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The Cubans have found their Mar
seiIlaise." 1t is called The Bayames
Hymn" and this account OF its origin
Is given:
In the last war-the 10 years war
the city Of Bayamo was 10 have been
occupied by a Spanish army The peo-
pie were aware OF the approach Of the
enemy. and, as the Russians did at
Moscow. they burned the city. leaving
nothing but its smouldering ruins TO
exhibit their hatred and horror Of the
invaders. To this day Bayamo OF the
EOS is simply a monument OF crumb-
ling walls to the patriotism Of a people
who had even before that inspired the
'Bayames Hymn by their deeds. 1t is
a spirited air. fully equal to most ma
tional anthems"
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salutation kindly He simply glared
at me. Seeing my colleague, who ac-
companied me, convulsed with laugh
ter. u was evident had made a bad
blunder. IL appeared that / had placed
rising tone on the last word and con-
sequently had told the man to go to
the devil.
Another day the cook came up to in
quire what l would have for dinner on
Sunday. l intended to tell him to roast
chicken. Unfortunately / made a
mistake in one word. l had given a
long instead of short vowel sound
and gravely told the man to go and set
fire to the street. The student is not
only bothered with tones and long and
short vowels: he is also perplexed with
little aspirates breathed into the mid
die of a sound, the addition or omis-
sion of which entirely alters the sense.
The writer once heard a missionary
preaching on the heavenly father. The
Chinese word for heavenly Is teen,
with an aspirant on the vowels The
preacher left out the aspirate. with
disastrous results. Teen without an
aspirate means crazy.
After learning Cantonese a few
months / tried to preach a sermon.
Alas! / was the only person in the
congregation who understood a word
of what l was saying. 1t was dis
heartening to hear that some of the
Chinese who had listened to me re-
marked how much the English Ian
guage resembled the Chinese. They
supposed | had been preaching In En-
glish. Wrong tones, confusion of long
and short vowels and blunders in as
pirates had done all the mischief. IL
was very humiliating. My heart sunk.
i wished myself back home. oh, for
the apostolic gift of tongues! But l
tried again. next time with better sue
cess. Little by little the difficulties
the tones and terrible idioms
were mastered, and now the greatest
joy / have in this world Is in standing
up before a Chinese audience and tell
ing them in their own tongue the won
derful works of God.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-18
THE PROPO ED CANAL.
Members of the Visiting Committee Give
Their Version of It,


Washington, April 1.-THE Nicara-
qua canal commission which visited
the isthmus last summer presented
some features of its side of the canal
question before the house committee
on interstate and foreign commerce to-
day. Engineer Endicott resented the
statements of Warner Miller and Engi-
neer Menocal of the canal company
that the Investigations by the commits
sion had been of cursory nature. The
board was in Nicaragua AZ days and
spent "a days in actual field work Ex-
cept in a few details the plan of Engi-
neer Menocal seemed to Endicott feas-
ible. While the company's plan con-
templated a canal 2S feet deep, the
commission was convinced that at GER
tain seasons the water would fall to
"a feet unles dams were built to a
greater height.
Replying to a question, Endicott said
in the event of war with a nation like
Great Britain the government would be
Obliged to abandon the canal, but
might solve the problem by blowing
up the locks. From military point of
view the canal was desirable. The
present value of all work done by the
company. Endicott estimated at half
a million. Its harbor works at Grey
town were in bad condition, not much
of value remaining. portion of the.
work would have to be removed. The
company's five dredges were sunk in
the harbor and were obsolete His es-
innate of the value of the company's
property when in good condition was
I,25O.O0O He did not believe the canal
could be built for $75.000000 (the COM
pany's estimate), even conceding Memo
calls plans had been feasible. Asked
whether If the government was willing
TO pay Sl33,OOO,000 for the canal, would
1t be advisable to begin work at once.
the engineer replied that the govern
ment should make more satisfactory
surveys and estimate before going for
ward. IT was important that sufficient
hydraulic data be secured and II was
also possible that further Investigation
would increase the estimates of cost.
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SHE WENT TO The OPERA.
Terrible Experience Her Love of Music
| Nau>ed the I'arsoa'. oife.

Terrible Experience Her Love of Music
Nau>ed the parsoa'. oife.
From the Buffalo Courier.
1t was the parsons fault A clergy
man with music-loving wife ought TO
know better than to go out of town to
a missionary conference just on the eve
of season of grand opera at home
Perhaps he never thought of IL. Clergy
men are not subject to the temptations
which beset the rest of mankind Be
sides. he knew nothing about music
One tune was like another to him. and
on the only occasion when he Went 10
an orchestra concert he fell asleep in
the middle Of the second movement OF
the symphony and never walked up un-
til the shrieking Of the VaIkyries smote
upon his ears at the close of the pro-
gramme. So the parson went away
with no misgiving. To tell the truth.
the parsons wife had no premonition
that she would fall from grace She
meant TO be good.
It CHANGED that several worldly peo-
pie called on Friday and Saturday.
worldly as they were. they loved music
just as much as she did. and they could
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-18

Healthy, happy children are those whose
mothers have been, and are, healthy. The
best intentioned woman in the world will
fall short of her duty to her children If she
is worried and wearied with weakness and
sickness. Most all irritable women are
sick women. Most all melancholy, hstIess,
languid women are sick women. Every
woman who will take the trouble to notice,
will find that at certain fixed periods she is
nervous, cross, irritable and respondent
Any irregularity makes the conditions
worse. Even a well woman is less amiable
than usual at these times. What can be
expected from a sick woman?
When every movement is a dreary drag,
when the nerves are all on edge in sym
pathy with the particular ones affected
when il seems that death were very much
preferable to living-what can a woman do
for her children thenl
1t is every woman's duty to be well and
healthy. There is no reason why she
should be otherwise if only she will take
proper care of herself and take Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription when she needs it,
This celebrated remedy has been used in
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
at Buffalo, N. ", of which DR.. Pierce is
Chief Consulting Physician and specialist,
for over 20 years. Thousands of women
have been cured by il and hundreds have
written grateful letters.
Some of these letters are embodied in
I6S page book, called Woman and
Her Diseases" which will be sent sealed
in plain envelope on receipt of ten cents
tstamps), by WORLDS DTsPENsARy MEDr-
CAL ASSOCIATION, No. COS Main Street
Buffalo. N. Y.
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HOW AxE-HAN LES ARE MADE
! Interesting Proce = In Use at the Works
1t hunting on. Ind.
From the Huntington Herald

1t nuniing on. Ind.
From the Huntington Herald
One of the things that a machine
cannot turn out to the satisfaction of
the consumer, Is an axe-handle. From
pioneer days down to the present time,
a man who learns to make a satisfac-
tory axe-handle is regarded in the
neighborhood as an indispensable per-
sonage. Choppers say there is a
"sleight' in the shaping of an axe-han-
die in accordance to the grain OF the
timber, which a machine can never do,
and indeed very few people can ac-
complish 1T.
An aXe-handle looks very simple in
construction and many a man has said
to himself that nothing could be easier
than to shave out an eiegant axe-han-
die. He continues in that belief until
he experiments. When the handle is
finished and placed in the axe the ar.i-
san suddenly realizes that he has de-
ceived himself. He undergoes a rad
ical change of heart" and decides to
let someone else occupy the field I'm
that very particular line of work.
A man who was noted all over this
country for years and years, as the
only axe-handle maker of the times
was Adam Anglemyer, ST., who has
been dead eight or ten years. People
compelled him to make candles long
after he was too old to work with any
degree OF pleasure. A hardware clerk
says that even now they have calls
for "Anglemyer's handles" the Gus
toner not apparently aware of the
fact that he is not still living
At present the man who holds the
belt is w. II. Lessig. His handles are
in demand in several counties here
abouts. They are used in Huntington,
Whitley. Wabash, Allen and Wells
counties. Lessig lives in a humble lit
tile cottage located some miles north
east of Roanoke. along the old canal.
He tills the soil i'm summer and turns
his entire attention TO handle-making
in winter. Last Saturday he was in
the city and went home with SCI in
his pocket, received for handles sold to
the various retail dealers since his last
settlement.
Making good axe.handles may not be
the most brilliant trade a man can fol-
low. but he becomes indispensable.
ellis a want. is a benefactor so 10
speak. and this is more than can be
said OF many people in the world who
are much more pretentious and not
half so useful.
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DIR. LIE BIG & CO.
HELENA. ARE EXPERrs

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The reason thousands cannot get cured
of private chronic diseases, seminal
weakness. lost manhood, gleet. structure.
varicocele.; premature decay, prostatis.
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excuses. which unfit men for matrimony.
is owing to complications
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No office in Denver Col Address DIR.
Lieblg & Co, Helena. Mont. only.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-18
A TEXAS ROMANCE.
Vendetta of the Duke with the Scene Laid
In Venice ant Houston.
Eronn the Houston Post

From the Houston Post
l.
over the scene hangs a deep star
studded sky.
II is midnight in Venice.
On the balcony OF a magnificent ducal
palace on the waters of the Adriatic sits
the Countess Ginccioll. BY her side is
Pete Skidmore, the talented young Amer
lean painter. The brilliant but soft light
of an Italian moon floods the marble
steps of the palace and the crystal sea
where shadowy gondolas wind In and out
like the may figures in some half-re-
membered dream.
do you love me2" asks the countess,
in low. overripe tones.
Easy" says Pete. kissing her jeweled
hand ~st.--.~
AS he speaks a black gondola glides
past. and something is thrown and falls
at the feet of the countess.
"Corpo al Baccho!" she exclaims. 1T
is a vendettar
The gondola glides past again and some
one in IL Kisses some words in Italian
through his clenched teeth.
THAT must be a steamboat" says Pete.
land the escape valve is out of order"
1T is the Duke Rivoli." says the coun-
tess. HE loves me to distraction. You
must fly"
"Why?"
He has declared vendetta"
What's that? Anything like a divi-
dend?"
DO not jest Fly. oh. fly. ere It is too
late. One kiss and then farewell"
AS Pete Skldmore kisses the countess
another prolonged kissing sound comes
from the gondola. Pete looks up at the
summit of Mount Vesuvius In the dis
lance
Sounds like we were going to have an
other eruption" he mutters to himself
On nj
back to the palace where he boards.
1t was twenty minutes to o'clock In
Texas.
Pete skidmore has finished his art stu
dies in Venice and has returned to Hous-
ton. lie has arisen early. and. to obllge
an old friend, Is painting a barn a dark
red color for -. one-half in advance.
lie often signs when he thinks of Ven
ice and the dark. languishing eyes of the
Countess Ginccioli. and through his head
runs the refrain of a song she used TO
sing:
"Barcipa setta mup a canon me-"
Suddenly the ladder is jerked from I'M
der him, and he falls into bucket of red
paint.
He colors quickly and rises TO his feet
The Duke Di Rivoli stands before him.
'Zis ees ze vendetta to re deathi' hiss
es the duke between his clenehed teeth.
Il nave come 10 Keel you.
What for" asks Pete.
"R-r-r-r-r-evenge." says the duke
For what?" asks Pete.
II married re CONTEST"
III.
Moonlight on the Adriatic.
The Duchess Di Rivol. nee Ginccion
waits upon the balcony. A gondoia glides
to the steps and the Duke Di Rivoli
springs out.
The duchess hastens TO meet him.
Did you kill him." she whispers.
II did not"
What Did you fail in your mission?
Is II possible that a Rivoli could declare
a vendetta and then let It go TO pro-
test?"
Peace. Flametta." says the duke. II |
do not deserve your reproaches."
What did you do to him.
Il left him running a weekly newspa-
per I'm Texas"
The duchess sinks down. covers her
face with her hands and shudders vio-
lently.
"Oh. Luigi" she sobs. revenge is all
right. but was there any need to be so .
You should have killed him."
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just q Pinch of Sat,

New York. April 16.-Dudley Porter and
others of Haverhill, Mass, in a suit
against j. NJ. Sigafus for 81, 900. 600 Sc
cured a verdict to-day in the United
States circuit court for $3.50 275. The
plaintiffs charged that the defendant sold
them gold mine in Riverside county.
California, and misrepresented IT. The
defendant claimed that the misunder-
standing arose over the incompetency or
the negligence of the experts employed
by the plaintiffs to inspect the mine
They also claimed that the mine was
msmanaged after the sale.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-18

The following amusing passage took
place between counsel and witness I'm a
disputed will case: did your father
give you no parting admonLtion?" He
never gave much away at any time. 9"
I mean 10 say, what were his last
words?" They don't consarn you. q"
They not only concern me-" replied
the barrister, severely. but they con-
Germ the whole court" "Oh, all right"
was the reply. Father said. Don't
have no trouble when I'm gone. Jim,
COS lawyers is the biggest thieves I'M
hung"
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Abe Germans satisfied.

Hamburg. April 1.-THE Boersen Halle
has dispatch from Caracas. Venezuela
saying that a settlement of the railway
claims made by Germany on behalf OF
German subjects has been signed by the
Representatives Of the Disconto Gessel-
shaft. North German bank. and the gov
eminent of Venezuela, the latter agree
ing to pay 5000. goo bolivars In settlement
of past liabilities. future claims ana the
guaranteed interest due
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-18
WAR I'm THE SOUTH.
Alarming Reports ZONE From Capetown
and Bu uwayo.

Alarming Reports ZONE From Capetown
and Bu uwayo.
London, April 17-Alarming reports
reached here to-day from Capetown
and other parts in South Africa regard
ing the situation in Matabeleland.
according to one report more than
lo'OOO rebels are massing for an attack
upon Buluwayo This is believed by
the secretary of the colonies to be
overdrawn. Officials of the British
chartered South African company say
they have no fear for the safety of
Buluwayo.
Ihe Exchange Telegraph company
says 1t is rumored that Buluwayo has
been captured by Matabeles. A dis
patch from Aldershot says the Middle
sex regiment has been ordered to start
1or south Africa Considerable anxi-
ETY. is felt regarding the South Afri-
can situation and the government is
openly blamed for inaction.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-18
To Recover one r. nj.
Dlsnatch to the Sfandard

Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena. April 1s.-The suits com
menced some time ago by registers and
receivers OF Montana land Offices unde-
President Harrison to recover reuj-
were tried to-day in the United States
court The plaintiffs and J. b. Catlln.
ex-register, and Robert Fisher, ex-re-
ceiver Of the MissOula land Office. and
S. A SWiggett and George NJ. Bour-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-18

Seattle, April 16.-James z. ALISON. for
merly a Tacoma and Minneapolis real
estate dealer, was arrested here to-day
by Detective Courtney of Minneapolis on
a charge e having murdered Lena Olson
at Dulutf nm, in the fall of 1894 The
murderer of Miss Olson went by the
name of A A. Austin, and Courtney
claims to have positively identified All
sop as Austin. Allsop denies that he Is
Austin.
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gum, formerly of the Helena Office.
The plaintiffs ask for about $500 each.
Ihey claim the law allowed them GER
tain compensation which they did not
receive In full, as they were compelled
10 pay out part of it for office rent. The
poiicy OF the present administration
allows registers and receivers Office
rent as part of the expenses of offices.
me case was taken under advisement
by Judge Knowles.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-18
A Great Lands idr.

Berne Switzerland, April l6.-An i'm
mense landslide occurred at Trubb %
miles east of this place. Many farms
have been devastated, whole woods
carried off and the loss is said to be
most serious
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-18
CHRONIC DISEASES
DESTROYING MILLIONS
SUFFERERS YEARLY

Men die daily from results of disease
contracted by abuse OF natures laws, ex-
cesses and badly treated cases that are
delicate. private or complicated.
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Phil Daniels, T. p. A. Butte. Mont.
w. w. Johnston. c. A, Billings, Mont.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-18
MAYOR srARTJP REFUSES
To Sign the Ballard Sunday Closing
Proclamation.

Mayor George G. startup. OF Ballard, re-
fused on Tuesday night TO sign the pro-
clamation closing all places OF business on
Sunday. under sections 2Ii and 20 OF the
penal code, which the council requested
a the previous session. He read a short
communication. stating that IL would be
inexpedient ana productive OF no good re-
suits. and declined 10 assume the rsspon-
sibility OF enforcing me state laws. II the
council wished TO pass an ordinance bring
1ng the subject under the control Of thu
city government, they could do so. but he
did not deem IL advisable. The advice OF
the mayor was accepted. and Councilman
De Long. admitting that his resolution
wzs a clumsy attempt 20 accomplish the
object sought. said he brought the matter
before the council in response to the senti-
ments expressed 10 him by others.
The city printing was at last awarded
10 the News-Bcho until March ]. 1887. and
Il was designated the Official paper OF the
city. This ends the fight between the
searchl!gh. and the Nsws-Echo. which has
lasted about three months.
The Manufacturers Water Company has
completed it's new system from Laks
Union. and Councilman Donoghue an
nounced that President c. .. stimson
said his franchise compelled him 70 furn-
ish any and ali mills with water. and also
the city. tn. council has been acting as
II the franchise the nil owners had was
Illegal. and al first appointed the city at
torney and the superintendent OF water
works 10 look after the cfty's interest
The mill owners went ahead. and built
their system; then the council instructed
the fire and water committee - interview
the mill owners about granting them 4
franchise under certain restrictions. This
COMMITTEES was granted further time.
which means that The controversy be-
tween the mills and ehe council Is ended
IN a victory FOR the mills.
The ladies Of the First Presbyterian
church were granted permission 10 erect
q stand n Salmon Bay park on July 4.
and the board OF health given instructions
70 ahate several minor nuisanees danger
oEs 70 public health in different places
about the town
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-18
ANALASKARATE WAR
The Pacific Coast Co. Bound TO
Drive OF the Willapa.
FARE TO JUNEAU $40 AND S..
Excursion Steamer Queen Back FroA
the North-Ihe Topeka Leaves
With Q Full List.

rate war on tn. Alaska route has now
been begun IN earnest b. thu Pacific COAST
Steamship cc0pany. VITA the object az
driving the opposition steamer Wiisapa on
the route. cat was announced yesterday
10 20 into effect on the next voyage o. tne
steamer AK. sailing for Junsau and IN
termedtate points June % Passengers VIII
De carried 70 juneau AZ SO for nrsf class
and g. for second class. This Is cut rem
81 and Sc To Fort WrangeI the ue~ fare
is s. first class and 81 20 second class, re-
tuction from the former rate. which was
$40 and IS. The company Is undoubtedly
out for blood this time. and the REDUCTION
is not a temporary one 10 last one voyage
only.
Steamer QNeen arrived from her first sx-
cursion to the north yesterday morning az
II O'Clock. Many Of the passengers ex-
pressed regret at the short duration OK the
voyage. The Queen sails again for Alaska
next Sunday morning at . o'clock, and her
berths are already taken up
Steamer City Of Topeka sailed for Alaska
yesterday with good cargo OF freight ana
the following passengers: ]. <. Alien. Mr..
and Mrs. George Z. Myers, Mrs B. F. Ste
vens. c.. W. Resve. John r. Gamble, A.
Kruzner. Mrs. r Johnson, r. A. Mattelio.
J. Snypp Miss NJ c.. HIndshaw. Florence
Wells. Mrs. EicherIy Mr.. and Mrs r A.
Chisholm, Mrs. 3. Craig. Mr. and Mrs
William p Wilson. L. l. Dyche. Miss II.
Tomular, Mr. and Mrs. p. j. Sullivan. Miss
Edna Fadden. Airs. Webster. Mr.. and Mrs.
3. E. Bennett. Mr. and Mrs. ID. ". Crow
ley. Miss McSichoIs. Mrs. L. w. Shinn and
two children, Mr.. and Mrs. A. It. Campbel.
Miss Vera Dale. Axel Dale. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. l.. Pittock. H 3. Morton. A. j. McCul-
loch and twenIy-one steerags.