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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
AbOut the PRINTING.

County commissioners throughout
Montana will find it worth while to
pay heed to the law respecting the
duty to award. In harmony with pub
lie opinion respecting many lines of
public work, the legislature of last year
provided that the county printing. in
Guiding the furnishing of blank books
and kindred supplies, should be a home
product
Account was taken of the fact that
in some of the counties this work is
more than the local printing establish
ments can successfully undertake.
However, there are publishing houses
in the state well equipped to furnish
all needed supplies out of material
manufactured in Montana. Accord
ingly the law makes 1t the duty of the
county commissioners, when a home
printing office is not available, to see
to II that the home office fills its orders
through houses doing business in Mon
tana, which actually manufacture the
blank books and spend Montana money
in Montana for labor in preparing all
lines of needed supplies.
AS we understand it, the commits
sioners in most of the counties have
willingly complied with the letter and
the spirit of the law relating to this
matter; 1t appears. however, that, in
instances. the law has been made a
dead letter. This morning the Stand
ard prints on the first page the opin-
ion lately passed by Attorney General
Haskell on the subject. 1t is a clear
statement of the law and county COM
missioners will find 1t worth their
while to read 1t.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

by to invent a boundary dispute in
volving Mexico?
The Monroe doctrine as construed by
President Cleveland Is all right, IT suits
the American people. They are not
mistaken as to it's meaning, and they
favor Its enforcement An Irishman
by birth. resident of New Jersey and
railroad president, Mr.. Sewell, even
If he is new in the senate, ought to
have wit, patriotism and business sense
enough to travel with the people of the
United States rather than to attempt
to pervert a doctrine which has become
a well-grounded tradition.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
THE SONG OF THE SOCKS.

With fingers punctured and torn.
With a pipe stuck under his nose.
A bachelor sat in a bachelors den
Darning the holes in his hose.
Darn-darn-darn!
Those hose with fancy clocksi
And still with a voice of dolorous pitch
He sang the Song of the Socks"
"Darn-darn-darn!
While the landlady takes a snooze,
And darn-darn-darn!
While the boys are taking their booze!
It's oh! that l might become
A Simpson from Kansas soil.
Where a man has never a sock to wear.
If this be Christian toll!
"Darn-darn-darn!
While the smoke gets in my eyesi
Darn-darn-darn
These holes of prodigious size.
Heel and instep and toe.
Toe and instep and heel,
Till over my stocking fall asleep
And am walked by the prick of the Steel
20, men with sisters dear!
o men with mothers and wives!
You don't know what snap you have,
Compared with bachelors lives!
Darn-darn-darn!
While the smoke creeps into my nose;
Darning at once with a double thread
My thumb as well as my hose.
"Darn-darn-darn!
My labors never stay.
And what are the wages? A bed and
board,
with prunes three times a day.
That folding bed and this dirty floor,
A table-a squeaky chair
A wall with a chrome of ancient date
And a mirror the worse for wear.
"Oh but to breathe the breath
OF the cowslip and primrose sweet.
With the sky above my head.
And no stockings on my feet.
For only one short hour
To feel as / used to feel
Before I wresteld with folding beds
Or tasted a boarding house NEAL"
With fingers punctured and torn,
With a pipe stuck under his nose
A bachelor sat in a bachelors den.
Darning the holes in his hose.
Darn-darn-darn!
Those hose with the fancy clocks;
And still in a voice where sorrow puris,
Would that it's tone could reach the girlsi
He sung this Song of the Socks!"
Chicago News.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

No conclusion can be drawn as to the
outcome of the silver conference at
Washington except that. up to the
close of yesterdays proceedings, the
members of congress who advocate
free coinage were not present in force.
1t was day of preliminaries. Half
dozen names might be mentioned of
congressman whose presence is needed
in the conference If a strong and in
dependent movement for free coinage
is to be the outcome. To-days doings
will have much to do with the fate of
the movement.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
Reason Restored by Surgery.

Horace Tetlow of Philadelphia has been
restored by a surgical operation to rea-
son. He uttered the other day his first
intelligent words since the first day OF
the Conemaugh flood. Friday. May 81,
1889. when his skull was crushed by a
piece of falling timber. Since that time
he has been an imbecile. Last week a
thorough examination was made of the
wound in his skull. Trephining was de-
cided upon. The operation was performed
on Tuesday, a bone button the size of a
half dollar being removed. The patient.
upon opening his eyes. said: 1T comes
from the dam" His mind is a blank as to
the occurrences of the last five years, but
he recalls the events of his life preceding
the accident that rendered him speech
less
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
They Go Too Far.

The gossips bear down on General
Harrison too hard. 1t is all well
enough to spread all sorts of yarns
concerning his political plans and his
| presidential hopes; on that score every
thing goes, and If the ex-president
doesn't like 1t that makes small odds.
he does not have to be in public view,
and be can get into retirement in ten
days time by saying the word.
But some of the newspapers are
rather too free as 1t seems to us, with
their pratt1e about General Harrison's
domestic affairs. He has passed more
than three years in loneliness. He
proposes now to marry a lady whose
lifetime is known to him and who,
during. many years. was member of
his own household. The general has
his home in indianapolis. His chill
dren, married people. live at distance.
He is sixty-three years old, and IL he
proposes ever to marry, it's high time.
Some of the newspapers say that the
members of General Harrison's family
are greatly pleased that he proposes to
wed. These people are, of course, in
timately acquainted with the lady of
his choice. The report is that the Gen
eral is devoted to his children and that
his engagement was not consummated
until his plans were made the subject
of consultation at the family fireside.
Parallel with this talk the story is run
ming that the proposed marriage is
warmly opposed by the Junior branch
of the Harrison family; that his chill
dren are disgusted that they never
liked Mrs. Dimmick; that they say she
has always made trouble in the Harri-
son household, and that Mrs. Mckee.
his daughter, will speedily remove all
her earthly belongings out of the home
stead.
BY the way, nobody is saying that
Russell b. Harrison is proposing to
get away with any of the goods and
chattels that are stored under the pa
rental roof; he has doubtless gotten
away with enough that belonged to the
General, in bad business ventures, al
ready, including. If notorious stories
are true, a good deal of the old gentle
mans earnings and a share of his per-
sonal comfort.
Somebody is lying. And, in any
event. if the members of the Harrison
family look with satisfaction upon the
coming nuptials. the other story is
cruelty mean. If the Harrisons are. in
fact, displeased. that's their own bust
ness, and no good comes from retail
ing the story to a public which seems
to have an insane greed for every de-
tail of every scandal and for every lit
tie item in private life that can pos
sibly be construed to have a bad side
20 IL.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
NAGUlRE'S OPERA HOUSE
JOHN NAGuIkE, Prop aud Mgr

THREE NIGHTS AND SATURDAY
MATINEE, COMMENCING
JAN. %.
ThesGerman Dialect Comedian. jolly
JOE CAWTHORN,
And His Big Company. including Miss
Annie Buckley, presenting the New Com
edy Farce in three acts by John A. Ste
vens, entitled.
A FOOL FOR LUCK.
Produced with New Songs, Catchy Mu-
sic, Special Scenery, Pretty Girls. New
Dances and Original Specialties.
A Jolly Show. II will make you forget
your troubles.
Sale of seats begins Wednesday morn
ing at 10 a. m. Popular prices. zoe and 81.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

Perhaps the most striking evidence. of
thrift since that referred to by Hamlet is
furnished by a Maine town. where apple
trees are TO be planted in a graveyard
and the proceeds from the sale of the
fruit are to be devoted to the repairing
of the fences and the cutting of weeds.
As far as recorded the loss of life by
shipwreck in 1896 was 1850: by railway ac-
cidents. 1852. and by other casualties over
"a 600. Add to these dismal figures the 500
reported murders i'm the United States
alone. and we have a total of 1854 vio-
lent deaths. or an average of over 100 for
every day i'm the year.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

"Phryne Before the Judges" taken
from the famous painting of that name
and representing the tattooed states
man hiding his face in his hands with
shame.
Soon afterwards Gillian was invited
to take a place on Judge, and in his
cartoons for that republican pictorial
he always treated Blaine kindly.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

Mr. Depew finds that there is no
dissent in this country from the Mon
roe doctrine as promulgated by Presi-
dent Monroe and interpreted by Jeffer-
son. Madison, Webster and Calhoun"
Cleveland doesn't appear to be in it.
Nor, by the way, does Depew.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
TO ADVERTISERS.

The Anaconda Standard guarantees Its
advertisers a bona fide paid circulation.
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.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

If there is amy merit in Mr. Tesla's
electrical apparatus by which all the
ills that flesh is heir to are to be cured
by vigorous shaking UP, Tesla ought
to make one machine of about forty
horse power for use upon the sick man
of E,urope
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

Joe Manley announces that the ar
rangements for the st. Louis conven-
tion have been perfected ito the entire
satisfaction of ALL" All doubts of the
presence Of Governor Morton's barrel
are therefore set gloriously at rest.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

All the New York papers are now
agreeing that New York didn't care
much for the democratic convention
anyway. In times of adversely there
is nothing like a vigorous dontgivea-
dam policy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

If we understand Mr.. Depew's speech
before the New York State Bar assoc
citation correctly. patriotism is a relic
of barbarism which the banking inter
ests of the world have nearly succeed
ed in annihilating.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

The Reed organs of New England
are vigorously advocating the organi-
cation of Reed clubs. Some people can't
be made to understand anything with
out the services of a club
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
Prices Are What Count.

We attribute in business to the fact
that always advertise the piece of the goods which
are goods and have exactly what we advertise Look
at the prices we quoting dress goods, outing
iannels and wrappers for the next THREE DAYS
They speak for themselves.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

In the line I'VE were wrong, but
we're not half sorry" Poet Laureate
Austin gave a tolerably accurate de-
scription of the British government.
He would have been closer to the
truth If he had gone the other half.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

All general business letters and corre-
spondence should be addressed to The
Standard Publishing Company. Anaconda.
Mont
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

mand of several senators the resolution
went over" Some senator's would prob
ably object to immediate action II they
fell into the hands of a Turkish butch
ering party
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

The New York Times has discovered
that there were many reasons why 1t
would have been unwise to hold the
convention in New York" A death
bed repentance is perhaps better than
none
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

According to Mr. Depew. the British
lion and the American eagle should lie
down together and annofnt each otin-
er's tails with boxes Of spikenard and
precious ointment.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

The St. Louis convention hall will
seat $1,000 people, but a platform will
be constructed with a view of accom-
modating a few more.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

OF the 300 Armenian villages the
Turks have sacked only GA. The au-
dience is expected to please remain
quietly seated until the entire pro-
gramme is finished
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

People who are thinking of attend
ing the democratic national convention
on July I will freely forgive Chicago
IL she raises the wind for the occasion.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
$40 REWARD

viii be paid for the al rest and conviction
of any person caught stealing the Stand
ard from subscribers.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

skate measuring feet 10 inches in
length and 4 feet 9 inches from fin TO i'm,
and weighing 90 pounds. was taken by
hook and line in San Francisco bay the
other day. IL was the largest fish of the
kind ever caught thereabouts. and IL
took half an hour of pulling and hauling
nv half a dozen men TO land IL.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

The Salt Lake Tribune will please
not open its walls of wrath upon the
single member of the Utah legislature
who voted for Judge Goodwin for
United States senator.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

The Venezuelans have torn an ef1gy
of Salisbury to pieces. They have re-
peatedly ripped the original up the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

Mr.. Foraker's remarks on silver may
have been a false alarm but we notice
all the goldbugs are promptly re-
spending and turning the hose ON.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

Senator Wolcott seems to be of the
opinion that some of the tail-twisting
has been a little too crooked.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

The Standard has branch offices at
Butte. MissouIa. and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
plication.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

The Helena reporters are getting
very careless. In none of the accounts
or Tuesday nights fire do We read that
$4,000 worth of silver plate was de-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

The revolving doors in the Butte
schools are serious mistake. The re-
VolVerS must be fired
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

Virtue increases under weight or
burden" and results INCREASE with a
conprshsnsive expenditure OF money in
rood advertising mediums.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

Senator Cullom asked for immediate
action yesterday on the report OF the
foreign relations committee relating 10
the Armenian troubles, but ION de-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

In deciding to coin s1s,000,00O worth
of silver dollars the treasury depart
ment makes a good start but a poor
finish
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

Miss Clara Barton insists on the
maintenance of the Red Cross doctrine
whether the sultan likes 1t or not
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

A few Morton clubs have been or
ganized in New York, but they are
thought to be stuffed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

England is still afraid to let her fly
ing squadron fly of IT'S base
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

Main On1ce-Standard Building, Ana
oonda. Telephone No. IS.
New York Ofice-lS6-7 World Building.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23

Subscribe for the Standard.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
DOMESTIC DEP R7TM][ENT.

$50 pieces outings just received in designs
copied from the finest French flannel The coors
absolutely fast and make very stylish and SER
viceabe wrapper. Will be sold at the popular price,
I2H cents yard.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-23
DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT..

A few dress lengths Of winter dress goods that we
want to close very cheap
Seven yards length S1.7o; regular price
Seven length So 90; regular price
SO 90;
yards length at 90. 90; regular price SO
yards length at SIC regular price S11o
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-05

THE PEARL BRYAN MURDER TRIAL.
The most interesting testimony in the
Jackson trial yesterday morning was
that given by William R. Truste, of
Urbana, H., formerly a brakeman on
the Cincinnati Southern Railway, who
tried to show that the murder had been
committed in Cincinnati. He claimed
to have been in Cincinnati on January
81 and met woman on Sixth street
that night. They walked together to 8
house on George street, near Plum. A
man with an umbrella, who had been
standing on the corner, followed them
to the house, and while standing at
the door cab drove up. The woman
is said to have gone into the
house, but soon returned, saying !:
Everything is all right The cab driver
and the man with the umbrella then entered
the house and brought out the dead body of q
woman and placed it in the cab. Truste said
he then mounted the box and under directions
from the man with the umbrella, who was
called Doctor" drove over the Newport
bridge where the doctor took the body on
his shoulder, climbed over fence and disap-
peared. He then drove back to Newport and
turned the cab over to the driver. He claim.
cd that he had told the story to his father and
Captain Seward The prosecution, however,
pretty thoroughly demolished this sensational
story by submitting letters from William
Truste, father of the witness. in which he
said the story was all false and offering to
prove that it had been concocted by Detective
John Seward, who had been employed for
that purpose
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-05

ALMOST A FIRE.-rhere came near
being serious fire at the home OF Mr.. J.
T. Creighton. ON upper King street
last night. Mr.. Creighton has been au
invalid for some time. List night the
nurse after seeing that Mr.. G. had been
made comfortable for the night turned
the gas jet SO that the light could not
be seen by her patient. In doing so,
however, she accidentally turned the
gas so close to lace curtain that fire
was instantly started, and bat for the
neighbors, who saw the blaze and rush.
ed into the house and extinguished the
flames, considerable damage would
have ensued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-05

ALLEGED BICYCLE THEA youth
Who gave his name as Ellis Whiteman
was arrested about seven o'clock yes
terday evening by Officer Ferguson for
Offering to sell a frst-class bicycle to
Mr.. George Ayers for S.. Whiteman
sad he was from Washington, and
When accosted by the officer he pre-
tended ne was merely joking with Mr..
ayers. The wheel, which seemed to
pc new, must have cost in the neigh
pornood of 800. One of the pedals
u! aad been broken, but at a small cost
Tue machine could have been made as
s0od as new. Shortly after Whiteman
aad been locked up Lieutenant Smith
ITe . word by telephone from
Washington that a bicycle bearing the
lumber of the one in the possession of
sae prisoner had been stolen in that
MY MY yesterday evening. This morning
mnlteman aud the bicycle were turned
over to the Washington police. Major
Hn9ore, Superintendent of the District
! .,oiice, notified the Office in this city
mat several wheels had been stolen
during the week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-05

POLICE CoURT.-The following cases
we're disposed of by Mayor Thompson
last night:
A boy, charged with assaulting q
-torekeeper with a rock, was fined
$3.50.
George Fagin, colored, charged with
an assault on Sadie Jones, colored, was
fined -.
The following cases were disposed of
this morning:
Ellis Whiteman, youth from Wash
ington. arrested by Officer Ferguson
charged with stealing bicycle in that
city, was held.
Louisa Blackburn, colored, arrested
by Officer Belts, charged with stealing
go from Robert Ford, colored, was
held for further hearing.
George Parker and Charles Hamil-
ton, both colored, arrested by Officer
Young for disorderly conduct in q
church, were fined Sc each.
Alexander McNichol, arrested by Of
hcers TIGER and Proctor charged with
aSsaulting Frank Snyder, was fined 81.
Dan Corbin, colored, charged with
vagrancy, was sent to the chain gang
Tor ninety days.
Night Report. Last night was clear
aud warm. Five prisoners were at the
station house.