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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04
AN ARIZONA LION HUNTER.
Why Packard toes a RIA 81 Only Twenty.
Two taiibrc.

Florence Packard. who lives in
Crucurapk valley. ella county. y. T.
has "a remarkable record as a hunter ~
mountain lions. He has killed scores ut
them and last year alone his rgrUTt was
% s,aIps. The mountain lions OF Ar
IONA are most destructive Co herds ut
horses and cattle. The risk Of life and
diuruIfll- attending their destruction
has caused the lions 90 be- more uwnr
Gus tha one would suppose. o. N DE-
were not for the bounty paid 10y tho
county. the sJyrkm,u would boz short ON
their cattle and horses. If the
country surrounding Packard ranch
is made ur OF irregular ranges "t bro
ken mountains
Packard was in Globe q frw days
since and related some Of hI- adyau-
lures. In the last Z. months Nr Pack
ard has brought Co Globe besides %
lions q few bears. wildcats. uuuuS and
foxes. tie does NOT consider To worth
while 20 count the small game. tn"
dogs fov this work are a cross between
the fox and bloodhound. Usually four
dogs ar, in tho pack. The 1--WE young
est are yHkyd together another ls train
ed az scout. whose work fS 20 -u ahead
and around for the scent of lion or bear,
and when the scent is fauui LIH 8ldas,
dog is put uu Jht track. and tp his
4 credit. IL lis said. mover fails tu find the
| animal Packard says ne has frequent,
Is followed his Cd over n miles To-,
/ fore Iha lion was uuud. Up 90 Il',
I date Il lion SCaipS are Co The credit az
/ this dog. The dog IS noe a fast trailer
but very careful. and. considering On,
! ruuEhugss II the country the dog IS re-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04
Growth OF the Human Hair.

Authorities differ as TO the rate 81
growth Of the human hair. n IL Is
said 20 be very dissimilar i'm different
individuals. The most usually aC-
crpted calculation gives six and one
half inches per nun \ mans hair.
allowed 90 grow To its extreme length.
rarely exceeds ~ or IA inches, while
that II a woman will grow. i'm rare in
stances. To- % or IS inches. though the
average does not exceed p TO 80
inches.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04

Ise velvet. and a fril ~ thr tuIla fell
over IL. a new note being struck by the
introduction of a double garnet buckle.
which served, I'm place of the ordinary
hook and eye. o. iaSteu the collar band.
I viii give you an illustration q one 81
these next week. As regards the fas-
tening e. tha bodice. this was accom-
plishcd inyisibly under the left arm
the most awkward mothCd ! wot Of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04

tanned was undoubtedly smart and Il
was rather "A relief to- come across n
plain skirt after 50 many nounced ones.
OF course. LOUNGES i'm conjunction with
the embroidery We're out of question.
else. rest assured. they would have ng-
ured upon the cashmere gown, "a they
did upon almost every other model | en-
countered. The bodice was Of cash
mere also. the sleeves. plain and tight
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04

fitting and gored. instead % ulcatcd.
al the shoulders. were embroidered %
match the skirt. and at The neck "a deep
grille Of white chiffon was embroidered
with ccrise velvet ribbon ~ an iucred-
IDLY narrow width. In "a design of true
lovers knots: rather narrow reVers.
turning back on either side. bc.uE pail
Iettcd tu match the skirt and sleeves.
There was a high collar band ut GER
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04

and Hat brims. the edge cut and left
raw. The crown Is frequently sur
rounded by rosettes Of two shades OF
tulle. say heilotrope or rose pink. which
with these mingle n number Of beau
tiful velvet roses or violets. There Is n
new soft leather plat. the skin untan-
ned, Ike suede. which is applied To the
edges OF the enormous bows introduced
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-04
Ncw ncantr 90 rnrl..

Fortune and fame have suddenly
rolled tp IN cfce tot uu nlUu mn nm
rolled to the feet ~ E"n'-tiua Curnt.
the beauty over whom an Paris is ar
present raving. Until early last SUM
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30

Ii was found Lnat the distance to be GOV
cred by crawling was between 300 and 400
yards. Having gone that far, they found
themselves in a most advantageous posi-
ton. Successful crawling has to be learn
ed, but it does not require much drill.
"All military men agree that cavalry
cannot be used against infantry nowadays
because man and horse offer too extensive
targets to the quick fire rifles. With re-
gard to foot troops, marching in the old
stylgto attack, the same objection holds
good. To get close enough to the enemy
to be able to pour out their most deadly
fire the foo soldiers must proceed in such
a way as to offer the smallest possible tar
get, and this can only be done by hugging
the ground"
A prominent army officer at Washing
ton fully indorses hes story that troops adj
yancing in the face of modern guns like
the Gatling must be protected and sug-
gests something in the way of movable
trenches. Every soldier knows the value
of rife pits, and some similar protection
that could be pushed along in front of an
advancing army would do much to neu-
tralize the deadliness of modern artillery.
Brigadier General Frank, u. S. A,
said: "There has been for years a marked
tendency toward the use of more open
formations in the line of battle. In a
modern battle every precaution is taken
to present the smallest possible target for
the enemy's fire. There are of course
many things to be taken into consideration
in planning such formations. l have not
read the German emperor's paper on the
use of crawling tactics and would not care
fo mass ii1drmnnt InOn il OffhanQ 1t
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30
ONE LUCKY CUBAN.
A Youthful Refugee From Santiago who
Is In Clover.

A Youthful Refugee From Santiago Who
Is In Glover.
Probably one of the most unique me-
mentos of the Santiago campaign was that
recently brought to New York from Cuba
by Colonel Charles /. Wilson. The me-
mento is nothing less than a ~9-year-old
colored boy who has been named Fourth
Of July" Colonel Wilson is a member
of the famous Manhattan club Of New
York and was delegated by the club to go
to Cuba to present a stand of eolors to the
Seventy-first regiment. He found the coll
cred boy running around among the
American troops with no one to talk to.
When the youngster found that the colonel
could talk to him in his own language,
he staid near him night and day.
After presenting the colors Of the regi-
ment Colonel Wilson prepared to return to
New York. The boy wanted to accom-
pany his friend, and Colonel Wilson, tax
ing pity upon him, decided to bring him
to New York and install him as mascot of
the Manhattan club.
Since that happy hour Fourth of July
has lived in clover. He has been petted
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30

I was curious to know something about
the prices paid for the different animals.
and was told thai six fine toros would
cost nine thousand francs. and that the
horses averaged about two n and
fifty francs apiece. pAnd the matador,
how much does he make" | asked, for
risking his life, as / suppose he does
every time he enters the arena?' .Guer-
rita receives a thousand dollars for each
corrida." The answer was given in Eng
fish, so that 1 should not fail to realize
the Importance Of the sum. And the less
distinguished one?v Well, they Of course.
have less. I suppose / may say between
four and six hundred dollars. according
to the regulations they may have
achieved.o-Harperts Magazine for July.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30

WILD RACE FOR LIFE.
Cycling With a Man Eat
ing Tiger for Pace
maker.
FRANTIC LEAPS AND BOUNDS
Through Woods and Over
Streams With the Speed
of. Despair.
FRANTIC LEAPS AND BOUNDS

Joseph Rosne, the noted French scien-
list, tells the story of a race for life while
travelling in Java. NJ. Rosne is an anna
tour bicyclist, but was out of practice at
the time of his adventure. One night
when he was agucst at the villa of afriend
be started on what he intended to DO a
short spin on a wheel to insure . good
nights sleep. 1.-THE distance between tho
villa and a n~eighboring forest was four or
five kilolneters, said the narrator. Il
covered it in an incredibly short space Of
time. How magnificent that green ocean
animated by the soft breezes of tho adj
yancing morning-giant trees centuries
old in the embrace of climbing plants and
creepers, fragrant with sweet blossoms;
near by d pool of water, half hidden in
the bushes, on its surface lilies and lotus
howeTsl l leaned my wheel against tho
stump of q tree and sat down on the rude
stone bench standing at the farther corner
of the little lake. Resting there, was
falling off into a reverie when / heard a
distant noise approaching from the thick
of the forest. Ny heart jumped into my
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30
FIENDS IN PALM TREES
Spanish sharpshooters Keep
Up a Barbarous War
fare.
WOUNDED SOLDIERS SHOT
Americans From the Plains
More Than a Match for
Spanish Guerrillas.
WOUNDED SOLDIERS SHOT


During the siege of Santiago many
American soldiers were killed by Spanish
sh~arpshooters hidden in trees They had
a right to fight from trees, but what made
the feeling against them SO bitter was their
firing on tho wounded who were in hospi-
tails or were being taken to them These
sharpshooters usually got in a tree over
looking the road some distance in the rear
of the actual fighting, This was always
full Of litter bearers taking they wounded
back or returning for more and with
stragglers Of various kinds. An ~accurat
range could be got Of the clear spaces in
the road, and 1t was like shooting at the
butts after that. Some of the fellows took
positions from which they could shoot into
dressing stations, and thus hurt or XIII
tho patients there and those who were at
tending to them.
When one Of these men was picked ont
through the foliage, it was entirely proper
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30

BASTION OF SAM R1STOBAL, IA JUAN.
ar. molasses, tobacco, coffee, rice, cotton,
maize, nlaintains, oranges, bananas, pine
apples and q score Of other fruits, honey
and ~cocoanuts. They mime and export
salt, as we'll as sugar, building stone and
marble, and it Is known that the hills
contain gold, copper, tin, lead and iron,
but the inhabitants lack the skill, enter
prise and capital to develop these mineral
riches.
Of the good things which Porto Rico
raises in excess of her own needs and
which she exports we take more thar any
other country, even more than Spain.
Tho mother country takes but about one
sixth of the total, and on the balance a
high export duty has been charged to help
swell the enormous tribute exacted by
Spain.
Besides tho salt ponds, which the gov
ernment owns and works, the only re-
sources except agriculture which the ma
tives depend upon is found in the very rich
forests. wherein are no less than 500 varie-
ties Of trees, many of them exceedingly
valuable. All this industry is carried on
practically without railroads, less than 100
miles of poorly built and equipped tracks
being in operation, and tine wagon roads
dwindlo into mule paths a few miles back
OF the coast.
But Porto Rico is SO packed full OF
riches that a population OF 100000, gener-
ally lazy, illiterate and unskilied, have
been able to pay 100000 tribute to
Spain each year, support q Spanish army
and a horde of Spanish ofiiceholders and
live very comfortably themselves.
The population, according to the census
of 1887, the latest, was S07 ToS, of whom
about $50, 900 are white 240,000 nlulattoes
and 10000 negroes. Only n in eight
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30
RAILROAD PIER AT RAIoUIRI.

steel plants along the eastern coast of the
United States. England also will find
there the ores that it 10Y mines in Spain
and Sweden. The Spanish ores are giving
out, and those of Sweden are expensive.
With reasonable ocean freights these ores
would drive any Spanish or Swedish ores
from the European market
Thus Spain will not only lose the riches
of Cuba, but she win find tho very re-
sources of che land she abused and neg
lectcd turned against her 1t is not inn
probable that iron from Cuba may some
day be used to build American w~arships
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30
PORTO RICAN FACTS.
soME NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE
BESlEGED ISLAND.

1t Il q Rich, Fertile and Altogether De-
loctable Island and Is Well Worth All
the Pains wo Are Taking to Eject It's
Capture.
There is nothing monotonous about this
war which Uncle Sam is waging against
the dons. He changes tho Genes as often
as tho stage manager in O five act border
drama. Only a week or SO ago we were
gazing earnestly at Santiago. NoW VIC are
concentrating our attention on that little
box of IN island, Porto Rico, from which
all traces OF Spanish rule are soon to be
obliterated.
With an extent Of only 100 miles in
length and less than 40 miles breadth
Porto Rico manages to be extremely inter-
esting. Physically the island presents a
variety Of conditions which would not DO
looked for on such q modest bit of terri
tory by one accustomed to the larger scale
of topography prevailing in this country.
A mountain range runs from coast to
coast, east and west, rising in the eastern
district to O height of 1850 feet, and the
deep canyons, cutting down to the Carib-
bean sea on tho south and the Atlantic on
the north, arc sources Of -innulnerable wa
ter courses, no less than 40 of them being
large enough for inland navigation by
small trading cislft.
The country on the northern slope of the
mountain range is as rich agricultural
land, it ID said. as is found anywhere in
tho world, raising the maximum of crops
with the minimum of cultivation, while
to tho south of the mountains the lands
require artificial irrigation to produce
good crops. This great difference in SO
small an area is all the moro remarkable
as in the "wet" portion Of the island the
average annual rainfall is 81 inches.
Spaniards have been cultivating the
land for nearly four centuries, and they
~exterlninatcd a people who were wise in
the arts of agriculture, yet today only a
very small proportion Of the arabic land of
the island has ever been cultivated, chiefly,
it seems, because there are no roads by
which produce can be carried to shipping
points except over the rich lowlands near
the coast.
But even under O system calculated to
make a Yankee farmer groan for the waste
of possibilities the Porto Ricans raise
enormous and rich crops of variety which
satisfy a cbild's dream of tropical goodies.
Hero is list OF the principal crops: Sug-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30
CAPTURING A TORPEDO.
How Ensign ellis Saved the Porter
From Destruction.

How Ensign ellis Saved the Porter
From Destruction.
The destruction OF Admiral Cervera's
fleet and the capture Of Santiago have di-
rected attention to an act Of heroism equal
in daring to that of Hobson. One morning
before the Spanish feet left Santiago har-
Dor in their mad dash to destruction Cap
tain Fremont of the Porter and Ensign
Irving Van Gordon ellis detected a
strange object coming toward their ship
on the swell of the tide. 1t glistened aft
and was black and porpoiselike forward.
The captain did not require his glass to
detect a Schwartzkopf torpedo floating
along toward the Porter. 1t was not NOV
ing rapidly, but it seemed to eome out of
the gray ,nists of the morning as though
seeking for something to destroy.
Ensign Ellis took in the situation. In
almost a single motion he had tossed his
officers coat on the deck and had slipped
from his canyas shoes.
With his hands on the rail he leaned for
ward and watched the terrible instrument
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30
BAIQUIRI'S FUTURE.
PLACE WHERE SKATER LANDED MAY
BECOME A MINING CENTER.

Hills Around Santiago Rich In Iron and
-Copper-somc of American
Capitalists who Tried to Develop Mines
Under Spanish Rule.
The little town Of Baiquiri, where
sshafter's army was landed on the south
,astcrn shore of Cuba, has a promising
future before it. Baiquiri will continue to
be heard from for many years to ONE 1t
is entirely possible that tho martial and
naval activity now going on around the
sleepy little fishing village may DO sue
ceeded by a commercial md maritime
hubbub that will BIO far moro permanent.
just before war was declared Bniquiri
was one of the few places on the big island
which had been reused by the push and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30

Among the most interested watchers OF
the present war between the United States
and Spain is Emperor William of Ger
many. In a recent issue of the official
military newspaper of Berlin appears a re-
markable article which is believed to have
been inspired by the kaiser himself. sin
the Franco-G German war, says the mill
tary paper, 1--WE had the advantage of the
| enemy on account OF Il superior rapidity
of maneuvering. Our troops were able to
form quickly into q phalanx-that is, in
close array, into o compact body-and
were capable of striking the enemy with
such tremendous impetus as to overthrow
him.
"That kind of tactics is ne longer per-
missiblc. All civilized nations now use
smokeless powder; all are armed with
quick fire rifles. Today a battalion takes
up more space than formerly a regiment
or O division perhaps. AS in the great
Frederick's period, new formations are
imperative. When the Spaniards and
| Americans shall meet in the first great
land battle, that army will win which
gains upon the enemy with the least pos
sible exposure to itself. Bravery is a won
derful element of valor. 1t is sharpshoot-
ers' turn now. Dead or wounded soldiers
cannot shoot. Both the American and the
Spanish armies possess farreaching rifles,
bat the shooting to kill or to disable will
! be done at considerably less than a quar-
ter of a mile. The general of today must
therefore above all strive to get his troops
within the nearest possible proximity of
the enemy.
Theoretically speaking, the thing is
this: A modern rifle kills or disablcs If
fred at a range Of 500 yards. 1t can kill
and disable at q greater distance, at a far
greater distance even, but 800 yards is the
average.
after we have gone within 800 yards
of the enemy our bodies become targets
movable targets, it is true, but big targets
nevertheless. And, as to the movability,
what matters it whether the enemy fires
once or six times at an object? In view of
the quick firing rifles it is entirely i'm
material.
Infantry fire is most effective within o
range of 400 yards. Only when an attack
ing party advances within such a distance
without serious losses can it hope to rout
the enelny by o continuous, murderous
fire. The difficult thing is to bring up a
column that close without having it shot
to pieces.
AS things are nowadays it cannot be
lone by marching ahead in the open. A
commander who loves his men n who
wants 10 make his success certain VIII
therefore resort to stratagem. After com
ing within 500 yards of the enemy he will
order his men to lie down and proceed
cautiously on all fours and, if need be, on
their bellies. Even while in the act of
shooting the men should present no bigger
mark to the enemy than their head and
the upper part Of their breast. Tn that
case tho majority of the enemies bullets
win perforate the air above them. Most
soldiers are likely to shoot too high.
Certain Prussian regiments v al
ready been drilled in crawling attacks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30

and dined until his round face fairly shines
with joy. According to Colonel Wilson
Fourth of July" has a future. He says:
ssI'm going to make a man of this boy.
In a few days I'll send him to some rela-
tives of mine who have a place near Jen-
kintown, Pa, for the summer. Then III
turn him ovor to Army Chaplain Dewitt,
who'll put him in some Roman Catholic
institution and give him an education.
He's a Roman Catholic, this boy, and a
good one. All his relatives are dead. His
father and mother died in Santiago just
before orr troops invested the place. He
came out of Santiago with 5000 other
refugees, and when / got to our lines on
July 4 hs was running around among the
troops
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30


BROADER GENERAL WILLIAM &. WORTH.
was the heroic bravery displayed by GEN.
eral Worth in leading his command up
San Juan hill which gained him his pro-
motion.
As a lieutenant colonel he was not in
command when the engagement was
opened, but within ten minutes after the
ball had begun Colonel Wikoff was killed,
and then Lieutenant Colonel Worth took
his place. His naen had the center of the
hill.
Colonel Worth was wounded twice in
the right arm early in the engagement.
Ono bullet pierced the arm just above the
elbow and the other just below the shout
der. He clutched his sword In his left
hand and led his men to the fresh attack.
Shortly after this Mauser bullets struck
Colonel Worth in the right and left breast.
The bullets went clean through the body,
leaving the colonel all In a heap and I'M
conscious on the field. Orderly Keller saw
him fall and ran to his assistance. Colonel
Worth didn't know what had happened
until Keller brought him around and told
him. He looked dazed for a minute, then
he said:
Keller, Just keep me on my feet. I'm
behind the line.''
While the orderly was bending over his
chief a piece of shell struck him in
tho back, right on top of the cartridge belt,
and gouged out a handful of flesh. Keller
stuck by his colonel, and after awhile the
two were carried off the field together.
General Worth is now r~ecuperating at
his quarters on Governors island. 1t is
expected that he will recover. In speak
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-30
Railroad cenrus.

In a recent issue of Engineering there
are diagrams showing the distribution of
the railways of the world. The United
States leads, of course. all Other coun-
tries, with about 1874. 600 miles of road
and France follow with about
2S.a9 and $4,000 miles resnectively. In
aniles Of railway per lo,o9o inhabitants
South Australia and Queenstown lead
with 53.6 miles: the United states has
26.6 miles: France. G.5; Germany. SIS.
asle the sEnited Kingdom. So miles. In
length of railway per 100 square miles,
Belgium leads with 20.s miles. followed
by the United Kingdom with 17.3 miles
Holland. IA: Germany. 1871; switzer-
land. 1876; France. 1911; the United
States has SO niles of railway Der l00
miles Of territory Our ontcrnporar
thinks the true tests by which the various
countries should be crsdited, and that
which best Determines the relative en-
couragenlert to agriculture and manu-
featuring. Is the extelit of railway per
100 square miles Of territory