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Inspecting Spanish Soldiers.

\ reader tells Of being Il spectator
some time ago at the morning inspec-
tons of the Havana volunteers. He
says: THE first morning. | noticed
that after the officers had inspected
the front rank of one company and
had gone on to the next, good many
of the men who had first been inspect
ed changed places with their mates in
the rear rank, and were inspected
again on the return of the officers by
the rear. found this shifting of places
happened every morning, and the con
clusion was unavoidable that the most
presentable volunteers always lined
up first in the front ranks. and then
snapped places with companions of the
rear who were less fit to bear scru.
tiny.'-Harper's Weekly.
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'DoYoU THINK HE REALLY CAREsw

pale, Connie" | observed. Not feel
ing quite up to the mark?"
oh dear, no! I'm feeling splendid.
You know | never had much color"
Take care of yourself, then. Good
bye. Don't mind ringing; know the
way downstairs
"Good-bye, Tom" she said.
Her hand was quite cold, and her
mouth looked wistful. Goodbye"
said again, and turned to the door.
was half way downstairs when she,
called me back 4
"By-the-by, Tom, if you see Mr.. Lazy
renee you might tell him | nave bJoll
of his to return to him-the first time
he calls"
She spoke so coolly that I qIitted
her. feeling altogether puzzled Yin the
hall I discovered l had lefX glove
in the drawing-room, anE ANNOYED
with myself, | ascended lthe stairs
once more. The door had been care
fully closed and it opened to me with
out sound. / spied my {. glove lying on
the chair where l had been sitting.
but something prevented me making
across the room to possess myself of
my property. instead l shut the door
very softly and hurried from the
house. | still have memory of a
girl lying on sofa with her face
buried in the cushion ms. with her shout
ders moved with 4 great emotion. Of
course, l told jim only enough to
make him happy man.-Madame.
In Order to save His Life.
Mrs. Hoyle--There are few leaves
missing from my cook book.
Mrs. Doy!e--Your husband probably
rnnk
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A LITTLE DIPLOMACY
By J. }. BELL.
HS~~-~~A~~~A~~-~-S~~
VoU mentioned that you were go
ing to call upon your cousin,

NJ W HhCIIiphSN lIIdl Ou NNAS ~
ing to call upon your cousin,
observed jim, as we walked along.
YES; you better join me-" said I.
"No, thanks, old man. But Heaven
knows | wish could, he sighed rather
than spoke.
'What's the worry, Jim? You never
were serious about Connie, were YOU
WASN'T %
I'm. Well, tC my knowledge, it's
months since you were last at the
house. But"
Il say, Tom" ne interrupted, 81 wish
you would put in good word for me"
"Eh?" said l. rather staggered.
Look here; it's this way. Connie
and | were chums for long time. as
Won know. and almost believe we
would have become more than friends
if we hadn't had a quarrel. Oh! it was
nothing. really. but Connie wouldn't
make if IN. And now when we meet
she won't speak to me"
Dear. dear" I murmured. with
sympathy. Have YOU tried writing
TO her?"
"Anv repIv?"
"My own letter" he said. shortly.
"I'm afraid. Jim. that your matter
for disagreement amounted to more
than you care to tell me-"
"Well.' said my friend. 1.-THE thing
was nothing to begin with, but some
how it got exaggerated
"Come away; lets hear about it.s
said l, encouragingly.
Jim groaned. at began about Violet
Hastings. I know did behave like an
ass there once, and Connie found out.
and then discovered a previous small
romance of Connie. and between the
two-oh. hang it. there's no use talk
ing about it,
Tin afraid Won are most TO blame
Jim. II was terribly foolish of Won +o
find out ANYTHING about Connie" We
had halted at the corner Of the fer
race.
'Of course. I've blamed myself ever
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call with me; | even thought of or
fering to let him come in my stead''
If you had dared" she exclaimed.
Recollecting herself, she added, cold
| ly, Il don't know what you are talking
! about."
| We'll, I've been talking some nom
sense, but now I'll give you the truth
| slipped my tea and continued: 1.-The
fact is, l have just left Jim Lawrence
! | had an idea that he was on his way
to call here, but l think he understood
| from my manner that he had better
not
You weren't rude, Tom ?''-anxious-
ly.
impossible. But knew you couldn't
be bothered with him; he has become
such an idiot of late"
You shouldn't speak so of friend
of yours" said Connie, reproachfully.
"Oh, he is a thoroughly good sort.
but he has annoyed his friends dread
fully by throwing away his chances
with Violet Hastings. Why, what with
her money and her fathers influence,
Jim would have been made for life
Besides. vi is such a charming girl"
''Mr. Lawrence" remarked Connie.
| timidly, used sometimes to strike me
as man who scarcely knew his own
mind"
Right, quite right! That's just
jim. Take again the instance of Vio-
let. Jim has simply fallen in love with
some one else. it NAV last this time;
but hope not"
But, surely, Tom, you don't be-
lieve in marrying for money!"
| My dear Connie, do not let us get
romantic" She hlushed slightly. /
felt encouraged to go on. Yes; I'm
doing my level best to convince him
of his folly and send him on the way
he should go. He is coming to see
me tonight, when l must speak to him
seriously"
DO you think it is wise to inter
fere?' put in my cousin, hurriedly.
WELL you see, I've got an linking
that the girl he cares for won't look
at him, and it is exactly at such time
that a mans heart may be turned back
to its older flame
Still, Tom," with a shade of indig-
nation, its none of your business"
"Oh, but it is. Connie Jim and I
are old pals, and I'm not going to have
him moping about as he is at present"
DO you think he really cares-cares
for the-the girl who won't look at
him?' What humble little voice for
Connie!
The thing is obvious enough, I'm
sorry to say. Indeed, my dear old
jim is an unmitigated ass"
Hes not!"
So"
Directly upon this startling contra
diction my cousin began to pour tea
into a cup for nobody in particular.
\ third of the beverage found its way
into the saucer. ] stirred my tea,
which had grown cold. and smiled sad
ly during the awkward pause. Il once
knew a girl" | resumed, who fell in
love, and for a long time behaved
very foolishly." No remark from Con-
ME.
Il once knew a girl" continued,
"who got chance of putting matters
right between her lover and herself,
and
Did she take it?" inquired my
cousin, bending to pick microscopic
crumb from the floor.
Il haven't heard" I said, solemn
ly, looking out of the window.
Presently l rose and smoothed my
hat carefully. You're looking a bit
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-25
.JeIIied Chicken.

Line Il pint bow with slices of hard
boiled eggs, fill with chopped chicken
that has been seasoned with salt, white
pepper, celery salt and melted butter.
Pour ov.t one coffee cupful of water
in whicsj one tablespoonful of gelatin
has been dissolved. Set on ice.-Cin-
cinnati Enuuirer
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Has your measles gone, Bessie ?"
shouted little friend to the tot who
was looking wistfully from the window.
YES, they left. heard the doctor
tell mamma that they broke out last
night. Detroit Free Press.
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Mrs. Hoyle--There are a few leaves
missing from my cook book.
Mrs Doy!e-Your husband probably
took them-N. Y. Journal.
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At the Hotels.

The Florence-Fred +. Erause. Helena
A. j. Linden, Omaha; Joseph X. \, nalen,
st. Louis; s. r. Shirk. Chicago; G. a.
Stillinger. Miss Kate Stillinger. Mrs. G..
w. Wade. Ravalli; o. w. White. San
Francisco; Godfrey Lavell. Spokane; ID.
&. Bass. ~Stevensville: III. ID. Moore. Hell
ena; q. A. Jeffery. Duluth: ID. 4. Haskell,
&. W. Gorham. f. w. Flanley. G. +.
Lloyd. and wife. Butte; George IA. Berry,
St. Paul; A. Lyle Dickey, Omaha; +. A.
Jones, Anaconda.
The Rankin House-Robert Moore. Ste
vensville; Mr.. McGibbon and wife. Colo
ma: J. ID. McQuarrie. Bearmouth; George
w. Shaw. Helena; J. 7. Flanagan and
wife. Hamilton; j. +. Long. Carlton; Geo.
Hunter. Wallace; Mrs. Nicholson. Rivu-
let; j. ID. Thibault, Bonita; J. A. Bishop,
Stevensville; j. A. Roberge. Frenchtown:
Alex Dow. Arlee: Peter Hughes. Stevens
Vile; g. III. Browne. Nine Mile: Harry
Childs. city: NJ. DUNCAN. Ovando: Allan
Forbes. &. T. Hanson. Bonner; Martin Oh
son. T.. Webb. Potomac; Charles Allard.
ID. Couture. Roman: Frank Lynch. Boz
nita-
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was free, but he was not satisfied. He
Is an American and he did not propose
to allow any bullying Britisher to knock
him around after stealing him, without
getting some satisfaction other than
that afforded by the humping that he
gave his oppressor on the ship. So he
organized a pool among the members
of the crew who had suffered with him
and hired attorneys to prosecute the
case. The result was that the captain
and the mate were heavily fined and
william had his satisfaction. The cost
OF the attorneys and his expenses for
clothing. however. left him broke.
When he was s~hanghaied he, OF course,
had to leave all OF his clothes and
other possessions and he was in a sorry
fix when he landed. He says that he Is
now comfortably equipped, but Is short
of funds. The people Of swansea heard
of the action OF Weyman and looked
him up. He says in his letter: Il am
the biggest man i'm swansea and they
have offered me "a position on the police
force here" He did not m when he
wrote whether or not he would accept
the proposition. He Is homesick and
wants to get ack to America. but he
may accept the police officer in order 10
enable him to get back here.
I Ed Weyman. the brother who receiver
the letter last night. says that his fam
lily is much relieved by the receipt OF
the letter. as they had heard nothing
from Vii since the Tacoma letter, and
they had no idea what had become Of
him. They think that he Will b. home
before long and that nc ~. proDaDiy
be glad to get back.
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and this time dug deep. The net re-
suit was another nickel n IL coppers.
The mill man ook less avaricious
now. The remainder of the delega-
ton a meanwhile been conducting
searches on their own account. In
about half an hour the modified fund
lay before the sawyer. Count 1t, boss,
and his every move was closely
aimed until the ask was finished.
Very soon the sawyer looked up, con-
tempt in every line of his face.
And you want to get lumber enough
for the church with this?"
Well, white folks, we kinder oh
spected 1t would fin de nails, too. You
keeps 'em in yoh commissary stoh."
The mill man was from the North.
and he swore. That pile contained
n single paper dollar. six silver dol
lars. two labor orders for SO cents each
and the remainder in halves. quarters,
dimes, nickels and pennies-Sl4.4 As all
told. Neither of its late custodians
would have turned it over 10 his fellow
committeeman for any reason.
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INTENSE EXCITEMENT.
President Mckinley Has Very Few
Friends In MissOula.

President Mckinley Has Very Few
Friends In MissOula.
Missoula, April 13.-The war excitement
in Missoula has been intense all day to-
day anu anxious crowds have sur
rounded the bulletin boards. The Mckin-
ley administration has had but few
friends among the throng and the war
congressman have been the heroes of the
hour. Fitzhugh Lee has been nominated
for president every Is minutes, and Spain
has been whipped twice an hour a. day.
Every time a new bulletin appeared that
seemed to bring war nearer there has
been warm commentator and the an
nouncements that indicated hat there
might be some delay were not well re-
ceived.
Lieutenant Fremont was "a caller at the
Standard office this afternoon after the
bulletin came in announcing that Spain
was to be held responsible for the wreck
of the Maine. He said that the officers
of the navy have been certain of this ever
since the explosion. Mr.. rremont's
brother is the commanding officer of the
Porter. the crack torpedo boat of our
navy and II is upon the au,-ority of his
letters that Lieutenant Fremont made the
statement above quoted. The naval Off
GERS nave not only been confident of this,
but. Il Is claimed. ave been able to prove
1t beyond a doubt for some time.
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MlSSOULA NOTES.

II. ID. Moore is in town from Helena.
Coroner Hayes is i'll at the Sisters
hospital.
Alex Dow of Arlee is in the city on a
business visit.
+. A. Jones Of Anaconda has been In
town on business.
c. +. Lloyd and wife of Butte are
registered at the Florence.
F. w. Flanley and w. Lyle Dickey of
the Cudahy company are in the city.
Mineral Land Commissioner Rombaur
has returned from the springs. with his
health restored.
Colonel Crutchfeld has returned from
Butte n gone up to Hamilton to re-
cruit the Bitter Root Tigers.
l. G. Denny went duck hunting to-
day. He got no ducks. as they wouldn't
wait for him to get close enough.
w. II. Davenport has suffered a re-
lapse and his condition is again regard
ed as critical. His brain is affected
and he is delirious nearly all OF the
time.
The work at the state university il
attracting considerable attention these
days and is making excellent progress.
The brick work is now going up at a
good rate.
The little folks who have been prepar-
ing the Tom Thumb entertainment
have completed their rehearsals and
are all ready for the performance.
which will be given Thursday night at
the Union theater. The piece is one OF
the prettiest things ever seen In this
city and is for the benefit OF the Pres
byterian church.
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HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE
e. II. Barnett Has the Utmost
Confidence in Alaska.
THERE ARE MILLIONS IN 1T
He Brings Back a Fine Collection OF Mug
gets to Support His Statement.
He Missed the Big Slid
by One Day.

Missouls, April BE. II. Barnett,
formerly of Helena. and for a long time
connected with the Northern Pacific
land department, was a passenger on
the ~eastbound train tonight. en- route
from Dawson City TO Helena and points
further east. Mr.. Barnett is enthusi-
astic over the Klondike country and
says that there are millions in IL. He
had with him a fine collection of mug
gets to support his statement. and will
return as soon as he can perfect some
business arrangements in the East.
Mr.. Barnett went into the klondik
country last fall and was captain of
one of the boats hat succeeded in get
ing up the river before II froze. He
succeeded In securing important inter-
ests n will go back as soon as posi-
BILE to take care of them. On the way
out Mr.. Barnett saw and talked with
Sam Word. who is still at Five Finger
rapids and Is doing well. MIR. Barnett
is the bearer of a lot of mail from
Colonel Word to his family and friends.
The party with which Mr.. Barnett
came out reached the head of the pass
the day after the big snowslide and
was on the way down when a severe
snowstorm compelled them TO go back.
They were warned of the danger of
slides n came down the other pass
through Skaguay. Had they gone by
the route as at first selected they would
have been caught in the slide When
Mr.. Barnett left the Alaskan coast 40
bodies a been from the
slide. He says that there Is a tremen-
dous crowd waiting to get into the in
terror. n that many OF them will be
disappointed.
Mr.. Barnett reiterated time and
again his faith in the country, and
says that its future is bright. He will
lose no time In getting bach, and ex-
poets to be on the trail again before
the end of the summer. He says that
the gold exports from there will be
much greater this yea h they were
last season.
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LEFT-hANOEo BALL PLAYERS.
MIR. Reach Thinks They Arc Best Quail
fed tn Play Shortstop.

The availability of left-handers for va
rious positions has often been discussed
and the subject was recently commented
upon when Mr.. Reach of Philadelphia was
quoted as saying that he thought the
left-handed man the best qualified to
play shortstop. The players themselves
think that a left-handed man has no nusi-
mess In an infield position except at first
base. Reach's contention is that the south
paw is in the best natural position to
throw to first after making a stop. He is
outvoted. The speakers for the negative
say that only natural right field hitters
send the ball well for such a short field
er and that the r~ight-handed man in
making the stop would be facing the
base anyway. Should the ball scud to the
right of a left-handed shortstop he would
have TO turn half way round to make
the throw to first.
Tenney, Boston's left-handed first base
man. uses his natural gift in preventing
the sacrifice play. With a runner on first
IL is often good policy to get him TO sec
ond at the expense of an out. TIT usual
way is to push the ball gently toward
first. The other direction, IL the ball were
accidentally hit a little too hard. might
lead to a double play. Tenney, by running
up to meet the ball. doesn't nave to turn
around to throw to second. and by saving
the valuable time he usually heads Off
the runner.
buTHS SlNtS all llSldtlct SHOWING now
the loss of a game gained the sympathy
of a baseball public and later its hearty
support. The Troy team was leading the
Eastern league and was playing at
Springfield I'm the Chicago managers first
season there. Tn home team was three
runs ahead at the end Of it's half of the
ninth inning. With two out the Troys got
three men on bases. A long shot home run
would win the game and the batter made
II by putting the ball about six inches out
of the reach of the Springfield left fielder.
1T was generally recognized as the tough
est kind of a game to lose and the at
tendance at the park double out of sheer
sympathy.
Here is an odd incident in a game at
Philadelphia recalled by Jimmy Ryan.
Hutchinson was pitching and was as wild
as an antelope. After he had sent three
men to bases on balls Sam Thompson
came to the plate with his ponderous bat.
Arson became scared and sent Hutch
to right field and called in Gumbert. Gum
bert warmed up for a minute or two and
then said he was ready to pitch. Thomp-
son hit the first ball over the right field
fence to the railroad tracks. Arson then
called Hutch" in and sent Gumbert
bach to right field. Addison had pitched
but one ball and four runs had come i'm.
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Short Line

Oregon Short Line Railroad. Inter-
Mountain Route. Only direct line to Cal
ifornia. Utah and Colorado. Pullman
Sleepers and free comfortable reclining
Chair Cars.
TRAIN ARRIVES AT BUTTE.
No. Z arrives at NJ. L.. depot
daily ...........-.... .............. 1:45 p m
TRAIN DEPARTS FROM BUTTE.
No. s, from M. u. depot daily at. 400 p m
Arrives at Salt Lake at........... $50 a IN
San Francisco, S:55 p. m. second day
out.
Portland. 7:45 a. m. second day out.
Denver, 9:25 y. m. second day out.
Direct connections with Rio Grande
Western and Southern Pacific at Ogden;
Union Pacific at Granger: the o. r. 81 N.
Co. at Huntington.
City Ticket Ofic~. No. 10 East Broad
way, Butte. Montana.
NJ. w. BACON,
General Agent.
ID. f. hurley, General Passenger
Agent. Salt Lake.
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Cattle for Alaska.

Missoula. April ia trainload of
Bitter Root cattle has gone west. to be
shipped TO Alaska. The shipment in
ciuded nearly COO head. and all were in
prime condition. The buyers are all
anxious to secure the cattle hat have
been fed in this section. and good Of
fers have been received from coast buy
ers. The armer are holding their cat
tie n expect a good market this sea-
son. This last shipment will go
through at once from the coast and
ought TO make good eating for the
Klondixers.
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Ma Complaints to Make.

Missoula. April 1S.-Everything on time
has been the order of things on the
Northern Pacific to-day and the travel
ing public has not a word of complaint to
make. The westbound flyer was a heavy
one this morning. but was on lime to the
dot and the Standard was al the hands OF
its subscribers i'm Missoula at am early
hour. The eastbound tram tonight was "A
big one. too. but was right on time. n
the branch lines kept up their end Of
the record i'm good shape.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-14

Going to Chicago and East.
The experienced traveller selects
The North Western Line.
Not because it is the shortest line between
The Twin Cities and Chicago.
But because it IS the Best Line both as to
track and equipment.
Also because it is always in advance in
furnishing all the comforts of travel;
Such as DINING CARS,
FREE CHAIR CARS.
PARIOR CARS,
COMPARTMENT CARS.
BUFFET LIBRARY CARS,
10 SECTION SLEEPERS.
CARPETED COACHES and
COMPLETE VEsTIBULED TRAINS.
Gas lighted and steam heated.
Well posted travellers also know that
The Best service in the World is offered on
The North Western Limited from
Minneapolis and st. Paul to Chicago.
For tickets and information ask your
home agent or call on agents at
39S Robert Street. Cor. 9th. ST. Paul,
4f3 Nicol.et Avenue. Minneapolis,
Or Address, T. w. Teasdale.
Gen'l Passenger Agent, St. Paul
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How silly It is for those children TO
put pine shavings on their heads ana
pretend they are curls.' said one lady.
"Oh. yes" replied the other. But IL
amuses them. and they will outgrow IL.
BY the way. you are going to our fancy
dress party. Every one Is TO impersonate
a vegetable. the costume indicating which
vegetable is meant. IL promises TO b,
unique and very charming. Washington
Star.
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Ready for War.

Missoula. April l3-Lieutenant Pardee.
adjutant of the T~wenty-fifth regiment, IL
the father of a fine girl "a arrived at
the fort last night. Mrs. Pardee and the
baby are both doing well and the adiu-
tant is ready for war. The standard ioi -
I'm the congratulations that are being ex-
tended in honor of the happy event.
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His Condition Improved.

Missoula, April l3.-The condition of
William Biies. the yarioloid patient. is
improved tonight. and he is believed
to be in no danger. There have been
no reports Of any indication OF a spread
OF the disease in this city. and the only
approach to IL Is in the Bitter Root
valley. where several cases OF chicken
pox exist in Hamilton.