The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-24
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reau and protective association, all three
in one. formed has for its purpose the
supplying of landlords with information
respecting prospective misunderstanding
the insolvent collecting doubtful accounts
and blacklsting undesirable tenants. The
association has been incorporated under
the laws of New Jersey and proposes to
act as ''credit clearing house" for land
lords, securing information and distribute
ing 1t to its subscribers, much as the mer-
camille agencies do Every effort will be
made by the new association to prevent
non-paying tenants from securing new
quarters.
During the course of the trial in Boston
the other day of a woman restaurant
keeper, who was charged with selling milk
below standard" the fact was developed
that no Bostonan dissatisfied with his
milkman can change unless the new milk
man be ready to submit to a fine of $50
from the Milk Dealers association. The
defendant testified that upon finding that
the milk she was getting was poor she
tried in vain to buy from other mikmen,
but they feared the $50 of the trust and
refused to sell to her. She finally sue
ceeded in getting better milk by purchas-
ing from another dealer in the name of
her janitor.
tween New York and Philadelphia is I'M
der serious consideration and the project
will probably be introduced in the next
congress. A pressure of eight pounds TO
d Pinch tube would give speed of So
miles an hour and 200 pounds of pressure
a speed of $50 miles an hour Each car
rier. 81 inches long and II inches wide,
would convey 100 pounds, and, dispatched
at intervals of 10 seconds give a carrying
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letter mailed in one of these cities for the
other is seldom delivered on the day it is
posted.
A venerable lady in New Philadelphia,
O., recently gave a party which was
thoroughly unique in its character. The
company was made up of seven couples
who We're relat ted to the hostess, and all of
whom had eloped to get married. In no in
stance had there been any serious oppo-
sition to the different matches 1t simply
runs in the family" to embrace matri-
mony in that way, and the style is faith
fully maintained the youngest couple hav-
ing eloped in February in face of the cor
dial approval of their attachment for
each other by their parents.
1t is said by American manufacturers
of women's shoes that a marked change in
styles has been going on during the last
two years. The shoes in favor are heav-
Ter. with less feSlDie S0ieS ana with plain
er uppers. Outdoor exercise and recrea-
ton for women have resulted in the de-
mand for more comfortable and suhstan-
tial shoes, which also last longer and wear
more evenly English women have always
preferred a comparatively heavy Shoe
and the laws of health back up their
choice.
Vienna has opened its new municipal sa-
loon, the Rattiskeler, in the basement of
the city hall. The place has been deco
rated by the foremost artists of the city
and in it only the vintages Of Austria
proper will be sold. foreign, and even
Hungarian wines. being excluded. The
Rattiskeller is conducted by the munich
pal authorities. Its establishment mas
aroused the wrath of the restaurant keep
ers of the city, who have been among
the most useful supporters of the present
anti-Semitc mayor, DR.. Lueger
A geographical congress is to be held in
Berlin in September and among the sub
jects which it will consider the following
may be mentioned: The proposal to intro
duce international uniformity in the meth
odcal treatment of various subjects, such
as the problem of the tides. the conven-
tional signs on maps, the nomenclature
and delmitation of oceans and seas, the
attachment of the scale to every map and
the mode of arranging meteorological Ia
bes.
There are, it is said, few more versatile