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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
A MARVELLOUS CANE.
Presented to Attorney George stanton by
His Client Mcmillan.

presented 10 Attorney George stanton by
His Client Mcmillan.
Great Falls, Feb. 6.-Attorney George
H. Stanton is carrying a cane about
town which is a curiosity in itself in adj
dition to being a souvenir of law
case. He was the attorney for William
Mcmillan, convicted of criminal assault
in this county and sent to the peniten-
tiary about two years ago. Through
the efforts Of MIR. Stanton, the supreme
court of the state granted a new trial
and Mcmillan is now in the county jail
here waiting for the district court to
meet. During his stay in the peniten-
tiary he, like many other prisoners, de-
voted his spare time to the making of
cane. He has presented it to Mr.
Stanton and it as fine a specimen of
handicraft as one meets 1t is made Of
segments of COW horn, cut in rings and
on each ring a dot OF mother of pearl
is inlaid. The head is round knob and
it is inlaid with strips of coin silver in
intricate designs, and the cane is alto
gether a piece of wonderful patience and
perseverance which rivals Confucius'
manufacture of needle from crow
bar. 1t certainly is the finest specimen
of cane making which has Yet come
from the state prison.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
WILL CLOSE AT SIX.
An Agreement Between the Retail Clerks
-aof Great Fails and Their Employers.

Great Falls. Feb. 6.--The retail clerks
of the city have promulgated the iol-
lowing instructions for their employers,
the regulations to take effect to-mof-
row:
First-On every evening of the year
ut and after the hour Of o'clock p. m,
save and excepting Saturday night of
each week and the last night lmme-
diately preceding Christmas day, New
Years day. Washington's birthday,
Decoration day, Fourth OF July, Labor
day and Thanksgiving day in each year,
and also except therefrom each and
every night between the 18th day OF
December and the sd day of December,
both dates inclusiyely in each year. on
which nights the stores and places OF
business shall be closed at the hour OF
10 o'clock D. m, it being understood that
should anv of the said days between the
18th and sd of December fall on sun
dav the stores shall be kept closed all
of said Sunday.
Second-To keep our stores closed all
day Of each and every Sunday through
out the year.
Third-To keep our stores closed all
day on Christmas. New Years day,
Washington's birthday, Decoration day,
Fourth Of July. Labor day and Thanks
giving day.
Like all other progressive movements
the success Of this Will depend IN
great measure upon pubic sympathy
and encoura cement. which, we feel, the
good people Of Great Falls will most
readily accord. To the few who may
feel themselves Inconvenience by the
s o'clock closing rule. we would ask
them TO consider as opposing the slgnt
convenience of buying at present sale
hours the hours of toll required Of the
faithful clerks, the social and domestic
comforts and opportunities Of self-iin-
proyemenI lie Is 1Qrcsa 70 foreap. The
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
IN BOULDER.
Ice Harvest In Prog OF the
Recorders Onice.

Special Correspondence OF the Standard.
Boulder, Feb. 6-The ice harvest Is
yet in progress and shipments of lake
ice are being made to Basin Eikhorn
and W.ckes.
The receipts In the county recorders
office for January We're S402.05. divided
as follows: Instruments recorded.
$160.75. instruments filed. $3.50. mining
claims recorded, s1o4; proof of represen-
tation. SAG; abstracts s63 30; acknowl
Judgements. $3.50.
Thursday evening the residence OF
Frank Hope in the eastern part of town
was discovered to be on fire. His neigh
bor, w. w. Wickes. made the discovery,
first seeing what appeared to be a spark
on the roof. but which on further eS-
animation proved to be fire coming
through the roof close to the chimney.
The alarm being given. few men in
the immediate neighborhood were soon
doing what they could to quench the
flames, as there was plenty of water
close to the house. A gale of wind was
blowing and in the absence of ladders II
was difficult to get water TO the roof.
as what little was thrown quickly had
the roof so slippery with ice that IL was
difficult for any one to get up. After the
fire had crept along the roof TO the front
of the house the fire company arrived
with. the hook and ladder truck and
buckets. and by that means enough
water was poured on to quench the
/ flames, Under a proper adjustment the
/ loss will be covered by the insurance.
i as Mr. Hope had $500 on the house and
I $500 on the contents.
Through the local press. which will
proba bly, extend 10 the state press, the
suggestion is made that as kind and
/ considerable a gift as any individual
could make would be TO send books 70
the school for the deaf and blind here.
& Books appropriate for children from /
years upwards would be appropriate,
i either such as might be used in pursu-
ing their general course of study or
books for reference or recreation. Any
packages of books sent TO Superinten-
dent +. S. Tillinghast, Boulder, will be
receipted for and highly appreciated.
/ The deaf children of course are great
readers, and for the blind pupils the
| teachers In the institution read TO them
| a certain portion of each day.
/, Repairs are being made at Simpkins'
| hall in preparation for the masquerade
| 10 be held on the 18th.
| John Collins, stock detective Tor TINS
| district. was here during the week and
| brought from Elkhorn Charles Hopkins,
| who was taken before Justice Taylor on
| the charge Of falling To make and file
| reports with the county clerk of the
cattle slaughtered by him in mis- butch
| er business at EIkhorn. The tine In-
| posed was $s.7e.
| At this time there are no new devel-
| opments in the Beld case. samuel Wade
/ .s4tstt#4{-3 an = v44 Ten
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Breaking Them to Harness.

Great Falls. Feb. 6.-John Spaulding
and Jack Ryan arrived in Chinook last
Sunday night with eight dogs which
they purchased in Montreal to be used
on their trip to Nlondike. The dogs are
mixed bloods derived from St Demands
and will be trained to work. They are
lodged at Charles Ross livery stable
and Horse Trainer Ed Thomas is work
ing with them to break them to har-
ness.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
A Noisy Night.

Great Falls, Feb 6.--Last night was
a noisy one. Max Zimmerman, who IS
a horse dealer by lack of other occupa-
ton, got out on Second street south and
polluted the night air with curses and
vile language until Officer Grillenber-
ger took him down. For lack of bail
he is still in the city Jail. 1t was in the
same locality that Mamie Bell got into
a fight with another dweller in the bad
lands. and she too languished through
the night and to-day at the city hospice
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07
A New Crazy Sect in Connecticut.

a lot of fanatics In the State recently im-
rnersed an old rheumatic woman bodily in the
water to heal her, they said. She n early
died in consequence. How much better it would
have been to have treated the poor old woman
for her nfrmity with Hostetters stomach Bit
tiers which not only cures rheumatism, but pre-
vents kidney complaint and remedies dyspepsia
constipation liver trouble and nervous prostra-
tim Give il a systematic trial.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-07

On for Klondiks =
Steamers at 6kagAay
steamer Queen Unleading, and
Three Others
Burro Pack Train, Dyea Point
Hsaly s. Wilson's Store
Klondike Wagon Loaded
Indian Canoes
Don a.Wck, Old Chilcoot Chief, and
Chief Isaac
Fording Dyea River
Towing Provisions
Camp Life at Finnegars Point
A Party Of Variety Actresses on Contraco
for Two Seasons
Indians Freighting Up River
Indians Polling Canoes Up River
Pack Oxen on Trail
Dogs Packing on Trail
Looking South From Foot Of Dyea Capyol
A Packers Home
Dyea Trail Blocked by Fallen Horse
Collecting Toll
Front Street at Settlement
Sheep Camp
Packers on Trail
Near Scales
Pack Horses on Edge of Precfpica
Forty Elve-Degree incline
Near Summit of Chllkoot Pass
Looking South From Pass
On the Summit of Chilkoot Pass
Glacier, Summit of Pass
Crater Lake
Fifty Tons of Provisions
Actresses Bound for klondiks
Rev. Mr. Young and DIR. McEwen
Camp at Lake Linderman
Shipyard. Lake Linderman
Leaving Head of Lake Linderman for
klondike
End of Skaguay Trail
Rapids Between Lakes
Lake Bennett
Precipice, Porcupine Hill
On Porcupine Hill
Hungry Mans Retreat
Bridge Over Porcupine Greek
Pack Train at Little Lake
Blacksmith Shop
Skaguay at High Tide
Skaguay and Three Other Pictures
Skaguay Harbor
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Fined for Their sins

The ordinance relating To inmates Of
houses of i'll repute went into effect on
the LIST inst. and about Il nymphs du
pave have been hauled up before the
police magistrate and fined s. each. The
fines will be enforced monthly hereaf-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01
The Proper Time to Cut Oats.

A correspondent of the Agriculturist en-.
forces this valuable truth:
when oats are to be used for feed they
should always be cut while the grain is
in the dough. From repeated trials I am
convinced that if cut while yet in the
dough the yield would be a great deal
more and of better quality. Besides, the
straw will make much better roughage.
Last year l had a piece of oats contain
ing seventeen acres and as a part of 1t
was rusty and weedy 1 cut ten acres while
the grain was in the dough and the straw
was yet quite green. At the time II was
cut the straw stood UP perfectly straight.
But as l thought that it was too green
/ let seven acres stand four days longer.
After cutting the first part light rain
fell and very hot sultry weather set IN.
When I came to cut the remainder it was
overrpe and about four-fifths of it was
badly lodged l also found that it had
shelled out so the ground was white with
oats Judging from the amount that
sDrouted after the field was plowed, rs
much as five 10 eight bushels to the acre
must have been wasted. This loss was all
due TO letting the oats become overripc.
OF course, the very unfavorable weather
did good deal of te damage, but as
there had not been any storm along with
the rain, the main loss was caused by let
ting the oats become too ripe. The grain
was also heavier and brighter from the
oats first cut and the yield fully one-fourth
more, although at first the seven-acre field
yielded the best oats.
When the oats are to be used for seed
1t is necessary that they become perfectly
ripe and special care should be taken to
have them thoroughly dry before stacking
and threshing Many oats are spoiled by
being stacked while they contain moisture
They will heat much sooner in the stack
than wheat or any other kind of small
grain If the straw should happen to be
little green when the oats are cut the
bundles should be small and set up IN
long shocks containing not more than eight
bundles each
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01

Nothing should be so highly priced upon
the farm as a supply of pure water, says
the Farm and Fireside. II is, therefore,
remarkable that impure water is so fire.
quently found where purity could be cas-
ily maintained Househo,ders, stock
raisers, dairymen, all should see to it that
the source of drinking water for both hu-
man and brute use be beyond suspicion.
In the great majority OF cases, according
to chemical tests. the pollution may be
traced to the barn yard, and the cause
may be the filthy condition of the place.
the location of the we'll or both The
well located in the barn yard, except in
the most rare instances, becomes in a
short time a ma tural cesspool from which
is pumped liquid manure of greater or less
strength, according to che porosity of the
soil. the amount of rainfall and the near
ness of the we'll TO the manure pile Such
water should be used for irrigation and
for no domestic purpose.
The well should always be located at a
safe distance from possible sources of pol
luton the brick-work should be set at
least as far down as the ground water
line, in cement impervious to water; the
TOP of the well should be raised about a
foot above the surface Of the ground and
be provided with a tight top 10 keep out
all vermin, and the surroundings should
be kept free of all substances that might
polluete the water The well should never
be used for a refrigerator, nor should the
washing of milk-cans or other utensils be
carried on in its immediate neighborhood
unless ample provision be made to carry
away all wash water. Stops and garbage
should be thrown on the compost heap
where they belong.
If the well is already situated in a
doubtful place. and the water is thought
to be polluted, the safest remedy is to hll
it and dig in another place. The water
drawn from such wells even though II
percolate through a considera bic stratum
of soil and be then limpid and cool and
pleasing to the eye and the palate. may
contain vegetable substance and animal
remains in various stages of decomposi-
ton and living bacteria of many harmful
as well as harmless species, besides min
eral matter dissolved and in suspension.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01

celery growers call this planting "in row.
by twos.' The space between the tvvos
is cultivated by horse power, and the 9th
space is cultivated by hand, but as the
weather is becoming cool during Novero-
Der very little cultivation is required ex-
cepting to Keep the soil stirred to relieve
it of moisture or TO let air into it, When
the celery is fully grown, it is blancbe1
by setting boards against it. This is call
ed the board method. 1t is not well to
bank with soil. as this causes the celery
to rust. Marketing begins in February
and continues until May. If the weather
turns very warm, very little celery is good
after the middle of May. Marketing ia
done altogether in crates which hold A
little more than an ordinary apple barrel
The punches in the crates are not ALWAYS
the same but are varied to suit the mar
ket TO which they are going Fine punches
OF celery are frequently tied with red or
blue braid. Excellent celery will net the
grower from $500 to 81 600 per acre. We
have many reports of celery netting Sc. =
COO to the acre, but have not seen a large
field of it produce at this rate 1t is not
uncommon to see a carload, or two or three
for that matter, at the depot at Jackson
vile en- route to the North-Jacksonville
being our basing point for Northern mar
kets.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01
----------- 80 s-------------------
PRIESTS RULE PHILIPPINES
Power of the Friars All That Held
Islands for Spain.

London, Aug. 1.-The Madrid correspon-
dent of the Times says: 1.-The conflicting
accounts of the American peace terms
and "a suspicion that the Washington gov
eminent was temporizing in order to con-
front Spain with the occupation of Porto
Rico, and the capltulation of Manila
originally caused irritation and provoked
strong language, but it is now seen that
the suspicion was unfounded.
THE terms, however, are regarded as
very hard, and the annexation of Porto
Rico and the reputation of the colonial
debt is characterized as fiagrantly unjust
Happily the question of the Philippines
is removed; and I am confident that the
more II is considered the less will Amer
lea be inclined to annexation. Spain has
only maintained sovereignty there by the
aid of the religious orders, who supple
ment administrative authority by immense
religious influence.
gwen the least clerical of the captains
general have admitted in their official. re-
ports that without the friars, who are
mostly able men and ardent Spanish pa
triots. an army corps of Peninsular troops
would be permanently required to main
tain order.
ANY other powers Selling the Philip
pines would be obliged to abolish this
medieval administration and introduce a
much costlier system.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01

spartanburg. Its proposed capital stock
IS $5o00 divided into so ehares.
Monday Judge Townsend granted pre-
urinary injunction against The City Coun-
ell of spartauburg forbidding them to
issue the $4,000 of bonds to the o. r. c.
Railway.
Charlie Mason. white Of Laureus, is to
be hanged on Aug 25 for killing Lewis
Griffith, negro. about a game of cards.
John Johnson, colored, is to be hanged
the same day.
An effort is to be made in Columbia to
get up another telephone exhange in
opposition to the Bell system. The pro-
meters Of the new enterprise are r. II.
Weston, l. l.. Wlthers. w. ID. Meltou,
j. Pope Matthews and others.
Prof. Morrlosn Of Clemson College, when
he was at Laurens last week left a gavel
made by Clemson College students to be
presented 10 the Laurens County Sunday
School Convention. The gayel is from
timber from the farm of John c. Cal
houn.
President Andrew Jackson before his
death bequeathed certain pieces of silver
ware to the state Of South Carolina, and
these valuables have some how got beyond
the limits of The state. John l.. z. Can't
well of Wilmington, y. c., wants the
South Carolina authorities to have the
silver returned to the state.
The Charleston Post says a negro boy
went into the woods near that city FRI
day cow hunting and the mosquitoes bit
him so bad through his clothes he had to
retire When he reached home his face
was twice its natural size and both his
eyes were almost closed, and his shirt and
trousers were covered with blood.
1t is understood that Hon. George
tombstone of Newberry, who filed a con-
ditionaI pledge as a candidate for Con-
gress in the Third district will enter act
lively into the race. Mr. tombstone, repre-
scented the district in Congress some years
ago. The other candidate, besides Con-
gresham Latimer, is Hon julius e.
Boggs, of Piekens.
While the sale of the Rlta's cargo was
going on at Charleston Friday a gentle
man bid SIS on a box, not knowing what it
contained, there being no Label on the
box. The purchaser al once priced off
the top and to his surprise found that II
contained two very fine breechloading
guns. He was offered 500 for the two, but
refused, as a single gun could scarcely
be purchased from the makers at that
figure The best bargain struck was by a
dry goods dealer who bid in lot of fine
torchon lace, valued at about 81 600 for $206.
The lace was all hand-work and of a most
beautiful pattern. The purchaser not
knowing its value resold il for $3.50, and
the purchaser will now clear $500 easily
on the sale.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01

The use of such water is an invitation to
the doctor.
Should the filing of the we'll be infeas-
ible, the wa ter used for drinking purposes
should be purified. This may be done in
many ways, the cheapest and safest of
which is boiling. This kills all bacteria
and destroys the harmful compounds in
the water. After fifteen or twenty min
utes of hard boiling the water should be
passed through a porous filter to aerate
il and remove the fiat taste. When cool-
ed it is ready for use. No unboiled wa
ter must ever enter the filter, which must
always be kept perfectly clean by regular
and frequent attention.
The Chamberland-Pasteu filter is per-
haps The next best method of water-puri-
fication that can be used for the house
hold. The working part consists of an
unglazed earthenware cell through which
solid matter cannot pass. 1t is at first
even proof against bacteria. But these
organisms in time find their way through
the walls of the cell by a species Of
growth, and the filter becomes a breeding
chamber at least of undesirable stuff, If
not of disease germs. The cup should be
boiled frequently to kill the organisms
and to remove the other substances col
lected in and upon it, Other methods of
water-1lteration are generally too cum
bersome for home use. At best water
liberation is only a make-shift, the water
so obtained being a poor substitute for
pure well or spring water.
NJ G. Kains.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01
FAN Flowing OF stubbIe Land.

The most common mistake in preparing
ground for fall grains is waiting until just
before seeding time, or about the last
week in August and the first in Septem-
her, says an exchange. There are several
reasons why early blowing Is the best The
weeds that have started after the cutting
Of the small grains are turned under and
kept from seeding. This is no small con-
sideration where the ground is at all foul.
If some Of the seeds near the surface
should start after blowing, go over the
field with a harrow Of some kind or a cul-
tiVator and allow none to develop.
The chief value of early blowing Is that
the land has opportunity to become well
pulveriZed and compacted before seeding
time. If the land is hard when plowed the
numerous workings which should be CIV
On 1t with the rains of late summer and
early autumn, will dissolve the clods and
o5Iterate damage if present when the seed
is sown. Many failures with winter grains
can be traced to late blowing and imper-
feet preparation of the seed bed.
Begin blowing as soon as the shocks have
been removed from the field. This will vary
from the first week in July to the second
in August. A depth of about five inches is
usually sufficient. depending somewhat
upon tho character OF the soil. In a few
days go over the field with a harrow in or
der TO level the ground and create soil
mulch 10 prevent excessive evaporation
Drag or roll several times during the fan
and follow each time with a harrow to
loosen the surface.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01
Celery Growing In the south.

In reply to questions sent to him. Prof
p. H. Rolls, of the Florida Experiment
Station, writes in the Rural New Yorker
We grow all the ordinary varieties of
celery in Florida. The seed is sown in
beds from July to October, either in a
shady place or else protected by plant
cloth. The rest Of the work is just the
same as is done for Northern crops, ex-
cepting that we ALLOW our plants 10 grow
somewhat larger than the Northern gard
ner does. About the middle of November
to the first Of January, the celery is set
out in the fields. The best plan for our
conditions Is to plant two rows a foot
apart, and then leave three feet. when two
more rows foot apart are planted. Our
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-01
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WARRANT RANK IN THE NAVY.
The Most Peculiar Grade In the Ser
vice


From tho Louisville Courier-Journal.
The announcement that the men who ac-
companed I4out Hobson into Santiago
harbor or board the Merrmac are to be
made warrant officers calls fresh attention
to a peculiar grade in the naval service,
the only grade to which enlisted men can
rise.
There are two and half degrees in the
social scale of the navy. First come the
commissioned officers Of the line and staff
the admirals captains, lieutenants en-
signs surgeons, paymasters, engineers
marine officers and chaplalns, who con-
sntute one degree then next in the scale
are the warrant oflicers-the boatswains,
gunners. carpenters and sailmakers, who
by virtue of their small complement and
their halfway position, can be counted
only as half n unit, and last in order Is
the great mass of enlisted men, who range
from the chief petty officers to the appren-
tees.
The gunners, boatswains, sailmakers
and carpenters of the navy are neither
commissioned officers nor enlisted men.
They wear a uniform similar to that worn
by the former but have no share in their
social amusements afoat or ashore, no ia
miliar intercourse with them on board, and
are barred by their own pride of class from
seeking companions among the enlisted
part of the crew.
They mesc in a room set apart for their
common use, have separate staterooms,