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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-22

How . Now York Ma. Wss believed 81 .
Ftss Geld Wssch.
Prom the New York Rum.
A ''dsndy' bunco-steerer Invaded Hal.
lem yesterday and talked Mr. WIN. Stew
art nearly out OF breath. Mr.. Stewart h .
short. white-hairod man about sixty years
old, who has retired from business, and
lives at Ia west One Hundred and twenty
fourth street. He left home for . walk
yesterday, wearing . gold watch and
chain, the gift of his SONS. He strolled
efsurely down Knox avenue and at
One Hundre and Nineteenth street o
young man vi h aesandy m~oustachs rush
diaIlsy, sei.ed Mr.. Stewart's hand with q
warmth of pressure that made his fingers
Jingle, aud calling. Mr.. Stewart by nome,
are your wife and dauahters! Haven't
seen YOU la AN age. And how are you,
Central. and my trunks are there yet. BY
the why, won't you let me have some small
change to pay, expressage, and I'LL send
q few bits of jewelry for your womcn
All this time Mr.. Stewart wa trying tn
friend. but he could not remember. He
had presence OF mind enough, however,
To- say that he nh had NO change with him.
and take this ring. and tell
your folks to expect me. The fellow
resisting finger and then pulled out a
watch and handed it over to Mr.. Stewart.
SHOW this to your wife aud let me take
yours said the voluble and be-
fore Mr.. Stewart reGained his senses the
stranger had made the exchange and had
left. IL suddenly dawncd upon Mr.. Stew
art that these proceedings were unusual
and that he probably had been
His own watch Is q valuable one and the
strangers ID a plated one. The finger
ring IL BRASS. Mr.. Stewart reported the
theft to b Detectives i'm the East One
Hundred and Twenty-sixth street and
One ndr and Twenty-fifth police sta
tinn.
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from the New York SUN.
There were two of the men in our gang
of Pennsylvania oil well diggers and blast
ers who were constantly fooling with the
nitro-Rlycerine. They would take chances
To make your hair stand ON end, and the
trouble was they imperilled the safety Of
many others. One of their favorite pas
times was to get out after MONDAY lunch
and toss a two-pouni can of the stuff as
far AZ they could heave il. more than
once saw them stand fifty feet apart, and
OH three or four occasions saw the can
miss their clutch and fall to the earth.
Our foremen and all the other men did a
great deal of swearing over this foolish
ness. and once the men were discharged
Tor II, hut they were ken back after a
time, and as we grew more used to the
stun we took more chances.
One day the men got ott with their can,
and AS the fun was about to begin our
foreman said
"Boys, that nonsense will he the death
bet you ten tn five it won't.' replied
Eyes, and I'll bet ten to one il won't'
bluifed the other as he shook his wallet
at the foreman.
The latter failed to cover, and as he
sauntered off down the hill I ollowed
him. We had walked about 200 feet when
We were suddenly lifted up and thrown
flat to the earth, and then followed n
crash which seemed to have rocked the
continent. As soon as we could get up
we ran back to the derrick, or where the
derrick was. II had disappeared, as we'll
as our shanty, and on the site was "a hole
into which you could have dumped a cot
Y Not the slightest scrap Of the two
can tossers could be found, and the fore
man and I stood for several minutes star
ing into the cavity. Then he suddenly
slapped his leg, waved his hand i'm disgust
and grOwled:
"What a two-story fool 1 was not to
take those bptsS
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ARIsTocRATIc sALVATIoNIsTs.

Society aaen and Women Praying and Sing
Ing I'm Modern Babylon.
G.. II. Sims in London Referee.
Quite a new sensation i'm the religious
way il provided at the West End now.
Last Sunday evening, while musinR i'm
Regent street on the vanity OF human
wishes and other subjects of similar char
acter, my attention was attracted by the
sound of song. l found myself at the
corner of nov street, i'm the presence
of u group Of elegant Washers and mash
eresses, who were singing hymns. The
The ladies' especially attracted my atten-
ton. They were young and ch arming.
They wore delicate little waists, IN
earrings. smart sashes and the most CO
quettish little sailor hats imaginable, and
they carried the latest novelt i'm the par
asols of the Observation-Disclosures species.
The young gentlemen were faultlessly
dressed. They wore smart moustaches,
patent.leathcr boots,ande elegant high hats
of the Rlossiest description. and in the i'm.
tcrvals of the hymns they sucked their
stick handle with u grace worthy of an
habitue of the Gayety stalls. A military
looking man, who might have stepped out
of the Army and Navy club, wearing q
gray mustache and white spats over his
boots read u chapter and led the singing.
The idea il novel. but picturesque, and n
distinct gain upon the frowsyS aIvationists
and their believing blasphemy, and l was
Informed that AMONG the elegant young
charnhers were two ladies' OF title, and
that one of the male Washers was a youth
full earl, but for this ! cannot vOuch. ]
only know that the fair son0stresses
formed AN ideal "anRelic quire," and that
IL they are going to sing in Regent street
every Sunday evening I shall join the
S.S,snayrpenftrn
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Ginger an me an Monte Jake
Hut up e. tOas "a rfzen anAke.
Hated to hllk this 1niun burk-
He'd ter do % ter change GAR Luck!
We wUz stoppln' nj old Fort .fterrc-
SarkerS Wux srurse an Twin dear.
Credit Wux gone an what ter dO.
Man or Osae Nv ux critters knew.
acted kinder shy;
a. the hOyE WIZ Rstttn' ~.
Wouldn't give us CT bit Or play
WOuldnt btck us ernO4her day.
ssinger Wuz cappan' but want tO htause.
No one would tackle our leesle game:
Jake AN Ginger an me v1az broke
RnrkeeeHer hnd our gums In snnks
whisky WAS wuth two hits or drink
He'd ter rustic ter raise sDme, chink:
Fineriy royAsh this f'izrn snake,
Played him low fer err 1esstle stake.
HAid at he'd like ter have s'heap fhn.
Tried ter humOr ther son Oy er gun.
TOnk I'm his blankets and other truck.
Also the xlAirs NV this ln1un duck.
Blev i'm his xuuaw and Two HaIspDsr-
Urit fer ther kids We he'd ma use,.
Rlew In his Vssny, saddle and all.
Keep ms ergnin' all that fall!
Blew in his teIss. on the trey.
Fincrly blew out his brains one day.
-fthicpVo Herald.
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The Bench and the lsAby.
" " ~

From the lall Mall Gazette.
Yesterday at the Tunbridgc (Kent)
bench Mr.. g.. ID. Warner, solicitor, made
IA somewhat peculiar application to the
bench. He said that i'm June last an lille
ultimate child was left by n servant girl
with his client. u respectable married
woman named Barton, having children of
her own. The amount of the keep for the
infant was paid mp to August last, when
the mother cmiRratcd to America. Under
these circumstances Mrs. Barton applied
to the relieving officer tn remove the baby
to the w~orkhouse. The officer, he re-
Hrptted to say, acting under the instruc-
tions of the guardians, refused to admit
the child to the This decision,
hc submitted, was both illegal and NOR
ally improper. Mr.. Collins, the relieving
officer, said he had consulted the board of
guardians, and they refused to admit the
Mr.. Warner said that his only course
was tn advise his client To leave the infant
i'm the court, and then il would find it's
way into the union. The chairman Wis
count HardinRe)-what! Is the child to
bc left i'm this court? MIR. warner-If you
will not make an order To admit il to the
union il will he left i'm the custody of the
Justices. ILaughter.l Colonel Germon.
one OF the magistrates, said: IF The
child is To he left here. what is tn become
of it?" Mr.. warner-That is for Ia
bench to decide. lLaughter.I l shall nd
wise the woman to place the child on the
table of the court. and then the police will
shall hear no more about il.
Turning to Mrs. Barton. the learned
gentleman said: u the child ON the
table, leave IL. and walk out OF court,
This the female did. and retired from the
court, leaving the feeding bottle with the
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How Jones' lsacksliSi.

From the New York sun.
'Thesc ERE prize fights orter he stopped,
or we ortcr admit that we have gone back
two hundrt years i'm civilization"' he
hotly announced rs he laid his paper
down OH tke grocery counter.
"Yes, sir" mildly replied the red headed
clerk, ms he made - eggs pass for two
dozen Oh the order he was putting mp.
"This rcsortin' to brute force to see who
In tho hest man lis on u par with cannibal-
ism 80 continued the grocer.
ayes, sir"
AZ that the carpenter came in
with IA statement of account in his hand,
and inquired:
'%'J"nes, do You charge % man for what
he dnesn't gct?"
NO.. sir!"
swell, here's 20 cents for white sugar,
and we haven't had a pound for u year."
"Bu you must have had it,"
"No, we didn't"
bill?"
81 believe you want to cheat met"
"Iou are a liar, sir!"
$50 are you!"
Aud the two grapplcd and fought all
over the store, and out on the walk. and
into the street, and when the crowd fin
ally took the carpenter of, and Jones was
carried back into the store for repairs, he
sat down on a soap box and growled:
"Lick him! Why, I'll get Baker to give
me a few lessons i'm boxing, and then I'll
knock his impudent head orr
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q Onct I had u sweetheart,
An they called him ''rony Bill,"
He Was sweeter on the surface
Nor u sugar coated pill:
An he usct ter say he loved me,
Hut ! low it's mighty plain
That he holds himself above me.
since he's swinging in the lane.
He wiiz slick ez any parson,
An eZ dressy ez u dud
An his breath wuz like u bAby's,
For he neither smoke nor chewed.
oh, the thought that he has left me
Fills my lonely heart with pain,
For I've no one left ter love me,
since he's swinging in the lane.
he'd noticed tibet his morals
Wuz u gettin' rather loose,
Till one day he took a Journey
On another mans caylise:
Then the vigilantes caught him
And they brought him hack again:
but he hasn't been ter see me
since they swung him in the lane.
-Yank<r BLADE.
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hapless infant. Mr.. Warner@The child
II now destitute and neglected. and jour
worships can order its removal 20 the
union. The relieving omcer took up The
infant and conveyed q 10 the Wogkhouse.
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New York Sun. Larkin: ~ saw a par
rot this morning that could say How are
you - in four languages" Maddo at
must have been a Polly-glot."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-22

Detroit Free Press: Farmer Allen of
Pennsylvania did not believe that his
hired man KEEP n good watch on the sta
bles and SO he disguised himself, went
out, and began hanging around. and the
nrst thing he Knew he had n charge Of
shot in his leg. The hired man was right
on deck.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-04
TO MONTANA. OREOOH AND
WASHI6OTOM.

II you are going west bear In mind the fol.
lowing facts: The Northern PACING Railroad
owns and operates g; miles, Or s. per cent q
the Territory with It's main line from east "a
west; Il the short line 70 Helena; the only Pull
man and dining car line to Butte. and Is the
man, Missoula, the Yellowstone National Park.
and In fact, nine tcnths OF the cities and points
OF interest In tho Territory.
The Northern Pacific owns and operates 62l
miles, or 81 per cent Of the railroad mileage o.
Idaho line via spokane Falls. Cheney. Sprague.
Yakima and Ellensburg. through the centre Of
the Territory TO Tacoma and seattle. and from
mental through rail line reaches any portion Of
Washington Territory. Ten days stop over
privileges are given on Northern Pacific second
west. thus aiIoriing intending sest,ers Il es.
cellent opportunity 70 see the entire Territory
without incurring the expense Of paying local
fa re-. rom ron. point n To- 70 point. -
from st. Paul TO Tacoma By 2O1 miles; 70 seat
lie BY IL miles. and TO Portland BY ~ mixes
time cOrrespondtngly shorter. varying from one
line from st. Paul 81 Minneapolis runs through
passenger cars Of any kind into Idaho, lOregon
or Washington.
In addition TO being the only rain line % spok-
a an Falls, Tacoma and seattle. the Northern
ern Minnesota and Dakota, Montana, idaho.
oregon and Washington. Bcas In mind that the
Northern Pacific and Shasta line ID the famous
scenic route TO all points In California.
Send for illustrated pamphlets, maps and
books gf1ing you valuable inf0rmatlon ID REFER
ence to the country travcrBed BY this great line
from 81. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and ASH
land 20 Portland, Oregon, and Tacoma and
Seattle, Washington Territory, and enclose
stamp for the new 1859 Rand McNally County
Map OF Washington Territory. printed Ia c0l0re
Address your nearest ticket agent. or CnAs.
:. FEE. General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
81. Paul. Mimi. apr Is t-S7
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-04
WHY SHOULD I GO
TO MONTANA

GREAT RESERVATION. Because $1,000.
900 acres Of free Government land, with 4 dc.
lightful climate, and equally suited for general
farming ~. .,, stock raising have Inst xcll
Valley and near IScntOn and Great Fails
| STOCK RAISING. Because the favorable
climatic and superior grasses Of Montana make
other domestic animals: and because winter
feeding y uut required, ~ stock graxes 1t large
GENERAL FARMING. Because 4 rich al,
and abundant summer rains produce wheat,
oats. rye, hurley and the sr.sses and veycta.
bles 80, q quality, sizc and yield unsurpassed.
Of the precious metals than any other state az
territory. and abundant opportunities rcnlnin
to secure valuable properties at nominal cost.
alton il the meeting point Of settlers from the
Pacific Coast and from the Eastern states. and
h the only extensive tract Of good land l0ff
business. Because the rapidIy xrox,nr
towns aiong the st. Paul. Minneapolis and
Manitoba ~. otter splendid opportunities 70
MANUFACTURER. Because tho lomon
horsepower water-pOwer ut Great Falls. the
extensive coal VEINS, the wool. mineral and
grain raising resources Of Montana offer en-
ceptsonnDle opportunities 70 the manufactur-
TOURIST. Because the anon of the Gates
Of the Mountains. the Great Fails Of the MIA
vide offer the most sublime and diversified
scenery % be found on tho continent, Take =
summer tour.
WHY TRAVEL by THE ST. p. N. 4 NJ
Because only Dy II can you travcl.thrO,lRh the
largest body Of free land left for settlement.
largest water-pOwcr en- the Continent. Rs.
cause Il reaches Helena. the richest city Of III
size In the WORLD and because 1t II the shortest
and best route 70 butte. the largest mining |
camp on earth: Special tourists and lansiseeE. |
ers' rates. Daily trnins through solid 10 Non.
fana. Choice Of three routes to the Pac,llc
Coast. Find out all about Il by writing FOR
THE Great Reservation. and .sTOurists sum.
lner Guide" For further information. rite. /
maps. etc, apply to F. /. WHITNEY. Il. r. =
A.. q. Faul. Minneapolis I Manitoba ~,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-04

The Sugar Trust II, according to
the Tribune, taxing the people to the
OF $97, 500, 900, while the rev
enue the National Government
from sugar duties is only 81, 900, 900.
IF the Government could spare the
revenue, and put an end to the su-
gar combinations by repeating al du-
ties, 1t would simply present the
people sum nearly twice ~ large ~
it now takes from them by the du-
ties" In other words, tho high tar
in organ admits than the people
would be richer to the extent Of $780,.
COO, 900 q year II tho Government
could afford to forego the revenue
from sugar OF $5c, 000, 900. OF course
it could do without that revenue II
all unnecessary expenses were cut Of;
and there is no sort Of reason why it
should not do 50, except that an At
tack on one protected industry would
be resisted by oil, because the manu-
facturers are perfectly conscious that
they are all in the same boat and
that blow at one strikes all.-N. Y.
Weekly Witness.
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He Sent Eighty Miles for Il.

Milo Page, of San Bernarnino, CAL,
on Sept. Z, writes as follows:
In 1858 | was taken with bilious col
ic, being then seventeen years old.
Yearly attacks followed, and at
length they became more frequent.
In 1872, while residing In Oakland,
suffered severely from this disease,
and was informed by DR.. Pinkerton
that il was chronic and incurable.
While Frustrated by severe attack
n friend Induced me to take = large
dose OF Walkers Vinegar Bitters,
Old Style. probably four wine glasses
full. In less than half IN nour / was
free from pain. / followed this mp
with three wine-glasses Q day-OLe,
half au hour before each meal-until
used up the bottle.
For over seven years / was perfect
" free from bilious collie, but In the
fall Of - was engaged In mining In
Nevada, and the coarse food | ate
brought on a sharp attack. l was
far from any drug store, but dis
bottle of Vinegar Bitters.
When he returned ] was unable to
speak, but l put the bottle to my lips.
took two swallows, and in twenty
minutes the pain left me. / finished
the bottle as before, taking three
doses daily, and for nine years after
ward ! was perfectly free from the
dreaded disease.
A month ago 1t returned, but try
ing the old remedy, Vinegar Bitters,
/ was cured, as before.
! write this because you do not e.
pecially recommend Vinegar Bitters
for bilious collie. Only those who
have suffered the agOnies Of this dis
ease, can understand what q boon q
sure cure il, and in Old Style Vinegar
Bitters yOn have the best, and per
haps the only real remedy known.
In reply to Mr.. Page we will cay
that Vinegar Bitters cures hundreds
Of diseases; we have not the space to
catalogue them, and perhaps II we
published them those unacquainted
by experience with our valuable REM
edy might doubt its efficacy still, as
80 many worthless preparations are
thrust on the market and pulled in
SO many entravagant ways.
The fact remains, however, that
those who have been accustomed to
take Vinegar Bitters for any length
Of time, are hale and hearty. whether
they are young or old. Those who
doubt and fail to take It are likely to
fall into all manner Of ailments, great
and small. Vinegar Bitters, both Old
and New Styles, keep those who take
them fresh, fair, healthy and young
looking, and when we once
gain . customer, we keep them al
ways, like Mr.. Page, who sent eighty
miles for Vinegar Bitters, and 1t was
almost ride for life.
The New Style Vinegar Bitters Is 4
clear, dark reddish color,
and extremely pleasant to the taste.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-04

In 1886 Rhode Islaud adopted a
prohibition amendment to it's con.
stitution and, after giving it q trial
OF three years, the question was re.
submitted to the voters of the state,
and the amendment was stricken
from the constitution by u
vote of u, 449 to 1883, over a three
fourths majority, while but ia three
fifths majority was required.
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dOner Of the lower class, in his most
entertaining form, though he brings
in more witticisms than hundred
actual men of his class could think
Of In years.
Only pleasant scenes SO far, but, as
we know, our memory scenes from
Dickens are not all .cheerful-nor pa
thetic, but sometimes send 4 tremb-
ling horror through US. So now we
pass from this absurd but character
istic scene to the bare, desolate room
In which the robber Skies sits after
that foul, cruel murder of Nancy.
Now our guide points to the half
crazed rufIian sitting motion!ess, his
eyes fastened on what was poor Nam
cy, now q forlnless mass Of flesh and
blood. There IL the rug which, in u
mad frenzy, he had thrown over
those glaring eyes, but it could not
shut out the sight. and 1t was worse
to imagine them moving toward him,
80 he snatched 1t away. Then Dick
ems, with solemn touch, points to
the glorious bright sun, which bursts
radiantly upon the crowded city, up
on the richest of mansions and the
poorest Of huts, the most innocent of
children and this frightful scene; for
It will shine in directly upon that
CHASTITY, upturned face. though Skies
lnadly tries to shut 1t out. We can
not linger to see the rest; this il
enough to haunt US forever, but as
we hurry away, we listen to the
words OF our companion: LET no
man talk Of murderers escaping JUS !
lice and hint that Providence must
,leep. There were twenty score OF |
violent deaths In one long minute of
hat agony Of fear.'
The refined manner of a woman
dressed rs servant. hurrying along
he streets, next attracts our atten-
ion; and as we are with Dickens, we
GLOW to find clue to the mystery.
Vow she beckons to a poor ignor-
mt sweep, and, after some questions,
lids him show her the places con-
'ected with the memory Of the dead
nan known ~ Ne,no. Soon Jol,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-04

DIR. Talmage says that the whole
world will be converted before 1900.
This il good news for shippers Of New
England rum to heather lands. As
they won't have to carry missionaries,
they will have more space for rum
Boston Transcript.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-04

The DEBORAH Republican in speak.
ing Of z. q. Walker recently restored
to the II. NJ. service that while q
republican has never been actively
offensive" Oh! no! all he did was to
neglect his runs to make republican
speeches. But that is not an active
~ offensive work, Of course not.
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much worse than Americas ever thought
OF being. In the 10th and 18th centuries
public offices in England were sold out
right IL the highest bidder. The first
act passed prohibiting the sale OF Offices
in England was in 1852, during the reign
OF Edward VI. AS late as 1895, during the
reign Of George ", an act was passed
by the British government for the pur-
chase by the government from the hered.
itary owners, Of two offices, one in the
Court of the Kings Bench and the 9TH
or in the Common Pleas; and under the
law an appraisement Of the money value
OF each Office was actually made and
paid by the government, which again be-
cams owner and possessor Of it's own
functions which had been merchandise
in the market for centuries. For the last
fifty years she has been practicing reform
and putting restrictions on the appoint
ing power Of officials, until now she
stands at the head, with the best system
of civil service IN tho world.
Now why cant we here in the United
States adopt some Of their reforms?
Are they only applicable under a mo.
narchlal form Of government? Or is it |
nos the prejudice we have against Eng
land that keeps us from adopting them?
It is the latter, for where such reforms |
have been tried in the custom house and |
in the New York postoffice, they have
worked well and have greatly increased
tho efficiency of the public service. Why
should we hesitate because it is English?
Nearly every institution in the United
States is borrowed, and most of it from
England. The Declaration OF Indepen-
depce was gathered flom the pamphlet