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

From the Chicago Post.
'Do you see that woman over I'm the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-05

the swirling waters. But before they
had covered half the length. there
came crumbling sound and n Earring
of the ground beneath them: and some
20 feet of the levee's end was suddenly
washed away-a little green aland
drenched in spray.
"Backr cried Otto. who was in the
lead. The undercurrents are under
mining the levee." he explained I'm a
breath, as they retreated precipitately
to a safe distance, where they halted
TO review the scene.
on their right. the Mississippi, seem
ingly as vast as ever flowed quietly
along its course. while to the left an
other Mississippi was rushing wildly
through the broken rampants and
tumbling in miniature Niagara over
the black levee-the distractions I'm
this new river bed throwing the waters
into cascades and whirl pools. Now
and then water snakes and great FISH
were tossed up on the shelving bank,
to struggle helplessly a moment, and
then be swept away in the next in
rush.
A buzzing bound came family to the
boys above the roar OF dividing
waters.
THE saw mills are high and dry yet
let's go there" cried Otto. And inn
mediately all followed him toward the
enticing Whlr.
From the mills the boys wandered
down to the canal. connecting the
race course with the great inland PIN
cries.
IF you would like TO see Louisiana
Venice, take my skin and row over TO
Avillou," suggested the mill owner to
the boys. "But keep clear OF the trees"
he warned them. "as the branches are
loaded with snakes drowned out OF
their holes"
The boys leaped into the proffered
skiff.
A few rods from the mills the narrow
banks OF the canal disappeared be-
meath a dreary eXpanse of water,
spreading over miles Of country about
the crevasse. The roofs of cotton
sheds, projecting above the agitated
surface, and the deserted dwellings
seemed 10 rise and fan with the heav-
ing current.
At Avlllon the boys realized. for the
first time. the fun calamity OF an in
undation. The people, too poor 70 seek
shelter elsewhere, were living In the
chambers of garrets OF their cottages.
while many had Hospitality taken in
whole families OF neighbors whose
houses did not boast OF a second story.
And aside from the discomfort and the
anxious watch over the little children,
unaccustomed to their aquatic homes,
a constant vigilance was required 10
guard against the reptiles infesting the
waters.
on leaving the village the boys were
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too excited discussing the strange
sights they had witnessed to give much
heed to direction and they had rowed
some distance from Avalon before
they discovered that they had gone
wide of their course. Then, instead of
turning back, they thought to gain
distance by cutting across through a
narrow neck of wooded swamp. The
depth of the water brought the boat
up close TO the lower branches and the
Spanish moss. floating in gray stream
ers from every limb. completely OBJ
scured the view.
We'll have to go by instinct here"
ventured Otto.
I'm afraid your instinct is not worth
much" returned Sidney, alarmed by
the number of snakes in the water and
trees, and the increasing density of the
woods.
These snakes are altogether too So
cable" remarked Dick, whisking one
into the water that had dropped be-
side him from a moss festoon.
They are only hungry" exclaimed
Sidney. They don't mean any
harm"
IT don't propose to have them dine
off me-" retorted Dick, striking out
vigorously with his cane.
Black clouds had been gathering
above the swamp and now obscured
the sun: and the boys. winding in and
out among the trees, soon discovered
that they were completely lost
On and on for hours they rowed,
with blistered hands and aching arms,
through the seemingly endless swamp,
and those who were resting from the
oars were kept busy by the two famil-
lar snakes.
"A whole zoology OF reptilla," re-
marked Dick. loosely; land here
comes the fellow that you always see
in the Biographies among the products
OF the South"-pointing to what looked
like a great branch floating on the sur
face.
Drop to the bottom OF the boat,
boys" commanded Otto, while he and
Sidney, being the largest of the six,
unshipped their oars and stood in the
bow awaiting the on-coming of the
huge black snake. as they now per-
ceived IL to be. But not until il was
close upon them did two simultaneous,
well-directed blows fall upon its hor-
rible head: and IL instantly sank from
sight beneath the muddy waters. Then
the frightened boys sent the boat skim
ming ahead.
After another hour of rowing they
abruptly emerged from the cypress
swamp upon a broad expanse. With
glad shout, but with weary muscles,
the boys again bent on their oars. Sud
denly the speeding skim struck with
terrifying shock against a submerged
post. For a second the boat rocked
wildly, dipping water. AS IL righted,
Bert solemnly announced: Boys,
we're still afioat-but that was what a
reporter would call a dull. sickening
thud.'"
Cautiously they again started on,
only n moment later to find their rud-
der entangled in a fence wire hidden
just below the surface.
I'VE must be right over Langhorne's
market gardens" concluded Otto, after
encountering another post and several
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more obstructing wires. Now, IL we
hold due east We'll come out at old
Misslpp sure"
But where is due east?" asked Sid
ney. obviously. And all searched the
clouded sky for some sign of the miss
ing sun.
Their situation was growing more
and more critical, and with gathering
darkness came more accidents.
IF we don't stave in the boat against
these posts or get stranded somewhere
between here and the Gulf" Sidney
was saying-when across the waste of
water the booming of a cannon came
family.
That's a signal for us" cried Otto,
and they Immediately headed the boat
toward the sound, which was now re-
peated at frequent intervals
Slowly they crept along through the
darkness and the distractions.
1.-THE canalv' shouted Bert. who was
keeping a lookout from the bow; and
directly before them, family outlined,
lay the familiar channel
Completely exhausted they unshipped
the oars and let the boat drift with the
current down to the pier. AS II grazed
the landing a salute OF guns was fired.
announcing the return of the missing
skin and its crew.
1.-THE entire parish is out searching
for you, young men-where have you
been all day." asked one of the crowd
upon the wharf
We've been having a sort OF deli
rum tremens time over there In the
swamp" responded Otto. YEARLY.
When the six boys sat down that
night TO a late dinner, Sidney said SOL
emily: But for the mercy of heaven
we would now be food for the fishes,
and not they for us"
wonder n they would have COM
planned of the number of bones in u.s."
soliloquized Bert
Florence Edith Austin.
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corner?" asked the receiving clerk in
the telegraph Office.
1.-THE one who has been writing,
crossing out and rewriting for the last
half hour?" inquired the man who had
just filed an S00-word special dis
patch.
YES"
We'll, I see her. What of 1t? ]
suppose she is trying to crowd a To-
word message into a 10word."
mot a bit of 1t. She came over here
a little while ago with an eight-word
message and wanted to know If /
would make any reduction because II
wasn't quite 10 words. When l told
her I couldn't do il, she got mad and
has been trying ever since TO write the
message so as to make ii the full 10
words.
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1T ASSISTED JOHNSON.
His Ability to MIX Cows Gave Him His
First Start In Politics.

His Ability to MIX Cows Gave Him His
First Start In Politics.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Milking COWS, II is said. made Andy
Johnson president of the United States.
In the early days of Tennessee Mere
dith p. Gentry and Andy Johnson
were candidates for governor of Ten
nessee. Railroads were scarce in those
times. most of the travelling being done
in buggies and on horseback. Gentry
and johnson, although opponents for
the highest office in the gift OF the
people in their state, were always the
best of friends. During their campaign
they rode together in the same buggy
and usually slept in the same bed. In
those times, in hamlets and villages,
there was usually squire who was
lord of his section, and who controlled
the votes of his neighborhood, ana on
this account he was naturally sought
after by the candidates. Ii was at
one of these squires farms that, II Is
said. johnson MIXED the COW that
made him president.
Bright and early in the morning
Colonel Gentry slipped out of bed,
went to the kitchen, picked up two
buckets. went to the well and filled
them. He thought that the proper way
to get votes was first to win the friend
shin of the women. As he was return
ing frcm the well he met the squire $
wife. This tickeld him very much. he
thought that luck was surely with him
this time and that he wcult Keep An
DIV Johnson from getting the votes In
that neighborhood at least. Ee was
giving the squire's wife much taffy,
when she said: Yes. I think that Mr..
johnson Is a very nice man, too; he is
over the fence milking the cows.
After the election IL was tound tfat
Andy Johnson was elected ~ a very
small majority. which Colonel Gentry
remarked came from milking the
COWS. Colonel Gentry was enc OF the
smartcst men in the South, consider
ably Johnson's superior. From COVER
nor Of Tennessee johnson became Tres-
ident OF the United States, which great
honor was achieved by milking COWS.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-05-05
SIX BOYS IN A BOAT
Their Experience on the Lower Mis-
sissippi in the Season of Floods.
LOsTIN SUBMERGED FOREST
Snakes WrlthinR In the Water and
Dropping From the Trees-hun-
ming Aground on Hay stalks
and Fences-H ONE Again.

Copyright 1895 by Bachelor. johnson &
Bacheler.)
For days the Mississippi has been ris-
ing. menacing the towns and planta-
tons along its course. The freshets,
draining the vast uplands to the north
and east and west had swollen the vol
ume of water of this great mid-conti-
nent sewer beyond the danger limit of
its natural capacity.
Day and night the river banks were
vigorously patrolled by guards watch
ing for the slightest indications of
rupture, while relays of laborers
worked unremittingly at strengthen
ing the levee ramparts and repairing
assures the instant they might APP
pear.
1t was an intensely exciting time for
the two Chicago lads, Bert and Dick
Lincoln, who were spending the winter
with an uncle on his Louisiana planta-
ton.
They had helped drive the horses and
herds to the Ridge, an elevated strip
of land several miles back from the
river. had assisted in clearing the low
er floors of the plantation dwelling of
carpets and choice furniture and had
watched the negroes haul boats up
from the river and secure them to the
doorsteps, in preparation for sudden
flight in case of an inundation.
And all things now being in readi-
ness, the two lads waited in secret
hope for the anticipated flood.
Down in the negro quarters loaded
skiffs and RATS were tied before every
hut, while in Nanny June's cabin
nightly prayer meetings were being
held-the frightened darkies imploring
that IL the levee must break. that IL
might be upon the further side-"long
bout de swamp, Marser"-and this
was just what occurred.
Early In the morning following the
breaking of the levee, the two Chicago
lads with their cousin, Otto Mather,
and the three Blakeslee boys from a
neighboring plantation. set out in a
boat to visit the crevasse.
I'm afraid that's a dangerous COM
bination-six boys and a boat" re-
fiected Mather, watching them as they
pulled across the river; and his anxiety
increased as the morning sped on and
the boys failed to return.
Landing their boat almost a quarter
of a mile below the assure. the merry
crew raced along the levee that ex-
tended like a green tongue out into
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From the San Francisco Post.
Salt nuts ont a fire in the chimr

From the San Francisco Post.
Salt puts out a fire in the chimney.
Salt in the oven under baking tins
will prevent their scorching on the bot
tom.
salt and vinegar will remove stains
from discolored tea cups.
Salt and soda are excellent for bee
stings and spider bites.
salt thrown on SCOT which has fallen
on the carpet win prevent stain.
Salt put on ink when freshly spilled
on a carpet will help in removing the
spot.
salt I'm white wash makes il stick
salt thrown on a coal fire which is
low will revive IL.
salt used in sweeping carpets keeps
out moths
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4 Rare Postage Stamp.

A postage stamp which is pronounced
the rarest in the world has just been
brought to light in Louisville. col
lector there asked permission to rum
mage among the correspondence of an
old lawyer, with the result that he
found one Baltimore postmaster's
stamp 90 cents) on original cover; five
New York scent stamps, $50 United
States scent stamps of 1S47, ITO United
States 10-cent stamps of 1S47. The first
of these is said to be worth $1,000, the
value of the others in the aggregate is
5000
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IosIl.

The word 'bosh" is simply the Turk
ish for nothing, and came into England
about the time of the Crimean war.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-31
A Novel Bedroom.

Some time ago the Post had story
about a railrod man who jumped into
the fre-box of dead engine to escape
the dangers of a collision and came out
of the wreck witout a scratch. AS
sequal to that story the fact that Travel
ing Engineer Dunbar, of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, uses the fire-box
of new engins to sleep in, has recently
been made known. In his recent trip
over the main line of the Baltimore
and Ohio, with number of new en-
gines for the Louisville and Nashville,
Mr.. Dunbar had with him a small
couch and plenty of blankets, and when
night came he first felt all the journals
to see that they were not running hot
and then placed his cot in the capacious
fire-box of the big engines, and, cover
ing himself up, slept.with as much, if
not more security than he would have
in Pullman car. In case of derail-
ment or collision, beyond severe
shaking up, he could not be badly
hurt, because the fire-box and the boil
er would protect him, even if 80 cars
should be dumped over his resting
place, and only confagation could
cause his death. .-Pittsburg Post.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-31
Try 1t and See.

Whatever may be said about the pub
lications of Rev. Irl r. Hicks by those
who do not fully understand the facts,
there is no denying the truth that his
paper and almanac have come to stay,
His splendid journal, Word and Works,
is now entering its tenth year, largely
increased in circulation and in every
way improved, until it deserves the ma
tional reputation it has attained. His
1897 almanac is now ready and is by far
the finest and most beautiful he has yet
issued. 1t contains 109 pages, includ-
ing cover artistically printed in colors,
and is filled from back to back with
just what is wanted in every shop,
office and home in America. One fea-
ture of the almanac for 1897 is series
of 10 original, beautifully engraved star
maps, with explanatory chapters, which
could not be bought for less than five
dollars in any work on astronomy. As
Mr.. Hicks has so correctly and faith
fully warned the public of coming
droughts, floods, cold waves, blizzards,
tornadoes and cyclones, in the years
passed, aside from the other varied and
splendid features of his paper and
almanac, these considerations alone
should prompt every family to sub
scribe at once for 1897. The almanac is
only 95cts. a copy. Word and Works
is one dollar year, and copy of the
fine almanac goes as a premium with
every yearly subscription. Write to
Word and Works Publishing Co., ST.
Louis, Mo.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-31
THREE YEALS AGO
c. W. Knaner Was Cured of Chronic Catarrh
His Cure Remains Permanent.

c. W. Knaner Was Cured of Chronic Catarrh
His Cure Remains Permanent.
G. w. Knaner, Sheldon, Iowa, writes
as follows: 81 had been troubled with
catarrh for over two years; so bad at
last that l could not work but two or
three days in aweek. l tried two doc
tors without any relief. At times | was
so bad that / could not hear. After
using nine bottles of Pe-ru-na | was
completely cured and believe Pe.ru-na
will do all you claim if directions are
followed. Heartily recommend it to
all who ore afflicted with catarrh. /
should call my cure lasting, for | have
been working in an elevator for three
years (among the dirt and dust of
wheat J"
No greater test could be made of any
cure, than three years, exposure to the
dust and dirt of graiu elevator. This
letter is sample of those we receive
daily. They come unsolicited and un-
rewarded. They express the sentiments
of the writer in words that are direct
and forcible.
A book on catarrh will be sent to any
address by the Pe-ru-na Drug Manu-
featuring Company, Columbus, Ohio.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-31
The HypOeritical Banner.

The hypocritical Banner is determin-
ed that its reputation in this particular
will not suffer, and, therefore taking
a roundabout turn out of its way,
casts aspersions upon Hon. VIM. j.
Bryan because he is engaged in writing
a book. 1t offends the Banners ideas
of set rules and formulas for book to
be written in less space of time than
thirty or fifty years. Itapplies its usu-
al irresistible logic to the case and de-
clares that since it took Blain, Sher-
maa and others a score of years or
more to produce book it is quite alb
surd for Mr.. Bryan to write one in two
months.
Mr.. Bryan's book is called the First
Battle, and we surmise that the title
is indicative of its contents. 1t will be
an account of the last campaign and
since Mr.. Bryan was the most conspicu-
GUS figure in this exciting period of our
history,it will no doubt be an extremely
interesting narrative. Men of quick
mind and resistless energy do not need
score of years to tell a story, with
the incidents of which happening in
four months time. they are absolutely
imbHed. VIM. j. Bryan is such man,
and six million staunch and patriotic
American citizens stood shoulder to
shoulder with him in his "First Battle. "
The Banners weak attempts at humor,
aimed at such lofty spirit, fall short of
the mark. No American has ever pitch
ed his speeches on higher plane than
did Mr.. Bryan, and not one of these
speeches and no part of his character is
marred by the taint of sordid ambition
or base motive.
The Banner is more in it's class when
explaining why its quondam chum and
ally, H. Clay Evans, should not be in
the Cabinet. Nashville American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-31
THROUGH TENNESSEE.

Winfield S. Navis is the new post
master at Shai p's Chapel, Union coun-
ty, and Nelaoa ?, Hatton at Upper
Clinch, Hancock county.
The ANIMAL banquet for correspond
'ents of the i!'eeneville Democrat was
given Saturday and was a success.
A monument to the late William Gull
lom is suggested for Clinton.
Rev. J. H. Harwell, former minis
ter at Hartman, is in jail at Richmond,
Ind, charged with forgery.
Smith & Wilson, of Bristol, builders,
have the contract to erect q $40, ,OOC
court house at Williamson, w. Va.
A new creamery has been started Of
Jalapa, Monroe county. 7. Cooper
Curd is the manager.
Things are lively just over the state
line in Cherokee and Clay counties,
North Carolina, store robbing and mur
der being the pastime of the violators.
The question of better roads will bt
presented at the next term of the Mon
roe county court for action.
Sweetwater night thieves made sue
cessful calls at. the homes of W. T
Denoir, J. W. Morrow and John Fine
John White, subject to fits, fell il
the fire near Blountville and was burn
cd to death.
Emma Hamilton, colored inmat
of the Roane county workhouse, wa
found dead in bed.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-31
BRYAN'S LECTURE.
First of the Series Delivered In Atlanta, Ga.
"The Ancient Landmarks"

The Ancient Landmarks"
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 25.-Hoa. W. J.
Bryan opened his lecture last night in
Atlanta at the Grand Opera House be-
fore large audience. All day long he
had been entertained by one organiza-
tion or another, and he had an almost
continuous reception. Governor Atkin-
son took him to the Executive Mansion
in the morning as his guest At noon
the Young Mems Democratic League
rendered him a luncheon, and last
night the fulton Club entertained him.
Among the speakers at the luncheon
was ex-Secretary Hoke Smith.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced last night
by Halt Lewis, the Georgian who uomi-
mated bin in Chicago. The late nomi-
nee's reception was enthusiastic, and
the audience cheering loudly and long.
His subject was "The Ancient Land
marks" The subject matter was ex-
treme conservative. There was moth
ing in it to offend anyone. The ad-
dress was discussion of governmental
questions. Government, said he, is
what the people make it-gOod or bad
as they dictate. They can remedy abu-
ses if they seriously undertake do so,
but often they are Indifferent. 1t has
been said that the man who wilfully
neglects to take part in controlling the
government is worse than the men who
govern badly.
Mr.. Bryan quoted literally from JEFF
ferson and Jackson. He touched on
| the leading issues of the recent cam
paign, but in a non-partisan way The
aim, said he, of the advocates of differ
ent money systems is to secure that
which is best for the greatest number
of citizens. Men differ as to which
system will accomplish that, but all
agree that the system which will give a
unit of value of the least possible fuct-
ations is the best. In the end, the peo-
pie of this country, and eventually the
people of the world will select that sys-
tenn under which the unit Of value is
most stable In reaching that decision,
selfshness must be taken into account
Selfshness is here to stay, but it is mol
wholly disadvantageous, for it is the
manifestation of the instinct Of self
preservation.
Government should not only avoid
abuses, but should protect the weaker
against the strong. A government
substitutes law for force. and right for
might.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-31
InnOcent Man PardOned.

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 94,-Goy.
Bushnell tonight pardoned Isaac Smith,
of Pike county, who was sentenced to
be hanged in 1889 for the murder of his
cousin, Stephen Skidmore. Smith was
nine times reprieved, and his sentence
finally commuted te life imprisonment
Once he was led onto the scaifold, the
officials Withholding the reprieve until
the last minute, in the belief that he
would confess. He always asserted his
innocence, and subsequent develop
ments have shown he did not murder
Skidmore.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-31
Paducah's Maidstone.

Miss Mary. Murphy, of McCracken
county, was bitten on the ankle by a
mad dog, drawing considerable blood.
The dog has bitten numbr of other
dogs in the neighborhood. and the
people are in state Of anxiety lest the
other dogs should become affected. The
Paducah maidstone was applied.
T, l.. Moreland, of Clardy, had his
two little daughters, aged 8 and 8, Bit
ten by mad dog the early part of last
week. The dog was captured and con-
fined and died of hydophobia Wednes-
day. Mr.. Moreland carried the little
girls to Paducah to have a maidstone
applied. .-Louilville Post.