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Interesting Items.

Special police agents on petroleum cy-
cles are to be told off in future to cope
with the excessive speed of autocars in
Paris
Ropes that will not sink when thrown
into the water are proving very useful
They are made of core consisting of
pieces Of cork covered with cotton.
Mr. William Born Dead was the
somewhat deceptive heading of an obit-
uary notice in Kansas paper last week
The heading meant to announce that Mr.
Born was dead.
Most Chinese mandarins pass the whole
OF their lives without taking single yard
of exercise. Under no circumstances
whatever is mandarin ever seen on foot
In his own jurisdiction.
A substitute for emery powder has been
produced by a Russian inventor. He
burns fire clay at temperature of 1900
degrees Fahrenheit and the resulting pow
der is equal as polishing material to
emery.
Senator Francis Wilson has introduced
in the Missouri legislature a bill to pro-
hlb1t attorneys or counsellors from solic-
iting employment. The author of the
measure is said to be the only member of
the two houses who favors its passage
Quite a profitable business is done in
some large towns in England by lending
turtles to restaurants. They are permit
ted to remain In the windows for a. few
days, and are then taken to different
parts of the city as advertisements for
other eating houses.
Wheat is now grown farther north than
ever before. At Fort Providence, on the
Mackenzie river 200 miles farther north
than Sitka, Alaska, a splendid wheat
crop was grown last season in the fields
belonging to the Roman Catholic mis-
sion.
That plants when injured suffer from
fever is new discovery by a British bot
anist. Plants suffer In a similar manner
to animals under like conditions. The
rate of respiration increases and the tenn
perature rises, reaching a maximum with
in "a hours.
Texan has patented a folding bed
which is suspended from the ceiling by
four pulleys, the ropes running to a CEN
trail shaft, which is turned by pulling a
rope wound on a wheel carried by the
shaft, thus drawing the bed up to the
ceiling and holding it out of the way
An improved prospecting tool for min
ers is formed of central auger fixed
on a handle, with a tubular auger sur
rounding it. which can be detached while
the hole is being bored and replaced to
fern pocket into which the borings are
drawn to remove them from the hole
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To Revive the Merchant Marine.

| rs HARTMAN CANNON of the ap-
preparations committee has in
sisted that owing to lack of suffi-
cient revenue not only must the Mica
ragua canal scheme be abandoned for
the present, but also the appropriation
for reviving the American mercantile
marine. The splendid record made by
the American navy during the Spanish
American war has led the people of this
country to desire to see the mercantile
marine restored to the place it occupied
a half century ago. An appropriation
was on the tapis to bring this about
but If Representative Cannon has his
at this session of congress.
The annual report of the United
States commissioner of navigation
shows that other foreign nations an
nually expend more than $4,000, 900 in
paying subsidies and bounties on con-
struction and navigation to their mer-
chant ships. France, italy, Japan, Nor
way and Sweden all pay bounties on the
construction of ships in native ship
yards. This is done because it is recog-
nized that to have shipbuilding plants
in existence. experienced and equipped
to build modern vessels, is a national
benefit. Without aid from our govern
ment American ships will not be built
for the mercantile trade and this coun-
try will continue to remain weak upon
the sea and it's navy Will have no re-
source for recruiting purposes.
The American people feel deep in
terest in and warm regard for the navy
and the incidents Of the war with Spain
have increased this interest quite to
the point of enthusiasm. But the navy
will be crippled as long as we have no
merchant marine of our own.
The additional expenditure involved
by the bill will be from $1,000, 900 to ST.
100000 for the first year and in time it
will equal an annual average of $5,OOO,-
600 or 100000. More than this sum, it
is claimed, will come back in the way
of freight money which now goes to
foreign ship owners. 1t is believed that
American merchant ships could get a
very large part of the carrying, because
our Pacific ports are nearer 70 East
Asia than are the ports of Europe, and
there are no Suez canal tolls to be paid. |
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would certainly seem to be for this
country to accept both propositions.
That would prove expensive, but it is
safe and If not adopted, America is
likely some time to deeply regret its
shortsightedness. If the United States
accepts one proposition and not the 9TH
er it means that one of the canals will
surely fall into the hands of some Euro
pean power with whom this country
may at some time be at war.
The relations of Great Britain and
the United States are at the present
time very friendly. But they have not
always been so. Twice these countries
have been at war and the present
friendly feeling may not last long. The
relations between this country and
France in early times We're very cordlal.
In the revolutionary war they were al
lies. But during the Spanish American
war the relations were strained until
for while war with France was con-
sidered not improbable. The rela tons
between this country and Germany
have usually been friendly, but lately
have bordered on hostilities. So, too,
in the case of Russia. There is no Eu-
ropean nation on which this country
can rely as a permanent friend. Any
one of them may in few years be at
swords points with this nation. 1t is
unsafe to permit any European nation
to control one Of the canals.
The United States should either con-
troll both the proposed canals or see to
it that no European country controls
either of them.
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Want to BE States.

II T the next session of congress
there will be applications for
statehood from two territories
Oklahoma and New Mexico. With Okla
homa the chances of success are ap-
parently good, for that territory at the
last election returned a republican plu-
rality Of 1855 out of a total vote of
1888. New Mexicos success is mat
ter of greater doubt. That territory
has larger population and a larger
vote than Oklahoma or than several
states which have been admitted. The
trouble is that it has usually gone demo-
cratic. 1t is true that at the last cleo
ton New Mexico gave about 1000 re-
publican majority, but still the territory
is regarded as democratic and there is
a suspicion in republican circles that if
went republican chiefly in order that
it might get admitted to statehood. 1t
has undoubtedly been refused admission
several times because 1t was feared that
1t would add to the democratic vote in
congress-
The silver question is also likely to
initiate against the admission of these
territories. 1t will be feared that their
admission will add four silver men to
the present number in the United States
senate, and to most Eastern republicans,
who will control the next congress, a
silver man is a greater bugaboo than
a democrat.
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THE BLACK MANS BURDEN,

Take up the sword and rife,
Send forth your ships with speed,
To join the nations scramble
And vie with them in greed;
Go find your goods a market
Beyond the western flood
The heather who Withstand yo~
Shall answer it in blood
Take up the sword and rifle,
For so does all the world;
There's none shall dare upbraid you
When once your flags unfurled,
The race is to the swiftest,
The battle to the strong;
Success is the criterion,
None cares to count the wrong.
Take up the sword and rifle.
And know no fear or pause.
What though your hands be bloody,
Who calls We to the laws?
The ports ye wish to enter,
The roads We wish to tread
Make them with heather living,
Mark them with heather dead
Take up the sword and rifle,
Rob every savage race.
Annex their lands and harbors,
For this is Christian grace.
Fen though ye slaughter thousands,
We still shall count it gain:
II We extend your commerce.
Who breads the curse of Cain?
Take up the sword and rifle
Still keep your conscience whole
So soon is found an JUNCTION
To soothe guilty soul;
Go with it to your Maker,
Find what excuse We can
Rob for the sake of justice,
Kill for the love of man.
Chicago Chronicle.
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penitentiary incarcerations. There is a
statement showing by counties and ju-
dicial districts the civil and criminal
cases, administrations and guardian
ships begun, disposed Of and pending,
and the executions foreclosures and or
ders of sale issued as reported by clerks
of the district court. The naturaliza-
ton table shows that 40S were natural
lied during 1897, of whom SO were in
Silver Bow county, As in Cascade and
90 IN Fergus county. There were 20
natives of Canada naturalized, 65 from
ireland and SO from Germany. The ta-
BILE on divorces shows that 294 divorces
were granted during the year, of which
n were in Silver Bow county, "a in
Cascade county and 80 in Lewis and
Clarke county. The greatest percentage
of divorces granted to marriage Ii
censes issued was in Flathead county.
the percentage being Al. Dawson coun-
ty was about the same and Granite
county third.
The incarcerations in the penitentiary
iiS 'iie Seal were 10 lOf Srdnu lar
ceny, 80 for burglary, 20 for robbery, 10
for forgery, six for murder in the sec
ond degree, three for manslaughter and
90 for other offenses.
The book closes with a statement of
public and private indebtedness the as
sessed valuations, real estate mortgage
Indebtedness and satisfactions, Mon
tana's finances, etc. The book is replete
with information and very creditable
to the bureau which issued it.
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The Treasure State.
~ HE most information in regard
to Montana which has yet been
gathered into one book is to be

~ HE most information in regard
to Montana which has yet been
gathered into one book is to be
found in the sixth annual report of the
bureau of agriculture, labor and indus
try of the state of Montana, for the
year ending November 80, 1898. A copy
of the report reached the Standards ia :
Bile yesterday. 1t is full from cover to
cover of most interesting information
and those who possess a copy will have
occasion to refer to it at very FREQUENT
intervals during the year. The report
is compiled by Commissioner J. H. Cal
derhead, assisted by o. NJ. Holmes,
chief clerk.
The report starts with an instructive
description of ''the treasure state" from
its first settlement to the present time.
Following is a description of each coun-
ty of the state, accompanied by a man
of the county. The area, resources.
transportation facilities, Topography,
developments, advantages and opportu-
mites of each county are given, togeth-
er with the estimated population of the
principal cities. The population of Butte
Is given as $1,000, which is probably a
little high when Helena is given as IA
600, Anaconda 10000 Great Falls -, 90,
Missoula $780,
Succeeding articles in the report deal
with Montana's railways, forest re-
serves and public schools: there is a
review of the crop season of $685. writ
ten by E. ]. Glass, section director of
the United States weather bureau. a
description of the work that is being
done toward the reclama ton of the
million acre land grant the Carey act
and the state and land grant act, the
public lands, the state U. S. land Of
fees and the state lands. The report of
the state register of lands follows, then
comes an interesting article on the
sheep industry together with the stock
commission report Of the state veterin-
arian, etc.
Tho department of labor is covered
very thoroughly. The report gives a
complete directory of labor organiza-
tons, directory of labor bureaus. in
Vestlgation and report on labor in the
pineries and on the coal miners strike,
a schedule of wages paid in all parts
OF the state to all classes of labor, and
miscellaneous wage items of much in
terest.
Under the department of Industry,
are covered the states mineral product.
the inspection of mines, the coal indus
try, saw mills, iron foundries and ma
chine shops, flour mills, breweries, brick
yards and newspapers. There are nine
ty-nine newspapers in the state. The
aggregate investment in the daily news
paper business is $3GS 500.
The political department gives the
officers and members of the sixth leeis-
lature assembly, the election returns
for 1898 by counties. the official direc-
tory, civil and criminal cases in the
district courts, number and nationality
of those naturalized, comparative d.
vorce and license table, licenses and the
revenue derived, commitments to the
insane asylum, Jail incarcerations and
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AWAKE SIXTEEN YEARS,
Remarkable Case of Insomnia Presented
by a Rich Man.

Remarkable Case of Insomnia Presented
by a Rich Man,
One might search the world over and
not ind more curiously affected per-
son than the late Edward Balm, the Ke-
nosha millionaire wagon manufacturer
whose recent death at Pasadena, CAL
terminated an extraordinary existence
says the New York Herald
Bain in his time caused a revolution
IN the manufacture of farm wagons
In SO doing he robbed himself of sleep
when he might have slept. Then when
he retired from active business to rest
he found that he could not sleep if he
would.
Balm was known as 'the man who
never sleeps and it is fact that for
nearly sixteen years he had not slept
an hour in his bed. All this time was
spent in seeking amusement and d.
version. He travelled about aimlessiy.
trying to forget that he had to sleep.
1t was not dissipation, for he was
absolutely temperate. In order to re-
lieve himself from the terrible strain
under which he had been for years,
some sixteen years ago he relinqushed
the active business management of the
great kenosha institution to a capable
superintendent. He had labored very
often until daylight of the morning fol-
lowing that on which he had arisen.
He had done SO too long, for when he
gave up work he couldn't sleep at all,
For ten years he made daily trips to
Chicago, and for no other purpose than
to ride on the street cars. He would
take drive early in the morning, have
breakfast, take the 10 a. IN. train for the
big Illinois town, where he would board
one of the south side cars, on which he
would remain until the end of the line
was reached, and then proceed back to
town for luncheon, and later would 90
to the theater.
He was very fond Of the theater. not
because he enjoyed the performance as
others do, for he never witnessed the
performance, paradoxical as that state
ment hay seem. AS soon as the orches-
IRA would strike up the overture he
would settle back into the seat for
Senl-sleep, If the term is permissible
ana would remain in a partly uncon-
scious condition until the conclusion of
the play
After that he would take his atten-
dant and proceed to billiard hall,
Whefe he would again seek a sort of
repose. Inc attendant would either
engage in game of billiards or would
ialy shoot the balls about the table.
BAN feVelled in the noise of clicking bill
Hard balls. After that he would return
nome to resume his ceaseless round of
advertisement at the break of day
BANS life was a peculiarly active
ana energetic one. He was born in Co.
iumbia county, n. Y, in 1923. He was
pound over to a hardware merchant at
the age of l6, and then left New York
state for the West. Then he had scarce
~ penny. When he died he left a
fortune OF A,VOoo0o it is estimated.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.
Not Thick Enough.

~HE trouble with the report of the
war investigating commission,
which the Standard publishes
this morning. is that the whitewash is
not thick enough. 1t has not succeeded
in hiding the truth and President Nc
Kinley, who is generally accredited with
being very careful to keep in touch with
the people, will find that he has made
an irreparable blunder if he longer
holds up Alger and assists in the pro-
lection of THE beef trust. There is no
doubt that the president shares the dis
like of his secretary of war for GEN
eral Miles. but if he feels the popular
pulse he cannot fail to ascertain that
it is the general belief all over the coun-
try, among men of all parties, that Cen
eral Miles told the truth in regard to
the beef and to depose him for exposing
1t would be a shame and an outrage.
1t certainly seems strange that Gen.
eral Miles should be put in the position
of a defendant instead of in the posi-
tion of a prosecuting witness. He has
made charges in regard to the beef
which have been substantiated But now
a court of inquiry has been appointed,
not to investigate the bad beef and the
people responsible for it, but to inves-
tigate Miles The statement in the COM
missions report that it finds no evidence
of the beef having been embalmed or of
its being unfit for use leaves no doubt
that the commission was appointed for
the express purpose of withdrawing
the war department and it has done its
work the best it could. There was plenty
of evidence in regard to the beef besides
the testimony of General Miles. Lieu
tenant Colonel Miner of the Sixth in
fantry said "the beef was unfit to eat
and turned the stomachs of men who
tried to eat it." Colonel Powell of the
Ninth infantry said it produced dis
ordered stomachs. soon became putrid
and many of the cans We're found in
course of putrefaction when opened"
Major Humphreys of the Twelfth in
fantry described the beef as NASTY"
Brigadier General Viele of the First
cavalry said it was Shiny looking
mass of beef scraps, unpalatable to the
taste and repulsive to the sight" Ma
3or Thompson of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry said the men became disguised
with the beef and would not eat it. Cap
tain Bean of the Pennsylvania volun-
teer artillery said 1.-The beef was totally
unfit for use and was the cause of
great deal of the sickness of the COM
mand. The refrigerator beef was COW
cred with mold and a growth of hair of
a greenish tint. 1t caused cramps in
fhe stomach, diarrhoea, vomiting and
fever Lieutenant Parliman of the
Third United States volunteer cavalry
said the meat was 'inoculated with
some sort of chemical and the men were
taken violently i'll from eating it. The
canned beef was rotten"
Such are only few of the expressions
regarding the beef made by sixty-fiye
officers and many privates. The evil
dence has been placed before the people
of the United States. The whitewash
may change the color of the beef, but
it can't stop the smell.
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Prominent Poodle.

Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll fayors ex
pansion because we now have a Niagara
Falls and we should have a real live
volcano to go with it.
Judge Ross. the new senator from Yer
mont. paid his way through Dartmouth
college by teaching for several wears
previous in the roadside schools among
the Green mountains.
A gold nugget about as big as a hickory
nut Is a Enthusiastically loud decora-
ton of the watch chain of Senator Hanna
1t Is klondke product, and was given
10 the republican boss by some church
people of Cleveland.
William T. King, member of the lower
house of the Delaware legislature. is the
only single man in that body. A resolu-
ton has just been passed ordering him to
marry within 30 days or furnish an oys-
ter supper for the members. 1t looks as
II he would pay the penalty rather than
commit matrimony.
General Shafter says in his article on
the capture of Santiago in the February
Century that while the transports were
waiting off Baiquiri to be unloaded "A
ship with fresh beef on board steamed
back to New York, carried troops to
Porto Rico and returned to New York.
still with a lot of beef on board which
was in perfect condition"
Mrs. Russell Sage gave to a reporter
who recently interviewed her a copy of
her speech on mems clubs 1t was
mounted on vellum with decorated bor-
ders.
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Edmund Burke's Prophetic Warning.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
In his speech at The trial of Warren
Hastings. Edmund Burke had this to say
of the right of conquest: 1.-The title of
conquest makes no difference at all. No
conquest can give right, for conquest,
that is force, cannot convert its own in
justice into a just title by which it may
rule others at its pleasure" No sophistry
can overcome this plain proposition of
righteousness. 1t is affirmed in the con-
science of every man. And If this coun-
try is to escape the ruin which overtakes
wrong-doers it must test its policy by the
standards of right This is the essential
principle of true American policy.
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The Lon pest Hair.

The woman VINO possesses the longest
hair in the world is said to be Mercedes
Lopez, a Mexican. Her height is feet,
and when she stands erect her hair
trails on the ground four feet eight
inches. The hair is so thick that she
can completely hide herself in it. She
has it cut very frequently, as it grows
so quickly, enabling her to sell large
tresses to hair dealers every month. She
is the wife of a poor sheep herder.
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cessities of the dweller in the country
The horses lot will be lightened, and his
mission ameliorated. even If the curtail-
ment of his mission involves diminished
production. AS drudge. the horse has
more often than not been pitiable; as an
aid to the enjoyment Of life, he has been
admirable without exception. He may be
excluded from city streets. to his own
and the city's advantage, but all the au-
tomato vehicles that the brain of man
can invent will never deprive him of his
proud title of mans best friend
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The People with Miles.

From the Springfield Republican.
General Miles additional revelations
concerning the worthless beef furnished
to the army in the Spanish war will add
to the burdens of the administration.
General Miles, however. will be supported
by public opinion in his newspaper at
tacks upon the army contractors because
the public believe not only that Miles is
protecting the rank and file of the army,
but that this protection could not be Sc
cured through officials like Alger and Ea-
gan. What is more the people support
the head of the army in violation of
army regulations and true military disci-
pline because of lack Of confidence in the
administration
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Silver Wedding.

From the Seattle observation-disclosures.
Congressman Bland celebrated his sill
yer wedding the other day and was the
recipient of a solid silver punch bowl, the
gift Of the Missouri delegation in congress.
The event should have been the occasion
of a double celebration, as Mr.. Bland has
been welded to the cause of free silver
about % wears
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The HorselesS Ace.

From the New York Journal
just so long as the man is left who en-
joys a spin on a speedway, or well-met-
allied highway, behind a span of we'll
bred trottcrs SO long as men worship at
the shrine of Diana, so long as men and
women believe that the horse, whether
under saddle or in harness, is a genuine
instrument OF pleasure, We can have no
horseless age, quite apart from the ne
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Opinions Made to Order.

From the Peoria Herald
The gentlemen who are to compose the
Philippine commission are to receive s.. 900
apiece and are to be good republicans.
There is to be no politics in the appoint
ment of the commission, of course Just
so they are in favor of the reelection of
Mckinley they are all right.