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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-10

swear that the moon was at the full. The
almanac might be introduced and show
both were wrong. But the almerac did
not keep record of past events, so the
cloudiness or clearness could not be sub
Stimulated thereby.
All these difficulties have been eradicat-
ed since the weather man was born. Now
an official diary of climatic changes, at
mospheric disturbances, cloud manifesto
tions-everything. in fact. bearing on the
atmospheric kept. The observer can go
into court and. refreshing his memory
from his records, can testify concerning
the state of the weather of any day in
the year and substantially of any hour of
any day. He need not guess, for his rec
ords are official documents and are won
derfully accurate. Indeed many courts
admit the records themselves in evidence
after the formal proving by the oath of
the custodian that they are in truth and
fact the records of the department. This
evidence robs the man with the memory
of his reputation, to be sure, but 1t also
renders the doing of justice, so far as
weather conditions are concerned more
absolute than almost any other feature in
court work.
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misunderstood HIS LETTER.
Jimmie Was Working in the Navy and
Not for n Minister

There is young man on board the rev.
enue cutter McCulloch, which was at the
battle of Manila, whose mother has a to-
tally erroneous idea of his present occupa-
tion," said Chicago travelling man who
sells goods through the Southern states.
This lady is one of the incest most moth
erly old souls / meet in my rounds. but
she is at the same time one of the most
ignorant of everything except how to get
up good meal of victuals and give
tired drummer a comfortable bed and
clean sheets to sleep in. She has been
running a little tavern in a Maryland
town for 40 years, 1 suppose, and hasn't
been five miles from home since she was
a girl. Her only son, chap of about 2S,
on the contrary, has not been within five
five miles of home for longer than six
months in the last 20 years. However, he
keeps her posted as to his whereabouts,
and in all his wanderings he does not for
get her. When last heard from he had
got some kind of position on the United
States revenue cutter McCulloch. the ves-
sci that was Dewey's dispatch boat at
Manila, and is at present doing duty be-
tween California and the Bering sea.
About week or ten days ago l took din
ner at her place. and fine country din
ner it was, too, and ] asked her about her
boy.
Oh she responded with a smile that
Woulu make ANYBODY Sidu TO nave her
for a mother, Jimmie is doing so well
now. He don't always get into the best
places, and I'm afraid that sometimes he
gets into real bad ones. but he is turning
over new leaf, guess, for he has gone
to work with preacher. He didn't men,
ton what denomination he was but that
don't make any difference, so long as
Jimmie just works for him.
Il am glad to hear it, I said. Who is
the preacher?
don't know, except that his name is
the Rev. Cutter McCulloch. I'll show you
Jimmie's letter.
She did so, and there read briefly as
might be expected: I am. now with the
Rev. Gutter McCulloch and am doing
WELL and I smiled softly to myself but I
never said word to Jimmie's mother"
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A THRILLING SPECTACLE
An Aeronaut in a Turbulent Cur
rent of Air.
IT WAS A NARROW ESCAPE
Dropped a Hundred Feet Before the
Parachute Opsned, and He
Was Very Close to
Eternity.

Professor Chris Nelson made another
balloon ascension and parachute drop
yesterday afternoon. The ascent was
smooth and graceful, and so was the
drop until the aeronaut struck a turbulent
current of air. Then it was a perilous de-
scent. 1t was the most thrilling spectacle
ever witnessed In mdair by Butte popu-
lace. The wind buffeted the parachute
about violently and it was expected with
every breath Of the astounded spectators
that the man would surely be dashed to
the ground. At one time the canopy be-
gan to furl up. and it was then the crowd
thought the finish Of the daring young
aeronaut was in sight. The wind few
hundred feet from the landing place. upon
the Poulin ore chute. was blowing at a
terrific rate and the ascent was swift and
not at all interesting for the performer or
the crowd With a sweep, as If to dash
the man to pieces, the parachute shot off
northward and Nelson brought up
against the top of the Poulin ore chute
He grabbed onto railing and pulled him
self on the platform. The parachute
dropped to the ground in a heap.
IF that swing Of the parachute had &C.
Cured above the ore bin there would
have been fatal collapse" said the pro-
fessor last evening to Standard repor ler
THAT was the narrowest escape l have
ever had and have made 40 ascents and
as many drops i have had some thrilling
adventures. but none to compare with
this one. l dropped nearly 100 feet before
the parachute opened. The drop was easy
until / struck squall, and then I was
jerked violently to and fro. Just before
l struck this current / was in the act of
throwing myself backward to swing from
my ankles. The wind jerked the top off
to almost horizontal position before I
could get my bearings and right the thing
around again. i worked with the ropes,
but | tell you 1t was ticklish business.
There was no let up. The nearer to the
ground I got the harder the wind blew.
l thought of nothing else but the ropes"
Didn't you pray?" asked a young lady
friend.
II tell you I did nothing or thought of
nothing but the ropes I only tried to
keep the thing from caving in. Pray!
should say not"'
Didn't you think of me?' asked the
girl.
mot until after 1 got down off the ore
bin
Professor Nelson intends to remain in
Butte for several weeks. His exhibitions
have been more successful and interesting
than any before seen in Butte. He came
here from San Francisco
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BUTTE CURRENT NOTES.
Smoke the Baltimore.

<oHiOhe lHt IodltlIllOTe.
Rent pianos from orion Bros.
Meet me at Newbros fountain.
Why not try the Baltimore cigar?
DR.. H. M: Hall, / and Owsley block
Coursing at West Side park Sunday.
Fred Orion, piano tuner. 219 N. Main.
j. NJ. Froelich, furrier mfg, SO Owsiey.
Edward e. WHEEL of Helena is in the
city.
C. E. Williams of Missoula is in the
city.
Smoke Anne Held long filler Havana
cigars.
J. M. Pace, of the Whitehall Zephyr
is in the city.
John Cunningham and wife of Bonner
is in the city.
Schilling Bros, tailors, have moved
to SO West Park street.
Bicycles for rent at Uarch's bicycle
store, 10 West Broadway.
All kinds of bicycle tires in stock at
Darch's. 10 West Broadway.
W. G. Young, expert mining reporter
of Salt Lake, is visiting the city.
Equality, by Bellamy, in paper cover,
SOC at the Postoffice news stand.
Join new classes in summer school
work to-day at Butte Business college.
All trimmed and untrimmed hats at
cost Miss V. Peters, ITO w. Broadway.
Spring '92 Oscar Pepper, $3.50 per
gallon including demijohn. Montana
Liquor company.
The best equipped bicycle livery and
repair shop in the state is Darch's, 10
West Broadway, Butte.
Newbro has what Butte has needed
for years, first-class soda fountain
and an expert dispenser.
To thoroughly enjoy Sunday or holt
day visit Gregson Hot Springs. The
baths are the greatest in the West
John Green, an old time resident of
Fort Benton, was in the city yesterday,
en- route to California on visit to his
sister who is i'll.
Frank B. Themes has returned from
American Falls, Idaho. where he is in
terested in the construction of the
large canal being built there.
The Standards Butte advertisers are
requested, owing to change in time of
train, to have their changes In the
Standards Butte office at p. m.
]. A. Coram, director in the Bing-
ham Copper & Gold Mining company,
departed for Butte yesterday to look
after mining interests in that state.
Meanwhile the building of the new
smelter will be left to the attention Of
Colonel Posey and his corps of as
sistants.--Salt Lake Herald.
Arthur Loiselle has returned from
Montreal, where he has been attend
ing college for three years. large
number of his friends accorded him
welcome Saturday evening at his sis
ter's home, No. 1908 South Washington
street, after which Mr.. Loiselle went to
Basin to visit relatives and friends.
Columbia gardens, open free every
day of the week. Open air concert by
Rossner's orchestra on Sunday, Tues
day and Thursday afternoon and even
Ing. Free dancing for children Satur-
day afternoon from 3 to o'clock. Spe-
cial rates and inducements given picnic
parties. Sommers family at gardens ey-
cry afternoon and evening except Mon
days.
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MEXICO FEARS THE CHINESE.
Newspapers Arc Advocating the Imme.
diate Expulsion of All CelestiaIs


diate Expulsion of All Celestials.
Mexico is being overrun by Mongolians,
and the cry, "Atras los Chinos" which
means in English THE Chinese must GO"
is becoming as popular in Mexico as it's
English counterpart was in the Pacific
states some years ago. Particularly is
this Chinese immigration felt by the labor
ing people on the west coast of the repub-
lie. Less than two years ago the plan Of
importing Chinese labor for the big plan
tations was taken up. and though the de-
mand was quickly supplied the immigra-
tior continued. The Chinese were glad to
get an open opportunity for landing on
this continent, finding advantages in Mex
leo and seeing a way for thousands to
dodge across the line into the United
States. The exclusion feeling Is becoming
strong in the Sonora and Sinaloa regions
especially. and the newspapers have begun
an actual crusade Ell Correo de Sonora
said in a recent issue:
Mexico has no need of the pestilential
yellow race for It's Industrial. agricultural,
mining or commercial development. She
has 100000 sons capable Of carrying on
her work of progress, and there Is no need
of importing people of the oriental type.
If the commercial treaty between Mex
leo and the Chinese empire is the key used
to open the ports of the republic to 10000
Chinese or more, we will lament it not
once but thousand times. Instead of be-
ing necessary, the Chinese immigration is
hurtful to our country in every sense. We
protest against this injury to Mexicos
prosperity and against bringing the mi
crobes of leprosy and consumption.
"Will the Monaghan invasion help us IL
these Chinese take the work from the
hands of our countrymen and cause the
business ruin of honored citizens engaged
in commerce and industry?
mo, thousand times no. Bring at the
proper times European colonies. Admit
the japanese to the coffee-growing re-
gions, but the Chinese-the Chinese infect
the atmosphere of Anahuac.
1.-The Chinese must go!"
Mexico has undertaken to build up her
oriental commerce by opening her ports to
the Chinese population, and already she
is finding that the Chinese have most to
gain
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WEATHER MAN AS A WITNESS.
Important Factor in Legal Proceedings
Owing to His Chronicles.

important FACTOR In Legal Proceediugs
Owing to His Chronicles.
When the courts get to grinding 1t fire.
quently happens that the state of the
weather at a particular moment in the
past is of vast Importance. This is par
ticularly true in criminal cases. Darkness
or light, full moon or none at all. clouds
or bright sunshine, all have important re-
lations to the vision of man. Hence when
a witness swears to facts, the question
whether or not the condition of the wealth
er at the indicated time made them prob
able or improbable is highly important in
testing his credibility, accuracy of men,
ory and general reliability.
Before the establishment of the weather
bureau attorneys were forced to call in
witnesses who had no authentic data to
testify from. Men of renowned memory
who were known to be observers of the
weather would be asked to relate their
recollections of the conditions at the time
IN controversy. But this, however reli-
able the witnesses might be, was hedged
with a number of conditions which mill
tated against the verify. One man might
be well assured that the night in question
was of inky darkness. Another lust as
reliable and just as conscientious would
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BECAME SOBER EVER AFTER.
Drunkard Quit Drinking When He Saw
2-Cent Stamp Walk.


From the Kansas City Star.
Reforms are wrought in many and Curl
GUS ways, but seldom in a stranger man.
ner than that in which a certain drunk
ard was sobered This man had wandered
at midniaght into a low saloon. He gave
his order, then leaned against the bar
for support. A man standing near by
took from one pocket an addressed en-
velope and from another a stamp, which
he moistened with his tongue Instead
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.ROBB|NG An INNOCENT
Is the Charge Preferred Against
Edith Sommers.
WOMAN'S LATEST VICTIM
Tom Brown Says She Got Away With
s54 OF His Money-She Denies
It, but Her Record Is
Against Her.

Edith Sommers, the woman with a
long and highly variegated record, was
escorted to the police station again yes
terday morning under charge of hav-
ing robbed an innocent who was foolish
enough to yield to her alluring smiles
and permit himself to be enticed into
her bagnio in East Galena street. The
womans latest victim was one Tom
Brown, who told the police he had s54.
when, in an evil moment, he fell under
the spell of the woman's coquettish
glance, but when he quit her society
he discovered she had separated him
from his last cent. The woman was
arrested and taken to the police sta
ton, where she was searched, but, as
usual she had disposed of the money, If
she really got 1t, and no money was
found in her possession. She denied the
ton, of course, and as there was
no evidence against her but Browns
word. she was only booked on the Gus
tomary charge of maintaining a house
of prostitution. She was released on a
500 cash bond furnished by her friends
For some years the Somnlers woman
has led a remarkable career in Butte
For years she was the mistress of the
notorious Pete Hansen and during
those years, scarcely a week went by
tnat the aLtenIlOH VI the ponce was not
attracted to one or the other Of the pair
by the woman applying to the police
for Hansen's arrest for beating her or
else being arrested herself for grating
With the possible exception of Jew
Jess" who long since quit the city, the
Sommers woman has been arrested
more times for robbery than any other
woman Of her class but in every in
stance has escaped punishment, except
being fined for prostitution, with the
exception of one instance. Then she
was prosecuted for robbery, but the
jury found a verdict of petit larceny
and she escaped with a sentence of six
months in the county jail
Since the death of the woman's noto-
rious lover, which occurred some
months ago, she has engaged less Of the
police department attention than for
merly, and until yesterday had not
been accused of a robbery for three or
four months, an unusually long time
for her
w. l.. Eppinger, who was only re-
leased from the county Jail a few days
ago after being held several weeks on
a charge of grand larceny, was arrest
ed again yesterday morning. The book
ing against him on the city Jail register
was obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses. He got drunk and rode in
hack and after he had his fun refused
to pay the hackman, who applied to
the police and had him arrested. He
was released later in the day upon rails
ing the money to pay the hack fare.
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ALCOHOL AND CLIMATE.
Some Ideas on Their Relation Which
May Need Revision.

May Need Revision.
1t is generally believed that the con-
sumption Of alcohol Is attended by
much less serious consequences In
northern than in southern climates. An
article, replete with data, which was
published in a recent number of the
Semaine MedicaIe, and which is all the
more interesting because 1t deals with
a country presenting great diversities
Of temperature, summarizes researches
carried out by Mr.. Sikorsky, of Kieff,
which show how little the accepted
theory corresponds with the true facts
of the case. Thus the number of
deaths caused by acute alcoholism va
ries in the southern provinces of Rus
STA between 10 and % per 100000 of
inhabitants yearly, where as in the CEN
trail provinces 1t ranges around 40. and
up in the North oscillates between 20
and ITO. 1t must not be supposed that
the amount of spirits consumed can
account for this increase. According to
the returns furnished by the minister
of finances for the decade between 1881
and 1891 the average consumption is
lower in the North (excepting the prov
inces of st. Petersburg and Moscow
than in the South, where 1t atta!ns
1857 to 4.S0 liters of pure alcohol per
capita, whereas in the North is varies
between 2. 46 and 3.07 litres.
1T, tnen, despite the smaller COnSump-
ton of alcohol, the mortality due to ex-
cessive drinking is greater in the north
the cause can only be ascribed to
thermic influences. And, in fact, the
observations recorded by Mr.. Sikorsky
show that the number of deahs of this
kind is in direct ratio to the low aver
age of temperature in a given coun-
try. This average in Southern Russia
is 10 degrees; in the central provinces
1t sinks to AS degrees, and in the North
to 3.08 degrees centigrade. The general
consequence of these figures offers a
striking parallel to the respective death
rates above given. Elevated tempera-
lures appear, in fact, to impede in some
sort the noxious effects of alcohol.
To sum up, Mr.. Sikorsky thinks he
can lay down the rule that external
cold greatly increases the toxic effects
of alcohol by TRIPPING the chances of
poisoning. Contrary to the general be-
lief, the use of strong drinks seems
furthermore all the less advisable in
cold countries because alcohol does not
in the least help to store or save up
the heat of the body, but on the con-
trary, acts antithermically, paralyzing
the peripherical vessels, and thus
sackening the blood flow and organic
functions.
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CUBAN HAD THE RIGHT IDEA.
Amusing Mistake of One Who Tried to
Remember the Countersign.

heInemDer tne SOuntefSlgn.
From the New York Tribune.
Many of our volunteers who fought in
Cuba and came into personal contact with
the Cuban patriot army under Gomez
have more or less amusing stories to tell
of the peculiar brand of military disci-
pine which prevailed among the half
naked half-armed half-starved soldiery
which had SO long defied the best troops
Spain could send against them, or rather
after them-for if they were only half
armed their equipment of legs was COM
plete and efficient, and as runners they
could be outpaced only by Filipinos. Span
iards were not match for them as sprint
ers. Their idea of discipline, however,
was a thing to marvel at, and caused as
much amused comment among our SOL
diers as our own ideas of discipline evoke
from the English martinets. Perhaps the
most interesting of these Cubans were the
few who had at one time been in this
country, earning a living as cigar makers
in Florida.
1t is related of one of these Cubans,
who was extremely proud of being able to
speak United States" that after the
Junction of our army with that of Go
mez he wanted to leave camp one even
ing to return about midnight, and receiv-
ing permission to do so was informed that
the password for that night would be
"Schley," and that ne had better not
forget it If he did not want to be shot
for spy by the sentry. The Cuban went
away. repeating the magic word over to
himself, so as to be sure of remembering
it. A little after midnight he made his
way back to camp and was halted by
the sentry's challenge, who goes
there?"
Friend" replied the Cuban.
Advance, friend, and give the counter
sign" said the sentry.
The Cuban stepped nearer, and without
a moments hesitation triumphantly Kissed
into the astonished sentry's face the word
"Foxyp'
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what character of place hades or he'll may
be, but the clergy of Pittsburg are par
ticularly exercised over the subject at
this time, no less than three analytical
sermons on the question having been ae-
livered in that city on Sunday last.
The Rev. d. K. II. Ward QEpiscopaD,
AYERS that hades is mot a specific local.
ity. but a condition of the soul. Character
is hell or heaven, as formed by repeated
action, and the slow accretion from the
numberless acts of life forms the charac-
ter. Character Is self and self is des-
tiny"
The Rev. Thomas Robjent (Congrega-
tionaD. says that mo fiashlight thrown
from earth can reveal the mysteries of
the hereafter. The grave is silent and the
teachings of the Bible are misty and
vague-open to almost any Interpretation.
My belief in Immortality" he adds, lis
founded upon a broader basis than one
book, however sacred. AS firm believer
in progressive revelation I hold that no
truth has been more fully revealed than
that of the eternity of the soul by nature.
In the light of reason and science man
is seen to be immortal
The Rev. DR.. Alfred w. Arundel CEpis-
copaD, argued somewhat in opposition to
lasting punishment. He believes that pun
ishment is sure to be melted out to trans
gressors in some future state.
Taking the pulpit observations of to-day
as a whole, however, upon the component
parts of hades, the ordinary layman is
impressed with the change from only a
quarter of century ago. Then the youth
full mind was terrorized by the awful pic
ture of a burning lake of fire, with sui
phurous smoke ever arising to darken the
air. Thousands of sinners were tortured
in this place of punishment. Now man.
kind is told very different story, and
all may well wonder what the future will
teach,
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Too Much Wine.

Too much wine was the cause of row
at the resort known as the "Original
Srish World" on East Mercury street,
about l o'clock this morning. which ter
minated in the arrest of woman known
as Bernice and May Stone on the charge
of disturbance. Miss Bernce used a billy
on Miss May. who was pretty badly used
up when the police interfered and arrested
hnth
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Officers Elected.

The Silver Bow Trades & Labor as
sembly held a meeting last evening to
elect officers for the ensuing year. The
offers elected were: President, Daniel
Mcdonald; vice-president, p. ]. Kane;
secretary, NJ. j. Geiger; treasurer, w.
H Arnold: sergeant at arms, G. More
head; statistician, w. N. Holden.
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The Lynndale Hotel.

j. r. Boyce will assume management
of the LynndaIe. First-class accommo-
dations are offered by day, week and
month at reasonable rates.
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Big cut on ladies' and gents bicycle
shoes. Best bike shoes in the city. %
West Park, Tassell's.
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The Dorothy is the best family cal
in the city.
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Ladies', If you want comfort with
feet buy pair of Julia Marlowe shoes,
81. so and So So Tasse'Fs, % Was. Park
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Don't! fail to see the worlds famous
picture secured by Dan Dewey at q
cost of $1,000, now on exhibition at the
Southern bar.
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Not Even Half,

Corsets are out of fashion in Paris now.
For that matter more than half the peo-
pie of the United States don't wear them.
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Northwest Coal company, dealers in
wood and diamond coal Satisfaction
guaranteed. Telephone No. sos.
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The Kind of Place Hades Is.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Mankind in general has from time i'm
memorial been peculiarly interested in