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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-19

emblematicsl leaves. while our modern
pack of cards has been reduced TO 50.
but the same ideas are expressed in
slightly altered symbolism. The chang
es were made evidently the better 10
conform to the then existing condition
of society. to which the general mora
rules OF Thot could be as well applied
as to the primitive government OF
Egypt, and II is IN this revised state
that we now have them.
For ages the art OF d~ivination by
means OF tarots. or. as they are known
TO Us. CARDS, has been handed down
with more or less degree of supersti-
ton. and to-day there are people who
consider them as did the Arabs Of old.
A writer on this subject says: IF a
fun view of the future has been denied
to us envious mortals, cartomancy. at
least, scientifically interpreted, fore
warns us as to the shadows Of coming
events" To unveil the secrets of the
future is a desire hat every mortal
possesses. and from the earliest ages
OF mankind the human family has
sought TO rend asunder the veil that
has separated from man his future.
At the present many. people consult
some species Of oracle to ascertain that
which is to happen them. Many per-
SOM never attempt an important trans
action without first resorting TO some
form OF prophetic consultation.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-19
DOES NOT CARE TO WANDER.
The Busy Bee Avoids Going More Than
Five Miles for Raw Material.

From the Baltimore American.
n range of the honey bee is but lit
tie understood by the masses. many
surprising tina bees go for miles in
quest of nectar, while others think that
they go only a short distance. IT may
be curious TO many TO understand how
any one can tell o far the bee may
fly. but this f. simple when understood.
Years ago. when the Italian bees were
first introduced In the United States.
these bees, having marks different TO
the common bees already here, were
easily distinguished. and after any bee
keeper a obtained the Italian bees
they could be observed and their range
easily noticed. II bloom is plentiful
near wher bees are located they will
not go very far, perhaps a mile in
range. but II bloom Is scarce they may
go five miles. Usually about three
miles is as far as they may go profit
ably.
PEGS AVE been known to go as far
as eight miles in a straight line. cross
ing a body Of water that distance 70
land. II IS wonderful how the little
honey bee can go SO far from Its home
and ever find its way back TO its own
particular hive. II while the little bee
is out Of its home or hive the hive
should b. removed some 10 or 20 feet.
according to the surroundings. when
II came back to where It's home was
first located il would be hopelessly lost.
II its home was In an open space, with
no other objects close, II might find
its way home. but even hould the hive
be moved only a few feet many Of the
bees would get lost.
So TO move a hive. II done I'm the
winter time, II would be all right. but
II in the summer time il should be done
4 after dark or when the bees are not
flying. and even then the bees should
be stirred up some and smoke blown
I'm at the hive entrance and a board or
some object placed in front OF the hive.
so that the bees in coming out may
mark their location. Bees. nc doubt
are guided by sight and also by sense
Of smell. They are attracted by the
color Of bloom. as. II they are at work
on a certain kind Of bloom. they are
not likely to cave that particular kind
Of bloom for any other as long as they
can find hat N Again, bees are
often attracted to sweets by their
smell. for they will go after sweets.
even II in the dark. II close. However,
any kim OF sweets may be placed In
glass in plain sight, but n covered. so
as not TO emit any smell. the bees will
take no notice Of them.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-19
FERGUS REPUBLICANS.
The Action of Carter and Mantle Endorsed.
Mckinley Praised.

49,
Great Falls, Sept. ia telephone
message from Lewistown states thai
there were So d~eleeates present at the
county convention of the republicans.
They adopted a platform and resolu-
tons which are fulsome praises of the
presnt administration and indorses
the St. Louis platform TO the last let
ter. They also indorse the action of
both Carter and Mantle and end with
a vote of thanks to the Lewistown boys
who went to the front at the declara-
ton of war.
The ticket the convention nominated
was as follows:
Senator's. s. Hobson.
Representatives-W. A. Hedges and
c. c. Long.
Sherif-Charles Clary.
Treasurer-C. A. Meagher.
Clerk m recorder-C. NJ. Kelly.
Assessor-Donald Fowler.
Attorney-F. f. Smith.
Superintendent 81 schoOls-Miss G. s
PEBBLES.
Surveyor-George n. Stafford.
Coroner-Dr. o. f. David.
The following were elected delegates
to the state convention with power 10
select ten more members to fiji out the
allotment to Fergus county: w. A.
Hedges. p. c. Weydert J.. NJ. Vroo-
man. ]. ID. Waite. F. r. Wright. Geo.
]. wiedman. J.. f. Bower. 3. F. Stack.
George Pirrie. ID. w. Slayton. Dan
Hurvitch, 6. :. Hobson. I~ngebreth OIL
son. James Fergus, b. F. Lepper.
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A SPIRIT OF RIVALRY.
sand CouIee Has Challenged Belt to a
Final Test.

Final Test.
Great Falls. Sept. 1S.-The spirit OF
rivalry between the two great coal
camps Of Cascade county develops
mostly along the line Of athletics. Some
DAYS ago Sand Coulee challenged Belt
to a final test of proves on the field or
sports, and now the Belt Valley Times
makes reply as follows:
sand Coulee has challenged Belt 10
a shooting match. baseball game and
football game for 500 a side, each con-
test. and Belt will accept. The contests
will take place in Great Falls during
the race meeting.
1.-THE celebration committee and citi-
gems are greatly surprised at the state
ment of the Coulee committee regarding
the treatment Of the visitors here on
Labor day. In all contests in when
they took part, there was a Sand Coulee
Judge, who rendered the final decisions
in favor Of Belt. 1t is. therefore, no
credit to the Coulee committee TO at
tempt to hide the inferiority of their
athletes 10y attacking the Belt manage
ment, who did all in their power to
make the day pleasant for their guests.
"A meeting of the citizens will be held
to-day and will probably result in a
challenge to Sand Coulee to include con-
testsSn foot racing. bicycle racing any
and all distances and any other sports
in which they hin they excel. The
Ralt bows are confident they can still
keep their Coulee brethren, as they have
i'm the past, in second place, and VIII
back il with as much hard cast as the
Coulea desires"
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u,,versaI Climber Cable Code.

Cipher code cabling. with its pOs-ibil-
ties Of condensation and corresponding
saving In tolls. has reached such proper
lions that II has been found worth while
to Issue q universal cipher code Of nearly
$50. 600 words. The volume r. issued by the
International Gable Directory company At
30 Broad street. and Is called the Western
Union Telegraphic Code and Information
al Gable Directory. Besides the code there
Is a directory giving the cable addresses
81 leading business firms and individuals
m this COUNTRY and Canada. This Is the
urst publication Of It's kind In the English
language. The cipher feature Is obviously
not for purposes of secrecy. but for con
densation. Many OF the words stand for
statements which would otherwise re-
quiTe phrases Of several words 20 express
The volume Is the largest public code
ever printed in English and IL sold at s..
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-19
CastiIian Cuisine.

From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
The commercial exodus to Cuba is
ant 10 result in f~amiliarlzing Ameri-
cans with bona fide Spanish cooking,
something seldom seen in this country.
Oil and pepper are the two things that
especially characterize the Castilian
cuisine. One of the favorite dishes IN
Cuba is "tasajo,' which is simply dried
meat, cooked with tomatoes. red pep
pers and onions. 'TTipa a la Andalu-
ga is another preparation frequently
seen. As the name indicates, the 5l-
sis is boiled tripe. which is cooked with
beans and potatoes. and always served
with the small red Spanish sausage
known as "butafarra Catalina" A
similar sausage, only black, is known
as 'butafarra Astoriana.' Chile con
carne," which everybody eats, is moth
ing more than a thick stew OF lCtf
Ccarne) and beans seasoned with cts.
Spanish ''tortillas' are corn cakes ~
vored with red pepper, and differ from
the Mexican tortilla N that ne alter
when properly made are rolled IN chop
ped vegetables. A salad. a la Espanola.
is prepared Of lettuce and celery, with
a few sliced tomatoes and peppers.
Served with French dressing ii is very
good. The Spanish soups are as a rule
a little too heavy for the American
taste. which runs more toward the con-
sOmme. They are thick decoctlons, full
Of vegetables. and look frightfully
greasy. Soup, however. does not have
the important role among the Spaniards
tina il plays in French domestic econ
omy and is an article of secondary i'm
portance. The dishes named are pref
~ apt to ppear ere long on home
menus. and IL Is interesting TO know
in advance what they are composed Of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-19

500 people from Butte. Anaconda
and Helena. all eager to tax advan-
tage OF low railway rates and to at
tend the races. They swarmed over
the city and il was difficult to imme-
diately fine quarters for them. but that
difficulty was soon removed. This in IT.
self very nearly guarantees the success
of the meeting as ii was not expected
that so large a crowd would come
in. although big excursions were OF
course expected from sand Coulee.
Belt. Neihart and other points on the
Belt mountain division and from places
not on the railways. Tomorrow is
likely to be a cracking day at the
track
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-19
CHINOOK DEMOCRATS.
List of the Delegates Selected to the Con-
vention at Fort Benton.

List of the Delegates Selected to the Con-
vention at Fort Benton.
Great Falls, Sept. 1s.-The democratic
primary of Chinook was called to order
Saturday evening and John Many was
chosen chairman and Messrs. J. A. Fra
ger. A. w. Ziebarth and John Mathe-
son were elected judges, says the Opln-
ion. Chairman Many suggested the ad-
visibility of nominating two justices
and two constables and the primary
proceeded TO the selection of justices.
E. E. Bitter and Nicholas Dowen were
placed in nomination. Fred Houston
and o. d. Wickizer were also nominated
but both declined the honor. f. A. Pros
ser was also nominated. On ballot the
vote stood: Prosser 10. Bitter Is. Dowen
IL, and Prosser and Bitter were declared
the nominees. For constables there were
three nominations: A. f. Lewis. Will
lam Aldrich and Frank Matthews. The
vote stood: Lewis %, Aldrich IA, and
Matthews II, and Lewis and Aldrich
were declared the nominees. For dele
gates to the county next
Monday at Fort Benton the following
nominations were made: Thomas
Dowen. John Prosser, r. Hermer. John
Archer, Frank Bowes (~declined). John
Many, d. n. Luse (d~eclined), and Ed
Price (declined). The ballot stood:
Dowen %, Prosser 90, Hermer 10, Archer
Is and Many 10. For a~lternates nearly
every one present was nominated and
the vote stood: Bitter 10, Shearer u.
Fred Prosser 20. c.. Archer 10. J. Flynn
II. The delegates and alternates are as
follows: Delegates-T. Dowen, j. Pros
ser. r. Hermes. J. Archer. A~lternates-
F.. Prosser. C. Archer. j. Flynn. +. F..
Bitter. Thereupon the meeting adj
ioprnad
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OYSTERS May BE SCARCE.
Unless the Bivsives Get a Greater Growth
soon the Crop VIII he short.


From the philadelphia Ledger.
The question of whether or not the
seasons oyster crop will be a good and
abundant one-a question Of much in
terest and Importance alike to dealers
and consumers-is one that Is sur
rounded by some uncertainty. A re-
porter who went among some large
firms in the trade yesterday was told
that the crop may be an extra fine one
or a comparatively poor one. 1t will
altogether depend on how the oysters
thrive during September and october.
This observation has reference to the
bivalves with which the Philadelphia
trade is supplied.
MIR. Rogers, of a firm 40 years In the
business. and one of the most extensive
dealers in this city, aid Unless the
oysters get a greater growth proper
tionately in the weeks yet to come than
they enjoyed during the summer, the
crop will be below the average both in
quantity and quality. Next mont will
solve the problem. September being
the best growing month for them. ]
returned recently from a look over the
grounds in which our house Is interest
ed, % or 30 OF them in all parts OF the
Delaware bay. and found them alike
backward. In a general way the beds
may be said 10 have been promising
no dead oysters or anything Of that
sort. u just slow and backward"
''Wha is the matter with them?" the
reporter asked.
That is something we cannot get at
precisely was the reply. II may be
owing to the excessively hot weather
warming the water, and either in that
way or from some other cause depriv-
ing the oysters Of their nutriment on
which they feed to the best advantage.
The matter Is not accurately under
stood. Sometimes they take on an ex-
tra%ordinary growth in June, July and
August. but this summer has been the
reverse with them"
do you think there Is still a fair
prospect for a good crop?" was the next
question.
Yes. with the growth they o
have there is a fair prospect. ! should
say, at least an ever chance. OF tbs
crop averaging up next season. 1r
fact it has been within my observation
that. like the weather. oysters are like,
" to average mp to a pretty well rec
ognized standard"
How will prices rule the coming sea.
son ?" queried the reporter.
They will ne mostly contingent uppr
how the crop comes out" replied Mr.
Rogers. ''Of course, II oysters are
scarce they Will be dearer than II they
were more plentiful, but even with al
abundant crop prices for good, IA.
stock will be well maintained, as they
we're last year, when. however, tn
oysters fell off somewhat from the eN.
cellent promise they gave at the open
ing OF the season
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-19
PERCENTAGE OF MEMS DEATHS
Chances the Average Male Has of Living
at Certain Ages.

In the English Illustrated Magazine
J. Holt Schooling works out some in
teresting result as regards the chances
of males at ages 20. 30. 40, so. go, 20, so
and 30 living for 10 years more, 20 years
more, 80 years more. etc. For example,
as regards 1000 men aged 20, S39 OF them
live 10 years more, /. e., to age 30: that
is, % per cent. of them live TO age 80 and
6 per cent. do not, so that the chance at
age 20 Of living to age 30 is not quite
16 10 l in favor of living. Similarly 500
out of 1000 live 40 years more !. e., 10
age so, so that the odds in favor OF a
man aged 20 living to age so are % to
A, say ; to 4, In sporting phrase. Again,
as only 10 out Of the 1000 live 20 years
more /. e., TO age 30, the chance of a
man aged 20 attaining age 30 Is only ] in
100. or odds of 80 to l against'him-
As to the chances for men aged 80, 40
per 1000 live 10 years more, j. e., 10 age
so; therefore,, We may say the chance
of a man aged 80 living TO SO is repre-
sented by odds of n to %, or about Z to
> i'm favor of the man aged so living 10
years or more. This chance, favorable
as IL is. Is of course not nearly so great
as the IS to / chance in favor of a mar
aged 20 living to age so. CHANGING at
men aged 40 we see that only 1856 per
1000 live 10 years more, i. e., To age 50.
this means that "a per 100 live the 10
years and so per 100 do not, 50 that the
chance at age 20 Of a man living 10 age
SO is represented by odds of ? 10 l
against him. As for men aged 30, or
/ 900 men alive al age 80 only -four live
to age 100. Thus, at age 30. the chance
Of living 10 years is very small, 1t be-
ing represented by the long odds OF
249 to / against the ~man-quite an out
side chance.
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Mr.. HAnnono's GROWING STONE
Carried In His Pocket when n Boy and
IL Now Weighs 65 Pounds.

Carried In His Pocket when n Boy and
Now Weighs 65 Pounds.
From the Chicago Record.
The most interesting thing ] saw
down in Maine was a growing stone
that belongs to II. II. Hammond OF
Smiths Cove. near Winter harbor, and
lies upon a granite post beside the
steps that lead to his front IL Is
egg shaped and OF perfect symmetry,
with the exception that 1t is somewhat
fattened upon the side which rested
upon the ground.
Thirty years ago or more william
Hammond. a brother of III. H, who now
lives in san Francisco. picked up this
remarkable stone upon the edge of the
cove. He was then a boy 10 years old,
and was attracted by its regular shape
and smooth surface. which contains a
rood deal of mica schist n sparkles
in the sun as IL IL had been sprinkled
with diamond dust. The boy took the
stone home in his pocket, for IL was
very small in comparison with Its pres
emit size. and could have been easily
slipped into a quart cup. He played
with 1t in the yard for several years.
and IL lay upon the mantel piece in the
house during the winter months, but
as he grew older he lost interest in the
plaything and IL rolled under a lilac
bush beside the front door. There II
remained for 10 years or so. When the
young Hammond returned from San
Francisco he recognized IL, but was
much astonished to find that II had in
creased in size and weight to a most
remarkable degree. When he was a
child, as l said, he carried the stone in
his pocket. When he recovered II a.
a man, 1t was larger than the crown of
n InN and NnAfyhnH at 1AnEF
IL or Is pounds more than when he saw
IL last. II. IL. Hammond became so
much interested in the phenomenon
that he removed IL from the ground
beneath the lilac bush and placed II
upon the granite step at the right OF
his front door, where the sur rests upon
1t the greater part Of the day.
Shortly after IL was placed there.
about six years ago, Mr.. Hammond got
the meat peddler to put IL on his scales
and it's weight was Al pounds. which
vas marked with a pencil upon the
stone itself with the date. Three years
later It had grown To so pounds. on
the 18th day OF May last the stone was
weighed again by the same scales and
tipped the beam at So pounds. Mr..
Hammond then made a series of meas
urements and will preserve them for
future comparison. The circumference
OF the stone by tape measure. the long
est way, is 3 feet l-3 inches, while at
the widest part the narrow way IL Is
, feet AZ inches.
Mr.. Hammond Is a respectable farm
err. is a deacon in the Baptist church
and was born in the house where he
lives. Even II he did not have so high
a reputation for truth and veracity.
the facts about the growing stone have
beer known to everybody in the neigh.
borhood ever since young Hammond
came back from California and found
IL under the lilac bush. Mr.. Hammond
has been offered large sums OF money
for the curiosity. but will part with II
for any price.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-19

There IL more Catarrh In this section Of the
country than all other diseases put together, and
until the last few years was supposed to be Tn
durable. For a great many years doctors pro.
nounced n a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing 70 cure with
local treatment, pronounced II incurahle. Sci.
once has proven catarrh 70 be a constitutions
disease. aud therefore requires constitutions
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by +. J Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio. il the only
constitutional cure on the market. IL IL taken
iuternaily in doses from 10 drops 10 a teaspoon.
fuL IL acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any ease n fails TO cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials Address.
r. J. CHENEY a co. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pulls are The best
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Travellers Guide
BUTTE. ANACONDA & PACIFIC RI.

TIME TABLE

Trains leave Anaconda for Butte: 80 q
m. u:5e a. m. 400 p. m. 500 p m.
Great Northern railway trains leave An
aconda:
$40 a. m. local to Helena. Great Falls and
all points west.
500 D. m. Atlantic Express for st. Paul
and all points east and west.
Oregon Short Lin railway trains leave
Anaconda:
400 p. m. FOR an points south. east ana
west.
northern Pacific railway trains leave
Anaconda:
26 .. m. Copper City Limited for Ham
ilton.
SIS D. m. through train for st. Paul and
al points east
400 a. m. through train for Portland
and all points west.
Trains leave Butte for Anaconda:
76 a m. Great Northern Railway Pa
cifc Express.
10 a. m, Anaconda Express
los .. m, Northern Pacific Copper City
Limited for Anaconda and Hamilton.
500 D. m. Anaconda Express.
$40 D. m. Great Northern Railway. Hell
ena and Great Falls Express.
The schedule time OF all passenger
trains between Anaconda and Butte in
either direction does not exceed 30 min
utes.
Northern Pacific trains arrive at B.. A
4 r. depot. Anaconda. as follows:
From st Baul ana All points east 80 m
From Portland and all points
west ......... ......... ........... los y m
Northern Pacific trains leave B.. A &c
p. depot. Anaconda. as follows:
For Portland and all points
west .-.s-.-s- .. .s"ss-".sss.. wv IN
For Butte. ST. PAUL and all
point east ........ ........... Sis D m
All trains arrive and depart from the
Butte. Anaconda & Pacific Union Passen-
ger Station at Anaconda
Tickets on sale for all points. local ana
through, on the Great Northern railway.
Oregon Shor Linz railroad and Northern
Pacific railway and their connections
Steamship tickets for sale to all points
in Europe via the above lines.
Mileage tickets issued by the @. N, o.
s. L. and ". p. railways will be accepted
for transportation over the B.. A . p.
railway.
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improvements in Flying Machines.

Inventors arc plenty who can make a machine
that will rise and float In air, but the one i'm.
prove nent which none has succeeded in making
i an apparatus that will guide the machine
through the many rreacherous currents OF air.
In this respect humsnity IS fortunate in having
Hostetter's stomach Bitters, which acts as a
safe guide BY curing trcacherous stomach, liver
and blood diseases. giving a good appetite a
strong constitution and nerves like steel.
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Delegates to Anaconda.

Great Falls, Sept. 1S.-Among the
KaIispeIl arrivals in the city to-day are
Judge d. F Smith, Fred Whitesides
and D. +. Long. who are delegates 10
the democratic state convention at An
aconda. They left on the afternoon
train for the latter city. Julian Burd
and II. T. England, two Of the state
convention delegates from Teton
ty. arrived in the city and left this
afternoon for Butte, where they will
remain until the state convention
9YaatG
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From the SomeTyille, Mass, Journal.
A little SomerviIIe girl Who IL away for
the summer is afraid Of the dog at the
house where she Is visiting. The other
day. while the dog was lying In the front
hall. she astonished the people on the
front piazza by making her appearance
through the door.
why. how did YOU venture TO come BY
the dog2" somebody asked.
"Oh." she said. Il waited a minute and
while he was itching his leg I skan out.
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rhc Greatest Miracle.

From the New York Journal.
Era'r IOhnsing-Ws had a psw-ful fine
sermon to-day.
Rr-'r whitinE-whs' was II bout
Rra'r Johnsing-Bout de miracle Oh de
Iawd fsedin' hbe pussonE Wild nbe rous-
and inabs Oh bread an fbe baskets OBJ
fishes.
Rre'r Whlting-Wha' am Dc mir Gle bout
date
overwhelmingly mfr'Cle am dey didn't
bust