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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-20
Wal TER HOBART KISSED.
Groans for the Rider, OF DR.. Shep-
pard at Ingleside.
CLAMoR OF DlsApPRovAL
Hobart Has Jumped From Favor Into
Disrepute - Unsportsmanlike
Conduct in the Gentle
mems Race. s4.H
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
San Francisco, Jan. 19f-There was an
unusual demonstration at Ingleside this
afternoon. As DR.. Sheppard, ridden by
Walter Hobart, passed the judges stand
first in the gentiemens race, the crowd
Missed and groaned and popular dissatis-
faction was again manifested when Ho-
bart rode back to be weighed in. The
clamor of disapproval was due to methods
employed to make the, winning of the cup
certainty for the young San Francisco
millionaire, but there are few people who
would care to gain the trophy and face
such jeering. 7
In few short weeks Hobart has Jump
ed from favor to disrepute and the hand
some cup should always be a reminder to
him of the most unsportsmanlike conduct
that has ever marked the gentleniens
race. in which the management of the Pa
cific Coast Jockey club cannot escape it's
share of blame. Whether DIR. Sheppard
was or was not promised to Frank Skin
ner, the fact that horses were not drawn
by lot is ground for serious criticism, Of
the Pacific Coast Jockey club
The conditions of the race as announced
In the programme book were as follows:
Purse $500, of which 800 to second and
$50 to third; for 4-year-olds and upwards
gentlemen riders, all to carry ITO pounds
Entries close Monday, Jan. is; mounts to
be decided by lot the day preceding the
race. Association reserves the right to de
termine number of starters and to draw
down to that number If NECESSARY; one
mile"
AS every race-goer knows, mounts were
not decided by lot, and especially after
Hobart had secured for a consideration
DR.. Sheppard the best horse obtainable,
iE California for race of that descrip-
ton.
When the cup was originally offered the
conditions called for 155 pounds, but owing
to the increasing corpulency of Hobart
the weight was raised to ITO pounds in the
last two races. If the contestants had
been consulted no one would have de-
INJURED to the change, as everyone was
anxious to see Hobart ride out the series.
especially as he had two wins to his cred
it, but to make the change in conditions
so that mounts were not decided by lot
was rank injustice and it was clearly
done to favor Hobart. To this fact can
be attributed the noisy demonstration.
There were four starters in the race,
but there was no semblance of contest
about it. DR.. Sheppard outclassed his
field, and Terrier, owned by Hobart was
the only one that even had an outside
chance. The only redeeming feature about
the event is that the gentlemens race is
done with for all time. 80 -
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No Material Change,

Washington, Jan. l9.-There was no ma
terial change in Colonel Exton's condition
during the day. At midnight he was re-
ported to be resting easily.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-20
Death of Professor Nicholson.

London, Jan. l9.-Professor Henry AL
lyen Nicholson, professor of natural his
tory in the University of Aberdeen, died
to-day in his 55th year.
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From the Memphis Commercial-Appea
We observe that one of the magazines
has heard of the explosion of the Maine
and is now giving its readers an account
of that event.
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Sailed for Porto Rico.

New York, Jan. 19.-The transport
Mississippi to-day sailed for Porto Rico
with government stores.
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Arbor, Mich. He came to North Des,ota
in 1880, residing at Wahpetop. AS an
orator, he has few equals in che state.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
BARN SWALLOWS.

In the Old brown barn by the shaded wall.
With moss-grown shingles, and chinks
ttat stare
At the blue Of sky, or the stars o'er ALL
In the solemn hush of the evening air.
There the swallows build where the caves
slope low,
And cling and futter and twi,ter and
From their mud-built nests in plastered
Or nreen and Groom on the ridge-p po:s tall
In the flush of morn is a flash of wings
Ger the still. gray pool. where the shad-
ows lie,
Till the downy breasts send the crystal
rings
In widening curves DER the mirrored sky
In through the squares of the windowless
loft,
And out OF the gloom to the light they go,
With whirr of wings and a murmur soft.
While We dream on the fragrant hay be-
low.
Now over and under the caves and through,
The steel-blue wings of the wanderers
glide,
With melodies sweet as the year. and new,
And happy and free as the world is wide
sweet barn-swallows, I hear your call
Your twitter of song and notes of cheer.
And l lie again where the sunbeams fall
Through the NOTED loft. in a vanished
year.
Benjamin f. Leggett. in Youths Com
panion.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13

man didn't have hoeT He'd have been
worse Oft, wouldn't he? A hoe repre-
sents capital. Do you know. John Dob
ley, it gets sillier every minute, to think
OF all the sympathy that you're vast
ing on that man. 1t is The Man With
out the Hoe you should be sorry for
You are getting me round to your
way of thinking, Honora. recall now
the story OF rich man who said that
he started in business picking rags,
but for week or two he nearly
starved. because he had no money to
buy rag-pick with"
What did he do?"
He borrowed money enough, be-
lieve, and 25 years after he told the
story of the trouble he had getting
some one to lend the money. The fun
niest part of it was THAI he said he
had never paid it back
Il wonder if that man really owned
the hoe, or had borrowed it:"
Perhaps that is what he was think
ing off,
He was probably too mean TO buy
hoe of his own! You know, John, I
think that man was no good."
"Honora, your logic is so convincing
that | am beginning to agree with you
that The Man with the Hoe was con-
siderable of gold brick. N. Y. Sun
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
WANTED TO TRADE WIVES.
An Esquimau Chief Who Became
Enamored of an Ameri-
can Woman.

A plucky little western woman, Mrs.
Laura McGregor, has recently returned
to the United States after trip of
more than seven months in the Arctic
seas, north of Behring strait. 1t is said
to be the first time that q white woman
has spent an entire season in this
region of the great frozen north.
Mrs. McGregor is the wife Of the cap
tain of steam whaler, and the trip was
made upon her husbands ship. Her
trip was full Of curious adventure.
Once, while they were trading with the
Esquimaux, celebrated chief of that
region actually proposed to trade
wives with Capt. McGregor. and finally
became SO insistent upon making the
bargain that he had to be forcibly
elected from the ship. The wife whom
he proposed to exchange for Mrs. Nc
Gregor was a hideously ugly squaw
with swarthy features, who could not
speak a word of English.
Mrs. McGregor kept her eyes open
during the voyage and brings back
many interesting stories of the life Of
the native Esquimaux they met. With
a woman's quickness for such details
she observed much of the life of the
natives of that region which would
scarcely be observed by a man. She
found the Esquimau women quite as
vain and proud of their primitive sur
roundings as the women of civilized
countries. The squaws begged for
every article of dress she had, and if the
chance came they would have no hesita-
tion in stealing it. As fast, she says, az
she could make wrapper or some other
simple article they would besiege her
for it. offering to exchange almost any
thing they owned.
The hats Mrs. McGregor wore were
objects of special admiration. They de-
light in bright colors, and the more
gaudy the trimmings the more it
pleased them. Mrs. McGregor trimmed
q number of hats for them with the
wings of the native birds of the north
to their great delight.-N. Y. World.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13

Gratitude has been defined as "a
iively sense of favors to come" Like
most cynical utterances upon life and
conduct, the measure of truth it holds
is not so absolute as to make it stand
ard for universal application. Here is
a case in point: When the Klondike
fever was rifest, New Yorker, out of
work, penniless and Respondent,
touched the sympathies of a generous
friend who gave him an outfit and suffi-
cient money to reach the gold fields.
The New Yorker prospered, and re-
turned home recently to find his bene-
factor dead. and his widow and chill
dren impoverished.
At once and without solicitation he
net only returned his friends gift and
the cost of the outfit, but bought and
presented 10 the widow small house:
and here, happy with her children. she
has taken up the trade of dressmaking,
relieved from. the anxieties of the fu-
ture. kGratitude is not yet an extinct
virtue.-Youth's Compsrion-
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Authcr-"What excuse have you for
abusing my book?" Critic-"I read it,"
London Tit-Bits.
A Part of His Training.--"Isn't your
son rather large to play with dolls ?''
oh, no. we are training him to be .
man dressmaker." - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
"Women have no continuity of pur-
pose" Haven't they? My Cousin
Laura bought a SIS diamond ring and
paid for it one dollar ut time."-N. Y.
Evening World.
Nell-"Did your French lessons carry
you through in Paris?" Belle--"Not
very well. The stupid creatures don't
seem to understand their own lam
guage. e."-Philadelphia Record.
Oh, the Brute!-She-"Hav you seen
our art gallery?" Bored Count-"No."
She-"We have lovely portrait over
there by Titan" Bored Count-"Of
you?"-Philadelphia North America.
Fluster-"Young man, / see by this
message that it was received at your
office day before yesterday. Why
didn't you deliver it sooner?" Tele-
graph Messenger-"Huh. Youse mus
t'ink is troo express. De orfis is four
blocks fun here."-Ohio State Journal.
To Oblige a Second Wife. Jones
called up his first wife at the seance
last night, and what do you think he
said to her?" said Smith. "Goodness
knows" replied Brown. "He asked
her if she would give his second wife
her recipe for mincemeat." Pick Me-
Up.
Easy Answer.-"Papa, what is the
meaning of the word 'candelabra? p I"
asked Sammy Snaggs, who was doing his
homework That's easy, Sammy"
replied Mr. Snaggs. 1.-The word ex-
plains itself A candy laborer is a work.
man in candy Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
A Tonic Unnecessary.--Mrs. Smith
''Tm afraid / shall have to stop giving
Robby that tonic the doctor left for
him." Mr.. Smith-"Why, isn't he any
better?" Mrs. Smith-Oh, yes. But
he slid down the banisters six times
this morning, broke the hall lamp and
two vases, a jug and looking-glass,
and l don't feel as If l could stand much
more. re."-Boston Traveller.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
A REALIZED AMBITION.

His name was James O'Connell Thomas
Jefferson O'Roke:
He was the high-school orator, and every
time he spoke
The school was crowded. high and low and
10 the doors, rsith those
Who longed TO hear the gifted boy and see
him when he rose
To initiate great Spartacus and bid his
listeners dare
To beard the lazy Roman hosts. the while
he sawed the air.
AS Brutus he was wont TO stand in classic
pose and prate
About imperial Caesar and his sad. assist
ed fate.
AS Antony he stopped to dip in Caesars
sacred blood
His homemade cotton handkerchief. and
thus unchain the flood
or Roman rage; then he would smile COM
PLEASANTLY and pause,
And stand unmoved amid the mighty thun-
ders OF applause.
BE gods. He was a hero in those old for
ensic days.
And all the town spread his renown and
boasted in his praise.
His neighbors bolstered up his fame, and
each did prophesy
That all the world should crown his name
with honor ere he'd die.
They swore his magic voice should plead
successfully and strong
|For justice to the poor and lead in Fighting
freemen's wrong.
|They noted how his youthful brow already
showed the weight
|Of heavy thought and trials wrought by
cares exceeding great.
.At last he left his native place and to the
city went;
lThe townsfolk wept, but on his face there
shone a sage content.
hau ha trt1Iy 1a he "a
within his heart:
P'My voice shall never, never play measly
second partr
Bee how the kindly faxes advance man of
pluck and brains
BE has a railway station job as ''caller" of
the trains!
-Chicago Daily Record.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
HOUSE WITHIN A HOUSE.
A Marvel of Freak COnstructfCp
Built for an Ecce atric French.
man In New Orleans.

"There stands what was formerly
one of the most curious houses in the
world" said an architect of this city,
pointing to an antique three-story man
sion in the old quarter. about is
years ago. he continued, sits partition
walls were rearranged and there is
very little at present to distinguish it
from the commonplace, but as it stood
originally it was a marvel of freak con-
struction. 1t was really house within
house. In those days one could enter
its front hall and pass over it from top
to bottom without noticing anything
unusual except, that there was very
little room for its apparent size and
that the apartments were badly ar
ranged. AS matter of fact, small
door, masked by the holdings in the
front parlor, led to a chain of rooms
entirely separated from the rest of the
house, and so placed that their bare
existence would never be suspected.
They were connected by queer, tor
tuous passages and narrow, winding
stairs, and had private exit in the
rear. As l understand it, the house
was built in the early part of the CEN
tury for an eccentric Frenchman, who
would occasionally retire to the secret
apartments and live there for months
at time while his family occupied the
mansion proper. When the place
passed into different hands the arrange
ment was an immense nuisance and
an effort was made to connect the
rooms, but as the floors were on differ
ent levels the effect WAS rather odd.
The tinkering went on for years, and
at last the interior walls were torn out
and the whole thing remodeled.
greatly regret that have never been
able to secure a plan of the original
arrangement. l am told it was by
Partisan draughtsman, and it was un-
questionably an architectural curics-
ity of the first order."-N. o. Times
Democrat
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Declined with Thanks,

Charles, you know how fond Mary,
our cook, always seems of music. Well,
l had ticket to this subscription con-
cert this afternoon and / offered it to
her, and said: Mary, think there is to
be little work with a short overture
that you will like And what do you
suppose she said?"
ASKED for another for the big po-
liceman," said Mr.. Goodenough, smil-
ing.
Thank yer. ma'am, but Olive plinty o.
work at home widout goin' out for
more, over chores or no over chores!'
N. Y World
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13

"There is such thing as being alto
gether too clever"
'You think so?"
II know it. was walking along the
street yesterday when l noticed 6 S
note lying on the pavement. l stopped
to pick ii up, but it looked like coun-
terfeit, so passed on"
"And the note turned out to be good
one, of oourse?"
"No, it did not, but was arrested be-
fore / had gone ten steps further"
ARRESTED? What for?"
For passing counterress money!
Answers.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Rather Mixed Question.

Nellie" said a mother to her little
daughter, Il wish you would run over
and see how. old Mrs. Smith is. She has
been quite ILL.,"
In few minutes Nellie came running
back and reported: "She said to tell
you it was none of your business"
why, Nellie" said the astonished
mother, what did you ask her?"
"Just what you told me to-" replied
the little innocent. Il told her you
wanted to know how old she was
Baltimore Sun.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Not Denying That.

He-No, the average woman hasn't
sense enough to vote.
She-She has as much sense as the
average man, I'd have you know.
He-I am not denying that at all.
never saw woman yet who could argue
without getting away from the point
indianapolis Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
DObley'S Man Witha Hoe
MIGHT just as well resign at
An Eluciaation OF Markham's Poem
for Mrs. D. Benefit.

TT MIGHT just as well resign at
once." exclaimed Mrs. Dobley
Fl had no idea that joining a literary
CLUB meant that one had to perform in
|public. / simply can't do it,"
What do they want you to do, my
dear?" asked Mr.. Dobley. "A song and
dance or a cakewalk? | wouldn't mind
b little thing like that. You can pick it
Iup in no time"
It's nothing like that" said Mrs.
Dobley, passing a typewriter docu-
ment over the breakfast table. And
&you needn't make any fun of the mat
ter, either. The frivolous way in which
you look at everything is tiresome. Now,
what am TO do?"
Il am sure, my DEAR" began Dob
ley
Just read it--read it," commanded
Mrs. Dobley, and her husband read:
"Honora Coombs DobIey.-Dear Madam
At the next meeting of the Literary club
| the topic of discussion will be Markham's
poem, The Man with the Hoe AS you
have been selected as chief speaker of the
Ievening, you will kindly be prepared TO re-
&cte the poem and give a sketch Of the au-
Rs TO the idea contained in the work. as well
Rs the general style and literary construc-
lion of the poem"
We'll, my dear" said Mr.. Dobley,
rying TO conceal the fact that he was
uite as perturbed as his wife by the
bitter. "Well?"
We'll? Why didn't they select you?
What did they send that to me for?
hat do know about farming?"
You forget. my dear, that this is not
IN agricultural club, but literary So
iety. OF course they refer to the IA
nous poem?"
What poem?"
rs it possible that you haven't heard
Pf Markham's masterpiece, The Man
with the Hoe?'" asked Dobley, with
reproachful look over the top of his
egg.
why, / haven't read anything but
fQuo Vadis' this summer, and / only
half read that. You see it hurts my
yes, and besides that I'm too busy.
NFho was he?"
The Man with the Hoe?' He has
become one of the most typical Of"
What was the matter with him?
Nhy didn't he hoe? Where did it hap
/pen?"
1T began with picture, my dear.
An artist made picture of man in
r field with hoe"
"Hoeing corn, / suppose; well, what of
t?"
II Wen, it was great picture-filled
with depth and feeling and life"
i suppose it seemed as though he
were really hoeing, did it? I've seen
picture like that--a girl gathering
roses-you could just see III. stems
Snap
No, it wasn't exactly that. The man
had stopped"
stopped hoeing? What did he do
that for?n
He'd stopped to rest and was lean
Ing on the hoe
Gracious! 4 hoe isn't a bit com
Portable 10 lean upon. Why didn't he
Esit down?"
'Why-er-it was just the artists
idea, you see. The man stopping to
lean on his hoe-@the laborer in the field
-eon't you see?-typifying the work
man OF the ages-the empty ages
Markham wrote"
Was it Markham hal the hoe?"
oh, no. Markham was a poet and
pc saw the picture and saw the poetry
n II. Then he wrote the poem and
es4'ed il. The Man with the Hoe"
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Unlike some other Occupations.

Golfer-Don't you ever get tired OF
farming?
Farmer-'Tain't no use of gettin'
tired of it, young man. FarmiR' amt
no fad!-Puck.
The Forrest City times., 1899-10-13
Men Who Wear nraceret..

Bracelet-wearing men are said to be
on the increase.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-01

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-
SETTS-Worcester, IS. Probate Court
To the heirs at law, next of kin and all
other persons interested in the estate Of
George 5. Howe, late Of Worcester, in
said county, deceased:
Whereas, a certain instrument purport-
ing to be the last will and testament Of
said deceased has been presented to said
court for probate, by Eliza A. Smith
who prays that letters OF administration
with the will annexed, may be issued
to her, or some other suitable person,
the executrix named in said will having
deceased:
You are hereby cited to appear at a
probate court to be held at Worcester
in said county of Worcester. on the
NINTH day Of MAY, A. D. 1899. at nine
o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause,
if any you have, wbJ the same should
not be granted.
And said petitioner is hereby directed
to give public notice thereof by pub
fishing this citation once in each week
for three successive weeks, in the Wor-
cester Spy, a newspaper published in
Worcester, the last publication TO be
one day. at least, before said court, and
by mailing, postpaid or delivering a
copy Of this citation to all known persons
interested in the estate, seven days at
least before said court
Witness, WILLIAM r. FORBES, ESQ,
judge of said court this twenty-seventh
day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
GEORGE H. HARLOW. Register.
apr2S mayl,S
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-01

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-
SETTS.-Worcester IS. Probate Court
To the heirs at law, next of kim creditors
and all other persons interested in the
estate OF Rebecca o. Rowland, late of
Worcester in said county, deceased, in
testate:
Whereas. a petition has been presented
to said court to grant letter Of admin
istraUon on the estate of said deceased to
Patience o. Scott of Worcester, IN said
county of Worcester, without giving a
surety on her bond:
You are hereby cited to appear at a
probate court to be held at Worcester, in
said county Of Worcester on the SEC
OND day Of MAY, A. D. 1899, at O'Clock
I'm the forenoon, to show cause, If any
you have, why the same should not be
granted.
And the petitioner is hereby directed TO
give public notice thereof by publishing
this citation once in each week. for three
successive weeks. in The Worcester Spy,
a newspaper published in Worcester, the
last publication to be one day at least
before said court.
Witness-WILLIANIT T. FORBES, ESQ,
Judge of said court, this eighteenth day of
April in the year Of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-nine
GEORGE II. HARLOW, Register.
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-01
LEGAL NOTICES.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHU-
SETTS.-Worcester IS. Probate Court
To the heirs at law, next Of kin and all
other persons interested in the estate of
Jane w. DuntOn, late of Royalston, in
said county, deceased:
Whereas, certain instrument purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of
said deceased has been presented to said
court for probate by John l.. Coffin and
George l.. Wright, who pray that letters
testamentary may be issued TO them. the
executors therein named. without giving
a surety on their official bond:
You are hereby cited to appear al a
probate court to be held at Worcester. In
said county Of Worcester on the SEC
OND day Of MAY, A. ID. 1899. at 9 O'Clock
In the forenoon, to show cause, If any you
have, why the same should not be grant
ed
And said petitioners ire hereby directed
TO give public notice thereof by publish
ing this citation once in each week. for
three successive weeks in The Worcester
Spy. a newspaper published in Worcester
the last publication to be one day at least
before said court, and by mailing. post
paid, or delivering a copy Of this citation
TO all known persons interested in the
estate, seven days at least before said
court.
Witness-WILLIAAI T. FORBES. ESQ.
judge of said court. this twenty-frst day
OF April. In the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-nine.
GEORGE II. HARLOW. Register.
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