The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-03
Terse Topics
Of The Town


papers lately as To whether or not
Thomas H. Benton for whom state
statute is soon to he unveiled in the
natural statuary hall at the capitol.
was a silver man or not A recent
Washington letter says he was one of
the first of goldbugs. but this is dis
puted by Col. p. r. Dolman Of this city,
who said in speaking of the mat
ter
1T was in 1851 that l heard Benton
make speech in st Louis. He made
the speech To vast multitude at
Sturgeon Market, on North Broadway.
| remember well an expression he used
in that speech. He said. 1t was |,
Thomas Hart Benton. that gave you
silver money. 1t was /. Thomas Hart
Benton. not Andrew Jackson. that
vetoed the bank billt
They are telling another story on
Charley Warren and they say that he
has often told this story on himself.
If IL isn't true the general can deny II.
The general was about the first police
judge Butte ever had. and in those days
it was a question of tapping man Tor
his pile. most of the money collected
from disorderly characters going to the
judge. One morning the Judge on TAX
ing the judicial chair. was informed
that two DRINKS had been arrested and
that one of them had S25 and the other
didn't have a cent The judge remem-
bered that fact, but got the men mixed.
One of the men was pretty well dressed
while the other one was seedy and
ragged.
smith. stand up" said the judge to
the better dressed man" The circum-
stances of your case are so fragrant that
/ am compelled. in the interests of law
and orded. to give YOU as severe a pun
ishment as possible There being no
extenuating circumstances | fine you
SIS and costs. which will make S25'
Judge, l haven't a cent" gasped
Smith.
sit down, Who's talking to you?
/ You are discharged. Jones, stand up
4 You are the man in whose case | can
see no extenuating circumstances. You
will pay $25 or go to jail
So the seedy man forked over the S25
and the well dressed man was told TO
/ go and sin no more. Charley Warren
says that he has never. from that day
! to this again tried to Judge mans pile
by the clothes he wears.
Old timers notice a great difference
| in the appearance of the squaws who
walk about Buttes streets occasionally.
In the old days they kept themselves
looking pretty well and were plentifnlly
! decorated with beads and bangles and
! other ornaments. But now they slouch
4 along without any attempt at adorn-
ment. destitute OF beads and ribbons
and everything in the way of finery.
| go
A business man said yesterday. I'VE
are now entering on the dullest season
of the year for all lines of business
II seems particularly dull in January
on account of the enormous trade OF
December. but it really is the month
when less goods are sold than in any
other month. People have spent Sc
much for Christmas presents that they
couldn't afford to spend any more anc
then at the beginning of the year peo
pie usually resolve that they will save
more money this year and the resolution
lasts usually through most of January
Then. too people buy their winter
clothing in November and December
and this month is altogether too carr,
for the purchase of spring clothing, -
there are plenty of reasons for the laCl
of business activity. | always, how
ever keep my sales up higher durins
January than my business competitors
and I don't mind telling how ! do il.
always offer my best bargains during
January, so as to tempt the money an'
draw out the people. and | always al
vertise more during January than il
any other month The time To advertis
is when business is dull. | woul,
rather go without advertising durinl
the holiday trade than during January
I Many merchants make the mistake o
ceasing to advertise when business /
dull but | advertise because bushes
is dull | offer specially good bargain
and let the people know that ] am of
fering them"