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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28
A sa.fdenrd Home.

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs, James
Shehan. rear Of 5ls oak street was
saddened yesterday afternoon by the
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Get Young & Dezell to figure on your
plumbing and tin roof work.
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Waterman's ideal fountain pens sold
at L. A. Kings book store.
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Leo C. Bryant, violin studio. COZ Lo
Gust. Hours l. to p. m.
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ssNiss PhiIadefphia,,,

An important event in this city will
be the appearance next Wednesday at
the Margaret of that most successful
musical satire, Miss Philadelphia"
AS is well known, Miss Philadelphia"
had it's origin at the Chestnut Street
opera house, Philadelphia, where it
pleased the people of that city for over
three months. Edgar Smith is respon-
sibIe for the book and Herman Porlet
and Frederick Gagel for the music.
1t has been highly appreciated during
it's tour throughout the country. The
present company is most meritorious
one and the chorus, it is promised, will
be fully up to the requirements of the
piece and will number nearly 40 voices.
The scenery and costumes are most
elaborate and have been furnished by
the best artists.
The theme of the piece affords album
dant opportunity for laughable situa-
tions and there is no necessity for
horseplay in dealing with an idea
which promises so rich for the humor-
list. The reincarnated spirit of William
Penn revisits his old home and in his
sightseeing notes with amaZement
the changed conditions of affairs. He
cannot fully comprehend the scenes of
activity which are apparent, and the
expressions of the inhabitants fill him
with amazement. He is accompanied
by two lively but modern spirits, Will
lam Penn, jr., and Miss Ruth Spring
gardens, who, with the aid of a round
dozen of other up-to- date residents,
manage to make it exceedingly inter-
esting for the old gentleman. Many
novelties have been introduced The
scenes depict some of the most promi-
nent locations in the Quaker City.
Miss Lilly Collins is the premier dan
seuse and the work of the Bootblack
auartette is said to be excellent.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28

All members of colfax lodge No 20.
I. o. O. F., and all visiting members are
requested to meet in Standard hall
Tuesday, March |, at 1:30 o'clock. to at
tend the funeral of Sister Bills. G. w.
Watts, n. c.; c. n. Tracy, secretary.
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Robert Emmett.


oa,.at ,,,iI1 ra+ Ia largo ann,gb 10 a.
saae,,,oaa+a tha ororSd that ,Yiu he
caiiad a,,t ~ tha annonncamant nf on
antartainn,ant ia honor of tba annivar-
go, - AZ h;,th - pabart E,,n,a+
,..h;ot, 1,,;ii +,iya ,,1aca a., Eridav Tha
nranaratione tbat have been made for
thfs sa,,a,,t orc ~ . nat,,,.a na,a,. bafora
attan,ntaa Il tbis section IF The conn
trv prominept orators sweet sineors
and other entertainers have heen en-
90 God IN Butte and aisavbara "a aseiet
The local Trieh natriote in making tho
ncnasion one thaf will never, he for.
GOTTEN
,rba,a 10 M napaa in history that tho
Jriehroan holds hair 81 dear as that of
Pohart Emroat Tbe story of his life
his love bis nareecut;on and his fra gie
daatb ;s a sarios of stir,ine a,1ants mai
tio,,ra IL the IiVae of b,It few men Poh-
Oft I,n,,at.s s+,,,oole for IraIand,s
fraadon, for tba overt throw of TYRANNY
has been the subject nnon which the
worlds greatest writer's have written
volumes and If will continue tn he an
inexhaustihle subject for centuries to
come Each succeeding work will add
more and more ia the glory of Ire
lands foremost hero
NEXT Fridav,s entertainment will
consist of orations. sneecbes recita-
tions music songs and a series Of
tableanx which are exneeted 70 ecIinse
ANYTHING of the kind hitherto attemnt-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28
ABOUT THE CITY.

ABOUT THE CITY.
Lunch baskets at Greig's.
Baths-Montana hotel barber shop. sc.
All sorts of baskets at Greig's.
Willow hampers for soiled linen at
Greig's.
]. NJ. White of Butte was in the city
yesterday.
Attorney ]. H. Duffy spent Sunday in
Deer Lodge.
George e. Lyman was Sunday Wis
itor in Butte.
Ike Morehouse, the Butte horseman,
came down last evening.
Buy wall paper where they have the
newest designs-Mahan Bros.
Sheriff w. II. Taylor of Caldwell.
Idaho, is at the Commercial.
John Gillie, a prominent civil en-
glneer of Butte, is In the city.
County Attorney w. II. Trippet went
down to Deer Lodge yesterday.
MIS-. JOnn TGtuTHtu iSfSl
evening from an extended trip to Butte.
r.. J. Cory came down from Butte yes
terday and is registered at the Montana.
C. f. Booth, superintendent of the
Poulin mine at Butte, was in town yes
terday.
The case of Donohue VS.. Kennedy is
set for hearing this afternoon in the dis
trict court.
Judge Brantly returned yesterday
from a weeks visit with his family at
Deer Lodge.
Mrs. c. W. French returned to her
home In this city after an absence of
two weeks in Butte.
Mrs. A. Thompson and Miss Annie
Cantwell of Butte were Sunday visit
ors in Anaconda yesterday.
Sheriff Fitzpatrick and Deputy Coun-
ty Treasurer George NJ. Johnson were
Sunday visitors in Deer Lodge.
j. J. Curl, formerly of this city but
now Butte commission man, came
down for a few hours yesterday.
Chief of Police Mulholland and his
wife of Butte were in the city yesterday
and were shown through the works.
Miss Dorothy Surprenant, who has for
the past week been visiting friends in
this city, left yesterday for her home in
Butte.
w. E. Bond business manager of the
Standard, returned yesterday afternoon
from a short trip to New York, where
he went on business.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann Bills
will take place from the family resi-
dence, GA Cedar street, on Tuesday at
p m. Services at the NJ Il. church.
The many friends of Mrs. S. f. MCGEE
will be pleased to hear that she is on the
road to recovery after a very serious ill
ness. at the home of Mrs. Allen, in
Butte.
All members of Colfax lodge No. 20,
I. o. O. f., and all visiting members are
requested to meet in Standard hall
Tuesday, March |, at 1870 o'clock, to at
tend the funeral of Sister Bills G. w.
Watts, n. G.; c. n. Tracy, secretary.
The Hearst Free Library building at
the corner of Fourth and Main streets
Is rapidly nearing completion. and the
handsome structure will soon be ready
for the reception of the books. Work
is being pushed as rapidly as possible.
At the Montana-T H. Hogle. Chi
cago; T. Mulholland and wife. Butte;
Mrs. A. Thompson, Miss Annie Can't
well, j. J. Curl, Butte; J. D. Murphy,
city: r. J. Cory, Butte; William Hey
wood. New York: M. c. Bodahl. city.
J. NJ White and wife. c. F. Booth,
John Gillie. Butte; c. II. Coon. Mime
apolis: Frank Caldwell, Indianapolis:
Isaac Moorhouse, Butte: w. c. Guth-
RE, Chicago.
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Meyers piano store. 1T East Park.

Select California wines at Frisco
prices. Ed Devine's, Third and Alder.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28

IS per cent. discount on teas at Our
Store.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28

The many friends of Mrs. S. f. MCGEE
will be pleased to hear that she is on the
road to recovery after a very serious ILL
ness. at the home of Mrs. Allen, in
Butte
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann Bills
will take place from the family resi-
dence, Ga Cedar street, on Tuesday at
2 D. m. Services at the NJ. Il. church.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28

w. E. Bond, business manager of the
Standard, returned yesterday afternoon
from a short trip to New York, where
he went on business.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-28
,askets at Greig's $.

Miss Dorothy Surprenant, who has for
the past week been visiting friends in
this city, left yesterday for her home in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09

Turkish quickfre. The broken col
umns roll back down to the creek.
They can't get away. Oh, horrors, this
is murder. Three thousand Iancers
rush down the slope to check the pur-
suit and save the remnants. The Turks
rush back to cover and the Russian ar.
tlllery opens with shells, killing their
own wounded who are lying on the
slope. Well, that was only small
part of the panorama. To the south
the dauntless Skobeleff and Yunuz
Bey are foemen worthy of each other.
Skobeleff captures Kavanlik redoubt
and another small one, but the next
morning Osman sends his last battal-
ions, and led by the Turkish chief of
staff, Adil Pasha, they make Skobeleff
quit the game. On our right the King
of Roumania captures a small redoubt
and holds it and that bloody redoubt
(kanli Tabiya) is all we have to show
for $4,000 men killed and wounded.
Some other time l will tell you more
of Kanli Tabiya.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09

he has to understand the kind of coal
that he is using, for that varies like
the boilers. No two kinds have the
same steam making powers. These
are only couple instances of where
good Judgment and intelligence are
necessary on the part of the fireman
for him to earn the distinction of being
tirst-class man. Many people look
down on the fireman as if he were not
made of the same kind of clay as his
more fortunate shipmates on the deck
above. Even the press apparently
fails to recognize their worth. When
the unfortunate occurrence happened
at Cardenas, the brave men who gave
their lives for their country were
spoken of in the daily papers in a way
befitting their noble death. But when
fireman dropped dead on one of our
cruisers, overcome by the terrible heat
OF the forced draught, bravely doing
his duty, as much as any man on the
ship, his name was hardly mentioned.
l say all honor to these brave men who
are fastened in the fire hold, with the
safety of the boat depending on their
efforts, and content to die without a
chance for their lives should an en-
emys shot penetrate one of the boilers
or sink the boat. GEO. B.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09

Ladies' Band of Hope came around
then he was all there. He would mo-
nopolize the whole lot and tell them
the sad and unfortunate circumstances
which had brought him there, and he a
gray-haired man, and then he would
take one of them aside and tell her
what d hardened lot of scoundrels he
had been thrown in with, taking pains
to relate the faults, real and imaginary
OF each particular one. He finally SO
worked upon their feelings that they
interposed with the judge in his behalf
and he got off very lightly. But those
who are still men look upon such with
scorn-and justly so.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09
Written for The Prison Mirror.
THE FIREMAN,

Few people realize the arduous and
responsible position that the fireman
or stoker holds on one of our warships,
but by looking at the place that steam
holds in the successful working of our
ships we can quickly understand it,
for they are the makers of the steam.
The large number of different kinds of
engines and machines on shipboard
all require steam to work them di-
rectly or indirectly, so that with poor
or inexperienced fireman, who are not
able to keep the steam up to the mark
the safety of the vessel and the sue
cess of an engagement would be doubt
full.
These men have to have brains, mus
Gle and grit unlimited. No two boilers
will make steam the same way; some
take heavy, others light firing. Then
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09
Written for The Prison Mirror.
THE SHARK.

Among the sports on shipboard
shark fishing is one of the most excit.
ing. The hook used for this is as large
as ones little finger, with a curve like
half-closed hand This hook is at.
tached to few feet of chain to pre-.
vent the shark from saving the rope
and that in turn to the topsail hal
yards. The hook is baited with hunk
of pork weighing four or five pounds
When this is thrown over the stern of
the ship, the shark goes after it like a
house afire and sometimes he throws
himself partly out of the water in his
eagerness. He bolts the bait and gen.
orally swallows 1t, and then the fun
begins. The rope runs out like the
log of steamer going fifteen knots.
10 land him requires about as much
skill as to land two-pound trout. He
has to be brought to and he can't
be landed with the hook alone, so a
running bowline is used. This is a
moose slipped down the rope and over
the head of the shark, and is pulled
taut over that part where the tail joins
the body. Then Mister Shark is easily
landed, and if he's big one you got
to chop his tail off at once, for he
wouldn't do thing to the deck but
crack the planks.
The shark amt very pretty fish
and they don't keep them much in
window aquariums. But some of the
negroes on the West African coast
worship him. Man always respects
force. Primitive man worships the
hand that kills, the teeth that rend, and
he venerates the shark. These poor
savages call the shark their joujou and
think the road to heaven lies through
its stomach. Three or four times a
year they celebrate what might be
called shark day. They row out in
the river and invoke the protection of
the great shark, offering him poultry
and goats and even an occasional pick
aninny to satisfy his sacred appetite.
The Icelanders use the fat of the
shark, and get considerable oil out of
its liver. The skin is very hard and
takes on high polish. 1t is used in
some kinds of ornamental work.
T. P.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09
Written for The Prison Mirror.
A DREAM.

Although the bombarding of Moro
Castle is one of the possibilities hourly
expected, dreamed that the event actu-
ally occurred. 1 thought I was aboard
the cruiser New York, with Sampson,
before Havana harbor. After the
mornings routine work was done, the
Captain called all hands on deck and
asked in spirit of fun what, in their
opinion, was best to use for the capture
of old Moro.
The majority replied that the
thirteen inch guns were just the thing.
Two Irishmen were in favor of dyna.
mite, and one German whispered in
Simpsons ear that strategy was the
proper caper. Says he, ''Admiral, this
is the opportunity of life time The
nations of the world are watching your
movements. Why not grasp the op-
portunity and thus immortalize your
name. The Spaniards are starving and
all you would have to do is to fire in a
few hundred pounds of bologna sau.
sage and bread, then land your marines
and you can catch them just as easy
as catching chicken by the leg Do
this Admiral and your name will be
placed with that of Sampson of an
tiquity. He finally reached me and L
advocated the use of red-pepper placed
in projectiles. He laughed at me and
of dc T
was Informed that the Captain wished
to see me in his cabin for further par.
ticulars. "Now my man." said he, sex
plain your scheme"
''Captain this method of mine is very
simple. All it requires is ton or so of
red-pepper. If one of these projectiles,
loaded with pepper, are sent into
MORO Castle and explodes the works
are ours; for every mothers son of a
Spaniard will have his eyes filled with
red-pepper. They will squirm around
worse than fish on dry land, and unable
to see even Havana, saying nothing
about the guns in the fort. Plant that
shell in old Moro, Captain, and Mister
Spaniard will be on his knees begging
you to throw him into the harbOr so he
can wash out the red-pepper."
The Captain was elated with the
story and swore me to secrecy. He
graciously reached for the decanter,
and as 1 said thank you I-well 1 woke
up. JASPER.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09
Written for The Prison MlrrOr.
THE SNEAK,

In the large cities there are always a
number of ladies who in a Christian
spirit visit the jails in the interests of
their Master, to snatch a few brands
out of the fire, as it were. In this they
show their kind hearts. There is usu-
ally no lack of brands, so there is no
reason why large amount of snatch
ing should not be done, except per-
haps few. One of the reasons is that
their surroundings are such as to prac-
tically prevent any upward movement
on the part of the inmates. Now /
will give few facts and mention no
names or places, for l do not wish to
give personal offense. A man is ar
rested on some charge and taken to a
police station. There he is searched
and if he has any money it is 'taken
charge" of, and the only way he can
ever get it back is to employ a land
shark who will then "take charge" of
it. Then he is conducted to the county
Jail, if held to the grand jury. Here
he is again searched very carefully,
but with manifest disappointment.
Should he however have any trinkets
or valuables left they are "taken
charge" of with avidity. Well, unfor-
tunately those things are always lost.
There is hole in the bottom of the
safe. He is then put into a cage. In
this cage are number of caverns
filled with reaches and other vermin.
Each cave also has two hunks and is
supposed to contain two men. The
kind reader will please remember that
the man is still citizen. That he is
as yet merely accused and it is pre-
sumed that he is innocent. At five
o'clock he is locked up in the cavern
without any light. In the morning at
seven he receives hunk of bread some
syrup and dish of alleged coffee. At
noon he gets some bread and potatoes
and some of the refuse from a butcher
shop. At night he gets another hunk
of bread and dish of something that
is not even alleged to be tea. He knows
that this thing has to continue for per-
haps over three months before he can
get trial or even a chance to plead
guilty. Now, then it is not likely that
man will be made any more happy
by the visit of the kind ladies, for he
will invariably see that it was the
mangiest cur in the lot who put on a
sanctimonious face and sniveled out
the story of his misfortunes and was
consoled and encouraged. While the
one deserving of sympathy was per-
haps looked upon askance because he
naturally felt bitter and unsociable. 1
have in mind now one of the former.
He was thief. He would steal from
the other prisoners in the Jail. He was
filthy and old and hardened in every
vice imaginable. Ordinarily he would
quarrel and snarl at everyone and
fawn on the keepers. But when the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09
Written for The Prison Mirror.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY.

A we'll trained soldier will execute
almost any command given him, or at
least try to. But there are some things
that are beyond human endurance and
courage. will tell of such an instanc.
1 was drummer boy of fourteen in
Russian'line regiment ir 1S77-78. The
siege of Plevna had been going on for
over month, and twice the Russians
had made general assault and been
repulsed by the brave Turks under
Osman Ghazi Then came the emper-
or's birthday and it was decided to
make third general assault The Rus
sian army now numbered over 100000
men with nearly six hundred Krupp
field pieces. The Turkish guns made
no reply to the furious bombardment
that began early in the morning that
September day and lasted for several
hours. Then the storming columns
were formed, and with cheers the Rus
sian lines rush down the slopes toward
the GrivitZa, across it, and up the op.
the famous Grivitza Redoubts (Turkish
Bash Tabiya.) When the lines began
to ascend the opposite slope, the terri
BILE artillery fire ceased and the ringing
cheers of the charging regiments be-
came distinct. All this time the Turk
ish works have been silent only white
puff here and there denoting that some
brave MOslem was looking for chance
to get into paradise But now all of a
sudden the crests of the works become
alive with the red feZ. Down the
glacis they run and fill the bitches at
the foot, and then hell broke loose.
The long lines stagger under the blast
of the deadly Martins. 1t mows down
the first lines completely but those be-
hind still push on. An army corps of
$4,000 men is charging up the slope.
But now that the Russian artillery is
silent, the Turkish guns are being
served with grape with speed and
accuracy that leaves not gaps but
gashes in the Russian lines. But they
must not fail. Their emperor is watch
ing them. Hurrah. they have gained
the first ditch. Oh, but it is flanked
by guns in one of the salients of the
redoubt. A whiff of grape and moth
ing whole remains in the ditch. Flesh
and blood can stand it no longer. They
stagger. The Turks make a counter
charge. No more cheers. Allah, Allah,
is heard between the salvos of the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09
TERMS. S1.00 per year. in advan, e
Six Months so cents,

ing care to sign his full initials and
register number for fear. | suppose.
that there might be some mistake by
which he would lose credit for it. If
this places the convict before the pub.
lie in his true light do not blame it
for considering him contemplate
enough to steal his poor, old grand.
mothers spectacles.
There are number of cases such as
L have mentioned, both upon the front
and editorial pages, but l will not dwell
upon them. In conclusion let me say.
If The MIRROR thinks it can convince
the intelligent citizens of Minnesota
that behind the walls of it's prison five
hundred intellectual giants are being
deprived of their liberty by Public
Oppressor Law for fear they will en-
tighten the world; it will hardly succeed
nor will it succeed in accomplishing
any good whatever until it realizes
three things, namely:
First-That reformation is first per-
son, singular number and present
tense.
Second-That a conglomeration of
unJoinable polysylla bles is not evidence
of profound knowledge or great learn
ing.
Third-That simplicity and direct
ness are among the first requisites of
writer. Yours hopefully,
HOP SING.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-06-09
A ROAST.
To THE EDITOR:

To THE EDITOR:
After reading the Criterion's rathe
severe criticism upon THE MIRROR
and your remarks upon the same,
feel as if l would like to "say some
thing" AS criticism it shows M
ability and it's conception was, to say
the least, not broad one. Yet it wa!
richly merited; and might easily have
been made more scathing
THE MIRROR states that among its
objects are "the encouragement OF
moral and intellectual improvement
among the prisoners and TO ACQUAIN1
THE PUBLIC WITH THE TRUE STATUS
OF THE PRISONER"
Perhaps the most demOralizing eff
feet of imprisonment is the tendency
of the mind to feed upon itself if de-
MED an outlet. And no doubt the man
agement is actuated by that fact in al
lowing The MIRRORS publication. II
will hardly require an astute metaphy
sician to understand that the tendency
must be upward and healthy or else
the object is defeated, and what was
intended to alleviate, only aggravates
If The MIRROR is to accomplishing
any manner-its stated objects, there
must be a radical change. 1 would
ask in all candor: Does poll parrot
profundity; heterogeneous verbosity
and ungrammatical cant acquaint the
public with the true status of the pris-
Oner?
For example; some time back THE
MIRROR published an article headed
"Practical Education" or something
similarly
The writer goes on to beWail the fact
that he has been sadly handicapped in
the battle of life by being compelled to
complete collegiate course instead of
being taught trade. From beginning
to end there is scarce a grammatical
sentence; and it winds up with she
done me a irrepairable wrong" While
the article doubtless acquainted the
public with the true status of one
prisoner, is it not libel upon the ma
jority? In publishing it THE MIRROR
was simply pandering to falsehood and
ignorance. Nothing more and nothing
else. A glance over the file will prove
that this is not an isolated case.
The average contributor seems to be
laboring under the delusion that he
has mission to reform society; and at
once screws himself up to high moral
tension and proceeds to prescribe a
panacea for all the ills of the body
polite. Within the past month The
MIRROR has published one of the Sc
lected sermons of an eminent preacher
as original matter; the contributor tax.