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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-20
AssIGNEFs SALE.

I hereby offer for sale the entire stock
Of the late business of /. Marks Of
Helena, Montana. consisting of wines,
liquors. cigars, tobaccos, smokers arti-
cles. billiard tables and bar fixtures.
This is one of the largest and best
stocks in the state and has been APP
praised at about $64, 10000 upon cost
basis without freight. Sealed bids for
cash value will be received until Dec.
81. 1897. for the entire stock and fix
lures. The right to reject any and all
bids il reserved.
DAVID MORRIS, Assignee.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-20

Down 10 as late as the middle ages cats
were SO highly priced thar any person
who killed one was obliged to paw hne.
This penaly was sometimes required %
be paid in the shape Of pile Of wheat
big enough To cover the slain animal
when il was held vertically hy the TIP
of its tail. the nose touching the gtoun4.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-20

Sroe khoim has female usurer and she
Is The worst usurer in the capital Her
victims are chiefly cadets ar the army and
naval academies, whose pocket money
gives out long time before the next re-
mlttanea can be expected. She liTes til an
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-20

A Tennessee lady, Mrs. J, w. Towle,
of Philadelphia, Tenn, has been using
Chamberiain's Cough Remedy for her
baby, who is subject to Group, and
says of it: II find 1t just as good as
you claim 1t to be. Since I've had your
Cough Remedy, baby has been threat
ened with Group ever SO many times.
but | would give him a dose of the
Remedy and it prevented his having it
every time" Hundreds of mothers say
the same Sold by druggists.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-20
He Is in Charge.

Beginning to-day Mr.. J. @. G. Thomp-
son is in charge Of the Standards Great
Falls news bureau
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-20

Maguire's Opera House
John Mcguire, Manager-Butre.
Four Nights and Saturday Matinee. beginning
Thursday, Dee. 10, 1897. TT Is PARIS
Lost, Strayed or Stolen
Comic Opera in four acts ny j. Cheever Good
win, original music by Woolsnn Morse. The east
includes Harry Clay Bianey, Harry Allen Charles
H. Burke G. + Allen, Lucius Henderson, Bert
Thayer. Anna 0'Keefe, May Mitchell, Mabel Bon-
ton Louise Marshall, Oriska Warden, Adelaide
Nye Marie Mather. May Melbourne.
Troupe of Spanish Dancers. sixty People, Aug.
mented Orchestra. Original New York Produe
tion. A Host of Pretty Girls. Stage full Of now
ers. Four Acts Four Sumptuous Scenes. 100
Nights in New York 30 Nights in Boston, Siz
Weeks in Philadelphia.
Seats on sale Wednesday at 10 a M. No adj
vance-2Jc SOC and LOO.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-20
Maguire's Opera House

Box Office will be Open Sunday and Monday Tor
the Sale of Seats
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-20

Joseph II. Harper U. S. Claim Agen'
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

Continued on page 2.
The Irish standard., 1897-09-25

CONTINUE ON page =.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
MARRIAGE INpURITAM DAYS.
Customs that seem Queer Enourh IN
These Lusurlaus Iimes.

y H"AAHAAAH 49, 'N."HA 49, - -
These Lusuriaus Times.
Tho brides Of old-iime puritan days
consider u. sc happy Easter brides
Of today-wcre solomnly adjured to
wear:
Something old and something new;
Something borrowed. something blue
They were seldom married IN church.
often In the new house that was des-
tined 20 be their home and you may
believe q was generally bleak enough
to give an almost funeral aspect 20
the AFFAIR. says the New York Herald
Il was bad luck TO look In the mirror
after the toilet was oompleted-even
the cody maidcns Of that day were
supers,ltlous The wedding gown was
frst displayed IN public al meeting
Indeed. there was no other place where
the bride could surely count upon ind
ing all her friends together. Tho bride
and groom and bridal party opened
the show by proudly walking In a little
procession through the narrow streets
to the meeting house on the sabbath
following the marriage. In Iarneds
History OF windham County. Conn.
"a a description OF such an amusing
scene In Brooklyn. Conn. Further
public notice was drawn 20 the bride
by allowing her TO choose the text for
the sermon preached on the hrst Sun
day Of the coming out Of the newly
married couple. Muct ingenuity was
exercised In finding appropriate and
sometimes startling bible texts for
these wedding sermons The instances
are well known OF the marriage Of
Parson Smiths two daughters. one Of
whom selected the text. Mary hath
chosen that good part" while the
daughter Abbey. who married John
Adams. decided upon the text. John
came neither eating nor drinking and
they say he hath a devil"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

James O'Hara Dcnny. o. Pittsburg.
Pa. who Il Al Monte Carlo. taking par,
In the live bird shoots. ls certainly
making a reputation for himself The
following letter from Monte Carlo tells
OF Mr.. Dcnny's good work;
M. bertrand has certainly stolen a
march on n. Blondln. for while the
pigeon shooting does not commence al
Monte Carlo until saturday. the hrst-
named manager opened his grounds a.
Mont Baron. near Nice, to-day dee.
90. Il Is true the crowd OF shooters
was not big. nor viii Il Be 90 a. head
quarters until the Christmas fcies are
over. Mr.. Harry Roberts. that we'll
known shot. being present. and with
him AR Robinson. OF san Francisco
fame. and J. OIL. Denny, from Pitts
burg. Pa. who was the winner Of the
principal prize Of the day. AR. Denny
also divided a pool with the gentlemen
from England. Russia aud France.
Pigeon shooting started Dec. &c In
beautiful sunshine, ]. OH. Denny, Of
Pitisburg. Pa. taking the principal
prize. Messrs. Roberts. Denny, Hay
den and others distinguished them.
solvoa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

and then Mr. wyckoH disappeared.
leaving his wife IN a condition border
lng on insanity. The whole police ma
chinery Of the state was set In motion
10 ind the missing man. but without
avail. he was last seen AZ Sandnsky
purchasing a railroad ticket for Chi
eago, then an trace Of him vas lost
A quiet but thorough search made for
him IN Chicago developed the fact that
he had gone west. but what his desti-
nation was coald not Be ascertained.
Il was learned the other day that
Mr.. Wyckoh went from Chicago q
Florence. Colo. and the fact concern
Ing his mysterious flight from homs
and friends also came 70 light. Ina.
medlately after his departure from
sandusky an inspection Of his books
IN the insurance companys once IN
tsat city wa made. and Il was found
that his accounts were all right Nol
a cent was missing. Il was known
that he bad considerable money on hla
person. and 4 was feared that he Sad
been foully dealt with Hls domestic
relations were Of 20 pleasant and har.
monious a character that 4 wculd
have been folly 20 suppose that he had
voluntarily deserted his brida
Some years ago q appears. tlr.
wyckoR sustained a fan which IN
iured hla brain. producing what 4
known az mental aaphasla WHEN n
ieft Sandusky he was suffering fron
Temporary eiouded intsllect WHILE IN
the west. finding that he could rocail
nothing OF bis past. not ovon his name
De took the name Of Maxwell starr. a.
the news from Florence explalna After
living for some months az the liila
town Of Florence. he became Possessed
Of q feeling that he vas playing q part
instead Of living the NE which ho BE-
ioved he should live He knew. Of
course. that he vas not Maxwell starr
but he dld not know Who he really
was. or how he came 20 be- amonn
strangers IN a strange land. he ex.
perlenced a yoarning Tor home Which
he felt he must have had somewhere
before he arrived AZ Floronco. M,
mind. however. vas 90 complete !
blank that memory failed utterly q
assist him IN the sllghtesl dcxree n
establishing his identity or locsilnl
his relatives and friends
AZ last, lmpelled By an unconlrolla
Die desire to and out who be was an.
where. u anywhere. hh home vas 10
Gated. be made q eonndanl q the mas
or Of Florence and Invoked hls aid 1
ttraighten out the tangled thread a
hia life The result vas that ats
some weeks Of thorough and syslsn
attic inquiry Maxwell Starr Of Nouhsr
waa Identified a. Lewls Herbert Wyo1
on q sandwky. o.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
HOW GRIZZLY EATS PEANUTS.

And some Comments by Bystandsrs on
the Hears Apparent Tondness.
From the New York Sun: A man
who stood In front Of the bear pit at
the monagerie IN Central Park was
greatly interested In observing Just
how the biz grizzly bear took the pea
nuts that one OF the visitors was hand
ing him. The bear stood up Al an
angle Of about forty-hve degrees. hind
feet on the floor OF the pit, one fore
foot resting on the stone ledge In
which the bars Of the cage are Inn
bedded. the other extended through the
bars TO take the peanuts. He did not
clutch them under his claws and then
turn the claws inward upon the ball Of
biz foot. but when be reached out
through the bars be spread his claws
apart sideways. as one nigh, spread
the fingers Of his hand apart The
visitor would place a peanut between
two Of the claws. and thea the bear
would close the claws together. a. one
would close the fingers OF his out
stretched hand. Re would hold the
peanut between two claws In the same
manner that man sometimes holds a
cigar between two fingers Holding u
thus the bear would carry the peanut
20 bis mouth: then thrustlng his paw
out between the bars again he would
open bis claw out sideways as before.
waiting for another.
Il suppose IL must be an acquired
taste" said a solomn-faoed hys,andor.
referring 10 the bears fondness for
peanuts
Il don't know" said another man.
I'm not 90 sure but what there are
some places where grizzlies live that
peanuts grow"
That may BE-" said the solemn-iaced
nan. but I'm sure there's no place
where they grow baked"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18


The signs seem no, unpropiious that
4 practically new and specific form Of
Insurance n soon 10 become established
In the United States. a. Il has already
In Great Britain. where the National
Cycle and MO,orcar Insurance Com
pany, Limited. has achieved a separate
existence with distinct functions. There
Is. indeed. a strong reason for exelu-
slvo and exhaustive bicycle insurance.
let Il be calculated on the mathe-
matical basis Of probabilities, and Il
will be readily apparent that among
the innumerable bicycles now In ex-
lsienoe many must be lost. stolen, OF
damaged by accident or hre-so many
that the percentage IL much higher
than the casual thinker would deter
mine. There IL not a representative
Eheelman or wheelwOman. 4 may con-
adently b. declared. who would not b
willing 10 pay a reasonable premium
Tor protection against any or all such
disasters.
Unless. therefore. the standard In
Eurunce companies speedily effect ar
rangements satisfactory 70 the wheel
ing fraternity Il l. 10 be expected that
m independent company. devoted sole
~ 10 the Interests Of bicycle insurance
viii soon be organized and established
q Is a great need. and proper safe
guards could easily be adopted to OBJ
waite possible abuse Of the advantages
such a company would ofcr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

balls On the ba.s.nan. shen Damon
was seen 70 leave the third bag and
walk slowly toward the home plate
Tho pitcher stood IN the box with ne
ball IN his hand. and 10 tho amaasmfnt
Of che crowd made no effort 20 put
Bannon out. Tommy walked deiicer-
ately across the plate and TO the bench.
He understood the umpire 70 say four
instead Of three balls So did the bat
terry OF the opposing team. When inc
vislton recovered from their trance
they demanded that Bannon b sent
back 10 third base. No rule COM
polling him 70 return could be found
In the book. and the run was scored.
which was proper. The affair created
much fun. even the visiting players
Joining In the laugh after finding out
that there was no appeal. Tommy
got the credit for a stolen base, and
the home base At that.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

More than one boy has made his way
a. the start by the exhibition OF q
bright mind and a sturdy purpose
There was the case. Tor instance. OF .
boy whom we viii call Martin Flint
Martin. thrown on his own resources
AT the axe Of fourteen. went around
big city looking for work Nobody
seemed 20 have any for him. but the
oiiener he was rebuffed the more con-
adent and high-spirited he seemed 10
become. there IL nothing like a good
big obstacle or bafhement TO call out
the healthy snto In some naturcs
by and by Martin came 10 a mer-
chants door which had simply the
word Push" on Il. 90 he pushed the
door and went In, his hat In his hand.
An elderly man In spoctaoles sat al a
desk
well. boy. what DO you wanti" ask.
"a the merchant
Work. slr," said Martin.
"what Kind OF work."
"Any Kind OF work. sir"
"well." said the merchant. laughing
you've got a large specially. What's
your motto9"
Same as yours. sir. said Martin.
Same a. mine3 How DO you know
what my motto is7"
You've got Il on your door-lt'I
Push. SIR"
The merchant put him 10 work on
the spot. and Il was the beginning Of
very successful business career
Youths Companion.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

With spinks. as In the case Of dozens
Of others. few opportunities were Of
fercd. and. excepting that the western
man had the good fortune 70 fan In
with schaefer. bis chances OF steady
improvement were few. But the aaso-
citation with the wonderful little wiz
ard" was improved By spinks 20 the ut
most. and to-day he stands out promi-
nentiy a. the leader Of the shorts,op
class. having only two. or possibly
three. really dangerous rivals. In the
match game with Thomas J. Gallagher
IN Chicago last year spinks defeated
the silver-haired veteran, but the re-
suit was never satisfactory 20 the lat
ter's friends. and another meeting Of
the pair would BE- one Of the most at
trpctive events that could Be arranged
Reoenuy spinks defeated Edward Nc
LAughlin Of Philadelphia In Nes
York.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

shufIled. The hats must then be hant-
ed round. until each person ia supplied
with a question and a noun. The thing
now 10 be done Is for each player tc
write an answer In rhyme 10 the cues
tion he finds written on the one paper
bringing In the noun written on the
other paper.
Sometimes the questions and the
nouns are so thoroughly inapplicable
10 each other that II Is impossible 10
produce anything like sensible poetry.
The player need not trouble about this.
however. for the more nonsensioal the
rhyme the greater the fun. Sometimes
players are fortunate enough 10 draw
from the hats both noun and question
that may be easily linked together. A
question once drawn was: why do
summer roses fade7" The noun drawn
was butterfly" 30 that the following
rhyme was easily concocted;
Summer roses fade away.
The reason why ! cannot say,
Unless Il be- because they try
To cheat the pretty butterfly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18
VIVID Wolf IN Chicago.

Driven 10 desperation by the cold.
a large gray wolf took refuge In q bar
rel In the patrol barn az the police sta
ton IN Irving Park, a Chicago suburb,
the other night No one saw the ami
NAL enter the barn. and its presence
was not discovered until late next af-
tornoon. Desk Sergeant Kuehler fred
a sho, through the barrel. and the bull
let struck the wolf In the side The
animal bounded from the barrel. and.
with blood flowing from its wound.
took a stand IN one corner Of the barn
and showed fight After hring four
more shots the ofhcer succeeded In kill
ing the beast-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18


An Amsterdam correspondent OF tho
Westminster Gazette writes: II looks
as n we dull Dutchmen are upon the
point OF giving 10 the world a priceless
invention, the means BY which ships al
sea may be on speaking terms under
all circumstances. or have the power
10 communicate With the shore. Some
weeks since people living on the out
skirts OF the town. returning home In
the dark hours OF the evening were
scared by very peculiar unearihly
sounds. something akin 20 the deep
penetrating scream Of steamers ayren
In the mist. although there was no
water near 10 speak OF. and consequent
~ no possibility Of a steamer. The rid
die IL now solved. II has been found
pUss.l.c = produce a constant. unyary'
ing sound which may
O) BE heard at a distance OF % lea1,
i've miles against a stih breeze.
90 Il Of such a nature and quality
that Il Il quite easy 70 determine 10 a
nicely the direction from which Il
comes.
90 Il produced by an instrument
which can be moved about without al
tering the sound-thai Is. In the same
manner as an electric searchllght
lN Last. not least. that parts OF the
instrument may be differently tuned.
which makes Il possible 20 give con-
slant alternative signals which may DO
codlhod. 20 that a Conversation may b0
kept up.
Il appears that the inventors some
weeks since made trials In the dark.
ana. cf course. IN lonely. outlying
places IN the neighborhood. and 20 pro.
duecd the ghosuy noises aforesaid.
Competent persons are Of opinion that
the thing really Is great success The
Zealand Company has resolved 20 give
the inveniion q fair trial. and the
world may soon hear more OF Il. Il
is quite clear that n the steamer which
met the Drummoni Castle had pos.
scssed such an instrument and iia sig.
nails could have been understood By
the Drummond's officers. the disaster
might not have occurred.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

10000 head each year. In 1898 he
reached the amazing total Of 1915, OF
which s.732 were partrldgea, b.I0
pheasants. 2.sli grouse. s37 hares. slt
gabbits. and nearly 300 various. OF the
total OF 3l6.69s there were iii,isO
pheaEanis, ss,lOi partridges. i7.iss
grouse. 26.T4i rabbits. 26.ii7 hares.
i.7S5 snipe. 2.677 wOodoock. 1898 Wild
duck, 3si red deer. ise deer. 81 pigs.
" black game. 10 capercailzie. 10 sam
bur. y buffaloes. II tigers. ? rhinoeeroa
and S,f2i various. Earl de Grey. who
Is the eldest son Of the Marquis OF RI
pom. was only IS years Of age when his
record commenced. He IL now nearly
-, and IL as hard a. nails and never
tires. One Of bis most remarkable
shooting achievements was IN Deem
Der, 1854. when he shot az 80 pleas
ants In three minutes and killed is Of
them.
Lord Walsingham, whose name 10
also de Grey, ranks second only 10 Earl
dc Grey as a game shot His preserves
a. Merton have commanded what Is
probably the highest rental ever paid
Tor a shooting Of the size In England.
This was the 1900 paid BY the late
Baron de Hirsch for a i've weeks
tenancy. Lord walsingham's greatest
achievement on the moors was The bag
ging Of 22i brace Of grouse 70 bis own
gun In one day. ts-r
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18

disappeared from bis home IN nAn-
dusky. Ohio. a year ago. leaving BE-
hind a beautiful young bride ana
score Of sorrowing relatives The we
now llves IN Chicago. and through
series OF romantic circumstances saen
a. are seldom observed outside the
covers Of fiction was last week reunited
TO her husband. Before telling me
story Of the young husbands marriage
and dlsappearaneo tho reader should
be made familiar with the following
press dispatch, which was sent out
rom Florence. Colo. some days ago.
"a most remarkable case has cons
10 light here. There r. man mere
who positively does not know Who be
e. All he can remember Of his life u
the very short period which he has
spent IN Florence. He has relatives
and friends somewhere. who Ia All
probability are mourning him as dead.
he Is In the frst fush Of manhood.
strong and handsome. Of more than
ordlnrsy intelligence and good educa-
ton. He dropped into Florence
short time ago from an indehnite
somewhere. and Il was IN this town
that he first aWoke 10 the conscious
ness that he was q living, breathing
human being. But that vas al thfe
he ala know. The past vas an abso-
lutte blank Il was necessary for him
10 have f6m4 Identity. 20 h6 assumed
the name Of Maxwell n. Starr. Il vas
also necessary for him 10 obtain some
employment He went 10 work IN q
butcher shop. his inclinatlons direct
ing him 70 that sort OF work. and for
this reason he seems 70 think that thls
was the business IN phich be was en-
gagged when be was In possession Of bis
full senses"
Mrs. wyckon met her husband In
sandusky. where he was assistant
superintendent o. the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company. She was then
Miss Mabel Jackson. the daughter %
Charles p. jackson. an artist. Who had
achieved some distinction. Many
young men sought her heart. bat the
race was 10 Mr.. Wyckod. and about
fifteen months ago the two were mar
tied al the home Of the brides parents.
The wedding was pro-eminont among
he social events Of the season. and
Fas attended By persons q promi-
ience from al over the state. There
we're three months Of happiness. IN
narrod BY any distracting incidents.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-18


boy from Mecca was seeing Da-
mascuA lie was a handsome lad. thlr-
teen year. ole. ~ tie ns;z; q No
BANNED. lie had como from Arabia
With bis uncle. who was on n business
trip 70 Damascus and other Syrian
cities, Most assurcdly he knew the
story Of Damascus. "the garden Of the
Lord. watorcd by the seven branches
OF the river ALBANIA. founded by the
grandson OF shem. His family sprang
from the distinguished tribe OF Kore-
ihh, the custodians Of the sacred shrine
AZ Caaba. and the Arabian descendants
Of ishmael were ~ we'll informed IN
biblical history as their Hebrlw kim
folk II was not the antiquity Of
Damascus that appealed 20 Moham-
meda delighted eyes and carried cap
tive hls fancy. but scenes. "a bright
bazaars. revealing all the NE Tor which
Il stood a. street world far exceeding
IN marvcls anything be has ever
imagined. The Arabian boy grew 20
manhood. posssssod Of grace Of person
and fascinating qualities Of mind. lie
was by turns a shepherd. a merchant
The manager Of the estates o. n widow
named Cadijah. and aiierward her
husband. A few miles from Mecca IL
a cave much frequentcd by Mohammed.
Here he Ia visited BY the Angel Gabriel
and hidden 10 tell hts fellow-men
there IL but one God. and Mohammcd
is his prophet" lie Is given a copy OF
the Koran. written since all cierniy
on tablets IN the heaven. and he is
commanded 20 take the sword and con-
Quer the world for the new faith. And
nov the Arabian boy calls himself the
prophet Of God. with a multitude Of
Mohammcdan followers The sword
or the Koran Il the watchword OF his
armies everywhere victorious In brief
while Damascus Pays tribute % her
Arabian oonquorors and the city that
gave him bis hui vision % the world
o. no longer Christian but Moslcm
Such IN quick succession q the fate Of
Jerusalem. Antioch. and Aleppo
an this happened more than thirteen
centuries ago. The Koran contains The
doctrines % Mohammcd. a. be said
they we're given him by the angel
Among other things q commands a,
practice Of prayer. Five times eacl
day must the believer turn his fac,
toward Mecca and engage "a devotion
Mecca. the birthplace 81 she boy No
manned. and thither every worshippci
Of Damascus turns at the muezEin call
Centuries ago a Tartar people con
quercd the Arabs. but adopted tacir &C.
llglon. and to-day Il is the Moslem
Turk who rules In the East not tbs
Moslem-Arah.
Tue faithful OF an nailonalltle1. how
ever. pray 10 Allah to-day a. they d.,
thirteen hundred years ago. 20 destroy
the inndels. make their children or
phans. dcfle their abodes. give then
and their families. aud their house
holds. and their women. and their pos
sessions. as booty TO the MoslcmA
Truly. the boy from Mecca was born
under brilliant star. but who will Gag
Il was good and benehcentG