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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-11-30
A MOCK PRAYER.

A Democratic Convention in Colorado
Was Closed With Prayer by the Mayor
of the Town, as Follows:
A friend of The MAIL handed in the
following with the request that it be
published, doubtless feeling satisfied
that it would be apprec ated about this
time.
art in Washington when not fishing; thou art
the father of Ruth and Ruth's sister, and of
Maria Halpin's boy, Oscar, and the godfather
of the democratic party (its father would not
own it if he were here) we hail thy name as the
great political prophet Of the century. We bow
down before thee in humble political obedience
e9a eyes hoa
swear to it and lick the everlastin' stuttin' out
Of the man who disputes it. When thou takest
gold then gold it is We are democrats after the
improved modsFn 1ap type Our business is to vote
free silver OF not? We are but dogs that eat Of
When the crumbs fall we wag our tails; when
fall we stand and wait until they do. This is de-
mocracy. This is the democracy that elected
thee, our great and almighty Cleveland. Q,
hast done for u.s. We love thee because thou art
Cleveland. We humbly surrender ourselves to
is but forty cents per bushei we love thee;
though cotton is low we love thee; though bust
ness is dull we love thee; though thousands,
millions, are ont of employment we love thee;
though our children are clothed in rags we love
thee; though our wife, the dear compaaion of
our bosom, is scantily dressed and looks SO
shabby she can't go to church, we love thee
though we are sinking deeper In debt and pov.
erty. is knocking at the door, and hunger is
staring us in the face we love thee still. This
shows our great faith and love for thee. Our
wives and children we are willing to sacrifice,
even as the Hindoo mother sacrifices her off,
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SCHOOL REPORT,
For the Month Ending on Wednesday,
--.-- Nnxralil1lel 90 ----- -

For the Month Ending on Wednesday,
November 10.
Following IS list of the pupils of the
Philipsburg public school who were
neither absent nor tardy during the
month just ended:
GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT..
Fred Bowen, William Calhoun, Vim
cent Doody, Fred Geiger, Thomas Jose,
Harry Kee, Claude McAllister, Julian
Orear, Charles Pennell, Lyman Rhoads.
Winfield Scott, William Weinstein,
Lizzie Bowen, Lille Cornell, Lille Parry,
Alice Weinstein
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
Violet Calhoun, Libbie Dooley Linda
Freyschlag, Kate Frey yschlag Bernice
Frost Amelia Green, Maud Hammond,
Zaidie Mckay, Annie Parftt, Jennie
Rhoads, Laura Simmons, Daisy Wahlen,
Bessie Westphal, Frances Smith, Olive
Kee, Joe Bradshaw, Leo Frost, Clarence
Hansen, George Seelos, Bertie Schoon
oyer, John Refs, Willie Ryan.
The name of Daisy Wahlen was in
advertently omitted from last months
roll of honor
SECOND PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Margaret Barlow, Lottie Bower, ,Bstella
0dLllRdl, Adte IlypeS, NyTUlo MlUcu9ll,
Ella Pennell, Laura Reynolds, Ida
Rhoads, Margaret Ryan, Blanche Stein
berg. Laura Winkler, Mable Weaver,
Pearl Yenter, Virgie Yenter, Ruby Sage,
Ernest Clark, Thomas Duffy, Jerry
German, William Hollingsworth, Harry
,Jacky, Harry Jennings, Ray McAllister,
Clarence McGinne s, Jay Noland Henry
Parfitt, Sydney Pierce, John Wilson,
Alvin Wannamaker, BERTHE Atwater.
FIRST PRIMARY DEPARTMENT..
Clara Bowen, Annie Bowen, Frances
Ryan, Maggie Mcdonald, Verna Daw-
son, Emma Hynes, Henry Dissett,
Ernest Hubert, Walter Ballard, Eddie
Weaver, Harry Weaver, Fred Babcock,
Arthur Bradshaw, Frank Jacky, Braddie
Westphal, Lew Wagerly, Susie Wagerly,
Zona Shull, Bessie Marble, Myrtle Reeves.
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A BOTTLE OF WINE.

After Three Long Years of Waiting Its
Neck Is Cracked.
To, be connected with bottle of wine
in some cases is certainly not very credit
able to anyone, but in this particular
case there is nothing wrong, and, besides,
to connect anyone with bottle may
seem strange, but when you know of the
particulars you certainly would rather
be connected with the bottle than be in
the bottles fix at the present time
with broken neck.
About three years ago Fred Beley
gave to L. M. Busbee a bottle Of fine
wine, upon the outside Of which was
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THE BALL TONIGHT.

The Band Boys Have Everything in
Readiness For All Who Attend.
Several of the band boys have been
working hard for few days putting
things in shape for their ball tonight,
The hall has been neatly decorated with
bunting and evergreen. The floor has
been polished and waxed so that all is
now in readiness for the grand march,
which takes place at o'clock this even
ing. The opening music will be fur
nished by the baud, and at intervals
during the evening the band will furnish
music for waltzes, polkas and other
dances, and this, with Prof. Westphal's
orchestra in attendance, will afford the
finest music that has been heard in
Philipsburg for long time.
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1t should he remembered that of the
grand total Of s35,1oo,o0o,0o0 of debts
the house of Rothschilds of Germany
and the bank of England own s28,O00,0OO,-
600; and that every cent Of it is payable.
principal and interest in gold. In ad-
dition to this, let us remember that in all
the world there is but $3,7OO,OOOOO0 Of
gold, and that the London ana Frankford
concerns named own S3OOO,OO0,OOO of it.!
The people of the world have but barely
enough gold to pay the interest on their
debts, leaving the bulk of the worlds
only money, and practically all oft, il
the hands Of these two! Does it not, in
the light of all this, sound like the chat
ter Of demented person to talk about
the United States, which can produce
enough silver money to conduct it's trans
actions with, maintaining gold basis?
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Knock Him Down.

We do not know to whom the follow
ing vagrant bit of advice should be
credited, but it is good sound sense:
"When a man playfully points pistol or
gun at you, knock him down. Don't
stop to inquire whether it is loaded or
not. Knock him down. Don't be par
ticular what you knock him down with.
only see that he is thoroughly knocked
down. If coroner's inquest must be
held, let 1t be on the other fellow-he
won't be missed" Oil City Blizzard.
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DRuMMOND NEWS.
A Pleasant School Entertainment Last
Friday Evening.

Friday Evening.
Last Friday evening was gala night
in Drummond; everybody in the district
turned out and assisted in making the
school entertainment grand success.
The people of Drummond never do any
thing by halves, and they seldom under
take social doing that does not result
most joyously and successfully. The
programme Of Friday night last was the
most interesting and extensive local pro-
duction that our people have had the
pleasure to witness in a long time.
Special compliment is due each one
of those who participated in the affair
and furnished such rare amusement for
the public in the following programme:
Words of Welcome. Harry Hutchinson
Baogae Bstf9me sSGhS GeSng to the Corner the School
Dialogue, What Keeps Friends Apart" .o.'o
Linda !91 Eeatherman ga and Jessie Hutchinson
Dialogue, Making ogan1 An QEatGr Waffa ,nd ii.
Recitation, Asleep At the Switch, Sn Do.
Song AFTER the Bali Miss Ma1i ID RaaEhIln Wil;ama
........:.. Kate Leonard and Alice Crutcher
Dialogue, Aunt Betsy's Beau" ................
@ Misses + +. s Bacon, 3; Hutchinson, NJ. Hutch
Recitation, Bachelors sale,'
D;aioane t;ob and H;s a;ssaI Miss s Maud Williams
us 70 oral ali Berry cry siaGf and Harry Hutchinson
= .":e,,;..... Maud Williams and Pearl o,wsiey
Comic Song Charming Young II e. WIidqw,' 4
Recitation over the Hills to Ss he E
.....,;;, Miss Maud hutchinson
Misses H H. Kicks, Il KS Il. HfBSse; Bacon. X Burns, L.
Burt, P. Turney, 1. Daddow, Mr.. Mouiton.
Recitation Diamond weddiRG," M;,ss pesri ov:.v
Dialogue. ;Ihe old and New iss ieaii owsiey
Misses IT, Kicks. M. Hutchinson, g. Hutch
inscon,, X. Burns; Messrs. D. Hutchinson
Recitatons spoken by Ella Hutchinson, q race
- Hutchinson, h Bess Hutchinson, Thomas Jones
Song, S1Ges SGcsod Night oral Berry
Misses f. Kicks, K. Bacon. Mesdames But.
Ter, Hutchinson, Messrs. Butler Hawkins.
Local Notes.
James Purtle the saw. mill man. has
been stopping IN our city for several
days, attending his interests here which
are 1t is not mining or tim
Der interests either, but near future de-
velopments may explain all.
Fred Bastian, the general repair and
line man of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, is going to his old home
to pay his parents visit for few weeks.
The opera crew and house will miss him,
James Faulkner. the Northern Pacific
"cow coroner" is in town.
"Patsy" is getting along fine, but the
fair ones doubt him.
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POTATO HILL LAKES.
Soon to be Supplied With Fish by
TT

soon 10 be supplied with Fish by
A. H. Porter.
A. Il. Porter, the popular rancher of
upper Rock creek, has obtained permit
from the United States fish commission
to inhabit the waters Of Potato Hill
lakes with carp. Mr.. Porter has made
application for lot of carp eggs and as
soon as they arrive he will streW them
in the lakes. The waters Of these lakes
have never ueen inhabited with fish and
the place IS especially adapted for the
species of fish which Mr.. Porter is get
ting. If these eggs will live and flourish
in the lakes Mr.. Porter intends to use
every care in cultlyating them, and next
year he proposes making some improve
ments there for the accommodation of
sportsmen.
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Goodness, What a. Dose

Some of the authorizations found in
beer are cocculus indicus, capslcum,
ginger, quassia, wormwood, calamus root,
caraway and coriander seeds, copperas
sulphuric acid, cream of tartar, alam,
carbon1c OF potash, ground oyster shell,
sux yomics, picrotum and strychnine.
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FROM GRANITE COUNTY.

The Missoula Democrat Has IA Little Fun
Mt the Expense of One of Our Citizens.
Speaking of odd communications which
find their way into the hands of county
the Missoula Democrat says
for originality and peculiar style of com
position the following epistle, received
by Assessor Berry, is incomparably funny:
Stone
November 10,
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1893-11-30

The Independent Meat Company make
close prices and continue to sell as low
as the lowest. 42-tf.
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COLD or YHK WORLD
The Enormous Debt of ALI
the Nations.
EVERY DOLLAR PAYABLE In GOLD
The Debts Aggregate Over Thirty
Five Billion Dollars while the
World Possesses But $3,7OO.-
-.. 100000 i'll GOld-A Terrible
Crash Inevitable Some Day

The Deseret News, having been
furnished tabulated statement Of the
debts Of the world by nations, publishes
the same. AS the News says, it's interesting
and useful for reference The table is as
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1898
Byd por take twis for dis yer.
Blese send one Bak to Mike-
Station Ston
Granida Co.

fOudtlOu CuOl
Granida Co.
Mont.
The appellation mike has decided
Celtic ring, is indicative of patriot of
old Erin, and suggestive of a strong
favoritism of shamrocks, but the con
tents of the above letter smacks of that
peculiar dialect of which Ole Olson and
Yon Yonson are alone supposed to be
masters. "Mike" is undoubtedly grad
uate Of the old red school, as he shows a
strong penchant for simple addition, as
indicated in the date line of his letter.
Geographically speaking, "Mike" is off
his base. No such place as ssGranida"
county is known to exist on this mum
dane sphere. He undoubtedly intended
to write Granite county. Nevertheless
mike" may know his business. He may
be member Of the Montana legislature
in disguise, Who knows?
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ATFSIIMONIAL-Ih
will published
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24
THE MARKETS.

Chicago, Aug. 49, Wheat easy; cash.
60 1-4c: September. 60 7-SA61c. Corn low
CIR: cash, IS 3-Sc; September. 3S 3-4c: Oc-
tobcr. 80 5-Sc. Oats easy; cash, % 3-4c;
September, DC; October, a 7-Sc.
Chicago. Aug. 19.-Cattle weak and Zoe
lower. Hogs weak End 20a30c lower:
hc:vy, $4.T5a5.15: mixed and medium,
IS. 1Oa5.GO; light, $5.4Oa6.7O.
st. Paul, Aug. 19.-Hogs 15c lower at
S4.75a4SO. Cattle-Prime steers, $3a
$50: good steers. S2.5Oa3: prime cows.
$2.5Oa2.75; good cows, $2a2.5O; stockers,
$1.5Oa2; feeders. 81.
Minneapolis, Aug. 19.-Wheat-August
closed at 81 lac; September opened at
50 1-Sc; highest, So 3-Sa55 1-2c: lowest.
81 &c: closing. 81 1-2c; December opened
at G. 5-Sa62 Bic: highest. Csc: lowest.
e. 1-Sc; closing 81 1.Sc On track-No.
l hard, soc: new. sic: No. l Northern,
SIC; new, soc; No Northern: soc; new,
J3C.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24
pr. PRICES
Cream paking Q)om>er
not only does finer and better work. its purity has
been questioned
Railway Safety Clock.

Peter Long of Grecnsburg, Pa, is
the patentce of one of the most useful
railway appliances of the agc-a rail-
way signal time clock which accurately
indicates the times intervening between
the passage of trains. 1t is mounted
similarly 10 a danger signal, and the
engineer can readily tell, by simply
slancing at the dials the length of time
which has elapsed since the preceding
train passed that point. The clock
runs regularly and indicates the hours
and minutes just as an ordinary time
piece does. but an ingenious device
and the time-marking apparatus throw
the minute hand back to II at the time
Of the passing of each train. Then the
hand moves forward in the regular way
until the next train thlnderS past, when
it is again thrown back to II. where
it will rcbcgin its Commute journey.
The purpose Of having the hand stop
ut 81 minutes is to show that ut least
that time has elapsed since. Il train
has passed that way. which is amply
sufficient to indicate clear track
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24
ALLEGED RL.Al,KNAH

Minneapolis. Aug. 17.--Shortly after
midnight last night Il man giving his
lame as Robert Thompson. but who is
said to be Il former member of Il local
firm Of road scrapcrs, was arrested,
charged with blackmail The woman who
was arrested at the same time claimed
to he the prisoners wife. but afterwards
admitted that she was not. The pair
are said to have decoyrd Il Mr.. Hol-
brook. who lives near the corner of
Fifth avenue south and Ninth street. and
who is nearly seventy Years old. 10 their
house on Fourth aveunc south and Sixth
street. where he was admitted into a
room and received by the woman. In Il
moment the man came in, pretended to
be the wonlan's husband. and forced Mr..
Holbrook to sign notes to the amount of
S2O.OOO on threats Of exposure and by Il
liberal display Of murderous weapons.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24
LOCAL OPTION IS ENDORSED,

Des MONIES, Iowa, Aug. 1.-THE Re
pubiican convention met in Calvary tab
efhacle at IL O'Clock, Hon. James Har-
ian, confidential adviser of Lincoln, and
one OF the most pathetis figures in Iowa
history, on account of the cloud under
Whlch his political sun went down eigh-
teen Years ago, presided. His address
was brief and dealt chiefly with the tariff
anu financial issues, with one allusion to
the temperance question. Il. D. jackson
was nominated for governor. The plat
1orSn declares for bimetallism. On pro-
hinition it says:
frohlhltion is no test of Republican,
Ism. The general assembly has given to
the state prohibitcry law as strong as
any that has ever been enacted by any
country. Like any other criminal stat
ute ITS retention. modification or repeal
must hi determined by the general assem-
blS elected by and in sympathy with the
people. and to them is relcgatcd the sub
Ject to take such action us they NAV
deem just and best in the matter, MAIN
tanning the present law in those quarters
OF the state where it is now or can be
made efficient. and give to the localities
such methods of controlling and reyulat-
ing the liquor traffic as will best serve
'ne cause OF temperance and morality"
The liquor plank in the platform re-
suited IN Il long drawn out controversy.
pnt was finally adopted. The friends of
prohibition regarded this portion of the
platform as Il practical endorsement of
local option. 1t is thought that the
prohibition law will be repealed at the
next session of the legislature
The convention completed it's work by
the nomination of the following: Lieu
tenant governor, Warren S. DUNCAN of
Charlton; supreme judge. G. H. Robin
son OF Storm Lake: railroad commissions
en- j.. W. Luke of New Hampton: state
superintendent of public instruction,
Henry Sabine of Dcs Moincs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24
MORE RIOTIEG.

Bombay, Aug. 17.-Thc religious race
rioting was resumed III this city to-day
and for several hours the streets were
the scenes Of desperate conflicts. The
first rioting was of the most sanguinary
nature, and Il large number of persons
were killed and injured. The day being
Il HinIoo holiday the authorities antici-
pated a renewal of the recent disturb
ances, and were in measure prepared
to suppress an outbreak. but the police
and the force of troops in the garrison
were inadequate to cover rne whole of the
city. and before quiet had been restored
i'll one part of the city, fresh outbreaks
would occur in another.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24

Danville, Va, Aug. 17.-An awful ac-
cident occurred at the county line trcstle
just east of Milton yesterday morning at
$50 o'clock, by which two passenger
coaches and sleeper We're precipitated
into the creek below, distance of six
ty feet, killing seven persons outright
and wounding Il number of others. The
train bound for Portsmouth left here at
1:35. and was the regular train. After
passing through Milton and goiug over the
trestlc. the engineer. peyton Tunstal, who
says he was running ut the rate of ten
miles an hour, felt the bridge giving
way. He threw open the throttle and
the engine, tender and box car got safely
over. but the passenger car was too
late and the span went down under its
weight, the second passenger car and
sleeping car following The cars were
shivercd into kindlng WOOL and the cS-
cape of any of the passengers was Il
miricle. The following is list of the
killed ard wounded:
killed-H. Morris, conductor. Ports
mouth, Va; w. II. Ellison. Alton. Va. ;
]. G. Davies, farmer, Baskerville. Va;
W. II. Flam. Durham, N. C.; James $.
Lowe, Il railroad conductor from the
West. who was a passenger; Thomas
Lee colorcd, Winston, n. c.; Francis
jenkins. colored, Salem, n. C.
lnjured-Alrs. Harvey Gersch. Salem,
N. c., slightly; J. l.. Sizer. Pullman con-
ductor, Richmond, Va. foot smashed and
hurt internally: J. B. Townes, colored
porter of the Pullman. slightly bruised
about the body: - Davis. tlagman. hurt
about the head and face and foot
spraincd.
None of the injured are seriously hurt
The dead were removed to the railroad
depot at Milton. where they were kept
until the arrival of the coroner from
Halifax court house, the accident occur
ring on the Halifax side of the creek.
The loss was very heavy to the railroad
company as the cars and full span of
the bridge are IL total loss. The pas
sengcrs, mail, baggage. freight. etc. are
passing tl,rt rgh, they being transferred
at the creek
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24
MORT; ENCOURAGED.

Biwabik, MiHn., Aug. 19.-The local
situation is improving. Messrs: T. L..
Kimberly. John II. Jones and II. William
son. of the Biwab:* Ose company. arrived
yesterday with moslc;)to settle the June
pay roll. The July pay roll will be paid
Sept. IL. Other creditors accepted drafts
on =. l.. Kimberly. due in sixty days.
Arrangements were also made for re-
sumption on Il small scale at the mine
One steam shovel will be started imme-
diatcly. This will employ about forty
men. Col. Grcggie of Duluth, sent here
by the county con mi..sioncrs to investi-
gate reports Of destitution. found only
isolated cases of went on the entire
raj &c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24
FIFTY KILLED

London. Aug. 19.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Times says of the fight
between French and Italian working
men in Argues Mortes Yesterday: cat
least fifty We're killed and $50 were
wounded in the fight. The French, num-
herring 500, carried every kind of weapons
from rick;lXeS and bludgeonS to firearms
There We're fri=htful hand-to-hand fights
in the streets. Afterwards 800 Italians
barricalrd themselves On Il farm They
wer" hrsi"grd forthwith by the French
and 4 regular battle followed. Whenever
an Italian escaped he was hunted like
Il rat to his death.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24
KILLED BY A STEER.

Kansas City, Aug. 1S.-A wild Texas
steer escaped from the stock yards this
ncrning and ran ucwn Second street
in Kansas City, Kan, creating panic
among pedestrians. George Beyers, !,
stokmun. did not see the animal until it
was upon hi1n and he had no time to es-
cape. The steer struck him full in the
face with his head, breaking the stock
mans nose ard terribly bruisng his head
and knocking him down. The maddencd
victim picked UP his victim OH his horns
and tossed him ten feet in the air. in.
tlicting fatal injuries. Before it did
further damage the steer was captured.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24
SinSle-EInnded.

A good story Of Gen. John G. Brcck.
cnridge is said to have been told by
himself, With evident relish, not long
before his death. In talking to some
friends about the MANY kinlncsses
which had been shown him by his peo-
pie and the pleasant things which had
been said to him, he remarked that he
valued as highly as any compliment
ne had ever received one which an
old Kentucky farmer paid him during
the war, which had come to his ears
only Il short time before.
1t was the custom in wartime, as
it has always been 1t all times, for
the country people to coluc into the
county town on Saturday afternoon to
exchange news gathered during the
week.
At one Of these gatherings in store
in Richmond, Ky, just after the battle
OF Chick;lnHiuga, one OF the men said
he had heard some grand news. Upon
being pressed to tell it, he said. grave
ly:
II did hear that thar has been most
powerful fight down in Tennessee, and
they says that for Il long time it went
mighty agir our folks, but that then
Mr.. Brackinridye come forraru and
asked the privilege of the field for just
fifteen minutes, and they do SAY that
he slew thirty thousand"'
Which statement was received With
due respect by the assembled company.
although it appeared to occasion slight
ripple Of surprise, much to the mar
ratOrs satisfaction.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-08-24
PLANS ACCEPTED

st. Paul. Aug. 19.--Thc board of re.
gents of the state university held a Sos
sion this morning at the capitol, and
reached Il final decision regarding the
new library and assembly hall. The re-
vised plans prepared by Architects Buff
flngton d Eldridge of Minneapolis were
submitted and accepted with some minor
changes. The building is not to cost
more than $155,OOO, including architects
fees and salaries. The selection of the
stone for the building and superintcnd-
ent have been left to committees