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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-23

There will be a matinee of the Merry
Widows" at the Union. this afternoon
and closing performance tonight.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

The compact was made-an unusual
thing in those days among the pious
Jewish youth-and the conversation
ended. In a few years Caleb died, and
Abner, disconsolate and detected. dis
dained for a while all society. but spent
the largest share of his leisure at the
friends grave. rejecting on his genial
traits and their loving intercourse.
Time. however, works its magical
changes, and now he had married.
III.
Il had almost forgotten thee, beloved
Caleb" said Abner. softly to himself
as he left the crowded streets of Jeru-
salem and gained the roadway to the
cemetery. Surely this is the happiest
moment OF my life, welded to the one
hold most dear Could there be a
more fitting time to think of thee and
our mutual OATH"
II did not take long, for the distance
was short and he walked with hurried
steps, before Abner found himself close
to the simple slab that covered the re-
mains Of Caleb Flinging himself up
on II. he gave way TO his emotions. but
by strong effort his self-control
gained the mastery. Then he com
muned thus with the spirit of his
friend:
Beloved Caleb. not with fear and
trembling. but with glad confidence
approach thee. Thou rememberest our
oath. l have come TO thy grave at the
full tide OF my happiness, to learn of
thy experience in the realms of bliss.
Thou recallest our converse in those
Joyous days of youth when 1t was our
desire to pierce all mystery. Be near
to me now. dear friend. and in thy
purified state uplift the veil which
hides the mortal from the immortal.
Inspire me now, o Caleb. with the
knowledge I seek. and let me not ask
In vain"
Abner ceased. half expectant OF some
response. But no voice broke the
stiffness. The shadows OF evening
were deepening. One by one the stars
shone in the armament Abner failed
to notice the advancing night in his
rapt contemplation. Then faint
murmuring rent the air and the trees
that skirted the burial ground seemed
to give forth a sobbIng sound
20 Caleb" Abner entreated. with
outstretched hands. answer me. By
the ineffable name of God. answer me"
The tremulous weeping of child
was borne on the breeze. A flash of
lightning lit up the distant hills. and
n rumbling as OF thunder was heard.
DO l disturb thee, o Caleb, from
thy rest? Forgive me, beloved friend.
But answer me, as thou dldst swear to
do. Tell me the delights of immortal
life"
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

grown over night A pretty figure to
meet my BRIDE he muttered. as he
moved with hesitating steps toward
Jerusalem. He gained the old road
way. although its lines had changed
He did not recognize the fields in
which some peasants were plowing,
while on every side were scattered
debris and heaps of stone.
Almighty" he entreated. as he
strained his sight for the accustomed
glory of the temple mount. Where
art thou vanished, o Jerusalem? o
beloved bride. shall see thee no more?
Home, friends. country-have lost ye
alI?"
Abner had dreamed seventy years.
and when the dream-cloud had lifted,
bride and friends had long since died.
The temple had fallen and Jerusalem
had become ruin-the spoil of tri-
umphant Rome.
In seeking to pierce the mysteries OF
the future the present had passed from
view and left Abner in solitude-that
was the penalty of seeing visions.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02
A Sharks Egg.

A sharks egg is one of the oldest
looking things imaginable. and has no
more resemblance to an egg. strictly
speaking. than it has to paving
stone In one variety it is pillow
shaped, and has a long horn" or
'feeler" at each corner The average
size is about two incher by two and
quarters, and the color almost
pure black. 1t is unproyided with
shell. as we understand that word, but
the contents are protected by a thick
leathery covering, which has almost
as much elasticity about it as a cover
ing of India rubber would have. The
feelers mentioned catch hold of and
wind themselves round pieces of sea-
weed and other floating objects dust
as a grape vine tendril would do, and
hang there until the egg is Matched,
providing it does not get destroyed.
One variety of shark lays eighteen eggs
during the month of April. These
foat about until early in December,
when the little sharks emerge, the Pc
riod of incubation having been about
nine months.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

-Abuer. Abner," Al the words Alb
ner's countenance shone with sudden
Joy. AT lasti" he exclaimed. 'at last
I hear thy voice again"
"Abner, such delight is mine as is
comparable to no earthly bliss So
pure. so radiant, so serene. are my
companions that my voice cannot de-
scribe a thousandth portion of my hap
pIness. Have no regret at our severed
friendship. A sweeter, stronger bond
unltes us now. Dost thou yearn to see
again my features and clasp my hand
as of old? Why. l am nearer to thee
than in the past, and my eye sees
clearer within where spirit responds to
spirit and all is at perfect peace.
have solved the mystery. have
gained the heights"
The voice ceased for moment and
then II resumed:
More could / tell thee. But dost
thou know the penalty? thousand
years on earth are but as moment in
eternity. Even as thou communist
with me here. beloved friend the years
vanish and life recedes. o, hasten,
hasten. ere 1t be too late, Thy bride
awaits thee and wonders why thou art
tarrying. Wouldst thou learn the sec
ret of eternal life? Make thy earth a
heaven and live well thy mortal years,
with their alternate sunshine and
shade, as best preparation for immor-
tality. But hasten, hasten! I dare
speak no more. for thine own dear
sake"
Again child's tremulous wall was
borne to Abner's ear. There came a
fash of lightning and the muttering of
thunder Then the shadows lifted, and
it was sunrise on earth. with g fresh,
cheerful air sweeping across the hills.
why, I have been sleeping" Abner
exclaimed, rising with difficulty from
the ground. How careless on my
partl My limbs are as stiff as an old
mans, and my shaggy beard has
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02
GAINED 22 POUNDS IN 8 WEEKS.
From thc Bv-Stander, lMacoi

Alderman Louis W. Camp. of our city,
has quite astonished his friends of late, by
a remarkable gain in weight. Hehas gained
y pounds in FIVE weeks. Those of his
friends who do not know the facts of his
sickness will read with interest the fol
lowing:
81 was broken down in health and utterly
miserable" said Mr.. Camp to our reporter.
=" i was unable to work much of the time
and SO badly afflicted with form of stomach
trouble that life WAS veritable nightmare.
'I tried various remedies, but during the
six months of my sickness obtained no
man and sickness bore heavily upon me.
about two years ago 1 was advised to
try DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
/ purchased one box and received so
much benefit that used five more and was
entirely cured. gained tWenty-ti1o pounds
IN fre ueeks. Since stopped taking the
pills have scarcely had an ache or pain.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02
TWO CURIOUS RIVERS.
The Nile Very Different from the Eu-
pirates In Every Way.

pirates In Every Way.
From the beginning the Nile was an
exceptional river. Its sources were
unknown. There were those who
thought that the Nile flowed down
from heaven; that II welled up from
streams that disappeared under the
earth on another continent, or, at the
very least, that its springs were in
accessible to man. There was no such
mystery about the Euphrates. says the
Philadelphia Press. From the remot-
est times its sources seem to have been
known by hearsay. II not by observa-
tion, to the dwellers on the coast. The
Nile was beneficent even in its floods.
The people learned to let It's waters
flow over their lands at the time of
the inundation and where they raised
dikes and spnk canals and basins it
was to let in the water. not to keep
IL out. The Euphrates also had its
floods. but these were destructive. They
SCARED the soft earth with ravines and
swept the fertile soil onward to build
new lands along the edge of the Per-
sian gulf. The people anticipated the
overflow with dread and their most alb
soio1HS taSh WIS u Testfdin tne river
within bounds. They became more in
innate with the earth than their Egyp-
tion contemporaries. They learned how
to mold the clay and make their houses
and the houses of their kings and their
gods out of the material under their
feet. The Egyptians learned something
about brick manufacture. but they had
no need to depend wholly upon that
sort of building material. 1t was easy
for them to obtain stone, as their huge
piles attest
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02
WHEN THE HEART is HEAVY.
Fight Against Allowing Yourselves to BE
Submerged by Personal GrIef-.

by ftr-ohtAl
There is always a remedy for a
heavy heart" writes Ruth Ashmore in
the Ladies' Home Journal. 'It may be
in work-it oftenest is. II may be in
thinking out the joys that have been
given to you, and the sorrows from
which you have been saved. 1t may be
in helping others by sympathy, or in
whatever way help is most needed.
But the heavy heart can always be
made light II self is forgotten, and the
needs of others are remembered. and,
as far as possible, relieved. Not one
of us can learn to become light-hearted
in a day, or week. or a month. or a
year, for II is the lesson of life, this
knowing how to lift our hearts up and
give from them help unto those who
are in need. It is good fght-this
one against allowing ones self to be
submerged in personal griefs-it is a
good fight, and out of II you can come
conqueror II you will. Do you intend
to give up the fight and fall by the
wayside overcome by a heavy heart, or
to go along through life as a brave wo-
man should? You must decide this
early in your life. And you will,
feel sure, decide to do that which is
right. and then your heart will never
be heavy nor your conscience disturb
ed, unless you fall And when you fall,
thank God. you can always rise again
II you keep up a brave heart"
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

Several important changes will be
made in the traffic department of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
on March list.
j. A. Murray. the present Coal and
Coke Agent, will be given the tile of
General Coal and Coke Agent of the
entire system, with headquarters at
Baltimore.
William l.. Andrews will be Assist
ant Coal and Coke Agent for the Pitts
burg District, with headquarters at
Pittsburg.
Il. t. Afiieck, now Coal and Coke
Agent for the lines west of the Ohio
River, with headquarters at Columbus,
Will become Assistant Coal and Coke
Agent for that territory.
Mr.. Andrews is well known as Pri-
vate Secretary of Receiver Oscar g.
Murray and came to the Il. and o.
when Mr.. Murray was appointed Re-
ceiver Mr.. Aflieck has held his pres
ent position for a number of years and
Mr.. J. A. Murray was formerly private
secretary 10 ex-Trafiic Manager Frank
Harriott.
These appointments are in the ma
ture of promotions and it is believed
will very materially strengthen that
branch of the B. and o. traffic depart
ment.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02
Intsrrfetcfno the Alderman.

"Dr williams Pink Pills restored me to
health and l most heartily recommend
them"
L. W. Camp on oath says that the fore
going statement is true.
W. W. MELoAN, Notary Public.
Following is the physicians certificate
as to Mr.. Camps present condition.
am q regularly licensed physician of
Macomb, McDonough County, Ill / have
to his general physical condition, and find
the same to be ali that could be desired, ap-
petite and digestion good, sleeps well, and
has all the evidences of being in a good
physical condition. SAM'L RUSSELL, M. ID.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
30th day of September, 1897.
W. w. MELoAN. Notary Public.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02
A Preference.

II used to t'ink very serious of en-
listin'," said Meandering Mike. Some
O. dem soldiers don't have scarcely
nothin' to do"
Yes" replied Plodding Pete; "an'
then agin they're jes' as li'ble as not
to have to carry "A gun by the hour an
mebbe fight"
Oats jes' de point. 1 concluded it
'ud be better to stick TO de army of de
unemployed an not take no chances
in hopes of bein' among de unemploy-
ed of de Washington Star.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02
Had to Be That Way.

.Why do you use such old jokes in
your drama?"
well, the action of the play is so
swift that the audience wouldn't have
time to catch on to new jokes"
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

"Hobbs has quit the harness business
since bicycles are SO popular What is
he doingf" ''Hc is making milking stools.
He says he doesn't think anything can be
invented that will run the COW out Of her
fab
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02
pon't Tobacco spIt and Smoke Your LIE Away

To quilt tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full of life. nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, Soc or o. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

..They have got up an improvement on the
willow-pattern china" ''What is it?''
PUSSY willow pattern china"
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

Shopper-Show some Rip Van Wrinkle
rugs, please Cierk-Pnrdon me, but l don't
think | exactly understand. Shopper-Oh.
something with an unusually long nap.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02
THE VANISHED BRIDE
GROOM.

T was the moment
OF supremest pleas
ure TO Abner. The
wedding c an o p y
had been raised.
the benediction ut
tered. the r I n 6
D a c e d on the
brides finger, the
kiss given to seal
the union. She was
his own at last.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

sit Is true l can't sing very well," said
the cat that had lust swallowed the canary,
'.but have a good deal OF music in me just
the same"
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

Star Tobacco is the leading brand of
the world, because II is the best.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

'.Is Betty really In love with BIllyT' "She
Is so infatuated that she doesn't make n
fuss when he sends her typewritten letters
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
toe sc HC- C. c. fail. druggists refund money.
The Lamar register., 1898-04-02

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money II IL fails 10 $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26

pslpitssing hesst Of the state Of iii.
aoiS 10 going 70 b aroused and put
90 edge By The iaexeusabls, inperti.
sent slsae Of . high representative
Of the ststss (Trsmendous spplsuss
and chssss-) IL 10 beyond the scope
ssd rsags Of our small bottls-stoppsr
men. II there 10 anything that
srousss the impatisncs Of . patient
msa 10 70 TO hear IN impsrtinsnt up.
STAN jump up and tell what our peo-
pie demand. Great applause and
iaughtsr.) Thank God, the Amer.
con people understand themselves
and know what they want. And
when the time shall come. II IL shall
come, when they are called on to put
In execution what they want. they
will have no such lingo - that.
Great applause When the state
Of Illinois and the United States a..
rive st that serious point where On.
srgy and courage and sense and p.
triotism viii BE- required they will
know whom TO call on"
And % long % the great heart Of
Uncle Dick beats they will find that
timely "enefgy. courage. sense and
patriotism" as Elkhart, ILL.,, and not
In the seat Of wsshington. occupied
st present BY senators from Illinois.
Wisdom and conservatism are what
are looked to In times o! orisis-not
chat and buster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
90. rAey Are Rssas n s-Nss,

70, Nosy are Htgne - ut-NoDt
The Springfield Monitor breaks
thusly into song:
when painting vsrdogs break the
chain. and huri them on their prey,
whom Uncle Sam with haughsy
Spain shall close In bloody fray, on
fields Of carnage drenched with gore,
amid The battles noise, see where
the Tag 10 horne before By sous Of
Illinois. See Billy Mason shake his
name aud CLAW the cir with rage. to
bear the spsnisrd Ia his den, the lion
In his cage, and shelby Gallon lets 0
rosr-dsdance 10 she fos-shat's
heard nom Cubes bloody shore to
The Bay Of Blscay D. John Riley
Tanner leads the van and Van he
leads the wings; armed house and
senate. TO . man, with gans and
swords and things. The gallant
Culver. far In front. his nsshing
svsrd lays bare. while Chaplain
Bradford from behind both boosts
them up with prayer. See where
the battle RACES far. amid the wreck
and noise. yoc'ii lad tbs hottest
members there are right from iii.
nois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
4As Rsveass Bil,.

chicago Chronicle-
The so-called ..dou ble-c column" rev.
enue bill Of the senate, % adopted
BY the Joint committee. passed both
houses Of the legislature yesterday.
The signature Of the governor mskes
Il Law. The act ss passed provides
that the assessors shall make an ap.
praisement Of the full value Of pi op.
erty. which shall be entered In one
column Of their books. In another
column they shsll enter sums
amounting to one-fiith Of this ap-
praisement. The fractional appraise-
ment In the second column shall be
the basis on which taxes are to be
levied. An amendment to the bill
provides that the total OF the taxes
for oil purposes shall not exceed s
per cent on the valuations Of the
second or taxable column. Il Was
this amendment which finally gave
the reoalcitrant repu blicsn members
from Cook county an excuse for vot-
ing for the bill. They were whipped
10, but this Was their pretext for
obedience to Gov. Tanners COM
maud. There Is great uncertainty
% to whether the debt limitation is
based on the full or the one-fifth val.
ustion. Al least, II the assessment
10 made literally. IS the act requires.
the debt Of Chicago may be increased
to e25. 900. 900 or $50, 600, 900. The
debt Of the drainage district may be
increased In the same proportion.
By this assessment, however il
may be about the debt limit, the an
nual 2 per cent tax for municipal
purposes In Chicago may be in.
creased to 10000. 900 or 1l2, 00O. 600
. year. The county, school, park
and drainage district taxes may be
similarly increased. This 10 bad, but
10 not the worst. The act invites
prolonged litigation 10 ascertain its
terms and TO establish its validity.
Property owners will resist the col.
lection OF taxes under the devious
and obscure terms OF the act.
IL may BE- years before litigation
will end. In the meantime where ID
revenue TO come from?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
AUGUSTANA NOTES.

Rev. j. Jesperson has returned
from his extensive journey east.
The Messrs. Letnin are visiting
their sister. Mrs. Philip Andreen.
As previously announced, the
evening school will close next Mon.
day evening.
Drs. c. A. Swenson and Ernest
Pihlblad visited the college last Tues.
day evening.
Miss Nola Ekstrom. . graduate Of
the Augustana Business college, ha.
secured position at Simon & Mos.
enfelder's ss cashier and book.
keeper.
Architect Olof z. Cervin 10 prepar.
ing specifications for q church In
Friends Home, Kas He is also hard
at work on the new Book Concern
building.
A few of the ladies were enter.
tanned BY the Mendelssohn Male
choir in the dining hall last Thurs
day. The choir does not forget pas,
services.
The program in the Adelphic 60
ciety last night included music BY
Miss Hult. lecture by Prof. C. A.
Wendell and music BY J..W. johnson
and Fred Telleen.
DR.. c. E. Lindberg is writing q
new work on dogmatics. II will
contain about four hundred pages,
and viii be published by the Lnth.
eran Augustans Book Concern.
One Of the largest sleighing partie.
given this season came of last night.
Tho male portion consisted of Au.
gustana students from the senior
class down to the 6rst. In all the
number amounted to 80. divided In
seven double cutters and one single.
At 500 the happy crowd left the
college building and' drove dow
through Rock Island with blue and
yellow streamers flying from each
sleigh and trumpets and horns re.
sounding from almost every student.
The road led back toward Moline
and . few miles beyond, that city.
Somehow the sleighs were separated,
and for long time sight was lost OF
the three last cutters. but Just % the
first four arrived at Ford's, Moline,
the lost sleighers came riding up
with all the pomp and dignity that
an occasion like this could demand.
Fine refreshments were served Ut II
O'Clock at Ford's. This party will
long be remembered by the partici.
pants, Who. - students, are ever
ready when an opportunity IL given
to arrange for and have Q good time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
Llsssasy.

McClure's magazine for March will
contain . valuable article on the
Klondike. Within the last month
government surveyors and explorers
have returned with full information
regarding the character Of the coun-
try and the ways Of reaching IL and
living In 10; and this article, prepared
BY Hsmlin Garland. will embody in.
formation derived from these sur.
vsyors and explorers In special inter-
views with them, and from their
official reports. some Of which are
not yet Published. Il will DO Illus
tfsted with scenes along the several
routes from unpublished official
photographs.
The readers Of The Ladies' Home
Journal are about % responsivel 0
clientele % any magazine possesses.
About six months ago the Philadel.
phis magazine started to publish Q
series Of practical architectural plans
showing how artistic housee could be
built u . moderate cost. Il en-.
ployed . special architect. and his
work Was certainly artistic. Besides
the plans IL agreed to furnish com.
plsts specifications Of each house ct
. minimum cost. Thousands Of peo.
pie liked the plans given and the
series he's been . great success for
the magazine. This spring the
building Of over Eve hundred houses.
varying in cost from 81 500 70 $1,000
each. will Be started In different
parts Of the country BY Journal read.
ere, In addition 70 over one hundred
other houses which have already
been built.
The March number Of the Pail Mall
magasius-which, BY the way, BE-
gins the American edition Of this
popular magszine-hss for its 'front.'
ispiecs an exquisite etching BY Mac
beth Raeburn entitled, "a Harbour
Of Rest" The contents Of this mum.
Der are varied and interesting.
Lord Ernest Hamilton. whose .Out-
laws Of the Marches" was one Of the
moss successful novels Of adventure
recently Published. contributes Q
very striking society tale complete
IN one numbef) entitled. "a Scarlet
sis." Anthony Hope carries briskly
forward his fascinating conclusion to
the "Prisoner Of Zsada." bringing
the story TO its most exciting point,
end telling Of the fate which bsiel
the unfortunate king Of Zeads. The
illustrations accompanying "Rupsrt
OF Hsstssa"-sad they are most escsl.
lses-ess By 0idssy Cowsll. W.
l. a ldsn cosssieatss . short story.
sisA . vssy unsxpeetsd aad socs-
lag climax. eosltled, Lest q s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26

LiKrr. CoxmASpER PoRrxR, Of
Moline, Of the Illinois naval reserves,
10 credited with sending out orders
20 the commanders Of the companies
In the state iustrucsisg them 70 no.
tify the members Of their com panies
90 hold themselves In readiness to
report on sis hours notice. Where
10 the commandsr.in-chief Of the
fllinois National Guard. Gen. John
Riley Tanner. oil this sime'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-02-26
.ussss ,,s.a- .. nun, nsss..

Plain "old Diek" Oelssby. major
general OF the volunteers, thrice gov.
srnos Of Illinois and oacs senator.
vas one Of ths speakers % he cele-
bsssion Of wsshingsou's birthday 81
Chicago. In the course Of his I'D.
dress he hauled Billy Mason over the
GOALS In the following trim and nsas
style: do you supPoss the great,