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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-27

Bible and writes down the marriages.,
births and deaths of the family in Ger
man or English script, SO well lone that
it resembles the finest engraving. He
transcribes marriage certificates almost
equal to the best bank note lettering. He
is rugged and CROWN, and his fingers
rough and knotty, but he turns out work
that is simply wonderful. He is so eX-
pert that he has the annual job of letter.
ing the diplomas Of all the graduates at
several big normal schools in the state.
He has worked for weeks at a time at
one farmhouse writing on printing family
histories, wills, certificates of baptism,
church combinations, etc, and the PEN
manship invariably resembles copper
plate. He charges about so cents a day
and his board, but where he has only
small jobs his rates are higher. He does
not work fast, but takes his time, and it
is simply marvellous to see what he does
with a fine steel pen.
"He would not undertake to make a
bank note with a pen. but there is no
question that he could do it. He has
written invitations to weddings and flu
nerals that could hardly be told at first
glance from engraving. He has turned
out as many as so brief invitations in
two days work, and when they were fin
ished all were alike, and you could tell
no two apart. He has taught several Of
the backwoOdS country farmer boys to
become quite expert with the pen, and
! some Of their work looks exactly like
first-class engraving.
"Francke was born in Germany, drift
ed to this country many years ago and
has lived an easy, happy-go-lucky life
ever since, earning all the money he needs
with his pen. l have seen city sharps at
country fairs. or on street corners at a
store box, writing visiting cards with a
great deal Of flourish, hut these experts
couldn't hold n candle to Francke. Their
writing looks like penwork, but Francke's
is like copperplate engraving. He car
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-27
CURIOUS FACTS.

New Orleans Times-Democrat: cts a
curious fact" remarked an old police
official, "that when a criminal chooses an
alias he nearly always selects one having
his own initials. Whether this is merely
instructive or whether it is done to CORE
spond with markings o n linen and so
forth, I ave never been able to deter
mine. AS a rule, crooks display very
little imagination in the coming Of names
When one Of them tells a cock-and-bull
story to an officer and Jugs in a few
fictitious characters. the christening is
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-27
SCRIPT.

Grimsville (Pa.) Cor. New York Sun:
would not take that old German
sitting there" said the landlord of the
country inn, ito be one of the most ex-
pert penmen in the country, but all the
same he is. He travels from farm house
to farm house. all over his part of the
state, and has al the work he can do.
His name is George Francke, and his age
about SO. When he wants to take a rest
he comes here and lays off
"At the farm house he takes the family
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-27

ries a good assortment of blank cards
with him, and in this way the city Wis.,
itors to backWoOds farmnOuses are fire.
quently surprised upon coming across
mountain girls who have very beautiful
visiting cards. They got theirs from the
travelling nina He has his regular
route each week and gets arOun once a
year to the various farmers he knows,
his territory covering some thirty miles
in each dirpctiOn."
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-27
SHEEP AS BAROMETERS.

The shepherds Of Germany predict
the weather by observing h wool on the
backs of their sheep. When 1t is very
curly. fine weather will prevail.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-27
MARRIAGE IN RUSSIA.

In Russia people must marry before 80
or not at all, n may marry only live
times.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

have found any satisfactory eXplana-
ton of the fact, a French manufaC-
turer of Photographic materials pro-
fesses to have discovered that bulls
are by no means the only members of
the animal kingdom who are excited by
anything red. A large number of hands
are employed in the mandatory, both
male and female. and most of the work
has hitherto been performed in rooms
10 which all the light that was admit
ted came through panes of red glass.
Hardly day passed without some ter
rifle disturbance taking place among
the work people Now it was duel
almost to death between two of the
men, now between two of the women;
sometimes the melee was general
workshop regulations" were absolute
ly ignored and no amount of fines or
other punishment seemed to have any
permanent deterrent effect. This state
Of affairs was assumed, until recently
to be inseparable from work carried on
in uncomfortable conditions. At length
it occurred to some bright spirit that
the red panes of glass might be at
faulc and it was decided to try what
the effect of green panes would be- The
effect was instantaneous From that
day a sudden peace fell upon the whole
workshop that had never been known
before. Bickering and fighting ended
as If by enChantment. and voice OF man
or woman was never raised above
whisper.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

over the edge like a frill without any
fullness, but allowing the pattern to be
clearly seen. At the hem of the skirt
are small, very full flounces of chiffon,
each edged with a ruche, and some
more of the light blue applique appear
on the front breadth, while on the up
per part of the bodice are tucks of blue
chiffon.
Another perfect gown is made in the
very lightest tone of blue, the bodice
slightly pleated in wide pIeats, on each
of which is an applique of white satin
with embroidered guipure filled into
the neck with a tiny chemisette of
white satin, band of mauve round the
throat set between lines of gold and
silver. The skirt shows the same white
satin and muslin applique, with a touch
of mauYe at the hem. With this gown
pale blue hat is to be worn, having
a short crown and high, haring brim,
which is completely covered with black
ostrich feathers standing up well over
the face. Threaded through the crown
are scarf strings of soft blue muslin.
very Voluminous, one of many lovely
models, remarkable for the arrange
ment of feathers: beneath and above
the brim soft marabout feathers mingle
with the ostrich.
There 10 no lack of color in the toilets
OF to-day. and black silk muslin Gov
cred all over with large, bold roses, in
red and yellow tones, is made up with
a skirt into which an insertion of
black lace quite half a yard deep is
waved in most unacCOunt able man.
ner but singularly graceful The bod
ice has sleeves Of the same black lace.
with a frill of the chine muslin. full
back and front and filed into the
throat, with white satin worked with
magnificent gold embroidery and jew
els.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
Patti Sang
Without Pay.

Here is an amusing and characteris
tic story, told by the New, York Her
aid, about Adelina Patti, who. as all
the world knows, recently became the
bride of Baron de Cederstrom. After
her marriage she went from her Welsh
home, Crag-y-nos, to Cannes, and be-
fore leaving she gave instructions that
all her mail was to be forwarded to the
Cannes postoffice. When she arrived
at Cannes she went to the postof1iee
and asked the official if there were anv
letters for the Baroness Adelina de Ce-
derstrom-Patti.
Lots of them" was the reply. "In
fact. they're coming in by every mail"
Then give them to me-" she said
eagerly, being naturally very anxious
to receive news from home.
-"Have you any old letters by which I
can identify you?" asked the official.
Mo- answered Nine. Patti OF have
nothing but my visiting card. Here it
is"
"oh, that's not enough. madame"
was the cold reply. ANY one can get
visiting cards of other people. If YOU
want your mail you will have to give
better proof of your identity than
that"
Nine. Patti however, was not no be
baff1ed so easily s,ieg,
You surely have seen Adelina PATHS
Photograph she urged. We'll look at
me. Don't you see that am the same
persona"
Even this argument did not convince
the official, and a moment later he
abruptly turned away, after throwing
the coveted pile of letters into a
drawer
A brilliant idea than struck Nme
Patti. 1t was quite early-onIy O'clock
and there was no one in the postoffice
except an old clerk, who was busy writ
ing. A golden opportunity it was, and
the great artist availed herself of If
She began to sing. A touching song
she chose, the one beginning "A voice
loving and tender" and never did she
put more heart into the melody.
Ana marvellous was the change as
the brilliant music broke through the
intense silence. In few minutes the
quiet postoffice was filled with peonIe
ana hardly had the singer concluded
the Hrst rev lines of the ballad when
the old clerk came forward and said
trembling with excitement: cts Par
Patti! There's no one but Adelina patti
who could sing like that
j., Wen are you satisfied now?" asked
the madame of the official who had
expressed doubts as to her identity. and
VINO now stood open mouthed in front
of the crowd
The only reply which he made was tn
go TO the drawer. and hand her the niIa
of letters.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

know it, why should you not have the
courage to put it away altogether?
The pillow may seem to breathe out
beautiful dreams to you, but while it
is heguiling your attention with its
seeming restfulness, it may be push
ing your ears out of shape, and it is
certainly making wrinkles in your neck
and deepening the hollows over the
chest by forcing the head forward. 1t
may seem little thing in itself but
happening every night it will rob you
of all the beauty your neck would nat
urally have and nullify the good of any
exercise you may take. Aside from
the benefits to be derived in a shapely
neck and chin, to sleep without a pill
low will conduce to health and greater
restfulness. 1t may seem strange at
first, even bit painful, but if perse-
vered in you can very soon overcome
this, and the good to be derived will
well repay you.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
The Manufacture
Of Wall Paper.

The manufacture Of wall paper is sin
| gularly interesting First, a web of
| blank paper is set in a reel behind a
/ blotching machine; two cylinders bring
| the free end of the paper into the ma
/ chine, where a roller working in color
! pan puts large quantity of color upon
the paper in blotches. Then set of
fiat brushes, called jiggers, brush
! quickly back and forth, thus spreading
the coioring matter evenly over the
surface of the paper
As the paper comes from the blotch-
| ing machine a workman takes one end
OF it, wraps it around a stick, and
places the stick across two parallel
endless chains, and the paper is thus
| carried up an incline. When is feet
! of it has run out the chains take. up
another stick that lies across them, and
carry 1T up as they did the first stick:
a third stick soon follows the second,
and thus the work continues until the
entire web of paper has been run out
of the blotching machine.
The chains, in their working, hang
the paper in loops over system of
steam pipes, and it is thus thoroughly
dried before it reaches the end of the
chain work, where it is again wound
into web form,
Wall paper designs are first sketched
on paper and then transferred to rollers
Oh the size required. IL Is necessary
TO prepare as many rollers as there are
colors IN the design; thus II the design
requires printing in eight colors, elght
roiIers must pc prepared.
Wheh all the rollers are ready the
ARTIST dlrects his Workmen ana each
one Is gwen color. rake lof eX-
ample, the green color. A workman to
Whom mat color has peeh gwen taxes
a folief 10 ms bench. sets 1t trmIy IN
the grasp OF a wise, ana with hammers,
MES orass ribbons ana BRASS fods' goes
10 WORK. Every bit OF the design mat
IS TO De IN green is traced OUT Tor MIN
ana ne carefully reproduces II IN re-
ileI on the roller.
Wheh ms work Is flnished' the foller
pears on It's race in raised brass, green
stems leaVes, etc, and at the proper
tline ana place VIII put the green color
ing anu shadlng just where the design
er lntehoed II should be. In ike man
ner the other rollers are maze ready
Iol use, ana they are then taken TO
press that mas a. large cylinder OF the
WlaIh OF ordinary wall paper. 1hefe
are grooves around the sides ana the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

full. with capelike trimmings, the skirt
with three fiounces trimmed with black.
A ball gown made in white silk had a
clinging tunic, into which were intro
duCed, jour, large roses of white lace
worked all over with silver paillettes,
which chung closely to the figure and
fell over skirt of white esprit net,
covered with spangles; the bodice
slightly full, but without any waist
band, bodice and skirt apparently cut
in one, forming a Princessc: lace but
terf1ies, silvered, appeared on the front
and on the sleeves, which were merely
slight scollop on the shoulder and a
slightcr scollop under the arm. This
dress was trimmed with an applique
of lace, edging the tunic. There are
plenty of balls for which such dresses
are required.
You will notice that the butterfly is
in favor as dress decoration also; in
jewelry it is having a decided vogue.
AT a June wedding the four brides
maids wore enamel butterfly brooches
of different colors, the bridegroom's
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
SLEEP WITHOUT A PILLOW
If You Would Insure Perfect Poise to
the Head


From the Philadelphia Times.
1t is hardly likely that the pillow was
invented by any one in particular. 1t
wa sin the first instance there is every
reason to believe, very rational insti-
tuition and consisted Of a small pad
We're by no means such luxurious af-
upon which to rest the head when beds
falrs as they are to-day.
The pillows in use to-day are respon-
Slble for many evils, which you may
be willing to admit when they are
pointed out to you, and if you would
but test the efficacy of their disuse
you would become as ardent an advo-
cate of the custom as is the writer.
There is no greater fallacy than the
belief that a big, downy pillow con-
duces TO restfulness and health in
sleeping. You sink into it's embrace
and deiude yourself that you are COM
Portable, with your head resting upon
the dear soft, coy mass of feathers
Yet, if the pillow slip away from you
in your sleep, do you miss its seeming
ly soothing influence? No. And if you
can sleep thus comfortably and not
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
Showing the New Sash.

the army of the United States, seeing
that it provides for one band only
that of the military academy. This
band, which is little better than an
apology for a band, being the only one
which belongs legally ito the military
establishment, it may be interesting to
see the number of bands maintained by
other countries. Austria supports more
than 100: Belgium, 80; England, 175;
British India, 70; France. 1876: Holland
II; Dutch East Indies, 25; Germany
1857; Italy 172; Russia, 2S2; Spain, 81 /;
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
BEETLES ACT AS uNDEarAkgRs.
"hen They Find Dead Animal 1t Is
Buried for Future Use.

FROM Our Animal Friends
reople otten wonder what becomes of
the dead mice and dead birds. for
though birds and mice are constantly
uylhg IN large numbers, hardly one is
ever to be seen. The fact is that thew
are buried by beetles. Buchner gives y
brief account of them as follows:
several of them unite together to
pufy under the ground, as food and
shelter for their young, some dead ami
mai such as mouse, a toad a mole. a
bird, etc. The burial is performed he
cause the corpse is left above ground
would either dry up or grow rotten on.
be eaten by other animals In all these
cases the young would perish whereas
the dead body lying in the earth and
Withdrawn from the outer air lasts very
we'll. The burying beetles go to work
in very well considered fashion, for
they scrape away the earth lying under
the body, so that it sinks of itself deep
err and deeper When it is deep enough
down it is covered over from above If
the situation is stony the beetles, with
united forces and great efforts, drag
the corpse some place more suitable for
burying. They work so diligently that
a mouse, for instance, is buried within
three hours. But they often work on
for days, so as to bury the body as
deeply as possible. From large car
casses, such as those of horses, sheep
etc, they only Dury pieces as large as
they can manage"
There can be no doubt of the intelli-
gence of these strange insects, as a gem
tleman discovered in a rather curious
way. He desired to dry a dead toad.
and for that purpose he fastened it
upon the top of an upright stick. The
burying beetles, however, were soon
attracted by the smell, and, finding that
they could not reach the toad, they un-
dermined the stick causing it to fall
with the toad which was then duly
buried.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
An Ancient Tree Diving.

The eagle tree" of East Moriches. Long
Island, an oak centuries old. is said to be
dying. 1t had been occupied by pair of
bald-headed eagles since the end of the
last century whether the same pair all
this time is not sure, but such is the be-
lief. The building of a railroad 100 yards
from the tree drove them away awhile
but in 1887 they returned and the house
hold was maintained until a hunter
wounded the male eagle so badly that he
died at the foot of the tree which was his
home.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

gift. These bridesmaids We're attired
in cream point d'esprit net over cream
silk, with large square collars of Valen-
ciennes insertion and lace. Their skirts
were made with a shaped flounce in
serted with string colored lace and fin
ished with sashes of blue chiffon. Green
shoes and stockings were worn
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

Sweden, So; SaXony %; the Republic CT
Ecuador, 6, and Persia, on which we
are inclined to look as being but half
civilized, has So bands, with an average
strength of 80 men each, all provided
with the instruments of European
bands.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

back almost to the feet. and is rounded
off in the front leaving the skirt clear
ly visible. This is trimmed with silk
lace of exactly the same hue, which is
so arranged that, while part of the
width is sewn down to appear almost
as a brocade on the silk, the rest falls
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
Makes Man and Beast Mad.

From the New York Press
Why does the bull so strongly object
to a red rag? While the professional
Psychologists do not, as yet. appear to
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02
Music in the Army.

From the New York Tribune.
The law scarcely recognizes music in
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

This beautiful toque of cream
Geddah straw is wound round with
cream and white tulle and finished
by a great butterfly, formed by
black wings, speckIed with straw
and lined with pale blue.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

Hat Of fine black straw. lined
with white straw and trimmed with
black ganze loops and a spray of
large blush roses, with their leaves
and buds. Strings of black gauze
are tied under tie chin.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

ne VIII paper UTtSS- IHTOWS OH III
rolls of paper a minute and each roll
contains 16 yards. 1t is said that
stamped paper for walls was first man.
ufactured in Holland about the year
1855. Some of the very costly wall pa
per in use nowadays is beautifully en-
bossed and hand painted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-21

Look out for Jack Frost.
of teachers.
Ormo Heydlauff. of Oak Gulch. greeted rela.
tivss and friends here last Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. Il. II. OldReld departed Wednesday
morning from Andover for a winters visit in
Redfield and Clark.
Hsber Heydlauff is confined to his room
with ~infiammatory rheumatism at the home OF
his sister. Mrs. J. G. Ewsld.
Only one Of our girls proudly wears a sol.
dier's Welcome" souvenir. Now we are
eager to know II ID viii bsreat any particular
soldier boz.
Ha! ha! ha a "populist" in our town.
We guess so. Johnny spelled pugiiist that
way last week. but they didn't use To- d. SO
when ] was u little boy going to school.
Mrs. G.. H. Sheldon and family have gotten
nicely settled in their new home in Pierpont
preparatory for Miss Ethel's millinery open
ing Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Pennington gransries are en- wheels th:.
fall. Miss Eliza Tobin had the one ON her
west farm removed to the Tobin homestead
this week, and others also are going to under-
go q change in location.
A wave OF deep sorrow spread over our som
munity when the sad tidings reached here OF
,the death OF our presiding elder, Rev. o. II.
SprouI. He had just finished his sermon
Sunday, September 10, at Worthwhile, Sphinx
county, when his useful life came to a sudden
close, the result of heart trouble. During his
only visit here. last children's day, he won
the esteem OF all. aud tho pleasure of his
coming again next Sunday, with which we
have been looking forward. is changed to sad
ness, Mr.. Sprouts death is most sincerely
mourned throughout his district.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. B.. Storms, of Niles, Mich,
agreeably surprised the v. N. Perry household
with a pleasant visit last week. Mr.. Storms
is a prominent business man of Niles. having
served two terms as treasurer of Berrien
county. He is an old friend of Mr.. Perry,
and the renewal of days gone by were highly
enjoyed. Mrs. Storms, who used to be known
as Myra Stanley. is an old scbooimate of the
Perry ygirls. and this is their first meeting
since those happy childhood days. Having
attended TO their Langford farm interests
and participated in several chicken hunts,
MIR. and Mrs. storms departed FOR Cakes, n.
d.. and Will resume their homeward journey
Thursday morning. VICTORY.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-21
Public Announcement.

Having purchased the coal, wood and
iced business OF ID. Is. Compton, | desire
Ia announce 10 the public that shall
c.ntinur the business at the old stand,
and shah aim to keep constantly on
hand a tuli supply of the best htnnts OF
hard and soft coal, also hard anti soft
wood, slabs, eic., together With oats
and cOrn in sesson. which viii be sold
M az CIV prices ar honest weights aud
measures viii permit. | will guarantee
lair and honorable treatment To ali
who come. and respectfully solicit your
patronage. Wood will be sawed and
everything delivered when requested.
Very Respectfully,
Il. A. NEARNE
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-21
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