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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09

Monsieur De France-You wind up
ze clock to make him go?
English Tutor-EXactly!
Monsieur De France-Zen what for
you wind up re beesiness to make him
stop?-Jewelers' Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09

We have talked about the prowess
OF the man behind the gun;
We have told in song and story
How he made the Spaniards run;
But the highest pitch of glory
For this brave, intrepid man
Is attained in boasting of it
To the girl behind the fan.
Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09

The Good Man-Do you know that
there are breakers ahead of you?
The Wicked ne-Ye-hic-yes
s'pose my-hic-wife and her mother'H
break my-hic-head when | git home.
Chicago Daily News
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09

Mrs. Tracy-You would not part with
your little WHEY for all the money in
the world, would you, my dear?
Tracy-Not much! Money talks,
but there is not enough of it in the
world to take your pIace.-N. Y. Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09
Opposed to Further Change

Cholly-I hope the Scotch dialect wilt
not become fashionable.
Algy-I hope not, bah Jove! We had
trouble enough in acquiahing an Eng
fish accent, doncherknow.-Brooklyi
Life
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09

To gain renown some men will wade
Through fierce and bloody war;
But none has won lasting fame
Until he has conferred his name
On some five-cent cigar.
Chicago Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09
How the Neishbors Knew.

You know, after all, said the young
father, "a baby does brighten up the
house"
Single Skeptic-I dare say; I've no
ticed the gas burning late in your room
recently Moonshine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09

Patrioticus-There will never be d
name like Dewey in French history.
Quibeigh-Oh, | don't know. There
might be.
atrioticus-Never. There is no wv
in French anyway.-N. Y. journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09

Young Cuba's getting saucy since
She gave old Spain the shake.
For she smiles, and says: Excuse
The liberty take"
Baltimore American.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09
IndigestIbIe Stumng,

Jones-The guest of the evening
didn't make much of dinner did he?
Sharpe-No; but you couldn't expect
him to.
Jones-Why not?
Sharpe-Didn't you hear him say,
when he was making his speech. that
he was filled with emotion ?"-Ally
Sloper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09
Getting Ready for New Yenr,. On,
zine

Quizzer-What are you putting cot
ton in your ears for?
Wise-Don': want to be deafened b,
the Sound of broken pledges to-mot
row.-N. y. Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09
Evening Things Up.

Look at me- exclaimed the leading
lawyer, warmly, 4 never took drop of
medicine in my life, and I'm as strong
as any two of your patients put to-
gether."
We'll, that's nothing" retorted the
physician. Il never went to law in my
life, and I'm as rich as any two dozen Of
your clients put together. "-Brookly
Life.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09

tf'sts@dif"'S rudely sweep;
When snow is on the meadow,
Where the violets lie asleep;
When outward drifting, drifting,
The Old Year goes forlorn,
In the mystic hour of midnight
The glad New Year is born.
Last night I watched in sadness,
The passing of the year,
For it bore from me a record
That cost me many tear.
But a gentle voice has whispered
That the past l must forget;
Nor waste this precious season
In useless, vain regret.
o! the coming of the New Year
Fills my soul with thoughts sublime,
Precious seem the golden moments
Onward borne by fleeing time;
And a spirit stirs within me,
Urging me to nobler strife,
With an earnest, brave endeaVor,
For a brighter, better life.
And with grateful heart and lowly,
I thank the Power Supreme,
Who extends my days in mercy
That the past l may redeem;
For His loving hand that keeps me-
For His voice that speaks to me,
For the opening Of the New Year
Though its close l may not see.
Southworth, In Western Rural
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09

why, George, you soid you weren't
going to smoke unless there was some
one here-and we've only been mar
ried a fortnight"
That's just IT, darling; you see, l
haven't begun to look upon you as no.
body" Ally Sloper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09
just n Way She Has.

Although a woman may possess
The dalntlest feet in town.
You'll find It quite immovable
When once she puts it down.
Chicago Daily News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-02-09

She knows the golf language
From bunker" to tee"
She knows all the yachting
Vocabulary.
She knows the bike babble
Intimately!
She knows tennis tattle
Excellently!
And that's all she does know
Betwixt you and me!
Town Topics.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
NEW YORK EDITORS UNION.
Newspaper Writers Organize Under

Newspaper Writers Organize Under a
Charter Given by the Printers.
New York, Jan. 21.-The New York
Newspaper Writer'S union was organ
lied to-day under a charter granted by
the International Typographical union.
1t starts out with about 100 charter
members. including editors, reporters,
copy readers and others connected with
the editorial departments of the, Her
aid, World, Journal, Times, Press and
Mail and Express.
Among them are many of the best
known of the newspaper men of the
city, and it is expected that all the
reputable newspaper men of the city
will soon be enrolled. This is the first
time that a practical utilization be-
tween the editorial and mechanical
ends of the newe~-- er business has
been effected. A=.
One of the important purposes of the
organization is to maintain high
standard of efficiency and morality in
the profession. The first annual meet
ing Of the union will be held in Feb
ruary.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
.ALGER THE SOLE CAUSE
OF All the Trouble in the War
Department.
HEROIC ACTION NEEDED
The Whole Red Tape System Needs
Mending- A New Secretary of War
Is Necessity-The Remedy
Is With Congress-

New York, Jan. 21.--A special dis
patch to the Herald says: Algerism is
at the bottom of all the troubles in the
war department. To the failure of the
secretary of war to assert his authority
over all officers Of the army and the de-
partment has been due most of the fric-
ton and scandal that has arisen.
Under proper organization of the
army this failure of the secretary to as
sert himself would not have been so
important, but under present conditions
confusion is inevitable. Commissary
General Eagan by his scandalous con-
duct has brought matters to climax
and it is not believed the president can
afford to delay longer a complete 1e-
form in the war department. 1t is con-
sldered that heroic action will be neces-
sary.
In the opinion of SO out of 100 public
men, the first thing for the president to
do is to appoint a new secretary of war,
with ability and aggressiveness enough
to manage the department instead of
being managed by it. Such man, hon
est, fearless and aggressive, could get
the best results possible under the pres
ent defective system. A permanent
remedy can only be supplied through
the enactment of a law that would
change the system.
Ever since the administration began
there has been friction between Alger
and Miles and between Miles and vari-
Gus officers. When the war came on
matters went from bad to worse. There
were two courses. either of which the
president and Secretary Alger could
have taken. They could have made
Major General Miles the real head of
the army and held him responsible, or
If they did not trust him they could
have relieved him and put some other
officer in command. They did neither.
They left the general nominally at the
head of the army, but with no real au-
thority. His recommendations We're dis
regarded. Friction and confusion were
the inevitable results.
Some officers of the army-notablv
| Inspector General Breckinridge-seem
ed to think the major general COM
| handing was entitled to some consid-
Grafton. He was soon made aware that
| ne had incurred the dspleasure of the
administration, though it is said that
politics also had something to do with
| bringing about his discontinue,
| Friction between the army headuuar-
| tiers and the commissary generals office
| developed early in the war The
| charges of General Miles that the army
was supplied with bad meat brought an
! open rupture The charges affected one
| of the great industries of the country.
and the tremendous influence, of the
| meat packing establishments was
thrown into the scale on Eagans side.
Secretary Alger sided with General Ea-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
Sickness at Dawson.

Dawson Dec. %, via Seattle, WASH,
Jan. 21.-The situation here is gloomy.
The number of sick is increasing and the
six hospitals are full. The mounted po-
lice have donated for the help of the poor
some $1,000 in cash from their treasury.
This leaves them with but $4,000 on hand.
Commissioner Ogilve called meeting
to decide on ways and means for relieving
the situation and memorial asking for
aid will be sent to Washington. 1t Is es-
timated that $4,000 month will be re-
quired to pay for the treatment of indi-
gent patients. The rate this winter has
been almost as great as in the summer
Several stampedes to new fields have re-
Gently occurred, but in each case the gold
seekers were disappointed.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22

ton of Divide on the Short Line. They
have not been seen since.
WAT and I just did that to give the
boys a chance to tell us another story
about their wonderful find. We
thought they'd come to us and tell us
how they were going to stand off the
'horrid vigilantes,' as they called them.
We used to tell them some of the most
impossible lies about this band of regu-
lators and their horrible deeds in the
early days, and they used to swallow
it all. They would say that they wished
they had been in Montana in those days
to take part in the excitement and that
If those days would ever return they
would be right in the thick of it. They
even wanted to join them now, but we
told them that they made their head
quarters at Shelby Junction and that
their agents showed up in these parts
only once in great while.
Now they're gone, and for fear that
some one else might disregard the
bogus black rag, we just jumped the
mine ourselves, but the rag is still float
ing over the prospect hole dug by those
Door fools"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22

gan, and the war commission will re-
port as a result of Investigation that
the beef was all right. Yet there is pol
ities in the war commission also, and
there will be- division on the beef
question, a majority sustaining the
beef. sf
There is reason to believe that it is
largely on account Of the beef industry
that the war department would like to
temporize.
With congress lies the remedy for the
whole trouble. The remedy is legisla-
ton that will give the war department
a sensible organizat ton, placing power
and responsibility hand in hand under a.
single head. Under the present organi-
cation the army has Is separate heads.
The president is the commander in
chief of the army and navy, and is the
first head. The secretary of war is the
second head. The major general COM
manding is the third head, and then
each of the heads of the 10 staff corps
is supreme under the president and the
secretary of war in his own depart
ment
The remedy, as pointed out by Gem
eral Schofield, consists in doing away
with the nominal office of general COM
handing and creating the office of gen
eral in chief or chief of staff, with the
same relation to the STAN corps that re
holds to the line. Advocates hope that
congress will now seize the opportunity
to give to this country the nearest ap-
proach to the German general staff
consistent with the differing institu-
tions of the two countries. Yet only
the force of enlightened public opinion
can bring this about, for the Hull bill,
now pending before the house, proposes
to perpetuate the present staff organi-
zation, and even to engraft on it fur
Their defects.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22

the Nineteenth Century club. and hay
ingaa full membership of rs, was or
ganiZed early in December and has be-
gun it's weekly meetings and regular
work with the new year. The club has
it's own officers and a good working
constitution, it's object this winter be-
ing: What to read, how to read, and
where to find it," beginning each meet
ing with roll call, answered by quota
lions and current topics, which are re-
markedly well and ably given, and it's
initial literary work, Irving's life from
boyhood up, and readings from the best
known of his works One member of the
older club is director for the literary
work of the evening. The girls are en-
thusiastic and earnest, and begin club
life with a determination to make their
portion of it success.
No large inclusive club can be made
out of small exclusive women Unless
We as individuals, are growing broad
er and stronger intellectually and spir-
itually, then our clubs are not prosper
ing, for they thrive only as we thrive.
We are accused of selfishness because
we seek self-culture, but is not the self
the true foundation? If we each train,
spiritualize and control the self, will
not the whole be trained, spiritualized
and controlled? The conditions of club
life are favorable to spiritual develop
ment or character building, and Elmer
son defines character as a reserved
force which acts directly by presence
and without means; 1t is centrally,
the impossibility of being displaced CIR
overset,' and he says it's possessor rep
resents a fact
"Yon can trust person of this de-
scription because you know beforehand
just what she will do under given con-
ditions, for incidents and events are
only transient matters-by which she
is neither displaced nor oVerset. Such
a woman will meet all the responsible
ties which come with club membership
or office-holding promptly and con-
scientiously, constantly keeping in
mind the fact that she has no moral
right to inconvenience or burden fell
low worker by carelessness, self-indul-
gence. or representation.
but a woman whose acts are sub
ject to the caprice of every emotion.~
one who is made supremely egotistical@
by little meaningless praise, or is
rendered miserable by some perhaps
merited criticsm-such a woman does
not represent a fact and cannot be re-
lied upon. If her ideas are not APP
plauded by her associates she at once
acts the part of the little girl: takes
her doll and goes home and won't play
any more
"All action is latent, having the anne
cast as the thought and will be ex-
pressed whenever circumstances so de-
cree. If We tutor our thoughts, which
give quality to our acts, these will, in
time, pervade whatever surrounds Us.
If these theories are correct. then our
clubs are ourselves expressed and re-
corded."-M. w. Hopper, read at the
Wisconsin state convention.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
PHYSICIAN A SMUGGLER.
DR.. z. 7. Malaby's Trick Exposed by
Nengeful Cabin Boy


yengeful Cabin Boy
San Francisco. Cal. Jan. 21-Dr. H.
T. Malaby formerly house surgeon Of
Bellevue hospital. but lately in charge
of the medical department of the trans
port Scandal, was arrested last night
for smuggling silk as he came off the
transport Senator.
The doctor has been transferred to
the Senator
According to Astor battery men, DR..
Malaby's arrest was due to the re-
venge of cabin boy, to whom the doc
tor had failed to give more than %
cents for constant service during the
long voyage. This boy warned the Gus
toms officers that DR.. Malaby would
come ashore late last night and would
have silk wound around his body
At the appointed time the doctor
sauntered carelessly down the gang
plank and when stopped by a customs
officer became indignant. He was
taken, despite his protests, to the office
and made to strip. Then for several
minutes the officials slowly unwound
from his body many wards of the finest
silk.
Malaby was then taken to Jail. but
got out on bonds. His case will come
up tomorrow. He is in bad fix, as
he is declared guilty of perjury. Since
the Blaine episode the customs officers
nave been very vigilant and determined
to make swell smugelers pay dearly for
their fun.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
THEY WERE "TENDERFEET"
They Came to Grief in the
Mountains.
FEARED THE VGIlANTES
They Saw the Sign "3-7-77" on q Stake
Near Their Claim and Took to the
Woods-It Was Intended
as Joke.

But little has been heard in recent
years of the proverbial 'tenderfoot' in
these parts, and the conviction that the
tribe was extinct was almost ripe
when yesterday word came from the
mountains that a couple of that class
had been in evidence and come to
grief. Sandy" Carter, a well-known
miner and prospector, came in from
Moose creek and as usual had an ex-
perience to relate. Old Moose City is
taking on bit of the color which, char
acterized that camp in years and years
gone by, and it is predicted that much
activity will be seen there the coming
season, that is if it SHOWS in the inter-
val. AS things now look the prospect for
placer mining is not good; but it will be
remembered that there was little snow
last year before February, and on last
years form the miners are making
preparations for their summers work.
Sandy tells about two young men
from Iowa who went out to Moose last
fall to look, at the country and Incl
dentally to make a survey with a view
TO locating some mines. They did not
at first know the difference between
wash gravel and a ledge, but they had
studied the law governing the holding
of claims and learned that some ground
In the gulch would be subject to relo-
cation on Jan. l of this year. They laid
their plans before a number of the pros
pectors of the gulch and took every
body into their confidence. They even
showed some gold they had PANIED
from their prospective holdings, having
acquired the knowledge of pannng by
constant practice. They had, indeed,
found some very good gravel and they
were elated. So were the old boys who
saw their finish, so to speak, for no
sooner did they become aware of the
find than they hit upon a plan to re-
lieve the young men of the RESPONSE
bility and hardships of conducting a
placer mine in the proper way The
young men visited the ground every day
and in the evening they would have a
fresh story for the griZzled boys.
On the last day of December, bright
and early, SANDY" and his partner
Bill Watkins, went to the hole the young
men had dug and planted a stake near
by, from the top of which hung black
piece of cloth torn from the lining of an
old coat. On it were printed the white,
bold and warning figures, ''3-7-77 Mon
tana Vigilantes, the last day of our
Lord 49,
Late in the afternoon the two tender
feet were seen going into their cabin.
An hour later they were seen carrying
their blankets over the hill in the direc-
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
A Family Feud.

Nashville. Tenn, Jan. 21.-Yesterday on
the line between Lee county. Virginia
and Hancock county. Tennessee, regions
remote from the telegraph. a battle oc-
CURED between 20 members of the Eddy
family of Virginia and the Ramsey family
of Tennessee. The battle lasted several
hours, during which a number of men on
both sides were killed and injured A
quarrel of long standing resulted in the
fight, the particulars of which are not at
present obtainable.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
Had Interesting Career.

Guthrie, O. T., Jan. 21.-Dr. Arthur
scout, a member of the Fifth legislative
assembly, is dead at his home at Clifton,
of pneumonia. He was born AT Rirming-
ham, Pa, in 1882, was speaker of the
last Kansas territorial house of repre-
sehtatiVes, served through the civil war
as surgeon of the 10th Kansas volunteers,
was later a railroad promoter, and under
President Arthur served as Indian agent
OF the Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe and Nez
Perces.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-22
AMERICAN GETS CONTRACT.
Paris Street Railway to Be Built, by
Westinghouse. People.

New York, Jan. 21.-The Westing-
house Electric Manufacturing company
officials in this city have announced
that the company has been advised by
its Paris agents that the French COM
pany recently organized by them has
been awarded the contract for the cleo
trical equipment of the Paris Metropoli-
tan railway.
The contract will run into millions of
francs, and all the apparatus will be
built at the companys works, which ars
located at Havre. Several European
companies competed for the contract.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19
And No Wonder.

The wife of a physician who lives in
London tells a story of a distant kins-
woman who was her guest for a short
time during the last summer. The
lady in question had lived all her life
in a little country place in the north
of England, and when she came to
London she was persuaded to make the
journey by water. 1t was the first time
she had ever so travelled. She reached
her destination extremely fatigued.
The doctors wife remarked it. Eyes,
I'm tired to DEATH" said her kins-
woman. II don't know as I care to
travel BY water again. l read the
notice iH my cabin about how to put
tho life pGeserver on, and I thought I
understood it, but 1 didn't, though.
Somehow I couldn't seem to go to sleep
VITA tr@ Shing on."-Tit-Bits.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-19

A little boy and a little bug. The
boy was Dicky. The bug was little
Mistress Tumblebug, and she was slow
ly and carefully crawling up a ~sloping
mound of earth, carrying home a bite
of something good for her babies
breakfast. But every time she reached
the top Of the little mound of earth,
Dicky would tip her over on her back,
when she would roll helplessly down
to the bottom again, while Dicky
shouted with laughter. 1t was such
fun-so Dicky thought.
The little bug was a courageous and
~persevering little creature, however.
No sooner would she land all in a bean
at the bottom than another brave eff
fort to reach the top would be begun.
She would wiggle slowly over to her
feet and begin to crawl up again, only
to be tipped over on reaching the top
and to roll down the little hill again.
Dicky laughed till the tears stood in
his eyes-the little tumblebug did look
so funny rolling heels over head down
hill! The little bug did not laugh, al
though am not sure but hat the tears
were in her eyes.
She was crawling bravely up the hill
Tor the eleventh time, when Dicky
heard a whistle close behind him, and
turned about In terror to find big Ben
Walden reaching for the long, silky
curls that clustered under Dicky's plaid
tam-o'-shanter.
Ben was the horror of Dicks life Just
now. for he had a way of reaching for
those silky curls, taking out his knife,
1t carefully on his boot,
when he would pretend to cut tile curls
of, one by one, counting them carefully
he pretended to lay them down upon
.he ground behind Dicky.
1t was all SO real that the little boy
would tremble all owe and cry as
.hough his heart would break. But
Ben would laugh, and snatching of