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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29
WOMAN WAN ooRResPoNoeNv.
Represents y Canadian Newspaper and II
Meeting with D%tniculty.

During worlds fair times In this city
few correspondents sent out better ac-
counts OF the wonders at Jackson park
than Mrs. X. b. Watkins, who was here
an representative Of the Toronto Mail
and Empire. Mrs. Watkins, who is
known throughout Canada under the
pseudonym of Kit IL now in WASH
ington e~ndeavoring TO secure creden-
tials as a wal correspondent. Her great
ambition In to secure a place on one OF
the press dispatch boats, or. failing In
that, to accompany American troops
when they are sen to Cuba, but so far
she has failed TO secure the desired per-
mission. On leaving her Canadian
home she went to New York and APP
piled for permission to accompany one
of the press boats. but those having
charge of affairs refused to consider her
request. Mrs. Watkins II not easily
shattered, however. She At once left
for the national capital. where she In
now busy e~ndeavoring to have the New
York people overruled by orders from
headquarters. Kit" declares that she
IN amply able to take carr Of herself no
matter what emergency may confront.
| The military authorities are not at all
disposed to question this, but point out
that q woman correspondent, either on
board ship or with and forces. would OF
| necessity be subjected to hardships and
| endorsements, which would make her
| life q burden, and 20 far they refuse TO
| condemn the plucky woman to such
martyrdom.
Mrs. Watkins. whose husband was an
ofncer In the British army. came to
| America q few year 8 with her two
| children and settled In Toronto. Her
| hrst newspaper work was In the form
| Of sketches. which appeared In the Mai
and Empire. These were 50 successful
| that the writer secured q permanen,
! place on the stan. Her bright sketches
OF the Canadian house Of also
attracted much attention. as did her cor
respondence from the worlds fair. Shs
was sent TO England in the Jubilee veal
as a representative Of h Toronto
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29

vas q hustler. a. Yankee sailors always
are. The night vas as dark as a. stack
Of black cats, and along about 10 O'Clock
the American boats. with mufied oars,
rowed the crew back to the ship. and
in the inky darkness that Yankee skip
per slippod his cables and warped his
hin out Of the harbor without the fact
even being suspected by the English
man. when day broke he was 50 miles
up the coast. scudding along before a
ten-knot breeze.
The other fellow saw he had been
outgeneraled, but he made an effort to
rectify his blunder. He had a smart
crew and a fast ship. There was no
reason, ne figured. why he might not
overtake his rival and beat him to Mon
terey. He tried IL. and came very
nearly making q success Of II. He
sailed into Monterey harbor Just two
hours behind the American. and
dropped his anchor In time to see the
starr and stripes rise to the head Of the
hagstaf in b plaza and nutter to the
breeze. Monterey and California were
ours"
..Don't saw another word. Scott" said
Secretary Tracy. That ship shall be
the Monterey"
And Monterey she is.-Chicago Chron-
icle.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29
SEA SIGNALS TO eE ABOLISHED.
viii n Superseded by wireless Tel
graph InstrumeDts.

graph Instruments.
From the New York Press.
IL Commodore Dewey could have com
municated with Hong Kong by means OF
the wireless telegraph now being exhio-
tied at the electrical show At Madison
Square Garden the world would have
been spared those days OF anxious waiting
for authentic news Of the great American
naval victory.
The public has become used to seeing
all kinds of wonders produced by a wire
coming from an electrical machine. but
TO see those same wonders produced by
a machine which is isolated Ia startling.
There II something uncanny In the
thought of a mysterious force rushing
from a machine and seeking out and ex-
piodinR a wire which blows up a war
ship. Yet this 10 being done on q small
scale at the electrical show every day.
Two machines are used. For oonven-
fence they may be called the transmitter
and the receiver. The essential part OF
the transnitter II called the Clarke
electrical oscillator," being named after
its inventor. w. J. Clarke Of this city.
This oscillator consists OF four brass
balls. w large and two small ones.
When the proper current Is run through
these balls the electricity jumps from one
ball to the other In a stream OF flashes.
This causes something, no one knows
what, TO vibrate. These vibrations are
WOnOerfulN Tdplu anu 30 III eNeis uhS,
ton. Their power has already been made
to extend over ten miles. What the limit
will be with more perfect apparatus 10
unknown. They have the power of act
ing in a peculiar way on a material con-
aimed in the receiver.
|. The receiver Is simply a glass tube. into
the opposite ends OF which run the wires
of an ordinary electric battery. The
space between the ends of the wires is
filled with a metallic powder, When the
transmitter is not working this powder
will not conduct electricity. When the
mysterious vibrations from the transmittr
act on this powder II at once becomes a
good conductor.
This allows the current from the bat
terry TO pass through the receiver and II
is applied to any purpose In the same
manner that electricity is now used. IL
can run n telegraph instrument. fire a
mine. start or stop an engine or do any
thing desired.
A peculiar feature of the machines II
that each must be connected by one wire
with the ground and have another wire
sticking up I'm the air.
w. J. Clarke. the inventor. states that
the United States government has given
a large order for his apparatus for use IN
the army and navy. The machines are
being specially designed and constructed
so that no one but the government ON
Gals will understand the exact method oil
their operation.
Tn successful working of this machin,
will enable the commandant of a squad
ron to telegraph his orders to all his YES
sells, and will DO away with the sigma
fags now I'm use.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29
SAXON aorHscH,Lo TAKEN IN.
Disg Hebrew Drives . Hard Bargail
With the tanker.

Disguised Hebrew Drives . Hard Bargain
with the Banker
From the New York Press.
Baron Rothschild was visited a
day by q decrepit old man, who showed
him q beautiful bit of porcelain.
Sir" said the man. Il have brought
his plate for our inspection. 1t is a
piece belonging to a perfect set which
has no duplicate and IL the last rem
nant of my fortune. / had hoped to
retain it as long as / live. but many
misfortunes have befallen me. and l
must part with II as ] have parted
with my other treasures"
The baron examined the plate and At
once coveted 1t. for he loved fine porce-
ain
How much do you want for the
service entire?" he asked.
Let me explain" said the old man.
You see how bowed down l am by
years and misfortunes. / wish to end
my days in comparative comfort. and
I ask that o give me a monthly In
come of 100 francs instead OF q single
payment. Then l shall MOI be able to
squander the money nor can 1t be got
away from me by robbers or windlers
The annuity is only q little to you and
/ am SO poor m 80 old"
so be it," said the baron. after an
other inspection OF the plate. The
first payment shall be given to you
when you deliver h service. and ]
will have your name entered on the
books of my treasurer"
The set was delivered by the man In
person on the same day. Exactly q
month later a young and vigorous He
brew entered the office OF the bank n
a moment when the baron was himself
present and demanded the second pay
- u. zee rafarrad IN the ha ron
who looked upon him with surprise.
You are not the person with whom
I had dealings" exclaimed the banker,
''he was old and decrepit. while YOU
are strong and erect n annot be Q
day over 30"
But 1 am the same nevertheless
said the man. assuming a tone and 9
posture which the baron recognized a.
! once. Doubtless ! appear to be al
least 50 years younger than that. And
thanks to your magnificent generosity
/ have completely recovered my health
again. But IL you see At to repudiatt
the argain ! shall not complain"
The baron looked fxedly at the In
genious swindler for a few moments.
You are an excellent comedian ant
you have played your part so well a
to earn the annuity, to say nothing o
the porcelain. which In as beautiful 81
/ expected. You shall have the none!
regularly and you should always re
member when you receive II that yo'
have taken me In completely
Perhaps ! am the first who haI
done that" aid the imposter, who's
heart was probably In his mouth al
the time, "and / hope / may be tn
last"
Then the two bowed politely. tn
money was paid, and h man wen
away. For years certainly he receives
100 francs every month. n perhap
IL still getting II. Guests of Barol
Rothschild never fail to admire tn
porcelain set. and sometimes the barol
himself relates how he came by 1t.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29
NAMING or THE MONTEREY.
story of the Manner In which the Mon
itor Received It's Christeniug.

The story Of the naming OF the big
coast defense monitor Monterey hat is
on guard now at San Francisco has
never been told In print. When prepa-
rations for her launching were being
made at San Francisco Irving M. Scott.
general manager OF the Union Iron
works, was at Washington, and a num-
Der Of Californians wired him to use his
influence with Benjamin r. Tracy. then
secretary Of the navy, to have the ship
named for some California town, and
Scott hit upon Monterey Ii a name
hat appealed to him a. appropriate.
and the request was accordingly pre-
fe. red.
"Irn see what I . DO" said the am
liable secretary. and. ringing a bell, he
summoned the head Of the war depart
ment having the matter In charge.
When the matter was explained. the
| chief Of the bureau replied:
rules require that ships Of hat class
shall be named in honor of some naval
battle in whic the Americans have
participated. 90 far as ! know. there
| has never been a battle OF Monterey"
This rule has been changed since.
| but Mr.. Scott. seeing the corner he was
in as the matter stood. retorted prompt
ly:
'sYes. 1t IL true tha there has never
been a battle at Monterey. but let me
| tell you a story. In 1S4s. when we were
having our little unpleasantness with
| Mexico. an American man of war was
lying In the harbor of Mazatlan. Near
him lay an Englishman. who had an
uncomfortable way Of keeping her gunf
pointed in the direction of the Ameri-
can. Now. that Yankee skipper. who
was typical Of his class. got IL into his
head to raise his nag at Monterey. Cal
which was the capital Of that territory
and II SO happened that the English.
man got the same notion just about the
same ii e. The Yankee suspected
something Of the kind, n made up his
mind not 10 be outwitted.
Late that afternoon he sent a lot OF
his men ashore. and when the boats re
turned to the ship without them tbs
Britisher made up his mind that they
would not be back until the following
day. Satisfied with his conclusion. n,
sat down TO walt. But the Yankes
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29

the power required for the operation
Of the entire mine.
To furnish the energy required IN
the working OF the min and mill $780,
900 tons Of o are consumed annual
IL. No other single concern IN Amer
ica, except some Of the greatest rail-
way systems. requires SO much coal.
The Jumbo" Coriise engine at the
Superior engine house of the Calumet
branch Of b mine has long been n
Of the show places Of the Northwest,
with its l,7o0 horsepower employed In
hosting lotion cages from nearly .
miles depth. II In now inadequate
and its successor 10 being built In Phil
adelphia and will generate 5000 horse
mower. There are few industrial en-
terprises here or abroad which are dis
cardinR engines Of nearly 5000 horse
power because they give insufficient
power.
The company has recently completed
. new hospital for h use OF Its 1000
employees, their families and depend
ents. II 10 the finest In Michigan, by
the free admission Of all medical men,
and in point Of absolute perfection OF
plan. detail and equipment 10 sxcelled
by no hospital in the world. The med
ical stan OF the mine was simply told
to get the best that money could buy,
and they got 1t. For medical attend
ance, medicines and hospital service
the Calumet 4 Hecla charges Its en-
ployes and their families mo- q penny.
A S40.0 900 club building and library for
the free use OF employees was recently
completed. There are no charges Tor
its use.
As . colossal business success the
Calumet q Hecla stands without Q
peer. Az an employer Of labor both
just n generous II has few equals.
HORACE J. STEVENS.
Houghton. Mich. May ~. 1898.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29
Odd Cure for Iasbristes.
e boston Traveller.

From the Boston Traveller.
A colonial gentleman Who now sits on
the wadsworth n Chaplain board OF
guardians. amused his colleagues at their
weekly meetings by stating. during q ais
cuss,on upon the best manner of dealing
with local inebriates. that they had an
excellent way Of checking excessive
drinking in Manitoba. When a man had
been twice or thrice convicted Of drunk
enness In the police courts he was SEN
fenced to wear q brass collar. which
marked him out among his fellows as a
person TO whom no publican could with
impunity serve liquor. The drastic meas
ure often proved q cure. On the author
tiles being satisfied that the branded In
diyidusI bad served q suf1ciently Ions
term Of probation he was uncoliared and
endowed with the liberty Of drinks.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29
No Change b. cewSsrs.

II IL said hat cowbells are produced in
only four factories In the United States
and are made just the same as they were
are ten sizes.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
Hotel Men Prevail.

1t will be remembered that large num-
ber of citizens of St. Albans signed peti-
ton recently asking the states attorney to
enforce the liquor law in that city. The
enforcing began and the hotel and saloon
men gave notice that their places of busi-
ness would be shut up last Saturday and
the property offered for sale. A dispatch
from St. Albans says: ga large number of
the business men of St. Albans met at C.
H. Harvey's store Friday evening to con-
slider the closing of the hotels. A. S.
Richardson, representative-elect, presided
an it was voted to appoint a committee to
invite the presence of the hotel men. This
committee was composed of DR.. T. r.
Weeks, A. L. Weeks and G. P. Twigg.
They returned to the meeting with the pro-
prietors and the matter was talked over
with them. After a full discussion, par
taken in by many of the business men and
the hotel men, the latter retired and after
short time returned and announced to
the meeting that it was unanimously voted
to recede from their former position"
Does this mean that the business mer
promised to ''recede from their former
position" regarding the enforcement of the
law? 1t looks ike it.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
CAMRRIDGEPORT,

Mrs d. Gocdricn is visiting in Lowell
and Woburn, Mass.
Raspberrles among the unusual prod
ucts of the early fall.
d. F. Gushing Jr., of Boston came Satur-
day for a visit of a few days at his old home
here.
Rev. F. D. Goodrich and Charles S. Walk
er have heen appointed delegates from the
local Sunday school to the meeting of the
state Sunday school association to be held at
Lyndonville next week.
Miss Susan Bigelow was able to attend
church Sunday for the first time in two
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Dimond of Bos-
ton made brief visit with their relatives
here last week as they were returning from
an extended southern trip
Miss Flora Bemis will entertain the ladies'
benevolent society Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. A. A. Wyman returned Satur-
tended the state W. G. T. U convention also
visited the battle monument and soldiers
home in Bennington The local W. G. T. U.
was represented in the convention by Mrs
Hattie Clark of Athens. The October meet
ing of the union will be held Thursday after
noon in the chapel.
At the last business meeting of the Chris
tian Endeavor society George E. Walker was
appointed to represent the society at the
coming state convention.
Prof. Warren B. Stickney, whose death oc-
CURED recently at Ann Arbor, Mich, was a
native of Brookline where he was at one time
superintendent of schools. and was instru-
mental III arousing much interest among
both teachers and pupils. He was also teach
er Of private school in this place many
years ago.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05

Soubrette-Ts there good bathing
here? Summer Hotel Clerk-The very
best-six miles of plank walk and no
police egulations.-Judge.
Sunday School Teachel-And Sam
son pushed asunder the pillars, causing
the temple to collapse. Johnny Up
date-But I'll bet it was Schley who
really did the trick.-Town Topics.
Mr.. Parvenue-My DEAR did you in
tend to leave them price tags on them
pictures in the parlor? Mrs. Parvenue
Yes, l want folks to see | amt no Will
ger bargain fiend.-Detroit Journal.
81 don't see how that Spaniard
came to lose so much money at poker,
remarked a soldier. HE was away
ahead of the game at one time" Eyes.
But when he observed a lot of reds,
white and blue chips in front of him
he lost his ve."-Richfield Daily.
Statecraft-"We must raise revenue
somehow" said one Spani-h Official.
"Yes," replied the other, "but there's
only one thing that suggests itself to
me. Those Americans are exceedingly
patient and good natured 1 wonder if
they'd stand an import duty on all
Spanish prisoners landed at our ports?
Washington Star.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
CHESTER.

Frank Martin has started up his box fac
tory.
Rev. Henry L. Ballou is attending the
union conference of Congre gational churches
at Windham.
H. <. Abbott was in Boston last week.
J. E. Pollard and F. W. Pierce are in New
York.
Mrs. P. II. Robbins, who died last Friday
at her house at the Depot village, was buried
Monday aftel noon. The interment took
place at Brookside cemetery.
Miss Bessie Seaman of Boston is guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Ware on Main street.
The annual parade and inspection of Ches-
ter fire department takes place Wednesday
afternoon, October II, with a grand ball In
the evening.
visiting at W. G. Williams on Main street
of the Baptist churches at Vergennes last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fletcher and daugh-
ter, Annie, of Bellows Falls were visitors at
A. d. Fletcher's last Sunday.
About 60 tickets were sold at this station
for the Brattleboro fair last week Thursday.
Ms Grace Hadley will entertain the
Ladies' society of St. Luke's church at her
home Thursday afternoon, October g.
Mrs. P. W. Dodge Of Amherst, n. H., is
here caring for Mrs. G. P. Dodge, who is Ill
at Hotel Fullerton.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Ray drove up to Peru
last F'iday, returning home Sunday.
j. Frank Wilkinson of East Pepperell
Mass an inveI tor and mechanical expert
who has just returned from business trlr
west where he has been selling and promot.
ing some valuable patents, is making shori
stay with his uncle, Merrill Stevens.
Wilbur w. Stevens and j. F. Wilkinson
| were well rewarded for still hunt for deer
Monday, October Sd, and the prize IS on exhi
! it on at Dorand Bros market where any
one wishing to satisfy tn, mselves with the
venison of a beautiful 3-year-old buck can bt
| accommodated.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
SPRINGFIELD,

Mrs. Louis Dashner and three children re-
turned Saturday from three months ab-
sence in Canada.
Mrs Hszen of Boston is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w. d. Woolson.
The millinery .parlors of Mrs. F. M. Corse
will have display of fall and wiLter milli-
merry Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Change of time uron the Spring field elec,
tries Monday, OctnbAr3 Cars leave at 7 10,
9 II 40 A. M; II 20, 25, 2 55, 80, 6 O5, 7l5,
s 45 P NJ.
Louis E. Eggleston of Southbrige, Mass,
was in town last Saturday.
Mrs. A. K. Geer is visiting this week at
Bellows Falls.
Mrs F j. Bell entertained rarity of lady
friends Saturday last at her pleasant home.
Miss Helen Hadcock of Cambridge, Mass,
arrived Tuesday of last week and resumed
her position in Miss L. M. Hutchinson
millinery rooms.
Rev. j. III. Reid of Bellows Falls occupied
the Congregational pulpit last Sunday 10 the
qualification of all present.
N. B Greenwood moved last week to Cav
endish and has rented his house to Frank
Sparrow.
Mrs. Lora Lamson has purchased one Of
the new cottages recently erected on Clinton
street near the residence of w. II. Loveland
NJ. -. w nltc0mD Is building cottage with
all the modern improvements, located or
Pine street, to be completed about Decem
| Der Is
There are six or seven new houses in pro
cess of construction on Seminary hill.
| Miss L. NJ. Hutchinson has an opening o
| fall and winter millinery this week Wednes
| day and Thursday Mss Hadcock will agair
assist the coming season as trimmer.
| NJ. c. Lowell moves this week into the new
house built this season by Charles Woolso1
and situated on Summer street.
Allan Sparrow of Littleton, n. H., ha
been passing two or three days this weal
with his father, William Sparrow.
! Ellsworth Adams moved Monday and i
now located on Main street.
Miss Ellen Howe has recently purchased
house of Henry Howe; the property adj 1in
that occupied by George Burke on Seminar.
/ hill.
DIR. Smith of Claremont is visiting hi
brother. Miles Smith of this plses.
Hon. R. W. Whitney went Monday t
to Montpelier.
Miss Mary Messenger was in Keepe, n.
visiting last week.
Mrs. II. E. Taylor of Brock Falls, ILL.,, !
y..ili-g at E. W. olney's.