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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14

w. r. Jordan president: q. NJ Miles,
vice presidents II. r.. Wiley, cashier: &.
l.. Carter. assistant cashier. and W. =
SMELL second assistant cashier. Directors.
w H. Jordan. Henry Tusltr r. G. Rob
ertson, j. W. Streyell q. II. Miles. John
Carter and II. r. Wiley
The State National bank made several
changes In both officers and directors.
Leo G. Harmon. who has been the cash
ier since the organization of the bank IN
fact the promoter OF the same has zen
elected second vice president IN place of
Jepp Ryan. who mas moved 10 Leaven-
worth Kan. 10 live. The officers elected
are as follows: Pierre Wibaux, president;
Charles H. Loud first vice president; Leo
g Harmon second vice president: q. IL
Hyde cashier John Il. de earle. ass ST
ant cashier. Directors. Pierre NfbauS. ei
Wibaux. Mont Henry Filing. Virginia
city. Mont and Joseph r. Brown. J. ;
Truscot; O e. Cato. George II. Hyde. J.
W. Stacy. {. II. Loud, II. r, King, les
G. Harmon and II. a. Smith Of M!les
CITY. Mont.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14
BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
County Claims Audited - The Eoatd
HrestIes With The Reform
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14
A PLEASING PROGRAMME.
supreme Lecturer Tait and 6. NJ. ".
Averiii Entertained.

Supreme Lecturer J. G.. TAFT of the
A. O. T.. w. for the United States and
Canada, and Grand Master Workman
for Montana a. y. Averili of Townsend
paid a visit to the A. O. Z. W. lodges
of Butte Yesterday and an entertain
ment was given in their honor at the
Auditorium. The hall was we'll filled
and a pleasing programme contributed
by the male chorus of the 0rpheus club,
win league, j. l.. Carlisle and Mrs. h.
NJ Hall. in addition To the speeches
made by the visitors. was rendered.
Attorney kehoe presided and felici-
tated the members upon the visit of the
distinguished gentlemen, and then in
troduced Grand Master Workman Az
erill who spoke along the lines of fra
ternalsm, showing that fraternity is IN
the hearts of man, and not in any rit-
uai He then traced the history of the
order and showed the necessity of the
classified assessment.
Supreme Lecturer TAFT was next in
troduced. and in speaking on the sub
ject OF the order said in part:
1T seems almost incredible that in
% years this little lodge has grown to
an army 10000 strong, That from SO
inauspicious a beginning should have
grown an institution distributing to its
beneficiaries $50, 900 600. to the unfortu-
nate among its living members 100000
600 more. Think of il. s1o0oo0.000 dis
tributed to the needy and the widow
and the orphan in the brief period of
20 years. This has not been accom-
plished without struggle. Many dan
gers have been encountered, many diff1
cuties met and many enemies faced.
But every danger has been avoided,
every difficulty overcome, every enemy
Vanquished, and to-day the order
stands without a stain on its escutch-
co.. or blot on its financial honor
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14
FORThlGHTLY SERVICE.
New Zealand Grants n Subsidy for steam-
ship Line To san Francisco.

New Zealand srants n SUBSIDY ioi
ship Line To san Francisco.
san Francisco Jan. 13.-The mueh
talked Of fortniehtly mail service be-
tween Auckland and San Francisco has
at length been arranged and will be in
augurated on April /, according To adj
vices received by the steamship Ala
media to-day An understanding has
been reached between the Oceanic and
Canadian Australian lines whereby the
steamers of the respective lines Will
leave Auckland and San Francisco
every Il days alternately the Oceanic
steamers making the voyage in u days
and the Canadian lines in 2fia days
Mail Agent lsbister of the Alameda
confirmed the news to-day. He says
that the New Zealand legislature. be-
fore the Christmas adjournment, voted
q minimum annual subsidy of i,a00
10 establish tie service. According %
the terms of the agreement the steam
shin companies are to receive los bu
per pound for letters. Sd for book pack
cts and Cd for newspapers. Under the
old arrangement the steamship compa-
MES received IFS for letters. while all
OF her mail matter went free and the
steamship people had 10 take what they
could get Now the New Zealand GOV
eminent guarantees minimum 81
e 800 per annum and allows the
steamship people TO make all over that
sum they can.
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A GAS EXPLOSION.
1t Nearly Wrecked :. Ill. heinper's Ne"
Builaing-So One Injured.

An explosion of gas very nearly
wrecked new building just completed
by s. H. kemper. adjoining the public
library building in West Broadway at
8 o'clock last evening, and the fact that
the damage only amounted to 500 may
be considered exceedingly fortunate.
The building is constructed to ae-
commodate stores on the ground floor
and a lodgins-house upstairs. ana :
warmed by hot water heating system.
Last evening. just about o'clock. Mr.
Kemper went into the basement TO at
tend the fire. and as he opened the fur
mace door the gas which had aeeumu-
lated during several hours that the
vents had all been closed. exploded
with terrific force, blowing the top on
the furnace. breaking all the windows
out OF the front Of the basement, and
tumbling down about half a tall brick
chimney or smokestack a the rear Of
the building. BY some peculiar freak
Of circumstances Mr.. kemper was not
injured ii any way although ne stood
directly IN front of The furnace. Fire
Chief Fiaunerg CHANGED 10 be passing
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14

Seattle. Wash. Jan. l3,-Captain Ed
ward w. Holmes, one OF the best-known
sea captains on the Pacific coast. died
here this morning after an Illness of sew
eral months Captain Holmes was al one
time master OF the steamer Umatilla
which runs between san Francisco AMI
puget sound
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14
AFFECTED HIS MIND.
Young Louis Iebet Worried Over the +
Loss of Ills Money.

Loss of His Money.
Louis Lebet the young ranch hand
who claims TO have paid in the neigh
borhood of $109 for making the ae-
auaintance Of Annie Woods al the I'M
perfal theater last Sunday night and
who has since been held al the city jail
on a charge of drunkenness to secure
his attendance as a witness. had to be
released vest erday as it was evident
that he was becoming unbalanced men
tally from confinement and worry over
the loss of his money. Night before
last I.ebet called Jailer Levy and asked
very gravely to have ii arranged so
that he could take 10 years and not be
hanged. Sol promised to see that it was
arranged and yesterday Lebet was re-
leased on his promise to be on hand 10
testify and he is now all right.
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in front of the building when the ex-
plosion occurred, and running around
to the rear met MIR. kemper, who con-
Quoted him to the basement. As they
arrived there another light explosion
occurred, and then the gas began 10
burn.
Chief Flannery ran to fire alarm box
No. AZ at Broadway and Hamilton, anu
the department responding. soon had
the fire out. The damages all told Will
amount to between 500 and 5000.
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In Police Court.

In the police court yesterday Thomas
DGlan. accused of being a Gaiena street
secretary and charged with Xagfancy.
pleaded not guilty and will have a
hearing to-day.
Tive Bit Billy. the constitutional
xae. was sem ap for % days in the
county jail. having requested that lie
he given the limit. as he sort 81 liked
The plafe
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14
MUCH SWELLED UP.
Jailer Sol Levy Received an Invitation 10
the Durrant Hanging.

Night Jailer Sol Levy enjoys the dis
tincfion probably of being the only man
in Montana who received an invitation
TO attend the hanging Of Theodore Dn-
rant and although it came little too
late to enable the only Jew jailer in
America" 10 reach California in time
to witness the exit of the criminal of
the century, still Sol is very much
"swelled'' up over receiving it, The
black bordered missiye bearing the sig
nature of Warden Halle of San Quentin
penitentiary reached the city jailer yes
terday afternoon.
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f. A. Hardcastle claims he can read
and work with more comfort than ever
before. His eyes have always been
weak and the glasses he now wears,
which were fitted by Dr. Dodd of the
Owsley block. afford him complete re-
Of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14

Consult DIR. T. G. Heine. the eye. car
nose and throat specialist. Lizzie block.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14
Clothing
for Men
and Boys

In the Heart of Winter, when
they are needed most, and at
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-31
FARMER AND PLANTER.
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
The Value of Farmers Institutes Depend
Upon the Manner in Which the
Farmers Take Hold of Them.

The value of farmers institutes
varies with the manner in which they
are conducted. The fundamental con-
eeption is that meetings of farmers
are to be held in various localities in
state, and men skilled in the sciences
related the agriculture and in their
practical application are invited to
meet the farmers and discuss with
them those matters of special inter-
est in their respective localities.
These scientific men are usually par
ties connected with the agricultural
colleges, experiment stations and
agricultural departments of the
states. Others, of course, may be in
vited. The expenses of such men are
to be paid by the state, and in case of
invited experts from outside the state
some additional remuneration may
have TO be given. To make an insti-
tute really successful the farmers
themselves must take hold of il in
earnest and come prepared not to ac-
cept blindly all the teachings of the
scientists, but to question them close
ly, especially in regard to the applica-
tion of the principles taught. For
principle laay be entirely sound and
the mode in which it is applied be
very faulty. The practical expert
enee of the farmer must keep the
scientist from pushing his principles
too far or attempting their applica-
ton in cases in which they are not
practically applicable. The real good to
be derived from such meetings is as
much dependent upon the. farmers
themselves as upon those who are in
vited to meet them. The awakening
of thought and the directing it into
rev channels may lead to very valua-
BILE results. The farmers are especial
ly favored by the willingness of states
to appropriate money to defray the
expenses of such Institutes. No other
class of citizens have such favor
shown them. Whilst the funds appro-
priated may be from tax on fertiliz-
ers, which the farmers are supposed
to pay, no part of professional taxes,
or taxes on merchantile goods or any
other tax. is ever set apart for the
special benefit of the parties who pay
them. But the favor is probably prop
erly bestowed because farmers have
little invisible property and proper
tionately pay more taxes than any
other class of citizens.=Dixie Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-31
ATTRACTIVE FARMING.
Intelligent Study of Improved Methodsand
Enthusiastic Application VIII Make
Farming Attractive.
ms to me this question may be

1t seems to me this question may be
answered by the one word, "enthu-
siasm." If we do not throw our whole
hearts into any business and believe
it will pay, we will not succeed. This
enthusiasm will make us study how to
succeed. By study we learn to avoid
errors,t to take advantage of the expert
ence of those who have preceded us in
our line of business. New methods
will insure better results. For in
stance, with us, at the Richard Peters
farm, in Gordon county, constant
dry, hot summers had ruined our clo-
yer fields. 1t was absolutely neces-
sary to raise forage, A friend told us
of the success attained in this respect
by Col. Smith, of Smithsonia, Ga. A
letter. from him gave directions for
planting sorghum and peas together.
When the harvest time came an enor
nous crop was TO be gathered. How
could it be stacked and cured success
fully? A paper read at the meeting of
the State Agricultural society de-
scribed an engenious stacker, which
we duplicated at once, and now the
barns are filled with the finest kind of
well-cured bea vines and sorghum fod-
der.
Every farmer should raise his own
hams and bacon. With sirup, meat,
-four, meal, to pay on the wages of
your farm hands, it is very easy to see
which is half the battle. Now that
the stock, the family and your hands
are fed, money is certainly to be made
from the sale of your extra wheat,
oats, Essex pigs and Jersey calves.
The wear and tear on a farm is con-
siderable, but by constant attention
to repairing gates, fences and houses,
big bills may be avoided and your
place advertise your methods of
business by its neat, clean, well-kept
appearance.
Encourage your wife and daughters
to plant flowers and shrubs about the
house; build summer houses and at
tractive seats near your springs and
branches, and as you will make money
your family will enjoy it with you.
We believe if some such plan as this
could be adopted all over Georgia we
would have the grandest farms and
the richest state in the Uuion, because,
after all, the farmer regulates the
pulse-beat of the great throbbing
city's life and the states prosperity
Cor. Dixie Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-31

Then he had been asleep. He had had
terrible dream. Thank God. be was
awake now He carried Becky back
upstairs, feeling every step as he went,
with slow care. Then he tucked her
into bed among blankets and quilts, and
kissed her.
His lamp was flickering out. and he
got another and carried it down stairs.
The big book on the high corner desk
lay open at page 40
What
Abel Tappan could hardly believe his
eyes. He took eff his glasses and
rubbed them on the lining of his coat.
But when he put them on again, he
could still see two wavy, eriss-eross
lines meandering from corner to corner
of page 46.
Mrs. Wyncoop's page, opposite, was
clean and unerossed
We'll. now. who'd we believed TT"
he laughed, in loud delight. His heart
Felt light and glad II did II myself,
instead o crossing out Mis- Wyncoop'sl
And it can stay, too It'll remind me
that I amt going TO press that poor
Mckie woman a mite-not mite-not
If she can't ever pay up. She's got a
poor little spindling, crooked-backed
girl, and the Lord knows that's enough
affliction. That's more'n l could stand. y
With careful painstaking. he retraeed
the slanting lines, his pen splutterirg
finv fepkS of iuk 11Dou his intent fare
''There!" he breathed softly. 81 guess
they're black enough to remind me If
amt stone blind. Now I'll turn over a
new leaf"
At the top of the clean, new page he
wrote. in his small, unsteady letters.
the word Lemons"
"l'll send Becky over with 'em first
thing in the morning I can find 'em. =
he added, laughing sgain. Then he
slapped his thigh in sudden spasm of
recollection.
why, bless your heart! they're in
the money drawer this minute. holding
their sides, like as not. | raked 'em all
in to get 'em out O. my sight"
A sleigh load of belated jewellers was
erunching past. Their gay voices rang
out, and their laughs chimed in pleas
antly with his.
He hurried to the door, unlocked it.
and shouted after them at the top of
his voice little Becky's "Wisher Happy
New Year,"-Annie Hamilton Donnell.
in Country Gentleman.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-31
HERE AND THERE.

No dog should be permitted to In
terview a mich COW. The one hereto
fore used as a labor-saver in driving
up the cows in the evening should be
totally abolished
Until pigs are six or eight months
old there should be no other thought
in the raising of them than how to
make them grow. Any surplus fat at
this time is in the way.
Those who want a good crop of
lambs in the spring must have their
ewes in good condition for and during
the winter. A handful of grain and
one of cotton seed to each one daily in
bad weather will tell on the crop.
When prices rule high there may
be some margin in growing almost
any sort of an animal, but when the
opposite is the case, and poor stock
goes for a song, one sees the adyan-
tsge in having something good to sell.
The plan for raising ones own
cattle on the farm where they are to
be fed for shipment is in keeping with
the crop rotation system which is
bound TO assert itself on every farm.
This rotation is to become largely one
of grains and grasses.
If you keep dates of breeding
you will give better attention TO the
animal If you have only grades, but
are grading up, the pedigree becomes
important with every cross. This is
one of the little, easy things too often
neglected.
-Croaking has much to do with the
hard times. The majority of farmers
and laboring men of this country live
like princes, compared with their
brethren across the ocean; they waste
every day that for which men, women
and children labor in the fields to save
in many lands.
This is the season of the year
when farmers and stoekmen are look
ing for something to consume their
corn and hay during the winter
months. There is a desire also to
weed out" the common and inferior
stock, which many think will not pay
to hold.
The Mexican cotton boil weevil is
only one of the many insect pests
which are forcing the American farm
er to adopt better agricultural meth
DDS. which, if generally practiced,
would result not only in then control,
but cause less drain upon the soil
through better rotation of crops, and
better crops as q result of more often
and thorough cultivation
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-31

McKie, but his wife amt. She's real
devoted woman, and works dreadful
hard. Maybe she don't know how to
make the money spend as wells she
might, but that amt shiftlessness. And
| never saw tenderer hearted mother
than she is to that little sick girl or
hers. guess she humors her TO pieces.
Poor little thirg!"
Abel Tappan stirred uneasily. Arcw
of golden lemons on the shelf looked IT
him with silent reproach. "The water
don't taste good" boys eager voice
said in his ear.
"She looks like your little grand
daughter. too" Mrs. Wyncoop went on,
driving the shawlpin home with in
trepid aim-''everybody noticed it. Be-
fore she fell downstairs and crooked
her back the teacher-she boarded with
me then-said you could hardly tell
those two children apart when they
were together. She used TO get en- all
mixed up at school. Same eolored hair,
with the same kinks in it, and their eyes
Just alike, and even their little dimpies
matching! The little McKie girl was
fat and well then, like your Becky"
The lemons blinked their yellow eyes
reproachfully. Mr.. Tappan strobe be-
hind the counter and swept them. with
a succession of clatters, into the money
drawer, out of sight. He was mentally
reviewing the items of Page 46. He
knew them by heart. How many, many
Of them were little unpretending lux
uries that a little, peevish. sick child
might Gravel How few of them-her-
rings now and then. and salt Goldfish
or oatmeal-were necessariesl II had
nettled him over and over again 10
think of It, but now, somehow, II
touched him against his will.
Yes. O, yes, he knew they used to say
the little McKie girl-Love. Dove, what
was her name ?-looked like Becky.
His Beckyi His little round, roly poly,
happy Becky
After Mrs. wyncoop's departure Abe
Tappan took the big brown ledger back
to the corner desk still open. Doggedly
he turned the pages and went to work.
With quick steps the little New Year
was hurrying 10 meet the Old Year.
His light footsteps made no creaking
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-31
ANOTHER NEW YEAR.
Only ms Our Growth In Manly and
WomanIy Virtue Would show.


A modern author suggests that if all
record and measurement of time By
hours and days and years could be
abandoned, we should gradually adopt
a newer and truer standard. and count
our age by inward rather than out
ward signs.
If, by transformation of mental habit
this interpretive reckoning could sud
denly be brought to bear, in what new
aspect should we see ourselves and
our friends. How old would many
seem who are yet in the yigor of youth,
and how youthful many whose brows
are wrinked and crowned. with silver
hair. We might not wholly, separate.
time and growth, but We should meas
ure time for mortals as.we do for trees:
by the indications of growth.
Who does not know the difference
who looks back and sees how the life
less years of his past lie half forgotten
while the life of the vital years has pow
erstill to set every pulse athrob? These
years count. the others are eiphers. We
are as old as their grand vitality
inwrought into experience and ripened
into character has made us. We are
as old as our thoughts are high and
deep; as old as our love is wide and
warm; as old, and only as old, no mat
ter how many our years, as our growth
in manly and womanly virtue would
show. The brain may have absorbed
facts and theories and PHILOSOPHERS
sbout goodness and the real self be
learning the alphabet of Gods lesson
OF obedience and trust.
These being the natural food of the
soul. its real growth depends on the
souls power of sssimilating what has
been prepared by Divine hand for
i.s nurture. Yet on no amount of
thought sbont obedience, or love, or
goodness viii the hungering human
nature thrive. Nc careful analysis of
foods Will build up the wasting tissues
or give new strength TO the growing
body. only that which enters into the
life becomes part Of fiber, and blood.
and bone Washington Home Maga-
zine.