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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-27

fixed his claws so securely in the cloth
OF his trousers that one leg was con-
ssierably shorter than the other as a
result OF the magnetic experiment. Miss
Held has no fear of the animal. and il
plays with her like a kitten and Is as
obedient to command as her pet dogs.
La Guerrero" who is TO play at the
Renaissance theater in Paris in the au-
tumn. is called the Spanish B~ernhardt
and Duse in one by lie Gaulois. Bern
hardt made the acquaintance Of the ia
nous Spanish actress when she was i'm
Spain two years ago. shortly after Guer-
zero had taken upon herself the direc-
ton of the Theater Espagnole. which
Is TO Madrid what the Theater Fran
Gals is to Paris. Sarah was enthusiastic
over this m who. like herself.
knows no fear. and had placed herself
so c-ourageously at the head of such a
perilous enterprise. Sarah played in
Feuillet's Sphinx" with Guerrero. and
the audience was Wild with enthusiasm.
giving the women Is or 20 recalls. Sarah
declares Guerrero's French is a. perfect
as her own IL is aid that she has not
Sarah's voice Of gold" but that she is
an ever greater mistress OF the art of
intonafion and shading OF tone. She is
more naturalistic than Berahardt. Guer-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-27

Butte. March 2s.-"what Happened
TO JONES' a farce comedy hat for
several years had a great run in the
East. will be seen in Butte for the first
lime evening, when an en-
gagement OF three nights will begin
at h Mcguire. Harry Corson Clark.
the comedian. formerly with the Fraw-
ley company. plays h leading part In
the comedy and is supported by a large
company of comedians. The action Of
"Wha Happened to Jones" all takes
place In one evening in the home of
n Ebenezer Goodly. a professor OF
anatomy in a prominent Eastern uni
versfty. The opening of the first act
show the professors family consists
OF his wife, two daughters, Marjorie
and Minerva. the former a romantic
girl who is engaged to a young good
man who isn't good, and the latter a
young lady almost as learned as the
goddess after hon she was named:
his ward. Cissy. who had been sent
west for her health and had found IL:
his wife's maiden sister. Alvina. who
r. even more romantic than her niece.
and Helma, a Swedish servant girl.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-27
AFTER A SPLENDID SUNSET.

When I remember that the starry sky
Was once but dusty darkness; that the
air
Can take such glory and such majesty
From smoky fragments and the suns
fierce glare.
And vapors cold. drawn from the far
salt seas:
If out of shapeless matter. void and
bare,
And rude. oblivious atoms. time can raise
This splendid planet; IL the formless air,
Earth's barren clods. decay, and wracks
of death
Can wear the bloom of summer. or put
Man's strength and beauty. surely this
strange world hath
Some certainty: some meaning will be
Out of the stubborn silence. and our blind
And bafied thoughts some sure repose
will find.
Atlantic Monthly.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-27
WHY WE DON'T MARRY.

Your foot is the tiniest that trips. love.
Thro' the m~addening maze OF the waltz
Two blossoming buds are your lips. love,
our eyes say our heart is not false.
love.
Your figure so ~wondrously fine.
That I'm tempted almost. but not quite.
love.
To say. I love you,-be mine!
But no, there's a frightening fear. love.
That will not allow me to speak.
You're spending three thousand a year.
love.
I'm making twelve dollars a week
Harlem Life.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-27

i'm the long ago" Goodwin gave a bur-
lesque OF Lawrence Barrett Il "A lot
of the unsophisticated. After the per-
formance one OF the leading men of the
town called on the actor. patted him ON
the shoulder N said:
Il thought | knew you tonight. Mr..
Barrett. when l saw 81 OF the stage,
but now. when l come to look at You. I
think Il must have been your father"
My father laid Nh. Goodwin. not
clearly understanding for the
what the man was driving at.
Yes, your father. Lawrence Bar
rett." he replied. Il used To know him
some years go. But I have this To say
To you. young fellow. you are a better
actor than the old man ever dared to
be-"
When she first Joined Days
Ada Rehan stood in the wings while the
center of the stage was resplendently NIL
ed by Catherine Lewis. At present Miss
Rehan is leading lady and Miss Lewis
supports her.
John McWade. the one-armed barry
tone. years ago was i'm Prof. Swings
church in Chicago Music hall. Then he
Joined an opera company. and was
known from California 10 Boston as
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-27
GONE FOREVER.

Not a hand has lifted the latchet
Since she went out of the door
No footsteps shall cross the threshold
Since she can come In no more.
There Is rust upon lock and hinges,
And mold and blight on the walls.
And silence faints in the chambers.
And darkness waits in the halls.
The garments she left mark the shadows
With hints OF womaniy grace.
And her image swims In the mirror
That was so used to her face.
But into this desolate mansion.
Where love has closed the door.
Nor sunshine nor summer shall enter
Since she can come in no more.
Philadelphia Times.
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the possessor Of a voice pure as gold
n soft as velvet. Now he OWNS a
cook shop i'm the Windy City. and bows
his guests to a seat with the distinc-
ton accorded to a prince.
Il love my art" says John. but SELL
ing grub pays better"
And this I'm the city that prides itself
In having made the most wonderful
progress in art appreciation within
the last decade. observes a st. Louis
ape
Edwin Booths grave in Mount Auburn.
near Boston. is marked by a monument in
the form of an Athenian monoiith. On
its face Is a bronze. relief representing
Booth in the prime Of life. Below it is
the inscription:
.................... .............. ..............
Edwin Booth.
Born December -. 1888. {:
Died June z. 1896. |:
: 81 will turn their mourning into {:
joy. and will comfort and make /:
them rejoice from their sorrow."- {:
Jere. XXI. IL. Z
Here is another example OF Maurice
B~arrymore's wit: II appears that he was
in his accustomed corner at the club with
a number Of cronies. when Joe Hollands
name was mentioned. Barry said he
would like TO see dear old joe" where
upon one of the gang said: well. why
not? He plays Brutus or Julius Caesar
In Philadelphia tonight: you can run
over there and see the performance" II
should like to very much said Barry
more, but. thank God. 1 can't"
W. II. Stevens. with "A Texas Steer"
left Butte about a year ago with the
"Orphean Stars who played all the way
to Seattle and then disbanded.
Miss Jane Coombs is playing i'm Frank
Lindon's The Prisoner of Algiers."
Lillian rkh smokes a pipe I'm the
Lady of the Rowan Tree"
Fanny Davenport once played Carline
in THE Black Crook"
Yvette Guilbert once was a shop girl.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
4 GAVEL FOR THE WHIT TEE
CLUB.

The Whittier Club met this week with
Mrs. III. W. Bryant, Cumberland street,
when very pleasant surprise awaited
them in tho presentation @of gayel by
Mrs. Caroline. Dana Howe, in behalf of
Mrs. Elizabeth Whittier Pickard, of Bos-
ton, niece of the: poet Whittier. 1t is
made from the wood of a tree planted by
his mother, in the Amesbury garden. The
hammer is part of the natural branch,
as it grew, with its fine-grained bark,
and is encircIed by two silver bands, one
marked "Whttier Cub, the other "From
Tree In Amesbury Garden" This will
indeed prove treasure to them, follow
ipg.fa it does, representation of Mr.. S.
II. Piokard's s'Life of Whittier in two
volumes and his gift of the Whittier DOR
trait for the school decoration during the
last year. Many interesting relics of the
beIoyed poet were also brought forward
hvyMrs. Howe. The invited guests were
Mrs. f. w. Clark, Pres. W. L. U. Mrs.
George C. Frye andsMrs. Frederick Jones
Mrs. Howe will retain the gavel during
the ,presentjweek at her residence, where
it can be seen by any club women who
may so desire.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
E1!l!,||,1! I! X1!Zi IA
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The Church of Christ are having good
attendance at their meetings Thursday
evenings in Union Mission hall. The
subject Of the sermon this week is "Ihe
Tabernacle"
This week is being observed by the
Knightville Methodist church as the week
of prayer. The services on Tuesday eve
ming were conducted by workers from the
Y. NJ. G. A., and the services last eve
ming and that of tonight is to be in
charge of the pastor, Rev. L. H. Bean,
assisted by Rev. E. o. Thayer, d. D. and
Rev. j. Smith.
Miss Nellie MoCann of Knightvilie
leaves soon for Boston, where she is to
permanently reside, having accepted q
position in q large wholesale store.
The Goodwill circle of the Knightville
NJ. 4. church was entertained on Monday
evening, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Bradford.
The High school resumed it's sessions
on Monday with 1903 students in attend.
ance with the same teachers as last term
The regular weekly meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society of Pleasantdale, will
be held this afternoon at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. j. Calvin Knapp. The regular
work will be taken up and the quarterly
election of officers will be held during the
afternoon.
Hon. E. G. Reynolds of Pleasanddalt
has gone to Bar Harbor and Machias OF
business trip.
The singing class of the Church OF
Christ held its regular meeting last eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Worth.
Captain Vim. johnson of the fishing
schooner Martha d. McClain, lost soIn'
fishing gear amounting to $50 on his las
fishing trip on the fishing grounds.
MIR. Albert Woodbury. has been awarded
the contract to paint the interior of Mr.
Nathaniel E. Gordon's house on From
street. "
Miss Alice Lindsey. class of '97, S. P
II. s., is teaching the primary depart
ment of the Elm street school,
The monthly meeting of the oabine
officers of the Peoples Methodist church
was heldslast evening. The monthly bust
ness meeting Of the league will be held
this evening.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
WILL NOT SUBSCRIBE.
WatervilIe Merchants Have Signed .
Declaration of Independence.

The dry goods merchants of Waterville,
at meeting held Saturday noon, banded
themselves together as protective union.
The object Is ''to ourtail unnecessary ex-
pense." The vote Twas unanimous that
no merchant should sign subscription
paper for ..the support of any churo
society, athletic association, secret order
or like objects, as business houses. It.is
conceded that every merchant upoA the
Waterville business street is a mem Der Of
some .one OF the churches and that he Or
she gives towards that denomination IS
supports that majority are members of
one or more of the secret societies and
likewise assist in their support; and their
children attend the Epublic schools ano
colleges and they in that way contribute
towards the athletic association.
A person not familiar with the great
demand for funds has no idea to what an
extent 1T has grown. The year opens
with demands for advertisements in
school and college papers, then comes q
procession for base ball teams, which
want new uniforms. Fballs, bats, etc., and
each nine has come to look upon the mer-
chant for its support. In the summer the
local band calls for open air concerts at
the expense of 1.-THE merchant, the fall
brings the football teams with their de-.
mands and then come the fairs. All the
secret societies, save the Masons, make a
business of holding annual sales, etc., for
which the merchant is called on to give
merchandise as we'll as.lnoney, and then
last, but by no means the least, is the
call from the several denominations not
only in the city but in Vassalboro, North
Vassalboro, Fairfield and Clinton.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
sPRIGS OF GENTILITY.
Chicago Record. J


King Humbert only son, according to
gossip among the Roman encourage of
King Humbert and Queen Margherita,
intends to visit the United States incog-
nito early this spring, possibly few
weeks hence. The purpose of his crossing
the. Atlantic is not to become acquainted
with.the country, but merely to make a
sort of pilgrimage to Menlo Park, and it
is doubtful if he will go even to Washing
ton. In fact, he is undertaking the Jour-
ney to America with the sole object of
visiting Edison at his home-that Edison
for whom he has the most profound ad-
miration, and whossdoubtless will be the
recipient OF the highest. honors In the gift
of the Italian crown when the prince
comes herhrone.
Humbert's son and heir is passionately
fond of electricity. He never has occupied
himself much with art Or literature; but
he is master of the science of electricity.
and is acquainted with well-nigh every
thing that concerns Its application to
light. motive.power. sound. and .photogra-
ply. He was one of the first and most
successful experimenters awith thessA-rays
after their discovery, and his departments
in the Palazzino, at Florence, which fhas
been his home until now. bore thu aspect
OF asscientif1c library. He may boast OF
being the one real practical electrician
among.all the royal personages of Europe.
For, ouriously enough, not one of them,
with the exception of himself, seems ever
to have devoted any attention to this
branch Of science, or to have made of it a
hobby.
The prince will not impress people in
the United States by the majesty of his
appearance. He is very, very short,
standing scarcely five feet in his boots.
His face is the reverse of comely, and,
like all very small men, he has keen
sense of his own dignity, and endeavors
toRrepress any tendency to merriment due
to his odd appearance by a particularly
stern look and verysimperious manner.
Indeed, there is.no royal parsonage in
Europe who is so very 'stand-offish'' as
the prince ofaNaples, except when he hap
pms to be with persons who possess the
same scientific tastes as himself. when he
loses all his self-consciousness and be-
comes the most charming and interesting
of COMPANIONS.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
ASSAssINS INDICTED.

Rio Janeiro, January IA great
sensation has been caused here by the
publication Of the police report on the
conspiracy to assessinate President Moraes
on Novemb Der last. 1t is clearly proved
that several attempts lniscarried before
the one of November last. The report
concludes with indioting twenty persons,
including Vice President Victorino
Pereira, Captain Lopez Cruez Of the
Brazilian navy, seven majors and
colonies, Senator Cordeiro, Deputies
Glicerlo, Guanabara, Barbosa. Lima,
Ireneo, Machedo, Torquato and Moreeio
and the soldier Marcellino,. who e1-
ecuted the crime. Glicerio continues
to be absent and the vice president is
still at large. 1t appears that he was in
close relations with Dioclecisno, who
directed the crime.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
GALL RIGHTS REsERvED.l

out of5the darkness, and then a moment
OF awful silence.
Omar was sobered in an instant He
threw open the stove. and streak OIL
dull red light crossed the body OF tnes Jew.
The face OF the old man was changing.
Omar knelt over 1t and watched 1t.
s'Bislnillah! The prophet help mel
What have l done?' he muttered.
Then a trelnnlous voice came from with
in Father! Fatheri"
whats that? Rachel! Allan! Allan
Where am I? I've killed her father!,
Footsteps were approaching. Omar
! listened; then, with an afrighted look.
he rose and fed out..of the house.
At the next moment the inner door
opened and Rachel came in, saying,
'.Fatheri'
| She took one step into the darkness,
and then stopped and said. in tremu-
lous voice, 'fIn the dark!'
She paused, and then called, "Moham-
medi"
aShe paused again; her breathing was
audible. 'fBoth gonei" she said. "Then
what was the noise? I'm sure heard
their voices. And what has happened to
the lamp? Something fell-what was
| it?'
She stepped further into the room and
stumbled against her fathers body.
''What's this?' she cried, attending over
it, She saw what it was and cried,
60 Father! Father!" and liftsd the old
mans head onto her breast. ''Oh it's
DREAM she thought. HIt's a bad
dream p Then she cried again, ''Father
Speak to me tell me l..
Father! 81 Why. he is dead 90
Some one has killed himl" She dropped
the head back and picked up something
from the floor. 1t was the bag of money
-Mohammed's money "Then it was
he? Mohammedi" she thought "No,
mol That's impossible For shamel For
sbane!" She tried to think ''There
was no one else,'' she thought. III left
them together. I heard their quarrelling.
IEsaw them in the midst of it. 1t
was Northumberland loved him i
Oil oh! ohl'
She fell over the PROSTATE body and
wept; then she rose with flaming eyes.
| Ali the love in her heart had turned to
hate in the fierce battle of love and race,
the wild tangle of chance and error.
tMurdereri Assassin! Infdelf'
Mohammed was gone, but no matter.
He had fed into the mountains, but that
was nothing. He would escape the law.
| Let him. He would go on with his mis-.
sion. So he might. He would become
great and powerful. God grant It'll But
her vengeance should follow him; it
should find him out; it should destroy
him. At the topmost reach of his am
bition on the day when the dream sof his
life came true, her bolt should fall
"Father, Il swear it On your MUIR
| dered body I swear 1t. by the God OF our
father Jacob!
Glove is strong, but race is stronger.
1t was Jewish woman who destroyed
the captain of the Assyrians and smote
| off his head with his own fauchion."
Ito be continued
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
FREEDOM AMONG BURMESE WON
PHILADELPHIA Ledger. J

~NOeeoS-'J
Women in Burmah are probably freer
and happier than they are anywhere else
in the world. Though Burniah is bor-
dered on one side by China, where women
are kept in the strictest seclusion. Bur-
mese women have achieved for them
selves and have been permitted by their
men to attain a freedom of life and &C.
ton that has. no parallel among Oriental
peoples. The secret lies, perhaps, in the
fact that the Burmese woman Is active
and Industrious; while the Burmese man
is INDECENT and often recluse. Becom-
ing, therefore, both by taste and by hab-
it, the money Garner, the bargainer and
the financier of the household, she has
asserted and obtained for herself the right
to hold what she wins and the respect
due to one who can and does direct and
control.
Things are strangely reversed in Bur-
nah. for here we see man as the religious
soul of the nation, and women its brain.
Burmese women are born traders, and 1t
is more often the wife than the husband
who drives the bargain with the English
buyer for the paddy harvest, or at any
rate, she is present on the occasion and
helps her easy going husband to stand
firm So highly is trading esteemed that
daughter of well-to-do parents, and
even young married woman, will set
ND a booth in the bazaar, and dressed in
bright silk skirt = and white
Jacket, with flower jauntiIy stuck into
her coiled black tresses, she will start
every morning with a tray of sweetmeats,
fruit or toys on her head. and, with a
gayetv and grace born of the sunshine
and the bounteousess of the land, will
push a.bris1 trade all through the short
and sunny day. The earnings thus made
are the woman's own, and cannot be
touched by her husband.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13

The ladies furnished picnic supper
after which there was business meet
Ing, called to order by the president, u
;. Higgins. The secretary being absent,
Mrs. Carrie Dow was chosen secretary
pro tenn The following committee was
CHOSEN: o, S. Higgins, A. +. Libby,
M. II. Dow. j. W. Prince, and Il. M;
Uolley: A vote OF thanks was EXTENDED
TO the ladies for the bountiful supper pro-
Vlded for the occasion. After other bust
ness being transacted the meeting ad-
journed
5. W. Foster has taken contract TO
cut ana haul three hundred thousand OF
pine lumber from the Len Verrill lot to
Frank Douglass's mill, below Gray Cor
ner; 1t is about five miles Mr.. Foster
has twelve forses, besides several other
teams hauling.
-EWillie Golf sawed his thumb off in his
fathers mill a few days ago.
Eugene Ray is sick with diphtheria.
Lon Corson has got home and is haul.
ing lumber for S. W. Foster.
NEWFIELD.
Newfield, January lit was the good
fortune Of the writer to attend lecture
recently at West Newfield by the Rev.
George Smith of dillingham;, n. FL. His
subject. "Doors Wide Open" proved tc
be- most interesting to the large audience
if one could judge from strict attention
and FREQUENT applause. Mr.. Smith is a
finished speaker, his gestures heing par
ticularly graceful. This lecture Is the
first OF u series of public evenings to DC
given this winter under the auspices OF
1.-THE Woman's Literary club Of New
field. Mrs. E. Q. Reynolds, president Of
the club introduced the speaker in few
ant and we'll chosen words. AT the close
| OF the lecture Mrs. Il. K. Mitchell sang a
very charming solo, and the NeWfeld
orchestra opened and closed the evening
with some very good music. we must no.
omit 30 mention the sweet young girls
with their club badges who acted a!
usbers and added much to the attraction!
of the lecture. This club was formed foul
years ago, and has about thirty members
meeting once in two weeks. The weather
must be indeed unfavorable that there II
not full attendance, some OF Che MON
| hers often driving six or seven miles. Tht
work of the club is wide and comprehen
sive Current events, the new books, uh'
latest happenings in the art world art
all discussed these being but adJuncts tt
the solid reading of the club.
| Newfeld, always attractive In summer
had Inore!than its usual number of visi
| tors the past season.
Professor Van Dael of the Technologica
school of Boston, also Professor Reynolol
OF Yale college passed their vacation herr
and were the guests of the club on severa
occasions and gave them some verv In
teresting and instructive talks.
| Madame Van Dael also favored the clul
with paper on "German beasts ant
Holidays" which was greatly enjoyed
| The next entertainment will be at New
\ field and will be, we understand, Lecture
by Mr.. Stetson, state superintendent O
schools.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
BURGLAR CAUGHT IN MAINE.

Bridgton, January 12.-Frederick AL.
drioh of Providence, r. l., was arrested
in this town last night by Deputy Sheriff
Isaiah S. Webb, assisting Providence
officers for break made in that city last
Friday night. Aldrioh is accused of enter.
ing a store, stealing $3.50 in money and
two watches, besides some other articles
He was tracedsto Bridgton. the Provi-
dence officers arrived at 80 p. m. and
Sheriff Webb easily located their man.
He isssunderstood to be an old offender
who has already served good deal of
time.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13

In the Somerset insolvency couru Tue g.
day, the principal business was that OF
the selection of assignees for the manage
mont of the affairs of the Moosehead Pulp
and Paper Co. of Scion. A large repre-
sentation of the creditors was present and
it was finally agreed that DR.. $. f.
Greene of Scion, and E. N. Merrill of
Skowhegan, should be assignees.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13
MAINE WOMEN APPRECIAT TED.

Columbus, January 12.-The non-par-
tisan national W. G. T. U. convention
adjourned last night. Among the depart
ment secretaries elected wer3 the follow
ing: National evangelistsand organizer.
Mrs. Isabel Plumb Of Chicago; evan
oelistic secretary, Mrs. o. G.. Afford,
Mass. education secretary, Mrs. Florence
Porter, Maine; reserve work, Mrs Agne
q. Paul, Maine; industrial training, Mr. s
e, burlington, anime.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-13

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