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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
Severe Electrical Storm Visits
Northern Montana.
WIRES ARE BURNED OUT
Frisky lightning Plays Havoc With
Telegraph and Telephone Lines.
Damage Comparatively Slight.
No Deaths Reported.

co. r,u a.
ans ouhe AV't>pou' CLOCK
TINS morning the heavens gave a very
successful imitation of a Fourth of
Julv celebratio, T, fort tho era,,or,,s,
-, 80 - I" - -
Neie u KING never seen before m
this section of the country. Flash fol-
lowed flash of lightning i'm such "a mid
s,ooass,o,, +.,t A., 60.
.iiAt the eiieca was an al
MOST unproken blaze OF light, SO vivid
that one could sec the hills in every d.
rection and in every detail Alone ia
49,. ',,e
" 81 uis osei tue streets the pains
~. piassa iLieessantiy; breaking
~ snomeis " SPARKS as theg struck
Kansas ana hn ~ ne pores 1 anu N , me
nra ~ IA CO. ...a,.a tsiSpiiolle wires
aieot'ioa, earo .ne Piayslouhu OF
in e,,ar,, saet; us s Meie burned Out
m.nv ,,i.oss 49, !, " M S,,y' any AZ
;roa desass,t 'ns iaihps VI Siooes oI the
.ls.,a.S iish's were BURST INTO
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anca nf his ,s,osni e,. sts ~ SIM d pai
that ha,a 80, q, acsea.it. anu 70 MAKE
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tric nnI;sa,. 80 sun uispias " Grey
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ati,,a1,,s 'i re, uai,iass was tolilpdr
Dany has had IFS man apoa oa5 oil ,lav
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thst thana IL p.iiliaiy luses' ouI beyond
~ 80 w., ~ uati1Se. Ing tele
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atiu soiiie ~ ~ ehe out-oI-toWn LILIES are
useisss: Ihese' u course Will ne hHed
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t 1lii ~ ME- open ilelu was struck ana
NJ 49, w ho oller easuaily - Reported
s'ons MUSE Ileti SIKH
streeI sou.iI anu ihlru avenue was
seluch ~ tne lIsntnlns ana mirror IN
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
AID AND SHELTER.
Authorities Care for Deaf and Dumb
Boy.

Authorities Care for Dear and Dumb
Boy.
Great Falls, June 20-A deaf and
dumb lad, giving the name of ]. N.
Brandt, applied to Auditor Fitzgerald
to-day for aid. BY means of paper and
pencil he stated that he had been run
over by wagon when young, and this
accident had caused his affliction. He
had been living in Salt Lake city,
where he had a brother and had been
attending the deaf and dumb school
there. He was now on his way to
Blackfoot, where a sister lived, and he
wished to get shelter and food and a
clean shirt while waiting for freight
outfit going that way. Although he
used his left hand his writing was very
legible, and he seemed to be a bright
boy in spite of his infirnity The au-
ditor gave him an order on the poor
house for what he required and sent
him away happy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
A SMALL FIRE.
Timely Work of Firemen Averts a Con-
f1agration.

Great Falls, June 20.--About o'clock
this afternoon the fire department was
called out by an alarm from the Orr
saloon. 1t was the first run made by
the new driver, Asa Wilson, and 1T was
well made. The fire, however, proved
of little account. Drifting sparks from
boiler stack had set fire to some pa
per on the roof of the saloon, which is
at the corner of Third street and First
avenue south, and the smoldering of
the paper gave rise to the alarm. The
firemen mounted to the roof and tore
the paper down and the excitement
was ended. In the high wind there
was a chance of its proving in time a
bigger blaze.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
NElHART AELOAT.
Water Flowing Through the Main Streets
of the Town.

Oh Une lOWH.
Great Falls, June 20.-A telegram
of Neihart Is all afloat, the water run
ming down the center of the town and
under many of the buildings on the
west side of Main street. All or nearly
all the tracks in the railroad yards
have been washed away, and Belt
creek is on rampage. The flood is
worse than that of 1892, but so far no
damage has resulted to any of the
buildings in town.
The train was able to reach the town
yesterday, but could not get to the
depot. 1t is reported that all the rail
road bridges between Neihart and
Barker have sunk down, but were
fixed up sufficiently to allow the train
to go over them. The company now
has work train out Strengthening the
bridges and it is thought none Of them
will go out.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
Ladies Appreciate

good remedy, aud there is not anything on the
market that equals French Tansy Tablets for tbs
relief and cure of painful and irregular menses>
These tablets remove all obstructions n matter
what the cause. Manufactured by A. Aussndrs
Paris France, and for sale only by D. NJ. New.
bro Drug Co., Butte, Mont, Sole Agents. Price
81 par box. sent BY m all securely sealed
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21

A sing hung out in Canal street, near the
union station, Boston. reads as follows:
Ladies' shoes shined by a lady attend
ant"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
lash Goods
at SC yard

Fancy lawns. in lace
stripe and plain effects,
in a large variety of
swell. conventional de-
signs, good width. value
10c a yard; selling to-
day at
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
Wash Goods
at &c yard

Beautiful all white
lawns, in various lace
stripe designs, most
dainty and pretty for
summer wear, width 81
inches, value 15c a yard;
selling to-day at
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
Wash Goods
at us yard

Extra quality book
fold percales, in me-
dunn and dark colors,
so inches wide, quite a
number of styles, value
12lac yard; selling to-
day at
~ cents
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
Wash Goods
at SC yard

A very large showing
of handsome light dim
tiles. lawns and organ
dies. in the latest pat
terms shown this sea-
son, all shades, value
15c a yard selling to-,
day at
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-21
Wash Goods at
l2hc a yard

Some Of the new and ex-
tremely stylish piques, in
white grounds with neat pink
and blue stripes, good width,
value zoe yard; selling to-
day at ...
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

that blows very badly, on account Of
its situation and the character OF the
soil. Usually every windy day sends
great clouds Of fine particles on into
the adjacent fields. This field was in
kafir last year and has just been
plowed. Each day what was plowed
was gone over oace with a sub-surface
packer. This instrument does what is
needed-settles the soil together below
the surface Close all cracks and Gre
vices, pack down the trash plowed I'M
der and leave a good covering Of small
clods on top to prevent blowing. On
the last day of the last month the wind
reached 50 miles per hour and blew
away nearly every thing that was loose
at one end about the college, but to
the surprise OF those who noticed the
fact, tine wind had no effect on the
field where the sub-surface packer had
been used and-"the soil did not bow"
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
Zane as a Sugar Beet Rival.

Another report to congress Is about
to be made from the agricultural de-
partment upon the development OF the
beet sugar industry in the United
States for the year. Mr.. Charles F.
Savior the author of a similar report
for last year, has been preparing it,
and has incorporated into it an inter
esting account Of sugar growing IN
Porto Rico and other notes on the
agriculture of the island. Mr.. Say!or
describes the methods of the natives
an the most primitive imaginable. with
consequently a minimum OF results.
All field work is performed by oxen.
though ponies are used for riding. In
stead of the OK yoke resting against
the shoulders, it is fastened on the
front Of the head and attached to the
horns and the OK propels the load by
pushing it with his head. Mr.. Saylor
states that the native workman does
not accomplish in a day more than
one third as much work as laborer
In the United States. A great proper
ton of the natives. however. he finds
living ON cents a day. In many cases
they live entirely upon such a simple
diet a raw sugar cane. Pure sugar
n not IN uncommon ration In many
tropical countries. He figures In de-
tail that sugar can be laid down in
New York duty free) at less than :
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
When to Cut Hay.

As a general proposition it Is best
to cut hay just as it is blooming; Ou'
this rule may be subject to modlhca-
lions according as we want the nay
for feeding dairy cows, horses OF otnel
stock For horses it is probably pct
ter to have the hay we'll along to~aru
maturity Storer in one of his books
saws that lone strong objection that
works against the early cutting OF nay
is the tendency of hay made from
immature grasses to loosen the bowels
of animals that feed upon 1t. Inls
fact alone precludes the use OF sucn
hay for working horses. All newly
made hay has laxative and loosenins
effect mon animals. Such hay cannot
he sold to the keeper Of a livery sta
BILE. because, as he would say, ne mas
no wish to soften down his horses.
Horse keepers are of the opinion that
this laxative quality of new hay en-
dures until the hay has passed through
a process of sweating, which occurs In
the NOV. No matter how dry the hay
is at the time it is put in the barn, 1t
n held that it vil always s1aat some
what in the NOV. By October the
process is completed, SO that the hay
is fit for use, provided it was ripe
enough when mown. But in the case
of hay made from young grass, as
rowen, for example, the medicinal
quality persists, and such hay Is
thought to be always unfit for horses
that are kept at work, since it is apt
to weaken them, to make them sweat
easily, and TO render them liable to
stumble"
Such is the opinion Of Storer. How
far it is borne out in the experience OF
western farmers is rather difficult to
say. The Farmers Review would be
glad to hear from its readers on this
point and will gladly publish any ex-
perieEceS sent in.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
Why ca,,.,, .ro,.cr.. r,e,a..

Potter's field was a piece Of ground
which. according to the statement in
Matthew xvii. Z, was purchased by
the priests with the thirty pieces OF
silver rejected by Judas and converted
into burial place for Jews not be-
And they took counsel and bought
with them the potter's field to bury
strangers in" The terms used at the
present day to denote the ground
where unidentified persons and the
bodies Of unclaimed persons are buried
undoubtedly had its origin in the
transaction alluded to by Matthew.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
Improving Seed Corn

From the Farmers Review: A shors
time ago a brief article was sent out
urging that the farmers of Kansas take
steps toward the betterment Of their
seed corn. So many letters of inquiry
have been received that it seems prop
er to make few more statements con-
corning this subject. 1t is a well
known fact that in the animal kingdom
the crossing of different strains or
breeds is beneficial in that it breaks
up the type and causes variation In the
individuals 1t is then easy by proper
selection to establish q strain or pos
sibly a breed that shall be especially
adapted to the existing conditions OF
that part of the country. This Is none
the less true in the case of plants. es-
pecially those of long cultivation, a.
wheat, corn, oats, etc. The benefits are
practically the same as in the case OF
animals Variation is set up, the blood
is invigorated, and the crop resulting
from this crossed seed is larger Often
times by a third than the crop from
the uncrossed seed. 1t is. with many,
no longer an experiment, but wei
established method by which new ana
better varieties are built up.
The method in outline is as foilows:
Through the field two rows are planteo
with seed. different from the rest OUT
maturing about the same time. Wnen
the tassels begin to appear pun OF GU
them out before they ripen. UsualiS
three strips through the field Will SUI
fee. When the corn is well matureo'
gather it separately and select the pest
ears for next years planting. Detas'
selling is necessary in order to prevent
the two rows from fertilizing them
selves. In other words, it insures that
every ear obtained from the said TWO
rows will be cross between the Two
kinds of corn. A marked increase IN
next seasons yield will be noticed. but
to note the difference carefully we
would suggest that portion OF the
field next year be planted TO tnls
crossed corn, and the rest to the I'M
crossed corn which was grown along
side the crossed corn. In this way any
difference in yield can probably De at
tributed to the crossing, if both nave
had the same cultivation, etc. 1t Will
not do to plant an early maturing va
riety with a late one unless the cary
one be planted some days later. Inc
two rows could easily be left till the
proper time arrived. The two KINDS
of corn must tassel about the same
time if a good result is to follow. me
college still has some corn avallaDle
for the purpose of distribution for TINS
nurnose hut the advanced stage OF the
corn planting would make II seem "a
pedient that the seed Tor crossing ".
obtained from neighbors. ANY goou
variety will answer so long as proper
precautions are taken about the 'ilne
of tasseling of the variety.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
Sanitary Management Of Swine.

The sanitary management OF swine
consists in giving them pure water.
clean quarters and good wholesome and
digestible food, writes contributor
to Indiana Farmer The water they
drink should be as good and pure as
what man uses for his family. Never
give them surface water from a barn
yard or an old stack yard. Give them
nice grassy lot to run in. and as you
feed them corn keep all their coos
raked up and burned. Use plenty OF
lime and crude carbolic acid where
they run; also wash their troughs at
least twice a week with a solution OF
carbolic acid and water. II there
should at any time be places where
water stands, and they make place to
wallow in, take your coal oil can and
pour in till the water is real grassy.
BY so doing you not only make the
water better fit for them to drink. but
should there be any lice you will de-
stroy them, which is very essential to
the health of the hog. Now while the
above rules are not only sanitary
measure they are a preventive meas
ure. Believing as I do that the food
taken into the stomach of swine is to
a great degree responsible for their
health I use food ration that is easy
on the digestive organs. Avoid using
too much corn in ear, as 1t is too neat
ing and will burn them up. In nearly
all cases hogs take the cholera when
they are being fattened, so when you
are feeding give them equal parts in
bulk of wheat bran, shorts and corn
meal, soaked in a clean barrel and FED
in troughs, together with little ear
corn fed to them on clean piece OF
ground once per day. II you can have
the run of a clover field so much the
better. Stamping out hog cholera
never will be done as long as some
feeders think a hog can live In any
kind of a place, eat any kind OF food
and drink out of all kinds Of wallows
Of stagnant water and be healthy. so
long as we give the germs that cause
cholera a better showing than we give
the hog we shall be punished for our
careleSSneSs.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
Nitrogen Manures.

The bulletin of Southern station
says:
Nitrogen is the most fugitive as we'll
as the most costly ingredient OF fer
tilizers. 1t unites chemically with three
parts of hydrogen to form ammonia,
(hartshorn of shops); every fourteen
PARTS of nitrogen making seventeen
parts by weight Of ammonia. 1t also
mites with oxygen to form the basis OF
nitrica acid, two parts of nitrogen re-
curing five parts of oxygen, and TINS
combination dissolved in water gives
nitric acid. a form into which lit is be-
lieved) that all organic nitrogen must
be dissolved before it can serve as
plant food. Nitrogen is offered TO the
trade in three forms, viz:
(a) Mineral nitrogen in nitrate OF
soda Containing when pure over ID
Der cent nitrogen). nitrate of potash
IA per cent?, and sulphate of ammonia
(21 per cent?.
(b) Animal nitrogen in dried BLOOD
tankage. azotin, cracklings, fish scrap,
leather. veal waste, etc.
icy Vegetable nitrogen In cotton
seed. cotton seed meal, linseed NEAL
castor pomace, and peat.
Blood. tankage, fish scrap, and OIL
meals are highly active fertilizers
while leather. wool waste and peat are
very slowly available.
In the North and England the min
ora, forms particularly nitrate OF soda
and sulphate OF ammonia, are largely
used for top dressing small grains and
grasses. as we'll as in combinations
with phosphoric acid and potash TO
make complete fertilizers for general
use and are very highly esteemed.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
To Keen the Soil from Blowing Away.

One of the problems in the west
n to handle the soil so that it will not
blow during the windy days in the
spring. It is a we'll recognized fact
that the soil that does blow OF Of a
field is the richest part, and so it is
the most desirable to keep it from
blowing. Ground plowed when con-
tanning an ordinary amount Of mois-
ture will not blow, but the pillow does
not leave the ground in the proper
condition. Where the burrows match
there will be cracks and holes which
allow the air to circulate and dry the
soil ont. Trash turned under and not
hacked down remains dry and does
not rot. The roller and harrow have
been and are still used to overcome
these difficulties. The roller packs the
ground on top but not below. The
harrow simply levels and drags out
the trash. The float and disk are also
used but are not satisfactory. What
II needed is an instrument to settle
the soil together below the surface.
close all cracks and crevic@. pack
down the trash plowed under, and
leave q good covering Of small clod0
IN top to prevent blowing. The Kan
- Agricultural College has . 1en
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

Gen. A. S. Kimball, Depot Quarter
master of the u. S. Army, in New
York city, has sent to Lyman Nc
Carly, Assistant General Passenger
Agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road in New York. letter of thanks
for the prompt movement Of troops
that were ticketed over the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad during the past year.
He says that many Of these movements
were made on short notice and his de-
partment had too frequently to rely
upon insufficient and sometimes mac
curate data. He realized that under
such circumstances the company was
placed in an embarrassing position and
the extraordinary efforts made by the
line to give satisfaction in every re-
spect merited and received his fullest
appreciation.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
Another White Man. Burden.

Struck by a bright idea. the chirop-
odist who had opened an office In a
fashionable part Of Chicago and
wanted to do something original and
at the same time convey the impress
sion that he intended to be rigidly ex-
elusive in the matter of patrons. hung
out this sign: Come in Here and
Have the White Mans Burden Re-
moved From Your Foot
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
The United States a Power for Good.

A distinguished historian writes.
while referring to our advent as COL
onizing power, that our influence for
good over European spheres will DO
immense This result was just as In,
evita BILE as is the cure which follows
the use of HOStetters Stomach Bitters
1t cures indigestion, constipation, and
tones up the whole system.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
MANY Platoaua In Africa.

Africa is the most elevated of all the
continents. 1t is the continent OF
plateaus." The great table-land in
the south has a mean altitude OF over
$500 feet; the wide ,table-land in the
north has an average elevation OF
about 1900 feet.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
Co,on,,ed Over 1000 lev, A.

Iceland is the Oldest colony DOS.
sessed by any European country. Il
has belonged to Denmark since 1889.
Originally colonized by Norwegians In
S74, it remained a republic till 1922.
when it became subject to the Norwe-
gian crown. In 1889 Norway and Dem
mark were united and when these two
kingdoms separated Iceland remained
Danish.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
A BArber's Complaint.

A Pineyille (Ky.) barber had this
sign displayed: IF you don't come in
and let me shave you, am going to
close my shop and go to hoeing corn.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15
Laundry Work Made Easy

To do away with the drudgery of the
laundry use Faultless Starch 1t gives
the best results with the least amount Of
labor. All grocers; large package, 1Dc.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

a distant manner doesn't lend en-
ship.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

FITS Cured. Eof fits after
first day OF Dr. Mime 5 Great Nerve Restorer.
send tor FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise.
"R- X H. kLI>E. Ltd. s3l Arch St. Philadelphia. Pa
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

The higher man rises the more he
has to depend on others to hold him
up
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

People who have no sense of humor
act very funny at times.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

Even the prohibitioEist doesn't make
a kick about the horn OF plenty.
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

The most important discovery of recent years is the
positive remedy for constipation Cascarefs Candy
Ca,tartc. Cure guaranteed. Druggists, lOc, DC Soc
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

The man who is honest merely from
policy is practically dishonest
The Globe-republican., 1899-06-15

A good many Kansas papers are
Dragging about the number of new
names they have added to their lists
since the last issue. 1t is good sign.
There is woman living out in
northwest Kansas who will probably
have rugged time when it comes &c
squaring accounts at the final judg.
ment bar. With her husband she is
living on a farm which was decided her
by her father. She afterwards chased
the old man from the place and some
years ago he died at the county poor
farm.
At Spearville. out in Ford county, a
couple of men are engaged in the work
of making bicycle handle-bars out of
horns Their scheme was patented
last month. They call their product
the ''Wild West handle-bar. and will
place the novelty on sale this season.
All kinds of talent can be found in
Kansas Joseph Hill, Mitchell coun-
ty farmer. is sculptor. He recently
carved the figure of an American vol
unteer out of native Kansas stone and
it is said to be a very creditable piece
of work.
A list of patents granted to Kansans
appeared few days ago without .
car-coupling device being mentioned .
single time.
A Rocks county man was sent to
the pen last week with q sentence of
five years for burglary and one day for
larceny to wait out
Kansas newspapers are very fair
with the public They do not raise
the price Of old papers during house
cleaning time, although they could
make gold mines Of money by 90 do
ing.