excellence
of their acting. 'Thc City Directory i'm
many RESPECTS is not unlike A Bunch of
keyes,' one OF Hoyt's most popular
pieces, i'm that IL is "a musical skit with hut
little continuity and no plot to speak of.
In the hands OF u poor IL would
be absolutely insipid, IL not painful, but
when rendered by a company OF the indi-
vidual and collective strength of the Rus
soil Farce Comedy company, IL becomes
simply Irresistible and uproariously funny
and mirth-provoking. Being "a musical
arce-romcdy. IL is essential hat in addi-
ton To being clever actors and actresses
the performers should also he good sing
crs. and both of these the ladies and gem
tlemen i'm last nights cast proved them
selves to be-"
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TOLD IN A LINE.

Baby carriages mt cost nj the Bee Hive.
Picture frames made to order mt the Bee
Hive.
Locks repaired and keys fitted at the
Complete line OF cartridges Mt macon
da Hardware Co.'S.
Go to Hawes for fine work in photo
graphs.
Excellent in the finish of Hawes's photo
graphic art.
Gums for rent at Hardware
Co.'S.
Have YOU seen those fine hanging lamps
Estes & Connell nave received their new
fall stock of clothing.
Gums and ammunition mt the nnconda
Hardware Co.'S.
photographs i'm all IN latest novelties
at Hawes's Palace Studio.
For style, good goods and n perfect At,
go to Estes 4 for Your clothing.
Loaded shells ut Anaconda Hardware
Co.'S.
New underwear. over-shirts, neck wear,
hats and caps, boots and shoes, at Estes
4 Conneli's.
Guns and rifles at Anaconda Hardware
Co.'s.
After the 18th inst. Mr.. b. F. Mahan
will receive the mining stock quotations
OF the ST. Louis market daily.
stock of clothing and furnishing goods at
prices thatNwul please all who want first
class goods.
order call mt Estes & Connell. They have
over 100 samples to select from, and guar
antee N perfect fit.
Call and see those plushes az 81 cents at
Estes q Conne Mercantile Co.'S
The Montana Lumber q Produce conn
pany will name You bottom prices ON hay,
grain and feed I'm large and small lots.
They carry the largest stock i'm town.
Ladies, call and see those ~ cent
nell Mercantile Co.'s.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
rooLe's ELECTION CONCEDED.

The Lsstest Returns hear Out u safe Demo-
cratic Majority I'm the Legislature.
HELENA, Oct. S.-The election of ]. X.
Toole, democratic for governor,
il now conceded by a majority of about
500. Carter, for congress-, has a majority
of 1000. The republicans still dispute the
claim of the democrats to a majority of
the legislature. The vote is not yet offic-
tally canvassed, but the late returns re-
ceived tonight show that the democrats
will have n majority of seven and perhaps
eleven i'm the Legislature on a joint ballot.
Toole's majority of 500 has not been at
fected by the latest returns. The senate
IL n tie. The canvassin9 to-
morrow.
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All Ready for . Fire.

The biR tank i'm the center of Main
street at the intersection OF First was filed
with water yesterday afternoon. The
tank holds q 600 gallons, and IL required
three hours to MI il. only one stream be-
ing turned I'm. Former attempts tn fill The
tank have been futile. OH account of leaks.
Bat the water now seems likely to remain
Ina store ready for the next fire that may
break out. Ii is estimated that the volume
Of water ira store is four times greater
than was used in quenching the recent
fire. There is another tank of the same
size i'm the eastern part of the city.
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kilograms received i'm this city yestcr-
day morning that a large
amount of cord wood that had been cut
i'm the vicinity of Elliston had been
burned up. The fire ragged with great
to he very large. There has been great
activity i'm the wood camps during the
season. and one company il said to have
~ mesar,y 1917 coLsis OF woo. realty tor
the works i'm this city. The fires i'm the
woods just beyond Warm Springs station
died down yesterday. About 100 cords of
wood belonging tn DIR. MussiHbrod were
burned up and "a large moun of stand
ing timber was destroyed.
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ESTES & CONNELL
Mercantile Co. ''''''2 2.
Special Bargains for
This Week.
PLUSHES.


Silk Plush, IS and Is in.
wide at soc per yard, worth
ooc and 81. "a in. extra
goods at 81 per yard, well
worth $3.50.
SILKS.
Black Faile Silk at 75c,
for this week only. Colored
Faile at CSC per yard.
Black Rhadame Silk for
87Hc per yard. This silk
is actually worth $3.50. We
cannot replace the same
silk for $I.2o.
Surah Silk in all the new
evening shades at ACC per
yard.
Newline of Colored Sateens
at soc per yard.
NEM DRESS GOODS.
Direct from Paris. All
wool Tricot, 40 inches wide
at soc.
All wool Ladies' Cloth,
40 inches wide Ca nice line
of shades) at soc per yard.
Fine all wool imported
Ladies' Cloth, 81 in. wide,
at 75c per yard.
Wool Surah in all the
newest fall shades, 40 in.
wide, at soc per yard.
New goods arriving daily
in every department.
ESTES & CONNELL MER. co.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
PERSONAL.

II. =. Kelley, of beer Lodge, j. n. QuiR-
ley. of Blackfoot City, and Thomas Nc
Tague, of Helmville, were in the city yes
tcrday.
ID. L. Haskell, Of Chicago, J. L. Web
her. of st. Louis, j. =. Mclean, of ST.
Paul, G. H. Young and &. A. Ingalls,, of
Boston, are guests at the Montana.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Brondell, of Helena,
spent yesterday in this city.
Spruille Braden, of Helena, Registered
at the Montana last evening.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
breaking the Fishing Laws.

Four men from Anaconda, who are well
known i'm this city were seen fishing with
a seine on lower Lost creek yesterday.
The law against this mode Of taking
trout is exceedingly stringent, and IL IL
the desire OF the hest citizens Of Anaconda
that IL be lived mp To. The attention of
the Rod and Gun club Of Anaconda, has
been called tn this ~oirencc, and they have
agreed to post u man To keep watch at
tile creek i'm future To note any deprxsda-
tons that may be committed. For every
violation of the fishing laws in future, the
club will see to IL that a heavy fine is ini-
tnpspd-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

The ladies' of Anaconda who lately or
eanised the I'll. L. L." club held their first
social last evening mt tho n,sidence Of
Mrs.. William Reed i'm second street. A
large was present. Everybody
in town In trying To guess what the mys-
FERROUS name Of the club may he.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
Neck and Neck for A.sc..or,

Thomas McTaRue TINA that his
majority for assessor is I, with two pre-
cincts-Silver Lake and Lincoln gulch to
hear from. Silver Lake gave Toolc seven
majority, and will probably give Nc
TaHuc about the same. Lincoln is re-
PP SS,,san VOTE 10y a , s.nsii Il m nas rss noS Mr. Tse
result can only he definitely known after
the official count, and the final majority
will be- but slight either way.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
A N Sc RANchMAM.


RSor SsS Ghsys
Early every morning. before Inc streets
OF ARE fairly astir, there rides
into town mounted ON The high seat Of .
green wagon. drawn NV n sorrel horse, u
Chinaman who gives his m No ~ All : . ~
Ching. Mr.. Ching dine q widely from the
other Cinnamon Of the city In his calling,
He has forsaken the beaten path of his
laundryman. cook or waiter, is ranch
man, He also differs i'm his dress, having
discarded the costume of his unit and
adopted AN ancient straw hat, a pair Of
shirt, a- his usual apparel. He x no
Keeps his hair close cisppei like
morning a load Of vegetables from his
vegetable garden, dispensing of them at
private consumers. II is said that he
makes quite a bundle Of money.
MIR. Ching's ranch is situated n little
Ii was because Of the novelty of the cali
ing for "a C~hinaninn in these parts that IA
visit was paid to his farm yesterday after
noon. partly for the urpo OF seeing how
Mr.. Ching raises his vegetables, and partly
to- ascertain the Chinese farmers views ON
t ihs sins,. tag tsseor :. MT; hing. resi- 81
three sides by sheds. The cabin proper
is single large room, filled like
with goods OF every conceivable nature.
This living room IL separated by narrow
partitions from rooms under the three
and economy In so arranging these sheds
that his stock can roam AT will under
them. Mr.. Ching, who kindly showed the
reporter about his place. pointed with evil
dent pride to his y pigs, which are al
lowed tn roam about u fcnccd-in portion
ct the farm. and H. ease OF stormy wea-
tering by means of u swinging door. This
shed is SO connected with the main living
the swine can be given the freedom Of the
house. This dispenses with the need of a
stove. Another shed is converted into
stables for Mr.. Ching's two horses. and
the other shed with a chicken
yard.
The reporter cautiously inquired whether
not seem to catch the drift Of the question.
On top at the house In a dove cote, accom-
mo<iatinR about u score OF doves. Near
the cabin is u dugout filed with bags Of
garden produce.
MIR. Ching was setting out onions i'm his
Gsr e. . when ! 's seu rsSo IT r1 called allied n His gar
and In fenced of with barrel slaves. IL
grows beets, radishes. celery, potatoes,
variety OF garden produce. The water for
his garden is furnished by the Anaconda
company. and reaches linn by a fiume.
he keeps his plants looking tolerably fresh.
Until ecently Mr.. Ching paid nothing for
the water ho used, but recently the COM
per month, under which Mr.. Ching Rroans.
He confided that his cousin had lone him
mp. His cousin had sold him the farm last
December, when MIR. Ching was i'm San
Francisco, and charged him 81, 600 for IL.
He took possession last May.
When how much he would
$1,000, and enlarged glowingly ON the vast
sums of money that could be made from
his plant. He said he made S1,SOO tho
past summer, hut wanted to sell bcunuse
he wished to return to China. Further ne
gotiations were unsuccessful i'm inducing
Mr.. Ching to lower the price of his ranch.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
For the GRAND HALL.

The committees appointed for the
grand hall of the Alert hose COM
pany, To he given at Evans opera house
ON the evening OF October IL, are AS fol-
lows: ArranRcnents-P. j. Sullivan, Sill
ven Hughes. James McNulty, ID. ID. Ber-
ran, Charles Bertsch. =. j. Maloney.
observation-disclosures DAILY. =. A. Estes, w.
L. hoRe, w. NJ. Thornton.. w. J. Johnson,
g. :; Bartlett T.; j; wiikir"1n: Joseph
T. Playter, Silven Hughes, J. T. Carroll,
L. A. King. w. :. M~endenhall. Floor
L. A. King, II. A. Kunkle, Peter Hale,
Frank Gorham, 4. J. Sullivan. Frank Fos-
kett. +. =. MaxwS A. A. Nccdham, g.. ).
Bartlett.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
A Country of Black Republican,.

HIFc1aI I'd the StantIard.
FALLS, Oct. s.-The official
count shows that F~airwcather ,Rep.) is
elected to the senate i'm Lincoln county by
eleven majority. Only one democrat is
elected to the senate and only six to the
lower house. The average republican
majority i'm Spokane county is 1.6O3.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

From Texas Strings.
Lady visitor-Tm going now, Tommy.
Wouldn't You like to walk home with me ?
Tommy-No: I'm afraid I couldn't keen
up.
'Could not keep up! Why child ?"
fast"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
Ladies'.

We have just received our fall dress
trimmings. For elegance, style and
beauty they far surpass anything yet
shown i'm Montana. Call and look them
over. Respectfully.
ID. JrHENNEssY MERcANrILE Co.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

Subscriptions 10 the sciH be re-
seiced at the business office, or at the store If
Crockef d King, Nam street. Advertising
rates Gun be learned at the business Office,
Pudding, corner Of Main aud
Third sfrePfs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
THE WEATHER.

The daily record OF the thermometer in
This city is reported by A. II. Playtcr,
druggist, First street. The record for yes
ter1ay was: z n. m., ~ degrees; II M, -
degrees; 4 p. M, "a degrees; 8 p. M, 81
degrees.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

Anaconda Lodge, No -, A. O. U. w
meets every Wednesday evening, An
conda hall, #. NJ. Fox, master workma
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

Craig Brothers have received the con-
tract fer the stone and maso7 work Of
the new foundry. They will begin work
~ soon as the tracks are laid to the place
Of building, and their materials arrive.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
SECRET SOCIETIES.

Colfax Lodge, No. %, I. O. o. F.. meet
{. L. w. Cress, noble grand.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

Washington Camp No 2, p. O.. 8. Of
meets every Thursday evening, Amazon
hall, II. Geislcr, president.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

A. F.. & A.. NJ. meets every Friday eve
ing, hall. j. McNulty. w. M.
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Full dress rehcarsals are held every
evening this week i'm preparation for the
minstrel e~ntertainment tn he given next
Saturday veniug i'm the dining room of
the Montana.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

Losee q Maxwell are agents for the cel-
pair
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

Rain fell at I o'clock this morning but
raip In 80 out Of the habit of falling i'm Thu
region that the shower of this morning
soon got discourage and gave ID mp.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
ABOUT THE CITY.

A brick store In to he built by Butte
parties i'm Front street, west Of Dunn's
store.
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ropos for Brick work.
Proposals wanted for laying about 800
dress w. HI. Harrison, civil engineer. Oak
etreet ueor Sixth.
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Arrival and Departure OF Mails

MAILS DEPART DAILY FOR
Deer Lodge, Helena and points North
and West Of Helena ............... 500 4. n.
BUTTE City, Mont SOD A. NJ.
and Minnessia $40 r. NJ.
and Western states. 6iO y. NJ.
Carroll 400 4. NJ.
Cable and iyrenecs, Ii.OO A. NJ. Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday.
MAILS ARRIVE DAILY FROM
East and Butte. i0.2O A. NJ.
Helena and Deer Lodge. ............. HE A. NJ.
Butte City. Mont. 6O J.. NJ.
All points North and East ............ s35 i. NJ.
Gable and Tyrcnees, 400 Il. nj. tuesdays. Thurs.
day, Saturday.
All mails close M minutes before departure.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09
GUIDE.
ARRIVE.

TRAINs ARRIv
M 40 A. M.-frum the south, East and West.
A. M, Grcgsnn's n 10 A. NJ. stuart ~ rs AN
$50 q. Butte-leaves Butte AT 5:1
T.. M, silver How 5:A 4. NJ, Gregson's 6.O1 j..
H., stuart q :05 u. NJ.
= asa n. all points on Northern Pa
cinc railroad, Deer Io1ge and Warm Springs
Leave Garrison at 6:.O T. NJ, Deer Iolge go.
.. NJ, Warm Springs 7.2O J.. NJ, stuart Az
TRAINS DEPART.
Q A. M.-For stuart, Warm Springs, Deer
Lodge. Garrison and all local points between
hiss0ula and Helena. including Phillipsburg-
Also for Gregson, silver Pow aud ButeZTraln
arrives nj Harrison ut 10 \. NJ, at Butte 40
A NJ.
3.25 y. M.-For stuart, GrcgsOn, silver how
and Buttr-Arrives at BUTTE t:t5 u. NJ. Con
meets Mt stuart with train for Garrison AMI Il
points East and West ON Northern Pacific u. X.
5i15 =. M.-For stuart, t;regson's. silver How,
Butte and all points ON Utah and Northern
and Union Pacific system. Arrives at Butte
Am 4. NJ.
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laurel Encampment, No. IL, I. q. q.
meets on the first and third Saturdays
each month. i'm hail., G.. L.
Crcss, chief patriarch.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

j. A. Hasley has moved his plumbing
shop three blocks west of Main street on
Third street. Leave orders at Anaconda
Hardware store.
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For Rent.

A 5-room house with bath room. closets.
hot and cold water: furniture for sale.
Address Box SOB, city.
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Coal.

The Montana Lumber d odu COM
nenss OF Lehilh. stove and nut, Colorado,
Anthracite and Rock Springs coal selected
especially for family use, which they are
20 furnish to consumers at hot
So@ prices, I'm ANAL lots or by the car
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

Anaconda local union, No. 90. Unite
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
America, meets every Thursday evenin
in Days hall, A. j. Blk, president.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

George G. Meade post, No. 16, G. A. I
meets on first and third Saturdays of ca,
month. Days hall, 4. G. Davidson, co,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

Ancient Order of hiberninns, meet,
every Sunday evening i'm Daly's hall. T
ID. Fitzgerald. president.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

Look NJ the bargains in underwear at
knooe = AAxwelrs.
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Copper legion, No. @, Select knights
meets every Friday evening, Days hall
j. :. Daugherty, commander.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

John A. Logan. No. s, Sons oi
Veterans, meets on the second and
fourth Saturdays OF each month";, DAILY,
hall. G. =. T.. wisner. captain.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-09

Look at bargains i'm hosiery at Losee
Aaxwell's.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-27
rroman IN Different Lands.

N.ws from the other side is to the
,Gsta that the canopy wells, upon
which we are squandering our money,
~ IN Paris dedicated TO cocodcttes, and
,ha, women Of good form decline 10
s.a.r them. However, ! do not think
,h,s viii affect their use here, mas
mucb as we have always known that
,ho ladies Of the lake have the best
s,y,os IN Paris An American pSides
hi,nselt ON his fortune and ability to
m,I,a Il. AN Englishman on his horses,
Inc way they are groomed and the ao-
solute perfection Of his getup; a French
man on the magnificent toilets and the
snnerb carriages dedicated to her who
aouy drives around the lake and causes
anvy IN the heart of every one oil his
.a,,,,nions Curious, isn't itP No
sam IN the world spends so much
.aorov on women Of this kind as do the
p..nch. no men are 80 respectful Z
,,,.m or so much governed by them
4. rnclishman, no matter how wei
t.,a no may be, always feels that NJ
-. Give his mistress either q menta
~ nbysical beating; but they do these
n better in France. New hor'
otfpr
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-27
Awmsr. vv,sh q History.

There Ia q gentleman living In this
city who has in his possession a knife
once owned by Jim Bowie, which was
given TO him by Juan Padillo, q man
who left the LATTE band Of pirates TO
follow the fortunes of Bowie, and who
is still living. The knife is of tempered
steel, the blade sixteen inches long,
with steel guard and buckhorn ham
ola. The handle is dressed smooth
where the hand clasps IL, and on one
side is silver plate, one and one-half
inches long, set into the handle, on
which is scratched in rude characters.
'fJim Bowie" On the steel guard Of
the knife, on the upper side, two notch
es have been cut with file, which old
Juan Padillo said were cut 10 mark the
number Of men Bowie had killed with
the knife. On the lower side of the
guard are three notches, which are said
to represent the number OF Indians
scalped with the same knife. The knife
was given 10 Padillo by Bowie while
Bowie was resident Of st. Augustine,
Tex, and was presented by Psdillo to
it's present owner in 1862, when the lat
ter succeeded in recovering from the
Comanches ten head of horses which
they had stolen from Padillo's ranch,
thirty-fve miles west OF San Antonio
Honey Groye (Tex. Special.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-27

The girl who dances for dancing's
sake wears pair of thin, elegantly fin
ished patent leather low heels and lacing
up the instep with ribbons. The beauty
who loves TO dance, but who has more
than ordinarily pretty feet, which she
wishes TO display 10 the best advantage,
wears bronze silk stockings, deliberately
clicked and Louis XIV slippers of tan
suede, embroidered on the toes with
gold beads and sometimes having a
gilded heel. Miss Hargous, the beauty,
wears the former, and Miss Hecksher,
the belle, who has charming little feet,
the latter. Miss De Wolf wears with
her India tea gown little pair OF scar
let satin slippers, sharply pointed at the
toe, and India red stockings. Miss
Marbury, who has extremely pretty
feet, wears pale blue stockings and
black satin clippers embroidered In gold
Mrs. James Harvey Dew wears pale
yellow empire gown, with blue silk
stockings and yellow satin slippers.
Mira james G. Blaine, ir., receives hei
calls in black lace gown, and wear
scarlet stockings and slim, low-heeled
patent leather slippers. Most of the de
butantes wear their white tulle dancing
dress, tan suede slippers fastened witt
email silver buckles. New York World
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-27
mr. s.waIl makss a Tsn-ssrtks.

Chicago Tnll Arkansas Traveller. FebS
A Traveller representative, learning
that Mr.. George w. Sewsll, of Auburn,
Park, III, had held lucky number in
Che last drawing of the Louisiana State
Lottery, interviewed that gentleman. II
was found that Mr.. Sewall had one-tenth
Of ticket No. 40, Tse, which drew the Sec
ond capital prize OF 800, 900 in the com
pany's drawing Of january 10th. Mr..
Sewall said: II was asked incidentally
by friend 10 purchase ticket in this
drawing. / did so, paying one dollar
for the same, and gave the matter no
further thought until, to my great sur.
prise, was notified that my ticket had
drawn a prize. received my money
through the Adams Express company,
Ave days after the date of the drawing.
The SiO.O was handed me without
question and without the slightest in
convenience or annoyance to me- The
one dollar which / paid for the ticket is
the first and only money ! have ever in
vested in the lottery"
Mr.. Sewall has already invested the
proceeds Of his lucky draw in Cook
county I'M. } bonds, an investment which
ia regarded as perfectly safe, and which
will bring him comfortable income.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-04-27
ss.phen.on,s Leisure Houra.

George Stephenson, the great railway
pioneer. did not know his alphabet un-
iii he was IS years of age; but he no
sooner became convinced OF the neces.
ity of learning to read in order to get
along in the world than he set about It
with all the energy he possessed, and
vent 10 school Though he made rather
big school boy while he was working
twelve hours day at o very laboriouss
work. Beside learning to read and
write and acquiring the other elements
OF education, he mended clocks and
shoes for his neghbors in his leisure
hours" George Stephenson's example
shows that great deal may be done u
we only make up our minds TO do it.