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The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14
TROUBLE ABOUT THE SFARRoWS
Rumor That BountieS Have Been Falsely
Claimed in Arcola.

The two-cent bounty for the heads
of English sparroWs is likely to get
some of Arcolas ambitious hunters into
trouble. The county has paid out with
in the past six weeks over $500 to peo-
pie residing in Arcola township for
sparrow heads, and a universal cry of
fraud is heard on every side. One in
divdual received $4S for 2,400 of the lit
tie feathered scalps. while no less than
a haIf-dozen claims have been paid for
1900 and 1900 count each. The lesser
claims range all the way from 900 down
to 100 heads, and the grand total of
birds killed, according to the orders is
sued and paid, is over $4,000.
The general belief is that the heads
of the genuine dead birds have been
sold and reSold, and that the county
has been robbed Systematically for
some time. The number of birds pur-
ported to have been killed, as is shown
on the clerks books, is believed to be
far in excess of the entire English
sparrow family of the county. The
matter is being freely discussed and
public feeling is highly incensed at
what is generally termed wholesale
robbery" An investigation has been
called and 1T is believed the result will
be most sensational, and that some of
the officials will be found to have more
than a passing interest in the matter.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14
GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Mrs. c. D. Ladd Is expected to re-
turn from her visit in Neihart on the
train Of Tuesday afternoon.
George Stahler and family have ar
rived in this city from Red Oak, Iowa,
and intend making this their home in
future.
Mrs. F. D. Fuller of Blackfoot is in
the city as the guest of her sister, Mrs.
s. II. Lemon. Mrs. Fuller has just
returned from Chicago, where she has
been spending the winter
Miss Cora Blodgett has handed in her
resignation to the school board. 1t
takes effect on the Gath of this month
and another principal for the South
Side school will be elected at once.
Mrs. W. P. Dodson, for many years
a resident of this city, is. according to
a letter received by a friend, now as
tablished at Skaguay, Alaska. where
she is conducting a dressmaking es-
tablishment
Miss May Gallagher, who is now in
Minneapolis with her sister, who is
seriously i'll, has written the school
hoard that she will be unable to return
for some time. and she tenders her res
ignation. 1t has been accepted and the
teachers committee will fill the va
caney at once.
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shall be allowed to marry each other,
and. in order to make their meaning
/ entirely clear they cxrlain that bad
men should marry bad women, that
innocent youths should marry innu6"nt
impeled them TO make this remarkable
proposition, but the stress which they
lay on it shows that they considered it
of great Importance.
History does not say whether the par
lament granted their petition or rot
Probably not, for if il had this wo.Tan's
rights movement in old Poland would
surely have attracted some attention
not only from historians. but lisu s,om
those who are making a special study
of the Woman's rights movement. AS
1t Is, we know no more about the Young
Polish woman who petitioned the hon
orable parliament more than 25N years
ago than we learn here. and unless
some new documents are discovered in
the library of the University of Cracow,
it is not likely that we shall ever learn
any more about them and about their
sturdy fight against cross grained
bachelors, frolicsome widows and de-
ceitful young men.
Even though the parliament did not
grant their petition, let us hope that
they all married happily. Though they
knew it not, they were forerunnerS uf
women who have played a consider
able part in cur day, and for This
reason, if for 10 other, their quaint
petition, now brought to light t the
first time after many years, deserves
attention.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14
BABES AND SUCKL|AGS
A Little Tot Who Got on to
Garr's Curves.
HE GOT FIVE THOUSAND
She Asked Him and That Is What He
Said-Two Growing Politicians
Who Know What Elec-
ton Means.

Great Falls, March 12.-There is
little story being told about town as
joke. 1t concerns a very small girl
and very big man, in fact the latter
was member of the legislature le-
Gently adjourned, and purifier of pol
itics from away back. Before relating
the story it is necessary to make two
statements: First, the story is en-
tlrely true; second. the careless reader
and loose thinker may readily draw
the wrong inference from ii. The read
er is particularly warned against The
second clause. With this explanat Dry
prelude, here is the story:
Directly after the close of the late
notable legislative session H II. Carr
and his wife came to this city, where
they lived some 10 years ago, for a
visit to friends. In the family where
they were guests there is a little lady.
who, like most children of her age. asks
some very frank, if not embarrassing
questions. She is delightfully."- open and
candid herself and she sees no reason
who others should not be equally 81.
1t was the day following the depart
ure of the Cars for their home in
Columbia Falls that this little raiss
went to call upon neighbor and older
friend. The latter inquired about the
Cars. and the little one said they had
left. Then the neighbor in jest, asked
this question:
How much did Carr get FOR voting
for Clark?"
Five thousand dollars" was the
prompt reply.
Great Scot what do you mean?
How did you find out?' asked the
thunderstruck man.
why, l asked him. The papers said
he got $4,000 and l asked him # he
did. and he said: No, my dear, only
five But he is going to build fine
house at Columbia Falls this summer
and think we shall go up to see it,
Here is a second story of the ''out
Of the mouths of babes and sucklngs"
order: Among the boys who carry
Standards or sell them on the street are
two tots not over Z or years of age
Although they are so young they keep
their eyes and ears open, and they evil
IDENTIFY form opinions of their own on
what they gather The other after
noon there were a number of the boys
in the front Office waiting for the after
noon train and the Standards and
while they waited some of them spoke
of the approaching spring election and
the fact that Standards would sell at
that time better than ever. The two
little fellows were sitting on the floor
near the door to the inside office. and
evidently heard the conversation Of the
others.
''Golly, but We'll sell lots of papers
when lection comes." said one.
!, Huh, you don't know anything bout
lection" said the other
Don't I; Don't |? Well I guess I
do then. That's the time when men can
get things for their votes Last fall
Henry -------, that lives near us,
got most box of cigars and a bottle
of whiskey and lots Of drinks and other
things for voting for --. heard
him telling it. I guess 1 know what
lection is. don't I?"
And these children, now in the pri-
mary grades of the public schools, are
the future politicians of Montana.
Won't it be sweet future?
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of matrimony. Wherefore. it is desir-
, able that a place be set apart in each
township and that the young men and
women of the township who are not
already engaged be obliged to assemble
there at least four times each year Will
the object that thsy may become bett +
acquainted with each other and that
thus the number Of marriages be yearly
increased" And they request that all
young men who shall wifully absent
themselves from such meetings be con-
sidered abandoned scamps.
For widows these young Polish peti-
tioners have no love. Request No. 10
reads: ''AS widows, even though they
have lost one or more husbands, do not
refrain from entiCing innocent Young
men. We beg your honorable body 10
enact law forbidding widows to mary
after they have reached the age cf 10
years, and our reason for making this
request is because at that age widows
should no longer be frolcsome and
anxious to win the love of young men.
but should spend their time in spinning
and at prayer"
THE petitioners willingly admit that
some young women are plain looking
and that a few are even decidedly ugly.
For the benefit of these latter they ask
that all aids to beauty-presumabi bly,
meaning thereby cosmetics, rouge, false
hair and the like---be admitted into the
country free of duty, ''since no obstacle
should be placed in the way of unat-
tractive young women who desire to
render themselves attractive in the eyes
of young men,"
In harmony with these requests is an
other. that a law be passed compelling
every man to marry before ne is 80
The most curious requests in the petit
tion, however, are those numbered 10
and 20. The first is to the effect that
parliament shall take special pains to
prevent unsuitable persons from mar
rying each other, and the second is 10
the effect that thenceforth only those
men shall be allowed to become soldiers
who are by temperament or otherwise
clearly untitled to become husbands
and fathers.
These petitioners, however, have Tary
original ideas as to what constitutes
suitable marriages. Thus in "equest
No. 10 they maintain that only persons
of similar character and temperament
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14
Little Known of Him,

Great Falls, March 12.-The body Of
James j. Cotter was brought TO the city
this morning from the station of River
dale on the Montana Central, between
Cascade and Ulm. One arm was broken
and the body crushed as if train had
run over him. Beyond the fact that he
was member of extra gang No. and
a member of the boarding outfit which
was set in at Riverdale on Saturday
night, nothing is known of him. At
about the time when he was killed two
trains pass at that point. and he might
have stepped to one track in order to
avoid an approaching train on the other
and thus been caught, but of course
this is merely surmise. He was be-
tween 40 and so years of age and has
no relatives in this part of the state.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14
TOOK WHAT THEY WANTED,
Three Bold Pops Make the Republicans
Dig In,


Great Falls. March 13-The little
trick of the minnow swallowing the pike
has been successfully performed in this
city. While efforts have been made to
Keep the matter quiet, it has leaked out
that three undaunted pops, with Office
holding staring them in the face, have
manfully walked up to the republica n
party and swallowed it. There was no
doubt as to the bitterness of the mess.
but some one had to do it, and as the
populists We're not good for anything
else, they determined to be martyrs--for
consideration of course. They march
ed into the republican city central COM
mittee on Saturday night, took what
offices they desired and told the repub-
licans that they might have the rest.
The pops will take the aldermen in the
Third and Fourth wards and the city
treasurer, and the republicans can
take the rest or leave it alone. No doubt
they Will take it. w. F. Brown is to
be city treasurer c. o. Jarl tSe alder
man from the Third and c. e. Saddler
the alderman from the Fourth wards.
If the republicans should decide to
nominate L. G. Phelps for mayor, and
it seems quite probable, the pops would
have to make a second effort at swal-
lowing. but no doubt these India rub
ber people would accomplish that as
as they did the rest. In the
the anti-fusion pops are wan
dering smilingly about town and hum
ming to themselves, "Oh, where will
they get OFF,"
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14
BOGUS GEMS AaE COMMON,
Paste Diamonds" and Other limitations
of Real Jewels.

VI hehl ct"eiSs
If the proverb "Alls not gold that
slitters" were amended to read "All are
not true diamonds that glitter it would
be equally true and perhaps more apt.
For there's fully as much glitter about
jewels real and false as there is in gold
and its limitations. 1t is by artfully
turning and twisting in the light his
tastefully mounted bit of glass that the
film -tlam dealer in the goods of the ia
nous Dazzlekowski Jewel company is
able to catch the fancy and tempt the
vanity of the gullible customer who
buys for % cents an article which. if
1t were what it purports to be, would
cost from 500 to $500. To be sure, there
are people who purchase paste" dia-
monds knowingly. When in the thea
ter in which the best seats cost only so
cents play is to be put on with a royal
ballroom scene the manager provides,
among other properties, imitation jew
els for the participants, knowing that
at distance of several yards no one in
the audience can tell the difference
Occasionally an actress who cannot
afford such a luxury and whose ad-
mirers have not yet bestowed real dia-
monds upon her wears paste on the
stage. trusting to the same favorable
conditions to conceal the fraud. In this
case she knows exactly what she il
heen asserted, with some show of truth
flllness, that actresses and singers who
Have amassed wealth and are the pos
SCISSORS of genuine and valuable jewels
have duplicates made which are imita-
tons The originals are Worn only un-
der circumstances where detection
would be easy and where the danger OF
accidental loss is reduced to a mini
mum. But on the stage, in riding to
and.from the playhouse and under other
conditions where there is more or less
danger of carelessness or mischance the
paste substitutes are used.
- Perhaps no advertising trick of the
actress and singer whose fame is not
quite equal to her transcendent ability
is so common as the story of loss of
jewels. 1t is only fair to say that these
touching tales usually originate with
her manager, and she often hears of
her misfortune first from the newspa-
pers. Whatever be proper distribution
of blame, or credit, for these yarns
they nevertheless represent a distinct
element of risk in carrying jewels
around and justify the adoption of
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14

\ rats tail is Il wonderful thing. The
great naturalist Cuvier says that there
are more muscles in this curious append
age than are to be found in that part of
the human anatomy which is most ad-
nlired for its ingenious structure, namely.
the hand. To the rat. in fact, it's tail
serves as a sort of hand, by means of
which the animal is enabled to crawl
along narrow lodges and other difficult
passages, using 1t to balance with or to
gain a hold. II Is prcheusile. like the tails
of some monkeys. By means of 1t the
little beast can jump up heights otherwise
inaccessible, employing it as protective
Gpfing.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14
WoMAN'S CAUSE IN POLAND.
Champions for the Sex We're known
Centuries Ago.

Champions for the Sex We're Known
Centuries Ago.
Susan B. Anthony was not the in
tial champion of woman's rights by
some centuries of time.
An antiquarian was examing some
old books in the library of the Uni
Versity of CracoW recently when he
came across an original document,
bearing date 1910, and entitled. Young
Women's Petition Attracted by this
curious title he read on and found
that the document contained petition
from the young women of Poland and
Lithuania to the parliament which had
just been summoned by King Ladisiaus
". A footnote showed that the petit
tion was duly laid before the parlia-
ment by several young women, who
had been elected for the purpose and
who were supposed to represent all
the marriageable women in the coun
try.
The petition contains 25 separate re-
quests, and the first reads:
In view of the fact that the young
men of this country are accustomed
to spend far too much time in counting
and avoid entering the state of we'd
lock, as much as possible. we. your
petitioners, humbly ask that limit be
set to the time for courtship, and that
it be made obligatory upon the young
IleI 10 liie young NplIleil "uBln
they are counting not later than the
following June after they begin to
keep company together And We beg
that a fine Of 1000 Polish guldens be
imposed on each young man who courts
q maid and who does not marry her by
the following June, and we suggest that
such fines be used for the support of
young Polish orphan girls"
Two of the requests relate to mer-
cenary marriage, and the honorable
members of parliament are urged to
punish severely all couples who marry
for money, and to take special care
that mo father shall in future give
his daughter in marriage to a man
whom she does not love"
These Polish lassies show small mercy
to bachelors. TOO many young men,"
they say, "shun the quiet pleasures of
domestic life and thus gradually grow
old without ever entering into the state
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14

Great Falls, March 13.-The attention
of the district court has been given to-
day to the trial of a case involving the
title to a mining claim near Neihart
The action is entitled Matt Watanen
VS.. W. S. Jennings ct al. The suit of
the Hotter Lumber company vs.. Chas
Wegner has been dismissed as settled
Tomorrow morning George Booth,
the man found wandering on the south
side, will take place in the district court.
1t is said that he was formerly an agent
for the sale of steel ranges in Butte,
but his mind failed. and he was unable
TO remember anything about the busi-
ness he had transacted, and was there
fore dismissed.
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he city movement to establish some

ti4t iity d movement ~ tSldpllSll Solile-
thlnS like conservatory of music.
During the years of the citys exist
ence there has always been large pro-
portion of music lovers as the presence
of several musical clubs evinces, and
from time to time there have haan eX
ceptionally fine instruct ors, and there
are several at the present time. The
scheme has not yet taken def lite form,
but it is being discussed and amGng
those who are named as memo ers Of
the board of instruction are Professors
W. G. Kent and II. Ganke and Madame
Beraud. Should the movement succeed
it would give this city distinction rot
possessed by any other city in the state.
The matter will be discussed during
the coming week, and If suffi cient en-
coura cement develops the conservatory
will probably be evolved.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14

Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of SO in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained ct
Standard office in Butte, Anaconda.
Missoula or Great Falls.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14

The first flyer of the Northern Pacific
under its new time card and double
train service got in last night from the
east on time to the minute.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14

A Conservatory of Music.
Great Falls, March 12.-There is in
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14

The Montana railroad has let con-
tract for an extension of the road from
Ledboro to the Musselshell divide, and
when completed it is reported that the
entire line will be operated by the
Northern Pacific.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14
Line No. Z

A most choice lot, compris-
ing embroidery trimmed
Night Gowns. Chen1ise and
Drawers and Umbrella
Skirts. all eXcellently made.
Regular price 81 each, at
as cents
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14
Pretty Lawn and
Percale Wrappers
TT $2.H5
EiderdownWrappers or
LOunging Robes

You'll consider yourself
lucky if you buy one
these are made of all
wool material and come
in plain grays and reds,
cord trimming used, real
worth S. each.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-03-14
Line No. |

This line includes Umbrel-
la Drawers. plain ORA wers
and Chemise, all nicely
trimmed, regular price 45c
each, at
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-29
A kissing Nation.

In no other part of the world is kiss
ing SO much in vogue as in Russia
From time immemorial it has been the
national salute. Indeed it is more of "a
greeting than a caress.
In public affairs, as in private, the
kiss is an established custom. Fathers
and sons kiss, old generals with rusty
mustaches kiss, whole regiments kiss
The emperor kisses his officers. On "A
reviewing day there are almost as many
kisses as shots exchanged. If lillipu-
tian corps of cadets have earned the i'm
perial approval, the imperial salute is
bestowed upon the head boy, who passes
it on with hearty report to his neigh
Dor, he i'll his turn to the next, and SO
on, through the whole juvenile body.
On holiday or fete day the young
and delicate mistress of a house will
not only kiss all her maidservants, but
all her menservants, too, and if tho
gentleman does not venture above her
hand she will stoOp and kiss his cheek.
To judge also from the number of
salutes the matrimonial bond in these
high circles must be one of uninterrupt-
ed felicity. A gentleman scarcely enters
or leaves the room without kissing his
wife either on her forehead, cheek or
hand
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-29
JOHN HAYS BIG APRON.
One Of the Cases Where Dishwash-
ing Produced Poet.

Colonel Hay was when a boy a regu-
lar attendant of the Presbyterian Sun
day school at Warsaw, Ills
The Sunday school lessons partly con-
sisted of committing to memory Bible
verses, and to attain supremacy III this
created quite IA rivalry among the schol-
ars John Hay was sure to come out
ahead from two to five answers, some
times more, causing those of his com
rades who We're always behind him to
regard him with envy
Consequently when some of those boys
heard that John had to wash dishes and
do the churning for his mother and
more than all, that he wore an apron
while at these duties his Jealous COM
rades fairly crowed.
One morning it was agreed by his
comrades to get him out of doors while
he had his apron ON and humiliate him
by having two or three girls whom ne
rather liked ask him questions in re-
gard to his housework
Young Hay came ont to where the
boys were and answered the questions
by saying that he washed dishes as his
mother taught him, and then, with
twinkling eyes, he gave the dishpan
which he had with him tremendous
fling, contents and all, drenching who
ever happened to be near enough, and,
laughing loudly, ran into the kitchen
Hay and his big apron were never mo-
Tested after that.-Christian Endeavor
World
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-29
Mineral Wool.

Mineral wool looks very much like
cotton batting with little bits Or glass
scattered through it. 1t is made i'll this
way: There are two streams of Stag
(Which is the scum from irony, one in
each side, and jet of steam i'll be-
tween, and as the two streams of Stag
meet the steam the mineral wool is
formed.
The blast that is used to send the Stag
over tho steam comes with such force
that it sends the wool formed from tho
Stag flying to all parts of the building,
and some getting outside of the build
ing makes it look as though it were
covered with snow.
As the wool flies around the little
particles of glass separate from it, and
as the Stag was redhot the pieces of
glass are ON fire, and they look like lit
tie stars flying around
1t is used for packing around registers
and between walls 1t is nonconductor
of heat, therefore it will not burn.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-04-29

The intensity of application with
which the mind follows Whatever it
lays hold Of in literary pursuits is ex-
emplifed in the case of Robert Aims
worth, celebrated writer and anti
quarian of the seventeenth century. He
had been for years engaged in volumi-
nous Latin dictionary, and while fas-
cinated with this heroic work gave so
little time and attention to his wife
that he incurred her bitterest jealousy,
and before the work was quite complete
she committed the whole to the flames.
Instead of abandoning himself to de-
spair, Ainsworth set to work and re-
wrote it, accomplishing the entire work
in time. The same bitter disappoint-
ment was endured with similar heroism
by Carlyle when the manuscript of his
Frederick tho Great" was destroyed
by fire.