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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26

creature promptly closed Its jaws ON
the mans foot and pulled him under
water. Pat ouldn swim, and he
was drowned before assistance could
reach him. The snapper weighed nearly
so pounds.
Barge is a queer character. and Is be-
lieved to know more about turtles than
any other living man. His habitation
Is a canal boat that has lain on the
banks of the creek a good many years.
Here Barge keeps bachelors hall With
no other companion than a dozen 'ur-
ties that are allowed the run of The
house and yard. Each turtle has a
name, and on Their backs they carry
the initials u. H." cut into their shells.
IL sometimes happens that when a iu--
tie is new around the. place IL will
n away. but those that stray are
generally picked up by somebody in
the ne'ghborhOod and returned to the
owner.
Barge's special pet Is a 25-pounGer
that he has had ten years. He Is a
rusty-look'ng creature. but full Of
life. IL doesn't do for a stranger 20
wander into Barge's quarters and make
himself at all familiar there without
keeping one eye on SAM. n turtle.
Sam is always looking for an oppor-
tunity to lay hold OF a foot or leg.
when IL happens to belong to a stran-
ger. and Barge keeps him around as
a sort of guardian of the premises.
San distinguished himself a short
time when he caught a burglar.
One night Barge went to bed forgetting
to fasten the door of the house.
Along about midnight he vas arousea
by a howl from the adjoining room that
made his hair stand on end. He lit a
lamp and went out to investigate. lie
found a negro leaping around the
apartment with Sam attached to his
heel. The fellow had gotten into the
house with the purpose NJ rcbhsng y
and had taken off his sho - so that he
would make no noise. sam had set his
Jaws on the negro's heel and only let go
when Barge tapped him IN h head
and ordered him of. Barge feeds Them
well and they seem to be fond OF him.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26

The ablest physicians universally
prescribe Paine's celery compound
wherever there Is great need OF a Wig
orous and prompt restoring of health
and strength to the worn-out system.
Paine's celery compound brings about
at once a healthy appetite. complete di-
gestion. regular action of the bowels.
Its use makes short work of disease.
II rapidly drives out neuralgia, sleep
lessness. dyspepsia and rheumatism
from the system. IL emoves that las
situde. or tired feeling" which betok-
ems weak nerve and poor blood.
Writing from the executive depart
ment In the state capitol at Topeka on
February / last, Secretary of State w.
Il. Bush said briefly: II have used
Paine's celery compound and have
found 1t to be of very great benefit to
me-"
And not only men, but more partic-
ularly the gentler sex hav found this
great remedy a blessing to them. Wo-
men working In close offices. sales-wom-
en tired out and nervous from long
hours standing on their feet and wait
ing on impatient. irritating customers;
overworked. worried and disheartened
men and women everywhere will be as
tonished to find nov much happier life
becomes when their nerves have been
strengthened and their blood purified
by means of his great remedy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26
An Important Difference.

To make IL apparent to thousands.
who think themselves Ill. that they are
not afflicted with any disease. but that
the system simply needs cleansing. Is to
bring comfort home to their hearts, as
a costive condition Is easily cured by
using Syrup of Figs. manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup company only.
and sold by all druggists.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26
! the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
There 5 one race inhabiting n
Philippines which will be . welcome
addition to American c~1tisenship. and
WI be afforded every facility and In.
ducement 10 immigrate to the United
states and engag In the skilled labor
In which IL has no peer. This Is n
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26
.Thanksxixinx Onering.-

Are demonstrated in the grand dis
play of Robes" never before in pic
turesqueness and ineness of quality for
so great a reduction in prices. Call
and see the Red and Black striped Lion.
He Is very docile and his antics anus
ing. Standard Harness shop. PA Park
avenue. Joseph Lupien. proprietor.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26
Xmas Presents
For the Little Ones


Ruadruple Plated Napkin
Rings. SOC and up
Quadruple Plated Knife, Fork and
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Quadruple Plated Cups, 50: and up
Solid Gold Rings. 80. soc and up
Gold Plated Three Piece Dress
Sets .......-....... 7Sc q up
Gold Plated Pins. 7sc and up
Gold Plated Necklaces. $3.50 and up
Sterling Silver Bracelets, s. and up
~ ovlsvs pss.ptsy AssesSsS 70 end sssey
$1,000 y 80 sssssesctssy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26

When in Butte lunch at sherman's.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26

Meyers piano store. III East Park.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26
Bees Prom the Phuippisep.

Books and stationery a, L. A. King.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-26

Pendleton's carameis. si4 E. Park.
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01
JANUARY.
WING OFFICE TELEPHONE, No. 90.
PENINSULA NEWS.

The Mormon missionaries, who have
been near Middletown, have departed. The
missionaries had no success and left for
other places.
Fred Polk, colored, of Bridgevlle, who
was injured by being struck by train,
died at his home in Bridgeville Sunday
morning. Coroner Joseph, of Georgetown,
held an inquest.
burglars entered the rooms Of John NJ.
Ford, at the Bayard House, Dover, through
a window, first climbing upon the kitchen
of the hotel. They secured an overcoat,
bottle of whiskey, tobacco pouch his
nd-daughter had given him for a
Christmas present, and other small articles.
Fruit growers about Milford, fear that
the warm weather of the past few weeks,
followed by cold period, has damaged
next seasons peach crop. The warm
weather forced the buds and growers say
that they are further developed than they
have been at this period for years. The
cold weather is therefore supposed to have
considerably damaged the buds.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01
NEW YEARS IN RUSSIA.

New Years customs in Russia are inter-
esting In the morning the princes of the
imperial family, personages Of the court,
functionaries of the capital, and servants Of
the palace come in regular order to present
their homages and good wishes to the
emperor, who kisses all the members of his
family, and all the high officials three times,
according to the Russian fashion.
The festivities commence on the 21st Of
December, and are ended on the 9th Of
January. During these two weeks the
young people gather together to play games
and to dance. On New Years day, at
breakfast, dinner and supper, the guests,
standing around the table, touch glasses,
drink the health of the emperor, and offer
good wishes to each other.
Masters give presents to their servants,
but don't give presents to each other, as
they do on Christmas. On Christmas day,
in all the families, the table is set with
profusion, and hospitality is offered to
everybody. In high society they drink
champagne, while the common people drink
brandy.
At this time, also, they devote themselves
to augural practices They throw melted
lead into water, and from the figures formed
by the suddenly cooled metal they endea-
vor to make horoscopes. The young girls
try to learn whether they will be married,
and to know something of the face, the
qualities, and the fortune of their future
husbands. At midnight they sit down be-
tween two mirrors by the side Of which two
candles are placed. They look into one
mirror and into the other until they can
see ~ lights. In this way some OF the
girls fancy they see in the mirror the image
of their fance, and that gives them hope.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01

The statement Of the Aberdeen Bank
shows it to he in thrifty condition, the
deposits being nearly 1925 600 and its sur
plus and undivided profits over Sl8.O0O
The Maryland Silk Mill, ut Hagers-
town, Nd, will be enlarged in the spring.
The branch factory now in operation at
Paterson, n. j., will be removed to Hagers-
town, and dye works will be established
in connection with the factory.
Benjamin F. Taylor; of Bradshaw,
Baltimore county, has written to the Wash
ington County Commissioners asking per-
mission in behalf of the survivors of the
Second Maryland Veteran Volunteers to
erect monument to the memory of fallen
comrades at or near Antietam Bridge. Mr..
Taylor was the colonel of the regiment.
notwithstanding the heavy business on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad last week,
serious blockades were few, and only few
trains were reported broken in two New
| links are being tried, with view to stop
| ping the breaking of the trains from the
| engine The accidents caused by the
breaking of trains have given the most
serious trouble.
| There was a calamity at a Sunday
School entertainment at Smithville, Md,
on Friday night, the result of the explosion
of an overturned lamp. Robert Carey as
cold Kris" is believed to be fatally burned
and others received serious burns. A Mrs
Howard and two small children were
trampled upon and may die. The enter
tainment was held in a school building,
which was crowded, many being compelled
to stand A little boy making a speech
struck the lamp, knocking it to the floor.
Carey, as cold Kris" was covered with
cotton and other inflammable material, and,
being near the lamp jumped upon it. The
lamp exploded, and in an instant Carey
was a mass of flames. The greatest excite
ment prevailed. Those who were outside
tried to get in to learn the cause of the
| excitement, and others tried to get out OF
Gle uelc was q VI usu au UuO
door and many were injured. Women and
children were falling upon the floor and
being trampled upon. 1t was impossible to
get the panic stricken audience out of the
building through the small door, the only
egress The men grabbed chairs and
benches and tore out the windows. This
saved many lives. Carey had seemingly
been forgotten, and stood mass OF flames
crying for help. The crowd fled from him,
and he rushed toward window, but fell
before going far. At this moment half a
dozen persons who had not lost their heads
came to his assistance, and the blazing
human torch was snuffed out, a mass Of
coats and shawls having been thrown over
him. In this work of rescue several men
and women were shockingly burned. The
building caught fire, but was not seriously
damaged
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01

reprints chapter from Stanley's Through
the Dark Continent" relating the story Of
the fight. This is the first of series OF
extracts which the Round Table is publish
ing from important works of travel which,
by reason Of their expense, are beyond the
reach Of good many readers. Following
Stanley's account is printed that of one Of
the chiefs who was engaged upon the
opposite side. He told it to the Belgian,
Captain Coquilhat, who put it into his
book, Gle Haut Congo" from which it
has been translated for the Round Table by
Mr.. Cyrus c. Adams. The two versions
side by side make very interesting reading.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01

There is man in Hagerstown, Md.
who eats strychnine, arsenic and belladonna
with impunity.
The individual deposits in the five ma
tional banks OF Frederick at the present
time aggregate S2,4l9, 1913.
New Windsor is to be lighted alto
gether by electricity. A water main system
IL now being laid in the town.
Mr.. w. n. Hearn, near Salisbury,
killed three hogs which weighed, respec-
lively, 563, 465 and AGO pounds.
Wilson L. Grouse, near Middleburg,
Carroll county, slaughtered big hog re-
Gently, which weighed COZ pounds.
Philip Craft, of Pleasant Gap, choked
to death while eating turkey at a big
Christmas dinner. He was farmer and
81 years old.
Albert w. Landlord, member of the
City Council and prominent citizen OF
Salisbury, is critically ill at his home, on
William street, Of pneumonia.
General complaint is being made in
Belair at the unsatisfactory way in which
the town is lighted, the electric lights
lately being poor and fluctuating.
Carl Mong, who ran away from his
home at Chewsville, to go to Cuba, has re-
turned, having only gotten as far South as
Georgia, when he changed his mind.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01
Minor Maryland Matters.

ID. w. Cent?, whose Touring mill,
near Thurmont Frederick county, was de-
stroyed by fire August 30, has had the mill
rebuilt and and fully equipped with COM
plete roller and gyrator separating system.
The mill will be ready for operation next
week.
The cement mill at Round Top is be
ing rapidly rebuilt the structural part
having been completed. This mill belongs
to Bridges & Henderson, and was destroyed
by fire in the early fall. 1t is being built
close to the kilns, and out of the reach Of
floods.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01
Henry M. Stanley.

IT is always very interesting to hear both
sides of story, especially when it is the
story Of battle. Probably the only battle
between white men and Africans which
has been described by participants on both
sides is the one that Stanley fought with
the Bangala tribe. Harper's Round Table.
under the title of "a Condensed Chapter"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01
The HOmelieSt Man in ElktOn,

AS well as the handsomest, and others are
invited to call on any druggist and get free
a trial bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat
and Lungs, remedy that is guaranteed to
cure and relieve all chronic and acute Coughs,
Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption. Price
Csc and SOC.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01

President McKinley's address at the
Commercial Museum in Philadelphia was
reported (by appointment by graduate
of Goldey (Wil. Del Commercial and
Shorthand College. Send for catalogue.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01
DOVER, \. H., Oct. 81, 1896.

MEssRs. ELY BROS. The Balm reached
me safely and in so short time the effect
is surprising. My son says the first appli-
cation gave decided relief have a shelf
filled with "Catarrh Cures" Tomorrow
the stove shall receive them and Ely 5
Cream Balm will reign supreme. Respect
fnlly, MRS. FRANKLIN FREEMAN.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size so cents. Trial size 10 cents.
We mail it.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren St., N. Y. City.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-01
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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-22
TOPICS
CURRENT NOTES OF Discov-
cry AND INVENTION.
A study OF the Heavens In
A New Kind Of Hcsdgenr-A Novel
Irvine Boider-wsrship on . Troiie,
-Roceut Inventions.
Mighty Arsturus In juno.

At 3 y. m. In the middle OF June the
great star Arcturus Is overhead, OBJ
serves Garrett T.. Serviss In the Scien-
t!fc American. Even for those who
know and care but little about astrono-
my II Ia worth while to look carefully
at Arcturus. because Arcturus Is the
very mightiest sun that the heavens are
known to contain. Its distance IL
about a thousand millions of mil
lions OF miles, or more than ten
million times the distance Of our
own sun. Since the intensity OF
light decreases az the square Of the dis
lance increases, 1t Is easy to show that
II we are as near to Arcturus as we are
to the sun, the earth would be vaporized
by the blast of unimaginable heat
which would smite II, for Arcturus must
exceed the sun In light and heat-giving
power In the ratio OF 5000 to !. As to
the actual size OF Arcturus, II Ia not I'M
probable that its globe would more
than fill the entire space that Is belted
by the orbit of the planet Mercury! Not
to know Arcturus, then, Is to be unac'
qualnted with the most Stupehuous
physical phenomenon within the range
Of human vision.
An easy way to make certain OF the
Identification Of Arcturus is this: LOOK
for the Great Dipper, which viii be
found between the pole and the zenith
with its handle upward. Follow with
the eye the bending line of the handle
beginning at tho bowl, and continue 1t
beyond the last star in the end, to
distance about equal to the entire
length OF the Dipper, and thus the eye
will be led to a bright yellowish t IA
which is Arcturus. Far southwark
shines the white star Spica. In Virgo
and farther west the planet Jupiter, thu
three-Arcturus, Epica and Jupiter
making the corners Of a large triangle
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-22
THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.

forehead. and. with the dearest respect,
laid my lips for a moment on that colo
arrow.
"And now said I. II am at your
service. Mr.. Eofthmour."
But | saw. to my surprise, that ne
had turned his back upon me.
DO you hear?" | asked.
"Yes," said he, Il do. IL you wish to
fight. am ready. IL not. go on and
save Clara. All Is one to me-"
l did not wait to be twice hidden:
but. STOPPING again over Clara, con-.
tinued my efforts to revive her. She
still lay white and lifeless: | began to
fear hat her sweet spirit had indeed
fed beyond recall, and horror and a
sense of utter desolation seized upon
my heart. | called her by name with
the most %endearing infections: | chafed
and beat her hands; now I laid her
head low, now supported It against my
knee; but all seemed to be in vain. and
the lids still lay heavy on her eyes.
~"Northmour." | said. there Is my
hat. For Gods sake bring some water
from the spring"
Almost in Il moment he was by my
side with the water.
II have brought 1t in my own" said
he. You do not grudge me the privi-
lcge?"
"Northmour,'' I was beginning to
say, az | laved her head and breast. but
he interrupted me savagely.
"Oh. you hush up" he said. THE
best thing you can do is to say moth
ing"
had certainly no desire to talk. my
mind being swallowed up in concern
for my dear love and her condition: so
| continued. in silence to do my best
toward her recovery, and when the
hat was empty, returned 1t to him with
one word-"More." He had. perhaps,
gone several times upon this errand
when Clara opened her eyes.
Now" said he. "since she ia better,
you can spare me. can you not? | wish
you a goodnight. Mr.. Cassilis."
Ito be continued.)
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-22
A New Kind OF Ueadgenr.

A gentleman who went out with
Stanley to Africa took with him a
number OF bird cages, in which he
hoped to bring back some specimens OF
the rarer birds of the interior. Owing
to the death Of one of his carriers he
was obliged to throw away the bird
cages, with a number Of other articles.
These were seized by the natives in
great glee, though they did not know
what to do with them, but they even
tually decided that the small circular
cages were a kind Of %headgear. and,
knocking off 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 eat at table out OF
dishes. thought they were receptacles
for food. and took his meals from one,
tremendously opening and shutting
the door between mouthfuls.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-22
A Brave Coward.
By Robert Louis Stevenson.
BY Robert Louis Stevenson.

80. II they fire a volley. she will be
protected. And In the meantime
stand behind me. | am the scapegoa5;
my sins have found me out"
l heard him. as | stood breattfess
by his shoulder, with my pistol ready.
pattering off prayers In a tremulous,
rapid whisper; and confess. horrid as
the thought may seem. ! ~despised him
for thinking OF applications In q mo-
ment so critical and thrilling. In The
meantime Clara. who vas dead white
but still possessed of her faculties. had
displaced the barricade from the front
door. Another moment. and she had
pulled 1t open. freight and inool-
light illuminated the links with con-
fused and changeful luster. and far
away against the sky we could see a
long trail Of glowing smoke.
Mr.. Huddlestone, filled for the mo-
ment with a strength greater than his
own, struck Northmour and myself a
~back-hander in the chest, and while we
were thus for the moment ~incapacitat-
ed from action, lifting his arms above
his head like one about to dive, he ran
straight forward out OF the pavilion.
Here am T." he cried-"Huddle-
stone! Kill me. and spare the others
His sudden appearance daunted. |
suppose. our hidden enemies; for
Northmour and | had time 10 %ecover,
TO seize Clara between us one by each
arm, and to rush forth to his assist
ance. ere anything further had taken
place. But scarce had we passed the
threshold when there came near a doz-
EN- reports and flashes from every di-
rection among the hollows of the links.
Mr. Huddlestone staggered. uttered n
weird and freezing cry, threw up his
arms over his head and fell backward
on the turf.
"Traditore! Traditore." cried the
invisible avengers.
And just then q part of the roof Of
the pavilion fell in, so rapid was the
progress of the fire. A loud, vague
and horrible noise accompanied the
collapse, and "A vast volume of flame
went soaring up TO heaven. Huddle-
stone, although God knows what were
his ~olsequies. had a fine pyre at the
moment of his death.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-22
Novel Irvine Holder.

An invention which Is an improve
ment upon that form of twlne-holding
devices in which means are provided
whereby a certain amount OF the free
end of the string Is retracted, has been
patented by Frederick w. Copcutt OF
Brooklyn. 1t will be seen that the
moving parts Of the device are mounted
on a frame consisting OF a board or
back plate provided at top and bottom
with projecting lodges, say the Scien-
tihc American. Near the upper end of
the board a clamping lever is pivoted.
secured to one end of which Is a cord
guide. The other end of the lever is
provided with a plate adapted to en-
gage with a stop fixed to the under side
of the upper ledge. An Enclosure on
the lower shelf contains the ball of
Irvine. Adjacent to that end of the
lever carrying the cord guide and con-
Meeting the upper and lower lodges
run guide wires, which are embraced by
two side extending arms attached to a
sliding weight. The upper end OF the