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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-22
LARK|N CASE IS ENDED
ALL of the Testimony Has Been
Presented.
1T LASTED FOUR MONTHS
More Than Four Thousand Pages OF Tes-
timony-It Makes Nine Volumes.
Ground Closely Contested
by Both Sides.

The Larkin case is ended as far as
the taking of testimony before the
special examiner is concerned The
hearing began on the 18th of last
April and excepting an occasional re-
cess of a day or two, it has been on
continually ever since. Two hundred
and fifteen witnesses were examined,
and there were 81 exhibits and a num-
Der of dispositions introduced. The
transcribed testimony covers 4,6O5
typewriter pages, which are made up
into nine volumes. There were for the
complainant So witnesses on direct eX-
animation: for the intervenOr 109, and
the intervenor put on Is witnesses for
rebuttal. Eminent specialists from
abroad were called to give expert tes-
timOny.
The hearing was one Of the largest,
If not the largest, on record in the
Northwest. There were many old-time
friends of Doc" Larkin who gave tes-
timony, some claiming that the man
was insane, and others cOntending that
he was sane
The title of the case is the Butte &
Boston Mining company VS.. John f.
Forbis and the Old Colony Trust COM
pany. The action was brought orig
inally for partition of the Tramway
& Snohomish Lode claims. Richard
Watson, as guardian of James Larkin;
f. Aug. Heinze, as administrator of
the estate, and Clara Larkin, as the
only child and heir of James Larkin,
deceased interviewed to recover posses
sion of half interest in the Snohom-
ish and two-thirds in the Tramway, on
the ground that the Butte & Boston
secured the property from Larkin
while he was insane.
Larkin sold his interest in the prop
erty to the Butte & Boston on May 4,
1898. About one year later he became
insane, and was kept in a private hos
pital in this city until January, 1895,
when he was sent to the asylum. There
he died last summer Forbis and Ev-
ans and Howell & Harvey appeared
for the plaintiffs, and ]. J. Mediation,
Clayberg & Corbett and c. r. Leon
ard for the interVenOrs. G. r. Leon
ard, however was the principal inter-
roga tor for the intervenor.
1t has been an interesting case from
the beginning. and while the ground
was contested from both sides with
determination, there has not appeared
an unpleasant controversy at any time.
The opposition counsel have kept
themselves within the bounds of pro-
priety, and all parties left the court
room in the best of humor.
Judge II. n. Blake, the special mas
ter in chancery, made a short address
yesterday in which he complimented
the attorneys on the very able and
courteous maner in which the respec.
tive sides had conducted the case. The
Judge returned to his home in Helena
last night
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VALUE OF SMALL INVENTIONS.
Enormous Fortunes Have Been Made
From Simple Devices.

From the Patent Record.
The inventor of the roller skate made
S1,000,000. The pointed screw
has been responsblc for more wealth
than most silver MINIS. one hundred
thousand pounds in frst-class securi-
ties would not represent the fortune
made by the man who first thought of
copper tips to childrcn's shoes. Even
a little thing like the common needle
threader is worth $4,000 year to its
owner, while a return ball"-a wooden
ball fastened on a piece of elastic
yields $4,000 per annum; this is only
one of the many profitable toys. We
may mention the Dancing Jim Crow
which produces $4,000 a year; the
wheel of life worth in all full $780,
900; the walking figure, John Gilpin, >
and the chameleon top The sale OF
the last-named toy has been enormous
and the profits also enormous. Indeed,
the chameleon top" as prohtaple
invention, has probably eXcelled any
one discovery of modern times, how
ever valuable and important this may
have been. AS far as profits are con-
cerned. the invention Of toys pays bet
ter than those of anything else. Money
has been and always can be made more
easily out of simple patented inventions
than out of any Investment or occu-
patton.
lITbdC ulSCONtTleS ldht 81 many ShA .
and cost so much to perfect that the
fortunes made from them are small
compared with those we have instanc-
ed. The man who discovered that a
candle, if tapered at the end, would
stick firmly into its socket, patented
the idea and afterward founded the
largest candle factory in the world.
Might not any one have thought of this
simple device? Out of the millions VINO
own umbrellas how many realize that
these unfortunately indispensable ar
tcles represent wealth untold! The
frame, the cover the materials used,
all are the result of numberless eX-
periments and patents An umbrella
years ago used to be made of whale
bone and bingham. 1t weighed as
much as a portmanteau. Alpaca was
substituted for Bingham, then silk FOR
alpaca. Each change meant a fortune
to the inventor who brought ut about.
For a long time the ribs were solid.
then Samuel Fox arose, took the UNI
brella and cut grooves along it's ribs.
He designed the. "patent paragon
frame" and lived to see his invention
used universally. AT the death of
Samuel Fox his heir was benefited to
the extent of e179, 000-the residue of a
total profit of at least e5O0,o0O.
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No Damage to the Brewery.

The electrical storm of Thursday
night did no damage to the Centennial
brewery in South Butte. This is a
happy fact, and the people are rejoic-
ing over it. Though the capacity of
the brewery has been largely increas-
ed, it is still taxed to it's utmost to
supply the increasing demand for its
popular product. 1t is the verdict of
the people that there is no better beer
brewed than Centennial. 1t is of a
mild, satisfying flavor and contains a
smaller percentage of alcohol than any
other beer on the market.
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desiring to serve in the United States
army, either as volunteers or regulars.
The flag fioated on the breeze at Q
o'clock, and from that time until the Of
flee closed at 6 o'clock Captain Detch-
mendy and his assistants were kept busy
receiving applications for enlistment and
examining the applicants. During the
day 20 odd men offered and 10 were put
through the examination. OF this num-
Der five were accepted and three were
sworn in and are now soldiers of the
army. The other two accepted will take
the oath this morning
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BUTTE BRIEFS.

A complaint for passing a worthless
check was filed in Justice Nichols
court yesterday against George A.
Walker, who was arrested a few days
ago for circulating bogus paper.
E. G. Merwin and William H. Schae-
fer, insurance surveyors, representing
the Sanborn-Perris Map company of
San Francisco, are in the city They
will spend about two months in Butte,
making a map, to be used as reference
by the insurance writers of the West
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-22
Skull Fractured.

Michael Drew, very well-known
miner, is at St. James hospital suffering
from an injury he sustained in mine ac-
cident yesterday morning, which is ex-
pected to result fatally at any time. He
had the base of his skull fractured by a
fall and Dr. MacNevin, who has charge
OF the case, has very little hopes that he
can recover.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-22

Captain George II. Detchmendy of the
22d L. S. infantry, who has come to
Butte to open a recruiting station, hung
out his flag yesterday morning at the
headquarters he has established at the
St Charles hotel. as notice that he was
ready to receive the applications of those
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-22
Blessings.

From the indianapolis Journal.
Legislative deadlocks,' said the corn
fed philosopher, may be burning dis
graces subversive of our boosted institu-
tions, but it should be remembered that
while they are deadlocking they are not
making any more fool laws"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-22
In Doubt.

From the jewelers. Weekly.
Mr.. Softleigh Slipping on the engage
ment ring)-Darlng. notice that there is
no end to this.
Miss Willing-Am I to understand, Har-
old that the engagement is to be like it?
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-22
Shad Inv the Million,

The state of Pennsylvania Matched 80
600. 900 shad in the Delaware river this year
and the United States Matched 2OO, 900 COO
of the same fish in the Delaware and Sus-
uuehanna rivers combined.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-22

Clarce North, age years, died yes
terday. The funeral will occur to-day.
at p. m, from the residence, No. SIS
South Main street.
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SPECIALISTS.

DR.. T. G. HEINE,
SPECIALIST.
Eye, ear, nose and throat. venereal dis
eases and diseases of women. Rooms 4ol
and 401h Hennessy block. Butte. Tele.
phone 500. Residence. 3N s. Jackson st.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-22
A Well Known Mining Broker in Trouble
The WellKnown Mining Broker, W. H. Nichols, Of No. West
Broadway, Butte, Montana, Has Got Himself Into
Plenty Of Trouble.

mining claims that the next block will posi-
lively so on the market at not less than
ed into 80 cents and possibly so cents per share.
invest He also claims that this same stock
Copper will reach the dollar mark by the first
cent per of the year.
invested The last assay from the mines gave
N them. returns as low as $1.2O in gold ounce
with as in silver, IL per cent copper and per
worth a cent lead; also as high 5000 in gold
THAT has IS ounces in silver 46 per cent lead and
low ap- IA $40 per cent copper.
es have Mr.. Nichols advises everyone who is
.boIs for contemplating the purchase of the
90 ,oo Butte & Bingham stock to wait 80 or
so days until the stock has reached 30
cents per share, as it will then look
more like a legitimate investment than
mares at to buy now while it is offered at Is
Nichols cents per share.
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q experience would be just as good
a. the other Some OF % have read
everything. You are scientific. and you
are scholarly. and yet II ! should ask
you, VIVA Is the most sensible thing
you ever did," you would say. The
most sensible thing I ever did was TO
give my heart to God"
But there may be others who have
not had early advantages. and IL they
were asked to give such experience
they might rise and give such tesd-
mony as the man gave in a prayer
meeting when he said: "On my way
here tonight ] met a man who asked me
10 prayer meeting He said, There
are a good many religions, and I think
the most Of them are decisions; as to
the Christian religion, that is only a
nouon, that is a mere notion. the
Christian religion I said to him.
stranger, you see that tavern over
there?' Yes he said, I see it Don't
you see me" Yes. Of curse. I see
you-' Now. the time was when every
body in this OWL knows If I had a
quarter Of a dollar in my pocket I could
not pass that tavern without going in
and getting a drink. All the people Of
JEFFERSON could not keep me out of that
place, but God has changed my heart,
and the Lord Jesus Christ had destroy
GU my thirst Tor strong Drink, anu
there is my whole weeks wages, and 1
have no temptation to go in there. And,
stranger, If this is a notion, / want 10
tell you it is a mighty powerful notion;
it Is a notion that has put clothes On
my children's back, and it is a notion
that has put good food on our table,
and 1t is a notion that has filled my
mouth with thanksgiving TO God"
Well, we will soon understand il all.
Your life and mine will soon be over.
We will soon come to the last bar Of
the music, to the last act of the TRACE
dy, to the last page of the book-yea,
to the last line and to the last word
and to you and to me it will either be
or midnight!
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Seattle, Wash, August Sex Mayor
w. S. Strong, of New York. arrived here
today en- route to San Francisco to
meet his son who is coming from Ma
Mia on the transport Warren.
Mr.. Strong predicts that the republic
can national ticket next yea will be
Mckinley and Hobart.
Discussing Governor Roosevelt, he
said: Roosevelt is a very strong man
in New York state, but in order. to go
before the people OF the whole country,
we think he should serve twice as gov
ernor of u state. He is a young man
and will serve twice as governorrdlu
and will make a strong man for the
1904 campaign. He is young enough
for that"
Continuing, Mr.. Strong said: IF they
make the Philippine question one of the
issues in the national campaign, there
will be hundreds of New York demo-
Gratis vote for Mckinley for next year.
The anti-expansion idea Is not a strong
one. There are a few who call them
selves. or are styled anti-expansionists,
but they are few and amount to very
little in New York. Personally I an,
in favor OF retaining the Philippines. II
the Philippines could enjoy three
months of our territorial government
they would be willing TO submit to the
regulations and be content for the
American government to exercise and
superintend their welfare. They are.
willing in the main for this now, as I
hear from private sources"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
LITTLE DROPS OF WATER
A Students Experiment which Proved
TO be Very Painful

To learn just how much pain would
be caused by the constant dripping Of
water on the body, several student at
Wichita, Kan, have tried it.
A gallon of water was TO be loosed
drop by drop from a height of three
feet, the drops falling at intervals Of
about two seconds. A gallon Of water
contains about 81, 400 drops, and at this
rate it would take over thirty-four
hours to complete h task.
One of the students was seated at a
table and allowed his left hand to be
liked ~immovably to the table, so as to
insure every drop striking the same
spot on the back of the hand. The ap-
paratus for dropping the water was
adjusted and the experiment began.
For the first forty-five minute he ex-
perienced no inconvenience, save his
hand being uncomfortable from being
wet constantly with the cold water.
Arrangements were then made to keep
the water at blood heat, and it Dor
became more comfortable. In about two
hours a slight redness began to appear
which gradually got as big as a quar-
ter. The third half hour the drops were
scarcely felt at all, the land being
apparently numb to the water though
sensitive to the touch of anything else.
The red spot increased until it was
larger han a silver half dollar, and
the dropping of the water began to be
slightly painful. 1t was noticed that IL
any n told a story or did anything
to divert the students attention from
his hand he did not notice any pain at
all, but concentration of thought upon
his hand made the pain grow. The
water was kept steadily at close to SO
degrees.
After about six hours and a half the
red spot, which had been first a bright
red, slowly turned to purple, and a Bills
ter began to rise. The pain had in
creased gradually up to this stage, and
the young man said he felt as though
every falling drop came with the force
of a hammer, the pain reaching the
shoulder, and even a little beyond. At
ter the blister had raised the blows
from the drops were not SO severe but
he said they were bad enough, being a
dull feeling like slowly pushing down
upon it.
After about eight hours and twenty
minutes the water was shut off. About
$500 drops had been let fall, the rate
being a. little above the schedule, only
one quart two nee Of water having
been used.-Philadelphia Times.
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A FRIEND


1t is often said that cats, unlike dogs,
are neither affectionate nor grateful,
but the story of a cat who showed both
traits is told by Mrs. Sarah X. Bolton,
the animals friend. In a big city a
homeless cat who had five little kit
tens watched her opportunity and car
ried her babies one by one into a
house, the door of which stood open,
and laid them under a bed.
Probably she thought" says Mrs.
Bolton, that the owner would be as
proud of the little family as she was,
and would make them welcome. She
had endured hardship, but she longed
for something better for her babies.
They were not discovered until the
following morning, when the woman
of the house, indignant at the new
corners, put the cat and kittens into
the back yard in a pouring rain. They
were o %drenched, but the heartless
woman paid no attention to the shiv-
ering creatures.
"a little boy in a neighboring house
saw the poor things, and went crying
~ LID lIOl1Cl, DC66lu6 lAdI oAC UOuku
take them.
What can we do with SKIP she
asked.
"T will find a barrel, and we will
put some warm things in it for them
to sleep on, and I will take care Of them
ALL
"The kittens, half dead with cold
ard wet, were brought home by the
h~v .~l vo~~-4 1~I I~$@l hA4or- Aha
fire. They proved a delight and COM
fort to the only child, and when they
were older good homes were found for
most of them. The mother cat be-
came the lads constant companion.
She followed him like a dog, slept on
his bed and showed gratitude and af-
fiction that seemed almost pitiful in
intensity. She mewed when he was
absent and purred and rubbed against
him when be returned.
"By and by the boy died, and the cat,
missing her playmate and benefactor,
went from room to room Of the house,
searching for the lost one. She cried
so pitifully, adding afresh to the grief
of the family, that after a time she was
given to a friend who lived neal the
cemetery where the boy was buried.
Later, when the parents visited the
grave the cat followed and seemed to
know why they were weeping and
placing flowers upon it. Each day at
ter this the cat disappeared for some
hours. She was finally watched, and
was seen to lie down upon the grave
of the boy she had loved so devotedly
in life. She could not be coaxed away,
and showed anger when removed.
Month after month, in summer and
winter, she never failed to lie upon
that mound, going back to her home
after her visits."-New York Tribune.
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To be Established In Sanea-OuIlins
OF the New KsiablfsAmens-C~nmis
sioaers Homeward DounA
San Francisco. August 5.-The steam
er Hong Kong Maru brings the follow
ing advices from Honolulu under date
of July 18th:
The United states ship Badger, bear
ing two OF the three Samoan commits
stoners, arrived at this port Wednesday
afternoon. July 26th, eight days from
Apia. on her way TO San Francisco. On
board are Hon Bartlett Trip. United
States commissioner. and Baron von
SternbeTg, representative OF Germany:
AR. c. N Eliot, commissioner for Great
Britain, sailed by way Of New Zealand
and Australia for London to report d.
rectly TO his government.
The latter days OF h commission
stay in Samoa were devoted to evolving
political organization that would be
satisfactory TO the o and would
work satisfactorily to all parties con-
cerned under the tripartite treaty. A
scheme was adopted. The members OF
the commission decline 10 state its par
ticulars until IL h been referred to
their respective governments. but they
have given out that Samoa viii, in flu
ture, be ruled by a white governor, ap-
pointed by the three powers, such as
the chief justice is at present. There
Will De a naCve council or legislature,
but h governor will hav the veto
power and the chief justice will be the
final authority in the land, from whom
there will be no appeal.
This arrangement met the approval
Of n Samoans. The day before the
commission sailed, delegations OF 1hir-
teen men from each faction met on the
Badger and signed the articles, thus
officially approving the arrangement in
the name OF their respective chiefs, Ma
taafa and Malietoa.
When the commission sailed all was
quiet and seemed likely to remain so.
Residents of Samoa have filed with The
commissioners claims a~ggregating
s440, 600 for the property destroyed dur
ing the recent temporary occupation OF
Mulinu by American and British sail
ors. The largest claim is from the Cath
Ole Marist mission, $22, ZOO, and is for
the footing Of the premises by natives,
upon instructions, 1t is said, Of the Brit
ish commander. Another is from a
German firm, s19, 900. for much the same
reasons. Other claims are from set
tiers whose property vas damaged in
various ways.
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Found by Saul

In 1864 a regiment Of confederates
from South Carolina were marching
north to join Lee. While in North Caro-
lima they camped one day on two oppo-
site hills, between which a road ran.
1t happened that an old Methodist
preacher, a strong Unionist, lived in
that vicinity. Early the next morning
the preacher mounted his mule and
trotted down the road, meaning to pass
through the camp to show his contempt
for the rebels He was a very old
man, with a stern face and long, white
beard, which, taken with his white
lair, gave him an appearance decidedly
patriarchiel.
~Hullo, fellows, here comes Father
Abraham called one soldier to a COM
rade on the opposite hill, as the old man
rode between them.
mo, he isn't" shouted back the 9TH
er; hes Father jacob"
The old parson stopped n shook
the finger of scorn at h laughing SOL
diers. "I am neither Father Abraham
nor Father jacob" he cried. A knot OF
soldiers gathered about him.
We'll, who are you, them" persisted
his tormentor. "It is no use for you
to deny you are out of the Old Tesla
ment somewhere"
The old man rose in his stirrups and
waved his hand towards the camp II
comprehensive contempt.
Yes, I am out Of the Old Testament
sure enough he roared. I'm Saul,
the son of Kish, looking for his faa1ar's
asses and I've found them."-Argo-
naut.
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Charleston s. c., August 5.-There-
VIII be a gathering of the people Of
Georgia and South Carolina at the Isle
OF Palms Saturday. August 18th. Gov
ernor Allen ID. Gambler, of Georgia, and
Governor Miles B. McSweeney, Of
south Carolina, viii both be present,
the latter delivering the address of well
come and the former making the re-
spouse for the people OF his state. Al
elaborate programme OF entertainment
mas been prepared, including, besides
other amusements, speeches by promi-
nent men Of both states. The Georgfans
are coming under h auspices OF the
7. p. A. OF that state.
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Anew Tobacco COMPANY

New York, August 5.-The Buchanan
and Lyal Tobacco Company has been
organized and articles of Incorporation
Will be filed at Albany on Monday
next. 1t is said that the capital stock
viii be fixed at $4,000. 900. fully
paid UP.
The new company will greatly ex-
pand the business OF the old firm Of the
same name, and it Is reported that q
number OF other plants will be alb
sorbed by the combination John ID.
Crimmins, Felix Campbell and other
influential men are said to be interested
n the plans OF the new company.