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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-26
HISTORY.
a Composition by a. small Hoy an - Great
subject.

a Composition by 81 small Hoy "n "a Grea,
subject.
BIZ lu Texas Strings.
When sum bald-hcaded old college pro-
fessor writes n story of s,mthin that he
don't kno nutlin about only what hc has
read i'm some old gocrafy they call il
his-story and everybody believes il. but
when sum female woman writes II sto'y
abou. sumthin that she docs kno nothiu
about they don't call il her story but 81 ey
call il a novel and everybody says it's n
blamed lie. I don't believe i'm histry but
Ihavc got to study for teacher says that 1
have goo, to git AN education or git n
lickin.
There il :, good many kinds of histry
and each one is "A little worse than the
rest of en-. There Is anshunt histry and
natrtiai hiStry and histry of united states
and histories; ushun histry tells about
old maids and old men and old folks that
are dci and n good many more that
on0ht To he dcd -histry of united states
tells about the country we live i'm and the
capital Mt washington and the war and "a
lot OF other things there u another histry
of united states which tells about folks
that have got married ano0 when one dies
the other one is called ~ wi.idcr. but when
called a grass widdcr bccausc She don't
feel sorry hut she feels green.
Natural hi>try tells about beasts and
write a composition about histry and 1
don't care a darn which kind so ! will rite
about natural hlstry ct trees.
Trees grow ont of the ground, only the
roots they grow in the ground. sum trees
blow out in the spring. aud the blows are
when the wind blows like "a HURRICANE
hut when the wind blows u tree out il
stays out. trees are very useful for boys
TO climb. IL there wasn't no trees in the
world boys would have to elm telcgraf
poles which would he u CRATE clauity.
There il "A good many kinds of trees.
some are called appl. trees some are
called chestnut trees some arr, maple.
trees aud some are aNlctrccs- Apple
trees grow in the orchard and have grc.u
apples ON en- in the summer and the
apples have b~cllyake in cm -chcstnut
trees have chcstnuts and burrs on I'm
grow i'm tho wagon house aud don't have
amy nuts on en- only the nuts that hold the
wheels on. Maple trees don't have a"r
fruit only stavc wood, birds build their
nests in trees and lay egg in ON a buni-
blcbee builds his nest under a stone
and lays an g over IN boys eye they
say thai trees leave in the sprin
but they don't they stay all summcr trees
are very healthy To lie down under when
shc sun shines hot hut when the sun don'i
shinc they Amt good for nothing the
curiouscst tree ] ever red about is "A palm
tree the one that bears valm leaf fans on
where they don't need fans only for sun
day afternoons i'm the summer but il grow,
in Africa where il Is 40 hot that humble.
bees have to carry fans to keep thciI
honey from melting and the natives arr
too awful poor tie buy n fan So they pick
om from the trees like apples. l kno 1
lot more about trees but i won't tell IL.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-26
SAM HOUSTON.
uss ssrrak nj v~aassy-He~S SANTA Ana
Was Capsured.

HIS wv 1870
Was Captured.
PROM the Nashville American.
sam Houston was n handsome
and graceful man." said Judge Thomas
Berry of Gallatin. He was discussing the
eharactcristics of celebrated TeOucsscc-
ans with whom he had been intimately
acquainted.
ssHc was proud of his finc personal APP
pcarance. too,' the aged speaker con-
tinucd. '.and there Is told OF him "a story,
which, II true, will serve tn illustrate
his youthful vanity. When n young
man, 80 the story runs, Hous-
ton was in Nashville one day,
and was posing OH "a promincnt street
corner. when two ar three giddyy young
ladies passed by. They were attracted ny
she handsome man in his snowy uniform,
and after passing him turned their heads
N get another glance; ~
al wslicr who that man is one OF
then excl to her companions.
".I am, ladies. Lieutenant Houston al
the United States army all me young
soldier, as he siepped forward am" 't'e'
~"(sencral Houston told me once how lac
captured General Santa Ana. Just after
sho Sas title Si . san sar,h;1 " e." Of nriss"ers.
scared up a deer. which ran through the
tall grass. The frightened animal passed
the heritage, and who jumped up in evil
dent alarm. The two Immediately secured
thc who asserted that lac was n
tOtLlilkttft MI
.sYou are not said one of his captors;
look AT your embroidered vest. You arc
an Officer
eth Mexican. i'm his embarrassment,
ran his fingers into his jacket pocket
and drew out All elegant gold s~nuf-boN.
This more than cver caused the Americans
Ia believe him AN officer. He offered
them n large sum of money to release
him, but they refused, and started with
him ca Houston's tent. As they passed u
large group of Mexican prisoners, these
men cried out that Santa Ana was cap
turcd.
"The Mexican general, thus exposed.
urged his captors to take him at once t9
General Houston'- tent. He remembered
the affair Of the Alamo, and was afraid he
would bc summariiy dealt with by the
Texan soldiers who began TO crowd
around. Santa Ana was. by General
Houston's order, transferred To Washing
ton, and from thcre. after he had made "a
treaty acknowledging. the Independence
of Texas, was sent tn Mexico.
THE action of General Houston i'm
bringing ON the battle of San Jacinto was
daring. He had the bridge across Buffalo
bayou destroyed during the right SO that
all avenue of escape for the Mexican army
was cut off. The morning of the battle
General Houston said that he was awak-
ened by the sun shining iu his face. and
The Mexicans were cncampcd east of his
position. Houston waited until the sun
had crossed the heavens, ana was shining
in the face of the Mcxicans, before he
made "A movement to assault their posi-
tion.
These casc-loying p~oplc. about the
hour of I in the afternoon. began to take
their usual sicstas. in which unfortunate
pleasure they were engaged when Houston
attacked them"
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Requisites for n Tiheater Party.
From Life.

r fDFn IlTt.
He: LETS go to the theatcr Tonight,
and ask the BraRdon-Ivcrs to go with us.
Do you think I'd better get n box
The bride: "Oh, no: don't get N box.
What's the use of il? The ~Bragdon-Ivers
ore no, very tnlkative. you know. and I'm
no hoarsc ] can't talk above "A whisper
mySelf.-
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unprecedented.

FROM EpOch.
Cumso: II see that "A Denver detective
has mysteriously Disappeared" Fanglc:
ssHe,s found the criminal he was
looking for, and the shock killed him."
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she x ept Her Nickel.

From the New York sun.
4 rather unusual incident furnished
considerable amusement for the passcn-
gers of ono of the roadway street ears the
other day. A youugish woman boarded
an early morning car at 37th street. h
was tall, Will a magnificent figure, jet
black eyes. and II profusion of curly, dark
brown hair. IL was the conductors first
trip. and lac rubbed his eyes cvery.oncc i'm
awhile i'm the laudiblc cndcavor to- shake
oil the inherent drowsincss OF his kind.
He was busy collecting the fares of two
passengers i'm the forward end of the car
and did not apparently notice the en-
trance Of the young woman, who had
swung herself on the ear man fashion,
without stopping the car. She took "a
seat near the rear door, extracted n nickel
from u silk purse which she carried i'm her
hand. and waited with "a great deal of
patience for the conductor tn come
money. She did not signal him tn
come and get her fare. as most
women do when the conductor happens
to- be II little kwa in this important
detail of his work, but she held the nickel
somewhat concealed from view between
the first and second fingers of her left
hand, ready for the conductor IL he should
ask for H.. Evcrytimc the col.
lccted "a fare the young wornan's face
assumed an unconscious, far-away and
innocent look. and she chung to the nickel
with "a noble grip. Two or three OF the
passengers were by this time watching
her Interestingly, and they noted the vary
ing expressions of the young woman's
c~ountcnancc with "a good deal of attcn-
sweeping and scathing look at some of
the male and walked calmly
and scdatciy out of the car. Once on tho
street her face was suIu 'ed with u bright
and gladstone smile of gratifled ambition,
aud She still held the nickel tightly
clcnchcd in her hand.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-26

Necessity for - Revised Greed.
Bill dc Tough: "Say. Swipscy, what
Sunday school did yer jinc las Christ
mas?H
Swipsey: ~ iincd de Helping band
mission and got left. Didn't have no
Mcirnslists catches me, cause dcy never
misses fire on "a big blow out. a fellow
as doesn't understand crccds gets left
every time"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-26

HAVANA, Feb. pa barrel Of powder
exploded yesterday mt Crcneza station. n
suburb to- Havana, destroying "a house and
iniuring I'D workIncu. . severely.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-26

From the Philadelphia Times.
An article going the rounds of the press
speaks of "Supcrstition About Bah es."
This il wrong. There are no supersti-
tons about babies. OF all the hard, pr.ss-
iicai, unscntimcntal. mechanical natter
oi-fact, artificial creatures in the world.
us To "a baby. Ii only believes
in itself.
Three lots of block IL, Stephens & Bick-
fortrs addition FOR sale cheap. w. Ii.
Bennett.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-02-26
Powder E~N plOsIOn.

BOSToN. Feb. 25.-Wool steady; pric'
about the same hut slightly weak.
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Closing stocks:

Money on call easy. 4sI7.
Prime mercantile paper. 4Au6Hc.
Sterling Exchange-Quict. weak; sixt,
day bills, Sl.s1E; demand. A.sSN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
CONSIDERING THE NEEDS or THE INSANE.

Niagara Falls. y. " June 10 (speciaD.-The forty
fourth annual meeting Of the Association OF Medical
Superintendents of American Institutions for the In
sane began to-day at the International Hotel. The
opening session was called TO order AT 10 80 "A. m
by the president DR.. W. W. Cooding, superintendent
Of the Government Hospital for the Insane. Wash
ington. T. V. Wclch. superintendent state Res
crvation welcomed the visitors TO Niagara. The
election OF officers resulted follows: President,
Dr. H. p stearns, Hartford, Conn; vice-presdent
Dr. Daniel Clark Toronto; secretary and treasurer
Dr. John Curwen. Warren, Penn The outgoing
president W. ". Gooding, delivered an address upon
The Aspects and outlook of Insanity in America
II touched forcibly upon the crowded condition OF
many Of the insane asy lums of this country. There
was too much politics in the management Of the asy
mms In many states the supplementary OF the
asYlums was not vested in persons capable OF at
tending TO the wants Of the insane but more IN those
who had control Of number Of votes Of the waru
poltcians These remarks touching upon polltlcs
were warmly approved by the association.
Al the afternoon session DR.. Il. VI. Burke Of Lon
don ont read a paper on sanity IL went 10
urove that the of man were not alb
solutcy truthful and that sanity does not consist
others see them. Hypnotic Phenomena were the
subject OF an interesting paper by DR.. Charles ".
Page AT the evening session a paper on the oDl.
cations of tho medical profession growing ont 0
H. relations tO the insane read by Dr. Orpncus
FvartS Dr. A. X. Moulton presented paper on
Wright one on Large or small Hospitals iof the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
THE REFORMED CHURCH GENERAL Synod.

A,burv Park " j.. June lO.-Thc General synod
of the Reformed Church Of America To day con
,dcrcd aud adopted the report Of the Committee ON
Foreign Missions The Church ha- mission fields III
India Japan and China. A tho financial wear began
with a debt Of $500. which grew during The sum
mcr and fall months til ahou November l. wh'h u
wa, So 200. the Board felt said the report th" '
must rcluquish one Of the fields. 81 the same time
an appeal was made 10 the churches. which responded
60 ltor,1Iv that the crisis was SUGGEST fully passed
and the year closed with the debt reduced to T1"'oo
loss - 900 cash in hand. The total receipt, durihS
the year from all were sll1. 1.0'o an lncIci~'
of @,9.af7 over last year samuel sloan "i Nc",
Sorlf tity was added TO the committee hpi"lhl''i
yc-tcrday OH securing a church home. inc rtp"I,
~ Tho Iudiral Committee stu being dl>'us.el
,,bcn tb. afternoon session closed. tn" conWltt'c
recommended a resolution declaring InopcraiNc N.
action Of the lat synod IN rcgard to the dl,DalunJ
~ the Thirf Church. Of Philadelphia. \ popular
meeting was held tonight by the synod In behalf "f
b,eta mis-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
STgDSVEy AND THE TARIFF

Saratoga. June 10 (>pccian.-rhe American seed
Trade A~socation a National organization began lt'
ninth annual meeting here today. H. w. johnson "i
Philadcphia i, chairman. and \. Mc' ullough "i On
cnnati secretary Eighteen states and the Dominion
o. Canada are represented TIN, afternoon livery
discussion took place on the matter Of the arh on
seeds under the Mckinley bill. majority Of the
members are Protectionsts. The Mckinley bill add'
dutv Of 40 per cent al valocm on some -eed' = le
there Is a reduction on some Others. one ,p'l''r
,reatod considerable amusement by stating: am a
free Trade Democrat but / have growing i"hdies'
f,,r the Mckinley bill II is believed that the a->o
ri,tiou will approve the Mckinley bill with ~omc ,He
,nndiGcatI1n. should this bill take effect next month
iI ars Affect the seed trade for 1-D@, contracts
for 1881 have already been made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
,pvorp T. co SrcrRE 4 SALT NINE.

Gcrcsco Juno 10 (SpeciaD.-From an acton 'T'H
here Yesterday IN the supreme Court II j. evident '
armour a CO.. Of Chicago s desire To se'uro
no.osion of 400 acres Of salt mining territory IN t
Western New. York salt fields The Judgment rendered
clears the title 10 the property and 1t i unheF>t"n
that upon II, success depended the action o Armour
& Co. The suit was to forcclosc mortgage therrp'
cuting of lease Of the property held by me N"H'y
salt and Mica Mining Company, Of New->ork 'pN'
This COMPANY defended the force losnrc, claiming a'
mo martha Of rI5.OOD from stewart Gray oi l"Ih
Iivlnreton County. y. y, 10 lns son, was Wluv.l.
considerai ION The decree Of the court csttbi,h'u W
.aItty ~ the mortgage and cuts of all Hens ana
inrumGrarccs upon the property. thus giving F'n2ur
G Ca opuortunty 10 procure complete tue 70 ihi'
valuable salt-mining property.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
.pprvc HIS WIFE AND CHILD.

Thomas Lester former convict, last nlsh' s'dop''
his wife age thirty two. and his young son. AZ ~"
home 40. $50 Third ave pohoemAn ""' ~
,rac,ed 10 the scene bv the SCREAMS oi the "oiha'
,u, la ,o,,rd a., the lower hall with four wounds
NJ, her hody In one Of the rooms he came across the
hov who had been stabbed In The face. arm ana NECK
The officer began a search for the person VINO "au
dono the injury, aud. after sone trouble o"p''''D
Lester who had mounted 10 the top OF the h''''
and was trying to make his escape along heishpol'ns
r,ofs An ambulance was called and good 'lleo
,..,,. collected around H. who became cnrascd
when Il was learned of what had been done that %y
were kept from doing Lester personal M3eh,e Only
by the effort, Of policemen on hand Ihe prisoner
was under the Influence Of liquor. and had cut MN
snIt in a.saultng hi, wife child The three we're
taken 10 the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital. me "oulua Vi
MIR, Lester were found to be- quite serious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
BRITISH TROOPS TOO LONG, IN EGYPT.

Paris, June 10.-In the Chamber Of Deputies TO day
VI. Ribot. Minister OF Foreign Affairs read France y,
note TO Egypt After declaring that the difficulty Of
employing the profits Of the conversion Of the debt Is
more serious than the conversion itself France con
tends that the time has arrived when England, In ac
cordnce with the declarations and self conGratu
latiOns Of her ministers AMI for the prosperity and SC
curty Of Egypt, ought to cvacuatc the country. Tho
note expresses surprise that the Powers do agree in
recognizing that the profits Of the conversion ought TO
be applied to Increasing Egypts militar, forces IN
order TO enable her TO dispense with the B 5h troops
Believing, however that all the parties Interested are
disposed TO give the subject frank considerations France
asscnts 10 the conversion scheme. rescrving the
question Of evacuation for future negotiations.
After reading the note NJ RibOt declared mat
France desired the most cordial relations with Eng
land but would lose no opportunity to protest against
England's establishing herself in Egypt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
AISATIAN PASSPORT LAWS.
roo EARLY TO RELAX THE GRIP ON Iif'
CONQUERED PROVINCES.
Won o,PRlvI ON THE NECESSITY
OF HAMPERING FRENCH INTERCOURSE
WITH ALsACE-LCRRAINE

n.-uu Irro n Herr Won Lcvetzow was To-
a,oo,od President of the Rechstag, and
u'S - - - 20 elected First Vice President
D. d,I7nrnhe- Bomst Second Nlce-Presl-
dent. . 6,;,; in
D,rinc the session Chancellor Won CapriV- In
=. 60 . oncstion by Herr Richter, said that
.ha nassnort regulations applying 10 Ais"oo-
Iorr.;ne wore rendered necessary by the numner
- eo.o. Of treason brought before the tribunals,
-. .h.ir enforcement was more especially neees-
.. Dav ,or military reasons They were designed to
80. ;n,ercourse between the Alsatans and the
> rr.ncb more difficult. and to accelerate the Ter
,n.nization of the province. The passport resuia-
+ious the Chancellor declared, could not be aooi-
isbed for long time TO come. Members OF the
Frercb army could not I've permitted
IN reside in the province IN oroer
% tnrn it into hunting grounds which
in the event of war might become battie-
fields. The regulations were working WELL oue
their whole effect would only he apparent aiter
they had been in operation for some Tune lie
severity of the provisions had been removed by
their mlder application.
Continuing. the Chancellor said: Whether we
will be able to continue the course ol modera'loll
depends upon the attitude of those concerned
toward the measure. Gratifying signs ol lhi-
provement are apparent in the relations between
Germany and France. / should regret TO see
Them again become troubled. In no country are
the international relations so difficult or tne
necessity for indulgent consideration so great as IN
Germany 1t is not to Germany interest 10 oilL3 i
forwa rd a question of this nature which wOui11
raise new hopes and illusions in Alsace- Lorraine.
Il must, therefore, said the Chancellor leave
the rcspons blity with the QuesnonerS. 49,
Several Alsa,ian deputies declared that the
nossnort regulations injured The economic con
Sition. and had no GermanizinG influence Herre1
Kardo, Benniesen and PnllEame[ ad IGain'Sben amen
urcentlv necessary They were of the OPINION
that Chancellor Won Caprivi could he trusted 10
enforce the regulations only when absolutely nee
essary and with the least rgor possipie'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
THE ART or MIND CONCENTRATION
TWO VOTING WOMEN ALLEGED TO HAVE BECOME
SERIOUSLY ILL IL LEARNING IT.

TWO YOUNG WOMEN ALLEGED TO HAVE BECOME
SERIOUSLY ILL IL LEARNING IT.
Boston. June 10 (speciaD-A system Of instruction
in vogue few months at Lasell seminary. near
Boston Is said 10 have produced unpleasant results
In at instances causing nervous prostration
II is known the art Of mind concentration, and dur
ing the year Just drawing to a close this department
has been conducted by Miss Annie Call her class num-
bering about 100 young women. Miss Call believes
thoroughly In the system. The catalogue OF the SEM
mary thus describes the department. which, by
the way never has been introduced In any other In
stuton OF learning in this country We have intro
duced systematic training in the use Of the mind
in Itself well in its guidance Of the body; and
the results should bring young women 10 a better
nervous balance and prepare them to meet life out
Of school with strong nerves. thoroughly controlled
according 10 natural laws"
Mis-, Call has given this instruction the entire year
but IL has been recognized only experiment.
She an enthusiast and the principal of the school IS
inclined to believe there good points In the in
structon and many physical benefits 10 be derived nom
from II. The course has however, received sudden
and painful setback Early In December two members
OF the class living In Newton, became seriously ILL.,
Their family physician pronounced their cases TO be
nervous prOstTatlon. brought about by the system OF
instruction given by Miss Call at the seminary. To
day after SIX months Illness they able 10 be about
the house. 10 dress. and walk short distance but
no more. The family ply stefan declares that they
them while under the mcsmeEfc spell was unable 10
rise from the floor without assistance. remove her
attention from the Instructor. He asserts that their
nervous systems greatly injured. since this in
cdent Professor Bragdon has made the taking Of les
SONS In this branch entirely elective and IL may be
discontinued altogether at tie seminary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
ryDTcrrD TyDER THE eHW SCHOOL LAW.

Toledo ohio. June 1o.-Thc Rev. Father Vu's"S'
pastor Of ~. Francis De Sales Catholic 'hur'h' was
10 dav indicted by the Grand jury for mlsdemealor
or for ncglccting to report pupils to the b"'fu VI
Education" The law under whloh INC preso"'N"o". -
found passed by the Legislature Oh "P'" -, %
1850 and provides That it shall be- the duty oil al
nrincip,Is and teachers Of all schools, public ana
pryatc 10 report TO the clerk Of the Board OF fduc
tion Of the city village township in which SCHOOLS
are situated the names. ages and residence I" ""
pupils in attendance at their schools etc fater
Ouglcy failed to make such reports, and 1t Is under
stood claims that he did under advice OF coliscl
maj tIe law was unconstitutional. The Indictment
was made upon the complaint OF the Board OF huuca
ton. The penalty prescribed lor negecung 10 Pct P
form any of the duties designated Is tne oi hOt css
than ,a.5 nor more than 500 for each offence.