The Anaconda standard., 1897-12-31
MONTANA AND MONTANANS.

| When death claimed Luther p. Bowen
kindly. generous heart was stilied and
many will drop a tear to his memory. lie
was Il misunderstood man. He had de-
eided views upon all things and could not
crook the pregnant hinges OF the knee
that thrift might follow fawning.' so he
died poor man. He inherited many of
his fathers idiosyncracies but was cast
| in much finer mold. Though a young
| man ne had become q hypochondriac.
and the solace he found he should have
LETT alone. Lutte Bowen was capable of
great things, but he never found the op-
portunity. Occasionally in his writings
there were flashes of what the man really
was, but as a rale he remained silent,
and in THE Paper" publ shed at Sheri-
dan, very little editorial comment was
found. He was Sc years of age and had
enough to have builded lasting monu-
ment to himself-The Missoul.an.
1t is now in order for Senator Carter of
this state to say what he thinks of tire
avowal Of the secretary OF the treasury
to the effect that the first object So gnt
to be attained by his bill is to fix more
hfl tH on tne country the single gold
standard, Tom Is maintaining a silence
On I'm subject SO Il s ii II q y 8
sive. Perhaps he will have the gall to
come back to Montana and tell his con-
sufuents, as he did in the last campaign,
that the only hope for free coinage lies
IN the republican party. We have great
faith in his nerve, but we hardly think he
will do this. There is limit to the for
bearance OF Montana audience.-Gi eat
Falls Tribune.
A great number of our exchanges are
coming with illustrated covers AID sup
plements in honor of the annual visit of
good old Santa Claus. Among these the
Anaconda Standard stands head and
shoulders above them all in artistic
beauty, novelty of Illustration and the
perfection Of the printers art. Interest
in the Christmas number does not end
with inspection Of the cover. A letter
from w. J. Bryan. an article on silver
and some able editorials prove the Stand
art to be n live. up-to-date newspaper
Toledo Evening News.
win the Hon. Thomas Henry Carter.
senator from Montana, through the grace
of the republican party. etc, please take
notice? The republican party and the re-
publican president are both on record.
VIII the senator from Montana still have
the hardihood TO maintain that the only
hope for blmetallism lies in the republi-
can party? The Montana senator of the
unknown ratio now has the opportunity
of his life TO show whether he is with
the people of his state or against them-
Butte Miner
The niekel-in-the-slo machines now in
use in the different saloons and other
places in this city must he removed on
or before the first day of January or the
owners will be prosecuted for violating
the provisions Of the anti-gamb.ing law
County Attorney Johnston has served
notice to this effect and he will play no
favorites.-Billings Gazette.
The Christmas number Of the Anaconda
staVn E1ayr4
Tuesday. II contained A pages and was
the neatest eyer gotten cut at that Of
flee. The front page, waiting for a
kiss was a masterpiece worthy Of men
tion.-Teton Chronicle
When the necessity of retrencnmeut
comes To any community, as 1t often does,
every other means should be exhausted
before resort is had 10 the plan Of cutting
the salaries Of teachers in the schools.
They get less now than they earn.-Hel-
ena Independent.
The Christmas number of the Anaconda
Standard contained iI well illustrated
pages. and was literary gem far excel
ling anything ever before attempted by II
Montana journal. The STANDARD is always
lin it, with the best of them.-Basin
Progress
Somebody killed u Chinaman in Miles
City Christmas day. ii he will commune
cate with the emperor of Germany the
car of Russia he may be able to secure d
job.-The Missoulian.