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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-02

The Minnesota Legislature is dis
posed to consider drunkenness d men
tai disease and propose to treat it as
such. A bill is now before the Legis-
lature which provides that pers ms
found guilty of drunkenness third
time shall be sent othe insane asylum
for treatment with the Kelley cure.
If the Minnesota theory OF drunken
ness is correct. it is advisable for the
Nevada Legislature to adopt it. Ar
engagements might be made for the
treatment OF drunkenness at the In
sane Asylum. 1t would probably be
rather expensive for the State, for
awhile ct least. bnt itwould makemen
OF many persons who are now slaves
to strong drink. Prohibliory laws
have been tried in several States with
cut success and as those who do not
indulge to excess are opposed TO sump-
tuary legislation, drunkenness could
be restricted by treating those afflicted
with the malady as mentally dis
ordered and curing them at a public
institution.
Mr.. Peterson has taken charge Of
the Marston Gallery and with his rec
ognized experience as a photogra pher
will make success Of the gallery.
The statement that Brockliss did
not sign either report Of the Election
Committee is incorrect He signed
the majority report.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-02
Accidental Shooting.f

At Eureka yesterday Charles HUI
accidentally shot and killed his
brother, George They were the sons
of P. J. Hjnl, Treasurer OF Eureka
county, and young men Of the highest
character and promise. The deceased
had just finished his education and
begun his business career, and was
well respected by the entire commun-
ity.
--esS = -s>------
Sergeant alarms Flannery left for
Wiunemucca last evening with a war
rant to bring in the ballots in the
Hardin Fraucis case. The Leet- Muir
ply case is still before the Com
mittee. They will count the ballots
Monday.
The loss by the sinking of the Elba
reaches nearly 400 Electric lights in
the fog would have saved the vessel.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-02
THE STATE LIBRARY.
A MORE GENERAL USE or IT NEEDED
FOR THE PUBLIC.

the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i report on
The State Library.
The Library is required by law tC
be kept open during the hours Of the
! other st tie officers, that Is two hours
in the morning and three in the after
| noon. This restricts its usefulness
too much. But, as the matter stands
and as it has stood for years, more
cannot be expected of the Librarian.
No public library OF the size of this
one can be properly conducted by less
than three persons. There should be
an able Librarian, specially adapted
to the work, who could give his atten-
ton to the selection OF books and their
purciiase. and the arrangements
that instantly become necessary by
reason OF growth, and the problems
arising therefrom and he should
have Two assistants, so that the books
could be directly under the eye of al
lelst one, and that all the required
clerica labor could be performed.
The Librarian himself should not be
required to do clerical work. When
ever he does it, if he is fit for the of.
flee. he is wasting the time and energy
for which the State pays, and should
pay high wages upon work that could
and ought to be done by clerks who
feel that they are we'll paid at the price
of ordinary labor.
The State officers have, by law, the
right to take out from the Gbrarr two
books at once. 1t has been custom
for the Librarian to recognize assign
ments CT this right. Little by little
the priv ege Of taking out books has
been extended The persons in
charge, realizing the great value OF
tue stores OF learning that lay on the
shelves md feeling that wrong was
committed by keeping them there un-
used, have SO constructed the law as
to prevent their use to practically all
who were students Some came to
consiCe :as right what was really
favor OF at cost OF a considerable
of self-imposed labor and re-
sposiblity by the Librarian. The
present Librarian followed in the foot
steps of his predece ssors in this mat
ter. What his successor, a man whose
and other qualifications
we'll suit him for the place, will do,
,anuot be foret1id. But certainly the
present situation is entirely unfair
both to the officer and TO the public.
In view OF these considerations L
AXE the liberty Of suggesting the fol-
owing plan.
First-Take away from ali State Of
icers the privilege of assigning their
i lights to take out b 'oks.
Second-Open the Library to the !
public from 9 a. N. to 10 P, NJ, thus to
/ great extent eliminating the neces. |
Try of taking out books.
Third-Allow any one under proper |
To take out book on pay
nent of IA small fee, say five cents, to
over the cost of binding, etc
Thus the property of the whole peo-
lie of the State would be given to its
greatest practical use, and the de5truc-
ion watch necessarily occurs would
'e compensated.
1 have verb lily set this matter be-
ore both the outgoing Governor and
lis successor, aud both have kindly
,romised to make recommendations to
he same effect in their messages to
be Legislature.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1895-02-02

when Baby was sick.
We gave her CastoriA.
~hsn abe was Child.
She cried for CastoriA
Nhau sho became Min,
She chung TO CastortA
WAsu shs bad Children,
ahs gave thsU Oaseosia
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-06
His Resignation Accepted.

Great Falls. Dec. Sat the meeting
of the congregation of the First Pres
byterian church. held for the purpose
of considering the resignation Of ITS
pastor, Rev. r. NJ. Ramsey, the fol-
lowing was adopted:
Whereas, Rev. r. M. Ramsey has
been obliged by failing health to tender
his resignation as pastor of the First
Presbyterian church Of Great Falls,
Montana;
Resolved, That we, the members of
his church and congregation, accept his
resignation with sincere regret: that we
appreciate his earnest. devoted, unset
fish work as our pastor. and express
our gratitude to him and his family
for their efforts of labor and love in
our behalf; that we regret the depart
ure from among us Of him In whom
We always have hand an exemplary
Christian. and one who has been true
to his convictions in declaring to us
the truths OF the Word of God. We
trust that in the Providence of God,
he may be restored Ito health and vigor,
soon to resume his chosen and most
honored profession"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-06
The Live stock Exchange.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-The executive COM
mittee of the national live stock ex-
change met in the exchange building at
the stock yards this morning preliminary
to the annual meeting to be held by the
exchange at the same place Tomorrow
The committee. among other things. will
tomorrow report to the national body
the recommendation that the exchange
favors the repeal of the tax on oleomarg-
airline and legislation providing for the
uniform inspection of meat. The latter
subject was discussed for some time, and
much stress was laid upon the allega-
tons of inefficiency and irregularity in
government methods of meat Inspection
A report win also be made to the con-
vention covering the work of the com
mittee of three sent to congress last
winter to secure legislation looking TO
the prevention of foreign embargoes on
American packing products and cattle
The committee approved a resolution ia
foring the Ntcaraguan canal, IL conducted
under the control OF the United States.
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Agent Fowler Contradlcts.

Great Falls, Dec. 5.-A representative
OF the Great Falls & Canada railroad
called at the Standard last night and
requested the publication of the fol-
lowing card:
Great Falls, Dec. 4, 1895.
To the Editor of the Standard:
I wish to contradict the report pub
hshed In the Helena Herald of Wed
nesday, stating that one Alexander
Campbell had been put off a train of
the Great Falls & Canada railway on
Sunday last, and as a result had been
badly frozen. This is absolutely false.
Campbell was supplied with a ticket
from Shelby Junction to Butte over the
Great Falls & Canada railway and
Great Northern railway and rode in a
first-class car all the way from Shelby
Junction to Great Falls, arriving in
Great Falls on Saturday morning. On
arrival here he was handed a telegram
from the agent of the Great Northern
railway, at Shelby Junction, advising
him that the Great Northern agent at
Great Falls had some money for him.
G. p. Fowler,
Agent @. +. & c. Ry.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-06

The building is still intact, but II will
be sold piecemeal II one wishes TO
buy a window the sign invites pur-
chase.
The man In charge OF the building
said he would rather sell the whole
thing. but he couldn't. and therefore
he would sell as much OF IL as he could.
IF some one wanted to buy the front
door, would you sell it?' he was asked.
Yep"
Would you leave the place open?"
NO; board IL up"
Surprising some one wanted to buy
the weather boards, the outer portions
OF the walls. would you sell them?"
Sell anything"
1.-The roof"
Yes. or the foundations"
Have you sold any part of the
building yet?''
mo; just put the sign up"
Supposiag one wanted to buy the
roof and take 1t away immediate
would you sell It on that condition."
IF you want II just try me-"
Why are you trying to sell the house
at retail?"
because it's for sale, and there Amt
no qualification on the word sale It's
Tor sale at wholesale, retail, in Job lots
or on the instalment plan"
would you make a discount II one
would buy a good deal of it?'
'Cert-a-i-n-l-y. Didn't you see the
little sign out there?'
The little sign read: Cheap in large
amounts for cash.
Then a man, seedy looking and ruIbi-
cund, who had been reading the big
sign, shuffied up to the salesman.
"What'll you sell me a door knob
for?"
with it?" N'
mo. l got tn rest"
We'll, don't you want the other
knob? There's two knobs to a door. "
II JUS want one"
Well, you're a little too retail for
me-"
The chilly manner Of the salesman
repelled the rubicund man instantly.
and he went away.
You see." said the salesman. at
Amt no snap selling a hotel that's too
good for kindling wood and aln't good
enough for a hotel nowadays"
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SEPARATED BY FATE.
There Was Only An Elevator In the Way
But II Kept Them Wide Apart.

There Was Only An Elevator In the Way,
But 1t Kept Them Wide Apart.
From the San francisco Post.
A well-dressed woman walked into
the Crocker building recently and took
an elevator. Her husband saw her
from across the street and, hurrying
over. took the next elevator. He went
to the Office where he knew his wife
had business. and found that she had
stepped in and gone down in the next
elevator. The elevator dispatcher said
to her: tf
your husband Just went up In the
elevator. ! think he is looking for
YOU
The lady took the next elevator up.
Just then her husband came down. He
looked all around, and then inquired Of
the elevator man:
Have you seen my wife here?"
Yes. she just went up this minute"
The man took the next elevator, and
he was no more than out of sight till
his wife came down again.
Your husband has just gone up
again." said the elevator man.
II guess he'll wait for me this time,
SO I'll go up" And up she went.
Down came the husband a second
afterwards.
did my wife come down again?'' he
inquired.
Yes, and just went up again. She
thought you would wait for her."
well, I'll wait here"
He waited about five minutes, and
then growing impatient, took an eleva-
tor up stairs. She had been waiting
for him and came down again just as
he disappeared.
We'll. 1 will wait for him and catch
him this time" said she.
After standing in the corridor several
minutes she decided to go up stairs and
fnd him. AS she was whisked out of
sight he stepped out of another eleva-
tor. ~.
Your wife has just gone up" said
the elevator man. r
The husband swore a little under his
breath and started to leave the build
Ing. AT the door he hesitated, changed
his mind, and took the next elevator
up. Down came his wife at the same
moment.
Hes just gone up again." was the
elevator mans answer to her weary
look OF inquiry, land he's mad as
hornet"
Then 1 had bette, 20 right up and
catch him." said she.
Up she went and down he came.
Just went up" remarked the eleya-
tor man.
I'm darned II I'm going up again"
said he; TN wait right here" and he
sat down on the stairs. Half an hour
later he was still sitting there, and his
wife, equally determined, was waiting
for him up stairs.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-06
Drydocked on an Icebar1

The strange experience of being dry
locked on an iceberg Is told of by Cap
tain Chester of a Pacific coast fishing
schooner. He says that he made fast TO
a big berg which was stranded off the
coast of Alaska for the purpose of re-
plenishing his stock of ice. and after get
ting some 30 tons of II on board the berg
suddenly careened over to the side oppo-
site that on which the schooner was
made fast. and lifted her high and dry
out OF thewater. held fast In a groove.
The men took the boats and went to a
safe distance to watch the proceedings.
The berg gradually settled more and
more. lifting the schooner higher and
higher. until her anchor cable caught the
strain Then. as the end of the berg
went up. the anchor held and pulled the
schooner of. bows first. and unframed.
The rest of the ice was loaded by boats
and the schooner kept clear OF the berg
New York Tribune
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READING THE TELEGRAM.
1t Was Very Badly Written, but the Drug
store Clerk Made It Out.

Ii Was Very Badly written but the Drus
store Clerk Made It Out.
From the Evansville News.
They were standing on the corner q,
Seventh and Vine streets not man,
nights ago. One OF them had tust re.
ceived telegram and he was makina
great effort to read II. He tried A
Tor several minutes and then handed
II TO his friend with an air OF disgust
The second individual gave II ur
after struggling with 1t a quarter of ar
hour.
II never saw anything to beat that.
he remarked. as he handed the mes.
sage back. land I've seen some pretty
bad writing in my time, too"
well. l can't read II and I'd like to
know what 1t says. badly"
Let me see? All. l have It, DRUG
clerks can read most any kind OF writ.
ing. Let US go and see."
They went to the nearest pharmacy
and handed the message to the pre-
scription clerk. Before an explana-
ton could be made he darted to the
rear of the shop and disappeared be.
hind a screen.
After an absence Of Is minutes. dur
ing which time both men had grown
very restless, the clerk appeared and,
as he handed a bottle to one of the
men. he said:
sixty cents. please"
s Rather stunned for a while the man
opened the package and read on the
label:
'One tablespoonful to be taken three
times every hour"
When an explanation was made the
clerk set up the soda water.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-06
CHICAGO MARKETS.


Chicago, Dec. 5.-Good fat cattle were
once more plentiful but prices were not
any better. as the demand was far from
active. Dressed beef firms were well
supplied with beef. and no particular I'M
provement in trade or in prices is ex-
pected until after Christmas. as poultry
and game are largely substituted for
beef and mutton at this time. Sales of
beef cattle were on a basis of s3d4.75
The stocker and feeder branch of the
market was rather slow, with sales chief
ly at $25od3.50. The demand for light
stock cattle has fallen off materially
Butchers and Gamers were fairly active
at yesterdays decline.
There was a good demand for hogs
once more from Chicago packers, and
the supply was largely taken by noon.
Sales were at $340q3.65 for common to
prime droves. Pigs sold at 50. 406D360
Sheep-Trade was fairly active once
more, good fiocks alone showing firmness
Trade continued mostly local with sales
on basis of s150q3.50 for sheep and
81. 40q4.40 for lambs. Fat western sheep
were wanted at $3q325
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HAVRE HAPPENINGS.

Havre, Dec. 5.-Allendale lodge No
IS, K. of p, elected the following off,
GERS hast night; G. T. Sanderson, c.
c.; Henry Lenhoff, ". c.; ]. w. Will
hams prelate; E. B. Novel;. M. Of W.
G. w. Ling, X. of r. and s.; Frank
Lenhoff, NJ. of A; H w. Sarungfellow
M. OF E.; p. j. Mcintyre, NJ. of +.
Martin O'Neill. /. G.; Edward Doyle
o. G.
The first annual ball of Bear Paw
lodge. No. "a. A o. U. w. assisted by
Mistletoe lodge, No. "a, Degree of Hon.
or, given at their hall a few evenings
ago. was a pronounced success socially
and financially. The socials given by
these orders are always of the most
pleasant character. and looked forward
to with pleasure by Havre's 400.
The members of the Havre Whist
club were very pleasantly entertained
by Mrs. r. A. Watts Saturday evening.
Ray L. Sands and Mrs. A d. Smith
carried away the honors. The club
was but recently organized and meets
every Saturday evening at the home of
some members.
Eugene Thomas Scott, who recently
dislocated his ankle by slipping from an
icy step ON his engine and falling to the
ground at Dayton, Is still confined to
his room, but is improving.
Charles Hanan has accepted the
management of the cooperative store,
u. -. OpclCc udNAuS IcSlSHcu 10 accept
a lucrative position in British Column
bh.
]. w. Hyndman. acting chief dis
patcher of the Great Northern railway,
and daughter, Miss Carrie, left for an
extended trip east.
Attorney ]. w. Williams Is at Benton
attending court. where he has several
important cases to look after
Dr. ]. s. Almos. Judge Henry Nell,
City Marshal Gowrie. +. ~. Casey, are
in Benton. having been subpoenaed as
witnesses IN the case of the state VS..
r. ID. Wayne, who shot and killed DAN
Eel Andrews at Havre Oct. IL.
caf2szrrfi,, for The STANDARD
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-06

rat went at her again and caught her by
the throat She succeeded In knocking It
on the second time. At the third jump
tne rat fastened its teeth In her ear and
held on persistently. The woman. who
nad been fighting the rat In silence all
THIS time. began to scream She jumped
out OF bed with the rat still holding to
her ear. AS she ran franticaily about the
room she struck time and again at the
vicious little rodent, but was afraid to
take hold and pull II or for fear of slit
ting her ear. The screams aroused her
daughter. who jumped out of bed and
lighted the lamp. She seized pillow and
struck at the animal. knocking 1t OFF,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-06
Actresses Who Can't Act.

Actresses who can't act were perhaps
never more numerous than they are
now" said one of our best dramatic crit
les a little time since. They have pretty
faces, charming figures and can smile
most bewitchingly-what more can the
NOSE exacting play-goer require?" In
like way, Charles Matthews, writing in
1875 to a country manager, said: From
my experience of provincial managers I
should say that a young and pretty wo-
man who can't act and who knows she
can't is an acquisition, particularly when
she wants no salary for her Ignorance
Now. such a one my SON asks me to offer
you. The lady is clever OF the stage and
has the advantages / have named above
and he gives me his word of honor that
so far as he knows, she can't act a bit
and looks upon a salary the first season
as positively nauseous. She is anxious to
come to your theater and show her in
efficiency or anything else the public may
require. She may be a genius or a duffer
she doesn't know what she can do being
like the man who didn't know whether
he could play the fiddle or not, having
never tried. She wishes, at any rate. to
put her foot on the stage. which general
ly means putting her foot in it, VIII
you give her a trial? II she turns out
worth anything I pledge myself to re-
move her at the earliest possible oppor-
tunity. If not. you are welcome to her
so long as you find her thoroughly In
capable. Observation-Disclosures.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-06
weedins Out Old steamers.

What becomes Of the old steamers is
shown by the recent announcement OF
the sale of the two little boats OF the
profane Observation-Disclosures line, the
Didam and Dubbledam. They were IA
miliar objects to the river and harbor
men OF this city. but II they come here
again II will be as freighters. for they
will fly the British ensign and the
house flag OF r. Singlehurst & Co. of
Liverpool. Another boat with which
New York shippers are familiar. the
old National liner. the Queen. has
been sold in London and will be broken
up. She brought s. ton. The Ham
burg-American line has so many new
steamers that II Is hunting for a buyer
for some OF it's old vessels. and IL is
likely mat the Ruga and Rhaetia.
which for many years were on the
New York line will soon fly another
flag. Another line, the White Star.
has made a break from the usual Gus
tom and the Runic. one Of its COM
paratively new freight boats. has gone
10 the West India and Pacific Naviga-
ton company and will run in south
ern waters She was the most valuable
of the vessels recently sold. and
brought fs7.O0o.-New York Tribune.
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WORLDS FAIR HOTELS.

They Are Being Sold In Job Lots, whole
sale and Retail, to Suit Customers.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Some of that class of structures In
chicago known as Worlds Fair no
tets seem to have been destined to a
peculiar fate. The better class of them
are still in use. either as hotels, fat
buildings or apartment houses. The
cheapest of these structures have
nearly all disappeared. With a few of
them final disposition Is a more difficult
problem. These are too good to be sac
rihced to make kindling wood and not
good enough, either in design or con-
struction, to attract tenants. Since the
grand rush of exposition days they are
deserted. One OF them, which stands
on a busy south side thoroughfare.
bears a sign with this inscription:
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GREAT FALLS NEWS
A Strong Effort Made to Stamp 0ur
the Dread Diphtheria.
NEW COAL WASHING PLANT
Probably Mr.. Hill VIII Put In One
Rev. Mr.. Ramsey's Resignation
Reluctantly Accepted
Notes From Havre.

Great Falls, Dec. 5,-Sitting as a
board of health the commissioners to-
day instructed the county clerk to send
copies of the sanitary rules and regu-
lations. recently adopted, to each of the
20 physicians, q ministers. two mid
wives and two undertakes in Cascade
county. Every postmaster in the coun-
ty will be requested to post a placard.
bearing the regulations. in the office.
and other copies will be conspicuously
posted throughout the county by the
officers. There are now only three
cases of virulent diphtheria in Sand
Coulee: Belt reports itself clear of the
dread disease, and the only cases in
N the West Side. who are improving
DAILY.
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A COAL WASHING PLANT.
Probably Mr.. Hill VIII Put In One In
Great Fails Before Long.

Great Falls. Dec. 5.-Those supposed
to be in position to know state that j.
j. Hill is contemplating the early cree
South Side, to be used in washing the
coal from the mines ait Sand Coulee.
A small plant of this character, togeth-
er with coke ovens, built for expert
mental use. has been in operation at
Sand Coulee for some little time, and X
Is alleged that experiments made with
coal from that camp show that excel
lent coke can be made from the coal.
The lack of water prevents the cree
ton of a plant of this character at
Sand Coulee. and for that -eason 1t
would very likely be CONSTRUCTED ada
cent to this city. The project Is in its
infancy as yet, but II is believed The
coming visit Of Mr.. Hill may fully de-
velOp the enterprise.