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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-09
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.
Generating the Beef.

TT is announced that the report of the
| war investigating commission will
be made to President Mckinley to-
day. New York Herald special states
that the commission will criticise Sec
rotary Alger for lack of firmness, but
Will exonerate the embalmed beef
General Miles, it is stated, will be
severely criticised and that will give
the president the preteXt he apparently
desires for getting rid of him. The
commission will claim that the beef is
all right.
1t would be premature to crticise the
report before it is officially made and
its text in full is laid before the peoples
II the desire Of the administration is
to get rid of General Miles it should
find some better reason for doing so
than his exposure of the embalmed
beef. If General Miles is not a COM
petent man to command the forces of
the United States. let him be removed
for incompetency. There are a great
many people who have doubted that
General Miles is the best man who
could be selected for the important
position he Holds and the Standard
confesses that it has never held Miles
in high estimation as military man.
But the criticism seems to be not on
his army record but on his beef record
Apparently the view of the administra-
ton Is that If the beef was bad Miles
should have winked at it and helped
f0 Oh tall
furnished the beef and the war depart
ment which permitted itself to be i'm
posed upon.
The administration will have a hot
time before it gets through with Miles
and the beef, and if it doesn't watch
out the administration will soon smell
as bad as the beef does. 1t will have
hard time convincing the ,eople of the
United States that General Miles lied
in regard to the beef. What object
could he have in lying? Is it part of
the duties of a general in the United
States army to enter into a conspiracy
with beef contractors to cheat the
government and furnish rotten food to
the soldiers who fight for the country?
Is it part of the duties of a general of
the United States army to shield a war
department in its mistakes and incom-
potency? If General Miles lied, how
about Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who
substantiated General Miles to the let
How. about the scores of army
officers and privates who were in the
field and tasted the beef?
The sooner the administration ceases
protecting the beef trust the better will
it be off
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Tightening the Load Somewhat.

A small boy who has been i'll for
many weeks was weIl-nigh frantic the
other day when his brothers came in to
tell him about the snow and the .'slide"
they had made, the fine coasting on
Riverside drive and the joys of snow
balling the inoffensive and passing
pedestrian, says the New York Conn
mercial Advertiser. The sick boy made
wry face, as if he didn't care at al
about snow men and bob steds and
slides, but when the boys had gone he
would you mind bringing my overcoalt
in here. and putting 1t on the bed?fi u
think I'd like to see IT,,
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Facts Of Real Interest.

| Russia possesses over 800 female doctors,
Icebergs in the Atlantic sometimes last
/ for 200 years.
The average gas Jet consumes five feet
of gas per hour
The policeman of the City Of Mexico are
being taught English.
Fifty per cent. Of heat in an ordinary
fire goes up the chimney.
Half the ships In the world are British
The best Of them can be converted into
ships of war In 4S hours.
Paris actresses wear paper lace, which
by night looks as beautiful and delicate
as the best of real lace, while 1t costs but
a trifle.
Twelve years age one sailor out Of every
LOG. on an average, lost his life by acct
dent Now the proportion has been re-
duced to one in 256.
Venice is built on 50 islands and has 400
bridges. which are very steep and have
many steps The circumference of the
city is about eight miles.
Scented tea is very largely drunk in
China. This is made by mixing orange
blossoms with the tea and letting it remain
tightly shut UP for "a hours.
M. Jamsetsj Tata has offered the Indian
government 81, 250, 600 for the establishment
in India Of a university for research on
the model OF Johns Hopkins.
The French government is building at
Cape Grisnez an electric lighthouse, which
will be visible at a distance OF As miles. 1t
will equal the light Of 100000 ordinary
candles
The German government has been asked
to contribute $4,000 for an earthquake
station at Strasburg. Unlike most Euro
pean countries, Prussia has not at present
single station for seismic research
Calico print works use 40, 900, 900 dozen
eggs per year, wine CHARTERS use 10000, 900
dozen, the photographers and other indus
tries use many millions, and these de-
mands increase more rapidly than table
demands.
Indiana is about to erect monument on
the scene of the Pigeon Roost massacre in
Scott county, where in 1912 "a people were
killed and scalped by Indians. A monu-
ment is also advocated for the battle of
Tippecanoe.
M. Zola, in his retirement in England,
has been learning English with the aid of
the Vicar of Wakefield" M. Theodore
Duret, one of his friends, supplied him
with a copy having the French and Eng
lish on opposite pages.
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Twelfth Massachusetts,

From the Houston, Texas, Post.
The latest contribution to the list of
queer Typographical errors comes from
west virginia town where Mozart's
Twelfth Mass was to be performed at
a church entertainment. The able COM
positor who set up the programme an
nounced it as the Twelfth Massac chm
SETS"
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Beef Killed Them.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
It will be remembered that when our
army landed in Cuba last summer the cor
respondents gave touching instances of
Cubans getting possession of some of our
rations. propping themselves against
trees. eating and dying. In the light of
recent disclosures this does not seem i'm
possible. They probably Toasted on en-
balmed beef
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That's No Dream.

From the Washington Post.
Senator Carter" says the Cleveland
Leader, was able to forget his love for
silver long enough to utter an able defense
for the president Yes. and there are
people who allege that Senator Carter
might be able to survive an unpleasant
happening to the silver question.
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Right You Are.

From the Yellowston Journal
The popular opinion down this way Is
that br'er Marcyes is more kinds of a
liar than Eagan scheduled for the war
investigation commission with reference
to General Miles. And Eagan had a pref
ty comprehensive list, too
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Education for Porto Rico.
l, i La ri fnrl ER.,,,.,,I

From the Hartford Courant,
We want to make motion right now
We move that the constitution of the
United States be one of the text books
ordered for use in the public schools of
Cuba and Porto Rico. We want to see
it used there if only as a "school reader
in classes learning the English language.
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Go tn South Africa.

From the Fiathead Inter Lake
II the alleged republican members Of
the legislature from Flathead county will
buy tickets for South Africa at the close
of the session they will confer favor on
their constituents.
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Economical Politics.

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
What you@c do for So in Connecticut!
Only that sum to elect General Hawley
back to the senate, 1t costs more than
that in some states just to get two
years job as alderman.
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Not on the Pay Roll.

From the Deseret News.
The Filipino insurgent army has not
been as wise as the Cuban The former
has effectively barred itself from Uncle
Sans payroll.
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GaIlows Style in Texas.

From the Dallas News.
AT 11:SS Sheriff Stewart cut the rope, and
John B. Shaw, dressed in neat fitting
suit of black, with turned-down collar
black lie and black gloves, was ushered
into the presence of his God.
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1t Apologies.

From the Flathead Inter Lake.
The Inter Lake hereby tenders an apol-
ogy to the people of Flathead county for
anything it may have said or done last
fall favoring the election of Geiger, By
water or Jaqueth
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The Standard has branch offices at
Butte. Missoula and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
Mica ffnr,
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bic rival for the presidential nomination
IN your own party can be developed. Just
go ahead and persecute General Miles for
telling the truth about Alger and yourself.
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All general business letters and corre-
spondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Anaconda, Mont.
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Prosecuting Miles.

From the New York Journal
Don't be afraid, Mr. Mckinley. If YOU
would like to see how rapidly an irresisti-
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Chicago Office-469 The Rookery.
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Sole Agents Foreign Advertising.
Washington Bureau-1,415 G street. N.
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An exchange says the new 81 bills "have
a breezy look" This will eminently fit
them for blowing-in purposes.-Denver
Post.
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The Deaeon-Surey you would not re-
gard as profane a man who uses the ex-
preston, Gee whiz'?'
The Parson-No-if that is what he
means.-Puck.
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Current Hurnor.

An exchange says the new 81 bills "have
a breezy look" This will eminently fit
them for blowing-in purposes.-Denver
Post.
Pap" said his youngest son. sis there
any other cure for snake bite 'cept whis-
key?'' =e===zsez.@z7=s
"Wbo cares whether there is or moi .,
retorted Colonel Hankthunder. Whats
the use of asking such durn fool ques-
ticns?'-Chicago Tribune.
The Deacon-surely you would not re-
gard as profane a man who uses the ex-
preston, Gee whiz' ?"
The Parson-No-if that is what he
means.-Puck.
'Is the proprietor in?' asked the visi-
tor to the planning mill. II want to order
some doors"
Hes in" retorted the smart Office boy,
"but I think he's out of doors. '-Philadel-
phia Record.
When man habitually wears a night
cap you can be reasonably sure that if you
lend him book he will put a paper cover
on it before he reads 1t and return it to
you without iniury-Somerville Journal.
DO you believe that a poor man can
remain in politics?" said citizen in
ring-conducted community.
No. answered the strictly practical Of
fetal; that is to say l don't think he
can remain there and stay poor. Detroit
Free Press.
when Bilford went West he told me
that as soon as he had settled down and
pulled himself together he would write to
me, but nave never heard from him.
"Bilford was blown up in an explosion
OF dynamite three months ago. He may
have settled down, but don't believe he
has pulled himself together yet."-Chicagp
Tribune. ~
= have. invited several armg offcers,r
SAID the hostess. "and I am anxious that
the occasion shall be something unique
ana appropriate. / don't want anything
commonplace like a 5 D. clock tea or pink
tea or a violet tea -.
Well, suggested Miss Cayenne. after
deliberation, why not make it a beef
| tea 2'-Washington Star.
F5i "A
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STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors.
i Printed Every Day in the Year.
Entered at the postofffce at Anaconda as
second class mail matter
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Pap said his youngest son, sis thers
any other cure for snake bite 'cept whfs
he -
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who cares whether there is or not?"
retorted Colonel Hankthunder. whats
the use of asking such durn fool ques-
ticns?"-Chicago Tribune.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-09

When man habitually wears night
cap you can be reasonably sure that if you
lend him book he will put paper cover
on it before he reads it and return it to
you without injury.-Somerville Journal.
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"Is the proprietor in?'' asked the visi-
tor to the planning mill. II want to order
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Hes in" retorted the smart Office boy,
"but think he's out of doors. "-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-03
Boom in Road Building 10 Indiana.

RIcHM ND, lad Jan. 20. -rnere
probably meyer VA "A time when so
man railroad prrj cts, b,lh st, am
and electric. wsse under co TEN pla
ton T. lriani Daring the past
ty m 'Nt1- ay rtable railroad f-v-
er "a rag-i, I'D j. = now At
H. iglt. ia result promises t.
be- rhil several new Ines III b. al
timately Sc ured
\ The following are some Of the pro
jects: Extension of the Southern
Indiana from Greensburg to Rich
mond, md also from Elmo. "a to Ter
re Haute; an electric line from Rich
mond to Hamilton, o., via Boston,
Beechymyre, Fairhaven, Barrtown
and Morning Sun; an electric line
from Hartford City to Noblesville,
passing through Indianapolis (the
road is to be built the coming sum-
mer, will be forty miles long and is
estimated to cost between $500, 900
and $400, ,000); an electric line from
Indi -napolis to Logansport (the
franchise for this having been Sc
cured in all but two counties); an
electric line between Terre Haute
and Charleston and Mattoon, Ill. A
survey has been made between the
two last-named points.
The Black Diamond Railroad is
an immense north and south line,
which will pass through Vincennes,
Jasper, Vevay, Fredericksburg and
other points in Indiana. The Chi
cago. Indiana and Eastern, steam
road, now operated between Mat
thews and Swaysee, is to be ex-
tended to Muncie and Richmond.
An electric line from Evansville
to Rockport, Tell City and Camel
ton. An electric line between New
Castle and Indianapolis. An elec-
trio line between Richmond and
Eaton, 0. An electric line between
Richmond and Muncie. An elec-
trio line between Fort Wayne and
indianapolis. An electric line be-
tween Columbus and Terre Haute
An electric line between Aurora and
Rising Sun. Extension Of the Mo-
non from Greencastle to the Indi-
ana coal fields. A steam road from
Elwood through Anderson, Mobiles
vile, Lebanon and Brazil to the
Indiana coal fields. An electric
line to connect Garrett, Auburn,
Waterloo, Ashley, Hudson, Pleas
ant Lake and Angola.-Louisville
Dispatch.
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IIuntingburg News.
The electric light question seems
to be indefinitely shelved.
The local exchange of the Cum
berland Tel. e. Tel. Co. now serves
AZ instruments in this city.
Last Monday Henry Moenkhaus
sold his livery stable to Greener
Bros. Andy and JOS for the sum
of $3400.
Last Friday B ,ckting Bros. sold
10 car loads Of clay to the Uhl Pot.
terry Works in Evansville, which
they are to deliver at the rate Of
two to three carloads week.
The machinery and engine Of the
Indiana Stave e. Heading Co., for
melly Patoka Cooperage Co., was
shipped to Big Springs, o., where
it will be utilized in a plant owned
by the former company.
The directors of the Dubois Coun-
ty Agricultural Association met last
Monday and, after discussing the
proposition, concluded that it would
be wise and expedient to call a
special meeting of the stockholders
to consider proposition to liqui-
date the Indebtedness Of the asso-
citation and to authorize a transfer
of the property for that purpose.
The meeting will be held in this
city on Friday, Feb. 10Th, and
every stockholder is urgently re-
quested to attend.
Died, last Saturday at the resi-
dence on her farm, one mile north
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lie didn't write home, and some of
the boys in their letters hinted
som 'thlng had happened to him.
u couldn't hear anything positive,
so he just went down to Tampa him
self, and sed he'd find out if it was
a possible thing what was the mat
ter II come out after he come
back, for they was so broke up they
couldn't keep it, and Sis wife is
Ephralm's sister, you know.
Tom was naturally spoiled
child, but he hadn't drank so bad
till he got down there; then he got
to drnkin' as his regiment run
canteen, and one night he got as
much beer as they would let him
have, but it called for something
stronger, and a number of the boys
went over to neighboring town.
and had terrible night of carousin'
ii didn't and couldn't find out
how it happened, fer it seemed to-
have been hushed up, but poor Tom
was killed-stabbed through the,
heart. They could't get his body
sent home, and they didn't have no
funeral but ST seemed like a diff
ferent man. He sed if he ever run
for supervisor or Justice of the peace
again on the old party he was goin'
to speak out his mind; and he got
right up in meetin' and talked, and
no one could have stopped him if
they had wanted to.
i want writin' in letters of blood
right across the walls of this church, y.
SEE he, Remember the victims of
the canteen.' Remember the dear
young boys who are learning to
drink under the protection of the
nations flag tell you, my neigh
bors, not few hundred brave boys,
but 100, 900 are slain every year un-
der the American flag The boys
who march in this army don't send
their money home as Joe Baxter
did. They amt laid away wrapped
in the Star Spangled banner, and
laurel wreaths plated for the m.
Brain and heartach and disgrace are
the portion OF my wife and | all our
lives. We gave our boy to his
country to fight and die, if need be,
for the oppressed Cubans. The ac-
cursed liquor traffic has given him
to the devil. Robbed us of him for
ever and ever. What think you, my
friends and neighbors, would | take
for that boys life. | have sworn an
eternal warfare against my native
land till she drives our great enemy
from it forever. I'll never soil my
fingers votin' with a party that up
holds these things, :" aid 81, chokin'
with emotion as he sat down. And
then all the sisters and brethren al
so sed "Amen."
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Of town, Mrs. Anna Maria Prior
nee Boehmer, aged 81 years, 4
months and ) days. The cause Of
her death was pneumonia brought
on by La Grippe.
The deceased was born in Ger.
many September 10th, 1881, and
and came to this country with her
parents in 1915. While her parents
proceeded to this county she re-
mained in Baltimore for some time,
following later on. Aug. 31st,
1913, she was married to VIM.
Prior, who preceded her in death
March 22d, 1892. This union was
blessed with II children, Of whom
two died-a daughter in 1875 and
a son 1882. The surviving children
are: j. II. Prior, of this city,
councilman Of the third ward; VIM.
Prior, Of Sidney, ILL.,; John Prior,
of Sebree, KY; Fred Prior, at
home; Louis Prior, Elmwood, O.,
suburb Of Cincinnati; Mrs. Anna
Blemker, north Of the city; Mrs.
Louisa Budke, Of Evansville; Mrs.
Carolina Hoffhaus, near Duff; and
the Misses Rosa and Hannah Prior,
at home. Besides these children
she leaves "a grand children and 3
great-grand children.
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BY JAMES @ CLARK

BY JAMES CLARK
Leona, tre hou draws nigh
The hour we've waited - ong
For the angel to open DOR in the sky,
That my spirit may brraS from ils prls anl try
Its voice in lnhulte song.
Just now, the slumbers of night
Come DER me with peace giving bre tn,
The curtain half lifted, revealed to my sight
Those windows which look the kingdom Of light
That borders the river of death
And vision fell solemn and sweet
Bringing CLEANS of morning. lit land;
saw the white shore which the pale waters beat,
And heard the low lull as they broke at their feet
Who walked on the beautiful strand.
And wondered why spirits could cling
To their clay with struggle and sigh
When lies purple autumn is better than spring,
And the soul flies away, like sparrow to sing
In climate where leaves never die.
Leona, come close to my bed
And lay your dear hand on my brow
The same uch that thrilled me in days that are fled
And raised the last of youth from the dead,
Can brighten the brief moments now.
We have lived from the cold world apart
And your trust too generous and true
For their hate to o'erthrow when the sanderers dart
Was ranking deep in my desolate heart,
was dearer than ever to you.
thank the great Father for this,
That our love is not lavished in vain;
Each germ in the future will blossom to bliss
And the forms that love, and the lips that kiss
Never shrink at the shadow of pain.
By the light of this faith am taught
That my labor is only begun;
In the strength of this hope have struggled and fought
With the legions of wrong, till my has caught
The gleam Of Eternitys sun.
Leona look forth and behold
From headland, from hillside and deep
The day king surrenders his banners of gold
The twilight advances throu gh woodland and wold
And the dews are beginning to weep.
The moons silver hair lies uncurled
Down the broad breasted mountains away;
The sunsets red glory again shall be furled
On the walls of the West Ger the plains of the world
And shall rise in limtless day
o. come not in tears to my tomb
Nor plant with fral flowers the sod;
There is rest among too sweet for its gloom
And life where the lilies eternally bloom,
In the balm-breatnng gardens Of God
Yet deeply those memories burn
Which bind me to you and to earth,
And | sometimes have thot that my being would yearn
In the bowers of the beautiful home to return
And visit the home Of its birth.
'Twould even be pleasant to stay
And walk by your side to the last;
But the landbreeze of heaven is beginning to play
Life eshadows meeting Eternty's day,
And its turnult is hushed in the past.
Le,na good-by; should the grief
That is gathering now, be
Too dark for your faith, you will long for relief.
And remember, the journey, though lonesome is brief
Ger lowand and river to me.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-02-03
Two Wall Street Stories.

The story Of young Talcott, the
Wall-street broker who has made a
million dollars ou of the rise in
stocks in the past six months, and
is going to retire-perhaps-is full
of encouragement to the ambitions
and enthusiastic.
Any man can make money in
Wall street if he will only buy stocks
when they are down and sell them
when they are up. All that is need
ed is to know, as Mr.. Talcott did,
when to begin and when to quit.
There is, however, another Wall
street story Of the man who boasted
that he had known when to quit,
and that was when he had enough
money left to pay his railroad fare
home and 80 cents to pay the porter
for carrying his trunk up to his
father-in-law's house.
Both stories are true, only the lat
ter story is true hundred times
where the Talcott story is true
once. New York World.