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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-31

From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript
III birds in general pick their feathers.
wash themselves and fly to their nests,
expect rain.
Birds and fowl oiling their feathers
indicates rain.
When, birds cease to sing. rain and
thunder will probably occur.
Birds flying in groups during rain or
wind indicates hail.
Blackbirds bring healthy weather.
Blackbirds' notes are very shrill in
advance of rain.
solitary turkey buzzard at a great
altitude indicates rain.
If the rooster crows more than usual
or earlier, expect rain.
BOOSTERS are said to clap their wings
In an unusual manner before rain, and
hens to rub in the dust and seem very
uneasy.
If the crows make much noise and fly
round and round, expect rain.
One crow lying alone is a sign of
foul weather; but If crows fly in pairs,
expect fine weather
Cuckoas hallooipg on low lands indi-
Gates rain; on high lands. fair
weather
The cuckoo i'm April opens his bill: in
May he sings all day; in June he alters
his tune; come August, go he must
When fowls roost in daytime, expect
rain.
When the hen crows, expect a storm
within and without.
When you see geese in water, wash
ing themselves, expect rain.
Geese wash and sparrows fly I'm fiocks
before rain.
When the roosters go Growing to bed
They will rise with watery head.
If a rooster crows on the ground IL is
sign of rain: IL he crows on the fence,
II is a sign of fair weather.
A Growing rooster during rain indi-
Gates fair weather.
Birds singing during rain indicates
fair weather.
Buzzards flying high indicates fair
weather.
Domestic fowls dress their feathers
when the storm is about to cease.
Kites flying unusually high are said
10 indicate fair weather
If fowls boot at night, expect fair
weather.
If owls scream I'm foul weather II will
change TO fair.
When, quails are heard in the even
ing, fair weather is indicated for next
day.
If storlxs and cranes fly high and
steady, expect fair weather
When the thrush sings at sunset, a
fair day will follow.
When men-of-war hawks fly high,
IL lisa sign OF a clear sky;
When they fly low,
Prepare for a blow.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-31

with the brightest emblems of municipal
progress. There can be no prbuder mo-
ment for the patriotic heart than this.
which witnesses the beginning of an era
of reciprocity with the soldier boys. who.
having once protected us, are in their old
age entitled to our protection.
Members of the Grand Army of the
Republic. old heroes. we honor you to-
day. have no words at my command
which will express my admiration for
you. When l recall your deeds of valor.
when 1 remember your heroic sacrifices,
when l remember that some of you have
shed your blood for this nation. 1 feel
ike standing in your presence with un-
covered head and in silence We honor
you to-day and II may be GOD only
knows that before another Memorial
day has rolled around some of you will
nave answered the long roll-call. We
promise you to-day In the presence Of
this, audience. that we will cherish your
memory; we will keep green your
graves. L believe voice the sentiment of
Montana's grateful people when l say.
while you live there is nothing in she
hands OF this nation TO give that is to o
good for you.
This edihce. now in course of erect
ton, reminiscent of the long ago. will
mean more TO the future than IT does to-
day. Dedicated TO the nOblest bf purposes
brave defenders of the nations honor il
VIII stand through the long roll OF YEAR,
as an incentive to Patriotism The ma
ton that is most appreciative Of its pro-
tectors in times of danger that sustains
the aged and cares for the infirm among
ITS valiant soldery. commands the great
est loyalty to its flag, for human nature
hnds its level upon the sea of life's activ-
titles, in whatever form they may come.
Let then, this Memorial day have solemn
significance to the heart, for while we
reverently bow before the memory of the
worthy dead we lift our hearts in graf
itude to the worthy living and commence
rate the noble deeds of all.
ITO the future we relegate these en-
biems of our hopes, our ambitions and
our fears, trusting that the centuries
may roll by before profane hands shall
break it's solid masonry that curious eyes
may look within. In the order of things
the time Will come when the work of to
day will be revealed to human eyes and
philosophers and scientists will read with
interest and care the story of the corner
stone of the Soldiers Home. Let ms in
dulge the hope that long before that cay
shall have come the brightest dream of
humanity will be realized and the nations
will have beaten their swords into plow-
snares and their spears into pruning
hooks and learned war no more"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-31

From the New York Sun.
The best lacks are made of imported
Swedish iron: the next grade OF Ameri-
can soft steel and the cheapest of COM
mon American iron. Tacks are also
made OF copper. Some tacks are timed
and for ship use lacks are galvanized.
Tacks are made of sizes ranging from
half-ounce TO 24-ounce. The tacks COM
monty used as a carpet tack is an
eight-ounce tack. A 24-ounce tack Is
about one and one-eigth inches in
length.
There are many kinds Of tacks. made
for a great variety of uses. and they
are put up I'm many different forms.
There are gimp tacks. looking-glass
tacks. uphOlsterers' tacks, trunk tacks
lace tacks. basket tacks. brush tacks.
coffin lacks. shank tacks. lasting tacks,
miners tacks. cheesbox tacSs and tacks
for many other uses. Within the past
dozen years the sale Of double-pointed
tacks has increased tenfold with the
greatly increased use OF electrical wires.
Double-pointed tacks are also used for
taclling down straw mating and for
other purposes.
Tacks that are sold in papers are put
up in full weights. half weights and
quarter weights. the weights indicating
the size OF the package Almost all
kinds Of tacks are also sold in bulk in
25-pouud and 50-pound boxes and In
100-pOund kegs.
A one-ounce tack machine will make
in a day about 100 900 tacks altogether.
The iron Is fed into the machine In a
plate which is OF a width a little great
er than the length OF the finished tack.
so as 20 allow OF material 10 be upset
for the head An eigth-ounce machine
Will make about go pounds OF tacks a
day 1.250 10 the pound. about go. 900
tacks. Tacks that are put up In pa
pers are weighed out and the papers
filled by hand. Comparatively few
tacks are put up nowadays In tied-up
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-31
A sP ING IDYLL

I long to lay me down upon some sunny
mead
To listen to the south winds rhapso-
dies:
To watch the meadow lark, poised on
some nodding reed,
His amber breast vibrant with melo-
dies:
Around me thymy banks. and violets
blooming.
And sentinels the speared yuccas stand.
While wild enemones. the air perfuming
And spring, sweet spirit, saunters thro'
the land
Yea. let me be good fellow TO the covey.
And boon companion with the thrum-
ming grouse.
Slipping iife's nectars as the bees the
honey.
There let me be. till afteu cleaning
house" ID. A. Ellsworth.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-31

papers; they are put up mostly in lit
tie pasteboard boxes. These boxes are
packed In larges boxes and in turn in
cases for shipment. A common tack
pounds.
The annual tack product of the
country is estimated at about 10000
tons. II these lacks were all put up
in papers of the usual assortments of
sizes and weights. the papers would
number about SO0000,00O, or something
more than four papers per capita of
the population.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-31
The Telephone In the Rockies.
I'm the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A description by ]. w. Dickerson of the
running of a telephone line from Lead
Vile 10 Aspen shows that telephone con-
struction in the Rockies Is not all plain
sailing 1t took two months TO cover
the entire lengths miles. In ordinary
construction the poles would be set AZ to
the mile, but at certain points where
sharp turns were necessary the number
would somtimes be increased to 70 TO the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-31

At South Pittsburg. Tenn, the No. 3
furnace OF the Tennessee Coal, Iron &
Railroad company during the month OF
April made 200 tons of No. and No. 2
foundry iron every "a hours. This is so
tons per day more than the supposed
capacity of the furnace. and beats all
previous records of iron making in the
South.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
CHURCH NOTES.

! Rev. Mosheim Rhodes had large au-
dience at the new Grace Lutheran chn-ch
last Sunday morning, and he preached an
elegant sermon.
! After tho sermon, Rev. Miller read q
| financial statement from which it appea-
that the new church cost about $4,000,
! half of which had been secured or pledged.
Then g subscription collection was taken
up which aggregated 4 thousand, and the
| congregation begin in their new church
with bright prospects for the futu;e.
The dedication services proper were
| held that evening.
Rev. Walter Elliott of the Catholic
church has been giving series ofinteresting
lectares in the Opera House this week, his
object being to stste the general position
of his church on religious matters, and cor
rect misapprehensions. The lectures will
| continue this evening and close with TO-
morrow evening.
His lecture tonight will be on "Our
Country, ard as he was soldier, besides
being a man Of unusual learning and Gbili-
ty, we can reasonably expect dow of
patriotic eloquence.
Rev. Cronenwett is attending a meeting
of the German Lutheran ministers at Mil
lerstcwn, this week.
The Presbytery of Butler viii meet in
Butler, Tuesday, April 81, at IL A NJ.
The usual yearly reports will be made by
the "a churches OF this Presbytery, at this
meeting.
The lecture Of Rev. Mosheim Rhodes in
the new Grace English Lutheran Church
of this place Oh Monday evening, was one
of the greatest treats our people have had
for q long time. His subject was Bun
yan and his Times, and after it was heard
all thought more of John Bunyan and Pill
grim's Progress, than ever they had before.
Rev. Rhodes is certainly one of the most
elegant and eloquent word-painters we
have in our broad land.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
New Women for Alaska.

Six women wearing bloomers and carry,
/ ing rifles started from Tacoma for Alaska
/ on the steamer City of Topeka 10 days ago
1 They were bound for Circle City, the new
/ town within the Arctic circle. where thcy
expect to make high wages by cooking
sewing and doing other kinds OF women 5
work in q region where white women are
exceedingly scarce. Three of the women
took with them sewing machines. They
wore blOOmers because onlg in that cos.
| tune would il be possible to make the
arduous and dangerous overland journey
across the rough country and snow cover
ed mountain passes. These women will
make MP the first round dozen of white
women who have ever travelled into the
far interior mining camps of the country.
Indeed, It is doubtful if half dozen white
women have preceded them.
Aboard the same steamer were a motlv
crowd of 200 adYenturers bound for Alaska.
The decks of the steamer were piled high
with varied outfits, Alaska sleds, Yukon
stoves and mining implements of all kinds
Every berth on the steamer was taken,
and almost hundred people were left be-
hind for lack OF room.
The rush to Alaska so far this season has
been extraordinary, and there is every in
dication that the volume of travel will in
CIcaSe Cu4lAS luc ueAG month OF TWO.
Every steamer for the past six weeks has
been crowded to its utmost capacity with
miners and the Pacific Steamship company
last week determined to put an extra yes
sci on the route for the next few months.
The sealing vessels going north are taking
as many passengers for Alaska as they
can accommodate, and in addition, proba.
bly, dozen schOoners and several other yes
sells Will be chartered to carry miners from
Puget sound on the way TO the gold fields.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
Meeting of the U. p. Presbytery.

The meetings Of the Z. P. Prssbytery in
the U. P. Church at Butler, this week,
were well attended. All the ministers
were present but two and all the cOngre-
cations were represented with the excep-
ton Of two. Calls were presented from
Mt. Chestnut aad Prospect for Rev. Eakin,
Of Venango township, who delivered his
trial sermon, wednesday morning. He
accepted the call and viii be ordained in
June. call from Kitraaning for Rev.
Reed was forwarded to the Monongahela
Presbytery 20 be presented to the candi-
date. A call from Wes. Liberty and Clin-
tonville for Rev. McCleester was read, in
which he was given two weeks to decide.
A call from Zelienople for Rev. Digit was
accepted and commissioners were appoint
cd TO install him. Messrs Dugan and
Campbell delivered trials for licensuro aud
were licensed for ministry. The report of
Rev. J. S. Mckee. as financial agent, was
accepted and ordered printed and distribut-
ed am ong the congregations. The moder
ator OF the Presbytery was Rev. J. 0. Nc
Connel and A. b. Dickey was clerk.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
PERSONAL.

W. J. Adams went to his home in Hill
lizards, Tuesday. He is Improving rapidly
". T. Gallagher and family are nov
living at 4l2 Mifilin St.
Chas Vogeley, OF California is visiting
the family Of his brother, George, here.
r. P. Scott left for Hot Springs, yester-
day, and viii be gone three weeks. Pres
is troubled with rheumatism.
Amos Chapman, brother of Mrs. Nc
Alpine, is lying sick Of grippe, at their
home on the hill.
Jno. A Gregg lately traded his property
on Washington St; for Uncle Tommy
Mechling's farm in Jefferson twp. and has
moved TO il.
". T. Braun let 8 contract for a s., 00e
house to l.. 7. Ganter last week, The
house will be built on one of the Yogeley
lots on W. Jefferson St.
James Hays, of Cleveland, celebrated
the 50th anniversary of his marriage last
Saturday. Mr.. Hays is native Of this
country and became wealthy mining cop
per ore in Michigan and shipping coal from
Pittsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McWilliams, an
aged couple, have gone west to live with
their daughter Mrs. W. l., Pearson at
Wellington, Kansas. Mr.. McWilliams is
in his s1st year ald yet he entered rail
road car for the first time in his life at
Gallery few days ago.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
PARK THEATRE.
TRILpY, SATURDAY, APRIL 18th.

IhILB1J OAIChDAAy AfblL 1oIu.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby the greatest success of tho age,
Du Maurier's famous play "Trilby" with
all its magnificent scenery, costumes,
music and stage garniture, together with
A. NJ. Palmer's great dramatic company
which made it so popular in New York
and Boston, will visit Butler, Pa, on April
18th.
This will be the only visit here OF "Tril-
by" as the company has engagements to
play tue large Western cities Immediately
at the conclusion of its Eastern tour.
''Trilby" is strange, weird, powerful, in
tensely interesting play, admirably acted
at every point, beautifully staged and re-
ceived with the greatest possible enthusi.
asm everywhere. Never have audiences
been more demonstrative at the end of a
play, and never was it watched with more
interest in the develorement of drama
tic story.
If "Trilby" had never been published
but Du Maurier had given TO Mr.. Paul
Potter plot to work o1t, the play would
attain o wonderful success. AS it is, it
will be surprising indeed if "TrilbV" does
not make record which is remarkable in
the annals of the American stage. The
acting was source of genuine pleasure
there was not weak spot in the entire
cast. This grand production will be given
at the Park Theatre, on Saturday evening
with all the original effects under the
direction OF William 4. Brady.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
The Treble Clef Club.

viii give benefit concert for the J. S.
Campbell Hose Company in the Park The
atre on Tuesday evening, April 81. The
firemen could have made no better choice
in selecting an attraction than by engag-
ing this popular company, aud the ladies
are returning the compliment by prepar-
ing most excellent and delightful pro-
gram. All of the large audience who
heard the concert which the Treble Clei
Club gave in February will be interested
in the forthcoming concert. Music for la
dies voices, with or without piano accom-
paniment, is always enjoyable, and the la
dies Of Butler who compose the club have
attained to very high degree of excellence
in this line. At the forthcoming concert
some of the interesting numbers will be
Dudley Bucks arrangement of "Annie
Laurie" Bgruby's "Sweet May" Neidlin-
gers peggy" Ga love story and two very
beautiful songs, with piano accompani-
ment, Mendelssohn's 81 would that my
love" and holmann's Northern Love
Song"
Mr.. Carl Leighner, who has been absent
from the city during the winter, will also
assist at the concert, so that our friends
who attend will not only be assisting a
worthy object, but will also have most
enjoy able evenings entertainment.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16

Say Papa-did you see HEcK'a
neckwear, it beats anything you ever
saw.
Oh Mamma-vou ought to see the
big piles of childrens suits at HEoK's
only Sl.25, you can't get the same in
town for less than $3.50.
Trunks, yalises, bags and tele
copes-- OF HECKs,
Pan:s-OYeT 1000 pairs to select
from, at pric~' Oh well, don't men.
tior them, - awful, where at
HICKS.
Sox and shirts, all wool and a yard
vide, cheaper than the oheapest-at
HEcK's, 12I n. Main st.
-RoardingHouse Cards, with Act
OF Assembly, 25 cents for half-a-dozon
or sale at CITIzsN Office.
&USIC-Scholars wanted at I28 w
Wayne st. Also nicely furnished
room 10 rent.
Save a days wages oy buying
robes and blankets ut Martincourt &
Co.'S.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
Keep on the shady side.

The q, P. presbytery met in the
church here, Tuesday morning.
Tuesday was grand cleaning up day,
and our paved streets look better.
The sunset OF Tuesday evening was as
pretty as the posies of Shenley.
w. +. Murtland has been appointed
postmaster at Magic.
Some small boys found a lot of stick
gelatine back Of one Of our groceries, the
other day, and ate some of it, and one of
the boys was dangerously poisoned by it.
The case of the Commonwealth VS.
Charles Hanna of Harlansburg, for selling
liquor to the students ofSlipperyIoek Nor
NAL, was heard by Alderman Bowman of
New Castle, Tuesday, and Hanna was
held for Court on the charge OF selling IL
quor to minors. Before the students got
out of town Constable Kirk served subpGnss
on them to testify in Court. The boys may
well feel uneasy over the situation of af-
fairs. The Act of Assembly of May 10,
1881, is DIS follows. "Any person under
the age of twenty-one years, who shall
knowingly represent himself to be twenty
one years of age, to any licensed inn keep
er, restaurant keeper or other person, 70
the purpose OF procuring or having furnish
ed to him BIZ sale, gift or otherwise, any
Intoxicating Liquors, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction there
Of, in any Court of Quarter Sessions shall
be sentenced to pay fine of not more
than $40 or undergo imprisonment in the
county jail for period not exceeding 80
days"
The Detroit and Cleveland Steam
Navigation Company's steamers are now
running daily Except Sunday between
Detroit and Cleveland. When travelling
East or West, North or South, try to
arrange. to take advantage of these lux
urious steamers between Michigan and
Ohio. Ifyou are contemplating a sum-
mel outing. write A. A. Schantz, g. 2. A,
Detroit, Mich. for illustrated pamphlet,
which gives iull information OF a trip to
Mackinac via the Coast Line.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
New Shirts For Votes.

"Women's vote will parity politics.
This, says the Forum, IS the new wo-
mans favorite cry. Not long since pro-
minent equal suffrage lecturer, while earn
esIy setting forth this claim and erlarging
on the shameless manner in which man
eenduct elections, declared that wOmau's
chaste and refined influence was the only
thing that could change the present un-
desirable condition of affairs. She was
not ashamed however, to relate, previous
to the close of her lecture, that a short
time before, her sister had induced her
family's hired man TO vote for certain
measure by presenting him, on the eve of
election with q halfdozen new shirts,
made by he- own hands The absurdity
OF this incident reached climax when it
was noticed that in a large audience Of
women, few saw anything wrong in the
female bribery. The fair speaker omitted
to inform her audience whether OF not this
was TO be The prevailing mode of political
publication, when one-half of the burdens
OF State rest on female shoulders. But, as
women never lack expedients, some puri-
flying process, less laborious than shirt
making, may soon be devised.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
Accidents.

Harry Alexander was badly burned
about the face and hands by an explosion
in the Plate Glass works, Monday night.
He was cleaning the hues in one of the
boilers, using oil to soften the crust on
them, when a fellow workman put light
ed torch in to enable him to see better,
the gas arising from the oil Immediately
exploded. He was taken out at once and
his burns dressed by physician.
Chas Pistoriious of Elm St. fell from a
car at the West Penn yards, Tuesday
morning, and broke the bones of one leg.
A large pot of pitch was upset on the
roof of the Plate Glass Works, yesterday
morning. The pitch took fire, but the fire
was soon extinguished.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
Gold in North Carolina

a few days ago, while working in the
Reid gold NINE, near Concord. in Cabar
rus county, North Carolina some miner
found solid gold nugget weighing 81
pounds The find caused great excitement.
The nugget is irregular in shape b1t is
solId. the owners have refused an offer
of$5, 900 for il, aud the bidding continues.
This is the second largest nugget of gold
ever found in the world. Since the recent
find the fields have been full of miners aud
spectators, and hundreds OF the natives
have ceased farming and gone to searching
the gold fields. The nugget is on exhi bi
tion at the National bank in Concord.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-04-16
OIL NOTES.

The Producers are paying $1.27i, and
the st andard 81 20 to-day.
on the Michael, began flowing, last Satur-
day at the rate of2O bbls. an hour, They
were but u feet IN the sand.
BIG CREEK-The Yoeghtley pool is pro-
ducing about 400 bbls. day. Cunning
ham d Cos > Ziegler is doing so bbls.
Wise & Co.'S 4 Voghtley is showing good.
MDDLEsEx-The Forest Co.'S 4 Fulton
has filled up with oil, and is showing for a
good well.