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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Educate in Eastern WAYS.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. lis. Odagaki rep-
resenting the Mitsui Buissan Kaishu and
other interests of the Mitsui family in
Japan, is in Seattle for the purpose Of
securing number of bright American
boys to be sent to Japan and China and
educated in Oriental business methods
with view to extending trade with the
United States. The Mitsui family, it is
said, is the richest in Japan. and their va
rous interests are capitalized at more
than $50, 0O00 900.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Denies the Engagement,

New York, Feb. 11.-Lispenard Stewart
when asked concerning the report that he
was engaged to marry Miss Romola
Dahigren, said: Il regret that l have
not the honor to be engaged to any one,"
and then for the purpose of giving
strength to the denial. he added: II am
neither engaged nor thinking of getting
married. The first that / knew of the
matter was the report in the morning pa
pers. There is not word of truth in the
announcement"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Many ShiDs Came In.

Tacoma, Feb. 11.-Five ocean ships ar
rived at Tacoma and three departed with
in an hour yesterday afternoon. The Ga
rome, from Honolulu, brings news that
she has contracted for 600 tons of sugar
and 1000 punches of bananas on the next
trip. The Honolulu shippers cannot clear
the docks of outgoing cargoes. but in
coming cargoes have thus far been disap-
pointing.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Diamonds Found at Rabyl on.

The ruins of Babylon have for years
been the searching grounds of anti
quarians and others. 1t is said that
visitors to these wonderful ruins have
recovered over 400 diamonds Many of
them are uncut and the majority are
polished on one or two sides only.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12
Revenue Cutter Service.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE house COM
meree committee has determined to report
fayorably the bill to promote the eff
cheney of the revenue cutter service" 1t
provides for the retirement of officers on
three-quarters pay, similar to the army
and navy
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-12

Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in adj
vance for one years subscription to
The Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

wing Islands in the hearts Of those wh'
escaped from the fury Of the terrible
hurricanes, and they gradually gave
nm their old homes and went further
IN shore, where they built new ones
II Is for this reason that now the greaO
er number Of these peculiar people lil
habit the low, marshy Islands In th'
sheltered bay Of Barataria. and the III
tie strips Of land along the banks o.
the sluggish bayous, on whose Dosolni
are myriads Of water lilies in peaceiu
repose.
Scattered here and there all through
the tall marsh grasses, nestled amohl
the scrub willows, half hidden at time
under the dense growth OF troplca
vegetation, are rudely and curiOusl.
constructed houses Of palmetto an'
straw, presenting a half-ciyilized ap
pearance, the homes Of these wU
derers from the islands Of the S9lutl
Seas.
They are a silent people, never MIN
Cling with strangers. and taking httl'
interest in the dolngs Of the outside
world. Their lives are devoted to inc
peaceful career of the fisherman. Iheli
wants are few. with little sailboat'
and outfits for fishing. this colony has
lived for more than half century, con
tent with Il good fish catch which woulo
furnish a frugal dinner. in. blissful ig
nOrance Of what has been going on IN
the great world.
The most remarkable fact about this
Filipino colony Is that there are nc
Manila women in It. Never yet, so they
said, has, native Filipino woman been
seen In the colony. One old man OF
superior intelligence explained that il
was characteristic of Manila women
that they never left their homes. a
very few, he said. had gone to Spain
but these were the only Known In
stances of Manila women having left
their native land. These "Manilamen'
took wives from among the Spanish
and French creoles, and, in very few
instances, from among the negroes
They seem well contentcd in their mat
rimonlal alliances.
The principal street in the village OF
Clar1cheniere. has within the past year
been christened Dewey avenue. 1t ex'
tends along the water front, where the
most modern. as well as the most sub
stantlal, buildings on the island are
to be seen. The island Is owned by a
white man, who lives in New Orleans
and exacts from the colonists nom
inal rent of from $1.5O to 50 and even
So per year, There is not a church Of
schoolhouse in the settlement or in
that entire coast country. The swarms
of little swarthy-faced Fillpinos, the
rising generation, are thus entirely
without training, except such as their
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

and to the north of the famous Grand
Isle, are numerous little islands on
which are settled the colonies of Fill
lpinos, which just now are being Wis
tied by many Southern people anxious
to learn for themselves just what sort
Of people our soldiers are lighting with
In the PARKWAY Orient. Besides these
colonies there are other smaller ones
In Lake Borgne, ON the other side of
the delta, and in the many contiguous
Islands Of the Barataria group.
The principal island in the latter
group is Clarkcheniere, and on this
Island is the main Filipino settlement.
These little blue men are called along
the gulf "Manilamen." These sons
Of the far-away Filipinos are natural
born fishermen and sailors. There are
all told in this one colony, or rather
series Of colonies, perhaps as many as
fifteen hundred persons.
The colony seems to have originated
more than fifty years ago. In fact,
some of the oldest of the colonlsts say
that they have been In this country
for fully seventy-five years. But about
a half century ago "Manilamen" first
settled on Grand Isle, the last in the
group in Baratarla Bay. 1t was ON
this island that the famous pirate.
Lahtte, made his Headquarters for
many years. In 1856 great storm
swept over that region, completely sub
merging. Last Isle. its four hundred
souls being washed into the sea. The
next morning not trace remained of
that island.
This storm created fear In the hearts
Of the "Manilamen." and by degrees
they moved little nearer to the main
land, and again settled on an island
called Cheniere Caminado. This island.
being somewhat higher than the others.
was covered with large oak trees.
Here these quiet people built up a
Hourishing colony. They had a little
church, a schOOlhouse, and had made
more or less attempt at an organized
government. Then came another fear.
.ul hurricane, in 1880, during which 500
persons-one-half of the population of
Cheniere Caminado-were swept into
eternity in one single night. Other
storms of moreOr less severity followed.
the last occurring in 1893, carrying
with 1t terrible loss of life and prop
srty.
These sad experiences have inspired
} sort Of superstitious dread of the out
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GREAT TRAILsRs THESE Doas-
N,o,, and Dock VINO Worked ON Union
Pacific Train Robbery.

Pacific Train hODbcFys
Although only four-footed animals
,ho ,vork of Nick, and Dock In trailing
man has made them famous west oil
the Mississippi. The services OF these
celebrated bloodhounds have been re-
oulred in scores Of well-known cases
the most prominent being the great IN
ion Pacific train robbery last winter az
Green River, Wyo.
The two hounds came from FAMOUS
stock owing their origin to the great
Ivlnchell kennels. Of Vermont. They
were purchased by the Lincoln NeD''
bloodhound Company when very young
and placed in immediate training Ior
trailing criminals. They were used In
cores Of minor cases about Nebraska $
conitaI CITY. their work being aston
ishipg. They trailed a party Of Dur
olars forty-hve miles. but lost them
amid the confusion Of the city Two
escaned prisoners from a Fillmore
County jail were followed forty-hye
miles before the trail was broken by
the escape Of the men on railroad
train.
when the Union Pacific robbery &C.
Cured last winter Nick and Dock were
sent to Green River. They took up the
trail of the train robbers readily, bnt
tbe next day were incapacitated by a
driving snowstorm. The change proved
TOD much for them. but the officers
who saw the hounds follow the. trail
had no hesitancy in expressing their
belief that the dogs would have been
successful had not the fearful storm
interviewed.
The latest experience Of the dogs was
in following two York County horse
thieves. The men had worked" the
vicinity of their homes so successfully
that the farmers became incensed and
promises Of a lynchlng were made If
they were caught. One night two fine
horses disappeared. Nick and Dock
were brought from Lincoln. The trail
was fresh and the dogs in good trim.
over a beautiful country for fifty miles
the hounds sped after their quarry with
/. q posse Of angry farmers at their heels.
About dusk one evening the thieves
were sighted. a chase of several more
miles resulted in their capture. A con-
vietion followed quickly and the thieves
were on their way to. the State prison
in less than two weeks after the last
theft occurred.
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ADNIRAL pnwEY,s Nrw nonan.

twenty-seven feet with a depth of
seventy-two feet. There is no. rear
building and the first floor is divided
into three apartments of equal size.
Ihe two upper floors are arranged for
sleeping rooms. The parlor IS finished
IN white and gold, the library In old
oak and sliding doors separate the
rooms, giving an effect of spaciousness
difficult. to find in n house Of similar
size. The house contains seventeen
rooms and four bath rooms. The
house Is built of brick, with brown
stone trimmings. There is quite a wide
plaza In trent of the house. Is
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29
MANILA IN THE SOUTH
FlLlPlNO's HAVE A QUEER COL
ONY IN LOUISIANA.
swarthy Fishermen Transpiauted
from the South Pacific Members
Largely Former Sailors from Span
ish Vessels.

There is a Filipino colony In the
United States. or rather several col
onles, although they are all confined to
one State Louisiana. and have had a
common origin, the passage or years
breaking them up into separate COM
munlties. Few people, even In their
own State. know of their existence,
and they lead a simple and peaceful
life, unvexed by contact with the out
side world.
All about the mouth of the Mlssis-
sippi River there are hundreds Of tiny
islands covered with tail marsh grass,
some Of which are only few feet out
Of the ocean. On the west side of the
delta, in a little bay called Barataria,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Thomas SHELTON Harrison, the Amer.
lean diplomatic agent and consul gen.
eral In Egypt, has an article In the
Forum about Egypt Under Lord
CrOmer." Mr.. Harrison says that the
native working classes In the larger
cities are fairly well off, but that there
is a class for which there is little or no
employment. Crowds Of Egyptian
youths. half educated and more or less
well bred, are striving for small gov
eminent clerkships, posts in the banks,
positions on the railways, and so on.
They will do no MANUAL labor, and they
must have what the French call con
slderatlon. They must have genteel
employment. Egyptian and American
youths are much alike In disposition II
what Collins p. Huntington says Of the
latter Is correct He asserts that they
are Overeducated to such a degree that
they acquire n distaste for all labor
which is not "sulted for a gentleman, %
and that as consequence young men
spurn manual labor and work where
they may have TO wear overalls and
soil their hands, and compete for poor
ly paid but respectable positions. SO
Mr.. Huntington wants the number Of
years spent in the school room cut
down, and no attempt to carry the
education of the mass Of young boys
beyond the point required to enable
them to cope with the practical details
Of business. But If overeducated
American boysAnd half educated Egyp-
tan youths shun manual labor, because
IL Is not genteel, and If girls who have
next to no education will not work in
other women's kitchens because a So
cial stigma attaches to domestic SER
vice, then the possession or lack of ed
ucation does not seem to have much
to do with the matter. There appears
to be all the world over a preference
for "gentee" employment. Perhaps
that preference - stronger In Europe,
where a young man would rather
starve on the meager salary Of a gov
eminent employe and have a social
status" than do what he considers an
inferior grade of work and earn much
better pay; but there are a great many
American youths who seriously believe
that they would demean themselves by
manual labor. Overeducatlon is not
so much to be blamed for this as in
herited ideas about the greater respect
ability of certain kinds Of work. What
is needed is a crusade against the curl
GUS classification Of work as genteel
and not genteel rather than against
this alleged overeducation Of which Mr..
Huntington speaks. There was time
when It meant teaching n boy more
than his parents. knew-even II they
could neither read nor wrlte-and thus
educating him beyond his station in
life"
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Time and tho phIlosonbs,,,,..

Sir William Robinson. at one time
Governor Of Trinidad. recently READ a
paper before the Royal GOLDMAN Instl.
tute OF London in which he has. ineor.
porated many Of the quaint savings
OF the natives one, which follows. be.
ing peculiarly rich in negro philosophy.
The late Bishop Rawle, passing 4
negro sitting in idleness by the road.
SIDE asked him how he managed 10
pass the time. -
Il sit In de sun, NASSAU, nm LOT do
time pass mew was the smiling re,I,,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

There has been some controversy Of
late relative TO the authorship Of
-America," or, more properly speaking,
or God Save the King" 1t is settled
Beyond all question by the highest
musical authorities, such as Chappel.
Chrysander Won Fallersleben, and
Grove, that both words and melody
were written by Henry Carey, and that
be sang It himself for the first time ut
q dinner given I'm London IN 1T4O to
celebrate the capture Of PortobellO by
Admiral Vernon. j. Christopher
Smith, Hande's amanuensls, who was
present at the dinner. testifles to Car
rvs authorship. The Rev. Samuel +.
Smith, who composed the words OF
America" and borrowed the melody
from a book OF German songs. Is re-
Sp0nslble for the general impression
that the melody came from German
sources. II is purely English. and was
not only borrowed from the English by
Beethoven. but was utilized by Schu.
macher for the German national an
them, Hell Dir i'm Slegerkranz," and
BY Heinrich Harrles for use In the
Danish hymn, Hell Dir, dem Lleben-
len" II is an American national hymn
bnly In text.
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II human existence is relieved Of its
struggle. the New York Sun Is afraid
ihnt the human race will multiply too
sapidly for the food producing abilities
~ the earth and that In consequence
iamines and scourges win come. That
Is Malthusian 20 the core. There is no
present prospect. however OF human
Existence becoming picnic. A pauclty
bf children is becoming the rule ia
many families OF the middle class. as
well as Of the families In the so-called
ppper classes. II Il were not for the
hfiux Of the foreigners TO this country
Die population would not increase very
rapidly. The native" populations are
BOT multiplying as rapidly rs they used
70 do. The collaborating is largely per.
formed by women who are foreigners
by birth or Of immediate foreign de.
scent. The States where foreigners
have not settled IN large numbers dur.
ng the past generation show a com.
paratiyely low rate OF increase In popu-
ntloD. The chances are against popu-
htion multiplying IN excess OF the
Hood producing capabilities OF the soil
Il should also be borne IA mind that
he limit OF the food producing capabll-
tiles OF the soil has by no means been
reached. II will be reached only when
30 man undertakes 10 cultivate more
than ten acres OF ground and makes
that produce as much as Is now har-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

The resemblance between Admiral
Dewey and General Grant Is strikingly
close The merit record OF the one In
the naval academy Is almost identical
with that OF the other In the military
academy. They were nj about the same
place above the bottom Of the class,
they were deficient In the same studies.
aud their conduct marks were much
alike. The one reached the highest po-
sltion In the army and the other in the
navy. In modesty and dignity of per-
sOnal bearing they are singularly alike.
They resemble each other also In their
disposition to award full credit TO their
Bubordinates in every achievement
Their manner Of speech is Identical. 1t
Is direct, terse, right TO the point, and
In plain, vigorous English, such as the
plain people can understand. In an
other respect they are also alike-name-
ly, In securing the cordial admiration
Of all foreign powers with whose repre-
sentatives they came In contact. Both
bf them, IN the words of Dewey,
scratched gravel" and had their re-
ward.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

The causes for whatever decline in
Interest In baseball may have come
nbout In recent years are to be found
In the attitude Of the men at the head
of base-ball-their petty jealousles and
their failure to run the game In the
interests of It's patrons; in syndicate
ism, a system Numerically opposed to
true craftsmanship; in the transfer
ring OF games and buffeting about the
players OF certain clubs. setting the
regularly provided schedule at def
nnce; In the rowdyism which goes UNI
rebuked and IN the miserable method
Of appointing and assigning umpires.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

me 9oandeg actually ddow1 the between ~ r
and ChHkoo To make adontr Nni
oounday Russian Is me
NAnnda Canadian
and White and pao trail boundary and
the Lynn canal which arms c & through
aud Chlkat Q he ONoo' MET 10 the
The region both SIDES Of the Iehn Kehini river 90
Vt ipSupe Is believed rcl
are sag 70 DC several thousand miners in the
lhasue as oh
a we me Question O. Jurisdiction ADEQUATE %
reared that mig
prevent tl toe boundary line drawn Canadian cust
nouses utnA OF White Chko
the modus yiyendL mark officially ~ ~ us elu "
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ignorant parents are able to give them
Although they speak the Spanish Ian.
guage, there is scarcely one who does
not make more or less attempt al
speaking English. They retain many
of their native land. but none
could speak with intelligence of Its
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Nc Penaltr of CnrIoaItr.

A somewhat distressing but UNI
doubleday righteous retribution recent
ly overlook n clerk in the British postal
service at Birmingham. Among the
packets received at the office one day
was one containing pair Of hand
cuffs, which were being sent from
Derby to a manufactures in Blrming-
ham to be fitted with a key. The pa
per covering Of the parcel had been
torn during transmission so that the
handouts were exposed to view.
They We're an object of curiosity to
the clerks. and presently one of the
young men jocularly clasped one OF
the cuffs around his left wrist. 1t was
then that he discovered that there was
no key to unfasten 1t. The handcun
was on his wrist ito stay"
The young man went to the police
station, and an officer found a key
that he thought would AZ. But In turn.
Ing IL round, he broke Il of In the cum.
Now the broken Key would have 70 be
drilled out or the handcuff filed
through before the clerk could get II
or.
The day was Sunday, and all the
shops, including the manufacturer 8
place, were closed. The clerk returned
TO the postofice, and explained his
plight TO the superintendent This Of
fetal ordered him to take the first train
10 Derby the next morning. explain
the whole circumstance to the owner
OF the handouts, apologize to him, ana
then return to Birmingham and 20 TO
the manufacturers and have the hand
cuf filed on.
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A man in the East has deserted his
wife because she made unpalatable
custard pie. Yet there are worse
abuses OF the pie habt-she might, for
example, have made them Of dried APP
niles
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29
Shoes FOR aLiferime

q, shoemaker says we wear aNav
quite two inches Of shoe leather In q
year A pair of boots that,would .,Iast
a lifetime would consequently have ~
De provided with soles from eight ~
nine feet thick. sn' ~
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

After the wars In the Philippines and
South Africa and all other disturbing
ISSUES are settled It will probably be
found that Don Carlos has kept pre-
tending right along without missing a
Hnw
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A cigar trust with "A capital Of S15,-
100000 has been formed. This is prob
ably the only recent trust whose prod
net is expected to go up IN smoke.
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What has become of the old-fashion,
ed woman who soaked a few nails liz
water, and drank the water in order to
get iron in her blood. and grow strong
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

The language Of gloves is now being
promulgated. Young men have long
understood with fear and trembling the
Language OF the mltten.
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oEwsvs WASHINGTON HOME.
House Presented to the Admiral by
the American People.

the American People.
The home purchased for Admiral
Dewey, with money raised by public
subscription, is one of the handsomest
and most desirable sites in Washing
ton and it is a matter of note that the
house selected finally was that which
Admiral Dewey indicated as his choice,
before the committee began its work
of examining more than sixty sites.
The house was built by James E. Fitch
for his own use, and has frontage of
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

All the same. many are in doubt
whether Brltain's action IN the troubles
leading up to this war has been caused
by real gold or guilt.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

The price Of diamonds Is rising rap
fdly. We must all practice self-denial.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

Mrs. Langtry's "reminiscences have
been suppressed, and gladness relgns
again In certain high circles.
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vested from IN eighty-acrc farm
Whether that can be done or not is a
question, but the productlveness OF the
soil can be greatly increased and the
population sustaining power % the
soil can be multiplied many times over
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

!. mug oscar OF Sweden in his young
unys was regarded as the most accom-.
plished tenor in Europe, and touTd have
made a fortune out Of his voice On the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-12-29

'. w men a woman is entertaining an
OUT on, OF town guest, she looks very crate.
,ui When some one asks her ''cornnanvu
now long she is going to stay.