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4 Soldiers Tales.

From the Minneapolis (Kan.) Mes senger: During the first engagement while the company was firing at will into the woods ahead, a forlorn water buffalo, the Philippine beast of burden. meandered into the rice field directly in front of the line The writer imme- diately directed his fire toward the buff faIo with no apparent result After ward, during a lull in the firing, we shamefulIy confessed to having wasted our strength in this ignoble manner. and were surprised to learn that every man had done likewise. At all events the beast made good it's escape. for it patiently plodded ahead until the timber swallowed it up. During the charge at CaIooean fFenzied pig of diminutiEe size dashed from beneath bamboo hut and apparently judging that all the eOmmotion was for his benefit, thought best to retire. As the pig dashed past the writer We gently assisted with a shove from the butt of our gun and thought no more of it for some time. Afterward. upon glanc- ing to the rear, we saw four or five soldiers in hot pursuit of the same poor little swine. It is laughable, even in times of peace, to watch another man chase a hog, but when men forsake their places, forget the roar of conflict, the hum of bullets, the shouts of the victors and the walls of the wounded, to grap- pie with an eight-pound shoat, the scene becomes ludicrous in the ex- treme. We took the trouble to learn that the pig got away. At Calooean the rebels had mounted two monstrous muzzle-loading guns captured in for mer time from the Spanish. They at tempted to fire one of these with dreadful results. The Americans col lected the remains of twenty rebels killed by the explosion of the gun. The insurgents had not the courage to fire the remaining cannon, which was loaded and rrimed when Calooean was captured. The natives had loaded the gun with complete curiosity shop. The cannon was filled with scissors, knives, coal, pieces of brick, nails, bolts, thermometer, a horseshoe, car link, a piece of rubber hose, and, to crown it all, large quantity of hoop iron had been driven into the muzzle so tightly that it was necessary to file it before the charge could be drawn. A double dose of powder was found and also q quantity of dynamite No wonder the other cannon exploded.
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Innocent Amusement.

Caller-"Is Isn't your little boy rather young to take so much interest in the newspaper" Chicago Mother-"Yes, he is only years old, but he has the keenest sense of humor I ever saw He spends nearly all his time reading the editorials in the St. Louis daily papers"
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A nimlnutlre PaIr of shears.

Shears no bigger than a pin form me of the exhibits of the skill of a Sheffield workman. A dozen of these shears weigh less than half grain, or about the weight of a postage stamp, They are as perfectly made as shears of ordinary size.
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A Youthful Master Ot Finance.

One of the cadets of a north western military academy, but who lives in Chicago, has convinced his father that career 1t is all owing to letter that the young man wrote short time ago. It appears that the father had prom
 ised the boy he should have any sort of a watch he wanted at the close of the present school term. Nothing more was heard about the watck Intil the father received a letter that ran about like this: Dear Father:-I have been looking at watches lately and have decided that the kind I want will cost you about $35O As 8 watch of this value Is hardly of the sort for a boy of 15 to carry, and as wiH not need watch till after I leave school, wish to make this suggestions: Prob ably you are hard up and do not wish to spend $350 for a watch at this time. school, watches will be cheaper. and it is likely that you can then buy the same watch for $150. Now the interest on $350 for four years (simple inter est--I am willing to let you have the benefit of the compound at per cent will be sS4 If you will send me the $84 now you need not buy the watch till after I leave school. Tn this way you will have the use of the $266 for four years, and at the end of that time the watch will only cost you $50; $50 plus $S4 is $234, or $1t6 less than what the watch will cost you now. So, you see, by this plan you will make a clear profit on this transaction of SIG Your loving son. EDDY"
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A Hymn ae 2 nannua.

under the relaxC discipline just before the return or the .troops who fought in the civil war, there waz m lack of merfymaking among the com rades of the hard campaigns. Squads Of them at the different posts met in mliltar! quarters and frolicked half the nighe away. It was at one of these assemblies of the officers of an army corps domiciled ill a Southern capital that the following incident occurred. They had come toget for "a. grand old reunion high" to celebrate their victories, swap stories" and 7rink each others healths before sepat tasing to go back to Gods country" as they called the North. The supply of liouor5 was plentiful, the supper-room was fun of the smoke of burning cigars: tie stories kept the laughter loud. and the songs called out every voice in enthu- siastie chorus. The best vocalist in the company, fine young tenor, had been repeatedly appealed to for solo. put although he seemed quite as ioYial as the rest, it was far along in the festivities before he could be induced to sing.
 Come, Harry pipe up, old fellow; give ns one of your best" and the Importantly became too strong to re- sist.
 That an undertide of different emo ton had been gathering power within him, and that Harry" was not the only person in the room who had been hiding a sober thought, was very soon evident.
 Well, boys. I'll sing for you," he said at last.
 The noise ceased at once, for most of those present had many times en. joyed his charEing voice. He began She tender melody of Franz Apt. When the Swallows Homeward Fly" but instead cf the expected lines his astonished listeners caught the words of Charles Wesley-the immortal hymn-prayer which has been so efee- lively set to that faYorite tune. He sang with touching pathos. His com rades did not attempt to overcome the contagion of his feeling.
 Jesus, lover of my soul,
 Let me to thy bosom fly.
 What scene, and what surround ings for such song! Cigars were dropped, and lifted glasses were quietly set down. Surprised faces became con- vulsed " h unexplained sympathy. The men thought of the dear old homes they were soon to see, and every #mGY- ing memory came back. Before the singer ended there were tears on many weather-beaten cheeks. One rough cayalryman silently gathered up gu armful of bottles, crept on tlptoe to the window, and threw them out. Another and another, till willing hands had helped clear the tables of every sign of liquor Voices that had a tremor in them said, Sing Us another, Harry" and the comrades finished their feast with choruses of gospel hymns.
 We gather these facts from the story "A Song in the Night" by Mir. Will liam O. Stoddard, in the Christian En- deayor World Tt was pretty dark spiritually in the army at the close of the civil war, says MT. Stoddard; but the above incident tells how surely swift touch of the magic of real re. ligious power will bring mems holier feelings to light and turn their friYol- ity into reverent and serious joy.
 A Youthful Master of Finance.
 One of the cadets of north western military academy, but who lives in
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A Story of Dean Swift.

Dean Swift was very intoIerant of ppceit and ever ready to give a prac- leal demonstration of his pet aver aDn. On one occasion he is said to I've listened for some time to the Experiment. observations of 6 foolish sputh, who ventured at last to say: Well, Mir Dean, you must know that Nset up for wit?" "Oh, indeed" says |he Dean; then just take my advice Rpd sit down again.
 He syanJed some.
 Customer How'd do? Have you ahy time to spare this morning?" .daesman-"C Certainly; plenty of il. ;" I useomer-"Glad to hear of it I'd 1 'ine 'is., 10 have thirty days more on that pstps 'stie olll owe you. Richmond Dis
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-07
SIX HUNDRED MILLIONS.
The World Says 1t will he the Capital
of the Copper Trust.

The World Says 1t will BE the Capital
of the Copper Trust.
New York, May 1.-THE World will say
tomorrow: The second section of the
great copper trust will. it is said, probably
be formed within a fortnight. The CAPT.
talization will be about $4,000, 900, and the
stock is designed to be exchanged for the
minority stock of the Anaconda, Parrot,
Washoe and Colorado companies, the con-
trolling interest in which was taken over
in the Amalgamated Copper company
formed last week and financed for the
Rockefellers by the National City bank
1t Is understood that the minority stock
will be absorbed on a basis of 80 for both
Anaconda and Parrot, at which rate the
majority stock was taken by the under
writing syndicate. The third section of
the great $60O,O00,0O0 trust is also being
planned and. it is said, will embrace the
Boston & Montana. the Butte &, Boston
and the Tamarack mines,
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BUTTE News.
He STOLE ELECTRICITY
That Is the Charge Brought
Against w. II. Wix.
AN OLD SCORE WIPED OUT
1t Is Alleged That the Dentist Tapped
the Service Wire and Avoided the
Necessity of Meeting Monthly
Light Bills.

A complaint charging an offense
which is new to the criminal records of
the local courts was filed in the court
of Justice of the Peace e. A. Nichols
yesterday, and upon the strength Of it
warrant was issued for the arrest of
w. H. Wix, a dentist, doing business
at the corner of Main street and Broad
way. The complaint charges the de-
PENDANT with the crime of making con-
nection with an electric wire for the
consumption of electricity so as to avoid
payment therefor The facts in con-
nection with the beginning of the action
disclose what is alleged to be a scheme
for procuring electric light without the
necessity of meeting a monthly bill
therefor. 1t also reveals the ingenious
methods adopted by one man to get
even with another
DR.. Wix has offices over the Hight &
Fairfield store at Main and Broadway.
Besides Dentist Wix, other professional
men have offices in the building. Among
them is Attorney I. C. Bachelor. Once
upon a time another learned legal light,
one FRANCIS Brooks by name, had offices
ADJOINING Mr.. Bachelors. Mr.. Brooks
lelt Butte some months ago to become a
kanaka, or at least to dwell among that
race. His going brought strife to Law
yer Bachelor and Dentist WiX, for each
supposed that a business transa ction
he had with Mr.. Brooks gave him the
title in fee simple to the law library
Mr.. Brooks left behind. The gentle
men were unable to settle the contro-
Versy that arose over the ownership of
the books and the dispute found it's
way into the courts. Naturally there is
GOODNESS existing between Lawyer
Bachelor and Dentist Wix, and one day
very recently, when his eye caught
sight of an innocent looking wire run
ming along the hall in the direction of
Dentist WiX's office a brilliant idea
struck him. Here was his chance to
get even with his enemy.
Yesterday Mr.. Smith of the Phoenix
company called on the public prosecu-
tor and informed him that in company
with an attache of the company he had
gone to the block in question and had
found an electric wire attached to his
company's service wire which no en-
ploye of his company had ever put
there. Following it along they found it
entered the rooms of Dentist Wix. Co
ing back to the point of beginning they
had cut the wire where it connected
with the service wire and the lights in
the office Of > Dentist Wix went out.
Upon the strength OF Mr.. Smiths repre-
senta tons the warrant against Dr. Wix
was issued.
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FOOD ADULTERATlON,
The Many Tricks of Sinful Genera-
ton,

The Many Tricks of Sinful Genera-
ton.
special Correspondence of the Standard
New York, May 2.-The recent ex-
posures In connection with the food
supplied to our soldiers during the war
with Spain has called attention to the
wholesale manner in which the vendors
OF provisions doctor eatables and drink
ables to deceive first the eve and then
the stomach. To investigate carefully
the food we eat is to be convinced that
THIS is an adulterous and sinful gem
eration. The trick of adulterating food
stuffs SO that they will pass muster as
pure with the average housewife has
been reduced to an art and nothing
short of chemical analysis will, in
most cases, expose the rascality of I'M
prlnclpled dealers. The evil has been
lessened by rigorous legal measures to
lhls extent: While at one time the
adulterants We're positively injurious
70 lealth as well as fraudulent to the
purchaser, they are now for the most
part harmless, the Introduction of
cheap and Injurious materials serving
only the questionable purpose of in
creaslng the profits of the vendor ar
Inc expense of the customer.
10 beeln with the staff of life -
oreau' IL is fact that bread can be
maze to look wholesome and attractive
10 the eye while it contains so little
houflshment as to be almost incapable
OF supporting life. The flour used in
thls KIND of bread is adulterated usual
~ win maize or Indian corn. IT was
once the custom with adulterators 70
use potato flour as an adulterant of
wheat hour, and even sawdust. finely
ground mas been mixed with the gen
ulne hour. 1t was discovered that alum
gave the bread delicate white color
ana increased the size of the loaf ca |
lhat the housewife who got bread made
from alum-adulterated flour Thought |
she was getting finer loaf of a lareer |
size than the one she got from the hon |
est baker. This adulterant nrovad 60 |
injurious to health that the autborities
made a persistent attack on If and
forced discontinuance of its use Rut
beware of baking powders bought from,
dealers, for alum is still
used in these. '''i
Another ingredient used in bread
making which lends itself readily 70
is yeast. Potato flour is
mixed with it and serves also as an
adulterant for such foods as oatmeal
tapioca and sago. Oatmeal is frequent
iy adulterated with barley or maize
starch, Butter is a source of continual
trouble to the health authorities for
1t is easy to doctor so that it looks
and tastes like the best, while in real
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Conditions Imposed.

Havana, May 6.-Forty thousand will
be used as the divisor in fixing the
shares of the soldiers in the 5000, 900
allotted by the United States govern
ment to be divided among the Cuban
troops and the payment will begin at
the end of next week A general order
declaring the payment and setting
forth the rules to be observed will be
issued by Governor General Brooke on
Monday next The most important rule
laid down is that one requiring the
giving up of all arms as a condition of
the payment of the $75 which each man
is to receive.
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What q Horse Can 10.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer,
A horse will travel 400 yards in four
and one-half minutes at a walk. 400
yards in two minutes at a trot. 400
yards in one minute at a gallon. The
usual work of horse is taken at %, 500
pounds raised one foot per minute for
eight hours per day. A horse will carry
2oo POUNDS 20 miles per day of eight
hours. An average draught horse will
draw 1000 pounds 20 miles per day on a
level road, weight of wagon included,
The average weight of a horse is 1000
pounds, and his strength is equivalent
to that of five men.
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Japs Sent Back,

Tacoma, Wash, May 6.-Nine Jap
anese were intercepted at Seattle to-
day, who were entering the United
States in violation of the alien labor
law and sent back to Victoria. Major
Walker arrived in Seattle Friday on
his return from the boundary in time
to examine and admit 20 immigrants
brought by the Rio Jun Maru. He was
told that several more had disembarked
at Victoria, and he awaited the arrival
OF the George B. Starr from Victoria,
which brought nine men, who were soon
MADE to confess they were under con-
tract to work on the Great Northern
railroad at 81 a day.
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HE DIDN'T HEAR HIS MorHER
At Least Until He Had Taken More For
hidden Fruit,

u
From the Chicago Journal.
The young son Of a prominent resi-
dent of Oak park in Chicago is evinc-
ing great diplomatic powers at the
early age of 3. He is very fond of
bananas and eats all he can obtain
of the yellow fruit, in utter disregard
or his health. The other day he was
with his mother in the library, when,
with earnest zeal he attracted her at
tentlon to some object on the street,
when like flash he darted from her
into the dining room and, climbing on
a chair, reached his small arms across
the table for the large dish of fruit.
Clarence. Clarence. come back here,'
called his mother but the boy paid no
heed to her command.
clarence, come back here Don't
you hear me calling?"
The tone was this time severe and
the boy, with a banana in each hand
poked his curly head through the door
and answered sweetly: mo, mamma.
don't hear you. You must cali
louder
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posed. When the firemen got back to
headquarters and went into the dormi-
tory to turn in again they found some
one mad been there in their absence and
gone through their clothes. Fireman M.
J. o. rien lost 500 gold watch and 20 "a
in money and Fireman Murphy lost 81 10
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All members of the Butte Hospital
beneficial association are hereby noti-
fed to attend regular meeting Sun
day, May Z, at p. M, at rooms 70 and
80, OWsley block w. J. Donaldson
President.
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$40 sets of teeth, $40. DR.. Wix,
A False Alarm.

The fire alarm from box So this morn
ing shortly before 1 o'clock was a false
alarm, supposed to have been turned
: in by some smart individual who want
ed to see the department turn out.
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$40 sets of teeth, $40. DR.. Wix.
Main springs 81, watch cleaning S150.
Warranted. Rubenstein & Co., 70 E. PIX.
A Charge of Forgery.

A complaint charging forgery was filed
in Justice Harrington's court yesterday
against Frank Brown, alias Fred DeLyle
and Howard Mckenty, two of the gang of
forgerS captured by the police a week
ago yesterday. The arraignment will take
place Monday.
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is pounds sugar, 81; finest Minnesota
flour, s1.15 sack; fresh creamery butter,
20 cents; fresh eggs, Is cents. Cooks,
331 East Park.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, May 6.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows; Available cash balance, $26l. $685.
10; gold reserve, $2460l 1870.
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Plain DrnnEs.

TWO cases of plain drunk constituted
the business of the police court yesterday.
They were R. Rogers and Mike Shields,
and each was fined IS.
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Effort Abandoned.

Duluth. Mimi, May GA mob of 1000
strikers sympathizers made it practically
impossible to operate street cars with
safety in West Duluth tonight and they
We're abandoned.
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$25 reward to any one proving that F.
f. Mayer, 40 West Park, does NOT nut
In the best handspring made for 81.
Watch cleaning. $3.50.
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Repsold select vintage wines will,
grace the board of prince or lord. P. J.
Brophy d Co., sole agents, Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-07

Repsold select vintage wines admitted
by the French to be equal to their best.
p. j. Brophy & Co., sole agents, Butte,
Mont
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Firemen Rnhhed

1t transpires that the false alarm of
nfe turned in at l o'clock had a very diff
lereht PURPOSE from that at first sup
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from the Cleveland Plain Dealer
what was the name of the original
cup defender?"
st. Paul"
"Eh?"
When he said, Take a little wine for
your stomach's sake"
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DR.. Wix, dentist, Broadway and Main.

Ladies' fine shoes. Oxfords and Slip
pers, Sl.oo. Toe and SOC. Tasselrs, %
West Park.
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Sailed for Tanpiers.
The CUP That Cheers.

washington, May 6-The Chicago sailed
to-day from Gibraltar for Tangiers.
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Butte Optical Co., AZ w. Park, fits
glasses, grinds lenses: examination free
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-26
PARTICIPATED IN rlIE
FIGHTS uEFoRE SANTIAGO
Gcogo r. King. Member VI the Famous
Rough RbiWs. New Visiting
In tho city,

/ Tho Ast0ran oItico WIS Visited last
evening by d0rgo y, King, member
~ tho tatc First Uul,cd States volunteer
cavalry trough ridcrul Mr. King wynt
7 through tho cntlru Sauttagu campaign
ami participated In every ta,tlc tought
I to rwlucc shat spanish stronghold Ito
Ia an interesting tAlkrr and exhibited a
number VI rifles and trophies og that
ncmorahlp Vtmpalgn,
Mr., king holds an honorable diachargs
from tho scrtcU OF the gny,fnmcut ia
tho usual corm. 60 which Is appondcd a
few lincS Ot ospcitl mention. Ia tho
handwriting ~ and signed by tho now
famous G'l0ncl Roosevelt Ito "a = young
mun VI Unusual intelligence and bsaTs
every appearance oC good brccding and
familiarity with good society Ito states
that ho volunteered at Tis,o ou. Arizona.
His description VI the battlcs nr iAA Gu.
oSmts juno a san Iuaa Hlll. July /.
ami tho other bloody engagements hofurc
santiago ou July 10 and II arc intensely
in-ur~i,ug and Include multitude of
,hulitug Incidents AMI facts which hayc
newer appCaryd In print.
Mr. hiug is accompanied by his uncle
Harry Young a we'll known resident "
Seattle, formerly CONNECTED With tho q
". 4 n Company al Portland The tNo
gwurmcn aru returning srum yJs.t 60
tho forts 90 tho mouth ot tho river.
wl1cru Mr.. King has lately entertained
ihv officers and enlisted mon with lee.
tun, account of In experience IN cuba.
tie was enthusiastically rac,iv,d and vutrr.
,.auoj ut ,hv forts and. although &, waa
hn original purpose 60 coudpr hls lccluf-
lng tour to ihr army posts ol the country
ho has 6crn encouraged 10 vAtcnd % tn
thc general public oI tho prime phi Ia.
ciic coast cttlys. Tho armory a. Port.
land haH been secured gNr thls purpose
aud Mr. kinE Will make hs debut thrrr
mex, wcvk. llc has with him. 10 charge
of an yxpCr.cnccd stcrvopurtu. com.
plcto outilt of virwa taken during tho
SAINT iAgu operations by one of the London
newspaper correspondents and which
have nrvvr appeared IN any paper pub.
llshci In America. Tho young man Is
to Risc funds for ha
at ono OF tho lctiding east.
prn Colleges.
A, tho invitation 81 LiCutunaht shcr.
man. VISIT WIS made by Mrasrs Klug
and Young last night TO tho armory NJ
Tho lDcnl naval rrseryr AMI an effort
Is b,ang made 90 prevail upon thc young
nan 90 Hpcnd tho remainder 81 tho work !
10 Astoria and rrpeat hcrc his lcsgurc. |
provided n suitable huu can De- obiainv I. |
II these efforts are successful an ia. |
vrcsilng trut is IN store for ths people
4 Astoria.