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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
NO SIGNS OF INSANITY
William Beck's Mental Condition
Inquired Into.
TURNED OVER TO FRIENDS
Evidence Showed That Beck Suffered
From Erysipelas and hat His Tenn
porary Alteration Was Due to
That ~Cause-Rest Needed

william Beck, who was taken to Jail
a few days ago charged with insanity,
vas yesterday brought up before a
commission consisting of Judge Brant-
ly and Drs. Stephens and Ray. The COM
plant in the case was made by Edward
Palm.
A number OF witnesses were exam
ined but they nearly all agreed that
Beck had not shown any signs of in
sanity before his illness. and ave IL as
their opinion that the man was not in
sane but only suffering from nervous
trouble resulting from his illness. Beck
was injured some time ago by receiv-
ing "a slight confusion on the left side
of his face. He thought nothing of the
injury for a time. but IL became so
troublesome that he had to go To the
hospital to ave il attended to. 1t was
found that Beck was a sufferer from
erysipelas which had set in. He was
given a course of treatment. but for a
long time the disease would not yield.
Last Sunday he escaped from the hos
pital apparently in a fit of insanity. He
was found by officer Mayhem, who re-
turned him to st. AIMS. A few days
later he again left the hospital and it
was some time before he could be
found. When he was finally discovered,
it was thought best to make an investi-
cation into his case.
At the time of his escape from the
hospital he told his friends hat some
one was after him and that his life was
being threatened. He also labored I'M
der the Authorization that his bed was
full of needles. whose activity was such
that sleep was impossible. He also had
other decisions, which gave the impress
sion that his mind was not exactly
right.
1ne doctors asked Beck a number of
questions, but his replies were rational
and he gave no indications. while In the
court room, that he was other than a
sane man. At the conclusion of the
examination, il was decided that Beck
was not insane, and that by proper
treatment and care he would be all
right again i'm a short time. Several
friends of Beck were in the court room
at the time OF the inquiry. and they
promised to take care of him If he were
allowed to go The judge admonished
them to keep Beck quiet for a time: TO
give him proper food and nourishment
and all the sleep he could stand. 1t is
thought that Beck will recover under
this treatment.
The inquiry into the sanity of Jennie
Hall. the woman brought i'm from Avon
a few days ago, will be held at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
Omcial Col &c ION AGENCY.

From the London Evening News.
In Holland bills are often paid through
the medium of the postofiice. 1t enables
"A man living. say. i'm Rotterdam. to get "A
small bill collected I'm any provincial town
without the often expensive and tedious
interference of a banker or agent. For
that purpose he hands his bill To the near
est postofice. 1t is sent to the pace
where the none is TO be collected. AZ
ter the collection the money is forwarded
to the payee by the ffioce where he de-
posted the bill and where ne gets his
cash and the hill duly receipted On pay
ment of a small commission. which is
payable i'm advance.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
Christianity and the Cook.

Rev. DIR. George C. Lorimer. formerly
of Chicago. but now pastor of fremont
Temple. Boston. tells a story to Illustrate
how a man who keeps I'm touch with the
ever-changing conditions of this world
broadens in his views. The story was APP
parently enjoyed by both the men and
the women present.
when I was first married" said the
doctor. II had my strict ideas about Sun
day ~observances. Mrs. Lorimer had a col
ored 'aunty' for cook. and on the first
Saturday after she came l went into the
kitchen and told her / did not want any
Sunday work, so she could prepare all
meals for that day beforehand.
: 'She didn't say one word while I was
talking: then she looked up an, pointing
to the door. exclaimed:
Nov. look hyah. Marse George. you
Jest go in dar and tend 10 your Christi
anity and leave me TO tend to nah kich-
en-
81 went. and as near as / can remem-
Der she had hot dinners Sundays as long
as she stayed with u.s.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
New Sui Ever, Month.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
There's "a fellow, a clothing dealer, on
my beat remarked Policeman Cree Of
the Second district. who has started a
new graft for making money and he's
going to be "A millionaire some day. His
scheme Is like this: lie gets "A customer
and collects sl2 from him at the start.
Then he gives the customer a new suit,
hat and necktie, which he wears for one
month. At the end of that time the GUS
toner returns the outfit and receives an
other suit, nat and necktie. which he
wears for another month; returns them
as before, gets another outfit and con-
times in this manner for six months At
the end of that time sl2 more is paid n
the customer repats as before for another
six months. He's able to wear II different
suits and hats, without counting neckties,
for one year. and all for the sum of s2i.
See? OF course the average sport spends
more than S2i a year for suits and hats,
so the new scheme has caught on i'm great
shape. Besides saving money the follow
ers of this idea are enabled to put on "A
new front monthly and keep their friends
guessing how they do It. The clothing
merchant makes a big profit. as the suits
don't get much wear. and by the use of
a little benZine and some new tickets.
together with a good pressing the suits
keep "A new" look for three or four
months. OF course. all customers have
TO agree that they shall pay extra for
any serious damage, SO he can't lose
there"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
BRIDESMAID A BRIDE.
Maid of Honor Ei'pes on the Day of the
Wedding.


A substitute bridesmaid took part in
a fashionable wedding in Derby, Conn,
recently, because the original maid of
honor suddenly tool 1t into her pretty
head hat she herself wanted to be
married, so she eloped on the day in
question. Miss Minnie Reynolds was
to have been the maid of honor at the
wedding of her sister. Miss Elizabeth
Reynolds, to Thomas Macdonald at st.
Mary's church.
At an early hour on the wedding
morning Miss Minnie went downtown,
ostensibly on a little errand of her own,
and nothing was thought of ii, but
when she had not returned an hour be-
fore the time set for the ceremony the
entire household was greatly wrought
up. Messengers were sent in every di-
rection in search of the young lady,
but no trace of her could be found. n
large crowd locked to st. Mary's
church, but, although the bride-elect,
the bridegroom and the best man came,
Miss Minnie came not. In place of the
absent one the bride-elect was attend
ed by a younger sister, Miss May Rey-
nolds
The truth of the matter was that Will
liam Parsons and Miss Minnie Rey-
nolds had departed for New York City.
Their elopement is said to have been
due to the fact that Parsons is a Pro-
testant. while the young lady is a
Catholic. In New York they were mar
ried by a Dominican father. The bride
was attired i'm the very pretty costume
which IL was planned she was to wear
as bridesmaid for her sister.
ON the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Donald at the Grand Central station,
New York. they We're met there by Mr..
Parsons and Miss .Reynolds. The sis
tiers made up. and MIR. n Mrs. Mac
Donald acted as best man N brides
maid at the wedding of their sister and
Parsons.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
THE SHIP IN PROFESSIONS.
Sy mbolistic American Custom which
Dates Back n Century.

Dates Back a Century.
From the Washington Evening Star.
"A pretty feature" says an old
timer. lin Washington professions, po-
litical and national. for many years,
has been the ship of state or 'Consti-
tuition as n loaf often complete in It's
appointments, armed with miniature
cannon and manned by sailors. Some
times the intervals between the appear
ance Of such floats ave been of such
length that the ship is hailed as an en-
tirely new feature. Under the name OF
Constitution or Union however, the
ship loaf has been a feature in politi-
cal demonstrations in the United States
for over a century.
las far as is known the first exhibit
ton of the kind (at least i'm this part
of the country was in Baltimore in
17ss. and the credit of its Introduction
belongs to Commodore Joshua Barney.
who. though a mere boy, was a valiant
officer in the revolution and distin-
guished himself in the wal of 1912 with
his ~fiotilla. In that yea the ratification
of the constitution was a great ques-
ton before the people and there was a
division of sediment on II, those in IA
vor of its ratification as framed form
ing the federalist party. In Baltimore
a great federalist demonstration was
projected-a procession from the east
ern part of the city around what is
now the harbor to the hill south of the
basin. and a mass meeting. Commodore
Barney too a prominent part In the
affair, had his ship in line under the
name of the 'Federalist' and the name
of Federal Hill naturally attached to
the vicinity TO which the ship led the
line n where the meeting was held"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14

From the Wichita. Kan, Eagle.
During the summer of 1896 a handsome
New England woman paid a visit TO one
of the north side society queens of Wich-
tia. In due time a swell lawn party was
given by the hostess at her home to make
her visitor acquainted with her Western
friend Among those invited was the
genial and witty WIN Beatty. He was
in from his trip off the road. and. DOMINIC
his best attire. was soon at the party.
He was presented to the visitor. and IL
happened to be his good fortune a little
later in the evening to have her on MS
arm promenading over the velvety lawn
In the course Of the conversation Miss
Blank asked Mr.. Beatty h business he
followed.
I'm "A commercial traveller
The visitor, possibly In a moment OF
mental alteration made this remark:
"In the East commercial travellers do not
go In the best society"
Before the last word had hardly ieft
her lips Mr.. Beatty replied: They dom
here, either"
Conversation was carried on after that
In entirely different channels.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
Rr, ken Matrimonial Pact.

An interesting case of broken contract
has come to light in a New Haven court,
where former Representative Michael p.
Harding of Brantford, Conn, asked for a
reduction in the amount of attachments
which his sister had placed upon his va
rious properties. Thirty years ago Mr..
and Miss Harding made a compact never
to marry, but to live always for each
other. In 1896 the man broke the COM
pact. and attachments OF $40, 900 were the
result of a suit for that amount for serv-
ices at the rate OF $50 a month instituted
by the sister. The Judge was as kind
as he was wise, and reduced the attach
ments to 81. 900.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
some Grsat ridges.

From the Kansas City Journal.
The Brooklyn bridge is the most notable
engineering feat OF the century. Nothing
in the world approaches IL. The greatest
cantilever bridge Is over the Forth at
Queensferry. Scotland. The finest metal
arch bridge is the Washington. over the
Harlem. at One Hundred and E~ighty-first
street, New York. The longest metal span
is the bridge of LUZ l.. at oporto, Portu-
gal. being 55s feet. Two city streets cross
IL at different levels. Next comes the
Garabit viaduct over the Truyere. in
France. with a span OF 542 feet. IL is $40
feet above water. The Pia Maria bridge.
over the Douro spans 525 feet. The st.
Louis bridge has three spans Of so feet
England has scores of splendid bridges,
among them the Tower bridge. London:
the Clifton suspension bridge. the bridge
across the Tay (Scotland). that over the
Wye. the stone arch at Chester. with a
span of 300 feet--0 feet less than our mas
terwork Of engineering: Cabin John
bridge. three miles above Washington
the bridge over the Boyne. over the
Thames. at Windsor. and over the Trent,
at Newark.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
pr, nis of the suez Canal.
From Tit-Bits.

From TIT Bits.
The Suez canal is just under 100 miles
long. The enterprise, as every one
knows, has been highly successful from
a financial point of view. the r~eceiuts
annually being considerably over eS.-
000.0 900. This Is due Ia the fact that the
saving TO large vessels consuming great
quantities OF coal. as against going be-
yond the Cape Of God Hope. is 50
great hat the SueZ Canal are
in a position To ask huge rates not to
say eNtortionate ones. IL is true THAI.
happily, Great Britain owns abou half
the shares and reaps a very handsome
profit: but as. u of $500 vessels or
thereabouts, 1900 are British ships. il
is TO some extent like taking IL from
one section Of the community to give IL
to another. Recently the owner of a
large steam yacht wanted To go as far
as lsmailia. a distance Of abou. 40
miles, just 10 see the canal. and come
back again. The trip would have My
taken a few hours. and the sum asked,
according to the scale of their rates.
was nearly e500. The owner very prop
erly said he would rather throw the
money into the sea. or, better still. give
IL to the DOC han submit to such a
ridiculous demand. IL is easy TO see the
ana from n railway which runs
alongside IL. IL Is a very curious expe-
rience from the windows OF the train
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
Properties If suiphate of Quinine.

%Sulphate of quinine has some very Gu
rious properties. one of them being its
power to impress an image of itself on
a sheet of sensitive PAPER in the dark. If
a design be drawn on a sheet of paper
with sulphate of quinine. exposed for a
few minute to the sun, then placed on a
sheet of sensitive paper. put i'm a book and
left for a few hours, a perfect image OF
the ORA wing will be found impressed on
the sheet of paper. Writing may be
copied on sensitive paper in this way. but
1t must be reversed. or the writing will
be reversed on the sensitive paper.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
Wants Those Presents Back.

IL Mrs. George Wheeler had been able
to restrain her husbands weakness for
Boosting she might have kept in peace
the many presents given her when she
was Miss Ellen Earhart. As II was. she
was brought into a Louisville, Ky. po-
lice court. charged with obtaining goods
und false ~pretenses. The warrant was
sworn out by Henry Meyers. an old flame.
whom she Tilted. The goods alleged to
have been obtained by false pretenses are
a number of presents Meyers gave Miss
Earhart during their engagement. Mey-
ers and Miss Earhart were to have been
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14

married about two months age All the
preparations for the event had been per-
fected. when suddenly Miss Earhart left
the city. Two weeks ago she returned and
married George Wheeler. Since then Mey-
ers' friends have guyed him. but he took
the jokes good naturedly. Meyers stood
everything until he learned that Wheeler
was Boosting of his conquest and was
displaying handsome presents which Mey-
ers gave his wife before their marriage.
This incensed Meyers, and he wrote to
Mrs. Wheeler, requesting the return of all
his presents. He says she refused to re-
turn them and he swore out the war
rant.
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the trackless desert on the one side
ai.d or the other enormous vessels. the
largest ahoat. perhaps 5000 tons or
more. steaming apparently through the
land; because you only get occasional
glimpses of h canal itself. At night
these monsters of the deep have their
OF electric lights shining
brightly, with a huge searchlight on
deck, to show them the way. and the
sight is most picturesque viewed from
the railway carriage windows of this
little line.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
Meyers piano store. III East Park.
Anaconda Steam Laundry. sos Z. PARK.
A Buffet Smoker.

The Great Northern through train
has vestibuled ~sleepers. dining car and
coaches, and II is the only train run
ming a buffet smoker. Meals are fur
nished on the European plan and the
prices are graduated according to the
order given at table.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
Lavender w,,.r i.,rf.c ant.

IL is not generally known that lavender
water is one OF the p~leasantest OF disin-
fectants. IL is said that. sprayed through
the rooms OF a house ituated In a mala-
district, il forms a very efficient pro-
lection against the disease.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14

Only 20 years have passed since Stanley
solved the mystery of the Congo river.
Today s. steamers ply on its waters; half
of them belong to the Congo state, the
others to foreign companies.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14

IF there is a history Of
weak lungs in your family,
take SCOTS Emulsion.
1t nourishes and invigor-
ates.
1t enables you to resist the
disease. Even if your lungs
are already affected, and if
besides the cough you have
fever and emaciation, there
is still a strong probability of
a cure.
The oil in the Emulsion
feeds; the hypophosphites
give power to the nerves;
and the ~glycerine soothes and
heals.
SOC. snd es.so. ell druggists.
SCOTT q BOVINE, Chemists. New Yosk.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
Notice To Teachers.

Examinations for teachers certin-
Gates will be held at my office in the
Shields building, Anaconda, April 10
and l6. ANNA QUIGLEY,
County Superintendent of Schools.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14

McBrayer's whiskey IL the best thing
for lagrippe. Sold at Ed. Deyine's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14
INT0LERAbLE
itching
Eczema All Over Head and Face.
Two Doctors, No Benefit.
Tried CUTICURA REMEDIES
with Rapid Cure.

I was troubled several years with cutaneoua
diseases which developed into chronic &c
zema, which spread all over my head, ant
down on my face. took medical treatment
from two doctors and received but little re
lief. Then l tried several lotions, ETC.. which
we had in the store, but only received iittlo
rel eff from them. At times, the die1dfui
itching became almost intolerable. When ,
was heated, the Eczema became Painful, ant
almost distracted me. Twas advised to Il.
CUTIcURA REMEDIES and did so, and found
them all that is claimed for them. The Ecze
ma rapidly disappeared, and J an well, wiz
no trace of any cntaneous disease. Shai
always recommend CUTIcrRA TO all.
j. EMMETT REEVES.
Feb. %, 90. Box l25, Thorntown, Ind
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INQUIRY TO BE THOROUGH,
1t Will Be Some Weeks Before the
Board Will BE Ready

. .-H ~ AhCllOFts . -a III
Washington, March 2,--At the close
OF office hours yesterday II telegram
came to the navy department from
Admiral Sicnrd, at Key West, in the
following terms: z9#s
key West, Feb. 2s.--Court of in
quirY will commence session at Key
West today. They must resume SEES
sion at Havana to obtain evidence of
divers after further work upon the
wreck
The important feature of this com
munication is the declaration that the
court will return to Havana. 1t sets at
rest rumors that have been current
for some days past that the court was
not to return to Havana. for the rea-
sol that it had discovered the cause of
the sinking of the Maine, which was
not an accident, and that it had conse-
quently no further business in ua-
vana. One important deduction TO be
drawn from the message was that the
report of the court of inquiry can
scarcely be expected For several weeks
to come. The court will be occupied
at Key West for some days ut least in
taking the testimony of the survivors
there. Then, upon the return to Pa
yana, it is expected that Il good deal
of time must elapse before the divers
can get through the mud which now
encompasses the lower part of the
wreck of the Maine and examine the
bottom. After this is done the court
must deliberate in order to secure an.
agreement upon their findings. The
prevalent belief at the navy depart
ment is that up to this moment the
court has not once undertaken to COM
pare notes and endeavor to reach such
an agreement.
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"And now" said the lecturer, at the
close Of a discourse on theosophy, to
which his audience had listened with
the deepest attention, Sin accordance
with my usual custom I shall extend
70 any person present who cares to do
SO the opportunity to ask whatever
question may be in his mind. l wish
to leave no point obscured if it is in my
power to make it Clear There's one
thing I've always wanted to KNOW"
said IN earnest looking man in the au-
dience, rising as he spoke. "I've asked
q great. many men and none of them
could tell me-. Why is it that you al
ways find a picture of q goat on a book
beerSign?"
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Picrrc Ronrl Of Trade.

bN
Pierre,M March Tile Pierre board OF
trade was recognized Saturday and
an executive committee selected, con-
sisting of c. Fl. Burke, John Suthcr-
land, T.. b. Albright, C. c. Bennett and
j. G. EageSl
sales Of Rrnl Estate.
Nermillion, March 1.--During the
past week over SIS, 900 worth OF req.
estate has changed hands in CLAY
county, outside of this city, and the
following high figures are recorded.
One hundred and twenty acres in Ga,
field township, $4,000; sixty acres in
Nermillion township, $l,4OO; 100 acres
in Bethel township, So, 500; 100 acres ip
Bethel township, $4,000; 100 acres Il
Garfield township, $4,000, making a
total OF 600 acres and an average of SIS
an acre, the last named tract selling
for S31.40 per acre. This is the lsrgcss
batch OF transfers made in one week
in many years, and most of these werc
for cash.
Dr.. Bergren, ex-county commission
er, who some time ago resigned his
position and went to Colfax Springs
for his health, has returned home
much benefited by the trip.
Miss Matte Stephenson, who last
term was employed as instructor in
delsarte and %elocution at the .univer.
sity of South Dakota, has been isYiteo
to give recitals in several cities in tho
north and central parts Of the state
She is preparing for several dates
Hiss Stephenson ranks as one Of the
best elocutionists in the northwest.
and her services at the uniyersity are
commended by all.
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