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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05
WILL SELECT WAR NURSES.
Important Duty Assigned to IA Patriotic
Washington Woman.

Applications for positions as nurses i'm
the army are pouring into Washington
at the rate of about 100 "A day. and are
being turned over to DR.. Anita New
comb MCGEE, wife of Prof. w. J. Nc
Gee. the well known ethnologist and
geologist. DR.. MCGEE is young and
charming. highly educated n possess
ing unusual magnetism. She has been
charged with the duty of selecting all
the nurses for government service i'm
the present war. 1t was at first an
nounced positively that neither the
army nor navy would enlist any women
nurses for war service. but this plan
has been changed. and DIR. MCGEE is
fast engaging suitable applicants To
take care of the sick in the hospitals at
Key West. Atlanta and the hospital
ship lately fitted out at New York.
There were women nurses i'm the late
war. but they were not enlisted I'm the
military service. being paid from the
Unofficial funds of the sanitary COM
mission. They received but sl2 a month
i'm reward for their tender services,
whereas those who will nurse the
wounded of the present war will get
the full nurses pay of $50 a month.
DIR. MCGEE comes of evolutionary
stock. Gen. John Bull. one of her ances-
tors. having defended Philadelphia dur
ing the ~colonists' struggle for liberty.
Her father, Prof. Lemon Newcomb. the
astronomer. has been more honored
abroad han any living American
scientist.
Nc women nurses will be sent to
Cuba. If n are delegated To field
hospitals they will do service i'm this
ant or course zone will be per-
mitted aboard any of the naval YES
sells. since the gentler sex are forbidden
quarters on all ships in action. Speak
ing of nayal nurses. IL nay be of inter
est to add that congress must make
some appropriation before any nurses,
male or female. may be appointed as
such. Some male nurses have been
enlisted in the navy as ships cooks h a
they might draw the nurses salary
while performing his duties. No wo-
man will be taken aboard the naval
hospital ship Solace.
DIR. MCGEE will lake pains that her
corps may be the best equipped woman
war nurses ever employed. When the
civil wal broke u there wasn't "A
trained nurse In the country to answer
whose nurses were mostly women who
had simply practical experience in hos
pitfalls or at home. Almost every large
city, especially I'm the North, now
boasts of several training schools for
nurses. Twenty-Five nurses will Toe at
tached to each regiment in the field.
and II all these nurses are to be grad
yates of training schools a great many
OF them must be m Many of the
women who have already volunteered
are doctors of medicine. willing to per-
form any duties, and some are sisters OF
charity
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05
JOKE ON THE CUBAN BANDIT.
Ex-Secretary sherman Relates n Narrow
Escape From Capture.


\ few weeks ago Secretary of State
Sherman told the members of Presi-
dent Mckinley's cabinet. while they
were interestedly discussing the Gu
ban situation. that he once had "A hair
curling adventure in Cuba. IL en-
braced the story of a weird plot by
cuban banditti To kidnap the Ohio
senator and two other distinguished
Americans and to hold them i'm ran
som i'm the Businesses of the interior.
The aged statesman says he had de-
parted from Havana before he learned
of the conspiracy against his liberty,
but the evidence was so circumstantial
that he was compelled to believe IL.
With General McCook and Congress
man Henderson. in the spring of 1887,
Senator Sherman made a tour of Cuba.
The island was then in a state OF peace.
and the Legislators saw little that was
exciting. A few days previous To their
departure. however, Senator Sherman
was interested in the story about a
big sugar plantation at Colon. and
old the captain general he would like
To see IT,.
But the country up there is infest-
ed with banditti.' demonstrated the
Spanish official. 1t would be a dan
gerous trip.
The Americans insisted on going,
however, and the captain general fur
nished them with an armed squad.
Suspicion as to the integrity of the
owner of the plantation, Pedro
Lamberto Fernandez, was strong. and
the officials warned the guard to watch
the employees and their superiors close
ly. The trip Was made hurriedly, the
visitors suffered no m~olestation and
returned to Havana without Interrupt
ton. But after they had left the sugar
plantation there vas ar exciting Incl
dent.
Sancho Matagas, leader of a strong
band of Cuban banditti, rode up to the
plantation with 20 armed men. They
dismounted and ~urrounded the build
ings. The first act of the robbers was
to kill an overseer who communicated
to them the unwelcome intelligence
that the Americans had gone. Then
| they searched all the buildings and re-
ceived confirmation of the news. A
pursuit was talked of, hut the hoped
for prey had obtained too much of a
start.
When the story of the projected raid
n kidnapping was brought to Havana
The authorities sent an expedition To
capture Matagas and make an inves-
tigation. The did not catch the Gu
ban bandit chief. but they ascertained
that the story of the prot against Sher-
man and his friends was true. 1t was
a bold conspiracy. The banditti had
expected to secure a rich ransom for
their intended captiVes. They had
heard of Senato Sherman's reputed
fortune of 50, 900. 900 and knew his body
was worth "A pile of money to them.
Senator Sherman was shocked when
he heard. in safety. of his narrow es-
cape. But he smiled erimly and re-
marked that Ii was undoubtedly a joke
on the cuban bandit.-Chicago Chron-
icle.
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Continued from Page FffteenJ
izer Of Montana for the Knights of the
Maccabees, was I'm town this week and
viii organize a lodge at Salesyille.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maughn OF Portland.
Ore. formerly OF this city. have a little
daughter which arrived a short time
ago.
Mrs. W. l.. Holloway went 10 Butte
TO visit her parents on Monday.
Rev. Arthur Lewis was visiting his
father and mother, Rev. +. Il. and Mrs.
Lewis, this week and left on Wednes-
day for Connecticut, where he will re-
side in the future.
NJ. j. Devan of central Park was in
the city on Wednesday.
Frank Murphy of Butte was in the
city on Tuesday.
a. Campbell OF the Independent was
in the city on Tuesday.
Miss Julia Topeere of Livingston was
In the city on Monday.
w. @. Alexander of Highlands was
in town for a few days this week.
w. A. Roland OF Logan registered at
the Bozeman on Monday.
c. H. Peck OF Red Bluff was In town
on Monday.
w. Foerschler of Butte was in the
J. A. Saunders of Ennis was in the
city on Monday.
J. b. Waltz of Billings was in town
on Sunday.
w. H.. Steele and T.. A. Palmer of
Boise. Idaho, arrived in the city on
Saturday last.
Mrs. A. II. bennington of Wardner,
Idaho. was i'm the city on Saturday.
F.. +. Webster of Helena registered at
the Bozeman on Thursday.
John Nolan of Tacoma. the well
known contractor, was in the city on
Thursday.
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shipping freight TO ave II come over
h new oad to Twin Bridges While
in the city Mr.. Marian vas the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Filing.
Mrs. Geo. Ref and Mrs. c. w. Mead.
who for some time have been in Helena
with their husbands during the time
they were stationed there with their
company awaiting transportation to
San Francisco. are expected home We'd
nesday evening.
Amos Hall and Frank Hall. sons Of
Mrs. A. p. Hall of this city. will arrive
in the city Thursday evening from Des
Moines, Iowa, where the boys have been
spending the winter attending school.
F. b. Nance at the last meeting of the
school trustees was elected TO teach the
intermediate department of HI city
public schools during the fall and win
ter terms.
The Ladies' Aid society OF Sheridan
ave an entertainment in Zoo Tenn
plars' hall Friday evening. The fol-
lowing programme was rendered: Mu-
sic. by the band: address. by Rev. r.
p. Smith: recitation, by Miss Alice
Halse: recitation. by Miss Lena Hill;
music. by Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Nesbitt;
song. by Bert Sipille: recitation, by
Miss Grace Faulkner: recitation, by
Harry Hill: duet, by the Misses Ina
Simpson and Gertie Foster: recitation,
song. by Bert Sipreile; recitation, by
by Nesta Donell; cornet duet. by
Messrs. Jennings and Estten. recitation.
Nettie Pillen; song. Nellie Marshall and
Frank Shulz; recitation. Douglas Nc
Cullum; solo. Gertie Foster: song, Mrs.
Bullerdick and Bert Siprelle: recitation,
Hazel Duncan: recitation. Flossie Hill:
piano solo. Rittie MARSHALL: recitation.
Laura Marsh; cornet solo. Orlie Estlin;
cornet solo. Harry Smith; music. Mrs.
Walker n Mrs. Nesbitt: recitation. Ada
Stranger; recitation. Birdie Graham;
music, band; recitation. Alice Simp-
son: song. Joe Marshall; quartette,
Good Night; music. band.
Jesse Hardesty. formerly a resident
and law practitioner of this city. but
now a resident of California. is visiting
his brother in Sheridan.
Miss Julia Kern and Jacob Peterson
of Laurin were united in marriage at
Sheridan last week by Rev. X. =. Smith.
c. w. Kellogg. owner of the Bertha
mine and mill. formerly run and oper-
ated by c. l.. Hathaway. has opened up
his mill for the urpos of running
through go tons of ore which he has on
the dump. II this run is successful
Mr.. kellogg will continue running his
mill and put a force of men on his
mine
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05
INpIA'S HIDDEN BOARDS.
Little Understood Habit of Burying
Money Practiced by Rich Natives.

During the first decade of my resi-
dence in India l was for some years as
sociated with a wealthy banker named
Lalla Muttra Pershaud. the Lahore
agent of the great banking house known
as The Seths of Muttra." and from him
l learned a great deal about the system
of boarding practiced i'm all ages by the
wealthy classes of India. He died at
Brindabun about 1867. 1t may be ex-
planned hat the title "Lalla.' used by
native bankers has no equivalent in
English. 1t might with equal propriety
he translated master, professor or
banker.
Both ancient and modern times. one
OF the stock objections of European ma
tions against trade with India has been
that hat country absorbs "A large
amount of the precious metals. which
she never disgorges. 1t has naturally
been asked what becomes of these
treasures, for We do not find in India
that ~undan of either gold or silver
which might naturally be expected. and
the reply has always been that they
are withdrawn from circulation as cur
rency by being boarded. For ages il
has been a prevalent opinion in all east
ern countries that there is "A vast
amount of treasure hidden i'm the earth.
which. unless found by accident. is en-
tirely lost To a
When up country last year | heard
that Chowringhee Lall. manager To
Lalla Muttra pershaul. already men
toned. was in Gwalior on some tempo
rary business, and | called on him. as
an old friend. at n place in the I.ushkar.
where he was residing. Among other
subjects we were discussing the action
of the governments in closing the mints,
and | asked his opinion about the posi-
bility OF a gold standard for India. and
mentioned the fact that certain mem
bers Of the Currency association con-
sidered that e50.0o0 600 of gold would be
sufficient To provide India with a gold
currency. The lalla laughed the idea To
scorn and assured me that $50. 600, 600
would not suffice To replace the silver
boards OF even one state. You know"
he said. how nxiou the late Maha-
rajah Scindia was To get back the fort
ress of Gwalior. but very few knew the
real cause prompting him. That was a
concealed hoard of so crores Geo .000. 00oi
Of rupees in certain vaults within the
fortress. over which British sentinels
had been walking for about 80 years.
never suspecting the wealth concealed
beneath their feet. Long before the
British government gave back the fort
ress everyone who knew the entrance
into the concealed hoard was dead. ex-
cept one man. who was extremely old
and. although in good health. he might
have died any day. IL that had hap
pened the treasure might have been los;
to the owner forever and to the world
for ages. because there was only one
entrance to the hoard. which was most
~cunningly concealed, and. except that
/ entrance, every other part was sur
rounded by solid rock.
80 the m~aharajah was in such a iiN
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05
AN lNsThuM eNI OF TORTURE

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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05
Professor of Nursing.

on Miss Hannah Kindbom. a bright
young woman of Swedish birth. has
been conferred the distinction OF being
the first female TO secure The position
OF professor of nursing in an American
college. Miss Kindbom has just been
installed I'm that capacity in the Univer-
sity Of Texas, Previously n VAS SUI
p~erintendent OF nurses at the John
Sesly hospital. Galveston.
Miss kindbom was born In Sweden
% years ago Her father is a lawyer
of Stockholm. and she was educated al
a private school in that city. When
young she showed an intense interest
in medicine and nursing, n when IS
years old attended a course of lectures
on First Aid to the Injured" and gaVe
up all Of her spare time TO visit those
who suffered. After finishing her cdu-
cation Miss kindbom trained as a nurse
az the Sabhaltsbergs hospital, and later
came 10 New York
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05
OLDEST FAMILIES OF SPAIN
Many of the Names Date Back Fully a Thousand gears
House Of Pacheco Most Ancient

erwise their case would be ven worse
than IL is. and the Spanish grandee
would look like n monkey" without
exception and without exaggeration.
Notwithstanding their partial failure.
they have cursed themselves by keep
ing their stock quite too pure" Blue
blood. after a few generations, is sure
to become degenerate blood. Nature
does not approve of the exclusiveness
of so-called noble families. Her laws
are highly democratic-we might al
most call them American.
WALKER LOVELAND.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05

A man. at present a resident of Knox County, Maine, worked
several wears ago for a considerable time in the mines OF Colorado.
His meals were irregular and in consequence he became a terrible
sufferer from indigestion and has been ever since. He had tried many
patent medicines without realizing any benefit until his brother Charles
advised him to try Ripans Tabules. 81 thought it useless" said he,
"to waste ny more money in medicine, but as he urged me l bought
a supply and deriving such benefit therefrom purchased more He
recently said of himself and his condition :" can now eat all kinds
of vegetables mince Die, cheese and baked beans, which have not
dared to eat for many years"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05
Must Biooin as Advertised.

The English court of appeals has de-
cided that orchids must bloom as they are
advertised to. A man bought a bulb for
500. which he was told would produce q
white flower, and after two years culti-
walton obtained "A purple blossom. He has
recovered $3.50 and costs from the vender.
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I'm Society

Continued from Page FrneenJ
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pam. /,
Women who drag through life weighed
ness or disease of their sex are not doing
their full duty to themselves. They are not
taking the means which enlightened sci
ence affords them of being we'll and strong
and capable.
These special complaints from which SO
MANY women suffer are not necessary. DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription positively
cures even the most severe and obstinate
cases.
1t is not a haphazard medicine. 1t is not
a " cure-all." 1t is a scientific remedy de
vised by an educated and experienced spe-
cialist for the one purpose of curing the
special diseases of women.
Tens of thousands of women have been
restored to perfect health by this wonderful
Prescription" In many instances they
were actually given up as hopeless by ply
sicians and family doctors.
II have taken both your Golden Medical Dis
coverv' and 'Favorite Prescription for chronic
of the uterus and bladder writes
Mrs. NJ. A, Scott, Of Park Rapids, Hubbard Co.,
MINI. II also had stomach trouble which was
terribly distressing. ] have been cured OF all. L
had suffered untold misery for four years pre-.
vious to taking your treatment. but began to feel
the good effect at once"
DIR. Pierce's thousand page illustrated
book, "The Peoples Common Sense Med
ical Adviser 4" contains information of price
less value to women. A paper-bound copy
will be sent absolutely free on receipt of al
one-cent stamps TO pay the cost of mailing
only. Address Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association. Buffalo, NY. For a handsome
cloth bound copy send 81 stamps.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-06-16
A Clever Trick.

1t certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody can
try it who has lame back and weak kid
neys, malaria or nervous troubles. We
mean he can cure himself right away by
taking Electric Bitters. This medicine
tones up the whole system, acts, as a
stimulent to the liver and kidneys, is a
blood purifier and nerve tonic. 1t cures
constipation, headache, fainting spells,
sleeplessness and melancholy. 1t is
purely vegetable, mild laxative, and
restores the system to its natural vigor.
Try Electric Bitters and be convinced
that they are miracle worker. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only SOC. bottle at
AT Pattens' Drug Store, c. W. Folsom,
Proprietor.
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STATE AND GENERAL.

Stanley j. Steward of Foxcroft, who
has been instructor in shop work at the
W. of NJ. for the past year, has accepted
a position as tutor in the North Carolina
Agricultural College at Raleigh.
Frank Gushing of Bangor, was instant
ly killed at Sault st. Marie, Ont, Tues
day, by shaft in the mill where he was
employed. The remains were brought
to Bangor, where the funeral was held
on Saturday,
The British navy has just lost its dean,
in the person of retired officer, Com
mander Henry James, who died at the
ripe age of 90 years. He was probably
the last English sailor who was actually
engaged in service against the French,
having as midshipman, taken part in
the attack on Toulon in 1912.
The first move in the l.. B. Clark &
Co, Kingman, failure involving about
S40O, 900, came up before Judge Burgess
in the PeEobscot insolvency court Thurs
day afternoon, by the appearance of
creditors petitioning the company into
insolvency. The court fixed June 20 as
the date of hearing on the petition.
Miss Evangeline Cisneros, whose ro-
mantle escape from Spanish prison in
Havana, several months ago, is recalled,
was married at Baltimore, Thursday,
to Carlos F. Carbonnell, who assisted in
her rescue. The ceremony took place
at the Hotel Rennet at noon, and the
couple left for Washington an hour later,
Word was received from the village OF
Vienna, Thursday, that party of men
in that town had found and taken
charge of E. B. Small of Bowdoinham,
who had, while suffering from religious
mania, wandered about in the woods fol
Is days without touching food or water
He was terribly emaciated and ex'
posture had made his recovery doubtful
1t is announced in dispatch from
Canton, China, that a rebellion has
broken OuI III AllOW-NIOu-Fu III plOf'
ince of Kwan-Tung. The rebels have
captured the city, have killed a magis'
trate, his wife and Others and have
burned the Yomen. The troops have
been sent to the scene of the outbreak
A serious disturbance has also broken
out at Ningo Pc, province of Che Kiang
Friday morning, the crew of a small
coasting schooner got terrible fright
The Kate A. Pray, Captain Pray, came
into Portland harbor Friday morning
and what was the horror of her crew
when they felt the vessel strike something
and looking down into the water saw
a torpedo humping against the side OF
the vessel. AS the schooner slid along
it moved the torpedo perceptibly anC
the captain expected to be blown to
atoms. AS good fortune would have it
however, the torpedo did not explode
and the schooner proceeded on her way
rejoicing.
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help them. BY looking upon 1t as
misfortune and as something they can
not help, we encourage them IN their
selfishness and wckedness.
You have had the temperance question
presented to you from minister's stand
loint and from it learned that "No
drunkard can inherit the kingdom OF
heaven :" from a doctors standpoint you
learned that it caused more diseases than
t cured and was not necessary or
safe in but few, if any diseases; from an
educators standpoint that 1t dulled the
faculties and was great hinderance ID
gaining knowledge; from lawyer
standpoint that 1t was the cause OF all
sorts of crime and great disturoer OF
peace and happiness; from business
mans standpoint that it injured all kinds
of regular business aud untitled men for
work they ought to do in providing for
those depending upon them, and from a
woman's standpoint. that it destroyed
the home.
Now, my friends, what is the good OF
discussing this question if we do not In
tend to do anything. What we need is
action. We have prayed long that the
temperance cause might triumph; now
let US go to work aud answer our own
PRAYERS. Believe that God is with us in
this work of reform and that we are sure
of victory.
Let Us not stand with folded arms
complaining that public opinion is not
in favor of temperance. Each individual
opinion is included in public opinion, and
public opinion is the sum of individual
opinion. Are you moved? Then stir
others, talk temperance, circulate the
pledge amongst your friends, and be
sure you sign it yourself. Move on one
point if you can do no more. Feeble
work rather than no work; timid work
rather than no work, anything rather
than this total Indifference.