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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19

DIR. Talmage was so impressed by the
remains of the Colosseum at Rome that
he wants New York to abandon the
project of putting up another Eiffel
tower and reproduce the great Roman
amphitheater instead. "Such q struc-
ture," he urges, devoted to arts, science,
education and religion would atone
somewhat for the hOrrid cruelties that
were during five centuries enacted in its
Roman original" DIR. Talmage also
made the discovery during his visit to
the Colosseum that its acoustic quail
ties were almost perfect.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19

If Juror Culver will pause a moment
from his bible reading and explain how
he as a christian could conscientiOusly
vote to send to prison for life men
whom he believed innocent, he will
confer an everlasting favor on an in
quisitive public.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19
An Antarctic Postomce.

The smallest, simplest, and best pro-
tected postofiice in the world IL i'm the
Strait Of Magellan and has been there for
many years. II consists of q small keG or
cask and In chained to h rock of the ex-
treme cape i'm the straits opposite Terra
del Fuego. Each passing ship sends q
boat to take letters out and put others i'm.
The ~pCs.ofilce il self-actinQ and unpro-
vitled with a postmaster, and il therefore
under the protection of all the navies OF
the world.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19
Oatgrowing SLIT Law.

From tho Washlngt0n Post.
We are glad 10 SEQ that under Tho civil.
Using influence Of statehood the people OF
Dakota are inclined to give to erring citt-
sens q last chance 20 reform. Time was
when they used TO take . certain SORT of
folks out of bed and do business with
them under the outstretching limb OF the
cottonwood tree, but times have changed,
an IL evidenced ny this paragraph from
our esteemed contemporary, the Valley
Springs Enteypriss:
There In . certain person living In this vicin-
ity who has u great faculty for carrying on
things that does not belong 10 him. Not long
ago he stole q dog. and when he learned that the
owner found out where the dog was, the dog
thief one night xneaked hack and tied the dog to
. tree In front Of the owners house. We do mt
give the sneak'a name In hopes that he will stop
his petty thievings."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19
stanley should Call . Caucus

From the Washington Post.
When we see three different dispatches
i'm three different New York apers ON the
same morning, locating Henry NJ. STAN
ley at three different places synchron-
ously, we feel justified i'm suggesting to
Mr.. Stanley that he hold q caucus with
himself, and come to some determination
as to where i'm the diggin9s he Ia.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19

$50 pounds. A the pangs q disappointed
love have nos produced In him amy signs
OF physical emaciation u n fails 70 assume
thst $50 pounds 10 siill his weight. Ono
=eo,,ixsssns a1 n LA q oSr no.,nS. ana n
Mark Antony himself bad: been offered
NJ that ratio Cleopatra would NOT have
bought him in.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19

reforms have come 10 stay. and both
political parties are pledged TO carry
them out. The Uct0ber election DOM
onstrated that the registration law In
- yet in . comparatively crude state,
and that the Australian system In by
no means perfect. Both win undoubt-
edly be amended bp tho present legisla-
ture. and such changes win be made
outside Of party lines entirely.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19

From the st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The prospectus of Miss Kate Fields
forthcoming Journal says: "From an
impartial public i hope for supper i'm the
guise of subscription, advertising and
suggestion" The public, dear Kate, will
keep your cellar full of suggestions, but
you'll have To hustle for the pumpkins
and wood.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19

The CrOnin jury and the jury which
heard the evidence i'm he trial Of Jake
kilrain for prize fighting in Mississippi
were very much alike. 1t may have
given him relief and pleasure I'm one
sense, but II could not have Q very
fiattering to his professional pride when
Mr.. kilrain was informed by his jury
that he had beer found guilty not Of
prize fighting but Of simple assault and
battery. In their efforts to cOmprO-
mise, modern jurors are prone to fall
into the state Of mind of the old lady
who, when informed that an acquaint-
ance had been arrested for arson, sagely
inquired why he didn't marry the girl
and settle it.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19

The Inter Mountain says that Sena-
tor Fisher il a brick. Accepting this
statement as true, we take 1t that Mr..
Fisher il one of the common, every
day, harmless sort of bricks, such as
are thrown al providing cats at mid
night. His objection to the reading of
the governors message left no visible
of his party repudiated his attack by
their silence. An ordinary brick doesn't
amount to much unless here Is mortar
handy. III senator Fisher will drink a
little lime water, and rub the sand out
of his eyes, perhaps jefferson county
will not be ashamed of her representa-
tive in the state senate.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

The Ward inquest ut Butte is being
held with closed doors to prevent wit
nesses from hearing each others testi-
mony. Judging from the proceedings
of the first day there is very little to
hide, and il would seem hat the wit
nesses are already pretty well trained.
The mere fact of closing the doors
against the press will not prevent those
present at the fight from coaching eac
other. The men who helped carry
Ward to the scratch are accessories to
his murder, and if the Butte authori-
ties fail to discover who these men
were. they are n rum lot indeed. IL
the Butte public can stand this star
chamber business, the press can, and if
the brutal gang go scot free the public
will know where to place the blame.
Whether or not Ward vas the ag-
gressor i'm the dispute. does not alter
the ease in the least. The fact remains
that a man was virtually murdered at
Crystal Springs last Sunday, and the
authorities let his slayer slip through
their fingers. OF course witnesses can
not be expected to incriminate them
selves, but there is no sense i'm tolerat-
ing all this nonsense about defective
memories.
Furthermore. if some of the Silver
Bow officials had needed h warning
in the Inter Mountain of Monday at
ternoon it il quite possible that the
county of Silver Bow would not hav
been obliged to offer a reward for Gal
lagher's arrest.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19
Ahout the Way of IL.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
What would probably like to
accomplish is to abolish all trusts without
disturbing any particular one.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19

From the Albany Express.
The new color of PATHS hair il The
shade that makes the white horse feel
doubtful whether he ought to follow or
not.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19

The Butte Inter Mountain does not
admire the message of Governor Toole.
IL has nothing specific to charge against
the message, but it simply doesn't like
it; n that's all there is of it. 1t is
unfortunate that the message cannot
bash in the sunlight of the Inter
Mountains favor, but there's no help
ticularly displeased with the comments
of the governor ON the question of reg
istration and the continuance in use of
the Australian system. Both Of these
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19

From the New York World.
II IL now claimed that Lineman Clausen
was killed Ivy what is known as the high
tension direct current used i'm arc-lightinG
and not by what is designated az the al
ternatinH current used by the WestinG-
house people. 1t is well tn he precise In
these matters, for IL is about time that
somebody was being held to account for
these killings.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19
Prince Murmt's Market Value.
tl,a llr.S,llxs, lsn,vla

= FNH F"V FV7NT F~sEN
Ii is pretty definitely ascertained that
the opulent and susceptible but widawake
Miss Caldwell considered the
sum of S15.OOO per annum u figure repre-
senting more than the fair market value
of Prince Murat. He would not. i'm her
opinion, fetch that amount IL sold at pub
lie auction, nor would any board of APP
praisers acquainted with the ruling rates
for mushroom princes have hesitated to
declare that $4,000 per annum was nm ex-
orbitant rental for him. The entire JUS
tice of this conclusion will he all the more
apparent from N simple calculation.
When the prince was weighed ut the late
exposition he brought down the beam as
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07

Longstreet's forces when they came
through Thoroughfare Gap on August
26, 1862, states that it was accom-
plished in this wise: They had at
tempted to cross into East Virginia and
join Lees forces at Waterloo Bridge,
but We're confronted at the bridge by
Mcdowell, and retired. Then they
struck north by the road leading
through Salem and White Plains !;
thence south through Thoroughfare
Gap-perlaps one division by way of
Hopewell Gap; that Thoroughfare
Gap had been blocked by a force Of
probably about 1000 cavalry, placed
there by Pope's orders, and had they
remained there the Gap would have
been impregnable; but shortly before
Longstreet, with his 10000 men, was
to arrive on the north side, his cavalry
advance found this force on the north
side of the pass, went in, showed fight,
retreated, and drew the force holding
the pass in the direction of New Balti-
more along the west side of the noun
tain ridge to the south, and while they
were out of the pass Longstreet's army
passed through it unframed.
In the Thoroughfare Gap passage
there was no lack of loyalty in the COM
handing officer, but he lost sight of the
Importance of his position when he
pulled out and pursued the advance
guard of Longstreet.,
Captain williamsburg this pass was
long, narrow defile, just sufficient to
make good roadway; that half an
hours work could have rolled it full OF
powders from either side, and the long,
narrow line of Longstreet's men, as
they would have had to string out,
could have been cut off completely
had they attempted to pass. Staying
in the pass by us and holding it would
have compelled Longstreet to back out
and come in by way of Hopeweu Gap
distance around Of about forty miles.
This Confederate Captain says that'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07

that need not be described. Grant
at once ordered them to the field,
and the order promptly created stir.
The next morning he called to see the
Secretary of War.
I'VE will keep these regiments at
Washington" said the Secretary
loftily.
IL have already ordered them to re-
port for duty in the field"
"We will keep these regiments for
duty at Washington, repeated the
Secretary more peremptorily than be-
fore.
Il have already ordered them to re-
port for duty in the field" again re-
piled Grant quietly.
"Who is in command, you or the
Secretary OF War;" was the angry re-
Spouse.
Il think the President is in COM
mand," coolly answered Grant.
ooh, you appeal to the President, do
you? Well, we'll see -
in short order. The Secretary opened
fire:
General Grant wants to appeal to
| you, Mi. President.
Not at all. I have no appeal to
make"
well, he wants to tell you some
thing"
Il have nothing to tell you"
Cali right; if you don't tell it ]
will Then the Secretary proceeded
to tell. Up to the time he had con.
Guided the President had said not q
word. When the excited Secretary
came to an end Lincoln tilted back il
his chair little.
Il tell you, Stanton" he remarked,
"Mrs. Grant tells Mrs. Lincoln thai
her husband is a fearfully obstinate
man, and I guess he's so obstinate thai
we'll have to give him his own way
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07
Washington newspaper mel

Washington newspaper men. 1T does
not sound possible, but it is; and I
had case come under my own obser-
walton. It was that Of the Major of
the Seventeen Indiana, Harrison's
regiment, and Hagan was his name.
At the battle OF New Hope Church our
regiments stood side by side, and a
battery over on hill, mile or two
beyond, was making us very uncom-
Portable. Occasionally big shot would
go laundering past, just over our
heads, and again one would strike the
ground just ahead of us and ricochet
with terrible effect All at once I
noticed Maj. Hagan double up as if he
had the cramps and roll over on his
side, grooming dreadfully. Iran up to
him and Harrison did the same. He
was insensible and had his hands
clasped over his stomach. We finally
get them away, and, removing the
clothing, discovered that the windage
Of cannon ball had actually sucked
the blood through the pores of his skin
and left his stomach black and blue
He had TO go to the hospital and was
i'll for weeks.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07
The Andrew Raiders.

The Legislature OF Ohio has appro-
priated $4,000 to be used in the cree
ton of monument over the graves of
the eight Andrew raiders who were
executed by the Confederate authori-
ties at Atlanta, Ga, i'll June, 1862.
The monument will be placed in the
National Cemetery at Chattanooga,
where the remains of the daring raid
ers now repose.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07

lv stated to make him more than
cious that there is great deal in
background that is not stated at
The soldier who marched and
Fit through toilsome and bloody
migns often gets the idea, Justly
ot, from the accounts of them that
eads in these later days, that the
iers who did the fighting and en-
d the hardships were frequently
puppets, laboring in great mill
enterprises which it was never in
fed by those in authority should
Fee,l and laboring successfully only
N beyond the reach of people in
authority, whose delight it seemed
Ito bring to naught the tolls and
erlngs OF the soldiers.
hose who may think that the pres
writer speaks too loudly are advised
cad on. More and more, every day,
truth about the war is coming out.
generation that fought the war
never know the whole truth; that
be reserved for their children :;
We shall learn a good share of it if
ives shall be reasonably prolonged.
the comrade or the citizen who is
Possession of any information touch
me great conflict that has not been
L known, has duty to perform
g'lns it to print.
lake 1t for granted that no reflect
veteran will deny that there is such
mig as the great unwritten secret
l9SE OF the war; q story Astounding
he hatreds. the iealousies, the. pas
Is, even the ignorance of the great
pie who exercised power in those
4olable days.
p much is already known on this
lect that we have good reason to
lsFe that a 1.-THE OF the truth has
neen stated. Before adding a few
SS,ihs items of my own discovery, it
be we'll to refresh the recollection
lie reader as to some important and
reasonable facts that cannot be
l' IN the more formal pages of his
mere Is one curious fact about this
ei!'less, which is, that the severest
''S OF the management of the war
r. always been upon the side that
a criticised. The most scathing
stations against Jefferson Davis for
| ,aHorltism and harmful int rference
H. The plans Of his Generals have al
~ come from Southern writer's. The
pest description of the horrors Of
[L9;;eers.o1n1vllle, and the plainest protest
/ 4is' their continuance, are found in
.eport OF the medical officer who
q sent from Richmond to investigate.
E wI,nlederate who fought through the
to war George Gary Eggleston)
~ N ms little volume Of experiences
b. startling pictures of the Confed-
al az 11ommlssary and Provost Mar.
r. ~a departments, that we are forced
e under how the war could have
L. ia carr, carried on so long upon that
Il with such drags upon it.
f. : same writer does not hest
con No. express in plain terms and
! hl1 , length his contempt TO,
ar nalaatna!ellng stupidity that he says
>nf IsdIerlzed nearly all the acts of the
far uerate Congress. He even goes
ltu IN, as to say that the men who were
Pro- lSaiy lifted for seats in that body
lsinos al :, in the army, and that the
larass OF making laws for the Con
aey, including its war policy and
aak enent, fell into the hands of the
'"A and incompetent. ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07

III f intelligent
reader Of pub
lisled. war-llis-
tory, particular
ly if he had him
self some small
part in the max
ing of that his
tory, will often
l a y dow II t Ii e
volume that he
h ppen S to be
reading with a
certain sense Of
i m p a t i n c e.
inst eno1lrb is
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07

Judging from his standpoint, all Of our
operations in and about the second
Bull Run fight of August. 1862, seemed
TO show want of unity and concert of
action between our division command
ers, as though there was no head to
whom all We're lending support.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07
simple continuance

have used on my peg fol some time
past with perfect ease and comfort. 1t
consists Of spiral steel spring, one
and onehalf inches in diameter by six
inches in length; the end of the peg
let into the hollow Of the spring -four
inches, the spring projecting two inch
es below the end Of the peg, into which
is inserted piece Of solid rubber, al
lowing it to project one-half an inch to
prevent slipping. Any hardware dealer
will procure the springs for about
thirty-fve or fifty cents. I would not
be deprived of the use of this spring
for $40 per month. 1t does away with
that very disagreeable EARRING and jolt
ing of the body, and the tread is per
fectly noiseless."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07
An Interesting Battle Story.

Id you ever
hear of a
man being
W o IL II d e d
| without be-
ing struck
by a bull
let 2" asked
Representa-
,tiveCon5er,
of Iowa, who
was Major
of the One
H u n d re d
and Second
1 ii moi s
turning to q
group OF
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07

r. VIM. H.
S t a n d i S Ii ,
T il S t S e r.
geant Co. X,
,153d hio,
now living at
Lakota, Oak. ,
con trib utes
the following
to the Nation
al Tribune:
Capt. w. v.
Williams, who
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07
A rearruliy obs,inate Man.

T the time
Gen. Grant
assumed SUI
prelne NJ
nland of the
Federal ar
mics, there
w ere s ia
toned in and
ABOUT w ASH
ington some
p e t regi-
lllents. These
troops We're
kept near the
capital and
out of danger
by influences
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07
:, GO. Kilt III the War.


fy i. II. LESLIE.
PINsION-CLAIMag agent
ER n Will, thin, sor,
n "A You're the mon that
n, y 1 \ I'm wanting to seel
I've Il claim for u pinsion
thnt's due me,
Es2 y An l want yez to git it
sHA - Se| for me.
&'v''; 4s ss; ;:;; n'vsr wa.
S SsSssSss For. the fact is, didn't
& !. IN, inlist;
81 -s Though | would have
iGr-- O been off in the army
m mad a. BOIL on.me fist.
49,. ,.,s moor Mickey. was kilt, sor;
,a,ts The story shall tell,
!r' ,5i ,fIS will thin be erecting
e...,,,,t there where no fell.
=. emf il, Two wild saber,
..'c, wid . big cannon-ball;
!f"y ,>l fyom n tour-story windy,
lr ,,,ji he cot kilt i'll the fall.
M 81, la'p TO be making;
S,;,l, thin, be had to, I'm sure;
,.,rI them u shlnmming an banging,
.i,,.3Dt 10 break III MS duTe.
-, ,,,inc to capture poor Mickey;
i,Se from their clutches, poor by,
=" ,n'p ont of the windy.
l.,l, ii WAS four stories high.
,sr,r the fall. sor, that kilt him;
..o1Diilg so sudden, you see.
Go- 10 the bottom i. Jared him,
,, I'LL. him as dead us could be.
oyel the ould flag, did brave Mickey,
LIED for his country, although
ya- kilt in battle exactly
=. ieppi,is the bounties, you know.
IL. ,lur shat was after him-yis, sor;
In fnct. he Was right at the dure
h. ,na,le the lc'p out of the windy
snsyer Iepped bounties no more.
.,,rs, I'm Untitled to pinsion,
he mild woman, too, is, because
re- both. sor, depindent on Mickey,
arns brave by that he was.
,.e veil not have any trouble,
an wild yez now, sor, an fill
h. o! him blank nf1idnvits,
I'M swear TO thin all, SO will.
rate. Wis, to die for vans country;
lplati, can't help but abhor
Iattles where people get hurted,
Mickey got kilt in the war.
Tie secret History of the War.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07
I'D TIE CAMPFIRE
,s TALK OVER EXPERT
Apl1 ND SPIN YARNS.

the Gray Revive Incidents
ne '''' ,,,r, and in Il Graphic and
hH'' ,.,,er Tell Of Camp, March,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07

II school
Bangs Il
/ bushes
hiidJenks
Ff geti,
Ial1tar n,
z" asked
} got TED
|cOW. sill
In hanI
tOn 1o..
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07

Cur Aowers-wall flowers
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07

JAMES FRANKLIN Fits.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-06-07
Tho 'One-Legged Vets.

FORGE w. BOUS-
man, Stafford, Kan,
says: For the ben
Setit Of the many hun
Adreds of ex-soldiers
and others who are
1 compelled to use the
sknee-bearing OF sock-
: ct peg-leg, l want to
: tell them of a very
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-04
THE BALLROOM BUILDING

tor gazing at it from the City Hall is barely
apt to realize fully the great extent and capa-
city of the interior. and to degree the same
may be said from an interior view. This is oc-
clsioned by the graceful proportions which the
architect, Gen. NJ. c. Meigs, has brought out
in piling up the masses of bricks and mortar.
and the harmony of detail From its arehl-
tectural construction il might be called a Ro-
nan palace. with its walls surrounding an in
tsrior courtyard. and all apartments commu-
mcatinS directly with the outside air and light
This Is the general plan of the building. There
are no halls in it. 1t is SIMPLY structure AZ
feet wide covering the outside of a
rectangular space extending 400 feet
fiom east to west, and 200 feet from
n)rth TO south. 1t is rs feet high, con-
tanning three stories proper. All the rooms on
each story are lofty and spacious, the standard
dimension of each being 81 by 26 feet
Folding-doors separate the rooms. and. if
needed, two or any number can be thrown to-
gether and transformed into one large spacious
apartment.
THE COURTYARD,
OF interior space between the inside walls, is
covered, and is 116 by 316 in dimension, and it
Is In this part that the ballroom is practically
located. Many of the rooms in the building
proper have been set apart for use upon this
occasion.
Around the interior of the building there are
two tiers of galleries, which, with their Ionic
Doric columns, add greatly to the beauty of the
ballroom. and served as a splendid rendezvous
for the mere SPECTATORS