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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
Cold Smoky Weather

Has no terrors for families who burn
Kemmerer coal, because it holds a
good hot fire all night, thereby keeping
an even temperature in your house all
the time. We also handle Pennsylr
vania anthracite, Montana Goals anu
good dry wood. S. j. Monroe & Co., AZ
East Broadway. Phone 53S
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

Under the management of Nick
Jahreiss, Crystal Springs is now the
most popular health resort in the state.
It offers relief from Butte smoke at
moderate rates-S2.50 per day, S14 per
week. including plunge and private
baths. Stages leave Lanslois' and cor
ner Park and Main SITS. four times daily.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

The Mutual Life Insurance company
of New York, the largest and strongest
insurance company in the world, will
insure your lives for the benefit of your
selves and families and make you a
good investment al the same time. For
rates and figures call on Lynch & Bach
eler. district managers, New Bee Hive
buildine
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

navy yard. The board of survey has
reported that the construction work
doubted that the repair of the engines
and boilers will make up the balance
of the half-million. Fifteen months is
the time estimated as necessary to
complete this work.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

What gift would be as pleasing to
your wife or daughter as an elegant
piano or organ? BY our system of pay
ments everyone in moderate circum-
stances can own a fine piano. We have
pianos from 500 up. We have organs
from SIS up Thirtyfive cents per day
enables you to buy an elegant new
piano: II cents a day enables you to
buy the best organ we have in the house,
Call and see us. Montana Music Co.,
119 North Main street, Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

preparing and sending to the government
false statements as to the banks condi-
ton and was sentenced to three years in
the pententiary. The president of the
bank is in jail and two of the directors
are still to be tried
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
A Sudden Death.

Fargo, N. D., Dec. 21.-President H.
c. Symonds of Fargo college tonight,
while standing in a bookstore, sudden
ly fell to the floor. Death was instan-
taneous and is believed to have been
due to heart failure.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
TWO=pieCe Suits

Made of all wool cashmere and cheviot
in gray and brown plaids, checks and
stripes, in knee pants, double breasted
coats, pants have double seats and
knees, patent buttons and belt, sizes s
to IA; prices $3.50, $500, $3.50 and $3.50
each.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
An Appropriate Xmas Gift.

Subscribe for the Standard-it will be
an acceptable visitor every day in the
year. Ten dollars pays for one year
and you may select one of the hand
some volumes offered free to those pay
ing a year in advance.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

Adam Farrady died yesterday. Re-
mains are at Sherman's undertaking
rooms awaiting answers to kilograms.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
Hero lie Is.

A man with S15,O goo to invest in i'm
proved real estate. Must be a bargain.
If you want to SELL call to-day. w.
H. Winters, 90 and "a Owsley block.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
Bows Wool Sweaters

Good Serviceable Sweaters, all wool
and warm, colors white, red navy.
royal blue and green, all sizes for to
6 years inclusive; price SLIPS each.
Extra Heavy Weight Sweaters for
large boys, colors navy, tan and black,
aged from to Is years inclusive, warm,
serviceable garments, size 26 to "a
inches; price $1.00 each
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

m Gold Chains. over 100 patterns,
le2<6 long and short, light and heavy,
~ of the neates. and most stylish
kind. $3.50 to $4.00
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

It's no uncommon thing for a person
to drop into Schatzleins for a few min
utes and stop for hours to admire the
beautiful display of pictures.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

NJ Diamonds are the best secur-
oZs2G6 ties. Make your Xmas gife u
a. diamond it viii be saving for
rainy day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

A big chicken dinner tonight for %
cents at the new Bon Ton candy and
coffee house, Sc East Broadway.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

White potatoes $1.20 hundred: onions
S1.65 hundred: sack flour Csc; sack
bread flour S5c. Cooks. 331 Sast Park.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

$25 reward to any one proving that E.
F. Mayer, 40 West Park, does not put
in the best handspring made for 81.
Watch cleaning, S150
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

For pointers on how to run hotel
see Dan Tewey of the Southern. or,
better still, see his dining room Christ
mas day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

T. H. Horan died yesterday. The re-
mains are at Sherman's. Funeral will
be announced later.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

When looking for a useful Xmas
present, don't overlook those elegant
new Home cabinet machines, sold by
Sherman, the undertaken, 125 East
Dc,,ly
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
BOYS Handkerchief

OF fine quality Japanese silk with fancy
border, y different styles and patterns
in the lot; price 25c each.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

All kinds of pianos and organs at all
kinds of prices; for sale by Orton Bros,
90 North Main street.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
Banker Found Guilty.

Triplicate mirrors from $3.50 to $40 al
Calkins.'
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

m Sterling silver brushes and
oZezGS combs in case, SIS up.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
Boys NeckWear

A large assortment here in Windsors,
Windsor Bows, Tecks, Puffs, String
Ties, Band or Shield Bows and In
perials in plads, stripes, polka dots.
checks, fancy designs and plain color
ings; prices Csc, Soc, SOC and 75c each.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
! Repair of the OLYMPIA.

Washington, Dec. 20.-It will Drob-
ably cost half a million dollars at least
to repair the Olympia at the Boston
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

DR.. D. E. Rainville, physician and
surgeon, room s. Beaver block.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

Ladies' red felt fur top slippers CSC,
at Tassell's, 25 West Park
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

The effect Of truthful advertising
will never die out.-Advisor.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
They Are Great.

The Dressed Dolls that Davis &
Wednesday, Co. give away to every one
dollar purchaser.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

California Cafe is the best place to
cat in Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

Montreal. Dec. 21.-Ferdinand Lemu-
lux. local manager of the defunct Vile
Marie bank, was to-day found guilty of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

q
eZss@ Solid Gold Cuff Links, $3.50 up.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

Holly wreaths and palms at State
Nursery companys.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

Ladies' red felt fur top 81: % ,rs sc,
al Tassel's, % West Park
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22

LSz~Diamond rings, SIS to $3.50.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
Novelty
NeCkWear
For Women

Liberty silk Rufus. fine quality, with
long accordion plated ends, black
only, prices $3.50 to 81 each.
Fine Mousselin de Sole stock collars,
new this week, with jabot ends, en-
broidered and fancy satin edges, in
cream and black. One in a box for
presentation purposes, Sc each.
Combination Taffeta Silk high Stock
Collars and Mousselin de Sole bows,
applique lace trimming, colors cream
and black, one in box, price So each.
The Ideal Ruffling. 70 inches long and
u inches wide, satin striped edge and
plated ends. in black, price S. each.
New style high Stock Collar, tucked
edges, fine Mousselin de Sole bow,
trimmed with satin ribbon, colors
cream, light blue, cardinal and black,
one in box, $3.50 each
Taffeta Silk and Satin High Collars,
neatly trimmed and plated colors
cream, light blue, cardinal and black,
prices soc to $3.50 each.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
ITEMS
NeCkWear
Fine NeCkWear

Our showing of choice silk neckwear
for the holiday and regular trade is
particularly good We have some Of
the very SWEETEST styles, the finest
goods made for men and women. There
is nothing in this state that can in
any way compare with this superb as
sortment The leading shapes and COL
prings uD TO $3.50 each.
Silk and cashmere muff1ers in rich
and pretty designs and colorings, 75c to
$40 each
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-22
NIGHT Shirts

Shirts and pajamas of plain and fan
cy colored silks, pretty as a picture
and as swell and swagger in style as
anything made. French sateen and
silk nightshirts $3.50 to Sc each.
Pajamas in silk, silk and wool and
fine cashmere So to $12 a suit.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-15
KAFFlR TELEGRAPHY.



The battle of Majuba Hill was fought
On February p, 1881. Pietermaritzburg
IS as nearly as possible 15O miles from
MaJuba- Yet the native servants of
officers quartered in that garrison town
heard the news of the battle and told
their masters of the result within ten
hours. and long before any official tel
egraphic information came through.
Again, the total defeat of the ZuIus
at Ulundi in 1873. was heard of by the
natives at distance of 270 miles with
in u hours.
How is it done?
Many explanations have been offered
but none of them are entirely satisfac-
tory Perhaps the most plausible ex-
planatlon for the rapid transmission of
news IS the following. The various
haInr languages, particularly that spO-
ken by the Zulus, have very many
broad, open VOWels The "a" is pro
nounced as in father. Such words as
arnoa gashle' go carefully, ''IkOna
MALI (nO money!, "hamba kaya" go
nome, are all words that carry far The
natives are said to shout to one anoth-
er from hilltop to hilltop, and these
long drawn out voWelS can be heard
Tor immense distances The extremely
r4rened air of the high veIdt also helps
me sound to travel ;and a chain of ma
tives being arranged. one on each hill
Top. four or five miles apart. the mes
sage 1ies from one to another with
amazing ra pidity
Another explanation which seams loss
likely, although many old residents
among natives declure that it is true
IS the tapping of s-n outcrOp of iron
stone or other magnetic mineral with a
succession of light blows, after the.
manner of the NJ orse alphabet. These.
II IS said, can be hard along the whole
!shgth OF the e.utcrOp, even if the reef
oINes undergr' 0und for miles and then
Ieappears on the surface. The recipi-
ehl places h. s ear on the stone and re-
-HeS the impression of the taps over
4 Instance of many miles.
DF
wafer II is known to be possible to con-
vey sor nds along the surface over a
conslQf .rable length thereof. But this
WOuto hardly be applicable TO the
SouV i African natives methods. as the
sure ans through the veldt flow only
Tor a few months in the summer. and
Y en- only Internationally. after thunder
storms; for the rest or the year they
are practically dry beds of sand and
rock.
Whatever their method may be. it
mas been proved over and over again
that natives get news Of any great
event, reported accurately and sue
Clnctly. long before it is flashed across
the telegraphic wires
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-15
SURPRISED AT HIS HONESTY

IFrom New Orleans Times-D Democrat
4 am sorry to say" remarked an
Old-time railroad man, that the eSti-
mated value of lost luggage, accord
ing to the claimants is very seldom
borne out by facts in cases where the
property is afterWard recovered. OF
course, there are exceptions, and that
reminds me OF an amusing story About
a year ago an old gentleman from
Hartford, Conn. who came here on a
winter visit, reported that one of his
trunks had been lost. We did our best
to trace the missing piece of baggage,
but not CleW could we u1earth this
side of Washington, and finally We
called on the owner to give US a detail
ed description Of the contents, with val
uation. In a few days he sent in a
list which struck me as being very
modest and reasonable until I came to
the item, One family bible, $205' Of
course we couldn't stand for any such
claim as that and we made an ener-
getic protest, but the old gentleman re-
fused to bulge an inch. The bible is
worth every cent of the money he in
sisted, and I want that or nothing.
DO you mean it is worth the amount as
a rare editiOn?' I asked, or merely that
it has q sentimental value to you and
your family?' It's worth sos cold cash
to anybody he replied; no sentimental
value about it,.
The natural inference was that a
volume held at so high a figure must
be either old and scarce or very beau
could get no exact information on the
subject from the owner. He admitted
that he didn't even know the date of
the edition and, to make a long story
short, I reported the claim as being a
bare-faced and outrageous effort to
hold up the road. About two weeks
later was delighted to hear that the
trunk had turned up at a way station,
where it had been left by mistake with
some theatrical baggage. 1t was for
warded to New Orleans and I sent for
the old gentleman to identify his pro-
perty. I must insist particularly I
said when he arrived, on having a look
at that S205 bible Show it to you with
pleasure, he replied, and, reaching
under a lot of clothing he drew out a
shabby. black volume. Before could
make any comment he f1irted the pages
to and fro under his thumb and new
SO bills began to fly out like pressed
flowers There was altogether S210 in
the book. but the old man said he
wasn't quite sure about the last bill
and had split the difference So it
turned out. after all, to have been an
honest valuation Since then I haven t
been quite SO cOck-sure on surface ap-
pearanceS.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-15

Sciences" It must be admitted that
the advantages held out as the reward
of those who attain to complete initia-
tiOn are considerable. An inscription
on the wall of the OccuItist school,
Rue de SaYOie-sets forth that the in
itiated, in virtue of the powers trans
mitted them by the masters, reign in
heaven, command on earth and are
feared in Hades." A magician of this
calibre would certainly occupy an envi-
able position, and be entitled to have
no mean opinion of himself so that it
would not be just to scOff at the Occu-
list professors unless by any chance
they should fail to keep their prom
ises.
Nobody will be surprised to learn
that a magician is not made in a. mo-
ment. Still, though the process of in
itiatiOn extends over three years, the
time expended will be allowed to be
short when the results arrived at are
considered. The programme of studies
at the Occulist school, which has
thOughtfully been forwarded to me.
gives full details of the three years
course. During the first year the stts-
dent is made to acquire as much
Hebrew as will enable him to under
stand the books of the old alchemists"
He begins, too, the study "Of the con-
situtiOn of man and of his hidden
forces" This is not all, but I am COM
PEELED to abridge. In his second year
he dips into Sanscrit, exercises himself
in hypnOtism and somna NH buIism, takes
a close look at spirit phenomena, and
learns, doubtless with growing interest
and profit, the practical adaptations
of the various arts of divination."
Finally, in his third year. he studies
the action of human thought on the
invisible and many other obscure
matters, his comprehension of which is
aided it may be presumed, by his
previous training. These successive
stages accomplished. it is his own fault
if he is not a full hedged wizard. AS
the world might otherwise be ignorant
of its greatest magicians, it must be
mentioned that the founders of the oc-
culist school are NM. Barlet, Papus
and Sedir.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-15
THE ARCTIC MOSQUITO.

TFrOm New Orleans Times-DemOcrat.
Nothing that has ever been written
about the Arctic mosquito begins to
come up to the real thing" said a guest
in the St. Charles corridor the other
evening. I went up the Yukon river in
the summer of 1896. representing the
Alaska and Dominion Trading COM
pany, and we struck mosquitoes as soon
as we got into the hills. They are twice
as large as our familiar bayou species,
and their sting is like the prod of a hot
needle. They sweep along the valleys
in dense clouds, and if they catch
man unprpeared they are liable to
blind him before he can escape. l heard
stories Of children being stung to death
and can readily believe them. When
ever we went ashore We wore heavy
hat nets, and took the utmost precau-
ton, but were certain to suffer more or
less. One of our party cut the tongues
out of his shoes and a narrow line of
sock was exposed under the Iacing.
a hundred times, and his feet were so
terribly inf1amed that the shoes had to
be cut off. Another man, a fireman in
the boat crew, got drunk on Alaska
whisky one afternoon and lay down to
take a nap in a corner of the engine
room, and was hOrrifed at the solid
brown mass of mosquitoes that had
settled on a small exposed section of
his cheek and throat. In an hour his
face was swollen out of all resemb-
lance to anything human, he was un
able to swallow and was burning with
fever. It was a week before he was
able to be about. I saw number Of
cattle near Fit. Hamilton that had been
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-15
MOUNTAIN LIONS FATE.

[F'rOm the San Francisco Chronicle.1
Lovers of forest sport who find tame
the usual offerings of the woods may
be SOlaced with thesstory of the rare
luck of Frank T2eanier, of Capitola, who
a few days ago bagged one of the big
geSt noun tain lions that ever came
hunters way. Reanier's nerve and ex-
perience with a rifle stood him in good
stead when he faced this prize, as a
miss might have meant most un-
pleasant encounter at close quarters
The fortunate marksman is manager
of Camp Capitola and one of the best
known men in Santa Cruz county.
Trudging through the towering red
woods, gun in hand, he was startled by
the peculiar actions of his dogs. They
came tearing through the canyon in
hot pursuit of something, and, after a
half hours absence, doubled on the
trail with an energy that qulckened
Reanier's blood He heard them 10
minutes later half mile away bark
ing like mad and knew that they sur
rounded their quarry. 1t took Reanier
an hour and a half to get to the spot
and there he found the hounds frantic
with excitement as they vainly tried to
climb tree. on a branch of which
crOuched a gigantic lion.
Now Reanier had not been looking
for lions, and the discovery sent a de-
Hghtful shiVer down his spine. He had
shot this kind of game before, but the
unexpected sight of the huge beast
above his head was one to make him
need all the GOODNESS his friends claim
for him. The lion was far out on a
thick limb and, with his hindlegs en-
bracing the wood. seemed ready to
hurl his powerful bulk at the hunter.
The latter took a good sight and fired
as the animal raised himself to spring.
The buI ct broke a foreleg and sent the
lion back toward the trunk of the tree
where he snarled and glared hatred a [ his
enemy. eanier came closer and drew a
long bead for the eye. So careful was
he in his adjustment and SO little regard
ful of his targets actions that as he set
tied himself for the telling bullets speed
ing he all but failed to see, the lightning
like motion of the wounded lion. who
launched himself life a thunderbolt at
the, man: But, Reanier had his measure
and halfway between the tree and his
rifle muzzIe the leaden death found the
brains of the magnificent lion. He rolled
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-15

she became hystericaI and wept, and
would have fallen if the policeman had
not caught her.
He has been dead five days" she
mOaned.
And why haven't your buried him?"
O'COnneu asked.
Il had no money. Oh, did not know
what to do! and we have been together
so long 1 could not leave him." she
answered.
O'COnneu went with Mrs. Williams to
the house in Hicks street. There lay
Williams, dead in his bed. He had been
dead since Tuesday. His wife, too
proud to ask the neighbors for assist
ance. and half-distracted with grief,
had watched by his side.
Hunger, grief and suffering have made
a ghost of the woman She did not
have money for food, and the thought
of the burial of her husband in pOtter's
field filled her with horror. So far as
the police can discover Williams had
no relatives and unless assistance is
offered, the body, which was turned
over to an undertaken, will be buried
in pOtter's field.
Williams has been i'll for months
with consumption He had been unable
to work. and how the pair lived at all is
a mystery to the neighbOrs. They
avoided all intercourse with other peO-
pie in the house, and Mrs. Williams,
because OF her pride, resented such lit
tie offers of assistance as was prompt
ed by their evident distress.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-15
BIGGEST MOOSE HEAD.
[From the New york World ]

IErOm the New \ Ork w Orld-I
Three wind burned young men in
hunting togs hoped off the Boston
train in the Grand Central station, and
in twinkling had a crowd around
them big enough to welcome Dewey.
The reason was that they were Juggling
the biggest moose head ever brought to
New York. 1t was truly a forest giant
The great horns measured 65 inches
from tip to tip, though the ordinary
moOse's are not more than Sc or 40
inches.
The three young men were P. Chaun-
cey Anderson, of the Union club, son Of
Z. Ellery Anderson; Macmillan Fos-
ter, of the Stroners. and Robert Boyd,
of Montclair. They had been up to
TObique river, in New Brunswick. Be
sides the big moose they had a smaller
one, and all the deer and caribou the
Canadian game laws allowed to say
nothing of enough partridges to keep
their families in game till the holidays
Young Mr.. Foster killed the giant
moose. 1t took eight shots, he said. Six
of the bullets took effect before the
great beast dropped The animal
weighed LOCO pounds. a smaller moose
head was exhibited at the last Sports
mems show here and was valued at 81,
600. This one will be mounted and ex-
hibited at the next show