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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-10
RIGHT WORD AT THE RIGHT TIME
some samples of FeIicitous Expressions
in TickIish Places.

From the Manchester Guardian
The art of avoiding a conversational
unpleasantness by graceful way OF
putting things belongs, in its highest
perfection, to the East. " aen Lord
Dufferin was a viceroy of India he had
'shikarry. or sporting servant
whose special duty was to attend the
visitors at the vice regal court on their
shooting excursions. Returning one
day from one of these expeditions the
shikarry encountered the viceroy, who,
full of courteous solicitude for his
guests enjoyment, asked:
We'll. what sort of sport has Lord
had?"
oh" replied the scrupulously polite
Indian, the young sahib shot diVinely.
but God was very merciful 10 the
BIRDS
Compare this honeyed form Of speech
with the terms in which an English
gamekeeper would convey his opinion
of bad shot. and we are forced to
admit the social superiority Of Lord
Salisbury's black man. But If we
turn from the Orient to the occident.
and from our dependencies 70 the Unit
ed Kingdom, the art Of putting things
is found TO flourish better ON Irish
than on Scotch or English soil. We
all remember that Archbishop Whatley
is said to have thanked God on his
death bed that he had never given a
penny to indiscriminate charity A
successor of the apostles might have
found more suitable subjects Of mort
bund self -congratulation. and | have
always rejoiced in the mental picture
of the archbishop. in all the frigid
pomp of political economy, waving off
the Dublin beggar with!
Go away: go away. | never give to
anyone in the street" and receiving the
instantaneous rejoinder:
"rbpD where would NOlr reverence
have me wait ON you2''
A lady of my acquaintance who is a
proprietress in County Galway is i'll the
habit of receiving her own rents. One
day, when a tenant farmer had pleaded
long and unsuccessfullY for an abate-
ment he exclaimed as he handed over
his money:
Well my lady. all / can say is that
if / had my time over again. it's not a
tenant farmer I'd be. I'd follow one of
the learn'd professions
The proprietress gently replied that
even in the learned professions there
were losses as well as gains. and. per
haps, he would have found professional
life as precarious as farming.
All. my lady, but how can that be-.
replied the son of St Patrick. I'll
you're a lawyer-Win or lose. you're
paid. If you're a doctor-ki1l or cure
you're paid. If you're a priest-heaven
or hell. you're paid.
Who can imagine an English farmer
pleading the case for an abatement
with this happy mixture of fun and
satire?
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KILLED BY A SLIDE.
Two Employees of The HecIa Company
Meet "a Erightful Death.

Word was brought to Butte yesterday
dhat two miners. John Hassett and
Frank Weber. were killed on Tuesday
5by snow slide at Hecla, a mining
scamp about 10 miles from Glendale.
fFhe men We're employed by the Hecla
sompany and We're at work on the
1nountain above the Cleopatra mine
on their return in the evening one of
the men slipped and fell, and in doing
so loosened a quantity of ice and snow
and started a great avalanche. The
volume caught and overwhelmed the
nwO men and carried them down the
5mOuntain and buried them deep with
SNOW.
The accident was witnessed by sew
Gral other men. who ran to Hecla for
assistance, and a number of the COM
1anys employees turned out To search
for Hassett and Weber but with
slight hopes of finding them alive
They worked Tuesday evening and all
Hhe next day and finally discovered the
dead bodies badly bruised late Wednes-
day afternoon.
The bodies We're taken to Hecla. where
lassett. who was an old-timer and
heIl known in that part of the state.
was buried yesterday Webers body
WAS taken to Melrose and shipped 10
his former home in Nebraska. SNOW
slides In the mountains near Hecla are
nf frequent occurrence and a number
Of men have been killed by them dur
dng recent years.
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BUTTE NEWS.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET
Duration of the Holiday Vacation
Was Decided.
THE FREE TEXT BOOK LAW
1t Has Not Been in Effect Long Enough
to Determine Whether 1t Is Sue
cess or Not-East Butte School
Nearly Completed.
THE FREE TEXT BOOK LAW

The school trustees held n meeting
last night and decided upon the time
for the holiday vacation. The schools
will close on Thursday, Dec. o. and
open again on Monday, Dec. ~ and
continue in session until Thursday,
Dec. So when they viii close again
until Jan II.
Heretofore the schools had their va
cation during the week from Christ
mas to New Year, but under the ar
arrangement made last night IL viii be
school all that week, but none on Dec.
"a or on Dec. 81. from which time they
will remain closed until Jan IL to give
the teachers an opportunity to attend
the county institute which has been
called for the week of Jan. 3. The
state institute meets at Helena during
the week of Dec. q, but the Butte
teachers Will not. this year. be com
pelled to attend it and will lose no time
or salary as heretofore.
The clerk was instructed to reply to
the county superintendents request for
information as to the operation of the
free text book law and inform her that
the law had not been in effect long
enough to determine satisfactorily
whether il is a success or not. The
clerk was also authorized to sell text
books to any person wanting them.
The building committee reported that
the East Butte school building was
nearly completed and would be ready
for use within 10 days. The heating
plant ordered for the building on Nov.
"a has been placed in position. The
startling intelligence was also impaired
10 the board that Peck. Williams d
Co. had five men at work putting up the
heating plant in the new High School
building, but that it would be some
weeks before the work could be COM
pleted, and that at best the building
would not be ready for occupancy be-
fore the middle of January, which Will
make il a year and nearly five months
after the time il was originally expected
10 be ready for use.
A request was received from the As
ISOLATED Charities that a ianitor's job.
which is now being filled by a young
woman, who has a piano at home, be
given to young man who did not have
"a piano. The trustees did not consider
the possession of a piano or n-posses-
sion of one sufficient cause for making
"a change.
1t was announced that there was
money sufficient in the treasury to pay
all outstanding due bills, and the clerk
WAS instructed TO draw warrants for
the bills as fast as they We're presented
10 him. Miscellaneous bills TO the
amount of $355.75 We're ordered paid.
The resignation of Nell g. Bacon as
teacher was received and accepted
The committee on supplies reported
"a list of things. necessary for the High
school laboratory, costing over $500, but
the board took no action on the re-
port.
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squarest yards of any ship in the Brit
ish navy. The lower deck ports being
open. she soon filled, and down she went
Twelve hundred souls were aboard OF
her, and every person who was between
decks was drowned. Nine hundred lives
were lost. Boats from the other vessels
lying in the roadstead rescued those who
were on the upper deck.
THE first news of the disaster reach
ed the admiralty office in London on
Aug. %. 1882. and was published the
next day in the Gentleman's Magazine.
This account gave the loss of life as 400
OF her crew and at least as many Wom-
end and children. The poet does not say
anything about the luckless women who
were ON board in the ships cabins and
between decks. The ship sunk in the
middle of the day, and il was eight min
utes. according to some accounts, before
she disappeared. 1t appears to me that
if the crew had been in fit condition
some of the 30 seamen's wives and 80
women from Portsmouth who were not
the wives OF anybody. might have been
saved. ON kempenfelt's monument the
loss is put al 900 souls.
My boy. these sailors wives and the
women who were with them We're cour-
ageous souls, and deserved Well of the
poet. kipling would not hesitate To Gel
citrate them, | think. They had proved
themselves worthy to have verses writ
Rodney's sea fights with the French the
admiral noticed a sailors Wife assisting
the men at one of the guns on the main
deck. Her husband had been wounded
and carried below. and she had taken
his place. In answer to the admrafs
hurried eXpostulation in regard TO the
dangers to which she was exposed she
answered.: And. sure, your honor, do
you think that / am afraid of French
mani After the action. the admiral
reprimanded her for having committed
breach of orders by being aboard of
the ship at such a time but he gave her
10 guineas, which took the edge off the
censure.
In the tough combat between the
French and English fleets off Ishant,
in 1894. the French. who fought gallant
ly. We're badly beaten. Lord Howe COM
manded the English fleet, and all Eng
land went wild over his success. 1t was
a fight of ship to ship and man to man.
History is not garrulous about the part
the women played in this famous battle
but women were aboard some of the
ships and fought with the most deter
mined valor at the guns. Lord Howe
received the thanks of parliament, a
sword and was made a knight OF the
garter for his victory.
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FACTS ABOUT The ROYAL GEORGE
Sowper's Report ot the Loss of Kempen-
felts ship MOI Accurate, II is said.

From the New York Sun.
His sword was in its sheath.
His fingers held the pen.
When hempenfelt Went down
With twice four hundred men.
The Old skipper repeated the lines
from COwper's poem in a tone that in
uicated a pronounced lack Of reverence
Tor the poet Then he remarked:
II believe there never has been poet
who has known much about a ship or
the sea There is one Rudyard Kipling
who has the merit Of never being alb
surd, and he appears TO have made a
study Of the sail0rman. AS for Cow
per. ! don't believe he knew port from
ttarboard. and he certainly did not in
IONS who were drowned 10y the sinking
well. III say he simply took 4 poet $
license in dealing with that subject
I suppose III have 10 shatter a Brit
fish idol when I tell the truth about the
Royal George. She was a line-Uf-battle
ship OF 100 guns. and. in the summer OF
nl82, mad just returned from cruise
and was leaking. II was impolitic of
course, TO dock the vessel at Ports
mouth for repairs, az the crew. many Of
whom were impressed men, could not be
Kept by her so near the town. The ship
WAS careened in the rOadstead. 1t was
"a hazardous proceeding, even though
The water was a. smooth as glass
When the ship was heeled until her
sower deck ports nearly touched the wa
ter. a summer squat struck her. She
carried at the lime the talIest masts and
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ADJUSTMENTS.
New Union Family Theater
- Corner Park and Montana Streets. Butte

WEEK OF DECEMBER g.
New York ana Chicago style VIII be
adopted at the Union Family Theater \
continuous performance. All show ana
no waits. Grand Double Bill our famous
company will present a comedy bill
BAD MONEY.
Miss May Nannery will assume the title
role as Kate Medland. This will be MISS
Nannery's first opportunity of displaying
her emotional ability to the people OF
Butte.
Engagement extraordinary of the Won
derful Burtuns four in number. FIRST
time here of the beautiful vocal gem,
Miss frankie Sawyer E'ive-new races
hve. Christmas AN winter at the Union.
A HOT TINE
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Driscnll's New plnce.

John Driscoll. the old favorite, has
opened an elegant new place at 3S East
Park street lie has the finest liquors,
the choicest cigars and the most atten-
tive service Driscoll knows how TO
treat everybody right and he gives ev-
cry customer the fun worth of his
mbney That is why he is So popular
Dtop in at Driscoils new place and
sample the goods.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-10
His sad lAper1enc &c.


rom futh
Il bought a claim. said the returned
klondylSer. where the nuggets were said
10 be as plentiful as blackherrles:
And they were not"
We'll yes. they were. hut you see there
are no blackbrrfies il that region.
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Queer German Habit.

The men of Berlin have an old habit
of br;.shing and combing their hair and
whskers in public. In the restaurants and
cafes men pull out their implements and
spruce up" while waiting for their or
ders to be filled. They do not take the
trouble to leave the table, either.
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Railway Po"iing.-From the People,
Point ot View.

Charles A. Prouty in the December Foo
rum.
George r. Blanchard has recently
published pamphlet containing sew
ID hostile" legislatures. and especially
Blanchard is chairman Of the Joint
Traffic association. is thoroughly Versed
in All matters pertaining to railway in
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-10

1 Attention is called to all parties hav-
ing greyhounds entered for next Sun
days coursing that a meeting will be
held at No. 80 West Broadway on Fri
day evening to consider the matter of a
Tedrawing and increasing the stakes for
the last and greatest coursing event of
1he year Butte Coursing Club
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Calling Cnrds.

The correct calling card IS much
s1haller and thicker than those lately
used. and the script also smaller than
formerly. See samples at Butte office
Cd Standard.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-10
To Cure Constipation Forever.

Smoking. toilet, manicure, atomic
and travelling sets at Gallogly's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-10

Skating lessons at the Holland street
rink 25c per hour. by a competent in
structor, from / 80 y. m. TO 5 p. m.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-10

German socks, lumberman's overs,
best in the city and cheap. John Tas-
sells, Is West Park.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-10

Best line of rubber goods in the city.
the w. Goodyear. John Tasselfs. %
West Park.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-10
STATE SAVINGS BANK

OFFICERS.
a. A Larsey =se...-..----.-.----,..sPF President
L. al. Hodgens ..........-..-.......-.Ca Cashier
Paid In capital. 100000
Surplus and undivided profits. $50 900
Under state supervision and Jurisdiction
Interest paid on deposits, Sells exShanra
available IN all the principal cities OF ina
United States and Europe. Collections 81.
tended 10 promptly. Transact 4 general
banking business.
Directors: p. A. Largely: John 4 creleb.
ton, Omaha. G. n. Staplstou. A Il. Bar.
IT. Z. d. Leavitt. ). Y. hemper. I. 81.
GoGKenS.
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Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10 or 25e.
If c. c. c. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
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Christmas goods On display at Cal
logly's.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-18
LOST MOUNTAIN.

We are glad to know Mr.. Glenn
DuBose is able to be out again.
A heavy storm OF rain and wind
visited here Sunday morning. No
great damage was done except blow.
ing down some fences and washing
the land very badly.
MIR. 8. T. Msyes has recovered so
far as to be able to be on crutches.
Owing to the rainy weather Sat-
urday night the attendance of the
club was very small, but President
Barber was present and made a very
interesting talk. The club adopted
the following resolution: Whereas,
We, the members of the Lost
Mountain Literary and Musical
Club, commend Mr.. F. B. Barber
for his faithful and earnest work as
President for the years 1896.97.
Therefore, be it resolved, That we
endorse him as our next President
for Cobb County Literary Union.
Mrs. A. w. Kemp has been quite
sick, but we are glad to learn she
is improving.
Miss Cornelia Keheley is visiting
relatives in Cherokee county.
The rains still continue and no
farm work is being done. ALLEN.
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UPSHAW.

Mr.. Luther Taylor, aged 81, son
Of Mr.. Harvey Taylor, on last Mon
day cut his lett foot nearly off with
q new keen.edged axe. The liga.
ments and one bone were cut in
twain. The Doctors hops to save it
Miss Clemmie Petree lett last
Monday for Athens to enter the
State Normal College. Miss Glen.
ME is one of our cleverest young
ladies and we wish her much sue.
cess in her efforts to secure finish
ed education.
Mr.. James f. Chalker and sister,
Miss Bessie, of Kennesaw. visited
the family of J. r. Griggs last week.
Mr.. Parker Rice lett last Tuesday
for Athens to resume his studies 10
the State Normal College. Mr..
Rice is a most worthy young mar
aud we wish him .unbounded suc>
cess.
Mr.. ]. r. Brooks and son, Charlie,
visited his daughter, Mrs. J. R.
Griggs, last Saturday and Sunday.
The word "Chant" can be found
in Amos, 10th chapter and 5th
verse. Where and how often in the
Bible is the word "Wash-pot'
found?
Mr.. Howard Dobbs, Of Atlanta,
visited his parents last Sunday.
Rev. A. G. Shankle preached a
most interesting sermon here last
Sunday.
Mr.. Y. J. Davenport, of Marietta,
visited the family Of M. Lon Daven-
export last Sunday. RUBY.
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ROSWELL.

The wife of MIR. Lon Wright was
buried at Mt. Bethel, FIVE miles
west Of this place, last Friday af-
ternoon.
Our guano agents seem to be
doing an unusually heavy business
this season. The low prices they
ask for their goods causing people
to buy from them for miles around.
Our Dentist, DR.. Carpenter has
been confined to his room with
rheumatism for several days.
The Kickspoo show attracts large
Gro wds at Greer's hall most every
night, despite the rain and mud.
Miss Sallie Latimer Is on a visit
to Mrs G. J.. Perry.
The attendance at school is very
much decreased now on account Of
humps.
Mr. e. J. Coleman is in attend
ance on the U. s. grand jury in
Atlanta this week.
Our Postmaster, Mr. E. P. Paden,
was a member Of the Cobb county
grand jury last week.
Col Fl M Broadwell, who was ad-
mitted to the bar at the recent
term of milton county court, has
opened an office in the new Broad
we'll building. We welcome Col.
BToadwell 70 our town.
Minhinnett & Meyer and G. ].
Perry have moved into the new
stores just completed up town.
They each have very attractive
stores. WILLEo.
MIR. John B. Watson died at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. G. E.
Rogers, in Roswell, ON February
25th, aged 81 years. He had lived
in and near Roswell since childhood,
and was we'll and favorably known,
For a number Of years be was JUS
tice Of the Peace in this district,
which Office he resigned to accept
an appointment at the capitol under
Governor Atkinson two years ago.
! He was in poor health and came
lack to Roswell December 18th
suffering from severe illness from
which he never recovered. Mr..
Watson served in the late war until
July 3, 1868, when he lost a leg al
Gettysburg. He leaves a wife and
three children, Mrs. w. E. Scruggs,
of West Point, Ca; Mrs. G. E.
Rogers, of this place, and W. L.
Watson, Of Blackwells, Ga. He was
Mason, and by which fraternity he
was buried at Willeo Baptist
church.-Banner.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-18
ACwORTH

bed. MRS. Aired Northcutt
8s1 at her home on last Wednesday
|41ayt at ten o'clock, aged rs years.
sShe bad been sick for some time
and her death was not unexpected
I'd her friends aud relatives. She
was . member of the Baptist church
and devoted Christian. The fun
eral services were conducted on
Thursday morning by Revs. A. j.
ard a,gall and e. Nj. Dyar, after which
,sl.[ was laid to rest in Liberty Hill
Icemetery by the side OF her bus.
band, whom she only survived about
a month.
I Miss Callie Denham, who has
bAen spending the winter here with
her sister, Mrs. J. G.. Camp, has
returned to her home in Eatonton.
Misses Carrie and Ella Kitchen
entertained few of their friends
at their home on last Friday even
ing. The occasion was compliment.
tary to Miss Sallie Hargis, of Rome.
The crowd was highly entertained
with music and games until late
hour when they bid their charming
hostess good night. Dixie.
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OLIVE SPRINGS.

had las usual rainy, muddy
sther Saturday evening bur did
8 4 bluff the young literary people
our community. The society
nlet and good crowd Of members
was present and were highly enter
taiped by some beautiful Rotations
by Misses Lillian Alexander, Minda
York and Vertie Horn. A piece
was read by Miss Stella Alexander,
which was full of vivacity, and
Prot. w. r. York rendered o fine
defamation. A splendid program
is arranged for the next meeting, to
be held at Ar. Thomas Annondale's,
resident of"Fairoaks." Let every
body come.
Rev. D. J. Maddox occupied the
stand Saturday and Sunday, preach
ing two very instructive sermons.
Audible class was organized Sun.
day morning at this place by the
elder members of the Sabbath
school.
The singing given by Misses
Eddie and Clara Booth last Tuesday
evening was well attended and the
music fine.
We will soon have community
of musiciens, there being six of our
young ladies taking music lessons.
We miss lot of fine music by not
having d church osgan.
The singing Sunday afternoon
was largely attended. The class
will meet hereafter the secoud and
fourth Sunday afternoons in each
month. We want everybody to be
with us.
Miss Mile Legg, who was taken
very i'll last week, we are glad to
say, is improving and we trust will
soon be convalescent.
BESSIE LEE.
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SUNNY SLOPE.

Mr.. H. N. Whitfield, OF Com.
MERGE, Texas, is shaking hands
with his many friends and relatives
in this county.
Mrs. f. A. Hargrove has been
quite sick, but she is improving, we
are glad to say.
Mrs. M. P. Fleming is visiting in
Athens and Atlanta, accompanied
by her daughter, little Fannie May.
Mr.. Elma Anderson has returned
home from Walesca.
The word "Chant" is found in
Amos 9th chapter and 9Th verse.
Singing at MIR. 4. A. Hargrove's
next Sunday afternoon.
How many times, and where, is
the word 'sTattIers" mentioned in
the Bible? MEMO.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-18
OREGON.

MIR. s. J. Scott is erecting nice
building on his place and will then
move to his new home.
The Union Aid Society met last
Thursday night and our county
president, Mr.. Barber, was present
and gave an interesting and instruct.
i've talk. He told of the success of
the clubs in the county. Mr.. Bar
Der has made a good president and
no doubt would make a better one
another year. He will receive the
hearty support of this club and 9TH
ers on this side.
The sham wedding is a thing of
the past with "Allen" and others,
but will ever be fresh in many
minds as good joke.
Messrs. Alexander and Bob. Hicks
visited some friends last Sunday,
but Mr. Hicks did NOT say "Good
morning" RANDOLPH.
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800 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be p,eas>
ed to learn that there is at least one dread>
ed disease that science has been albeit O
cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional disease, re :
quires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the ccn>
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The propretors have so much faith
in its curative powers. that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list OF testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY Co, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best.