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The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
A CONSIDERATE MOTHER.
She Realized She Was ia No Position
to Give Matrimonial Advice
Herself.

/ had taken very toothsoR-e hut
not highly finished dinner at he noun
tain farmhouse. and when I started cn
my way al one o'clock in the afternoon
the daughter, who had locked after my
wants at the table. informed me that
if l had no objections she would ride
piece" with me- As she was good
looking, ruddy mountain maid, unlike
the majority of her kind, | gave an
immediate and unanimous consent,
and we were presently jogging along
toward the Cumberland river, which
we could see lying like silver thread
across the green valley far below Us.
81 presume" / said, bowing with as
much gallantry as the circumstances
would permit, "that if any of your
beaus should see Us riding together
my life would scarcely be safe from
their jealous rage
ooh, reckon 'tain't so bad's that,
all to once" she laughed in response.
I'm sure they are net so Indifferent
as you would lead ne 10 think. Pretty
girls are not SO plenty in the noun
tains." I smiled, and she blushed.
"Well, s'pose ef jim wuz here" she
hezitated, at mightn't he sicn picnic
is It looks, for Jim's mighty had about
me. That's why he ain't here now"
"Why?" I asked with considerably
more interest AID not nearly so much
bow and palavar.
"He shot hole through the last
feIler rid with and had to take to the
woods till he gifts we'll"
This was not altogether as pleasing
as il might have been. but l couldn't
run away from the lady. so remained.
well" said in tone of strong dis
approval, ''do you intend to marry a
man like that?"
"'Tain't safe to marry any other
not fer him, ner me neither, even eff
! wanted to, which I don't. Jim's
plenty suitable fer me-
"Does your mother approve of your
marrying him?" l asked, hoping some
body might be found who would come
10 the rescue.
NO" she responded easily, NAV
amt talkin' one way ner t'other. She's
been married four times and has made
such drafted muss NV It every time
that she says she amt fittin' person
TO give advice on the marryin' ques-
tion, nohow, even ef ] wuznt old
enough TO do my own pickin' an
choosin'," which seemed to be such an
unanswerable argument that retired
from the d-Washingto Star.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
WiIhelnrIno,s Gath.

Il swear to the people of the Neither
ands to observe and maintain the fun
1amental laws of the constitution.
swear 10 defend ard to preserve to the
best of my ability the independence and
the integrity of the kingdom, to safe
guard public and individual liberties,
as we'll as the rights of all my sub
jects, and to apply to the task of fos-
tering the prosperity of the nation all
the means which the law places at my
disposal, as it is the Guty CT gCod
queen 10 Go. and may God Eelp me in
this, Ladies Home Journal,
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
CRIES "sT0P TaIEF."
Miniature phcDoGra2h Is Attached
Directly Underneath
the Saddle.

An English bicycle crank" who re-
Gently had two wheels stolen within
as many weeks comes forward with q
novel invention to do away with bi-
cycle thieves.
lie would have the wheel as it is be-
ing ridden eff by a thief cry out at
every revolution of the treadies:
stop thief!"
The young man has affixed a lninia-
ture Phoncgra ph TO his bicycle. direct
ly under The saddle. The PhOnograp
is inclCsed in q square box ard the aP-
paratus only weighs 21A pounds. In
the center Of the box IS The t;rfoiI cell
upon which he has recorded the words
stop theft" many times A wire
connects with the rear wheel cf the
bicycle, and with that the apparatus
is ccc;plote.
When the young man enters build
ing he presses a button and his thief
catcher is set. When the thief jumps
into the saddle ard starts to ride away
he is stopped by 4 voice which shouts
apparently behind him: "Stop thief!
Stop theft"
The faster he rides the wheel the
louder grows the pursuing voice, IN
iii finally he thief in disgust vaults
off the wheel and leaves it to its fate.
\ pressure Of the button by the
owner and the mechanism is detached
and the wheel runs smoothly. The
young inventor intends to apply for
a patent as soon as he has the con triy-
ance perfected.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
THE RAILROAD ARMY.
A Larger Peace Establishment Than
Amy Country in the World
Possesses.

The standing army of Russia is
usually put at SC0.C00 men, of Ger
many at coo, eco, of Austria at 275, eco,
and Of Great Britain at 225 GEO. all on
a peace footing. Yet there are, it APP
pears by the last published report Of
the interstate commerce commission,
10000 railroad employees in the United
States, whose gross wages and sal
aries are nearly $500, CO0. coo year,
or CO per cent. Of the operating eX-
penses Of the American railways.
There are four employees, on the aver
age, for each mile Of railroad track.
There are 3O,040 station agents, 25,C67
engineers, 25.322 conductors, 43,7G8
switchmen, fagmen and watclmen,
and 21,452 telegraph operators and dis
patchers. At the present ratio Of in
crease-there are now $4,000 more
railway employees in the United States
than there were in 1805-the total
number Will not be very far below
100000 at the time of the next census.
Here is an army in which there is no
mastering out and no war footing, for
the railroadarmy Of the United States,
larger than the number Of railroad
employees of any other country, is es-
sentiaIly an army Of peace, and it is
steadily growing at a rate larger than
the railroads themselves, taking the
mileage as a measure Of their impor-
tanOe
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
THE SPANIARDS AT CANEY.
Their HerOism In the Trenches q Fair
Match for the Bravery of the
American Troops.

/ shall never cease to see, when the
word Caney is spoken, line Of some 90
or GO light blue clad men standing in
trench. the line bent in the middle at
right angles by the square turning OF
the ditch; at the bending of this line
some blue -jacketed young offcer
standing, always exposed 10 the belt,
and sometimes, as he stood up on the
level ground, exposed to the feet; the
men rising at the word of this officers
command for hours and hours. deliver
ing volley after volley full in our faces.
standing as they did SO exposed to the
waist, confronting 1900 men. grirly
and coolly facing death, drawing their
dead up out Of the trench. as they fell.
to make standing-room fer living men.
holding thus their trench imm cyabiY
from morning until evenirg-this is
wha; Caney will always mean to me
first of all, by virtue of an impression
as vivid as the light of day, and as In
effaceable as the image of death.
1 say it is sorrow, because weu.d
like to have my picture CT the frsi
great fight / was even in center arCu-3
some such deed of my own county
men. But the trench fighting of the
Spaniards with their Mausers was in
very fact the heart and center of that
days work; and as for that, the hero
ism of our men appears none the less
in the light of the heroism of their
antagonists.
These figures of Spaniards in the
shallow ditch were really very un-
couth, writes Joseph Edgar Chamber
lin, in Scribner's. Their jackets of
poor, thin blue cotton were merely
loose tunics. too short and coarse o
have any dignity, and the trousers were
baggy and ill-fttiug. On their heads
as long as they wore them. the men
had great straw hats, almost black
with use. with brir1s turned up behind
and down before. Sometimes the hats
came off, and with my glass I watched
along the trench the shaggy black
heads Of Castilian youths-which
looked better.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
Spain Really n Gamer.

Spain, in reality, Loses little by this
war exceEt some ships. Cuba she had
made worthless to herself and o the
rest Of the world The Philippines
were rapidly approaching the same
condition. Since the war began she
has net sent soldier nor musllet to
Cuba, and she has some cf the soldiers
iIreaGy there returned to her cn
pass. She spert some money in tolls
for The passage Of her fleet through the
Suez canal, but the crews can say with
the old vhalcr captain in the story
that though they did not get any OIL
they had "a mighty fine sail" Her
colonies have never been in the true
sense outlets for superflous population.
nor yet commercial feeders. They
have been a source CT deep-seated civil
corruption. Spain has a large, indus
trious and thrifty home population
ana a diversified territory, Part Of it
agriculturauy productive, part rich in
minerals Her coast population are
admirable sailors, and she is favoTably
situated fer commerce. If she will
abandon her medieval methods there
is no reason why in ten years she
should rot fn6 herself more prosper
Gus than she has Leea since the flf-
tccnth cortyrv. Hartford Courant.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
Arf for Az.

Bill Nye discovered q cheap and sim
pie invention for producing newspaper
portraits. Item. One box containing
- Interchangeable parts Of wccd-cut
portraits, including high and low fore
heads, bald heads, flowing locks, an
assortment Of boards, several sets of
eyes. several noses, several ears. ITEM.
One screw-driver. Item. One screw
driver Item. One oil-can. When a
great man dies or a great criminal
rises to the surface, the photograph
is laid before the operating artist, who
in five minutes screws together an eX-
act resemblance Of the original. By
this process anyone may become a
pictorial artist.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
Mark Twain as a stump Speaker.

Once IN awhile Mark mas TAKEN
hand in politics. On ore occasion, be-
ing invited to speak in the interest of
his fellow townsman. Gen. Joseph
Hawley. who was a candidate for re-
election TO the United States senate,
he said, IN the course of droll ad-
dress: Gen. Hawley deserves your
support, although he has about as
muclJinfuence in purifying the senate
as a bunch of flowers would have IN
sweetening a glue factory. But he's
all right; he never would turn any
poor beggar away from his door
empty-handed. He always gives them
omething-almost without exception
letter Of introduction 10 me, urging
Inc to help them. Ladies Home
Journal.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
Factories Without cl.;,,,nevs

The statement that q chimney. the
third or fourth t2llest in the world. has
just been completed at cost Of S53. coo.
and the announcement that the most
gratifying success has attended the use
of force draught, without any chimnevs
whatever ont of the ordinary, appear in
contemporary journals. The expert
ment Of forced draught gives promise
Of great economy in fuel, as we'll as do
ing away with the expensive and unor-
namental chimney. The draupht ar
rangement consists of large fan.
which is connected with four by four
double cylinder engine. The fan has
Ii wheel "a inches in diameter and runs
at almost any rate of speed desired.
The draught is something prodigious
and makes it possible to employ fuel
Of lower grade than any heretofore
used. Instead Of the best Cumberland
coal. a mixture of Cumberland and
screenings has been tried. The cost Of
operating the fan, even with imnerf2ot
apre ! us, is something like $500 per
annUln. The smokestack is scarcely
taller than the roof of The building. and
of less capacity than heretofore used
for such purposes.-N. y. Ledger.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
Hoff Ginrer-snnns.

There is no such thing as soft GIN
gersnap. \ snap, as its name implies
brittle. If you wish ginger cake
add TO a quart CT flour large table
spoonful Of shortening, rubbing it well
II; add a poonful Of soda dissolved
II a tablespoonful of water to cupful
Of molasses, then add a tablespo poonful
# ginger to the flour and Inoisten with
he molasses. Roll cut in a soft dough,
cut round and bake il 4 moderate oven,
Ladies' Home Journal,
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
A Bedroom Hint,

In the bedrooms the towel horse
should always be well filed. and if nne
towels are very damp and rumpled.
they can easily be passed through a
mangle Ga great desideratum in a
house), dried ard put hack in their
place. Sheets mey be taken to do duty
longer than usual, if only a clean top
sheet is used, the one that has been
on the top previously being put Under
meath. White quilts look nice and fresh
in the country, but I cannot call Them
artistic, and l infinitely prefer a bed
spread of bright colored cretonne or
linen with deep rich frills, which do
away with all need of a valance.-Bos-
ION Herald,
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
nxnamite Guns for nuasians.

The Russian government has been
impressed by the success of the Amer
lean dynamite guns, and is considering
the question of introducing them IN
the Russian navy. Four ships will be
provided with these guns eXperl-
mentally, and they will be placed on
other vessels if the experiment prove
81 afiSfactcyV
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
Onstirafc Eercines.

His own heroines were the despair
of the late Robert Louis Stevenson.
Once young lady asked him why he
did not create scre really nice wom-
en-, to which question lie replied: 'I
have tried my best, but somehow they
al turn out 10 be barmaids On ray
hands"
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
women the Less Criminal Sex.


that women are less criminal than
men. In England and Wales only IS
per cent. Of convictions are Of wom-
en-; in Russia, nine per cent; in the
United States, nine per cent. Other
countries show equally low percent
ages of female crime.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
where Moses Stood

One of the stations of the railway
which is to be built from the Reo sea
,o the top of Mount Sinai will be on Oh
the spot where it is supposed ea,1Sns Nos of
stood when he received the tables OF
The law.
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
Salmon Cucumber Salad.

This is an old housekeeper's recipe
for salmon-cucumber salad: Press
someboiled salmon through q sieve and
mix with it mayonnaise dressing CT
rich cream. Season the compound
with salt and cayenne pepper Take
two thinIy-cut slices of cucumber that
have been in a bowl CT ice water for
an hour previous, lay them OF slices
of bread and spread the salmon evenly
ever the cucumber. Put TWO slices to
pether and you have delicate sand
wich.-Leisure Hours,
The Winslow mail., 1898-10-29
A Little Chilly.

If the earth were not enyeloped with
atmosphere, the temperature on the
surface would be about $50 degrees
below zero Fahrenheit.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-02

and lodging without being obliged to
come to town. The greatest difficulty
that has presented itself TO the engi-
| neers has, of course, been the cold
weather. 1t should be understood that
the work was prosecuted at an eIeya-
ton 5000 feet higher than the Iayel of
Main street, and that this 1000 feet
makes sight of difference in tempera-
ture. Despite the many obstacles to be
overcome, and the unavoidable inter-
ruptions, the engineers have succeeded
in three months in competing a stu
pendous piece of construction work, a
fuli description of which would occupy
the Standards entire 10 pages
The work of building this mammoth
plant was planned by and executed un-
der the personal supervision of Chester
Il. Davis and his corps of efficient as
slstants. Mr.. Davis is known as one
of the most capable civil engineers i'm
the United States. He has planned and
bullt water works systems in MANY cit
les in the United States, and this line
OF work is especially his study. The
thanks of the people of Anaconda are
que TO Mr.. Davis for the excellent man
ner in which he has carried on the
work that places this city in the fore
most rank of those cities where ade-
quate water systems obtain.
In Conclusion.
In concluding an article that tells of
another monster stride in the advance
ment of Anaconda, it may be said that
not the one-half can be told in so eS-
sentially small a space. In view of this
fact, 1t may be suggested that those
who appreciate the erection of gigan-
tic plants should take an afternoon off
and got up the canyon and see for
themselves the thoroughness with
which the work has been done. The
new reservoir is about four miles, or
possibly little more, west of the city.
There is an excellent path for pedes-
TRANS and also a splendid road for We
hicles An afternoon spent in this way
will more than repay the one who takes
the trouble TO pay a visit to the new
water works.
For day or two the water that
reaches the city will probably be some
what roily. owing to the SCOT and dirt |
which has collected inside the new tub |
ing. This, however, will pass away in |
a. very short time, and the water will /
become as clear as crystal. 1t may be
suggested that If water be drawn in the
evening and left to stand over night the I
sediment will SO far have gone to the
bottom that the liquid will be passably
lear.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-02
IT IS NOT YET FINISHED
The Lavells Bave a Preliminary
Examination.
CONTINUED TILL TODAY
The Charge Against Them Is That of
Obtaining Money Under False Pre-
lenses in Selling Goods Be-
longing to Another Person.

The preliminary hearing of the case
of the state against William Iayell and
MS wife, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses was on in Judge
Donoghue's court yesterday from about
O'Clock until nearly u o'clock, and IL
is not yet finished. At - o'clock court
ADJOURNED until 1850 o'clock this after
noon, at which hour the arguments will
be made.
The states testimony went to show
that the Lavells sold TO j. III. Ronen-
berg a one-half interest in the stock
ana MIXTURES in the Anaconda restau-
rant Ior s-oV. that the stock and fix
lures had been represented to COM
planning witness as the property of the
LaVeils; that after securing the $3.50
ana certain other sums the defendants
attempted to leave the state; that the
stock and fixtures were in fact owned
py anotner person, and that the La
Nells mad no right or title thereto
These are the main points thar tha
state attempted to prove. Three wit
nesSeS were examined by the state
Inc ueIense, on the other hand at
.npted 10 snow that the Bonenbergs
had full and complete knowledge of
the rightful ownership of the stock and
MIXTURES, that no misrepresentation
We're made. and that the defendants did
not attempt to leave the state for
fraudulent purposes. The LavelIs tes-
lined that they We're going to Seattle.
where the husband was to remain. aft
er which Mrs. Lavell was to return to
anaconda and engage in the restaurant
business with Bonenberg.
The various transactions and deals
were gone into in detail, and the con-
versations that took place between the
principals were inquired into infinitely.
J: III. Duffy and Attorney Balliat of
Helena represent the defense, while G..
the state 49,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-02
Notice.
Anaconda Moy

Anaconda, Mont, Jan. % 1898.
III is hereby ordered by the board of
county commissioners of Deer Lodge
county, state of Montana that an extra
and special session of said board be. and
Is hereby, called and appointed at the
office of the county clerk of said county.
at the city of Anaconda, in said county.
for Thursday, the Sd day of February
A. D., 1898. and to continue in session
two days, if necessary, to transact the
following business:
First-To pay the salaries of the conn
ty officers and their deputies.
Second-To complete any business left
Enacted upon or unfinished at the last
regular session.
Third-To canvass the vote and re-
turns of the special election held ON
Jan. 25 A. D., 1898, and declare the re-
suit thereof
Fourth-To make provision for taking
care of children who have become
charges on the county.
A. NJ. WALKER, Chairman.
JOHN ID. ROM.
JAMES w. GEARY,
Board of County Commissioners Deer
Lodge County, Montana
state Of Montana, County of Deer
Lodges.
Office of the County Clerk and Re-
corder
Notice is hereby given that an extra
and special session of the board If
county commissioners of Deer Lodge
county, state Of Montana, will be held q
the time and the place mentioned in the
foregoing order, to transact the business
therein stated
Witness my hand and official seal of
said county this 9th day of January.
1898 -
ISeaL1 M. MARTIN
Clerk of Said Board,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-02
When in Butte lunch at Sherman.
SOMEWHAT REDUCED.
James farmers 100000 Legacy Cnt
Down To SEQ

Down To $4,000.
The account published in yesterday
Standard of the good fortune of .Jaues
FARMER IN having fallen heir to $500, 900
is incorrect in some minor details. AIR
Farmer, upon seeing the account of
ms legacy in the Standard called at
TINS ONCE and gave the correct version
of it,.
Mr. Farmer said his name is James
Gerard Farmer, that he Is q wears of
age, ana that he is the third son of n
London auctioneer and valuer Instead
OF having fallen heir to 5000. 600 Mr.
farmer states that the sum is but
S2o'00o The money was left him by an
uncle VINO resides in England and not
IN Ireland, as stated. Mr.. Farmer saws
he has never been in Ireland in his life
instead OF having been a resident nf
Anaconda Tor seven or eight years. he
mas been in this city only about six
Weeks. lie mas during that time been
IN search OF employment, but has been
unable to obtain it,
UP to about two years ago Mr..
FARMER was range rider in this state
out ne met with very severe accident
ana was compelled TO give up the COW
boy business. Mr. Farmer is a second
cousin to II. McCalmont, who assisted
Loru DunraNen in the Anglo American
beat race. Mr.. Farmer has a brother i'm
England, for which country he will
leave in four or five days, and the two
VIII then proceed to kiondike
The Standards first account of Mr.
Farmers good fortune was obtained
from persons who claimed to know All
about 1t, and the fact that the legacy
mas been reduced from 5000, 900 to $50. 600
IL matter of sincere regret. Mr..
Farmer, however, may be congratulat-
ed upon having even that paltry sum
left him.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-02
1.-THE connection MADE |
A Highly Successful Trial of the
Pipes.
WAS VERY QUIETLY DONE

Few People Knew That the Connection
> Was to Be Made-Several Attempts
Were Necessary Before the Water
Wormed Its Way Through the -Four
and One-Half Miles of Tubing-Seven-
teen and One-Half Minutes From
Lake Hearst to the New Reservoir
Anaconda Now Has Supply Ample
to Accommodate a City of 10000
Population-Much Work Yet to Be
pone-The Giant Foundation-Brief
Description of the Reservoir and the
Lake-Work Completed in Three
Months Despite Difficulties This City
Now Has the Equal of Any With
Reference to Water Supply.