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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21
Pitch LAX. of Trinidad.

The famous bituminous deposit OF
Trinidad, known as the pitch lake, Is
situated at Point Liberia, a mile from
the sea. Apparently. IL ~ i~neNhausti-
BILE. as no matter how much Is taken
out IL is at once replaced by more
pitch. II covers an area Of nearly 100
acres and its appearance Is that OF a
duh. stiil, dark waste. II Is irregularly
circular and it's surface perceptibly
c1nvex. being more elevated in the cen
ter and thence insensibly declining on
all sides. In the center the pitch ~
saft-in fact semi-liauid. but u becomes
more and more hardened as its cirCum-
ference widens out. Except the soft
central parts. the surface IL intersected
In all directions by numerous assures.
or chasms. varying in breadth from
two feet TO 10 feet and from half a root
To seven feet In depth, widening also a.
the surface and terminating acutely a.
the bottom. thus producing. as u were,
inverted angular hollows. while tn
sides are regularly rounded. Thesf
creyices are at all times filled win
fresh water. Here and there. where
the bitumen Is mixed with earthly wat
OF. grow iichens. MOSES, grasses. etc
The center Of the lake, the pitch POI
or chaudieTe, as IL is called. rs al al
times 30 soft that II would be impossl'
BILE TO venture on IL without inCurTtns
the danger Of being engulfed. The lax.
IS British government property an
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21

had learned that some among
the white people were known by Sa-
moan names. The idea appealed 10
them as one Of particular honor. n
they were not only enyious Of the re
named individuals because of what
tbey thought was a Samoan glory. but
they secretly INDUCED themselves In
the hupe that some time they might
have Samoan names Themselves. They
kent his hope Of theirs secret, as they
nad not been on the beach long enough
10 learn that II you want anything you
ask Tor IL.
one morning the tide served to al
tract them 20 a bath in the sea imme-
Gia.elv in front Of their hotel. They
had rovfded themselves with bathing
suits which might have ttracte at
tentlon on the Atlantl seabOard OF TINS
country. certainly the like OF them had
never been Witnessed in the ssNagery
Of AHA. They could not hope TO es-
cane attention: possibly they did not
wsnt 10 nass unuoticed 1t Is certain
lat no Samoan had ever seen such a
eirht before. As one OF the girls came
INTO sight In the channel a Samoan
oa the beach loudly called 10 another
/ I'd some little distance: 'Mukanuks
/ Mukamukal
+ bride swell up: she had been called
I Ey a Samoan name and she fastened To
az
! claim Il before her fellow bather could
aupropriate IL. But there was no need
I 10 Scramble for IL. The other girl came
In sight. and the other Samoan, on the
beach. called ack to the first speaker:
'Fifauga.
Both young women we're content.
7 samoan names had burst upon them IN
Tho sea. They spent some time IN prac-
tr..ug the sounds and perfecting them
selves in their native designations.
They were 50 proud Of their new &C
QUESTION tina they hurried through the
bath and went around 10 the CHEZ OF
Ana and told him what their native
names were. II is characteristic OF a
samoan 10 let a PapalanEi make any
mistake in Samoan that ignorance OF
the language may induce and never
suggest 3 correction. II these oun
..nmen wished TO be called Mukamuka
and Kifanga II was nobody's bushes,
bat their own, and ~Ssumsnutafa had
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21
LEWIST0WN NEWS.

Christian Johnson, the sheepherder
who was examined and found insane,
has been taken owe to Warm Springs
by Under Sheriff Simons.
f.. r. Chandler has sold 1900 head of
ewes and lambs to c. NJ. Goodell of
Philbrook, who will take the bunch to
his range and run them from there.
The price was SO for ewes and 81 for
lambs.
The contract for the Junction, Gilt
Edge and Nader stage line has been
let TO ]. G.. Sherman.
Lieut.. Harry O. willard is now in
command at Fort Assinniboine, where
he relieves Major Kelly. who is on the
sick list and who will probably be soon
placed on the retired list. Mrs. and
Miss H~allenback accompanied Lieuten-
ant willard as far as Havre, where
they went west, bound for their home
in southern California.
The fire department Of Lewistown
has authorized Captain Bebb to make
an inspection of the fire engine at Fort
Benton, and if satisfied, purchase it for
the The engine is of the But
ton make and cost 81, 500. 1t was useo
at but one fire.
The outgoing Benton stage came
near having an accident on Monday.
II had proceeded about four miles when
one of the passengers, Lieutenant VIII
lard, noticed that n of the wheels
was rolling off. He called a halt. the
wheel was chained on and the stage
returned to Lewistown. s
The building committee Of the school
trustees has decided TO have the walls
of the new building put up of stone as
originally planned, the timber being
too weak to support the necessary
weight.
Sunday evening the 4-year-old son of
Dan Coffman fell into a tub of hot wa
ter, scalding his body, arm and part
Of one leg in a frightful manner DR..
G.. A. Hogan was called from Lewis
town to the ranch on Rock creek, and
soon had the little fellow comparative
ly comfortable. He will probably re-
cover, and as soon as possible will be
removed from the n to Lewistown
The Gilt Edge Drug company ha'
been organized with a capital stock OF
81 900. 1t is a partnership with William
Graham and c. A. Tillotson as partners
and will operate al Gilt Edge.
DR.. E. A. Long has returned from a
three weeks visit with friends in Butte
Trooper Fred Hortop writes hi
father from C~hickamauga, under dat
of the 9Th inst, that the regiment sign
ed the muster roll the day previou'
and will soon leave for home. Lums
den. who is convalescent, will go Il
Ohio to the home of his sister-in-law
Gus Schiller, though ailing, and Gu
S%cheibelhut will come to Lewistown
and Fred says he will follow as sool
as his brother, Almon, still in the hos
pital. is able to travel-probably with
in 10 days or two weeks. Some of tn
troopers may reasonably be expects
home this week.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21

all he could attend 10 as chief Of Apla
without setting them straight.
But later. after they had told all their
Samoan acquaintance Of the new
names they carried the Information 10
some white people. From them they
learned the mistake that had been
made. Their gaudy bathing suits had
attracted native attention. the first Sa-
moan had called TO MS friend Look
at that" matsmats or mukamuks. as
10 sounds IN the common dialect The
other. remembering a show that had
visited Apia a short while before. re-
piled IT'S a circus" These the girls
had mistaken for names they had 50
promptly adopted them and had 50
widely Informed their samoan friends
that they never succeeded In getting
rid Of the absurd appellations.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21
HAVRE NOTES.

John Ryan, who left Havre last spring
for the klondike. has returned Wen
content with Montana,
Jesse Kicker of Helena has accepted
a position with the Broadwater-Pepin
company of Havre.
Grant Learned of Chester visited
Havre Monday. He vas en- route to
Great Falls. where he will remain sew
eral days for the races.
l.. X. Devlin, r. r. Broadwater, Mrs.
Broadwater, Marion B~roadwater and
Mrs. Carrie Williams returned from
Yellowstone park Tuesday.
The father Of Henry J. Meili died sud
denly at Santa Rosa. Cal, the funeral
taking place on Tuesday. Mr.. Meilis
who was present. viii return to Havre
shortly.
Philip Brader Of Fort A~ssinniboine
was in Havre on business Monday. Mr.,
Brader tates that from the prepara-
tions being made, he believes the sol
diers wslI return to the post before
winter.
Archie w. Mahon Of Glasgow was in
Havre several days last week. He was
en- route to Helena, where he attended
the grand conclave of Masons. to which
he was a delegate.
A. A. Anderson has resigned his po-
sitIon of bookEeeper with the Broad
water-Pepin company, and he and MS
wife have left Havre for Hastings,
Mich, where they viii reside
r. L. Baker. former sergeant major
Of the 10th cavalry at Fort Assinni,
b0ine. has returned from Camp Wikofi
TO visit his wife al the post. For ms
bravery on san Juan hill. where 10
was severely wounded. he mas received
the commission Of lieutenant in ths
18TH regiment Of immunes in cuba.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21
GREAT FALLS DAY.
People Came Piling in From Belt and
Neihart.

People Came Piling in From Belt and
Neihart.
Great Falls, Sept. 20.-This mornings
train from Belt and Neihart brought in
several hundred people, who come 10
town for the races and the fair, for this
is the opening day OF the fair, Great
Falls day. All of yesterday there was
a large force employed at he grounds
receiving and displaying the various
exhibits as fast as they arrived, and
never before has such interest been
taken in a fair in Cascade county, II
one may judge by the number and size
of the exhibits submitted. The build
ings provided for the display are pretty
well filled up already and more exhibits
are to come, so that by this evening II
is possible that the management Will
find difficulty in displaying all of them
to good advantage. A special building
was erected for the purpose and stalls
for stock are built about the enclosure.
while much of the farming machinery
will be displayed in the open air.
Just how much this second large
crowd from the outside will contribute
to the financial success of the race
meeting is hard to determine. The
meeting Is an experiment and the men
who have been instrumental In organ
izing and bringing it to a realization
have been prepared all along to lose a
little money on the venture. Their posi-
ton was one in which they stood to lose
something in case of failure n with
no opportunity to gain anything by
success. outside of the h~nancia side
OF the matter the meeting has already
been a success, and it looks now as If II
would be a success in that line also.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21

PARTS OF il are leased out 20 individuals,
who have TO pay royalties according 10
the amount Of pitch removed, which
amount is checked by the government.
The surface of the outer edges of this
wonderful OF lakes is quite hard enough
to walk upon. but a curious result en-
sues IL you stand still for any length
Of time on one spot. For some yards
around you the pitch bodily sinks until
II forms a basin. IL IL different 20 sink
ing in sand. where your feet gradually
disa without making any appar-
emf difference in the level of the ground.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21
DON'T TAKE SAMOAN NAMES.
An Expensive LuNury-Mistake of Two
Girls who YearnDd for II.

Girls no feafh'd 70 "
People who visit Samoa sometimes
get the mistaken idea h a there Is a
glory in being named by samoan chiefs
in their own language. The idea Is
perhaps fostered by a few conspicuous
examples which are well known, but
the reverse of the pictures has been
carefully concealed. for the receipt OF
a Samoan name entails a full set OF re-
sponsibilities which are not TO be com
ounde all in one transaction; " opens
a long series Of benehcences which are
likely never to stop. The prudent re-
fuse the offered name, and insist that
their Samoan acquaintance struggle
along with some sort IF adaptation Of
the English name. Thus do they save
many kegs Of beef and other treasures,
which the giver Of a name re~ligiousiy
claims from the bearer Of II. The Sa-
means are the most generous Of peo-
ole. with certain limitations. They
viii give away anything they have.
and a name Is the easiest gift Of all.
for they have any number left. But
when the Samoan is most generous he
lis most ~grasping. every gift u be
repaid by another OF greater value. and
these names are held at 'e very high
est valuation.
Two young women, recent arrivals In
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21
THE SUIT DROPPED.
Mr.. Bliss Says He viii Submit to Cir
cumstances.

Mr., Bliss Says He Will submit to CIR
cumstances.
Great Falls, Sept. 20.-The threatened
Injunction suit which was to have been
brought by Frank Bliss against the
management of the rae meeting has
been dropped. Mr.. Bliss very generous
Iy waived all rights which he might
have so that Great Falls first race
meeting of Importance might be entire
ly without an incident to mar IL or TO
injure the prospect of getting the city
into the Montana circuit. By his &C
ton Mr.. Bliss does not for a moment
admit that his jockeys are in the wrong
or that they have done anything which
should close the tracks of Montana or
any other state to them, but as a man
friendly to the town, which he visits for
the second time, he quietly submits TO
circumstances.
The story told by the horsemen about
the Bows is that they took a horse be-
longing to Miles Finlan of Butte TO Cal
ffornia. and there sold him to another
man. They also ode the horse, n or
both, and the protest that they were
riding their own horse was filed against
them. They were ruled on the track
temporarily. pending investigation, ana
in that condition they still remain. All
~ the horsemen seem to think well OF
the boys and all are confident that be
fore winter they will be reinstated. In
the meantime. however. Mr.. Lawrence
feels that he cannot take any chances
with his own reputation and position oy
allowing them to ride here, particularly
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21

From the New York Journal
Fond mother-If nat young man should
take advantage OF you and try TO kiss you
what would you do2
Dutiful daughter-I should remind him
that | have a mother whom ! love very
dearly.
Fond mother 1after roiecf.onp-I think
dear. that you had better remind him that
you have a father.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21
A World of Difference.

From the Chicago Post
II understand she has had an attack OF
nervous prostrstion.'
"'Oh. dear. no. not at all"
But the doctor said
II know he did at FIRST. but Just as soon
as he learned the size of her husband 5
income he changed his mind and said she
was merely overcome by that tired feel
ing"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21
PARTNER WANTED

To ouy half interest in 6. 0ooshesp
and run the business. Ranches,
hay and full equipments furnished
Must be q practical and successful
sheep mAR.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-21

Special rates to the Hamilton races,
%, 80, Oct. l, 3, 4 and ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
BOYS CLOTHING.
Another Great Money-saving Opportunity.

We realize she fnt that TO buy at this reason Of the year 1000 Boys Salts
would naturally be . rhkJ not - in this inMnnce, because IL ID q cae Of two
dollars Tor one, and they aFe iuEt the sort OF goOds you Will need in the next two
weeks consequently 10 risk % ne, and . good chance OR you. We bought these
goods from the welEknoWn nFm Of GesuOn q jacobson, 62688O Broadway, N. Y.
OF courssO customer do not know this hrn, but there Il not one who handles
Boys CIothihr In the Unltsd Ststa who does not know them well, and the merits
Of their goods rms sasc commences Monday morning ct $3.50 o'clock, and oO-
tinues untn III are sold; como early for Arst choice. ON TABLE, MAIN FLOOR,
LOCO Boys, Extras strongly Made Knee Penth in navy blue SpSstngsd mS. 25c
Second aOOr. Boy' Fine An Wool Casytst Suit. sxtra strons ST 80
nninsl and made, szesA to 10 years, regular $500 goods, at."..... ~A"O>
300 Boys, E1ne, An Woo. ChsNot end Csssmsrs s.itA small sizes,
AoO' st."..t" ..@.t "t" $3.50" -
styles any MMs to rs yeara, value $500 to $500, your choice 60 D
2BO Finest Serge and Fancy Cloth Sailor Suits, blouse made extra full
at $500 % @SsOO; they go aS...".. 500. .."... .."..... NNsVS
1O7 Boyup Norfolk suih, made from the newest and nobbiest mixtures,
with feather bet, others Of self materials they were &AOOtO 60 67
800; get the pick at &NsOS
500 BoyS' Finest Cashmere and Scotch CheHot Suits. tailored equal G Z O2
to custom made, sizes 8o 10 yehEbv value $3.50 to 5000, at......... VOa>C
200 Boys, LONG PANTS SUITS, newest, nobbASt shapes and mster1als,
sizes IA to 10 years, and goods that were % high a. 412OO; get c. E0
the best ."..s .".' ".." 49," "s.'" SCNSO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
ALANGoEs IN CUBA.
why Our Soldiers IN the island Were Fer
bidden to Eat the Fruit.


From ns Bostos ESsainO Tsanseript.
In the long list Of suggestions from the Medi-
cal Department.. all Of which were disre-
garded. the ripe mango was recommended aS
q desirable article of diet. But somebody ct
headquarters issued an edict against It. and
the soldiers were called up BY the company
commanders and told that II they ate the fruit
they would be punished. This IL the way the
company commanders addressed their men
Now. I sec that some Of you have been eat
ing those mangoeS In spite Of our advice TO the
sS|s T 9a5Eii, p Tbys you c sTRlC y N Pc SsS GuR ssSsS Ssll
i IN ysS ia saSi tS SSs % al IS t ssf k asSeH %HsG p sRf To-
s SsstP' as It Y has XII fill y H tiSss; f BpaRia Eli KY I y S%
told N good authority that Il you eat
E ssvs %A RSS VII SfiSr sHws say u pn iqisS seSn g Ssd y ssleiy
die. Now, I give you this positive order. that
not ,one o., you shall eat any Of this fruit, and I
shal punish severely any man that disobeys
Ate, such an order the obedispt regulars
we're a%bnndant tempting. and delicious. The
volunteers! ate themmore freely, Wlthoutan bad
S SssSls; 80 saa r. si e hS %sS. fs oSFsd sSSjT t t6S Cuban =
e, the yholesomeness q the fruit they gener-
ally SAID; 1T e perfectly wholesome n eaten
Spaniards," Most OF the army Doctor seemed
fruit altogether. There were many cnses ia
which even the most obedlent regulars were
imPelled by thirst and by. the hunger for a bIt
Of lruit 70 disobey, the ORDER and, a, the clear
EslII2E. @sSS9 ~ L. s SiwSES riPel, Fhile The 9nrPe
high order OF Intelligence to discriminate be-
tween the fruit which was At TO eat and that
IL is certainly hard TO believe any IN of n
mango when one looks q 4. The tree Itself Is
Rgine q tree as large as q big Msssachusetts
oak. covered with rich and glossy foliage liner
than that OF the Qrange tree, and covered also
With golden fruit Destling brilliantly among
often be a hundred barrels OF mHngoes July
matured. every one OF which Is as largo as q
0oQd-slzed pear. In shape the mango Is mot
unlike Q short and thick cucumber. and 4 has
q thin. tough skin. which. when mataFed, re-
yealB q mass Of the most delicious juIcy nulp,
The only trouble about eating the mango Ia
that one needs an ablution afterWard. Bome
Say that the ideal way Is 70 get into a bathtub.
take the mango, eat II and Their. 90 on with the
bath, But one 10 perfectly willing to ale the
trouble 70 seek The abiut9n for The gake OF he
fruit And imagine the trees which bear the
fSs' ~ II sVsry SaSdsa and oO T1S at az iaaPass.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
ENeLrsn spOn11Ne News.
Jarvis Wins the Half-lIlle Swimming Cham
pionship in Record Time.

Jarvis Wins the Half-AIileS Swimming Cham
pionShip in Record Time.
Particulars OF the half-mile amateur swim
ming championship OF England. which was
decided at Abbey Park. Leicester. on Aug. 2.
show that J.. A. Jarvis is still In wonderful
form. Jarvis. who recently won the one-milo
and long-distance championship. was pitted
against j. II. Derbyshire. holder OF the title.
and also 100 and $40 yard champion. and P. II.
Lister. 1.O00-yard champion Of the north.
Derbyshire utilized his sprinting powers and
led for q while. but Jarvis soon challenged the
leader. and at the half distance led by twenty
yards. Derbyshire then retired. and Jarvis took
matters easily for a time. but swan his best at
the end and won by twenty-five yards from
Lister In 10 minutes 81 seconds. The time
constitutes a new English record. and as IL was
made over o 220-yard course. its intrinsic value
is far greater than the American record OF 10
minutes 45 2-6 seconds made In the seventy
foot bath at San'Francisco on July 8. where the
swimmer had the advantage of thirty-seven
turns and a push-ofH from the side OF the tank.
WhenEnglishmenhad about concluded thatW.
credit cricket the champion syrprised ths pub
In the match with Sussex at 4 O'Clock on the
last day Of play. The Western Counts, was
was not-out 90. and appeared good for another
hundred. but he contented himself with M, for
lnhl WAS the only beOTp DeLWoen 4 anu lOO UnhC
he had not mnde during his. oricketing career,
The Celtic Football and Athletic Club held
an important meeting At Parkhead. Glasgow.
holiday meeting. ". W, Cooper OF the Brad
ford football Club. the 100-yard champion.
ehowed that he p entitled to class with, 2. A.
Of the invitation i20eyard handicap. he. ran
from scratch and was only beaten . loot byJ.
b. Aud, 81 yards, In IL 30 seconds; Coop
er's performance Is practically q worlds rec
ord, as the best English and American figures
are IL 40 seconds. ID. HorgAn. the 1rlBh
weight thrower. was u~nopposed In the six
teen-poupd shot-puttiug invitation event. He
put the shot 10 feet 8 inches and made . new
Scotch record, Cooper followed up his per-
Torrance at Glasgow by a meritoriols race for
the 100-yard Welsh championship at the New
port, Monmouth, bank holiday meeting. O. II.
Thomas Of Oxford led until the last ten yards.
yhen the champion dashed by and won BY a
foot In 10 seconds.
Harry Hutchens. who was In his day con-
ceded to be the fastest spFlnter that ever put
on q running shoe. has evidently taken n new
lease OF life. He has signed articles TO run A.
II, Downer 200 yards at RoohdAle on Sept. >,
whom the erstWhle amateur VIII let the vet
eran have z yards start. Hutchens has now
announced that he ts prepared 70 make
match on similar teEmAj with Charles H0rper
St lBulWcl, whose claim TO be the fastest Eng
lieh pedestrian OF the DAY, was u~ndisputed un-
III DoWner turned professional