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A SHERMAN ROMANCE.

His Old Californis Sweetheart Loyal to
the General.
When General William Tecumseh
Sherman was q raw subaltern in the
United States army, without fame or
laurels and little apparent hope Of win
ming either, relates the Chicago Chrou-
icle, he wooed and won "a beautiful
Spanish girl then living in Monterey,
Cal. Dona Maria Ygnacia Bonifacio
fell beneath the ardent glances of the
lank, ungainly youth just as the flag of
the sister republic was lowered before
tie triumphant army led by Scott. To-
day she is still true to her early love
and unaware Of the fame and death of
her lover.
California was then a part of the
Mexican republic. Sherman, like many
another. was forced to make war against
the land of the Montezumas. In the
closing year Of the struggle, when Cali
foruia was occupied and became part
of the United States, Sherman was as
signed to duty on the coast. Here he
met the fair dona, lost his heart to her
and won hers in return. She was q
member Of an old aristocratic Spanish
family, and the subaltern was congratu-
lated upon his luck. To emphasize his
devotion, the young officer in 1866
planted rose tree before the entrance
to the home of his beloved.
Then came the inevitable misunder.
standing which accompanies every ro-
nance. The lovers disagreed. Sherman
left the army and went east to take up
the law. He never afterward saw his
sweetheart. nor did she ever permit his
name to be mentioned in her hearing.
She speaks Spanish only, never reads q
newspaper, and while the nation has
sung the praises of the hero of Atlanta
the Spanish maiden knows nothing of
him from the day he left her. She still,
although long past her youth, waits for
the return of the man whose image has
never left her heart.
But in spite Of the separation of the
sweethearts that rose tree throve and
waxed great. Now it's branches have
spread until they form q beautiful bow
or over the doorway Of the old Spanish
mansion. Here the dona. sole survivor
of her race, sits and waits. silent and
alone, for the return of him who can
not come. Under the bower of roses due
to her lovers care she stood recently
and permitted her portrait to be taken.
She is still very beautiful in spite of the
ravages OF time and secret sorrow.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
THE COST OF TRAINS. (.

Passenger Coaches More Expensive Than
Many Fine Houses.
''Ninety-fiv per cent of the travelling
public do not own in their own right or
occupy through rental dwelling house
which, including all its contents, costs
as much as one of the ordinary modern
passenger cars run en- any first class
railroad"
The foregoing statement, which is cal.
culated to arouse the incredulity Of the
average individual, was made recently
by George j. Charlton, assistant general
passenger and ticket agent of the Chi.
cago and Alton railroad.
"Just let me give you few facts to
prove that assertion" continued Mr..
Charlton. ''The cost of the average
passenger car today is from Sc. 900 to
81, 900. A reclining chair car costs from
$4,000 to $4,000. These figures repre-
sent the bare cost of the Car. When you
add to that from year to year the ex.
penses of maintenance, instead of fgur-
ing. as the ordinary business mortal
will figure, return in interest for tho
capital invested you simply aggravate
the situation.
81 once heard prominent master car
builder say that it cost $500 to simply
look over a car after it had served five
or six months on the road and had been
sent to the carshops to be examined
and put into presentable shape for an
other six months run. He meant that
the ordinary dressing down and clean
ing of a Car would cost over $500, and
if you extend your investigation to gen.
eral shop repairs-perhaps adding lit.
tie upholstering here and there-you
could easily get away with another
$500. kansas City journal.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25


Zone Of the most remarkable natural
wonders ever saw. said . gentleman
from the Purchase today, "is an old un-
used we'll ON the Tennessee river, down
In our country.
"Nobody knows who dug the we'll or
why 1t was ever dug. ~ it il not near
any farmhouse or village. But the un-
usual thing about It is its freakishness.
For instance, last summer. during the
drought, when water was nt premium,
I went to the we'll while fishing in tho
neighborhood and found it over half
full Of the coldest limestone aqua pura
lever drank. But every fall and winter
the we'll goes dry. and there is seeming
~ no stream from which the well can
draw its supply Of water. An old man
who lives near by told me that last sun
mer was the only time he had ever
known limestone water to rise in tho
well.
"Why,' said the old river man in
speaking of the mysterious we'll, Il have
drawn the very best of iron mineral
water out of it at one time and Write
sulphur at another. The negroes say the
well is haunted because steam rises
from it in the winter time, when there
10 not drop Of water in it. The blacks
shun it as they would the boss denizens
Of the internal regions, swearing the
water is poisoned and that draft
from it means death to him who swa'.
lows the potion. Al it is as queer anl
freakish a spot as ever saw. '''-Louis.
vi1lo post
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
Another Nui,anoe.


It was the first time he was being
married, and he was naturally little
nervous and upset, but he managed to
say "Yes' all right and to keep time to
Mendelssohn, sailing down the aisle,
and to sign his name in the register
without making more than dozen
blots.
He thought then that it was finished,
but when they got to the church door
they found it was raining.
"Confound it'll" he cried, putting up
his umbrella. "Another nuisance now!"
And then, though he cannot guess
why, the people around all laughed.
and his mother -in-law bridled and his
wife refused to speak. Pick Me Up.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
CITIZEN SOLDIERS.


0e0seinss Hard For 1lDen - UaAsaseaAa
ths Inpestases oR Discipline.
That the soldiers Of the Continental
army-yesterday farmers and artisans
could fight history tells, but in tho
transition stage the idea Of subordina-
tion that marks the difference between
an army and an armed mob was dii6-
cult to grasp by men in whom the idea
Of personal independence was 20 strong.
The captain was no better than the
private in tho village from which both
hailed, and it was not strange that the
private. when ordered BY his superior
officer to fetch bucket Of water from
the spring, should retort: sect it your
self. / got it yesterday. It's your turn
today" This was not characterization
in the view Of the rank and file, but
merely the assertion of proper spirit
Of E.anliness.
It happened not infrequently during
the civil war that the private was a
richer man than the officer, as in the
case of Elias Howe, the inventor of the
sewing machine, who on several occa-
sious presented fine horse to some ma
jor or colonel too poor to purchase such
a mount himself
There was another soldier of this
stamp. Koch by name. who was well
known in Philadelphia. He left for
tune of over 1000, 900. 1t fell to his
lot one night to be stationed sentinel
over baggage wagon. The weather
was cold and wet. This set the sentinel
musing. After remaining on post for
half an hour he called Justify:
Corporal of the guard!''
The corporal came and inquired what
was wanting. Koch wished to be reliev-
ed for few minutes, having something
to say to the officer in command of the
post. His wish was gratified, and in
few minutes he stood in the presence Of
General Macpherson.
General" said he, "what is ths
value of that wagon over which am
sentinel?''
"How should know? Was that ell
you wanted?" responded the general i'm
patiently.
Something approximate, insisted
the soldier.
'Oh. we'll, 81, 900 perhaps
Every we'll, General Macpherson, -
responded the private. ~ will write q
check for that amount, and then will
go to bed. "-Youth's Companion.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
a SEEMING DISCREPANCY.
The Dear Lady uas Her DaseAtsses n.
fAFoat n stake.

1ho Dear LAdy uas Her DaugAtoseo In.
forest ss stake.
She 10 Q lady whose husband has 40.
cumulated large share Of this worlds
goods. She does not care how much
anything costs and desires people to
know that she doesn't care. So it was
not through any fear that she was not
getting her moneys worth that she re-
proved her youngest daughter, who had
been practicing at the piano. The little
girls Efforts had been harrowingly per.
sistent and dutiful, and she was hurt as
we'll as surprised when her mother in.
dignantly reparked:
Dolly, ] am compelled to remind
You that we have employed the best
teacher in the city for your musical ed
ucation and that as we propose to spare
no expense in the future you ought to
be more conscientious in laying foun-
dation. You will gain nothing by slight
ing the work now. am determined
that you shall learn to play the piano
no matter what it costs.
81 was praoticing faithfully" the
pupil protested.
"My dear, do not attempt to deceive
your mother.
'But You heard me practicing, didn't
you?''
''It may be- was the chilly re-
joinder, "that your mothers advantages
in early life were not SO great as those I
intend that you shall enjoy. But there
is one study in which l was always
good. and it will be useless for you to
attempt to ,nislead me in anything con-
nected with it. That is arithmetic" "
"Inever said you weren't splendid in
arithmetic, but that hasn't anything to
do with my piano playing.
"Unless my eyes are at fault those
are five finger exercises that you are
now supposed to be working on.''
eyes"
every we'll. Do not think that 1 fer.
get myself go fur as to speak in anger.
But should very much like to know
what you mean by trying to play five
finger exercises with both hands. DE.
troit Free Press
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
HIS MoTHER-lN-LAw.

y
Joke NaaafaetareFs' vesaeity.
'Some time, - said the young man,
"when business is light ! am going to
take day of, and when do some Of
the comic papers will do we'll to engage
large assortment Of guards.''
"Going to turn in some comic verse,
are you?" inquired the older man face.
tiously.
sNo. I'm not. answered the young
man, with emphasis, ''but I'll bet when
! get through with them they will
know few things about their business
that they never knew before''
och, they've been having fun with
you, have they?" exclaimed the older
man. "But you mustn I mind that. It's
all in good nature, you know %
s'They haven't mentioned me-" as
serted the young man. ''but they have
led me astray by long series of inane
jests, and I iutend to show them the
error Of their ways. j suppose you know
that I've been married just about q
year?'
eyes, keard of your wedding"
"Well, jest abcrt two months after
we were married my wife informed me
one morning that her mother was COM
ing to visit us. Immediately thought
Of the ccn,ic papers. Before she became
my mother.in-law Irather liked the old
lady, but Of course things were different
after the wedding. Consequently
stamped around and swore a bit and de.
clared that wanted it understood that
no relative to either party to the con.
tract could step in there and run that
house. Then my wife came back at ne
with the statement that if her mother
wasn't welcome we might as we'll come
to an understanding at once and arrange
for separation. I replied that she was
welcome SO long as she was willing to
mind her own business, but that it was
q we'll known fact that no mother-in.
law ever had succeeded in doing that
yet. Naturally the result was that when
her mother arrived my wife and were
not on the best of terms, and it didn e
take long for the old lady to see it.
When she did see it, she acted.
Roasted you, suppose?'' said the
older man.
"Roasted me, nothing!' returned the
young man. "She roasted her daughter.
I happened to overhear it, and when sire
laid down the law as to the duties of q
wife my heart went out to her, and
felt meaner than bobtail flush for ell
I'D said Of her. And she g Eeen the same
ever since She doesn't mix in much if
any when there's a tiff, but ! can easi.
ly see that she takes my end of it when
I'm not there. And good natured! Say!
She's the best natured woman you ever
heard of. Talk about mothers in. law! I
wish you'd point out one of these hu-
morous writer's to me for minute I'm
feeling pretty strong today. "-Chicago
Record.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25

In the Baltic sea there is an island of
Denmark called Bornholm which con-
sists almost entirely Of magnetic. II is
much dreaded by navigators because it
renders steering ship by means Of .
needle impossible.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25

The greatest men are not always in
the most exalted offices. Il is often with
men as with building stones - the
greater they are the harder it is to ele.
vate them to high positiona
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
A Precautionary Measure.

"What are you doing now. doctor?''
asked the actress.
81 am taking snap shot photograph
OF you, madam, /" responded the dentist,
$50 that if any unpleasant consequences
follow this operation and you sue ME
for damages for the loss of your beauty
! can establish something in the nature
of an alibi, as it were. am ready now,
madam. to extract the tooth. Chicago
Tribune
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
Putting II indirectly.

Inski-Look here! Is it you that has
been circulating the report that had
not washed my face for seven years?
Sinski-No. All I said was that If q
wasp wanted to sting you he'd have to
carry shovel Tit Bits.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
From Her Point Of View.

A lady who saw that her servant girl
seemed to take a certain interest in the
objects of art in her parlor said to her.
(Which one of those figures do you like
best, Mary?"
"This one, num-" said Mary, point
ing to the armless Venus of Milo.
"And why do you like the Venus
best?''
"Sure, it's the aisiest to doost, mum, >"
answered the girl.-Harlem Life.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25

English people. it seems, eat more
butter than any other people on the
face Of the earth. It is partly through
this that the British complexion 10 the
purest in the world.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
Too Much For Hin.

''1will give 800 to any one who can
equal my tricks!" shouted the professor
Of legerdemain, who had the stage.
II accept your offer," answered .
man as he pushed through the crowd.
"Do you belong to the perfesh?''
'Naw; ! manufacture gas meters.''
"Then I withdraw the proposition. -
Detroit Free Press.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25

(. Until recent years our bakers had not
improved upon the method used in the
bakeries Of Pompeii-viz, by burning
wood in the floor Of the oven itself un-
til the proper temperature had been
reached. then cleaning out and intro.
ducing the loavea Nowadays our large
bakeries are fitted with ovens heated
with dues, gas or steam.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
His First Dutx.

''What is the first duty of a war cor.
respondent" asked the managing editor
Of one Of the "new" journals.
ITO have bis picture taken showing
how he looks when equipped for his
work in the field. - Chicago Post.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
He Bexinninr.

The wild young man decides to settle
down end become serioua To begin his
reform he has counted up his debts and
found the total l45. OF francs 85 GEN.
times.
"What are you going to doabout it?''
asked hia friend.
Pay the ~ francs and So centimes
at once and make arrangements for the
fast. -Gauloia
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
The Effect of Environment.

Zone Of the tallest men ever knew
was Rhode Islander. He measured
nearly feet in height.
perhaps he had to grow that way.
There was no room for him to spread
ont. "-Chicago Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25
Irrevocably.

The man who borrows trouble Rener
ally gives his happiness as security
Richmond Dispatch.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25

The Roman catacombs are $50 miles
In extent, and it is estimated that from
5000. 900 to 5000. 600 dead are theas
inferred.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25

The readiest and surest way to get rid
Of censure is to correct ourselves De
mosthenes.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25

The mean summer. temper,tura a
New York city is about "a degrees. thaR
Of Liverpool about 80 degrees.
Griggs courier., 1898-03-25

Jtss taas Nsw Brsen 1has swssps Clsa..
The ono thing In which We don't
eslue sperienee 10 . broom. m.-Boston
1sanscrdpt
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NOTICE.

Persons who have furnished rooms
for rent for the accommodation Of the
visiting delegates who will attend the
democratic, silver republican and popu-
list state conventions in Anaconda on
Sept. 81, are requested to call at the
office of Peckover & O'Brien, No. lOg
East Park avenue, Durston building,
and give information concerning the
same. This applies to private resi-
dences where furnished rooms are TO be
obtained and to lodging houses not vet
visited by the committee. Proprietors
and agents of places already visited by
the committee need not call, as all the
necessary information concerning these
places has already been obtained.
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AT THE CHURCHES.

Presbyterian church-SerVices at IL
a. m. and 8 p. m, conducted by Rev. f.
b. Cleland. The theme for the morning
discourse will be- 1.-THE Exalted Christ"
evening subject, The Proverb of the
Short Bed" Sunday school at 1890 p.
m: Christian Endeavor at Z p. M. Mu-
sic under the direction of Miss Nc
Dougal and Mrs. McMeekin, organist.
Choir rehearsals on Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings at $3.50 o'clock.
Baptist church-Corner of Fifth and
Locust streets: ]. A. Jenkins, pastor;
residence, 800 Pine street. Preaching at
IL a. m, subject, Exchange" Sunday
school at 1905 p. m; young peoples
ell of Idaho will preach in the evening
at s O'Clock. Prayer meeting Wednes-
day evening.
The subject for the Methodist pulpit
Sabbath morning will be Lessons from
the Difficulties of Life" in the evening
the subject will be "Mormonism In Its
Relation to the Gospel" The prayer
meeting comes Wednesday night. The
Junior league, led by Miss Rule, comes
on Friday at $3.50 p. m. Glass meeting
at 10 o'clock a. m. Sunday; f. L. social
meeting Sunday night: Sunday school
at 1880 p. IN. The Ladies' Aid will meet
with Mrs. Finley on Alder street Thurs
day at 2:30. Sunday at $3.50 in the NJ. L.
church Mrs. r. Mitchell, state evange-
list from Idaho. will conduct a gospel
temperance meeting. She is an eloquent
speaker and a leading worker in the
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Hotels in Europe and America.

European hotels are in the main sup
ported by tourists. Contrasted with no.
tells of the same class here. the foreign
hotel excels in cooking. comfort and
economy; the American hotel excels in
elegance, formality and pretensIon.
Europe has almost no hotels that will
approach the more gorgeous Of the new
-carayansaries of New York. Boston
and Chicago in furniture. decorations
and general sumptuousness; and few
American hotels set as good a
table. judged by quality. not
quantity, rs you may find in
nearly every city on the CONT
nent. In almost every respect the no.
tells Of such places as Geneva, Florence.
Lyons, Brussels and Amsterdam are
far superior to those in cities Of cor
responding population on this side OF
the water. Our village taverns do not
begin to equal those of Europe in clean
illness, cooking and all the essentials OF
comfort.
No. not all, for from the tenement
house 10 the palatial villa We are far
ahead Of Europe in two very import
ant elements OF comfort, lighting and
heating. Rarely viii you inc the cleo
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trio light in a European hotel cham
Der: almost as rarely will you find a
gas burner; and a lamp is luxury that
m high. The candle is still the al
most universal iIluminant for cham
bers, both in public and private houses.
Indeed. h European thinks the hotel
is a house, to be used as much like n
dwelling as possible. 1t has its living
rooms, and Its dining and smoking
rooms, and the notion with these at
hand anybody can want to occupy a
chamber. except for the time Of sleep
ing and dressing, seems to the Europe
an absurd. His ancestors went to bed
by candle light. and all his neighbors
go to bed by candle light. and why
shouldn't the American? If he wants to
read let him sit in the parlor; IL he
wants to get warm. let him come into
the public rooms. always warmed. And
If he prefers the privacy of his cham
Der, let him pay the extra cost OF light
ing and heating it.-Robert Luce in
Going Abroad
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The GRAY Eagle,

The Omaha World-Herald prints an
interview with II. Dahlman of Helena
with reference to the Gray Eagle mine.
The following is an extract:
III. Dahlman, Helena, Mont, is at the
Colorado. and will spend a week seeing
the exposition. Mr.. Dahlman is an ex-
tensive miner of Montana and owns a
half interest in the Gray Eagle mine,
located about 80 miles from Butte. The
mine yields silver. gold and lead. and
some so tons a day are taken out. the
average pay dirt being about $40 to the
ton. Mr.. Dahlman has a display at the
exposition and will enlarge it. This is
his first visit to the great show and he
IS greatly delighted with il. He says
the mining interests are looking up Won
derfully in Montana and that the coun-
try is filling up rapidly with a very de-
sirable class of people,"
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IN THE CRIMINAL LINE
Charge of First Degree Assault
Against Bailey Dismissed.
A NEW COMPLAINT FILED
Bailey Will Now Be Tried for Assault in
the Third Degree-Archie Eldridge
Still in Jail-Other Criminal
Matters.

Hector Bailey was given a preliminary
examination in Judge Williams court
yesterday afternoon on a charge of as
sault in the first degree oil Henry Van
hove. Before the examination was COM
pleted. however. Assistant County Attor-
ney Self. who appeared for the state.
moved to dismiss the complaint, which
was done. Afterwards another complaint
was filed against Bailey for assault in
the third degree.
The sum and substance of the Witnesses
stories was about this way. II appears
that Bailey told a certain woman some
scandalous stories, which he, Bailey, said
had been told him by Vanhove. The wo-
man waited for Vanhose 10 come home
and aeked him about IL. Nanhove denied
having circulated the stories and went
in search of Bailey. whom he found in
the cabin of +. Blaire. Bailey was lying
on the bed. Nanhov walked into the place
and approached the bed. so il is said, in a
threatening manner. When Vanhove came
within a few feet of Bailey, the latter
sprang to his feet and attacked Van
hove with a pocketknife, cutting a deep
cash in his left cheek and two other cuts
on the head.
The police were then notified and ar
rested Bailey, while Vanhove went To a
Doctors office and had his wounds sewed
up. When arrested a railroad spike was
also found I'm Balley's pocket and it was
believed that the wound on the head had
been made with this instrument. The
pocketknife was also found. The state
considered the evidence too weak to Sc
cure a conviction on a charge of first
degree assault and modified the complaint
to assault i'm the third degree. upon which
charge Bailey will be tried next Tues
day.
Tim Dowd yesterday swore to a COM
paint i'm Judge kennedy's court charging
Pat Murray with assault i'm the third de-
degree. The two men, it seems, got into a
fight.
Archie Eldridge, the little boy arrested
a day or two ago for stealing some tobac-
co, is still i'm jail. The boys mother says
he is thoroughly incorrigible, and she
wants him sent TO the reform school.
Mrs. Eldridge, however. is preparing TO
leave the state, and the authorities will
probably insist on her taking the boy
with her.
Charles Miller was sentenced to 30 days
in the county Jail yesterday for petit lar
ceny. Miller stole two chairs from Pow
ellis saloon.
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Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds in the following real estate
transfers were yesterday filed for record
in the office Of the county clerk and re-
corder:
j. j. Grant ct Tx. to Charles Boylan.
lot Is, in block 81. Eastern addition to
the city Of Anaconda; consideration.
$3.50.
Mrs. Mary Scott and Elizabeth Peck
to Michael Structl, lot 8. in block 5,
town of Bald Butte; consideration, 5000.