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A boon to travellers. DR.. Fow1er's Ex-
tract of Wild Strawberry. Cures dysen-
terry. diarrhoea. seasickness, nausea,
Pleasant to take. Perfectly harmless.
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Sugar Market.

New York July 2S.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining,S 15-16c;
centrifugal Sc test, 41ac; molasseS sugar,
13-16c; granulated, Size.
COFFEE-Dun- No 7, SIC.
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Special train to Fit. Scott Aug. 1st vi
Mo. Pac. Round trip $500.
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Save Your Neck

And wear collars that have no rough
edges. We do them. American Steam
Laundry, Tel 341.
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Quick good work, American Steam
Laundry. l12 West Seventh street. TeIe.
nhons al
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Screen doors complete, rs cts. T. J.
Coughlin Hardware Co. 702 Kan. Ave
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Large Gold Dust 15c pkg. Whittelsey
Mer. Co, Grocers.
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Special train to Fl Scott Aug. 1st via
Mo. Pac. Round trip $500.
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Special train to FIT. Scott Aug. 1st via
Mo. Pac. Round trip $500.
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Lion and Ak Coffee 1Oc, Whfttelsey
Mer. Co, Grocers.
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Ranges of Prices on Stock.

Furnished by J. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant. 112 East Fifth St. Topeka.
kan. receiver and shipper of grain
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Fresh Country Eggs, 1Oc. Whittelsey
AIer. Co., Grocers.
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Range of Prices.

Furnished by J. c. Goings. Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth street. Topeka.
Kan. receiver and shipper of grain.
Chicago, July %.
Article. Open High Low Close yes.
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The Colorado Flyer.
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Joseph's Tips.

Furnished by ]. C. Goings, Commission
Merchants 112 East Fifth St. Topeka,
Kan. receiver and shipper of grain
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Only Az hours to Colorado Springs.
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Furnished by J. c. Gofngs, Commission
Merchant, 112 East Fifth St, Topeka,
Kan, receiver and shipper of grain.
Chicago, July %.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21
PORTO RICO PLEADS FOR LIBERTY

Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
New York, May 16.-On behalf of the
natives of Porto Rico offer to the no.
BILE people of this country the most sin
cere congra tulations for the re-estab-
lishment of peace and submit to their
well-known fairness and good judg-
ment the position of the natives of the
island under the present circumstances.
We hold that by the presidents proc
lamation Porto Rico became part of
the territory of the United States of
America. This addition having beer
made, as it We're, a mere conveyance of
real estate, without consulting the
wishes of the people of Porto Rico, and
without providing for the political sta
tus of these people. carries with it the
weight of practical annexation in all
that the word implies. Annexation un-
questionably means that the people of
that island are subject to and protected
by the constitution of the United
States. From this Porto Ricans argue
that to maintain military govern
ment in territory of the United States
which enjoys perfect peace is contrary
to the constitution of the United States.
To impose a duty on merchandise i'm
ported to the United States from Porto
Rico, or vice versa, is also contrary to
the spirit of the constitution. AS a
matter of fact, the proclamation issued
by the war department, with the con-
sent of the chief magistrate, in January
last, forbidding transportation of goods
around the island of Porto Rico and
from the United States to and from
Porto Rico in vessels that were not
American, proves that Porto Rico was
then classified in the same category as
other states and territories of America.
The revocation of this decree on the
21st. and again the annulment of that
revocation on the oath inst, signifies
that the administration has the power
to grant to Porto Rico the several pc
titons which the Porto Rican commits
sioners have demanded as an act of
justice.
Now we claim that the state of ruin
and devastation which reigns in the
island has been caused by the slowness
of the administration to grant to Porto
Rico what by right belongs to her,
namely, civil government and free trade
with the United States Civil rights
and an American code of laws should
be granted without further delay.
The customs tariff in operation in the
island. besides being contrary to the
constitution. has closed the only mar
kets that Porto Rico had when her
products, tobacco, coffee. sugar and
honey, were sold, that is those of Cuba
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days. and his son, in a hand-to-hand
fight without weapons. were killed.
The next victim was the murderers
OWL sister and her two children. All
were pierced to the heart with a knife.
The frenzied man was finally quieted
with a well directed ball from rifle.
The Seminole laws are enforced
cruelty and effectively and there are
but few violations. The object of the
laws are, first, the preservation of the
ancient customs, habits and social life
of the Indians and there has been no
repeal oc-,hange in these laws for the
laft 300 years. Honesty. industry and
truthfulness are strictly enforced by
severe punishment, such as cropping
the ears, accommodation from the
tribe. etc. Kind and considerable treat
ment of women, wives and children IS
enforced; if violations of this law are
persisted in, after repeated warnings
the wife, very valuable and scarce
article in this community, is given to
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21
Away With the Enyelope!

Here's another fad in letter writing!
You may count that day lost whose low
descending sun does not find new enc
apparently, for but yesterday it was
the seal placed on one side the Hap of
the envelope that was correct, While to-
day it is the adjustment of the envei-
ope itself. This is barking back to the
days before the war, when billet doux
in the shape of cooked hats and dainty
squares filled the mails, and the sus-
picious paper cover was unknown. Now
adays the ltra-fashiOnable fold their
missives as did the bellies ani heaux
of long ago-seal them and add a wafer
for extra strength. These waters come
in shades to match the paper-helo-
trope, robin s-egg blue, cerulean, lilac,
fawn and cream being among the tints
shown.
There is nothing artistic about an en-
velOpe anyhow, and so this new-old
style should commend itself to the
aesthetic taste of the maids of the day
Two cautions they will have to observe,
however, in adopting it. First, that the
paper they use is heavyweight enough
TO stand the wear and tear of the jour-
ney, and second, that when they receive
a letter of this sort it is not to be
slashed open with the thumb nail or
any instrument that comes to hand, but
must be carefully handled, the waters
removed and the seal broken If the writ
ing is TO greet the eye uniform.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21
The Newest Trunk.

The shadow of the summer girls
trunk never grows less: in fact, to he
everlasting injury of the morals and
manners of hotel porters ana baggage
men it grows rapidly apace, until tie
in its shades. The latest trunk, the very,
very latest, looks like a wand erilg cot
tage, and it is always question
whether it shall go in the summer girls
room at the seaside resort, Or the rocm
shall go in it. 1t is an entirely new in
ventiOn, and is so arranged that the
chiffoniest gown of them all can be
transferred in it without sustaining
wrinkle. 1t opens sidewise. does this
monstrous wardrobe trunk, and lets
down all around like a cuff box. In it
the shimmering frocks are hung up by
the neck like any common criminal.
suspended from hangers, and so held
by many tack and ape and hinge
that to move We're Impossible and to
crush equally SO.
This is only one of the boxes that
the really smart girl will take with her
a travelling this summer. Another viii
contain her hats-perh2ps it will take
two to hold those cherished chapeaUs-
another her numerous and frilly shirt
waists, another her golf paraphernalif,
and yet another her shoes and lingerie.
Hardly a porter who views an ep-
preaching load of this sort but VIII feel
that he is being punished Cor his sins,
for his unnecessary smashing" CT TIE
antique Saratoga and grumblings over
what seems to him now by contrast an
infinitesimal matter.
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IT IS TRULY A WONDERFUL CLOCK

outer surface of the circumference ara
suspended 100 cups, each one-half inch
in diameter and a third of an inch deep.
Each of 40 of these cups, which are sue
cessive, contain steel balls three-eighths
of an inch in diameter. Every minute
and half, as this wheel turns by the
weight of these balls one of them falls
out of its cup, rolls down an inclined
plane 20 inches long, when, by Its own
weight, it reuntes a broken circuit Of
electricity and is again elevated by a
little car travelling along a sleeper in
clined plane to the top of the Wheel
where it falls into cup which stands
vertical for short time. After the car
discharges its cargo it returns to its
original station from it's own weight.
From the time one of these balls is
dropped into a cup until it is again
dropped into another cup it travels Sc
inches. Thus the work done by all the
balls is equivalent to one ball travelling
over mile a day; 400 miles in one year,
and, during a lifetime of person liv-
ing three-score years, the distance
around the globe
The electricity used is generated in
an ordinary storage battery, which does
not require any attention for fully
year.
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The women Of the Florida Semnoles
are Industrious and faithful. and occu-
Ply position much higher than the
average Indian woman. The burdens
of caring and providing for the house
hold are placed upon her, and are
somewhat similar to those of her white
sister. She cooks and cares for her
children and, often with the assistance
of sewing machine, makes the cloth
ing for her family. AS a motherin-
law she exercises her rights and pre-
negatives to their fullest extent; she
not only claims her children. but upon
the marriage of any of her daughters
tine son-in-law is compelled to take up
his residence with her family. She as
serts her own legal rights and at times
enforces them against her husband. It
is not an uncommon thing to see a dis
orderly brave bound by the women and
Kept bound until he promises to con-
duct himself properly, but it is sup
posed that the resistance is not very
strong and that the knots are more Of
love than of severity. The wife. ac-
companies her husband with her fam
lily, not forgetting the dogs and pigs
in his search for game, often remain
ing out for weeks before returning with
the harvest
The tribe has but one feast of any
importance, the Green Corn Dance, in
the latter part of juno, when all as
semble. 1t is more of a social than a
religious gathering, consisting. of mild
amusements, and nothing repusive. At
this gathering friends are united and
where they have been estranged, are
rcconciled: these who have been eXil ed
are forgiven and received back into the
fold. provided they are able to gain
access to the sacred grounds.
The number of the tribe is variously
estimated at from 300 to 400 On ac-
count of their environments they are
increasing at a slow rate. What their
future may be as a tribe depends very
much upon the action which the gov
eminent state and national. will be
able TO take in the matter
a. J. DUNCAN.
Indian Inspector, Department of the
Inferior
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another. The elders who rule this com
munity often choose to exercise their
authority by milder punishments. One
imretuous youth absented himself for
some time, acquiring the rudlments of
an education, most heinous violation
Of the law. Being unable to force the
offe nder to retract and return to his
tribe, they forbade his attentions to one
Of the most beautiful maidens of the
Seminoles, with whom he was in love.
This was too much for the aspiring
Seminole and he returned penitent, ap-
parently at least, to his tribe and
claimed his reward.
The social and home life of the Sem
mole Indian is most interesting. His
simple and deep demonstra tions of
grief over the loss of his children claim
our deepest sympathies. The family
relations among the Seminoles differ
but little from our own in outward
form, life, liberty. the sanctity and love
of home. He delights in his children
ard their infantile plays and games,
and their laughter is music to his ears.
He often unbends from his stately dig
nifty to join with them in their pranks
or to sing a lullaby in the evening.
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at this juncture, with the result that
the sympathetic woman's agitation be-
came marked.
"Oh you poor thing! I do feel 80
sorry for you" were her comments as
the other coughed on. I'm sure it
would stop if you took that remedy
do you know. think l will try. it,
said the woman with the cough slow
ly recovering her breath I've seen it
advertised some, but so many of those
things are absolutely worthless and
people are just deceived by them. But
this must have done you good. / can
see that by the trouble you took in
coming up to recommend it to me-
The drug department was near the
spot where they were talking.
Come with me, you poor thing SAID
the sympathetic woman, land I'll show
you just what to get
When the sufferer had purchased the
bottle of Blanks CoughNot the other
left her with sweet little bow. but
with her face already resuming the cold
business-lke expression it wore before
the interview.
There arn't very many Of them"
explained the floor walker, who had
come up after the purchase had been
made. Sometimes I've caught two or
three working in store, but they have
to be pretty careful or people would
catch on. OF course. they generally
get their victim to purchase the remedy
right here in the store, and for that
reason we generally let them alone If
they work quietly and inoffensively.
They're all adopts in their game, with
a good knowledge of human nature.
They don't often fail to catch person
in their net. and a lot of those who
have fallen victims to them could hard
ly be made to believe that they had
met an advertising agent"
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From the New York Herald.


New York is the city of auctions. and
at this season of the year the hordes of
auctioneers who sell to boarding-house
keepers and young married people are
in the zenith of their glory. There are
300 reputable auction houses and three
times that number of auctioneers in
New York, and they do yearly bust
ness of about $75,0000 900. This does not
take into considera ton the transact
tons of scores of small auctioneers
who devote themselves entirely to the
wants of the east side. New York is
the best auction town in the world for
everything from a brownstone front to
an old sewing machine. Now that the
theatrical companies are beginning to
come in from the road, auctioneers who
devote themselves to this branch of the
trade are doing land Office business.
A strong pair of lungs and a persua-
siVe tongue are no longer the chief
stock in trade of an auctioneer. He
must know the value of goods in order
to buy consignment of stuff outright,
and sell it a a profit, instead of on
commission.
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e (
picturesque and graceful, consisting Of
skirt generally of some bright ma
terial, reaching from the waist to the
feet, always bare. with a cutaway
waist, leaving an interval between that
and the skirt of from four to five
inches. The women dress their hair
with something of modern style and
taste, drawing it up in psyche knot
with bang" in front. Around her
neck. when child, a string of beads
is placed, and each year adds another
until middle life, when the women are
often loaded down with the accumu-
lated weight. As the wearer of the
beads passes middle age they are al
lowed to fall off in proportion to the
years, and at old age only "A few are
left, representing the years remaining
The dress of the children until 10 or
II years old is simple and of the lat
est fashion from Eden minus the
fig leaf
Within the boundaries of the Sem
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inole's weird home is found ample
means for his support. The alligator
furnishes him with skins. which he
sells to the nearest trader. During the
past few years, Notwithstanding the
scarcity of the saurian, the hunter has
been able to make an excellent living
for himself and family, often netting
$3.50 per month. The large profit lately
has enticed number of white. hunters
to the tCypress .swamps, one of the In
dians' 'favorite hunting resorts,Mto en-
gage IN the pursuit, thus threatening
to destroy this source of support and
cause the indians finally to become
burden upon the state or the national
government Within the Everglades
are also found the finest varieties of
fish, terrapin and an abundance of
water fowl and game. These beauti-
full hammocks are unexcelled in rich
ness of soil, being composed of the,
mold of the sea grass which has accu-
mulated for centuries. A very small
quantity of this land affords the own
er all the vegetables and fruit he de-
sires The cultivation of these and all
tropical fruits the Indians understand
WELL for they were in former years the
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only means Of support, before the al
ligator became a merchantable article.
The history of the past is TO The Sem
inches sad heritage of fallen great
nees. The names of their noted war;
riors, 0seeela. Tallahass ee, t,uhedgo,
Coacooehee. Micanopy ana Amathla.
are treasured and pres 2r eel through
the lakes, streams and villages IF
Florida. OF the descendants Of these
famous warriors but little can be SAID,
the greater number Of them ard their
friends were deported 20 the Isdjan
territory, and even there they are lost
sight Of Osceola' the greatest Roma n
of ALL lies buried near Charias on, A
number of the present tribe claim his
name and relationship, but / was MI
able to verify their right to it, nor
could learn +that any of Osceola's
blood courses in their veins His chill
dren. who We're with him when he was
a prisoner at Fort Mou!trie, were also
deported to the Indian territory, and
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every trace of them has vanished from
that time to- the present. The Florida
Seminole yet dreams with unwavering
faith of the time when this beautiful
land will be his again, and the glory
of the past redeemed, If not in this
world, in the next, beyond the big
Sleep" q. ~ 4
The braves are vain naughty and
suspicious ofstfangers and any famil-
iarity is resented, They are courteous
and friendly tob a certain extent to
these showing kindness, so long as the
traditions, habits and customs of their
people are not interfered with. ANY
approach with the object of educating.
civilizing or Christianizing them is mst
with cold indifference. The tribe has
no head chief at present. In accord
arce with the oldest customs the office
was elective. The death of the last
elective chief, Waxomcco, was tragi-
cal In the month of February. 1891 a
maroon (half-breed-n blood crazed
with whiskey and jealousy ran amuck
with a Winchester. His maroon wife
WaS the first victim, followed by the
aged chief Suh-Chief Tom Tiger, a
former noted warrior in the earlier
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-21
NEW PATENT MEDICINE TouTs,


Women Who Go About the Stores Look
ing for People to BE Cured.
From the New York Sun.
You see that woman over there"
said a fioor-walker in a department
store. "Well, she is the latest form Of
patent medicine advertising"
The woman was well dressed. She
was walking through the store in the
manner of the shopper who has not
made up her mind whether to buy any
thing or not.
Just follow her and watch the way
she does business" said the floor walk
er, and the reporter promptly went in
the woman's trail.
For some time the chase was devoid
of incident. Finally the woman saw
i'll the crowd of shoppers, before a bar
gain counter. another woman who had
so severe a coughing fit that she was
forced to sit down to rest Hardly had
she done so before the woman whom
the reporter was pursuing walked over
to her.
You seem to have quite bad
cough she began in a tone of SYM
pahy. do you know" she went on,
Il had just such cough, and the mo-
ment you began it struck my ears at
experience. I always have felt such
sympathy for any one with a cough
like that
The sufferer was much impressed by
the others sympathy, so much so that
she became rather confidential.
Il had pneumonia sometime ago."
she explained, land it left me with this
cough. The doctor says / shouldn't
worry about it; but l do wish I could
get over it. It's so annoying, and be-
sides it tires me out so quickly"
The sympathetic woman got even
more interested.
"Well,' she said, i've come to the
conclusion you can't depend on doc
tors with such cough as that. They
told me just exactly what they told
you, and just determined to cure my
SELF
How did you do it," asked the suf-
ferer.
well some one recommended to
me Blanks Cough-Not, and it's just
wonderful. Why don't you try it? Two
bottles cured my cough. Now l come
to think of it, I bought them here,
too"
The sufferer began to cough again
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to have been taken into consideration
before the invasion by the American
troops, but to make US pay or to pun
ish us with unjust taxation because of
that mercenary motive is, to put it
mildly, unbecoming a nation like the
United States.
We desire to place Porto Rico under
the American flag. as a model of gov
eminent and prosperity. We have the
material and are anxious to put it into
practice, and for that reason we ask
for our rights under the constitution of
the United States. which has also be-
come the law of our little island. We
therefore plead for fair treatment. Our
people are proud at being Americans,
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and anxious to demonstrate in prac-
teal manner their appreciation of the
magnanimous act of the people of the
United States in freeing them from the
claws of that despotic government
which, during 4O6 years, shed our blood
to enrich itself.
IT, pending the action Of congress as
to the ultimate disposition of the ISL
and. the administration will grant US
our request, and we have every reason
to believe that il will, because it must
by right do so, we will be saved from
starvation and prosperity will within a
month after begin to show itself.
We are not objects for charity. We
object most emphatically to the dis
tribution of rations to the 100000 people
that are starving in the island, a thing
unknown among our people even dur
ing the Spanish regime, and which has
been caused by the arbitrary customs
tariff established by the United States.
We object because we do not desire to
be pauperized We have means to sub
sist. if the United States will only grant
us free trade, to which we are entitled.
J. JULIO HENNA,
Porto Rican Commissioner.