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A DINNER GOWN.

dance or a wedding. He spoke at length
on the subject and was ably answered
by Mrs. Caroline X. Sherman. who took
the doctors mark as they should be
taken. h told him II a woman want
ed to wear a bicycle skirt 1t u~ndoubted-
ly was that woman's own concern and
several more things, i'm the true femi-
mir way OF woman when she knows
she Is on the right side Of an argument.
that is between smiles and PRETTY
mods of the head. as much as to say:
I'm so sorry for you" Mrs. Isabella
O'Keefe also decided that the woman
ought to do as she pleased and that the
short skirt was perfectly proper even IL
worn to the knees. n added that the
teacher might not like being dictated
to. Mrs. Ella +. Young thought the
skirt ugh not to be above the ankle.
because the teacher might sit with her
legs crossed, as they do in Cleveland,
and II was not only unbecoming in
a short skirt. but was setting a bad ex-
ample to the children. And having
arrived at this happy conclusion the
meeting adjourned.
Now. why should not a working wom-
an do as she pleases In the matter OF
dress? That is what the teachers and
other women are asking each
other. and from the remarks called
forth by the Chicago board the chances
are that the Chicago teachers will con-
tinu to do just as they please in the
future as they have done in the past.
A woman cannot vote. cannot swing
onto fast running cars. cannot invite
herself out TO the theater when she
pleases. regardless of an escort. cannot
don a soldiers uniform and march in
the cheered regiments, cannot enjoy the
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The Minter's Great Balls.

IL is said hat the leaders of New
York society this winter will be:
Mrs. Potter Palmer. the best manager
Of society.
Mrs. William Astor. the best dinner
giver of the 400.
Mrs. Bradley Martin. the best all
around entertainer in the world.
Ii is rumored Also that this will he a
ball winter. with no less Than four
magnificent functions 10 take place be-
tween the Horse Show and Lent.
Two years q the Bradley-Martin
ball was the mcst famous in the history
of this-or IL may be said Of any other
country. TwehtS guests went from
Philadelphia. 40 from places west of ST.
Louis n Chicago. n for quite 10
days nothing else was talked OF I'm
society; and this talk extended FAR be-
yond the narrow limits of the fashion
able world. C~lcrgymen who endoavored
to cast a damper on the project. on the
score of o-xtrayagance found few to
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nov feel that their patriotism Is rust
ing from lack OF use. The walls are. in
the first place. covered with cadet blue
cartridge y which makes an ox-
cellent background for guns. swords.
military caps n big pictures of mill
itary acknowledgements framed artis-
tically by the girls themselves. These
frames are of the dark gray cardboard
that Is used so much for photograph
mounts. and with a margin of black
painted on directly around the picture.
These cOlors match the portieres Of
the room. which are OF a dark gray
with black stripes. and are nothing
more or less than army blankets. which
make most effective hanglngs.
Perhaps the most attractive feature
lures OF the furnishings are two beds
placed side by side. simple cots with
white canvas v%alances. and at the
heads pointed tent draperies Of the
canvas At the head Of each tent bed
hangs what In an ordinary sleeping
room would be a water bottle and
glass, but here. to be i'm keeping With
the rest of the room. are a canteen and
tin cup. The dressing table has a semi
circle top draped with canvas while
over the mirror there H. more OF the
pointed tent-like drapery. over the
bureau mirror is another tent effect.
Above each tent are crossed American
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ence, and he will find II out sooner or
later. He may want to run for Office
some day In a state where women vote
equally with the men. and his having
assailed the good judgment and taste of
women in matters of dress will kill his
election Just as sure as burnt oyster
stew kills a delicate appetite. There Is
only one woman in the world who has
perfect taste and harmony in the matter
OF dress. n ach and every woman,
no matter how young or what her ma
h ID the one. So when those Cleve-
land school directors informed the
school teachers Of their own that IL
was not proper for them to wear their
bicycle skirts In the schoolroom. as they
were too short. they virtually called
the furies on their heads, al
though they may not come right away.
And when they intimated that a school
teacher ought not to sit with her legs
crossed IL wearing a bicycle skirt they
made matters for themselves in the fu-
ture far worse. But they did not know
It and continued by saying thai h
teacher ought no ito sit with her legs
crossed anyway. 30 the thing tina the
about Is. FIRST. that teachers must not
wear skirts of improper length: second
ly. that they ought not to sit with their
legs crossed. But how to proven tit?
So Superintendent Jones studied
about the question of short skirts, and
that he had some dificulty with the
members Of the fair sex and yet did
not wish to acknowledge himself van
pushed 10 proven by his having issued
the following edict:
Teachers may wear bicycle skirts In
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to them the circumstance In which
they were placed and the improbability
that any injury would be offered them
until firing had begun on the other side
OF the fort. they begged them to go in
a body to the spring and bring up each
a bucketful OF water. Some of the wo-
men. as was natural. had no relish for
the undertaking.. and asked why the
men could not bring water as well as
themselves. observing that they were
not bullet proof and that the Indians
made no distinction between male and
female scalps. To his II vas answered
that the women were in the habit OF
bringing water every morning to the
fort. and that IL the ndian saw them
engaged "a usual IL would induce them
TO think their ambusade undiscovered.
and that they would not unmask them-
selves for the sake of firing at a few
women when they hoped. by remaining
concealed a few moments longer. to
obtain complete possession Of the fort.
That II the men should go down To the
spring the Indians would Immediately
suspect that something was wrong.
despair OF succeeding by am
and would instantly rush upon
them. follow them into the fort or
shoot them down at the spring.
The decision was soOn made. a few
Of the boldest ONE declared their
readiness to go. and. the younger and
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

Look for me December Is. 1885,
These were the last words spoken
to the last departing guest on the night
of February 10. 1897. when the Bradley
Martin ball passed into history. The
hostess said IL with a ring in her voice.
which told she meant what she said.
Now comes the news that the Brad
ley-Martins are on their way to this
country, stopping only for a few pur-
chases. Inc will arrive here between
Thanksgiving and Christmas"
Just what the coming of the Bradley
Martin family to New York means
to society cannot be lightly told. Mrs.
Martin, a former Chicago girl. knows
everybody in the West. Bradley-Mar-
tin. an aristocratic New Yorker, knows
everybody in the East. They both live
to enjoy themselves and give the world
a good time. The Court OF the Jest
ers" their house has been called. be-
cause within II there must never be a
discordant note to drown the music.
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coincide with their views, and nan
afterward sent apologies to Mrs. Mar
tin.
The ball cost. II Is said. over a mil
lion. counting the new gowns. but by no
means the jewels worn IN guest
wore a coat OF diamond studded armor
so heavy that he had to remove II.
Some idea Of the vast attendance at
this ball can be gathered from the fac;
that on the night Of February 10. not "A
hack or cab or carriage could be hired
In New York city: and a bridal couple.
desiring a cab. having frantically telc-
phOned to all the cab companies. were
finally fitted out with a carriage from a
private stable, for which tney paid $50.
Many unlimited people were made rich
that night with their horses.
Many persons are wondering II Mrs.
Bradley Martin will repeat herself this
winter. and. IN so. they are wishing hat
she would kindly say when-for Il
takes money TO be a guest at a society
ball.
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school. but they must not wear them

school. but they must not wear them
shorter than Is proper"
OF course. this will not make the
slightest difference in h length Of the
skirt worn in the schoolroom. for what
woman thinks she has a skirt short
enough to excite criticism?
Teachers who live at a distance from
their work and are anxious TO ride their
wheels to and from work naturally
wear the short skirt In the schoolroom,
for I thas been demonstrated that no
woman can ride a wheel in a long skirt
without endangering her life. And as
she does not get much exercise unless
b rides a wheel. she is anxious that
the short skirt be not condemned.
The Chicago board of educators have
given the matter much though and ex-
preston since the subject VAS agitated
in Cleveland. for IL there Is anything
coming up in the matter of sovereignty
Chicago Is going to have as much TO
say about IL as Is any other city. The
other day h board of school directors
discussed the question o. short skirts in
the schoolroom. but IL did not terminate
satisfactorily to the men. for the fem
mime members OF the board rebelled
seriously at the mere suggestion of a
man telling a body of their sex how to
dress, just as IL a nan knew anything
o women's clothes. or mem
clothes. either. for that matter.
DIR. Andrews was probably the most
severe regarding the short skirt, and
his sentiments have been heartily ech-
oed by III. II. Gross and others. He has
decided that a woman ought not to
wear a long sweeping skirt. nor should
she wear a short one. But that she
should endeavor to strike the happy
She should not wear a bicy-
Gle skirt I'm the schoolroom any more
than h would wear 1t to an evening
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Good Gowns
to Work In

Once more has arisen the question as
to what the working m shall wear
during business hours. AS IL 1t Is not
hard enough to be dictated to constant
ly as to how her work shall be done. but
that she shall be dictated to concerning
what she shall wear. Her clothes are
things belonging entirely to herself; h
pays the none for them and attends to
the making n rips them up or dis
cards them at will and always has done
&C and probably always will. SO there.
The men might just as well stop talk
ing. for a woman Is an independent
creature, and when a man tells her her
clothes are not the proper length and
not I'm good taste for a business woman,
he is trespassing upon her independ-
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Fair Feminine Fads.

and n privileeese allotted
TO man. and why should she not dictate
the style of her own clothes. which Is
the only real privilege she has enjoyed
so far and wear short skirts all the time
IL she sees ft. instead of the long trail
ing garment that is so heavy and do so
without the interference of masculine
opinions. The result of the agitation
Will undoubtedly be the same in the
future as IL has been in the past. that
she will continue to have her own way.
and III the men do not like 1t they can
set up business in some other world
Chicago Chronicle.
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BRAVE PIONEER WOMEN.
How They brought Water To . Besieged
force In Kentucky.


II is old tina at the siege of Bryant's
station. near Lexington. KY. the wo-
men were called upon for an unusual
display of courage. 1t was in the days
OF Indian warfare. The garrison was
supplied with water from a spring at
some distance from the fort. and near
this spring a considerable force OF In
dams had been placed in ambush. An
other. In full view from the fort, had
been ordered to open fire at a given
time. with the hope of enticing The
besieged to an engagement outside the
walls. giving the ambushed force an
opportunity for stormlng one OF the
gates. The experienced men In the gar
rison felt satisfied that Indians were
concealed near the spring. but were
sure they would not show themselves
until the firing had begun on the OPP
posite side of the fort.
The need of water was urgent. and.
seeing but n way to get IT,. the men
summoned all the women. Explaining
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asst. Vincent's Orphan AsyluI

Mr.. Albert Born
graeber,of Mayville,
Wis.,, says: want
to tell you that I
have been given
good health by Pc
ru-na. In Septem-
Der. 1893, 1 caught .
very bad cold. IL
settled on my lungs
and i was bled
with night sweats
and q terrible cough.
i could not sleep
part of the time. i
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

Mr.W. McKain,
Park, Texas,
who was completely
restored to health
by the use Of Peru
ma, writes ~ fol-
lows: have used
your PERFUME and
have given IL thor
ough trial. ! must
say the result was
catering to you,and
l can consultations
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

Mr.. Joseph Kirch-
81 Croton
street, Cleveland, o.,
says: ave q
used Pe-ru-na for
eight years a. our
medicine.
During the whole OF
that time we have
not had to employ q
physician. Our fam
lily consists OF seven,
and we always use
il for the thousand
and me ailments tn
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DR.. y. Ii. Hartman:

Mr.. q. w. Aringe,
Of ~Collinsville, Tex,
writes: IL have been
using Pe-ru-na for
cough 1 have had for
some time. Ii has
completely c cured
me, and do heartily
m mend IL to
those suffering from
coughs and colds. 1
~fprevpr.v
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20
''wAR ROOM" OF TWO SISTERS.
Decorated with Tents. Gums. Flags and
Pictures of Heroes.

Pictures of Heroes.
Girls who had brothers. lovers or
friends in the war with Spain might
even 10Y be able to initiate two sis
tiers who have decorated their room in
such a way that when admiring inti-
mates are permitted to view the effect
they are prone to the idea that they
are in a military camp. The room may
be a trife too extreme to endure for
long. but just now II is an outlet for tie
feelings of girls who have been work
ing for the soldiers all summer and
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ever n OF the family feel in the least
i'll mother always says: take Pe-ru-na
and you will be WE'LL or. il we do not
happen To have any,swe will nave to
get more Pe-ru-na.' Pe-ru-na is always
satisfactory in colds and coughs"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-20

flags. The flags relieve what might
otherwise be a somber effect and Civ
the whole room a patriotic air.
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FREE CORRESPONDENCE.

The climatic diseases Of winter are mainly coughs eohdA cstarrh, bronchiuh
and other catarrhal affections of tn respiratory tract. P~rpna 10 an
absolute specific for Ill of theses affections. Peruna will ure q cough o cold In
lew weeks. Peru-na. should be kept in every house Is safeguard against the
many affections to which the family is liable during the winter season.. Old
caSso II chroric cAtarh should begin at n ice aeourse Of ueAtment with fcreaA
After taking the remedy faithfully for me month. write to Dr.. Hartman. Colum-
bus, Ohio, stating all the faus n your case, and he will give you further sdvtcs
frc o charge. All correspondence held strictly confidential except 1t rsqusst =
us writer
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more timid railying In the rear Of these
veterans. they all marched to the
spring within p~oint-blank shot of 500
Indian warriors. Some Of the girls be-
trayed symptoms of terror. but the
married women in general moved with
a steadiness and composure that COM
pletely deceived the Indians. Not a snot
was fired. the women were permitted
TO MI their buckets. and. though their
steps became quicker on their return.
degenerating into a rather unmilitary
CELEBRITY. yet not more than one-hfth
OF the water was spilled and the gar
rison was supplied.
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could scarcely breathe. I began to take
Pe-ru-na, and in q short time Was en-
tirely cured. 1 always give Il . high
recommendation. i feel very grsteful.~
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Mr. W.. T. NeAAin- ly recommend IL for
coughs, colds, and especially Ia GRIPPE
Address DIR. Hartman, Columbus, o.
for a book on chronic catarrh. Sent free.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-02
IN BILLINGS.
Collecting Relative tn the
Resources Of Yellowstone County.

Collecting Information Relative tn the
Resources ut Yellowstone County.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Billings. April 29.-I. 4. BENEDICT.
chief clerk of the state bureau OF agri-
culture. and statistics. VAS I'm
Billings last Friday securing all the
information possible relating to the re-
sources OF Yellowstone county. He
also for at least two articles
by local writer's IN the subject. These
are To appear in a special issue of the
annual report. which will he for gen
erai distribution.
Though they are greatly disappointed
by the change of Montana's quota from
cavalry to infantry. the of
the Billings cavalry troop have not
abated in their zeal in drilling and turn
out in force every night for that pur-
pose. Their horses are stabbed at the
fair ground and the troop is ready To
respond to the first call without un-
necessary delay. They hope to be in
corporated I'm N OF the special regi-
ments OF cavalry To. be raised in the
West. and II they are. their friends
have the utmost confidence I'm their
ability to gain fresh laurels for the
tate.
The patriotic desire to smash thu
Spaniards is not confined to the white
citizens, but even the prisoners In the
Jail have caught the infection and
aspire To serve their country i'm the
field. Judge Fraser has received "A pc
tition from two colored men, whom he
had sentenced to durance vile. praying
for release i'm manner n form as fol-
lows: sir Judge Fraser: Your ODE
dent VI are John Hackley and
William Benson. and We respectfully
ask II you will turn us out We will en-
list at once. for We are glad to go to
the front" The judges DEGREES being
irrevokable. the two colored brethren
will be safe from Spanish bullets for
awhile.
George w. Stone of Bean. Mont. fur
nished the first o shipment of the
season. The clip consisted of 1000
pounds and was consigned by the
Messrs. Fraser to Boston houses at an
advance of 10 cents and went forward
over the Northern Pacific on wednes-
day.
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FERGUS COUNTY NEWS.

NJ. l.. Poland. the assayer of Gilt
Edge, has returned after a visit of three
months in the East. He says that there
are two marked features OF the times
in the country de visited, lots of idle
people n the prevalence of the war
fever.
Mrs. S. Allen of Gilt Edge has been
called to sun River by the serious ill
ness OF her mother.
William Gordon of Ubet has offered
to mount the members of the Lewis
town company free of charge upon
frst-class horses. The company Is now
considering the offer and may accept
IL ii enables them to go to war sooner.
A movement looking TO the ~organiza-
ton of a band at Lewistown is on foo
1t is suggested that the citizens there
will aid the boys materially i'm procur-
ing instruments and uniforms.
David Scott of Gilt Edge has resigned
his position as foreman of the mill and
in a few days expects to have a IA
hide process in operation at the mouth
of Spotted Horse canyon.
Some of the Dingley republicans i'm
the sheep business in the Judith coun-
try are reported as having truck a
unique method of creating a prosperity
boom. They have increased the salaries
of their herders from $50 to S35 per
month, but have thrown two bands Of
sheep into one and so per cent. OF their
herders are out of employment.
c. H. Evers has purchased 5000 head
of lambs from Theodore Hogeland at
s3.55 per head. to be delivered to-day.
Mr.. Hogeland will leave i'm a few days
for Oregon for the purpose of purchas-
ing a band of sheep.
+. L. Kimbal and Michael Hall have
leased the ranches of ]. II. Vert and
Albert Schneider. located at Maiden, for
a period of two years. They intend to
stock the ranches with high grade
horses and cattle and will also engage
in farming on an extensive scale.
b. III. Bowman Of Castle Butte will
leave for Dakota this week with 40
head of horses, which he will drive. He
intends to cross the Missouri at Rocky
Point and go thence to Williston. His
family Will join him in Dakota, as he
intends to ocate somewhere in the
East.
James III. Gilpatrick of Lewistown
has purchased a fruit farm IA miles
from Missoula in the Bitter Root. and
with his family will move thither in a
short time.
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THE NEWS OF THE STATE IN GENERAL
The Grist as Gathered by the Standards Special Correspondents
in the Prosperous Smaller Cities and Thriving
Towns and Villages.

s. A. Swiggett. receiver. as soon as the
checks arrive from Washington. This
will be the second dividend paid by
the bank, making in both g. per cent.
which goes to show that the captain
was the right man for the place. lie
is of the opinion that II is only a mat
ter of a shor time when depositors
will be paid In full.
The work of repairing the Bi-Metal-
lie mill preparatory to the resumption
OF operations by the Granite H. Metal
lie Consolidated Mining is be-
ing pushed as rapidly as possible. Very
little material has arrived vet. but is
expected oon The machinery Is be-
ing LEANED and repaired and every
thing in and about the mill is being
put i'm shape for business. The BIZ
Metallic and Elizabeth shafts are be
ing thoroughly overhauled and new
timbering put in wherever necessary.
The working of men and horses around
the outside and the ring of hammers
from the inside OF the mill gives the
place an appearance of life greatly
and pleasingly in contrast with the So
lence OF the past few years. II is
thought h a the mill will be put in
operation under steam power as soon
as possible and the reduction of ore
before anything will be done
with their water power plant at Flint
Falls. The cost Of putting in such a
plant as they contemplate and on
veying the power to the mines and
mills will be very great. They will i'm
all probability try to take out some ore
to assist i'm paying the expenses before
any great outlay of money viii he
made.
1t is astonishing To see the number
of men that have been arriving daily
i'm search of employment, having heard
of the possible resumption of work.
The streets are almost as crowded as
they were when silver was a dollar.