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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-11

once half a block north of Quarts ct.
40 n. Main ST.. Butte.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-11

NICELY FURNISHED ROOMS WITT
board; modern. 514 Oak, Anaconda.
Evening star., 1899-02-03

The gates opening from one field to another
were OF the sort a man in a carriage or
wagon can open without alighting. For
nearly four hours Mr. Balm drove from
farm to farm, looking at every object, but
never speaking TO his tenants.
At 10 O'Clock every morning ne was set
down on the platform at the Chicago and
Northwestern depot. An employe took tht,
rig home and Mr.. Balm and the attendaC 4
came INTO Chicago. From IL 80 O'clock the
time Of the trains arrival at the Wells
street station, until o'clock in the after
noon he was all board a street car He
rode for one hour and forty-flve minutes
in one direction, timing himself. and then
returned ny the same route to the depot
to step upon the train which bore him back
to Kenosha.
During his street car rides Mr. Balm sat
always on the right side of the car At
the halfway point he secured his lunch a
glass of some mild beverage and sand
wlch. When he reached Kenosha at about
$50 O'Clock in the afternoon the buggy was
awaiting him at the platform. He climbed
into ii and made the same round of the
farms he had made in the morning He
took dinner with his family in the evening.
and after the meal came downtown going
either TO the Grant House or to one of tho
saloons. He did not drink but took seat
and talked with his friends and neighbors.
Evening star., 1899-02-03

end of that time for relaxation before re-
turning to the laborious endeavor to entice
forgetfulneSS.
Four times a millionaire, by the esti-
mate of his friends, he did not use his cof-
fers to help him in the contest he waged
against the hour-glass. He did not seek
variety: instead he assigned to every part
of the day a particular routine, schedule
which he never broke. 1t was this pecu-
liarity of method, the result of a merciess
self-discpline, that brought on in the first
instance. says his physician, DIR. G. ii.
Ripley, the malaoy which was destined to
be his constant companion. By method,
also. he in all probability fostered the dis
ease. Always nervous man, he found
after sixty years of hard labor that he
could not sleep. Previous to that time he
had never tried to sleep.
Then suddenly he found himself a man of
leisure. The Balm Wagon Company be-
came in 1882 corporation and he its presi-
dent AS Edward Balm, the proprietor, there
had been never-ending employment for him;
as Edward Balm, president, ne had nothing
to do but attend an occasional meeting of
the board of directors and draw his diyi-
dends.
Dr. Ripley asserts that Insomnia was not
the result of any discernible physical ILL.,
The mechanism of the mans brain appears
simply to have undergone a subtle change
that made it an example of continuous mo-
ton.
Mr.. Balm constituted himself his own doc
tor, and seems to have reasoned that sys-
tenn might AGAIN restore him TO a normal
state. He did not care to return to work,
but he set about celebrating a daily time
card. For six months of the year. the
period he spent at Kenosha, there was no
shifting of the program for any cause what
ever.
Awakening from his nap with the appear
ance of the first light in the east, he was
hurried by his attendant to bath, then
rubbed vigorously and dressed In fresh gar
ments In matters of attire he was scrupu-
lous to the last detail. After a light break
fast he walked from the house short dis
tance to horse block. where his buggy
awaited him.
On the outskirts of Kenosha Mr. Balm
owned large tracts OF land fenced into
farms, and for the most part cultivated.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
A sLEEPLEss MILLIONAIRE.
Had Been the Victim of Insomnia for
Fifteen Years.

From the Chicago Tribune.
For fifteen years Edward Balm, the mil
lionaire wagon manufacturer of kenosha,
Wis, who died on Sunday at Pasadena,
Cal, never occupied a bed or wooed sleep
by assuming a reclining posture. Sitting
bolt upright in a high-backed chair, or
lying back in chair which tilted at
slight angle, he let his head fall upon his
breast and dozed away for the few min
utes of half slumber which 1t seemed his
body was generally content with having.
Sometimes he did not sleep more than
thirty minutes in the course OF a night, d.
viding this into snatches of Ave, seven or
ten minutes and rising in the frequent in
tervals to take long walks about Kenosha.
There were, however, nights when he Sc
cured nearly the average quota of sleep.
possibly an hour at q time, rising at the
Evening star., 1899-02-03

The woman who possesses the longest
head OF hair in the world is said to 10
Mercedes Lopez. a Mexican. Her height is
five feet, and when shs stands erect her
hair trails on the ground four feet eight
inches. The hair is so thick that she can
completely hide herself In IL. She has it
cut very frequently, as 1t grows SO quickly.
enabling her TO sell large tresses to hair
dealers every month. She Is the wife OF q
poor sheep herder.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
MOTHERS BREAD.
Trade Mark Registered.
Notice to the Public.


beware Of limitations of our cele-
btated Mothers Bread.
Some unscrupulous bakers are try
ing to palm off an inferior bread for
our celebrated Mothers Bread.
None is genuine unless it has the
words, Mothers Bread. Just as
Mother made it" and Made by
COrbys,' on every loaf.
Anything else is simply counter
felt, and is much inferior in quality.
Our Bread is Just like cake. We use
cream, sugar and milk in Our dough.
Mothers Bread is only made by
Corby Brothers, 1885 Brightwood
avenue.
Ask your grocer for it. If he
doesn't keep it, drop us postal card
and one of Our wagons will serve
You. Telephone I44o.
ts2o4w
The best Whiskey for druggist
t. buy is brand that he can sell.
The best Whiskey that an individ-
ual can buy is an article OF known
reputation and one that has a good
name at home.
There isn't a brand OF Whiskey
sold anywhere that stands anv higher
III the opinion of the medical profes-
sion than does the g. O. TAYLOR Old
bourbon and Pure Rye, bottled by
Chester H. Graves & Sons, in Bos-
ton, Mass. 1t is sold by all drug
giSts and dealers i'll stimulants, and
whoever sells it may WARRANT it
pure, and whoever buys it NAV use
/, IN full faith that it is pure.
Notwithstanding statements by
competitors to the contrary. we have
the original Taylor and never make
statements without having facts to
prove claims.
May, 1873, we originally bottled
G. O. Taylor Whskies. ANY Job
Ling drug firm i'll New England will
tell you that our statement is correct.
They have all been our patrons since
we first offered it for sale.
CHESTER II. GRAVES & SONS.
Boston.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
Bowling Games Tonight.

The games scheduled on the Washington
Athletic Club alley for last Monday night
and postponed will be rolled off on the Busi-
ness Mems alleys tonight.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
To Stimulate Business,

From the Chicago Record.
THAT furniture store gives pocket knives
with every sale"
''of course; that fixes the small boy In the
family TO whittle up the furniture"
Evening star., 1899-02-03
TO MATCH sHARKEY AND FITz.
j. H. Miles En- Route East to Press
His Offer.

OMAHA, Neb., February al. Fl. Miles,
president of the Fremont Hot Springs Com
pany of Wyoming, went east this morning
to press his offer of $4,000 for the Shar-
KEY -Fitzsimmons fight He says he is fully
able to demonstrate his ability to pull OF
the fight without interference at that point,
and also to give any guarantee desired as
to the financial end of the affair.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
LARGER THAN DUBUaUE STAKE.
Kentucky Futurity of 1894 Had Total
Value of S31 $50.

LEXINGTON. KY, February 3.-The dis
patch from Dubuque Iowa, stating that
the $4,000 stake offered by the Horse Re-
view of Chicago to be trotted over the Du-
buQue track is the largest trotting stake
ever offered created surprise among Lex
ington horsemen.
The Kentucky Futurity In 1894. first
Evening star., 1899-02-03

money alone, was SD $50. more than the
other stakes entire value. Other placed
colts got 81 600, which with the So. 900 allot-
ted to the two-year-olds out of the stake,
made its total value $31 $50.
Evening star., 1899-02-03
The Difference.
From Puck.

First Poet-'I usually tear UP poem ten
times before feel satisfied to submit it,
Second Poet-"And / usually submit
poem ten times before I feel satisfied to
tear II up."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21
Household Hints.

In making a salad bear in mind
that the different parts should not be
mixed together or with the dressing
until serving time
Yellow oil stains left by the sew
ing machine will easily be removed
in the wash, if they are first rubbed
over with little liquid ammonia.
For earache roast small onion
soft, dip it in sweet oil and insert in
the ear. When the pain is relieved
take out the onion ard put raw cot
ton in.
To take oil stains out of carpets
make paste with fuller's earth and
cold water, spread thickly on the
soiled parts of the carpet, let it dry
and then remove with a stiff brush.
One reason why housekeepers fail
with salt-rising bread, says one who
knows, is because they do not know
that the rising should not be Jared
or stirred after it begins to ferment.
AS rnle, pepper, salt and butter
form the only seasoning for creamed
vegetables, but sweet herbs or spices
or extracts are sometimes added
when the dish is to be as "Frenchy"
as it can be made.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21
New Story of San Juan

An excerpt from the lecture of
the Rev. Dwight Galloupe. at the
High School in Newark the other
evening, is worth reprinting here.
1t relates to Anglo-Saxon unity.
"Henceforth,' said the former chap
lain of the gallant Ninth Cavalry,
sit is Britannia and Columbia
against the world. An incident
showing the fellowship Of the two
Nations, and which has been, 81 far
unpublished, happened at the charge
up the hill of San Juan. An En-
glish attache who accompanied the
army was there. One of the Amer
lean captains was shot. Seeing this
the Englishmsn took his place at
the head OF the men and lead them
until he could shout, Come on. men
we've got 'em on the run Then,
when the fight was over, the officer
went to each man in the company
and asked them not to say word
about the affair; for, by participat
ing in the charge be had violated
every principle of neutrality in the
war"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21
The Drunken Man.

Drunken men, Of course, do fall
down celarwsys and that sort OF
thing, said Mr.. Nozzleby, accord
ing TO tile New York Sun. I'VE
read about it nccas;only in the pa
pers, Int still such mishaps are COM
parafively rare. Men seem 10 stag
ger ap to the very verge OF sucn
places, and then sheer off in safety.
Probably everybody that has lived
in a city has at one time or another
followed soma drunken man with
his eve aud seen him as he pursued
bis ziezag course along the side
walk larch up TO and fairly lean
over the top step Of some basement
stairs, seen him still leaning, as
though be must inevitably topple
over and go smashing down to the
bottom, only to observe him finally
sway back, away from he steps, to
start again on his devious course
and bring up moment later on the
curbstone hanging in the came man
ner and in the same danger of fall
ing, now into the gutter.
"But he doesn't fall, and one
wonders what preserves him. lie
staggers on his way, and stumbles
sometimes, but RECEIVERS himself and
never quite goes down. Again be
skins smooth and straight along
the very edge OF some danger spot,
but keeps right on into safety. And
SO he pursues his crooked and dan
geroas way with dip or a dive
and then that brings the heart into
the mouth of some passer.by who
chances upon him suddenly; and
at times it seems as though he
must go down, but something keeps
him up, and some instinct, appar-
emily independent of himself,
turns him back from the brink.
With such glimmering of sense as
he has left, if be has any, he strug.
giles hard to keep up. He may not
realize it himself, but instinct makes
known to him that if once he goes
down he can't get up.
Pursuing a straight course you
soon come up with and pass the stag
gerer going criss-cross, steering out.
perhaps, as you pass, to avoid COLI
eion with him.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21
Egyptian Moralities.

Here are some extracts from the
advice that Ami, an Egyptian scribe,
gave his son in the thirteenth cen
fury before Christ:
"If man cometh to thee for coun-
sci let this drive thee to books for
information
"Copsider what hath been; set be-
fore thee correct rule OF life as an
example to follow. The messenger
of death will come to thee as to all
others to carry thee away; yea, he
standeth ready.
stake heed With all diligence that
thou woundest no man with thy
words.
"The man who, having received
much, giveth little, is as one who
committeth an injury"
whatsoever speaketh evil receiv-
eth no good.
"When thou hast arrived at years
Of maturity and art msrried and
hast a house, forget never the pains
which thou hast cost thy mother,
NOR the care which she hath bestow-
ed upon thee. Never give her cause
to complain of thee, less she lift up
her hands to God in heaven, and He
listen to her complsint.'
''Be watchful to keep silence.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21
Japanese Women.

Naturally, there are no figures
more perfect than those of the Japa.
nese young women. The children,
up to the age of fourteen, or as long
as they have the free use of their
limbs, are models of symmetry.
About that. time they begin to fasten
long garments about their hips, the
effect Of which is to impede their
gait and give them an awkward
shuttle. In course of time it does
worse, and interrupts the develop
ment of the legs and thighs. Among
the laboring class an additional mis-
shaping is accomplished by the prac.
tice of carrying burdens from an
early age upon their back, for the
support of which broad straps are
passed over the shoulder and crossed
in front, pressing directly upon the
breasts. When q japanese girl
reaches the age of l6, without hay
ing undergone either of these pro-
cesses of deformity, she is wonder
to the eye, and remains so until
twenty-five, or possibly little later;
then she ceases to charm for a Ger
tain period in any way, excepting
by her manner, and that is generally
preserved to the last.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21
He Had the Wrong Man.

Athletic parsons are not always
lucky in their attempts to show
their prowess. While strong cur
ate in the southeastern district, who
can use his fists when required, was
making a parochial visit he heard
screams from side street and learn.
ed that woman had been assaulted.
"Where is the blackguard who did
it?" he exclaimed; and polite little
boy pointed out a man who was
turning a corner some distance away.
The curate promptly ran after him,
Selling him by the coat collar, and
dragged him back to the place of
the assault, amid the applause of
considerable crowd. "Wby, that
amt the party that did it," said the
lady, when the victim was shown her
-"that amt roy husband. And
besides, what are you interferin
with other peoples affairs fort"
The curate apologized to the inof-
fensive man he had seized, but is
threatened with an action for illegal
arrest.-London Telegraph.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21
The Apple Orchard.

The soil for an apple orchard
should be selected with a great deal
of care. 1t used be the idea that
any soil was good enough for the
apple orchard, and we find in many
cases apple orchards set out on soils
entirely unsuited for them. Some
people have the idea that poorer the
soil the better it will be for the ap
pie orchad. This opinion evidently
arose from the experience of people
in setting out orchards on very rich
land and finding them unsuited for
them. They quite naturally inferred
that if the rich land was not good
the poor land must be good. But
rich land is not suitable, for the
reason that it occasions too great
growth of wood and not enough
fruit buds. AS we say: 1t all
grows to foliagel'
Land should be rich enough to
insure good growth Of wood, but
not too rich topermit fruit buds TO
develop in large numbers. Gener-
ally meadow will be found un-
suitable, for the reason that the soil
water stands so near the surface that
the roots are soaked during large
part of the year. The water does
not have to lie near the surface to
do this, for as is well known the
roots of apple trees penetrate very
deeply into the ground, sometimes
seven or more feet. The hill loca-
ton is generally best for the apple
orchard, for the reason that there
is no underlying sheet of water
The drainage is natural and rapid,
and the roots are always able to do
their work without interference. A
medium clay soil is generally good
for the reason that in it the fertility
is is held till taken up by the roots.
Asandy soil gets rapidly poor, and
when fertilized teaches SO badly
that much of the manure is lost.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21
Helpful Dairy Notes

We aim to have the butter en-
tirelJ free Of buttermilk.
we allow no tobacco used il the
barn or the creamery.
A COW that wants more than 80
or so days rest We do not want.
The cows are milked at the same
hour each day, IN the same order
and by the same person.
We have found that careless
feeder can use a great deal OF feed
from which we get no returns:
No material change occurs in tic
composition Of The corD-cobs during
the several stages Of ripeniDg.
We know of no business where
the careful attention to details
counts for as much as the dairy bush
ness.
We know Of Eothiog or the farm
that will giye as steady an income as
the making and selling of good but
ter
If we fail on Itch Of butter our
regular customers never see it; it is
put in tub and sent where it is un-
known.
We should never forget to look
after the comfort of the coz and are
careful that every storm finds her
in the stall.
Running the charn just one min
ute too long will often do for butter
what the most expert butter maker
cannot undo.
After the slower has reached the
best condition for cutting there is
rapid decline in both yield and feed
ing value.-W Western Plowman.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21
He Didn't Sit 1t Out.

He was fragile youth and didn't
dance all the dances, says the Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
"Let's sit it out" he said, to his
pretty partner.
"Where?' she asked.
"On the stairs"
So they went up little way and
sat down.
"Wh.why, what's the matter, Mr..
Stackpole," cried the fair young girl.
For the young man had hastily risen
and was grasping for breath. He
could not reply. His face was livid;
his eyes were rolled up and with one
shaking hand he clawed feebly at
the skirt of his Tuxedo.
"What kind of attack is it?" she
gasped.
At this question his voice came
back to him.
"What difference does that make?''
he harshly growled. Then, without
a word of apology he dashed up
stairs and flung himself into the
gentlemans room.
And how was she to know that it
was an ordinary carpet tack that the
man had who canvassed the stairs
had carelessly left standing on it's
head?
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21
t1ardtack for Four.

One rainy night in Cuba four
riders had gathered under tree for
shelter. They hal had nothing to
cat all day and were sympathizing
with one another over their ill-for.
tune, says the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
Its tough lack, said one, "but
we'll just have to grin and bar it.
am about starved all the same"
A trooper from one Of the western
companies happened to be passing
the tree, and heard the last remark.
Going up to the speaker be slapped
him On the back and opening his
blouse, pulled out some hardtacks.
"Sorry yer in SIGH tough luck,
pard," he said. 81 ran in a streak
of luck 70 day and got ten bareback.
Here>fou take half Of sem"
"$aks old man." was the CRATE
fulg9ofgder. am only take four, l
Guess that %ill dol'
As thea YesterDer walked off the
other rough riders turned around
sand gave each of his companions q
bareback.
The next morning the western
man was surprised to receive a visit
from Col, Roosevelt and still more
surprised when the colonel thanked
him tor the bareback he had given
him the night before.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-21

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