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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
waiting for Russia to Begin.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Russia's standing army numbers S6S.G1
men and its size Is the chief cause OF the
largeness Of the armies OF the other pow
ers. All Europe has 2S5I.5S men in arms.
against 2.G0S.50 10 years ago. The cost IL
now Ssi.i3s.00 a year. against si5S.OO0.OoO
10 years acc Russia has only to set an
example OF disarmament in order 10 ef-
feet the cars pious wish. lie proposes
My a partial disarmament and the 9TH
err powers will be only too glad TO disarm
in proportion as Russia disarms.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
No Move for Currency Reform.

From the Atlanta Journal
when faced with the pledge of their
party TO do something In the way Of cur
rency reform the republican candidates
for congress In the recent campaign said
that they would attend to the matter as
soon as the war with Spain was over. The
war Is over n we are as far from cur
rency reform as we were two years ago.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
FRIDAY. %. 1898.
TWELVE PAGES.

The price for single copies Of the Christ
mas edition Of TINE STANDARD. wrapped
and postage prepaid. is ten cents. They can
be o6tuineo at any Of The Standards bUs'-
ness omees. TIE postage on each copy Is
four cents for domestic and eight cents for
foreiqn delivery.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
It's Different In China.

From the Kansas City star.
III a crazy man should throw bricks
through the windows OF the German lega-
ton at Pekin. as actually happened TO the
British ambassadors residence In WASH
ington. each brick would cost China a
province.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
Suggestion for Mckinley.

From the Kansas City Times.
The president uttered some beautiful
sentiments at Atlanta. II he will run his
administration by the spirit of them he
will be happier and the people Will like
him better.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23

can tell when the ebb viii begin. II is
such an easy matter TO discharge n po-
Etical debt by liberal distribution OF
government money under the guise of pa
triotism that there is no present pros
pect OF a change.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23

All general business letters and corre-
spondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Anaconda. Mont.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23

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Chicago Ofice-4se The Rookery.
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Hole Agents Foreign Advertising.
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The Anaconda Standard guarantees its
advertisers a bona nde paid circulation.
Daily and Sunday. three times greater
than that OF any other newspaper pub
Iished IN the state OF Montana. Advertfs-
ting contracts will be made subjec; to
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23

The standard has branch omces at
Butte. Missouia and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
plica tiou.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
HE controversy between DIR. An
drews and the Chicago board OF

al interest both because IL is a pictur-
esque little scrap in itself and because
il involves a principle OF rational edu-
cation. The latest information is that
the famous blmetanist has won a de-
cisive victory over his enemies. He has
gained his point relative to the appoint
ment Of teachers. Hereafter the selec-
tion OF teachers and principals in the
Chicago schools viii rest with the SUI
p~erintendent. DR.. Andrews contends
that IL the superintendent possesses the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23
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win b paid for the arrest and conviction
Of any person caught stealing the stand
ard from subscribers.
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Elmer Dover. secretary TO Senator Han
ma. found upon his arrival in Washington
the other Jay shree pushel baskets of let
tiers TO the senator awaiting
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-23

Subscription Rates Payable In Advance.
Postage free for the United States. Can
ada and Mexico. Elsewhere
postage added.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
FAIRPLAY
Practical Water Storage.

The publication of a little notice call
ing for the annual stockholders meeting
of the Alpine Land and Reservoir Com
n recalls the fact that a greater part
of the Carson Valley ranchers are stock
holders in that corporation. This is at
the present time the only water storage
company in Nevada that Is hulldlng
dams and storing water for the public
use. As the pioneer i'll this State in the
great movement for the reclaim alton OF
Navada's ARID lands, it has already ac-
complished much good, and with only
limited capital. For every additional
| thousand feet of waite used in irrlgatIng
Carson Valley. Churchill county ranch
hrs will realize a proportionate benefit
from the waste and seepage, as will alst
the mills along the river. And Carson
will be directly beneficted by success II
that direction.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
The Jewish Colony.

The sutferings and mistortunes OF 'he
Jewish cOlonists who left c0mfortable
homes in California to wrestle with the
arid lands of Smiths valley without hrst
having an adequate supply OF water
furnishes an illustration of energy mlsap-
piled, and will put the q%nietus on similar
immature colonizing schemes.
The details OF these unfortunate
peoples misery and poverty only seem
to bring one back to the Fundamental
principles of farming in Nevada
There must be sufficient water or failur.
is inevetable.-Gardnerville Record.
Several wealthy Jews have come to th'
rescue of the Colony and will place a
once more on a substantial footing.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
Stewart in Harness

Washington, D.. c. Dec, 8, 1893.
Today, Senator Stewart of Nevada in
troduced two bills, one granting two mil
ion acres of land to Nevada for irrigation
purposes, the other rese1 wing land in
township thirty two miles above Love-
locks, suitable for reservoir storage, pro
viding for necessary dikes and embank-
ments to store water of Humboldt river
and appropriating o~ne-hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for this purpose, govern
ment land subject for irrigation from
such reservoir shall be sold to highest
bidder after reservoir is constructed &c
Ireimburse government.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
Roll Of Honor

Following is the roll Of honor Of the
Orphans Home school for November,
1898.
Advanced Class-Sarr SpirO and Willie
Graham.
Sixth Grade-Oscar Schneider and
Frank Peterson.
Fifth GIade-AleX Mcdonald and
Tahoe Lopez.
Fourth Grade-WashingtOn Lopez,
Alice Laughlin and Hilma Petersen.
10 Sullivan,
Teacher.
Third Grsde-Katie Mcdonald, Louis
Schneider, Rosebud Duffy, George Nc
Donald and Myrtle Hildebrand.
Second Grade-Myrtle Archer. Albert
Burlington and Emma Lopez.
First Grade-Bel Armstrong, Clark
Smith, allan Archer and Harvey Haas.
Florence Keith,
Teacher.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
ROASTED.
a Chinatown Fire Results In a
. ath

About nine o'cluck last night the
second alarm of tie WAS sounded and
a lively blaze was 500 IN sight at CHINA
town. The parties tirst"n the scene 'r'eo
to break into the house to ascertain II
anyone was IN IT.
The smok, was so heavy that IT was
impossible to enter the building, hut tne
form Of "A Chinaman could be seen
through the thick atmosphere.
On account of the length of hose need
ed to reach the blaze it took consider
III time to oct water and the flames
haA a good head When the Il 'mes
were finally under control and the hre
bows entered the house the body "i Il
Chinamau was found horribly burned.
He WAS lying near !. stove from which II
i. thought the fire originated
Several pa,ties who were first on the
scene saw that h could see a pile OF
kindlinp in the room and the fire might
have had its origin there. An IN est
cation may prove that foul play mas peetl
done in the matter. The Chinanian was
an old man by the mann" Of All Wah, wh'
has been about town for many year
and lately mas been picking up scraps d"
wood on the street, The other emma
, men think that the place vas hred ny
[ some of his country men to get hlm on
of the way.
The place has for several years bee
. used a. a Chinese hospital
e Fires have been occurring so frequentl
Of late in tina Vicinity that i~ncendiarlt
/ may be operating.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
Custer Post.Eiection

The following are the newly elected
offices of Custer Post for the department
Of California and Nevadr.
Past Commander, VIM. Hy. Doane; ST.
Nice-Commander. Geo. A. Wilcox, Jr
Vice-Commander, j. McCrimmon: Sur
geon, w. II. Crisler; Chaplain, T. J. Con
noly: Outside Guard. Mckee T. E!sey
Council Of Administrations. X. Brad
lev. G. II. Meyers; Delegate to Depart
| ment Encampment, Geo. {. ThaXter: Al
ternate. 7. J. Connolly.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
Owsley Museum

Owsley has placed an Indian curio eA-
hibit in one of the bay windows The
Swell"
1t consists of a wigwam and a lot OF
bows. arrows and Indian basket work
| 1t is \ very unique exhibit which he has
| rented from Abe Cohn and there is hard
ly a minute in the day that some n If
not looking at it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
The Fire Alarm

Shortly after 5 o'clock last might the
ire bells sounded Az ALARM. The CAUSE
vas "A small blaze AT Mr.. Werner's resi-
Ience, which was eXtinguished without
the aid of the fire companies who were
PROMPTLY on band.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
Washoe County Wins

In the ease of Washoe County ~. the
Office Speciality Mfg Co.. was decided h!
the Supreme Cour yesterday IN favor ~
The county. The firm sued the comfy
for 81 ,499 for furnishing the county WIKI
office furniture.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
Indian War Claims of 1860.

All citizens of Carson and vicinity who
have claims against the Government on
account of the Indian outbreak in 1860,
should call at the Bank of tlrson and
sign the petition to have said claims
passed during the coming session of Con
gress.
MIR. George Richards, the Cashier OF
the bank, has the petition in charge.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
ALL SORTS

AS liniment Trib is supreme. .
r. w. Gill returned home from Beck ,
with yesterday. G
What has become of \. c. Cleveland in
this campaign?
VIM nford's condition was slightly
improved yesterday.
Stewart through his attorney has APP
pealed the band case.
The case against Chartz has been post
poned until Monday.
Vim. Mcmillan, Republican candidate
FOR Governor. was in the city yesterday.
Miss Flva Patterson is home from An
,elope. having to return on account OF
illness.
The spiking of rails on the Golconda
railroad is progressing a. rapidly as Ties
arrive.
Thomas Foster. agent for the San Fran
CISCO Union Paper Company, was III
Town yesterday.
The Ward case has resulted in another
disagreement of the jury and a fourth
trial has been ordered.
ATTORNEYS Dodge. Cheney, Smith
Wren and Julien of Reno were attend
ants on the Supreme Court yesterday.
Will Merrill OF Woodfords, who is suf-
fering from paralysis of one side OF the
face. is in this city for medical treatment,
This is no weather to go without an
oyercoat. Save doctor bills and money
nv going to Joe Platt's and getting one.
The price of admission to the Red
Cross dance Saturday evening, has beer
changed. Gentlemen soc and ladies
free.
One thousand men were drafted in the
Mountain Con. mine at Butte on the Is
Of the month. Fhhre are 500 yet EN-
plOyed.
Novelties in gents furnishings, snlt
able for Christmas presents. have jus
been received at Joe Platt's- Call an
see them.
Charles Shortridge has sold the Mer
curry LOT CIbV.tOO- ne dIIiiothtOS 'hH1 =
the next elect ion he will be a cand
date for Congress-.
Donald Mckenzie, an old resident
Carson had the index finger of his lie
hAnd amputated by a saw at which
was working yesterday.
Company b., Emmet Guard, has REQ
yanized in Virginia City. The Compar
starts with a membership of sixty men
hers and has elected the following OH
srs: Captain D.. ]. Sullivan; First Lie
tenant George D. Pyne; Second Lieute
ant Martin Feeney: Secretary. Emm
nwyer.
Thu Reno Journal thinks that new
papers should take political advertis
ments "as a mate of business wheth
they support the ticket or not.
This is a very good rule for newsT
pers who have no political opinions a
are content to sit on the fence in aneutl
attitude ano levy on all parties.
The APPEAL follows the rule Of or
accepting advertisements from the pa
it is willing to support. A platform tf
we cannot consistently support is ne'
advertised III LnlS paper uidci "by ~
sideratiOn.
Ex:-Town killers are divided il
eight separate punches as folio
First, hose who go out of town to
their shopping. Second, those who
opposed to improvement. Third, tn
who prefer a quiet town to one of pl
and business. Fourth, those who
agine they own the town. Fifth. tn
who deride public spirited men. Si1
those who oppose every movement
does not originate with themsel'
Seventh. those who oppose every me
ment that does not appear to bel
fhem. Eighth. those who seek to injure
credit or reputation of individuals.
Washoe County Wins
In tho ease of WaSbOe County ".
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
The Electric Clipper.

T. p. Swartz has secured an Electric
Clipper for clipping horses. This is the
latest device in this line and the work
done by it is ~unexcelled. All who have
seen it pronounce it the finest thing yet
out. Parties wishing work Of this kind
performed can leave orders at the Briggs
House.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
Cider! Cider! CT del

If YOU want the hes; cider ever made
in the State call on Ed Patterson. He
makes it for Soc "A gallon.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09

Fine dress Kersey overcoats $40 at Joe
Platts. You can't afford 70 be without
an O~vercoat.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-12-09
Attention Wood Saving Machin'

The parties who run the steam sa"
mill on wheels can do some business by
calling at this office.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-03

and on the streets was required for
the correct uplifting of the skirt.
When I used to drive up and down
Fifth avenue-I had a carriage then.
for it was before the days of my, adj
versity- II used to think it was a beau
tiful sight to see all of the fine and
fashionably dressed ladies lifting their
skirts in the manner described. Some
men did not like the fashion, and went
so far as to say that Buffalo Bills
bucking bronchos weren't in it with
us; but who are mere men that we
should be Influenced by what they like
and dislike?
''But time flies and must hasten on.
Among ourselves, ladies, we must ad-
nit that we can never taper off as
men do. We didn't jump from the
very large hoopskirt to a smaller one,
but jumped out of our wire cages al
together. Neither did we spring from
the large, long bustles to a small pad,
but dropped them as suddenly as a
child drops a hot potato, and turned
out looking as if we had suddenly
caved in during the night. Skirts
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-03

directly In front, showing of the ex-
7Quisitely frilled silk petticoat so much
4 IL vogue today in the best possible
manner, and, it the petticoat is short
enough for proper sanitation, also
showing off the ankles in way alto
gether convincing. All really fash
lonable and well-dressed women hold
up their skirts in this way now.
Ladies, you all know that, and, gentle
men, you only have to take a stroll
z down Broadway to observe it.,
or course, there are the imitators Of
real fashion in this as in everything
else, and my next picture shows a
woman trying to hold her dress up COR
rectly. She has not relaxed the
muscles in her arms, but has clutched
up her skirt on both hips and brought
her hands together in front of her. in
vlse-like fashion, See how awkward
she looks.
NOW, friends, go back with me ten
years to the days of large and long
bustles and demi-trains, and see how
much more graceful we are today in
our way OF lifting the skirt. This pic
ture before you now is the fashionable
woman of ten years ago. You get a side
view of her, and methinks I hear you
asking, why is she trying to pick her
skirt off instead of quietly lifting it?'
Don't you remember how in the day
OF the long, large hustle it was i'm
possible for us to reach down below
the hustle to get a grip on the skirt
behind SO as to lift the demi-train
OF course you do, and you also remem-
Der that we had to kick the skirt out
to the right and catch it up on the
fly. Really, it was very graceful
movement when properly done, and
eventually led to the superior devel-
opment of the muscles in a woman's
right leg. 1t was good thing that
we did not have bargain days then as
we do now, because room in the shops
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-03

. 48z 4.ti al H. 4. h
ant matter. The style OF holding up
the ne skirt changes just about as often
as the style of the skirt iself This is
perfectly logical, as SO many Of the.
magnificent speakers in our women's
CLUBS say frequently by way of punctu-
at1ng their remarks. Every woman
mere today knows that it would be ut
terly Impossible to hold up skirt
measuring seven yards round at the
Dottom and lined with hair cloth to
the top in the same way that she
would lift tight-clinging princess
skirt. There are women who will say,
w nat difference does it make how you
mold up your skirt, just so you keep
II out of the mud?' am sure there is
no woman of that opinion in this au-.
'dleence,,. and right here let me say to
you New York women that you set the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-03

proved and admired by all mankind
They fingered on their way to andk
from business just to pass pleasantries.
with one another about the pretty style.
and anatomy of the day. s
But we women soon dropped our
cHnglng skirts and got into others five,
yards round at the bottom, and faced
up a foot or more with stiff, heavy
nalr cloth. 1t was hard enough to-
take this model up so that it would
not drag somewhere, and before we
really learned how we began to make
our skirts from seven to nine yards in
"ldth, and my next picture shows your
woman struggling with a seven
yarder, with something less than tom
OF halr cloth in it. She would need as
many hands3as centipede has feet to
get 1t all up SO that not a single volu-e
mlnous, stiff fold should touch the
ground. Of course it took both hands,
to hold this skirt up, and that was di-
rectly against the rules of the last ten
years. Look at the miserable, hunted.
expression on this poor creatures.
lace. She had troubles of her own
however, woman saw the possibilities;
IN holding up the skirt with both
hands, and today she does it artfully
and gracefully"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-03
PHONOGRAPH IN RUSSIA
Has Had Battle Royal with the Press.
Censorship

has Had a Battle Royal with the Press.
Censorship
Edlson's phonograph has had a bat
tie royal with Russian press censor
ship, says the Anglo-Russian, In the.
pavilion of the public gardens ina
Iaganrog the machine was exhibited.
and attracted large audiences. It.
played and sang, and laughed and
spoke for some time undisturbed, untiE
police officer heard the machine re-
citing one of Kriloff's famous fables,
VIZ, '"Demyan's Ukha" (soup or hospi-
tallty), but with some variations on
the original text. The officer got sus-
plclous, and, not trusting to his mem
DRY, he ran at once and got Kriloff's,
book, and came again to listen to the
monographs version of the fable, To.
his horror he found the fable repro
duced not at all as it was passed by
the censorship more than half a CEN
Jury ago. An alarm was raised at once
the higher local authorities commun1-
Gated with, and the manager of the
upon to explain the behavior of that,
NfoAA w SAp111u LllS UdudVlOT LnaC
speaking American beast. All the
poor manager could do was to open the
mysterious inside of the criminal ma
chine and hand over to the authorities,
the indiscreet cylinder which threaten
ed to tell the peaceful inhabitants so~
many undesirable things. But the ar
rest OF the chief criminal was consid-.
cred insufficient, as it could not have.
acted without a human accomplice. So.
according to the Taganrog Viestnik,-
the affair has taken its official course.
and the innocent manager of the pa
.Vllion has lost in the meantime his
generally good appetite and sound
sleep, as he does not know in what
punishment the official proceedings
Will result, and how long he will have
to wait until his fate is decided. E.%"5
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-02-03
LIFT SKIRT JUST SO.
AN IMPORTANT ART FOR THE
| WOMEN. y
The swagger Way of Doing It Takes
Both Hands and an Assumption of
Carelessness = Some Incorrect Grips
That Women Take. TI@a%T

From the New York Sun: "a lecture
for ladies only and the fathers, hus-
bands and brothers of those who at
tend,' was the way it was billed. That
In itself was enough 1. to- attract a
crowd but wasn't ALL Beneath in
glaring red letters followed: Subject,
The Recognized and Polite Way Of
Holding Up the Skirt While Walking
IN the Street-Illustrated by What May
be Called Sanitary Living Pictures, to
Show Certain Features in a Practical
Way" So naturally there was jam
in the hall. And there were more than
women on hand. The men fluttered
about before the lecturer appeared and
excused themselves to. each other for
being there. Some of them just be-
cause their daughters, wives or sis
tiers wanted them for company; some
came to meet others, and others just
happened to be passing and dropped in
for minute to see what it was all
about. Not man in that hall was
interested in the fashionable way of
holding up the skirt this winter. At
least, that's what they said. But the
women present were, and they frankly
admitted it. They whispered to one