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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
They Existed
Centuries Ago

From the Scottish Geographical Maya
zine.
DR.. Nuesch has made some Interest,"
ing discoveries in a rock shelter at
Schweizersbild. near Schaffhausen. The
entire series of deposits 40 to 90 CEN
timetres in thickness. are estimated to
represent period Of from 2i.000 10 %
600 years-from the glacial period 10
the present time. Or Gefkie thus sums
up what Dr.. Nuesch has done:
His work has demonstrated that
tundra. steppe and forest faunas have
succeeded each other. thus establish
ing the truth Of differences already ar
rived at by <ehring and others. IL
has shown. likewise. that this faunal
succession followed after the retreat OF
the great glaciers Of the third glacial
epoch, and that palaeolithic man was
certainly contemporaneous in the Al
pine Vorland with the tundra and the
steppe faunas Further. il Introduces
us for the first time 10 the lost race of
neollthic pygmies. Lastly, we have in
the SchweiZersbild rock shelter the
NEST complete section yet discovered.
showing the exact succession of the
several archaeological epoehs. the
palaeolithic, neolithie, bronze and iron
ages
\ touching glimpse is given of the
home love of the neolithic men who
lived from 1000 to 5000 years ago;
Among the neoIithic interments 10
were of children--three Of these new
born infants. while the others were re-
SpectiVely months, years. years
and years old when they died. Two
of the infants had been buried with
their mothers and their graves con-
tanned no relics. while those of the other
children did. the relics consisting Of
shells and finely finished flint imple-
ments. The great care with which the
graves had been constructed and the
,Af he mo G nd hff
valuable objects placed beside his dead
little ones show how strong was neo-
lithic mans family affection. The new
born infants We're laid each within the
right arm of its mother. while. with
the left arm stretched across her breast,
! the latter seemed 10 hold the little one
| fast
The same generation which learned
| through Fl. NJ. Stanley of the actual ex
| istence of pygmies in the forests OF
/ Central Africa now discovers. from
/ these Swiss remains. that a race of
pygmles fiourished in Europe thousands
of years ago:
/ THE examination of the skeletons OF
| IA adults shows that during neolithfc
/ times the SchweiZersbild was frequent
| ed by two distinctly different races
| One of these was of fair stature 0.60o
| millimeters and more). while the other
was much smalled-a true pygmy race.
/ Professor Kolimann. who has described
the remains is quite certain that the
| dwarriike proportions of the latter
have nothing in common with diseased
/ conditions This. from many points OF
| view, Is a highly interesting discovery.
| 1t is possible. as DIR. Nuesch suggests.
that the widely spread legend as to the
| former existence Of little men. dwarfs
and gnomes. who were supposed To
haunt caves and retired places in the
| mountains may be "reminiscences of
these neolithic pygmies."
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
A Grant Statue in Washington.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Among the various recommendations
contained in the report of the secretary
of war to the president, there is none
which will receive a more cordial and
widespread Endorsement than his sug
gestion regarding an appropriation by
congress for the erection in the city of
Washington of a memorial statue of
General Grant. No fact will be more
universally recognized than that there
should be in the national capital some
structure commemorative of the services
and commensurate with the fame of the
greatest military leader the country has
ever produced, and this work should
not be delayed any longer
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
Deafness. Cannot BE Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF III. ear. There IS only one
way 10 cure deafness and that Is by eoustita-
tioual remedies Deafness is caused b. an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining OF the
EustAehian lube. when this tube Is tnnamed
Won have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when IL IS entirely closed. Deafness Is the
result and unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored 70 its normal condi-
ten hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases our OF ten are caused By CafArrh. which Is
nothing but an inhsmsd condition Of the mucous
surfaces
Ease Of Deafness caused 5y ratArrhl that cannot
be cured BY Halls GAtArrh Cure. send Tor CIR
CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
Sold ~ DrHggists= zoe.
Halls Family Pl44k sEs ths best
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

How many people are there who
know just how the biggest gun the
United States government ever ordered
looks in its initial stage? Here is a
picture of the great ingot. just as It
was cast at the big steel works at
Bethlehem, Pa. When II is all COM
pleted ii will he six tons heavier than
the monster Krupp gun shown at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago. and five feet
longer than the German gun.
The diameter Of the ingot as it is
shown in the picture is feet = inches
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

There has recently been placed in the
Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard
college the greatest X-ray machine in
the world. 1t possesses the astonish
ing electric motive force of 200, 900
volts. This voltage. if utilized upon an
electric railway would be sufficient to
keep 2,400 cars constantly in motion for
a single day.
This great machine-for great it is in
size as well as force--is operated under
the supervision of Professor Trow
bridge, director of jefferson physical
laboratory of Harvard, and one Of the
best known of modern electricians.
machine-shown in the accompanying
illustration with the professor himself
standing beside it-aS a modification
of Plante's so-caled rheostatic ma
chine, but it is far more practical and
more powerful.
Sixty plates of glass which form con-
densers are the really essential part of
the machine. These plates are charged
in multiple by 10000 storage cells
and are discharged in series. giving
intense descriptive discharges over four
feet in length. Just imagine a stream
of electric sparks four feet long, snap
ping, cracking, buZZing, in that same
weird. uncanny fashion in which
he lightning sometimes plays for an
instant along it's zigzag track from
rAl NJ 1ioN1. le leh5li VI tlle SlSS-
trio spark is exactly proportional to Ine
voltage length over one lncn.
To those who have ever seen an X
ray machine in operation, the size of
Professor Trowbridge's giant can best
be explained by advising them TO COM
pare the electric descriptive charge with
that of the ordinary machine. Per-
haps the largest X-ray machine in the
country next to that owned by Profess
sor Trowbridge is the property of Pro
fessor w. j. Morton of New York. The
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

who read this article have unknowing-
~ eaten a Rocky Ford melon, because
the melons from that section of Colo
RADIO are shipped all over the United
States and sold us the product Qf yari-
GUS localities 1t is peculiar industry
the raising Of Watermelons. but 50
great has Ii become at Rocky Ford
that a watermelon growers association
has been formed. All sorts Of expert
ments are tried to make the melons
grow large, and the melon in the pie
ture shows the best that has been ac=
CDmplished.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
TO BEAT THlE MlONDY IKE

eventually vaporizes, the vapor passing
up through the ore. forming a corrosive
substance which transforms into what
is called matte" everything in the
powdered ore except the gold and sill
YER The gold and silver sink into the
molten lead and are drawn off with it.
The combination is placed in molds
about eight inches long and four inches
wide of pyramidal form.
The refining process continues until
the gold and silver are all extracted.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

There are just two furnaces in exist
ence aVowedly built for the purpose of
manufacturing gold. They are located
at 39th street and Lowe avenue, Chica-
go, and the man who has built them,
j.. c. Brice, claims that they will, be-
fore long, with the other apparatus used
in connection Herewith, bring in $4,000
a week.
Think of the flood Of gold that these
new fashioned crucibles will bring into
existence if Mr.. Brice is correct. They
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

Mr.. Brice claims that his first weeks
work resulted in the production of more
than $4,000 worth of gold and silver.
The wealth, therefore, that must pass
through these furnaces, according t.
his statements, is likely to be as great
as that hoped for by the man who is
trying to extract all the gold there is
in sea water by means of an apparatus
now in course of erection up at Passa-
maquoddy Bay on the coast of Maine.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
OFF OUR BIGGEST GUN

that they could annihilate anything.
Let il be remembered that they are
mere toys as compared with this new
est and biggest gun or Uncle Sans.
and a fair idea Of the latter's tremen-
dous power and size may be gained
1t will be "A sorry day for the hostile
warship that tries To enter New York
harbor after this monstrous engine of
war is mounted.
ii
American Imperialism.
Annexation has been our historic pols
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

From the Washington Star.
''What effort did YOU mallc-what sacri-
fee while you We're in congress- in
CURED the constituent.
The politician thought seriously for 4
moment and then, STRENGTHENING himself
up. impressively answered: - staid
awake and listened to the speeches.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
TribuIations of a Drug Clerk.

From the Buffalo Express.
Let me look at the city directory
he commanded.
The drug clerk obligingly brought II
forward.
Now give me one 2-cent stamp he
ordered.
The clerk meekiN complied
Then. with the air of man VINO had
conferred favors and was n a position
To insist on reciprocal relations he drew
a card from his pocket and added:
Give this to the boss wnen ne comes
in and tell MIN mat IL he wants any
thing good IN the way Of gas fixtures
he'd better call on me
Ii was only after he had been gone
Is minutes that the clerk recovered suf-
ficiently 10 murmur: What nerve!'
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

A Tennessee lady. Mrs j. W. Towle.
of Philadelphia. Tenn. has been using
Chamberlain Cough Remedy for her
baby. who il subject TO Group. and
says of it: Il find i; just as good as
you claim it 10 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 il prevented mis- having il
every time" Hundreds Of mothers say
the same. Sold by druggists.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26
The Presiding oncer in Error

From the Somerville Journal
First Politician-You are Il blithering
IDIOT
Second Poitcan-You are a mean. dis
honest. contemptble sneak,
Presiding officer tauite appropriately
-Gentlcmen. gentlemen!
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-26

About 1900 bales of cotton are booked
for shipment 10 Japan this winter from
the single port OF Seattle This is said
to be ~ per cent more in value than the
value of all American exports to Japan
during the season OF ls94-95.
The German agitation against Amer
lean bicycles grows in activity. and there
is no doubt that very heavy duty will
he imposed upon all foreign wheels.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

decay, through the tendency to discord
developed by such extension, and then
applies to our own nation the lesson thus
drawn, that the "source of destruction is
the failare of each section of a great ooun-
try to keep abreast of the others, to think
the same thoughts, and to promote always
the common interest" He points out
that there are now vast differences be-
tween the ideas and wants of our separ-
ate regions, and that the geographical
differences are real and powerful He
urges that 1.-THE great aim of nation
should be to use all the appliances for
advancing knowledge. to assiniltate it's
peoples to a common Standard" ami
closes with this impressive warning
against all annexation schemes:
TO that end we must not hasten. Not
every opportunity for ACKNOWLEDGMENT
should be seized. Too much food may
mean indigestion, and we are sure not
to be hungered while the middle of our
empire, perhaps in the future the richest
part Of it, lies undeveloped. ~
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

Attorney General McKenna says the
attack upon him by the Oregon bar is in
spired entirely by malice. He had
trouble with one of the judges who signed
the protest over the appointment of a
clerk, and the bar of Portland oppose him
simply because he would not hold court
in that city. Mr.. McKenna's view gets
strong corroboration from the fact that the
protest was published in the newspapers
long before it was sent to the President,
showing, as thisdid, that it was something
more than an effort to warn the Presi-
dent that the man he proposed to appoint
was incompetent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

1t is greatly to be regretted that the
lion. Charles f. Libby has declined to
serve on the commission to arrange terms
and conditions for union between
Deering and Portland, for there are few
men in the city SO well qualified for the
work as he. The ground on which he places
his defamation is that his engagements
are such that he cannot give the time
necessary to accomplish the work before
finished. 1t is great pity that this mat
ter was delayed SO long. With every
minute utilized, there will be hardly
time to mature we'll consider d plan of
union.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

There are signs that the Hawaiian
treaty is not going to have so smooth sail
ing as was at one time supposed. Its
friends practically admit that they cannot
count for it the two thirds of the Senate
which it needs and must have to pass
so they are discussing the project of an
nexing the islands by joint resolution,
which will require only majority in
each branch. We are inclined to think
they will find some serious obstacles in
their pathway even when they resort to
this expedient,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

The onslaught upon the civil service
law which we are now Witnessing is no
different from that which has occurred
at every change Of administration since
the law was placed on the statute book.
There is no mystery about it. Congress
men make promises loosely to their sup
porters, and when they attempt to keep
them the civil service law is In their
way. Of course the men to whom the
promises have been made are angry at
their non-fulfillment and make it hotifor
the congressman, and they in turn make
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

Mr.. Frederick a. Wines, who is we'll
known in various reform movements. in
recent communication to the New York
Independent touches upon the question
of political corruption. AS the result of
his observations he states that bribery is
less common in the national than In the
State legislatures and far less common
in the latter than in municipal councils
The city members of State legislature
especially for certain wards, are the.worst
men in it he says, and they give to the
entire body a worse name than it really
merits.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

In the current number of the Forum
Comptroller Eckels sums up the results
of the Wolcott commission. He points
out that within the past thirty years we
have had three international conferences,
but all without avail. The last commits
sion failed and brought back not evon a
hope that at some future day the subject
might be considered. Europe closes it's
doors to bimetalism, and this being au-
thoritatiyely ascertained. ought we not to
realize how impossible is the task of &C.
comprising itY All over the world, in
nations are accepting the gold and desert
ing the silver standard "No great
nation, save ours, is striving to move
backward, because in no other nation is
the question discussed in the hope of at
tanning political place and power" Mr..
Eckels reiterates truth when he says
that bimetallie standard cannot be
maintained and never has been main
tanned in the United States We have
had, since the first enactment of our
coinage laws, either the silver or the gold
standard, never both together. Very
justly he says ''The question ought to be
definitely settled, and should no longer
enter as an element Of doubt into the
commercial life Of the American people.
1t should be eliminated from the arena of
politics, SO that, with each recurring cleo
ton, every contract and every value may
not lie rendered uncertain or disturbed. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

In his veto message on the anti-foot
ball bill, Governor Atkinson, of Georgia,
says it would be unfortunate to entirely
suppress in our Gchools and colleges a
game of go great value in the physical
moral and Intellectual development of
boys and young men, Tt has been sug-
gested that his excellency should have
accompanied his message with diagram
of the game. SO that it might be seen at a
glance where the "moral and intelleo
tdal' development came in between the
trickery and the violence of the gridiron
champions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10
SPEAKER REED AND HAWAIIAN
ANNEXATION.
New York Post.

There seems no reason to doubt that, if
the annexation scheme shall take the
shape of bill which must pass the
House, it will get no support from the
Speaker. Mr.. Reed has an article in the
once mentioning Hawaii, is really, from
first to last, strong and oogent argu-
ment against its acquisition. During
q conversation with the editor upon the
policy of adding more territory at pres
emit, the Speaker dropped the significant
remark, Empire can wait, and the edi-
tor asked him to elaborate the opposition
thus conoisely expressed to the doctrine
that it is the obvious duty Of our country
to increase its domain. Mr.. Reed first
shows, by various illustrations from his
tory, that the extension of empires in the
past has seemed to plant the seeds of their
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The combination of the entire wire in
dustries of the country with capital of
$50, 0U0,0G0 is the latest illustration of
the consolidation process which is going
on in all directions. It is stated that the
johnson Steel works, near Cleveland,
Ohio, have been purchased and that the
new company will develop gigantic
iron industry about that centre. 1t would
seem to be only question OF time, and
short time at that, when all the great
manufacturing industries of the country
will be united by combination.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

The industrious and enthusiastic pro-
motors of the gubernatorial boom of the
gentleman from York county have now
no doubt Of his nomination by acclama-
ton. They certainly can hot hope to do
better than that II they work every hour
of the day and night between this time
and the next Republican convention, so
they might as well give other people a
rest, and take one themselves.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

1t hot for the OWL service law. But in
spite of these regular quadrennial
ebullitions the civil service law has con-
stantly grown and spread out more and
more over the subordinate offices If we
can judge the future by the past it will
keep on growing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10

Tt is far easier to endorse economy by
approvingly applauding speech in favor
of it, than to endorse it by making sac
ritiee of the public buildings your costi-
tuents want very much, and which you
half promised them you would get.
Later developments will show this to be
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

q The Happy Six, by Penn Shirley, au-
thor Of "Little Miss Weezy Series, -
young Master Kirke," "The Merry
Five" Illustrated. Boston: Lee &
Shepard; Portland Loring, Short &
Harmony In this the third volume of
THE Silver Gate Series,'' 1.-THE Merry
Five" by the addition of another and
younger member to the club, have be
come 1.-THE Happy Six" and we'll they
deserve the title.
The children are now given chance to
see a little more of the world, and the
description of their trip from the Pacific
shores to New York, and then across the
ocean to France, and their travels therein
with many funny incidents, will GER
tainly interest and delight all who read
the book. ''Penn Shirley is very grace
full interpreter of child life. She thorough
ly understands how to reach out to the
tender chord of the little ones feelings,
and to interest him in the noble life of
her young companions. Her stories are
full of bright lessons, but they do not
take on the character of moTalizing eer-
mons. Her keen observation and ready
sympathy teach her how to deal with the
little ones in helping them to understand
the lessons of life. Her stories are simple
and unaffected.