The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-11
STERLING PATRIOTISM.
Even Youngsters Make Sacrifices ." swell
Company A Fund.

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Great Falls, July 10.-The success OF
the subscriptIon for the benefit of Com
many A contains features which DO not
appear in the printed lists and when
necessarily ave to be told without the
addition of names. Not only nave
many given to the FUND by subscrlp-
ton. but have also purchased tickets
for the ball and hidden their identity
under the word Cash or fictitious
names: besides these are many whose
subscriptions represent a sacrihce
which is not shown in the 1gures set
opposite their names. To many tne
gift of a small sum means far more
than a thousand times the amount
means to another, and IL Is in this way
that the subscription is expressive OF a
strong underlying feeling that notn-
ing is too good for the boys.
There was one little fellow. a news
bow who earns quite a bit by his street
sales, who sided up to the OF
the soliciting committee. In his hand:
rot more than three times the size OF
the coin 1t held, was a silver half dol
lar.
''Tain't much, but I want to do some
thing for the fellows. A good many OF
them used to buy papers from me. n
now they are hard up, I'd like to help
'em out a little"
1t certainly was a generous and well
come contribution. and the feeling that
accompanied ii was worth countless
times that sum. Another instance was
that of a citizen of limited means, VINO
had lust sent a good sized draft to an
acquaintance in the company with in
structions to apply 1t to his personal
needs and use the balance, II any, for
the needs of his comrades.
Miss Cleveland, who worked so earn
estly for the fund and whose success,
measured by the number of subscrip-
! t;a.z ohtnfnnd uac remarka h1Q relates
that while passing through the resi-
dence portion of the city, she met two
small boys playing in front OF a house.
She asked if their mother was at home,
and when they said she had gone out
she replied that she was sorry. as she
was collecting none for Company A
She turned to go way, when the two
youngsters, who had held a hurried
consultation. called to her: Hold on
Miss Cleveland, we've got some money
all our own in our banks. and We viii
give you that" The young lady was
in some doubt whether to accept II ol
not, M they assured her that 1t wa
all right, it was their money and they
rather give to the soldiers who nigh
be sick or hungry than to spend 1t 70.
candy, and they insisted on its accept
ance. So they climbed through a win
dow into the locked house and turne'
the contents of their small banks int,
her Inc
SO the incidents could be multiplied
and for every story of sacrifice whicl
came to the observation of the collec
tors. there is probably a dozen of whicl
they surmised nothing. 1t has bee
purely an expression of feeling, an
one which the boys, while perhaps the,
may not understand well enough to ap
preciate eac Individual sacrifice, wi
understand we'll enough TO appreciat
in the lump.
In addition TO the total reported las
night. SS16.55, there is something owe
800 coming from the Fourth OF Jul
committee, s25.25 from the baseba
game of yesterday. and it is estimate
that the ball will realize al least $40
There are many in the city who, froI
circumstances, have not been seen q
who have been away, and 1t is SAT
to presume that the entire fund vi
reach 1880. That is not an enormou
donation nor a fund which will affor
very many luxuries to the boys. but
! is enough to narrow the margin bt
. tween comfort and privation.
l The Standard desires to acknowlede
the following subscriptions receive
{ since last night:
> John T.
W.. j.
A MIS- CrdlH L
MISS RAa0