The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-17
DINNERS AND0THERS
All Agree That 1895 Will Be Year
Of Unparalleled Prosperity.
WHAT THEY SAY OF SIGNS
B.lI Berry Draws Comparisons Be-
tween This Years and Others
and An Ping Eases His Pre-
dictions Upon His Lily.

MIsSOUIA, Jan. l6.-Ail signs point to n
good year in 1895. Every prophet that the
STANDARD has consulted has agreed that
the horoscope points favorably and this
year will, according 10 all indications DO
a good one. The STANDARD has taken
pains TO make a careful investigation of
the subject and every local authority that
Is considered reliable has contributed his
prediction to the effect that prosperity is
ahead. The first ono consulted, by virtue
of the prominence which he occupies IN
the prediction business, was Hon. William
Berry, county assessor. Mr.. Berry said
that he has a definite recollection OF every
winter since 1901, when he first came
west, and TINT tho present season cor
responds exactly with the winters that
have preceded the eras of great pros
perity which this country has enjoyed. In
1917. when he first came to Montana, he
says the winter weather was precisely the
same as it is this month and he never had
such luck in his life as ne had during that
year. The winters preceding the dis
covery of the big bonanzas in Montana
have been about like tho present one
and this fact, combined with tho unpre-
cedented success of tho Berry ticket az
the election last November, leads Uncle
Bill to predict unparalleled prosperity for
this state during the present year.
All Ping, one of Missoula's prominent
Cinnamon, told n reporter that he be-
leved 1895 would be n great year, espe-
cially for Missoula. About China no was
not quite so sure, but he had hopes. His
reasons for foretelling local prosperity,
he based entirely upon the splendid
growth of Chinese lilies that have bios
somed here this month. The growth of
these queer plants is always watched with
interest by the Mongolians and the man
ner i'm which the first shoots start out
from the onion-like bulbs is noted care
fully, as is each subsequent step in the
development of the plant. The genial
Chinamau showed the reporter one bulb,
whose growth, he said, was particularly
propitious. Tho bulb was n large one and
instead of the single shoot from the top,
which is usually the only growth, this pc
cular bulb had sc mt out three, ono on top
and two lateral. all of which were grow
ing in fine style, with a raceme of fra
grant blossoms at the end of each. This
is considered an especially favorable
omen and tho sizo of the blossoms is also
propitious.
Some of the oldest inhabitants of the
valley below here and some of the ancient
Bitter Rooters have been interviewed by
the STANDARD reporter and all of them
agreed that the opinion of Mr.. Berry was
a correct one, although they are tender
feet compared with the aged assessor
and, for that reason. declined to give the
reporter any individual expressions for
publication.
One business man, who was asked for
an opinion, said that he believed that this
would be n good year for Alssoula. from
the fact that he believed her people are
waking up little. "All that this town
needs" said he, "is little more push and
vim on the part of her citizens and |
believe they are getting ready TO exert
themselves When asked why no
believed this, he cited the recent stir over
the university question and also referred
TO the recent announcement that Repre-
sentative Hershey had "caught the speak
er's eye the first day" This, no said, he
considered of especial significance, as he
had never known Mr.. Hershey to move
fast enough TO catch anything before. "If
Mr.. Hershey is getting swift he added,
"There is hope for all of u.s.
The opinion of Weather Prognosticator
Fawcctt would have been of especial
value in this connection, as he is really
the only professional prognosticator in
the city. But, unfortunately, when tho
reporter called at his island home he was
absent and the publication of his opinion
is necessarily postponed. Ii is, however,
desirable. perhaps, that this postpone
ment be made, as Mr.. Fawcett is in dis
repute as predlctor from tho very err
ratio habits his signals have recently ac-
CURED. 1t was bad enough to fly a single
white flag in stormy weather, but when
the signal pole displays double-barreled
white flag in blizzard 1t is especially un-
favorable 10 the reputation Of the prog
nosticator
Summing up the whole lot of opinions,
there seems TO be general unanimity in
predicting prosperous season. The
public verdict will be. Let II come"
Missoula is certainly prepared forit.