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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-31
What he Would Get.

From tiOiden Days.
Please, sir, ] can't do this sum.
Tcacher-What! not able to divide ten
dollars between two brothers" Have you
got a brother:
"H.s, SIR"
Very well. Suppose you had ten dol
lars to be divided between you two, how
much would You GET"
Nothing. sir. IL he divided it,"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-31
Notice.

Thomas Ford will pay all claims against
DAILY 4 McGovern prior to January u. If
presented before February /. Partiu- in
debted to the above firm are notified to
settle with said Thomas Ford within the
same period.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-31

Bali iHritattons and society printing ere
c'stei in an artistic manner at the Stand
ard orics.
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Hut,. Real t;-tat. Record.

ry the Standards special wire.
BUTTE. Jan. :B.-The following are thc
real estate transactions recorded since
our last report
Harry e.. KasSicr Ia James for
$40, a portion Of the Autocrut lod claim.
Lee Lively To- Joseph Stacey, for ~. one
sixth interest in the Hill lode mining
claim.
for son, lot > in block 4. and the south Ii
feet of lot I ia block 4 of Waikcrviilc.
Lemu.I j. Knight To- John F~raukmau.
for Si,0. lot II in block IL of Noyes Il Up
toms addition.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-31
The morn,an mo,.I aud n..,auran,

Open day and night. The largest and
finest restaurant in the city. Private EN-
trance leading to private dining rooms, A.
East Park street. Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-31

To buy old clothes. Parties having old
clothes to sell will get well paid for them
by addressing y. o.. box $40, Anaconda,
Mont.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-31

bookkeeping. pcnmanship ami art
work al Tripp's Institute.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-31

Parties having an upright piano that
they will rent Address piano" with full
particulars, this office.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
TRADE PROSPECTS.
The South Buoycd Up With Confidence
From Its Past Successes.

The South Buoycd Up With Confidence
From Its Past Successes.
Tho New York Journal of Finance,
The brightest of its class. publishes telo-
grams from the various trade centcrs,
which give encouragement to waiting
public Among them arc two which arc
OF particular interest in this section:
Chattanooga-nrigh indeed are the
prospects for Southern trade. 1t has
not in this territory been affected by
any financial troubles To such an OK
tent rs to leave any permanent traces
Southern iron furnaces have brighter
prospects than ever.
Richmond, Influences of cheer
ing natur, go to make up the hope that
tho holidays arc inaugurating new
era. The numerous Investment com
panies in this section that arc develop
ing the riches OF the State arc buoycd
by the hopc that tho coming year will
bring to Virginia stream OF capital
that will most protitably be invested in
tho enterprises that have been started
here and that arc Of such remarkable
promise.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31

THE FINANCIAL NEW YEAR.

Tho opening of tho now year will 10
scanned by tho business public with
great eagerness. Tho past month has
been ono of unusual stringency in tho
money market. In many sections of
the country it has caused banks TO sus-
pend and hundreds of firms to go to tho
wall.
3 Southwest Virginia escaped almost
untouched. This section shortened sail.
1t did not make its usual progress, but
1T didn't get shipwreckcd. Bank de-
posts contracted and lines of discount
were curtailed accordingly. But in all
Southwest Virginia there has not been
heavy failure. Ono small bank, at
Luray, suspended, but its weakness
antedatcd the period of depression.
The tide haa turned, however. The
heavy dividend, which will be declared
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
THE WAY IL is hone.

The Washington Critic, brightest
of evening dailies, makes fair return
for The TIMES defense of Southwest
Virginia cities and towns.
THE TIMES is not prepared to confess
that there arc several cities in buokram
in this section. We claim a very gen
eral and recent acquaintance with about
every venture in Southwest Virginia
and can give tho recipe for making a
successful town. Ito ingredients are
as follows:
A railroad.
Iron in the neighborhood.
Plenty OF Waterfront in tho railroad. J
Good rolling ground.
Six hustling promoters, s. W. Va.
brand.
Tho cooking consists in secu!in ing tho
loca ton Of three or four industries, lay
ing Off some streots, and having lot
sale. Two hundred thousand dollars
invested in industries and 81 0, 900 in ad-
vertising will sell $l,OOO,OOO worth of
oity lots in q bowling desert and make
ii blossom into thriving town Of 5000
Inhabitants in twelve months.
This is the way it is done.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
THE ROANOKE TIMES. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 81. 1890.

the first of January will throw millions
of money into circulation which have
been locked up. In Roanoke the tide
turned several weeks ago and bank de-
posits have steadily increased since.
Our worst period was passed before the
general public know it was upon us.
Tho next week will probably SEQ an
advance in Wall street securities. The
country at largo loves not Wall street,
but it is a safo barometer. When it
shows general advance in prices from
Il period of depression the country need
fOar no panic
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31

From tlo WnshingtNn Er.tic.

From tho Washington Critic.
The esteemed ROANOKE TImHs is
unduly excited about tho Critics article
last Wednesday on boom towns. ii our
greatly respected contemporary had
read tho article in question with tho
care and the Judgment which it dis
played in its reply it would not have
wasted itself In dcmolishiHg SUPPOSE
titious proposition. So far from asSail-
ing Virginia developments. tho Critic
was speaking in tho interest of al lcgi
innate Virginia enterprises by calling
attention to tho various cities in buck
ram which havo 10 cxistancc save in
the heated clOquencc Of thor promo
tiers. TIM TINrs must confess ;hat
there ere several of these. and Tat
wild speculation in such directions does
harm to real towns like Roanoke and
Frc6crickshu
As for tho suburbs Of WASHINGTON.
nobody prrtenGs that they possess or
can possess any virtue save as rosidcn-
ces for the constantly growing popula-
ton OF this city Thcro was no thought
of comparing them with tho lnanulac-
turing and commercial towns OF Vir-
ginin as places OF business for enter
prising men. The Critic is proud of
such places as Roanoke, salem. tredcr-
icksburg and q score of others which en-.
j y an actual existence and can offer
something substantial to people COM; ne,
there to live and work, Our idea was was
simply to comment on tho innumcrablc
bubbles that have no visible destiny
save that of bursting and injuring some
one. Finally. we big to congratulate
The RcA OKE TINES on the evidences of
progrc' and prosperity it exhibits and
10 rene W the assurances Of our regard
and conf era ion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
AN INDIAN WAR.

The Indian situation in tho North
west has reached climax. Colonel
Forsyt The, having formed junction with
Major Whitosidc, surrounded Zig Foots
band OF Sioux and Chcycnncs ut Wound
ed Kneo Creek on tho edge Of the BAD
Lands. Tho Indians had surrendered,
but when an attempt was made to dis
arm them they fired upon the troops.
killing and wounding score But ii
was $50 Indiana against 500 cavalry. II
liz probable that not y score OF those In
dians arc alive to-day.
But tho fighting was within fcw
miles of Pine Ridge agency and 1t is
probable that at tho present writing
fully 5000 Indians are Other Oh the war
path or joining forces with the troops.
1t looks like an Indian war, The last
great fight between red man and white
which tho country will ever witness.
Tho result will By inevitable. IIut
while it is on, it will be lively. Tho
Indians will find cattle by tho thousand
on every ranch ready at hand. Their
great trouble will be in making their
ammunition hold out.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
THE HIASSIE CASE.

There have boon no startling develop
mcnts in tho Massie case. But the au
thorities are actively at work that JUS
tice may be done. TIE TIMES is ablo
to throw further light on tho reputation
that Rcdd and Williamson bore in DAN
Vile. 1t is bad in both instances, each
is reported to have been before the courts
charged with various criminal oifcnses.
There is strong probability that some
important evidences will be brought to
light within the next fcw days.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31

GOVERNOR STEELE, Of Oklahoma, is in
povcrishcd residents of his territory.
This is tho land which tho government
fenced in with soldiers to keep squattors
from taking possession of. The surcst
way to rcliovc tho situation there now
is to put the soldiers around TO keep tho
settlers in. They would break out and
run like scared wolves.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31

ALL TIE LADIES OF Roanoke who in
tond to receive on Now Years day are
reqncstca TO send in their names, with
the names OF the ladies' who will assist
them, 10 YnM I'lMEa, for Mobilization.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31

ID: l.. Solomon special agen. 10,
faniIno Vert fountain pens. 4 fine rs
sortment of onyx clocks and ONYX tables
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31

- Everybody reads THE TIMRc' "yvont
Colunn. l; You have houses or rooms
TO REM. property or anything eiso to ssu
bring you calls VIA
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-31
ROANOKE. VA, DECEMBER 81, 1890

THE TIMES can be found regularly on
sale at the following places:
Roapoke--George Gravatt Jr.: M. L.
Smiths. Dallis s. Dennis, Hotels Roam
olSe, Continental and Ponce Dc Leon.
Salenl--Aifred S. Burdette 81 Co.'S.
Pulnsl1i-- Maple Shade Inn.
Bluelield-- Bluefield Inn.
Pocahont;.S-- POcahOntas Inn.
Vslley trains.
Bristol, Tenn.-W. n. Ward, Front
street
Washington Wina-da',5Th Notropoli-
tan.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-02
AFTER TIE Ball.
By EMILE CLARE.

Fling back the curtain and let in the light,
Strains Of sweet music are floating tonight
On the breath OF baln-breathing air;
Inc hgnt-hearted dancers IN circles go Dy,. ~,
With a blush on the cheek and a smile In the
For bravery and beauty are there
Fling back the curtain, and once again gaze
On ali the old scenes-the wearisOme days
The unshine the shadow and rain.
Are there apples OF SOdOm whose ashes still
Crushed roses whose thorns still fostering sting,
That gossip and sport with the brain?
Fling back the curtain-re-enact the old play.
The hopes and the fears; have you nothing to
No sentence or act to reoau9-
Nothing that brings you Plang OF regret Fegr9t-
And never know after the ball?
The haunts we so loved, are they murnuring
In their dark robes Of green-the clear singing
At the foot of the spicy birch tree2
Do the choir in the wildwood sing gayly as wl1en
We wandered together in that lOve-ha united glen
And praised their rare minstrelsy?
Could my steps but keep pace with the wings of
would leave this fair land and its treasures
behind
And roam over meadow and void;
The hillside and valley again I'd retrace
Your true hand to lead, I would visit each place
We loved once so fOndly Of old.
Fling back the curtain and let In the light.
This is a scene that is sacred tonight,
And yearly its bliss recall;
And while youth is treading its light mazes
through
IuIinger a moment, beloved. with you,
Ia memory Of After the Ball"
And now when LIES giddy waItzes are done,
When the lights are all out and the dancers are
gone,
With the pleasures that come at our call,
VIII you sit in your coy arm chair and repeat
The low whispered words so wOnderOus sweet,
The parting just after the ball?
ANITA, Iowa.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-02
Skinned for One Trim.

one day IN early spring of the yeaI
1888, the revenue cutter Andrew
Johnson steamed into the harbor of
Frankfort, D little town in the northern
part OF Michigan, and made fast to the
dock. The vessel was to be painted,
and for several days "au hands" were
busily employed. After supper, on the
second day, the quartermaster at the
gangway espied small red squirrel
playing on the wharf
His curiosity being aroused he
watched the little fellow and noticed
that he was gradually nearing the gang
plank. Soon he stopped at the other
end, and sitting on his launches, looked
inquiringly at the big sailor, who laugh
ingly accOsted him with:
Would you like to come on board?
AS if he had understood the polite
invitation, the wOuld-be traveller al
most Immediately scampered up the
plank, jumped over the bu1waTks and
ran down the gangway, to the great
amusement of the Quartermaster, as
well as of one or two others who wit
messed the incident.
A search was made for the young
stOwaway, but he had effectually hid
den himself, and was not seen again
until the vessel was far out on the lake,
on the second day following. Then he
was observed apparently searching for
food.
Bread and corn-meal were scattered
about for him, and quickly disappeared
in a way to indicate very good appe-
tite. Finding that he was not mOlested,
he became quite tame, and was a great
pet with all on board.
When we made the first port
after leaving Frankfort, it was sup
posed that he would leave us, and nee
essarily be logged as a "deserter," but
such was not the case. He evidently
had no intention of leaving, for al
though we stopped at many places
during the next three weeks and he
went on shore regularly, he never
failed to return on time, and was with
us when the vessel again ran into
Frankfort harbOr.
Much interest was now manifested,
both by officers and men, to see what
the little passenger would do. He did
not keep US waiting long. When the
ship was made fast to the dock and the
bOatswain had "piped down, our young
friend came up, took a look at the wharf
to assure himself that it was indeed his
old home, and quickly, without saying
goOd-by, ran down the gang-plank, and
was soon out Of sight.
We never saw him again, but could
he have been followed, no doubt an
interesting scene would have been wit
messed when he rejOined his family.
| What wonderful story he had to tell
and what hero he must be hereafter in
/ the eyes of squirrels who never took a
/ free ride on q Government ship -
YOIJtHS Companion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-02

New Officer (dejeotedly)-So I sup
pose j might as vel resign now.
COlOnel-Yes. tn come to that in
the end
1t was q fact that the principal
business of these examining boards,
always manned by regulars, was to rid
the service of worthless and undesir-
able officers. The Colonel OF q regi-
ment always had this weapon in his
hands, and in some cases, too, it was
harshly and Unjustly used. But after
what has been said the reader can un-
derstand how it is that some thousands
Of war commissions are in existence
(some Of them gorgeousIy framed and
cOnspicuOusIy hung up in peaceful
parlors), the owners of which never did
8 days military duty. But they are
ColOneIs and Captains to-day Chi.
cGgO Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-02

p
the negroes that the deYil-the old
personal fellow himseIr-had made
his appearance in the community. He
first made himself known by leaping
over the fence into the county road,
snatching up a horse that belonged to
a highly respected citizen and pulling
the animal in two. The next occasion
of the old mans introduction was at a
hOg-killing. He seized a shOat, knocked
down a justice of the peace with it,
swallowed a chunk Of fire and then
went shouting through the woods.
Shortly after reaching the neighbor-
hood 1 learned that all the reports
could be traced to a negro preacher, an
old fellow who was regarded with ex-
IRENE veneration. I called on him and
found him in the woods engaged in
prayer.
Il have been told, said Z, chat you
could give me some Information con
corning the devil that is now airing
himself in this neighbOrhOOd.
"Ah, Lawd, chile, I does hope an
pray dat you won't talk ter me on dat
subieck. It's er awful time we's habin'
down yere, an lessen dar's some mighty
tall prayin' somebody gwine ter git
hurt powerful.
"Have you seen the devil ?" I asked.
81 wush you wouldn't put me in de
mine o. anything so awful"
"But have you seen him 2"
Goose I has. Whut you come fOOlin'
wild me dat way fur? How I gwine ter
know so much erbOut him eff I amt
dun seed him %
what does he look hke?"
Ct amt got time ter tell you whut he
do look like, sab. Da's so much erbOut
him ter tell dat wouldn't like ter IN
dertake de job. MOnst'us, sab; oh,
he was mOnst' us.
"NOw, look here, old man, you are
too intelligent to believe in such nom
sense. You know that no devil has
been seen; you know that you started
the report yourself"
"LOOk yere, sab" he exclaimed, turn
ing wrathfully upon me, "whut you
mean by comm down yere a-fOOlin' an
a meddlin' wild our igiOus affairs
Amt you got no bisness ter tend ter at
home? DOan you know dat you got ter
keep de devil constantly befO' desc
niggers or da amt gwine do no good ?
Whar I preached last year got up an,
tOIe 'em dat I didn't bPebe dat dar wuz
any devil, an Whut did da do? Da cut
down my salary, dat's Whut da done.
Vas, cut down my salary, an den didn't
glib me but half O de cut-dOwn. An,
STEAD o. takin' off dar hats when da
meet me in de road like da ulster do,
dad laugh at me an call me old knock
kneed Ben. So when I come Ober yere
L lowed ter myself, I did, dat [ Wuz
gwine ter use diEfunt tactics, an has.
Wy, sab, eff you take de devil outen
ligiOn, de niger preacher would
starve ter death, so go on away now,
an quit foOlin' wild er bisness dat you
amt got no intrust in. "
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-02


sent it in his descriptions, the artist in
his paintings. Even the writer of an
official account must limit himself to
the presentation OF such movements
as demand special treatment, or to such
episodes as involve important and in
structive tactical movements. All
those events which are less striking.
which pass more quietly, but which,
nevertheless, contribute to the final
result, can not he reproduced without
too much expansion. Those incidents
which no account of the battle, official
or unofficial, takes any note of, the
thousand and one events observed only
by the participants. the innumerable
cases in which the direction and CON
troll of affairs glide out of the hands of
the officers are the little drops
Of water that make the mighty ocean
of battle, and determine victory OF de
feat.
The opening of the day of a great
battle is generally very prosaic. After
an uncomfortable night passed in q
wet or cold bivOuac, where the men,
wrapped in their OvercOats, have been
gathered shivering about the camp
fire, trying In vain to get warm; after
the simplest Of breakfasts, Of which
the draught of pure cold water was the
only paIatabIe constituent, the soldier
goes forth to battle. There he may
never even see the enemy; indeed, I'M
usually long haIts, uncomfortable
standing still under shrapneI fire, or
apparently useless camping in mud and
under small-arm fire await him. The
feeling of being exposed to the inyisi-
BILE missiles Of the enemy, mingled with
the uncertainty as to what is going on
to the right or left, often produces in
the best of troops great depression and
a consequent falling off IN offensive
strength, even when the battle in gen
eral IS making splendid progress. In
such moments tactics are exhausted,
and it is only question of grit and
sense Of duty.
Sheridan tells US: Indeed, the bat
tie Of Chickamauga was something like
that Of Stone River, victory resting
with the side that had the grit to defer
longest its relinquishment of the field"
Still more pressing is the appeal to the
morale of the troops when an unfOrtu-
nate termination of the battle forces
an army which has done its duty to re-
tire. Exhausted to the last gasp, its
resistance, pushed to the highest pitch,
gives way, and with frightfuI reaction
the resistIess mass plunges to the rear.
This is to-day no longer an organized
retreat from position to position, as
our predecessors taught and practiced,
but an uncomfortable current, like
the mountain torrent, which, fraught
with havoc and disaster, overhows its
banks. Woe to the land that can OPP
pose no other dams to this stream than
strategy, tactics, and the instruction
of the troops. These Will be washed
away like sand-heaps by the roaring
waters.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-02
A Real Down.Fasfar.

Where do you come from ?" asked
the lady, addressing the girl in the in
telligence Office, who was an applicant
for a cooks situation.
Sure an I'm a dOwn-Easter, ma'am, ="
replied the girl in a decided -brogue-
"a dOwn-Easter? Why, L would
take you to be an Irish girl by your
tongue.
@WeI, it's true I'm Irish, but I came
from the County Down and that's east
of here, so I call myself a dOWn-Easter.
Boston Courier.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-02

itOr Of the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle,
recently wrote General Sherman on the
subject and received the following
reply:
MY DEAR SIR: The march to the
sea" from Atlanta was resolved on after Hood
had got well on his way TO Nashville. j then
detached to General ThCuEs 6 force sufficient
to whip Hood, which he in December, 1854 hand
sOLnely and cOnclusiyeIy did. Still I had left a
Richmond. The distance was I. 600 miles, and
prudence dictated q base at Savannah or Port
Royal Our enemy had garrisGns at Macon
and Augusta i figured on both and passed
ward the same problem presented itself in
Augusta and Charleston. figured On both,
but passed between I did not want TO drive
out their gzrrisOns ahead OF me at the crossings
o. the Santee, Catawbas Pedee, Cape rear etc.
Inc moment passed Columbia the 1acJOI1eB,
powder mills, and the old stuh accumulated at
Augusta were lost to the only two Confederate
armies lefb-Lee'B and HOODS So II you have
8 military mind. you VIII see made better
use OF Augusta than II mad captured IT, with
all it's stores for which had no use. j used
Augusta twice buffer: its garrison was
just where it helped me. If the people OF An
gustR think sighted them In the winter Of
186A-65 by reason OF personal friendship formed
in I5zA they are mistaken; or IL they think
made a mistake in strategy let them say So and
with the Presidents consent think i can send
detachment of 10O, coo or SO OF SEIhsrmau's
buuLG5rs" and their descendants who VIII fin
cent The truth is, these Incidents come back
70 me IN q humorous vein. OF course the civil
war should have ended with ViCksbuTg and
Gettysburg. Every sensible man on earth must
The leaders Of the South took good care mot -
-dis In tina last ditch, and left brave men lie
WalkeEs Adams, Pat Clsburne, etc, to 90 tbaf
yours 4et45 W. q. 6ETEElsAN.