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THEATERs SUPPORT THE POOR.
Taxes on Places of Amusement in Paris
Give Sustenance to Tn Dussnds.
From tho Paris T'Onicia1 Thaater

Taxes on Places of Amusement in Paris
Give Sustenance to Tn Dussnds.
From the Paris L'Ohicial Theater.
The first trace which may be found
in the French national archives of a
tax on receipts OF playhouses for the
benefit of the Door is an ordinance of
Charles VI, dated April, 1407, wherin
it is said that plays and mysteries
shah begin ait / o'clock in the after
noon and end at 5 o'clock. Because
the people shall be distracted from di-
vine service, and This fact will dimin-
ish in The churches the aims given to
the poor the Brothers of the Passion
will have to pay to the state treasurer
f1.000"
Then there is an ordinance of Louis
XIV, dated Feb. %, 1929, prescribing
that "a sixth of the sums received for
admission to operas and to comedies
shall be taxed for the benefit of the
general hospital" In 1713 this provis-
ion was extended to cover popular fes-
rivals at fairs. In 1716 an ordinance
of the regent prescribed an additional
tax of a ninth. distinct from the oFigi.l
nal sixth. The origin of this Second
tax is curious. A certain NJ. De Lam
ARE had Ito finish a work relating to
the police which exacted the expendi-
ture of large sums that the project of
priation. This magistrate obtained
from The regent his sanction for the
additional tax. which was paid to NJ.
De Lamarre. 1t was agreed that this
new tax should be regarded as made
in favor of the hospital. and, in order
that the administrators of the hospital
should not object. there was an agree
ment with them that NJ. De Lamarre's
work should become their property in
20 years. NJ. De Lamarre's work was
never finished. The tax was suppress
from 1889 to 1891.
In January. 1896. the directory issued
a decree inviting" the managers of
Paris playhouses to give a performa nee
in Paris once month for the benefit
of the Door. Eleven months later a
new decree of the directory exacted a
tax of 10 per cent on the price of every
ticket of admission for six years ''at
all spectacles where admission prices
are charged" In 1880 small playhouses
were relieved of the tax of per cent
which they were paying to the opera
since 1907. In 1S4S the hospitals of the
city of Paris were made arbitrators by
law of the sums that playhouses should
earn, and owners of any excess over
these sums. The playhouse committee
of the national assembly at the end of
the year severely censured the hospi-
tails for their pretension. and proposed
AN invariable tax of Z per cent.
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BITS OF INFORMATION.

A race horse galloping at full speed
clears from 20 to "a feet every bound.
The average walking pace of a healthy
man or woman is said to be rs steps a
minute
In Italy there are more theaters in
proportion to the population than in any
other country.
In India there is an idea that a lion
cannot be induced to attack a prince or
any scion of a royal house.
The wedding ring is worn on the left
hand because, in symbolism, the right
hand is authority, the left obedience.
The nerves of m-blooded animals
telegraph information to their brains at
the rate of about $50 feet per second.
In Wales it is believed that If any one
kills wren he will fall down and break
a bone before the end of the year.
In the famous garden of olives at Je-
rusalem there are eight fiourishing olive
trees that are known to be over 1000 years
old
The largest sheep ranch on the North
American continent is one of 400, 900 acres
lying in the counties of Dimmit and
Webb, Texas.
The table upon which Cromwell wrote
when he affixed his signature to the war;
rant for the execution of Charles 1. was
recently sold for a145
Colonel Wellesley. in 1858, had the mayor
of Scarborough tossed in a blanket in the
market place for making speech in IA
vor of James. II.
1t is announced that the railroad be-
tween Beirut and Damascus is complete
and is open for traffic. This is the first
railroad opened in Syria
The largest steam shoveler in the world
is at work in the phosphate beds of st.
John Island. near Charleston, S. c. 1t
weighs Sc tons.
The Irish viceroy receives a salary of
"a IN he fc IN
do justice to Dublin unless he spends
$500, 600 a year there.
Men who work in the New York, Ohio
Pennsylvania and Canadian salt works
are never affected with cholera, diphthe-
ria, yellow fever or smallpox.
Prof. f. G.. Plummer, of Tacoma, Wash,
II authority for the statement that there
are hundreds of trees in that vicinity up
wards of 700 feet in height.
The strangers who go up the railway to
Vesuvius in spite of the long journey
eight hours there and back and the high
price co number about 10000 yearly.
When you are figuring on the immense
size of the state of Texas, remember that
II has 81 counties. each of which is larger
than the state of Rhode Island.
A medical journal declares that the
common habit among women of biting off
the thread with which they are sewing is
prolific of sore throat and blood poison
ing.
People in a position to know state that
the lumber, business in the northern part
Of New Hampshire will be larger the
coming winter than for several winters.
After having been harnessed together
for 30 years a pair of faithful and WELL
kept horses died at Skowhegan last week.
and both were buried in the same grave.
Potatoes are a drug on the market in
Lancaster, n. H., and they are so plenty
and cheap that ii is a question among
the farmers whether II pays to dig them
or not.
Canada does not seem to be the prom
ised land, of some poole at least. 1t is
announced that the emigrants from that
country exceeded the immigrants last
wear by 100. 900.
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ginning at about half past 2 1t is nearly
4 o'clock and the sun is well above the
horizon before the first real songster APP
pears in the person of the blackbird.
y A saucerful of shaved ice may be pre-
served for "a hours with the thermometer
In the room at 80 degrees +. IL the follow
Ing precautions are observed. Put the
saucer containing the ice in a soup plate
and cover ii with another. Place the soup
plate thus arranged on a good heavy pill
low and cover IL with another pillow,
pressing the pillows so that the plates are
completely imbedded in them.
Cultivating strawberries under glass of
various colors. Professor Zacharewiez of
Vaucluse. France, has obtained the fol-
lowing results: Ordinary clear glass
gave the best and earliest fruit. Orange
glass increased the vegetation, but 1t in
Jured the quality, size and earliness of
the fruit. Violet glass increased the yield
at the expense of the quality. Red. blue
and green glass was hurtful to all kinds
of vegetation.
At Angouleme the other day a curious
scene was enacted. In the public place a
number of old guns were broken up in the
presence of a large crowd. The weapons
In question had been the property of
poachers and others who had shot with
out license. In France the arms of such
offenders are confiscated unless the own
ers can pay $40 to redeem them. and are
sold for thebenefit of the public purse,
which clears about $4,000 a year in this
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England has decided that no more
Americans shall be received as stu
dents at the royal school of naval ar
chitecture at Greenwich. While 1t may
at first look like "a small piece OF bust
ness. the action is an indirect compli-
ment to the United States on its mar
velous progress in ship building. Eng
land is jealous Of American skill. The
United States has not only equalled the
ship builders Of Great Britain in the
construction of warships Of all classes
but also in the building OF ocean liners.
AS a matter OF fact. American ship
builders have reached a stage where
they no longer have to take lessons
OF the British. and England's action
will impose no great deprivation on-our
naval architects. England starts in
too late
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-04
PROMINENT OR PECULIAR.

BY some officials blunder a number of
Dutch scent postage stamps were recent
ly printed yellow instead of blue. The
mistake was discovered before the stamps
were isseud, but not before some of the
sheets had been stolen by workmen and
sold at high prices to stamp dealers
So many sheriffs in the West and South
have lately added bloodhounds to their
force of criminal crackers that the price
of the animal is increasing and the rails
ing of them is becoming quite business,
notably. perahps. I'm Kentucky. One hun
dred dollars is said to be an average price
for good bloodhound pup now.
Ii has been decided by the executors OF
the estate OF the late Samuel J. Tilden to
sell at auction Thursday, Oct. "a, all the
plants in the greenhouse and on the place
at Greystone. Yonkers. N. Y. Among the
plants is a sage palm 200 years old, with
25 fronds three feet long. 1t was formerly
owned by George Washington.
In Spain a favorite panacea, In theory
for the whooping cough is found in three
hairs plucked from the back Of an ass
This remedy is not often resorted to in
companying belief that the ass from
which the hairs have been plucked will
decline as the patient is restored TO health
and will die when the cough is completely
gone.
Ever since railroads were first built i'm
Maine the members of the Penobscot
tribe of Indians at Oldtown have been al
lowed TO ride at half fare. This privilege
has been abolished and the Indians are
much disturbed They threaten to sue the
Bangor * Aroostook railroad If IL issues
similar order. as they claim TO have
vested rights to half fares on that line.
The present season is notable for an
abundant second brood OF autumn butter
flies in England. The blues were never
more numerous: the birthstone. a rare
insect In autumn, unique among British
butterflies in the shape OF its wings. re-
calls the months OF the violet and prim-
rose; the peacocks and red admirals-
pride OF the shortening days-came out
unusually early.
An ornithologist has been investigating
the question OF what hour in summer the
commonest small birds wake up and sing
He states that the green finch Is the ear
Hest riser. as II pipes as early as half
past in the morning. the blackcap be-
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NOVEL OR NOTABLE.

Editor Singerly of Philadelphia is said
to go to his newspaper office every morn
ing at $50 and remain there two hours:
then to his bank for two hours; then to
his newspaper for five hours: then to
dinner and to the theater for an hour.
and then to the newspaper again till far
into the night.
E. c. Arey OF Hampden Corner. Me-.
picked strawberries on his farm on Oct.
TO- There were ripe strawberries, green
strawberries and dainty blossoms, all on
one stem. Mr.. Arey says there were quite
a number of berries in the field, and new
err before has he heard of wild strawber-
ries ripening in October.
NJ Barthelemy Saint-Hilaire lately cele-
brated his 9lst birthday. Those unac-
auainted with his age would take NJ.
Saint Hilaire to be hale old man of rs
or So He is one of the most regular In
his attendance at the sittings of the
French senate. He remembers perfectly
Napoleon l., and all that occurred during
the occupation of Paris by the allies. He
began his translation of Aristotle into
French exactly So years ago and only
completed IL last year.
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Grist to Reeds Mill.

Thomas B. Reeds candidacy is look
ing up. The latest announcement is
that Senator Quay is going to support
him-the senator himself admits as
much. This announcement carries with
IL a suspicion that Mr.. Platt. Of New
York. will also be for Reed-the notion
is current. for whatever reason, that
Quay and Plat intend 10 pull together.
At first. Mr.. Platt will feel under obli-
cations to let Governor Morton score
complimentary vOte-that is probably
as much as the governors candidacy
viii amount 20.
II was certain from the outset that
neither the Pennsylvania senator nor
the New York boss would nave any
thing 10 do with the Harrison candida
cy. Both men have grievances dating
from General Harrison's term in the
w11lke house-grievances which they
will undoubtedly wear on their sleeves
as long as Harrison Is in any
sense a possibility. All along Il has
been thought possible that Quay would
warm UP 10 the OHIO man; he says now
thar Mckinley would be his second
choice.
Thus the Reed boom Is assuming
definite outlines N Is among the ac-
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maintained that the necessity of acting
while talking should be particularly
understood by the clergymen of the
of public speakers are prone to be tire
some rather than impressive or inter-
esting. Many clergyman, who
breaches with an orotund and impress
sive delivery carries little. il any con-
viction Of his sermons. because he fails
to demonstrate to Ghis hearers that he
has feeling. According to Mr.. Jeffer-
son, "he utters the grand truths OF the
Bible in a way that leaves his hearers
undecided whether or not he believes
them himself
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Princeton and Harvard met on the
football fieldlaSt Saturday for the first
time since 1882 That was the year
when mortal offense was taken by Har-
wards team-]ts members asserted that
the Princeton men were DULLES and
that their play was too rough-the COM
plants were much like those that were
heard as IA sequence ITO the recent un-
finished game between the Buttes and
the visitors from Iowa. In recent years
the most notable event in football cir
Giles has been dhe meeting between Yale
and Harvard. Az Yale it was conclud-
ed ITO omit. this year. the usual game
with Harvard. with the result that re-
lations on the field of sports were re-
summed between Harvard and Prince
ton. The victory. 0ast Saturday, for
Princeton was one that had been gen.
orally anticipated.
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MONDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1895.
For Eiqht Years.

The Anaconda bank robbers were
promptly disposed of. They were ar
rested and tried. and on the thirteenth
day after the crime was committed
both of them received their sentence
they got each eight years in Deer
Lodge. Under the allowance granted
for good behavior. the two men can
walk out into the world again after
five years and six months of service in
prison.
The attempt to rob the bank was
nothing short Of an enormous crime.
the methods of the robbers might east
ly have involved the loss of human
life. The men were not skilled in the
art OF bank-breaking else they might
possibly have secured some of the
banks treasure; they were not experts
at the work of robbery else they GER
bainly would have made good their
escape after the explosion in the vault.
1t was possible under the law to have
inflicted upon both men a much longer
term than fifteen years, yet we think
that the public will approve the ac-
ton of the district court in giving them
eight years OF Deer Lodge. This hap
pens in view of what is we'll known in
this city respecting both men and also
in view of the testimony given during
the trial.
Darling and Firpo are the last men
at whom the finger OF suspicion would
have pointed They had been known
as industrious mechanics and respected
citizens. How 1t happens that men OF
their character. prompted by an insane
thirst for money. can permit them
selves to engage in a crime so bastard
ly. is past comprehending. At Deer
Lodge abundant testimony was given
respecting the former excellent reputa-
ton OF the prisoners. That they failed
In their attempt on the bank. that they
were promptly apprehended and that
they must pay years of prison service
in retribution-all these things are
most satisfactory. But 1T is their great
good fortune that they had a former
record for rectitude TO stand them in
hand when they had to face a court
OF justice: and we believe that the con-
illusions in their case reached by Judge
Brantly will be approved in the COM
muni,y where the crime was COM
mitted.
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The first number in the first volume
Of the Montana Transcript is dated at
Helena. Nov. /. DR.. A. II. Hersey.
the editor and proprietor. is a gifted
writer who has had a wide range Of
experience in newspaper work. The
Transcript is to appear once a week.
1t is a four-page. seven-column paper.
1t presents a good appearance in a
typographical way. and its pages are
entertaining. The Transcript comes
into the world on the proposition that
Helena has attained metropolitan
proportions" that in the reviving pros
perlty soon to follow. Helena, as the
commanding center of the state, must
fully share" and that the city justifies
the existence of an exclusive weekly
paper conducted on conservative and
Independent lines"
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The Chicago BARRIERS who defied the
Illinois Sunday closing law have been
arrested and the constitutionality of
the law is to be tested. The law is
popular in none of the states that have
adopted it except among the BARRIERS
themselves. and it seems that they
are by no means unanimous upon the
subject. Somebody ought to test the
constitutionality of the Montana stat
ute
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TO ADVERTISERS.

The Anaconda Standard guarantees its
advertisers a bona fide paid circula don.
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that of any other newspaper pub
lished in the state of Montana. Advertis-
ing contracts will be made subject to this
guarantee.
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Trouble in Ohio.

The latest news from Ohio is to the
wallis in democratic circles. For a week
the rumor has been that Campbell was
not getting the sort of support from
some of the democratic leaders that
had been promised him; during a fort
night II has been rumored that Senator
campaign. In instances gossip has I'M
dertaken to tell how much money was
TO have been raised. how much Brice
himself had promised to give and how
far short of these pledges the actual
campaign fund has amounted Ito.
Probably most of this talk relating
to funds is sheer fancy; that trouble
has crept into the democratic ranks,
however. is undoubtedly true. Camp
bell is a strong candidate, and the
democrats in Ohio are zealously
united in favor of his election. Brice
wanted him to run so as to give the
entire democratic ticket strong head
ship. What Brice is after is the legis-
lature and another term in the federal
senate. But while there is harmony
respecting Campbell. no such feeling
prevails among the Ohio democrats as
to the legislative tickets.
In instances the free-coinage demo-
Gratis. who are a numerous body in
Ohio. have announced that they will
vote for no man for membership in the
legislature unless he binds himself 10
oppose Brice or any other goldbug can
didate. Thus silver appears 10 be the
root of the trouble in Ohio, as far as
democracy ds concerned. It doesn't
occur to Mr.. Brlce to put up money I'M
der conditions so doubtful, as far as
his personal interests are involved.
That is satisfactory. Silver has MOTH
Ing whatever to hope for at the hands
of the Ohio republicans; 1t has friends
among the democrats there. If the adj
min!stration goldbugs can be taught a
thing or two through the defeat of a
man like Brice and the loss OF a DEM
ocratic senator. let the lesson he made
as impressive as possible.
1OSSpA SSheiSoh ueilNereu an inter-
esting and instructive address in New
York the other night on oratory and
acting. The fault with most public
speakers in Mr.. Jefferson's opinion Is
that they don't infuse enough acting
into their addresses. The orator Who
simply speaks his piece in good set
terms seldom carries conviction to his
hearers But the orator who. while he
talks. also acts out what he is saying
with his ewes and nerves and facial
expression. moves and generally con-
vinces his audience. Mr.. jefferson
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-17
SHAKERS AND DOCTORS TALK
TOGETHER.

In his able work entitled Lon
gevity," published few years
ago. DR.. John Gardner of Eng
land predicts that a vegetable age
will yet be found that shall so retard those
changes that bring about old age as to
prolong human life much beyond its pres
ent limit.
Acting. perhaps, upon the impulse pro-
duced by this thought, many eminent
physicians have called from time to time
upon the Shakers of Mt. Lebanon to in
Quire of them concerning the secrets of
medicinal plants, in which these sincere.
supplemented and God-fearing people are
known to be wise and skillful beyond an
other men.
The Shakers willingly told what they had
learned, and in turn received from their
visitors much valuable information about
disease; which they at once made practical
use of. The most important point was
that II a genuine and certain remedy
could be found for indigestion and dys-
pepsia, and the ailments growing out of
it, a long step would be taken in the right
direction. Old age, said these physicians
begins in q failure of the digestion and
so do most diseases at any and all periods
of life. The result of these consultations
was the discovery by the Shakers of the
desired specific, made wholly from herbs.
and known as the Shaker Digestive Cor
dial. Its action is magical and worthy of
its origin.
Where there is distress after eating.
heartburn, sick headache, bad taste in
the mouth, biliousness, weakness and
WEAKNESS, cold hands and feet, aversion
10 FOOD, nervousness, or any other symp-
toms Of dyspepsia, the Cordial will prove
US curative virtues. Behind it is the repu-
latlon OF people who have never de-
Hauded or deceived their fellow men
sd III 4ader 70 test whether this remedy is
auapted to your case, a practically no
Sost, you may procure a trial bottle for 10
Genus OF almost any druggist.