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last, and was a triumph of cores and
plaits.
You'll save day for me in April,
Doris, to fix over my black Henrietta
cloth?" said Mrs. Gillespie inter
negatively.
Doris nodded gayly. She was in a
mood to promise anything. -.
Here. Doris. you might just as well
take couple of these mince turnovers.
They'll keep nicely till Sunday"
Doris thanked her, and stepped out
into the cold, cloudy night She drew
slowly near the old brown house tina {:
had attracted her the evening before.
IL wonder if it's dark enough yet
she said, as she fingered in the shadow
of an old elm close by the sidewalk
The house seemed gloomy and silent as
on the preceding night.
ut won't get any darker if wait till
midnight, for the moon will be up soon.
l must do it now or never"
These mysterious words implied no
scheme of burglary or arson. though
the dressmaker's actions verged on
breaking and entering" She glided
TO the door and triedeit softly. With
the usual depravity of inanimate OBJ
jects. it gave treacherous squeak as
Doris turned the knob. and she fed
swiftly. but not until she had dropped
far inside the hallway a small, fat.
white envelope, directed in q big.
sprawling style to
EBEN DOOLITTLE.
From Friend and Brother.
Luckily no one was stirring on that
quiet street, and when Doris was far
enough from the brown house she re-
samed her ordinary gait. But there
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W-mz/| that she could not
enjoy her dinner. She had always
prided herself ON her hanging of skirt,
but that day her right hand had forgot
ten its cunning.
Don't worry. Doris" said Mrs. Giles
pie. putting another slice of boiled NUT
ton on the dressmaker's plate. Lay it
by till tomorrow, and begin Sarah
James school gingham."
''Well. if you don't care" said Doris,
with look of relief. lit would be
great lift off my mind" and she ate
three pieces of mutton in her satisfac-
ton.
"Did you know that Eben Doolittle
was sick?" said Mrs. Gillespie after din
ner, as she piled her basting-needle.
Doris looked up from the sewing ma
chine so quickly that keen observer
might have said she was startled, but
Mrs. Gillespie's glasses covered unsus-
pecting eyes.
They say he's threatened with
fever. No wonder. Living alone, and
doing his own cooking and farming
have hired housekeeper long ago, or
got married. which would have been
better still. They say he's worrying
about some payments he can't meet
next month. and. take it altogether,
shouldn't wonder if he was pretty bad
off. Would you have this bingham
waist shirred at the top or laid in plaits
all the way down. Doris?"
Its all shirrings." thought poor
Doris. "all puckered up close and tight,
and somebody's got to cut the gather
ing threads before things will come out
straight" (She and Eben Doolittle
had once been much more than friends,
but Fate had undertaken to do some
"shirring." and there was nobody at
hand to ''cut the gathering threads'')
Doris answered Mrs. Gillespie as best
she could, and started the machine
again.
When night came she rolled up her
scissors. thimble and tape measure and
put on her things, despite Mrs. Giles
pies invitation to stay all night. Doris
wanted to be alone where she could
think hard, and the society of Sarah
Jane. who would have been her bedfel-
low. was not conducive to- contempla-
ton.
Or her way home. she passed a low
brown house standing back from the
road--a house dark and silent. but
which quickened her pulse by its mere
outlines.
~ wonder If the poor soul is there all
alone" thought Doris. ANY other
neighbor could run in and see after him
in a friendly way, but that's all out Of
the question for mel"
When she reached home. she reused
her fire out of its all-day sluggishness,
and sat down before it without lighting
lamp. She could think better in the
dark.
II wonder when those payments
must be made" she said to herself. 14t's
the 18th of February now.;:
Suddenly a twofold idea buzzed
through Doris Hilburn's brain like a
Fourth of July "pin Wheel" and her
plaintive little face grew hot and rosy
in the dim, fire-lighted room.
"If 1 only dared!" she said half
neutrality-suspicious. with gathering
boldness, "why not? No one will ever
find it out, and Eben will not dream Of nv
doing such thing. 1t may tide him over,
so he will pick up and get we'll NAV
be only the drop in the bucket, or il ma :
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was a turmoil under her little black
jacket. She had burned her ships be-
hind her-and for what?
To crafty a sentimental fancy and
to prepare for herself still longer
years of toll and self-denial. Yet how
she exulted in the thought: HE will
get on his feet again and prosper-and
he will owe it all to me, and never
know"
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Desired Results.

'She actually flung herself at his
head!"
HIN! What did he do?"
HE flung himself at her feet."-Bos.
ton Transcript.
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And lit the light of days long dead?
Twas one that he had sent to her
The year before they were wed.
Twas full of young loves fondest terms.
Without regard to rhyme or sense
Possession dulled, and planted germs
OF mild Indifference.
He listened to the words he heard
While shame surprised him with its dart;
Twas long since he had breathed a word
OF love to that lone heart.
Then noiselessly he stepped behind
Her chair, and heard a sob Of pain.
His heart cried out: Il have been blind!'
And love awoke again.
He drew her gently to his breast
He kissed and called her Heart Of Mine!"
And all the love once more confessed
Told in that valentine.
George Birdseye. in Boston Globe.
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Dogs are annually taxed two dol.
lars each in Paris; but pups are ex.
empt until they are weaned.
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She Made The m Do.

Mrs. Gabbleton-la am woman of few
words.
Old GabbIeton-Yes; but you warm
'em over so often.-Puck
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RS. GILLESPIE'S
new skirt would
not come right in
the hanging. and
Doris Hilburn was,
as she expressed it,
$50 worked up"
that she could not
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Six months after, when Eben Doolit-
tie came back a second time from Chi
cago. this time to attend his own we'd
ding. he told Mrs. Gillespie. in a glow
of lover-like confidence, what his bride
had once done for him, and the good
lady smiled and clapped her plump
hands in approval.
Now ! Know" she said to herself,
'.why Doris, Hilburn's buttery shelves
were bare and her kitchen fire out that
cold March day."-Helen T. Clarke. in
Housewife.
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In fact. that is what every body did
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-31
TWELVE PAGES.
TUESDAY. MAY 81. 1898.
Schley Has EN-.
- HAVE got them and they never
will get home" said Commodore

HAVE got them and they v
will get home" said Commodore
Schley as he went to breakfast
Sunday morning. He hasn't got them
exactly where he wants them. but ne
has got the strangle-hold. and sooner
or later, probably within a very Few
DAYS. the Spanish feet must either sur
render or be sunk. The certainty OF
the news gives Washington and the
entire country a feeling OF relief. 1t is
now said that Cervera was duped into
entering the harbor Of Santiago by
Schley's clever maneuvering. II this is
SO, Servera's reputation as a brilliant
strateeist will be much furnished. AS
TO Schley's procedure from now on,
that il not a question that the general
public is competent to pass upon. IL"
may be trusted to do the right thing
at the right time. 1t is possible that
Admiral Cervera may try TO come out
or that the American feet may try TO
20 In. OF the two the latter Is the more
probable. A dash into the harbor, in
spite OF torpedoes and land defenses,
would be in line with u naval past
and may be made by Comm hiore
Schley. War. however, as the Phila-
delphia Press said a Jew days ago., Is
not carried on to display bravery. but
bravery Is displayed in order to carry
on war. The demand c; the situation
is not a chance for some n TO do
something brilliant" The need IT
stead is for the course most likely. with
the least loss of life. to bring ultimate
victory quickest. II this can be done
by blockading Admiral Cervera, with
out a fight, 1t hould be done, and II a
fight is better. American fleets and
their commanders may both be trusted
TO seek II at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
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Bryan and Mckinley.

"a URIouS news comes from Lin
H. coin, Neb., concerning Mr..
Bryan's brief military career. A
dispatch to the San Francisco Examiner
says h a one month was permitted to
pass after war had been declared before
the silver champion determined to join
the volunteer forces of his adopted
state. He enlisted in the Third Nebraska
after having experienced a disappoint-
ment that he had no reason to antici-
pate. On the day that the
ment was officially made at Washington
that war existed between the United
States and Spain, Mr.. Bryan sent a per-
sonal communication to President Nc
Kinley, rendering his services to the gov
eminent in any capacity the president
should see fit to designate. Mr.. Bryan
waited a full month for a reply. but
none came. In fact. up TO the present
time no communication has reached Mr..
Bryan from President Mckinley or any
one representing him on military or other
matters. After having waited until he
had given up hope of hearing from his
letter to the president, Mr.. Bryan ten
dered his services to the governor Of Ne
braska. and enlisted as a volunteer pri-
vate. Mr.. Bryan felt at the outbreak OF
the war that 1t was a patriotic duty to
offer his services TO his government, and
felt that President Mckinley. who had
been successful against him as an aspi.
rant for the presidency. would at least
he gracious enough to favor him with q
reply. even though his services should
be declined.
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English Pronunciation Best.

y the Standard OF yesterday were
printed lists OF certain Spanish
names showing, according to a COM
petent Spanish authority. their Spanish
pronunciation. The pronunciations as
there given are all right II you are o
versing in Spanish, but all wrong
wrong at least in most of the cases-if
you are talking English. A person who
in a conversation held In English talks
about Paree instead of Paris instantly
convicts himself of pedantry. afrecta-
ton and vulgarity. a man who in such
a conversation would give st. Peters
burg It's correct Russian pronunciation
would he a fit subject for a lunacy COM
mission. And a man who, having oc-
casion to speak of Cadiz, says Cadeeth
instead of Cay-diz. its proper English
pronunciation. commits a nuisance that
is Just as abominable.
Nearly all Spanish geographical
names nave been anglicized. When In
doubt about the pronunciation of n
Of them, consult Lippincott's Pro
n~ouncing Gazetteer" or any OF the
standard dictionaries. II you have oc-
casion to use a Spanish name when
such consultation is out of the ques-
ton. pronounce II just as IL looks, Civ
ing the novels inc c%onsonants their good
old English sounds. The chances are
you VIII hit IL right. You may get the
accent wrong or commit some other err
ror. but II Is infinitely better to reveal
ignorance than to display %pedantry by
attempting to follow the rules for Span
ish pronunciation. Ignorance generally
is excusable, ~pedantry never is.
1t Is true that the names of certain
places in California, like Los Angeles,
Los Gatos and San Jose. have not been
anelicized, but still retain their original
Spanish pronunciation. And IL might
be argued by some that such being the
case in the United States, there is all
the more reason why we should give tha
Spanish pronunciation to names Of
places where Spanish is the actual Ian
guage spoken. The answer to that is
tina the English language is not what
IL ought to be, but what II is. AS ma
ture abhors a straight line, so the En-
glish language has supreme contempt
for absolute uniformity. And when 1t
Is out OF line somewhere, 1t is not only
useless but preposterous to try to whip
1t back. A man might as well try to
make the earth a perfect level by begin
ming TO shovel all the mountains into
the valleys with a trowel. The English
language has its imperfections, plenty
of them. but such as il is. II is the most
| copIous, the most rugged, picturesque,
virile. vigorous. conquering language of
the world. As for Spanish, 1t is the lam
guage Of hell.
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Novel Uses of BIRD Cage In Africa.

A man who went out with Stanley to
Africa took with him a number Of bird
cages. in which ne hoped to bring back
some specimens of the rarer birds Of
the interior. Owing to the death of his
carriers. he was obliged to throw away
the bird cages with q number OF other
articles. These were seized by the ma
tives with great glee. though they did
not know what to do with them: but
they eventually decided that the small
circular cages were a kind of head
gear. and knocking or the bottom. the
chiefs strutted about In them with
evident pride. One chief. thinking
himself more wise than the others. and
having seen the white men q at table
put of dishes. thought they were re-
ceptacles for food. and took his meals
from one. tremendously opening and
shutting the door between each mouth
full.
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dering muskets to night in a holy cause.
what is the duty Of our brethren7 Can
they forget the rack. h wheel. the
auto da fe. the stake and the flame?
Can they forget the holy men and
women. the flower OF our rae who
died with 'shema Israel on their lips?
Can they forget those who died for God
and Judaism? Can they forget the ex-
pulsion. when eighty thousand persisted
in one day? MOI No! They nave for
gotten to forget-they have forgotten
TO forget!'"
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SOLIDARITY OF THE NATION.
Union Of North and South stronger Than
Ever Before.

Union Oh NOrtn anu SCUM StTouBeT IMAM
Ever Before.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Much as II means to the North to
see a Lee and a Grant serving side by
side under the same banner, ii means
still more to the South. 1t means the
covering up and the forgetting OF .
sad and regrettable past. 1t means
the renewal and cementing OF a long
interrupted brotherhood. For h first
time in a generation 1t reopens to the
gallant and naturally martial South
erners a chance to hold high positions
in the army and to win glory on the
battlefield. Technically most Of these
disabilities mad melted away before the
present year, but nothing had occurred
to show the fact in practical form. 1t
needed the Spanish war to finish the
good work and give h signal that
the hopes of 80 years have been real
lied. Henry Watterson's emotion was
genuine when he said at the associated
press banquet in this city on Wednes-
day night:
II have seen wonderful things in my
life, but I did not hope to see the day
when 'Fitz' Lee and Joe Wheeler
would be major generals of the United
States. When recently / saw the boys
in blue, and mine among them, march,
ing through the streets Of Louisville.
my heart was in my mouth, bNt
I saw at the head OF the column a
man whom IS years g I had taken
off the field of battle. then my heart
burst and the tears flowed from my
eyes. Whatever else betide, this war
will settle h solidarity Of this ma
ton
MI. watterson speaks here for the
whole South to a degree never before
possible since the civil war. 1t Is a
grand thing to free Cuba. but the war
would be fully compensated for IL it
was to accomplish nothing more than
this new and unprecedented national
solidarity within our own boundaries.
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~HE cubans are disappointing.

1.-THE cubans are disappointing.
even to their friends and al
mirers. Perhaps the insurgents
are the victims of circumstances that
may be satisfactorily explained later
on; but the fact is. they have not been
showing up well since the Americans
commenced fighting their battles for
them. The Chicago Times-Heral
thinks that maybe the Cuban is not
the heroic creature ne has been painted
and lacks somewhat OF the qualities
accredited 10 freemen. The farther au-
fhorities at Washington advance in the
solution of that problem, the less re-
lance Is placed on the 'patr!pt" und'r
General Gomez. surrey he IS not 10
be fully armed-hrst. because he is
doubtful IL he could achieve his own
independence In any event, and second.
because he might decide to try conclu-
eions with his benefactor when this
cruel war Is over. OF course our duty
ie none the less imperative for all hat
Every consideration OF humanity COM
bines with every motive OF self-preser-
Nation impelling US to remove the
Spaniard from western waters. But the
fact r~emains-the Cuban has been more
OF less ideaiized."
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|. KEY WEST correspondent says
\ the Massachusetts, and New

York regiments are distinctly
superior in outer appearance. in every
thing except size. to the regular cav
alrymen who had arrived in h town
just before them. Their uniforms are
newer n heater than the regulars,
and the men are plainly of a much bet
ter social lass. 1t il amusing to hear
the comments of the regulars on the
volunteers. A lieutenant and a private
OF the Seventy-frst New York came up
the street together. They might well
have been brothers. Two regulars
In wonder. For the Lords
sake!" exclaimed one Of them. "a lieu
tenant and a private walking to-
gether!" Then they both laughed up
~roariously. The scene 20 them was
simply intensely amusing. They might
have seen things that would ave
amused them still more. The CORE
spondent say he stopped to talk with
a young captain at the camp of the
seventy-frst. They were quickly sur
rounded by a group OF private soldiers,
who Joined in the conversation. The
young captain was certainly a gentle
man. but he did not appear to be
conscious of n derogation of the
dignity.
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Current Comment.
The Dewey stock.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
ITS a pleasure to recall the fact says
the New York Journal, that Admiral
George Dewey didn't attain his present
position on account of his relationship to
his father" Not directly so, but it is of
record that his father was an excellent
and capable man. So was his grandfather.
And there was a great deal of talent and
virtue on his mothers side of the house.
1t Is a pleasure to be able to state that
these facts did not bear against Mr.. Dew
ey i'm his attainment of eminence in the
navy. He is of good stock.
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state" The basis for this sensational
war bulletin win be found In the fact
that six or seven Of the Montana VOL
unteers forgot their New STAN
and their purchases at the San Fran
cisco bookstores exhausted the impor-
tation of six copies made In 1873.
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.~ HERE she lies wrote Buckle.

r Of sps ;@s ' "si ,p s' fsf,a %@'s ss-
r tremity of the continent. a
huge and torpid mass. the only repre-
sentative now remaining of the feelings
and the knowledge of the middle ages.
And what is the worst symptom of all.
she is satisfied with her own condition.
Though she is the most backward coun
try in Europe. she believes herself to
be the foremost. She is proud of every
thing Of which she ought to be ashamed.
She Is proud OF the antiquity of her
opinions, proud of the strength OF her
faith. proud of her Unreasonable and
childish i~ncredulity, proud of her un-
willingness to amend either her creed or
her customs. proud of her hatred of
heretics and proud OF the undying vigil
lance with which she has baffled their
efforts to obtain a full and legal estab-
lishment on her soil" That is truer OF
Spain to-day h a when Buckle wrote
II. What Spain has most needed for
a century is a good thrashing. 1t may
be possible to. beat some sense into her.
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7 T looks as II the Klondike boom hat

i looks as IL the klondike boom had
busted pretty early in the game.
Every steamer from Alaska is
bringing back a lot of disguised people.
many OF whom have blown in their own
money and all they could borrow from
their relatives. without any returns
whatever to show for it. What gold is
found up there is being taken in by
comparatively a few people. and it's a
question whether even they are doing
as well as they expected. The Oakland
Tribune asks IL 1T isn't about time thai
some OF that $50. 600. 900 that is said to
have been piled on the dumps at the
Klondike during the winter was putting
In an appearance Unless there Is an
extensive NATURALIZATION OF some of
the promises very soon. the already tot
tering boom will have a complete coll
lapse. There is too much danger and
privation to be encountered In the
northern country for a rational indi-
yidual to go there under the present
conditions. whereas II IL were assured
that there is anything like the money
there hat IL claimed for IL by those
Joint-stock boomers. an army OF 25.-
900 more prospectors would be on the
scene within two months. They are
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~HE Jewish Gazette looks Will

~HE Jewish Gazette looks with
considerable satisfaction on the
punishment liable 20 be inflicted
upon Spain. II recalls that Spanish
persecution and cruelty fell more heav-
fly upon the Jewish race han upon any
other. II sayss 1T is one of the most
wonderful condolences in the history
Of the civilized world that this western
hemisphere was discovered when Span
ish cruelty reached it's climax. S-nce
that time Spain has been gradually
shorn of Its power and prestige in a
measure as the New World grew IN
strength, wealth and liberty. At last
this country is at war with Spain, -hs
hour of SPANS end has struck. and its
awful career OF brutality is nearing an
end. IL Is fitting. indeed. that TO this
glorious and Of liberty should be as
signed the duty OF Furnishing that in
iquitous land Of tyranny. cruelty and
bieotry. May the punishment be ter
ribie. for IL has been deserved And
In this hour. when frsemen are 'houl-
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An eastern paper says sit is interesting
to know just at this time that in the
United States senate there are twelve
senators who served in the union army
and twelve who served in the confeder-
ate army. There are fifty-seven repre-
sentatives who served in the union
army and thirty who are e~x-confeder-
ates." And non of the old warehouses;
are saving neigh to the present war.
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. oosEvELT's ROUGH RIDERS

- ooSEvELT'S ROUGH RIDERS
N at San Antonio, Texas, have
been drilled into real cavalry by
Sergeant O'Brien, a man who won his
promotion from the ranks of the regular
army by hard experience. 1t Is said
that his thoroughness is as undoubted
as his remarks are picturesque. At
the command parade rest" the other
day Willie Tiffany made the mistake Of
resting his hand over the muzzle of his
rife. Tiffany" shouted the sergeant.
II wisht we could see yerzelf. It's a
domned good thing yer gun amt loaded
or yer hand would be shot of and yer
country would lose another valuable
soldier" There isn't a rough rider In the
troop who does not swear by Sergeant
O'Brien.