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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23
Written for the Sunday Standard.

Written for the Sunday Standard.
on the very day that war was de-
ciared between the United States and
a little craft bearing a message Of peace
and captained by a titled lady of Eu-
rope who is one Of the most pictur-
esque and interesting figures in this
country to-day. All unnoticed during
the excitement attending the firing OF
great guns and the sinking OF warships.
h little vessel pursued its course
across n Atlantic and arrived. strange
to say. about the very time that the
strife between the two nations had
ended.
The little vessel was the mission ship
Duen. and her captain was Adeline.
Countess Schimmelmann. daughter OF
of h proudest peers OF Denmark.
and favorite of the empress OF Ger
many. grandmother to the present En-
peror william III.
Before speaking of this interesting
IL will be well To- describe her
pretty boat. On the day that the
countess. coincident with the declar-
alton Of war. set sail for this country.
hoisted the stars and stripes on
a yacht so feet long. IL feet broad and
drawing eight feet OF water. The yacht
was a staunch little boat. built of oak.
schooner rugged. fast sailing. but not
a racer. She had formerly belonged to
the youngest brother of the Princess
of Wales. Prince waldemsr OF Den
mark. who gladly exchanged the strong
but slow craft for a racing cutter.
ON this little S0-foot boat. with Old
Glory Tapping i'm the breeze at the
masthead the Countess SchimmeImann.
accompanied by a picked crew and a
staff OF servants. set sail for America.
Contrary winds delayed the voyage
and IL took many weeks to make the
trip from Falmouth to Quebec.
And for what reason did this titled
woman OF Denmark come sailing Over
the seas in her little s0-foot boat? ON
no diplomatic mission came the count
ess. she carried no message from the
royal court to the people Of the war
ring Western world. no errand fraugh.
with significance TO International
peace was behind the unheralded arrfv-
al at Quebec. The countess came 10
preach the gospel TO American sailors.
To American sinners. her grace would
probably say. but primarily her efforts
are directed towards the conversion of
the seafaring man
Since her arrival in this country the
countess has been sailing the lakes
and passing up and down the canals.
holding meetings on her boat. In halls
where possible sleeping aboard the
little craft with her staff OF women
helpers and servants. To-day she may
be in Buffalo: next week her hand
some little craft win be moored along
side the dock Of a lakeside town: anon
h will be at Chicago Inviting sea-
men OF all nationalities to come and
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23
ODD CHORES FOR ELECTRICITY

American electrical machinery is
found all over the world. This fact has
manufacturing companies to make as
part of It's exhibit at the Paris EXPOSE
tion a great terrestrial globe % feet i'm
diameter. with the points where distinc-
tive American ELECTRICAL plants are To-
Gated indicated by tiny in~candescent
lamps. This globe has just been finish
ed and is now on exhibition in Boston.
All the countries of the world and the
islands of the sea with the American
flag over Cuba. Porto Rico. Hawaii and
the Philippines) are shown IN it's sur
face. There are 400 lights. indicating
plants, upon IL, although there is but
one for each city or town having some
distinctive installation. These lamps
are dotted thickly in the United States.
less numerous i'm Europe at wider
intervals in less civilized countries. but
still everywhere present, to the remote
kraal of the A~frikander. The globe
weighs three tons and stands on a ped
estal. The north pole is indicated by
a 1~00-candle power incandescent lamp.
and an aurora -borealis effect Is secured
by groups of small orange-red lamps.
ON the plane of the ecliptic, incircling
the globe. Is a small track, on which,
at sie-minute intervals. runs a minia-
ture trolley car labeled world circuit
Electricity has removed a great
source of temptation to the women
travellers on the transatlantic steam
ers. The danger most dreaded at sea
Is that of fire. and on the big passenger
steamships every precaution Is taken
to avoid il. The state rooms are light
ed by electricity and travellers are Civ
en- stringent Instructions not to take
materials into their rooms.
But the sea air has a great fashion of
taking the curl out Of the women's hair.
and so. despite all rules and warnings,
many of the fair passengers have made
n practice of smuggling spirit lamps in
their steamer trunks to ave the where
withal To friz their dainty locks. This
has caused some anxiety to the Blviga-
tion companies. and to meet IL some of
them have introduced electric curling
iron heaters I'm the state rooms. These
little devices are attached to the light
ing circuits. You insert the curling
iron into a receptacle, turn a switch.
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at the rate of eight trips a day. which
Is about the average work the locomo-
tive is called upon to do, he can trans
port his goods about the estate at a
cost of 25 cents per ton per mile.
1t is interesting to note hat in other
particulars besides its smallness the
dukes model railroad is a curiosity
among railroads. 1t has no tunnels.
there is not a bridge on the track. and
signal posts there are none. In the
matter Of switches and all the neces-
sary conveniences for shunting, the
o is as perfectly equipped as the
Great Northern railway in this coun-
try or the Pennsylvania line in Amer
lea. The line has two stations. IL they
can be so called. One is close to the
dukes handsome house, and the other
Is at Balderton, three miles away. At
these stations are the store houses for
the coal. and stables for the engines
and cars.
Although the railroad has been run
ming for some little time it has not yet
lost its place as a first-class curios-
ity in the estimation of the country
people around. who never fail to cheer
the saucy little train as 1t speeds on its
way across the dukes estate.
To the picknickers who, after the
liberal custom of the country, are al
lowed to wander freely. with certain
restrictions. in the dukes grounds. the
miniature railway is a star attraction
beside which even beautiful Eaton Hall
Is a secondary consideration. On days
when work is slack the bailiffs will
permit the holiday makers to take a
ride in the little car. thereby comforting
upon them n of the highest favors.
Usually IL is necessary to obtain a
special order to secure this privilege.
for the duke. as i have before remark
II " E.-l - - LII
not allow any one to interfere with
the profits of his estate.
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down the smoke stack. while IL is no
particular feat of agility to jump over
the entire train. The rolling stock of
the dukes model railroad consists of
10 cars and a passenger car. In this
passenger car there have been trans
ported through the beautiful domains
OF Eaton Hall some of the most dis
tinguished celebrities of the United
Kingdom. The many stories told about
the road even penetrated to the inte-
rior of the red palace on Pail Mall, and
forthwith the Prince and Princess of
Wales made a trip to Cheshire in or
der to take a ride aroun the grounds
of Eaton Hall i'm the comfortable little
car of the dukes toy train.
The single passenger car is a four
wheeled coach 20 feet in length. uphol-
stored in the richest manner. and ca
pable of accommodating 16 passengers.
The gauge of the road is IL inches in
width. and the train is capable of reel
ing off the miles at the astonishing
speed, for UGH a small railway, of
II an hour. The engine is seldom run
at his speed except for exhibition pur-
poses. a speed of Is miles being all the
locomotive is called upon to perform
in the course of its working day. When
travelling the machinery of the engine
is within three inches of the ground.
so that IL is very necessary to see that
there are no instructions or frregu-
larities on the track. The dukes mon
ey can easily provide the best of RAJ
walkers, and a corps of these, the most
expert that unusually high wages can
procure, are kept constantly employed
patrolling the little line.
The entire length of the line from
terminal to headquarters is three miles.
On the trip II passes through the farm
section of the dukes grounds, from
whence it transports all the market
produce to the wagons waiting in the
highway. saving an immense deal of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23

on board even in winter when mild.
This is a great advantage in the saw
ing of my strength. being able after
my work TO retire to my own little
nook instead of staying in noisy no.
tells. or OF visiting constantly from
place TO place. The cabins also amor
a home for workers helping me. as well
as to the lads staying on board: so
that the work Is not interrupted when
ever we sail. We can also carry with
US our stores OF books and tracts In
10 different languages for distribution
or for sale
And for her work: Going from
harbor to harbor We naturally come
In contact with many ships of all ma
tons. and being able to speak six dif-
ferent languages the sailors gather
readily around me. attracted by their
own language I'm a foreign country.
and so we have improvised gospel
meetings. with great blessing. 1t is
most touching often to see the sailors
sitting on the ratings. coils of rope.
or tubs. and listening with all their
souls. But as my time Is limited. most
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23
THE SMALLEST RAILWAY
Westminster. Britain's WeaIthiest and Most Frugal No
beman. Has Built a Wonderful Little
Read on His Estate

London. Oct. 1s.-The Duke II West
minister. who is known throughout Eng
land as the richest and most frugal
peer Of h realm. has just astonished
commercial as well as society circles
here by establishing at his matchless-
ly beautiful country seat. Eaton Hall.
Cheshire. a miniature railroad. for the
purpose of conveying around his es-
late the various products Of the farm
and workshop by which the careful
duke adds to his hoard through the
Bile.
The railroad. although capable Of
transporting both passengers n pro-
duce, Is only a baby road. The en-
CINE is SO small that the engineer
standing erect beside 1t, can easily look
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23
New Panama
Canal Scheme

Supporters OF the Nicaragua canal
project will not be pleased To learn that
the construction Of the Panam canal.
notw outstanding the absolute financial
Nrecking of DE Lesseps' undertaking.
IL by no means a defunct scheme. on
the contrary. a new company is carry
ing the enterprise steadily along. n "A
force Of 1000 men is now actually al
workn on the canal at the isthmus.
A report by an international commits
sion OF experts on the various practical
questions involved in the construction
OF the nam canal Is 500 TO be pub
lished. This commission Is composed OF
representatives from France. Great
Britain. Germany. Russia and the
United States. The British representa-
tive Is the chief engineer of the Man
chester canal. the German representa-
tiyes are men who a charge OF the
Kiel canal. the United states repre-
scntatives are Gen. Henry l.. Abbott. a
retired officer OF the government en-
g.neer corps, and Mr.. Fteley. chief en-
gineer Of the crOton aqueduct Of New
York city.
The commission was appointed by the
company that assumed control Of the
property 81 the De LesseDs corpora
ton. in order that an the facts in the
case might be established with certain
~. According 90 the New York Even
ing Post the coming report viii declare
the Panama enterprise TO be practic-
able. IL VIII show thai the work Il
nearly cne-half done. that a large
mou OF labor Is now engaged on the
remainder II the task and that the
canal ca, be finished in from six TO
eight ycars An extension OF the corr
cession 10 that length of time has been
secured from h government 81 Column
bia. The labor employed IL nov main
81 taat u negroes from tae British
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and in a moment the iron is heated
without flame. smoke or odor.
In Scotland they drink a good deal Of
whiskey n have advanced ideas on the
subject of municipal ownership. The
two traits were curiously shown In COM
bination by the recent action of the
little town Of Hil-of-Beath, near Dun
fermline. This village has municipal
lied" its public house N installed an
electric lighting plant out of the profits.
Kelly. a nearby community. witnessed
the success Of the project. and at a pub
lie meeting decided to lilo h exam
pie. and the idea may spread still fur
Their. The scheme has many possibAi-
ties in IL. For one thing. the village
authorities could give public notice that
IL enough liquor was consumed by a
given date the lights could be extended
on Magillicuddy street, and 50 on.
One OF the results of the war was to
demonstrate that electrically trans
mitted power is To be relied upon during
engagements for the mechanical ope-
rations on warships. A few of the
United States ships have Installations
of electric motors for such work IS .ur-
ret turning. hosting ammu1..i m, de-
fecting the guns. 'opera.ing steering
gear. windlasses and the like Othcss
have pneumatic, hydraulic or direct
steam power for sucn purposes. In all
the new battleships the turre-s viii he
equipped for electrical ~operasion, al
though the conservative eis nent In the
department would not permit a more ex-
tended use of electrical power. in spite
of its successful working under the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23

stress of battle. But all the officers
unite in praise of the searchlight, which
has added to its reputation as a most
useful adjunct to naval operations. The
war did not afford an opportunity TO
test the s~earchlight as a defense against
torpedo attack, but IL did make IL i'm
possible for Cervera to sneak out of
Santiago harbor under cover of dark
ness. and he had to come out and fight
in open daylight.
Chicago will be the place of next
years meeting of the American Street
Railway association. This is now prac-
tically an electrical organization. as the
street railway companies of the country
are almost without exception electric
railway companies. The association has
large conventions. attracting from 1000
to 1,200 visitors at its annual meetings.
The latest statistics show that there are
owe 800 electric railways in the
try, with 80, 900 electric motor cars.
These cars are operated over 1860
miles of track The coming form OF cleo
trio railway for large cities seems to
he the subsurface conductor or under
ground trolley" system now replacing
the cable in New York. 1t is expensive
to install. but has so far proved success
full in operation (although a northern
WINTER ana sluSny spflng must give u
the final test) and is most satisfactory
to the public. Practically the only stor-
age battery line in the country is here
in Chicago. IL is all right for the pas
sengers and is successfully operated, but
the financial returns are reported to be
unsatisfactory.
Static electricity is electricity pro-
duced by friction. as in the glass-disk
machines of high school classrooms. 1t
is often noticed on the rapidly moving
belts in engine rooms and on the sheets
OF paper delivered from the fly Of a
printing press. Down in New Orleans
there is a plant with an overhead belt
which Is charged with electricity, n
on standing beneath Ii one feels the
effect of the static charge by a not I'M
pleasant bristling Of the hair of the
head. An obliging attendant was show
ing a woman over the establishment the
other day, and he wound up by asking
her to step under the belt, planning a
little surprise. But this woman wore
an unsupported wig, and as the attrac-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23

West Indies. who have been found To be
immune against the malarial fevers
which used To play such havoc I'm the
ranks of DE Lesseps' coolie labor. The
company now in charge Of the enter
prise is headed by a French railway
president of great wealth. NJ. Bannar-
del. and the other directors are French
men Of highly respectable financial po-
sition. The company Is said to have
Sl3. O00. GOO in its treasury and a further
large reserve fund. IL has taken up the
work after si25. 900. 600 has been spent
upon IL. and expects To finish IL at a
considerable less expenditure that.
The present plan Of construction re-
jects the DE Lesseps idea Of a sea-level
waterway. M contemDlates the con-
%struction OF six locks OF each sid of
the summit level.
Advocates OF the new enterprise can
claim in its behalf that the Panama
canal be only i6 miles i'm length. while
the Nicaragua route calls for "A canal
176 miles long. and hat the former will
have natural harbors at each End while
the latter requires the construction Of
artificial harbors. Lastly the Panama
canal by the expenditure OF SIS. OO0.-
600 has been carried far toward COM
pletion. while thus far the Nicaragua
caral exists only on paper.
~ viii he interesting 10 note hat
effect the rose-colored report of the
International commission Of the Psna-
ma enterprise will have or the Nicara-
qua project. From the utilitarian point
OF view n -inter-oceanic route for
commerce would suffice. There would
not be revenue enough To support tive
such commercial iuNuries. And yet the
opinion is strongly held that under our
new political regime the United States
ought 10 own a canal etwee the At
lantic and Pacific.
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labor and expense for the delivery OF
this farm stock to the markets. At
another point the train passes through
a brick yard. for the extensive grounds
OF the Duke Of Westminster contain
the workshops of all kinds Of indus
tries. One day h little train will be
seen putting. snorting and shrieking
Its way through shady woods and over
green meadow and loaded with bricks.
while he next the freight will con
sist of timber and the following day
Of coal.
1t cost the duke IS. 500 a mile to build
his road. the engine alone costing 81
900. Practical engineers who have gone
to Eaton Hal expressly at the invita-
ton of the uke have declared the road
and its equipment the finest we got
ten together in one system. The care
full duke a had the exact. cost of
carriage figured out, and estimates that
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23

Rico and the Philippines. 1t was neces-
sary. he declared. for purposes of trade
and evangelization As there are few of
the general-judge's creed i'm either Porto
Rico or the Philippines. he is charging
the scope of war results amazingly. We
do not recall that trade and the ~evangeli-
cation of the heather or the Catholic was
one of the declared purposes of the war.
Humanity and liberty were What we start
ed out to advance. not sectarian prose-
lyting.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23
AC0UNTESS HUNTS FOR SOULS
Her Grace of ~SehimmeImann, Once a Lady Of the Courts
Of Denmark and Germany, Is Here
to Preach.

hear the gospel preached in their na-
tive tongue. for the countess is an ac-
complished linguist n can adapt her
exhortation to the understanding of
six different ~nationalities. Is IL not a
queer change from the court OF Den
mari to lake towns of America. with
her home the cabin Of a yacht? Queer
or not. the countess is enamored of the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23

ton Of the charged belt was strong
enough to agitate II violently there was
a surprise all around. The visitor de-
clared that her guide was a brute and
went away mad.-Chicago Chronicle.
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life and says she would not change
places with the wealthiest resident of
the most select quarter of the finest in
the world.
OF her little boat. which she calls
NJ movable home" Countess Schim-
melmann says: Thanks to an English
friend. the cabins have been made as
comfortable as possible for me. and
give me the opportunity of staying
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23

N would he difficult 10 imagine more eN-
traordiary digestive powers han those OF
the hyena. one Of these beasts has been
known 90 swallow six large bones whole
without crushing them
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23
Object Of the War.

General Judge Beaver Of the Alger
white-washing commission in an address
at a religious gathered produced a new
argument for the of Porto
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OF the ships are not visited by myself.
but by those of my young sailors who
are truly converted.
"A sociaiistic editor wrote. Nobody
and nothing in Denmark except our
LIST MAY meetings are able to gather
such crowds as the meetings held by
Countess Schimmelmann. Yesterday
the largest hall in the town filled to
overlooking. and perhaps as many as
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-14
It Takes Time.

Give the law a chance. It takes time
for the nation to get back to the solid
ground from which 1t slumped when it
elected Cleveland and a Democratic
Congress in 1s92.-Utica Herald.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-14
CHANGES OF A YEAR.
FARMERS HAVE CAUSE FOR
CONSTELLATION.
A Retrospective View Shows that the
Country Has Much to BE Thankful
Formation IL Now in a Prosperous
Condition.
Prices All Advancing.

Special Washington correspondence:
The farmers of the United States
surely find their holiday season a very
satisfactory one The contrast in their
conditions at the present time with
those which existed under the free
trade which the Republican party has
just eliminated from the statute books
is very great, and every farmer will
doubtless appreciate it. They have
contributed very largely to the eXpor-
tations of the year just closed, which
are shown by recent figures of the
Treasury Department as greater than
in any preceding year in the history
of the country. OF course the products
of agriculture form Il very large per-
centage of exports. Products of
agriculture form over 65 per cent. of
the expectations of the year 1897, as
they did in 1886. In the month of Oc-
tober they formed 10 per cent. of the
total expectations. When we take this
into consideration, and then learn that
the exports of the United States for the
year just ending will be more than a
billion dollars, it will be seen that u
large amount of money has flown into
the pockets of the farmers.
A study of the details of the prices
received by farmers for the articles
which they are now selling as compar-
ed with recent conditions will be inter-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-14
The American Practice.

What is specifically true Of iron and
steel is true of the whole fabric of
American industry. american furnace
practice involves precisely the same
principle as that illustrated in .Ameri-
can railroad practice, of operating loco
motives and ears of double the capacity
of those of England, which is now be-
ing extended to double the capacity
again. 1t is the same american prac-
tice' that obtains in every industrial
operation, and it has it's foundation in
that older American practice which
gave to the laborer double the amount
of wages paid in Europe and stimulat-
ed him to turn. out double the amount
of product. 1t is n practice that has
grown up under the system of protec-
ton that made it possible, and while
it may appear that, in the iron and
steel industries. protection does not
protect" it is obvious that so far from
deserving the appellation of "shackles
Of protection" that policy constantly
encourages the American workman
and engineer to press forward to great
or MISUNDERSTANDING Dispatch.