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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
RICHES OF THE SOUDAN.
The Question in England Is How
Soon the Country Can BE
Made to Pay.

How soon can the Soudan be made to
meet it's own share of expense and re-
lieve the Egyptian cxchequer? 1t must
prove, at first, costly acquisi-
ton. A numerous local force must
be maintained, and although the
Egyptian army estimates may be
relieved by certain reduction OF
the native troops, the. military
establishment in the Soudan will still
constitute severe tax, to which the
province can contribute little. Even
in more fiourishing days, before it was
wasted and depopulated by the pitt
less dervish rule, the Soudan was not
particularly productive; its export
trade did not exceed 6 100000, and its
chief product was gum arabic. There
is some accumulation of this, it is said,
awaiting more peaceful times to come
down country, and the industry will
no doubt revive and develop. Agri-
cultural enterprise will probably eX-
tend, especially in the lands Longest
recovered; the fertile province OF DON
eola, for example, which, according to
all dCCOuutS, HAS AoPiNt - 70 ~0'>
under the active steps taken to recol-
onize. Nine-tenths of the old popula-
ton has returned, many from the lower
province, and grants of land have been
freely given to all. The same good re-
suits may be seen higher up the river,
at Abu Hamed and Berber, and all
trade will be stimulated by the facilities
offered by several routes-the new
railway back to Wady Halfa, and the
now reopened desert road to Suakin.
As for the heart of the Soudan, khar-
toum, and beyond, it is not yet in the
Egyptian possession. and it is still an
known quantity, its resources hardly
explored. Many think that it is rlcf
in mineral wealth, and the existence
of a great gold-bearing field in this
southeastern extremity has long beer
known, the country of the Benz Shengol
on the confines of Abyssinia, and be
lieved to be really the site of the Bib
lical King Solomon's mines. The sat
fact is also known that this auriferou
territory has already passed into othe
hands. The man in possession is Meme
lik, king of Abyssinia.-Fortnightl.
| Review.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
NOTICE TO CO.OWNERS,

10 James B. Risque and John p. Foley, their
heirs, executors or assigns, and successors in
interest,"
You are hercb, notified that the undersigned
has expended during the years 1897 and 1893 in
labor and improvements six hundred dollars
upon the Pan Metallic, Puritan and Hidden
Boulder (unorganizeD mining district, county
Of Grenite, state of Montana, of which the l2ca- &c
tion certificate in found of record in the office
of the recorder of the county Of Granite, state OF
Montana, in order to hold said claims under the
provisions of Section 1924 of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States, and the amendment
thereto approved January 22 1850, concerning nl
amount required to hold the said lode claims
for the period ending on the 31st day OF Decem;
ber, 1897, and 3lst day of December, 1898. And
if, within ninety days after this notice by pub
lication, you fail or refuse to contribute. yonr
proportion of said expenditures, amounting to
$500 rs cO-owners, your one-sixth interest each
in said claims will become the property OF the
undersigned, your cO-owner, who has made the
required expenditure by the terms OF said Sec
tiOn 1924. , o,,x,,,DrD
First publication Jan, 20, 1S99-52-14t.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
A KINGS EXECUTION GARMENT
sale Of the BlOOd-Stained Vest Worn
by Charles I. when He Was
Beheaded.

The sum of 200 guineas bid recently
for the "sky-colored vest" worn by
King Charles l. on the scaffold is not an
exorbitant price for a relic at once au-
thentic and ghastly. Nothing is lack
ing that might make good Jacobite's
flesh creep. The stains of blood have
been religiously preserved by success
sion of royalist owners, and it has been
pointed out that of the 13 buttonholes
only 12 had been fastened. The top
button had been removed, so that the
illustr rious victim might more easily
bare his neck to the executioner. He
nothing common did or mean, upon
that memorable scene, but with his
keener eye, the AXIS edge did try"
Such was the testimony of republican
poet, and there is no doubt that the sad
dignity with which "Charles Stuart
comported himself in his last days
reused qualms of remorse among some
II those contemporaries who had been
harshest in their judgment of his pub
lie policy. Admiration of the man went
far to redeem the faults of the king
ard with posterity he became at once
the most sympathetic figure in the his
tory of England-not even second to
Mary Queen of Scots. And of her no
body will ever believe, let the Dryas-
dusts bring forward what documentary
evidence they please, that she painted
her face and wore false hair.
1t is pretty certain, if the purchaser
of King Charles silken raiment ever
thinks Of allowing that precious posses
sion to pass out of his family, that il
would fetch far more than he has giver
for it. Placed in any museum it would
always be thronged with sightseers;
the combination of royal associations
with grewsome memories would be
| quite irresistible. The most superior
person is attracted, though he may
denyit, by such horrors is book bount
in human skin, or by instruments, lik'
| the Maiden of Nuremberg, which HI
knows to have been used for torturinl
real mem and women to their death
This relish of bloodshed-as distin
| guished from mere love of adventur
Gus deeds-has given vogue to who'll
schools of romancers; it helped to ac
count for the sudden popularity of MI
Rider Haggard's tales, as it made tn
fame of Maurus Jokai The taste is, n
doubt, morbid, and ought not to be en-
couraged. But it is natural, and has t.
be taken into account. And the psyche
logical interest of it is to show that w
are not, in our feelings, so far remove
from our barbaric ancestors as we lik
to think.-London Standard.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
Mystery Of Small Coins.

There are, it is claimed, 900 900
old-style copper pennies somewhere.
Nobody knows what has become of
them, except that once in awhile a sim
gle specimen turns up in change. A
few years ago 100000 bronze. two-cent
pieces were set afoat. Three millions
of them are still outsta nding, but are
never seen A million of three-cent sill
yer pieces are scattered over the United
States, but it is very rarely that one
comes across one of them. OF the sOO,-
900 one-half-cent-peces not one has
been returned to the government fol
coinage or is held by the treasury.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
It is said that the ONLY two countries

It is said that the only two countries
in leading strings are France and the
United States. Frenchmen comment
on the fact that English and American
women often are utterly ignorant as
to whether their husbands are making
or losing money, while the Frenchwom-
an, even in business, is her Husbands
adviser, and is made his confidante in
regard to all his business transactions.
The critics think that the different po-
sitions occupied by American and Eng
lish women are due largely to educa-
ton; boys and girls being educated in
the same schools in America.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of John A. Mcdonald. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
the administrators of the estate of John A.. Nc,
Donald, deceased, to the creditors OF and all
persons having claims against the said deceased
to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers.
within four months after the first publication
Of this notice to the said administrator at his
The transaction of the business OF said estate in
the county of Granite, state of Montana:
'''O M. E. EDWARDS,
Administrator of the Estate of John A. Nc
Donald. Deceased.
Durfee Il Brown. Attorneys for Administrator.
Dated at Philipsburg this 9TH day OF January,
IaOO Sit
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
SDanish for "HiHh Life."

The perversion of English words
when adopted by foreigners is often
strange, as in the Franco-English
.biftek;" but this, if we may trust a
correspondent, has been far transcend
ed by the journalists of Spain, who are
said to have adopted slang which ap-
pears in the form of 'igili" or gill
1t is rather a puzzler to be told that
the word is English. What is really
meant is "high life."-London Chron-
icle.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
Married While Shooting the Rapids.

George Hammer, the famous pilot or
the White Horse rapids, recently be-
came benedict, and, as befitted his
career of perils and adventure, the
marriage ceremony was performed in
a boat that was shooting the rapids.
When the minister said: II pronounce
YOU man and wife," he had to raise
his voice and almost shout, and even
then could scarcely make himself heard
in the roar of the wild waters.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03

No man has a '
right to marry a
woman and make
her his nurse dur
ing long years 4
of continued ill +?
health. A sick :
man cannot be a
good husband, q
good provider, q
Si1ccessft1l busi-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03
ESTRAY NOTICE.

Came to my ranch on Rock Creek about June
on right shoulder; will weigh about 100 pounds
The owner is requested to prove property, pay
all charges and take the animal away.
20 a. p. A. SHILLING.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03

Knives, when intended for sale in In
dia, are usually made with rings in the
handles. The natives carry them tied
to their girdles.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-02-03


ness man or useful citizen; a man had
better be dead and done with it than to be a
long invalid, a nuisance to everybody
and especially to the woman whom he has
vowed to love, honor and protect.
The trouble with the average man is that
he has not the least conception of the
causes of ill-health or the right way to so
about remedying them. little indigestion
or biliousness in themselves are not serious
complaints, but If neglected they may de-
velop into almost any disease in the medi-
cal books. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery cures many serious diseases by
promptly removing the causes. 1t braces
up the weak and impaired stomach and
restores the appetite. 1t invigorates the
liver and all the secretory glands. 1t facili-
tates the flow of digestive juices. 1t makes
the assimilation of the life-giving elements
of the food absolutely perfect and thus
enriches the blood. Disease germs are
scavengers and will not enter healthy blood
or tissue. They must have the inert tis-
sues of disease upon which to feed. The
"Golden Medical Discovery" by enrichen-
ing the blood, tears down old and inert
tissues and builds up new and healthy
ones. 1t wards off consumption and cures,
bronchial and throat affections which, if
neglected, lead up to consumption. All
medicine dealers sell the " Discovery"
Eight years ago my husband coughed all the
time, writes Mrs NJ. J. Tedder Of Ellington,
Reynolds Co., Mo. lust as soon as he had fin
ished meal he would throw up. He was get
ting very weak. He took half dozen bottles
Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and
the Pleasant Pellets and says he feels better
and stronger than ever before and weighs more.
Everyone said he had consumption"
The record-union., 1899-01-16

you'll tell me, please, when we get
to Warren avenue?" said a nervously
active little woman to the conductor.
as she stepped upon the platform Of
the car.
'.Yes'm.''
You'll not forget, please?"
Nom"
THANK YOU" she said sweetly.
Three minutes later the conductor was
passing through the car and she touch
ed his arm lightly.
Remember that 1 want to know it
when we get to Warren avenue"
..Yes'm, I'll remember it
Thank you. Do, please. Is it far?"
"Quite a distance"
Five minutes later the car stopped
for a passenger to get on board, and
the woman asked
rs this Warren avenue?"
Nom"
"Oh, excuse me-! I thought that may
be it was. You'll be sure and tell me
when we get to Warren avenue?"
..Yes'm.'
A little later she said to a gentle
man sitting next to her:
I'VE haven't passed Warren avenue
yet, have we?'
Il don't know. madam; I'm a
stranger on this line
This seemed to arouse her fears. and
she niotioned the conductor toward her.
You're sure we haven't passed War
rem avenue?" she said.
Nom, we amt! 1 said I'd let you
know when we got to Warren avenue,
and l wilt
Thank you, don't forget
A little later a lady sitting across the
aisle leaned forward and said
1.-The next street is Warren avenue -
A man a little further up the aisle of
fered the same information, and a man
sitting near the door said to the con-
ductor: 1.-The lady wants to get off
here"
Warren avenue.s roared the con-
ductor
The woman sat still.
She smiled and nodded in return, but
did not move. The conductor strode
forward and said:
This is where you want to get off,
madam!" II.
.sOh, no it isn't / want to, get off
at Kirby avenue, and my friends told
me that Kirby avenue was bQt three
streets from Warren avenue, so
thought I'd be sure to find out where
Warren avenue was. and then I could
easily count up to. Kirby avenue. Go
on. and III tell you when we get to
Kirby avenue"
That's like a womani'' growled the
conductor as he stalked out to the plat
form. ~ IN, VET. ssnrx,e folks hlame us
conduetorsxfo for gittin' mad!'
The record-union., 1899-01-16
BR1NY CoLLoou1AL1sMs.
Some Common Expressions and
Their Origin.

It is only fit and right that the
language of this great maritime nation
should be enriched by sea terms, and
yet thousand of those who use them
never dream of their origin.
How are you?' First rate, thanks. y
The speaker has no idea that he is
perpetuating the remembrance OF the
old line-of battle-ship, First Rate.
The navy in past days had six rates
or classes of vessels.
Sea proverbs are also met in daily
use. For example. "The devil to pay,
and no pitch hot" One never thinks
why devil or pay" should be men
toned The. saying originates in the
mystery of calking the seams OF
ships deck. The outside seam, called
by sailors the waterway seam, obtained
among calkers the term of 1.-The devil
through the difficulty of calking it; to
pay is to run hot pitch along the
calked seams.
We say of man who is going wrong,
He is on the wrong tack" sometimes
in error, using the word track. A YES
sci on the wrong tack may drive
ashore, or, if in a hurricane, be en-
gulfed in the heart of the storm.
Suppose that spin" you a yarn.
1 may tell you of the unlucky fellow
who is among the breakers of the
villain sailing under false colors;" the
heroine showing signals of distress;
the hero striving bravely against wind
and tide" yet true to his love as the
needle to the pole;;" presently the two
are waited" by a "favoring gale
safely Into port"
In politics the 'ship of State" blum
ders on with Lord Tom Noddy fat the
helm;" occasionally some high official
is thrown overheard" by his party.
Colloquially, we growl at an inter-
rupter for showing in his oar" We
speak of two scoundrels as "tarred
with the same brush;' we advise our
friend ito go with the current, ana
we speak of him to others as all fair
and "above board" Jack is a bit ''rak-
ish,'' and sometimes half seas over
if he does not reform. he will some day
find himself high and dry and laid
up for good.
Such terms as sin good trim.
"snug BERTH" to carry on" at close
quarters to fit OUT and SO on, are
familiar to all.
Here are the derivations of three of
the last mentioned:
.Rakish' In the old war days prl-
vateers, pirates and such gentry de-
pended upon the speed of their yes
sells; these had their masts "raking,
or slanting; such a vessel was said
to be '.rakish''-that is, fast and
doubtful customer.
"To carry on is to keep sail set
longer than a very prudent man would
do; recklessness.
"Close quarters" The modern mean
ing is well understood; the derivation is
curious. "Close quarters were strong
wooden barriers stretched across the
deck, and used for retreat and shelter
when the ship was boarded. The OLD
slave ships We're thus fitted in case OIL
the slaves getting loose. In the old
naval wars the term meant two ships
in action with their sides touching, as
was often the case.
The record-union., 1899-01-16
PHosPHoRusLEss MATCHES.
A Fortunate Discovery for Person,
Who Make Them.

In the days to come it may be that
twin statue will be erected to 6 Fl
Rosenfhal and DR.. s. ]. Won Kourocki.
with the proud inscription, s.They abol-
1shed necrosis" was fortunate
enough to get an interview yesterday
not indeed with either of these learned
scientists, but with Philip Castle who
takes deep interest in this discovery.
These two gentlemen, 1 gathered from
him, have been for the last three years
working together in Berlin in the en-
deavor to discover the means of max
ing a non-poisonous match which would
strike anywhere. To Mr. Rosenthal be-
longs the credit of finding a paste for
match heads which is not poisonous
which is readily ignited on any rough
surface, and which gives off no fumes
or smell. The use of PHOSPHORUS in the
manufacture Of matches often gives the
factory operatives a horrible disease.
decay Of the jawbone, sometimes called
''phossy jaw
Like many other tremendous dis
coveries. this one was made accident
ally 1 am not at liberty to divulge
the nature of the experiments during
which Mr.. Rosenthal made it. But
at all events it was made one which
proves that peace has her victories
no less renowned than war" The
discovery of the invention having been
achieved, it was submitted to the we'll
known assayists, Messrs. johnson. Mat
they & Co., Limited, Hatton Garden,
who declared that the match contains
no trace of yellow phosphorus Mr..
Castle told me that already provision
al patents had been taken out for the
United Kingdom, and eleven foreign
countries. Considering that the discov-
cry was only made on the first of this
month, that is pretty smart work.
And how do you propose to develop
this discovery" I asked. "Well, we
don't propose to develop it ourselves;
we are content with taking out the pat
ents. We are thoroughly assured that
the invention is a sound and practical
one, and we expect to be approached
by one or the other of the leading man.
ufacturers-that is to say, if they are
honest in their intention of adopting
a process of manufacture which will
do away with the use of yellow phos-
phorus, and of that 1 should say there
can be little doubt
Some time ago, it may be added the
Belgian Government offered a prize to
the inventor who would produce a
match which fulfilled the following con-
ditions: 1t must not contain phosphor-
us or other poison; it musts trike ev-
erywhere. These conditions Mr.. Ros-
enthal and his partner claim to have
fulfilled, and moreover, they claim
that their matches can be manufactur-
ed as cheaply as the ordinary ones, and
by the same machinery and staff
There is, no excuse, therefore. for any
manufacturer of '.phossy jaw" match
es to hesitate in giving this new dis
covery a trial. London Chronicle.
The record-union., 1899-01-16
aovA. BAKING POWDER co., MEw WORK.

eat up every rail on de place, en- wen
it come his meal time he don't stop
short -er nuttin' 'eept wire fencin'.
Strange appetite, that
Yes, sub, you may we'll say dat;
has knowed him ter walk right in de
house en- eat up one er desc bedsteads
OH de installment plan, en- he'd eat up
de house itself eff he wuzn't 'faid de old
logs would give him dyspepsia. You
see, wen he been round wild de stump
speakers, in de campaign, dey lef' i'm
out in de sun all day, en- never study
bout feedin' er i'm; en- so, whilst dey
wuz a-speakn' from de stump dat
mule wuz a-chawin' on it. Politics has
been de ruination er dat mule!"-At-
|lanta Constitution.
The record-union., 1899-01-16
ALL1GAToRs PLAY PYRAMID.
Rules Of the Game AS It Appears
to Spectator.


Did you ever see the Zoo alligators
play pyramid" or any other Of their
famous games? They wrestae like old
time Graeco-Roman boys, and strain
and struggle in all sorts of ways at it,.
When, finally, one wins by getting the
other on his back, a funnier thing oc-
ours. The victor makes a sound ike
escaping steam-alligators applause, if
you please. Then they all become still
and watch the vanquished brother
squirm to get off his back and onto his
legs again. If he's longer in doing it
than the gang think is proper, they
move up in single file and give him
jab with their paws in his upturned
belly. When finally he gets himself
righted all hands again set up the
steam escaping racket, cheering him
long and as loud as they did his victor.
Their meaning no fight is shown by
their never hurting each other.
Another of the great midsummer pas
times of these Zoo alligators is playing
pyramid. The gators play pyramid
several times a day. To see it done
you'd declare that the ugly things had
been trained to it. But no. It's just
one of the ways of the sporty side of
of the biggest alligators uttering the
steam kissing noise. This calls the
others to attention Then the big one
says line or two of alligator talk, and
stretches himself full length in the CEN
ter of the pen. No sooner is this done
than a little bit smaller alligator crowls
on top of the other and stretches out
lengthwise, but head to tail with the
nf fIn~ H.
he lets off a little steam talk, and
third, little smaller alligator, climbs
up on top of the second and settles
down as the second did. They keep this
up until six or seven have builded
| themselves into as strange and wonder
| full pyramid as ever an eye beheld.
After each one has settled on top of the
other he lies perfectly motionless, so
that when the pyramid is completed it
appears as some marvellous carving
But this effect lasts only about two
minutes after the pyramid is finished.
Then comes a new chapter of the act
The Sandow- gator underneath all
starts to crawling. He heads for up
and-down places in the pen, the game
clearly being to see how long it will
take him to jolt his strange pyramid
load to pieces. And right here develops
what appears to be a strict rule of the
game. Say there are seven in the pyra-
| mid, and the sixth from the bottom
Jolts off first, taking, of course. the
seventh one with him. You'd naturally
think the game done for that sixth and
seventh alligator. But not at all. 1t
seems that the sixth one is in disgrace
for having been shaken off before the
seventh one. who was on top of the
heap. Therefore, what does the sew
enth do but cling to the back of the
sixth, after they've fallen off, and pro-
ceeds to ride Mr.. Alligator No. around
the pen until Mr.. Sandow Alligator has
succeeded in dumping the whole shoot
ing match. If the fourth is shaken off
before the fifth, the fifth, like the sew
| enth, proceeds to ride his diseraced
next until Sandow gets rid of all his
load and another game is started Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
The record-union., 1899-01-16
ATOWEL SURPRISE

Turkish bath towels, very large,
heavy and absorbent, size 22x45.
Reduced to less than half their
worth, lie each.
Cotton towels, fringed ends, size
1896, splendid for ordinary
usage and worth more than double
the sale price, &c each.
The record-union., 1899-01-16
Women's Jackets.
Pais P9iee go each

Women's light weight jackets In
color tans and black. These jack
cts are suitable for early spring
wear. IT'S true they're not the
latest styles, but the material In
them is good. They sold from
$3.50 to $40, and you'll find them
not half bad looking and very
comfortable as well as economical
garments for knock-about wear.
The buttons and trimmings worth
more than the sale price, but you
pick from the lot in the basement
sale this week until they're gone
at soc the garment.
The record-union., 1899-01-16
Buttons.
Sale &c
Price j card

Some with one, some two dozen
on a card, worth in a regular way
25c dozen, metal, glass, cloth, bone
and composition, all Jumped into
one great lot and yours to pick
from in our basement sale at &c
card.
The record-union., 1899-01-16
Umbrellas.
Paiee faie 63e

These are the regular 81 kind,
2S-inch spread, of a fast black
gloria silk on paragon frame, with
steel rod and natural crook acacia
and Congo handles. These umbrel-
las have taken a tumble in prices
when they're most needed.
The record-union., 1899-01-16
Ready=made
Pillow Cases.
S9ise S1is II

These ready made helps to good
housekeeping, are size 36x45 and
made from Fruit Of the Loom
muslin. Every housewife knows
that brand and will recognize In
our sale price the possibility OF
laying in a good supply at 71ac
each.