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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17
An Old Cnin.

Missoula, Dec. 16.--J. M. Carnahan
has a rare coin in the shape of a per-
feet half dollar of the coinage of 1918.
1t has evidently not been handled to
any degree, as it is not defaced in any
manner. Mr.. Carnahan took it in over
his counter in the Western Union office
not long ago, and did not notice till he
made up his cash at night what he
had. Then he could not tell where lie
got it and has been waiting since for
the owner to show up.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17
Good Wheat,

Missoula, Dec. 16.-The wheat crop
that was raised by the Indians of the
Flathead reservation was the largest
that these people have ever grown. In
addition to the grain that was ground
for home consumption at the reserva-
ton mills, nearly 10 carloads of prime
hard wheat We're shipped to the Bon
ner mills. The Indian farmer is ad-
vancing with the times.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17
Improving,

Missoula. Dec. 16-Willis BrOadbent
whose ankle was so badly fractured
by cave during the construction of
the Higgins avenue sewer connections,
is now able to put his foot to the
ground and expects to soon be able to
shed the plaster cast that has envel-
oped his foot for so long
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-17

give his consent. 1t is up to the adj
ministra ton now. All the rest have
made their antes good. Let that cav
airy squadron come
The Coconino sun., 1899-09-30
OPENED SEPTEMBER ii, 1899.
 THE
 NORTHERN ARIZONA NORMAL SCHOOL.
 FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.

Thorough courses will be offered in High School, Academic and Normal work. The Normal course will lead to the reception of a Diploma giving the right to teach within Arizona during life.
 The new School is centrally and delightfully."- situated. The climate of Flagstan is almost perfect conducting in the highest degree toward the health of students. The school building is more than ample in size and has been equipped with all needful furniture and ap- paratus
 For all information and for circulars address
 PRINCIPAL A. N. TAYLOR,
 FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA.
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but the thoughtfulness that prompts
them"
As Harry recalled his quarrel with the
jewelcr and his regret that he had not
spent $50 more and got an engagement
ring, instead of the two presents. he
didn't feel quite so proud of himself as
he did ut first, but he wisely concluded
to accept the good that the gods had
sent to him, and he let Jean praise him
to her hearts content.
He felt, however, that something
should be done in the way of atonrmcnt
so he went around to the jewelers. next
day and, after apologizing profuScy for
the many unkind things he had said
when they had quarreled. asked for a
catalogue from which to select an en-
gagcmcnt ring with a solitaire in it that
he can order as soon as he has saved up
enough money or secured the promotion
to the position Of manager that he is
waiting for. Jean, of course, is very
happy and thinks after all, that it was
not such IL hardship to have been born
on Christmas, as it enabled her to dis
cover what a noble. thoughtful and gen
erouS fellow her fiancc is. and he. hay
ing had such Il narrow escape, viii
doubtless be very careful to show the
qualities for which he acridcntaIly
though perhaps justly, gets credit.
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about Christmas and New Years it is
greatly desired for the crops, bat ordi-
narily from week to week there is an
uncloudcd sky. a cool, pleasant breeze
blows from the west. In the house it is
not only cool, but cold, SO that Il little
summing Is pleasant, and 1T night, c:'pr-
cially far up In the country, lies are
welcome. Cool brcczcs during the day.
sweet scented flowers, birds singing and
rocks cawing in the trees add to the
charms of lndia's most agreeable sea-
son. Then Europeans, so far as circum-
stances permit, get into the open air and
move freely about, with everything in
the climate to favor their travelling.
Europeans usually observe the festive
season somewhat in the same way rs we
do in America, but Christmas day in
the tropics is fact hard to realize. The
scenes, climate and general surroundings
are so very different from what we are
used to here. picnicS, tennis, Sl!ootlng
parties on elephants and rides and drives
through country avenues take the place
of sleighing skating and coaSting.
There are Christmas decorations pecul-
lar to India, for the natives dearly love
all tokens of feasting. They place tall
plantain leaves and bunchcs of fruit in
the gateway as symbols of plenty and
hang up wrcaths of laurel and India jas
mine or strings of small lamps and of
those great orange marigOlds which they
offer at the shrincs of all their gods.
An attraction for the little folks is
found in the great stands Of Christmas
cakes and trees. Ornamental cakes
which are supposed to be especially dear
to English hearts are made hy tn" ma
tivcS The number of these that are pre-
sentcd on Christmas morning by native
tradcSmcu to their employers is startling.
As many as dozen have been seen on
one lady's table. Besides these, trays of
all manners Of candies, fruits. vegetables
and flowers are presented, sometimes by
the servants themselves, who come to
make their salaamS and generally expect
to receive some Christmas hackShccSh
moncy) or Christmas "bOXcS." Native
princes and nabobs send presents of
like nature to their English friends. The
contents Of the trays are often most ar
tistically arranged.
The churches are decorated. but what
an uphcayal Of all ones cherished sent-
ments and memories! In the place of the
holly and ivy. flowers of brilliant hues
are seen; instead of furs and plaids, sum
mer gowns and hats are worn; in the
place of rosy. frost kissed checks, there
are palid and sun blcachcd ones.
The roast turkey and beef and blazing
plum pudding are generally forthcoming.
served by native walters in their white
raimcnt and bare feet. The festivities of
the day are usually wound up by a dinner
party in the evening.
G. Il. ETHERINGToN.
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and asked her to explain, but much as
she would have liked to warn him Of
the snare into which all her previous
admirers had fallen she could not do so,
for she had registered Il vow to keep her
secret. She did PROMISE however. that
If he escaped the danger She would cX-
plain everything to him after Christmas.
"1f you love me truly and are the no.
bic. generous soul | believe you to be,
there is no danger" she said to him.
81 am not so sure of my nobility and
generosity" he said. but am very sure
that love you. and | will walk as cir
cumspcctly as | can
AS the Christmas season cam" around
Jeans anxiety Increased: bat. like the
healthy. big hearted soul he was. Harry
practically dismissed the whole matter
from his mind and went his way aS if he
We're not undergoing a test on which his
whole future happiness depended.
As the little jcwcler in the town did not
have II very larg" assortment of presents
Harry found it difficult to select Sgiitd-
bic one for Jean. He wanted to give her
something out of the common ran, bat rs
he felt that in view of the necessity for
saving money toward housekeeping; i!c
must not spend more than $40 his diff
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was a special service held in the great
Cathedral of San Ignatius for the sol
diers of the American army. There was
a grand solemn high mass, and Rev Fa
thcr McKinnn of the First California
conducted the services. The great
cathedral was crowded. There were
profuse decorations for the occasion, and
the great paintings and fine statuary.
which since the surrender of the city
have been stored away owing to the oc-
cupation of the church as barracks by
the Spanish prisoners, were brought
forth. There were services in the diff
ferent other churches, and these were
also attended by our soldiers.
The principal feature of the day, how
ever, was the dinner, and every com
mand had change from the plain bill
of fare provided by Uncle Sam to some
thing more palatablc and appctzng. 1t
had been long time since the men had
partakcn of II meal under something
like civilized surroundings. and there
We're many things to make Christmas
dinner enjoyable.
Christmas day here in the Philippines
could not have been more perfect. The
weather was fine. In the morning there
were cooling brcczcS, ana later the sun
poured its rays straight down. The
santinelS were kept busy In y Aiging the
heat and huntng the shade, All duty
not absolutely necessary was dispensed
with for the day. There were all kinds
Of sports in the different commands. \
great field day had been arranged to
be held on the Lunetta, but owing to-
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Guilty was greatly increased. In order t,
help him ont the icwclcr gave him an H.
lustratcd catalogue and told him to select
the design he wanted and he would send
to the city for it. Harry acted on the
suggestion and worked over that cnta-
loguc for almost a week. He marked at
least 20 designs of pins, brooches, brace
lets and such trinkcts before he decided
on brooch that took his fancy. He
then took rubber and erased the marks
he had made before designs he had re-
jectcd and then sent back the catalogue
by IA messenger with n note saying, Get
me what have marked"
On the day before Christmas the jew
eler sent him package and with it Il bill
for $50. Harry expected Il bill for only
$40, so he opened the parcel to find ont if
possible what was the cause of the extra
charge. He then found that, besides the
brooch. the jcwclcr had sent him a brace
let he had admired very much and which
he Mt first thought Of ordering. But he
didn't order it. and, besides, not being
able to afford it, he had no intention Of
being imposed upon in this way. Taking
the jewels with him. he hurried to the
dealer and asked him to explain.
'Why, | sent YOU only what you order
cd" protested the jcwcler.
81 ordered only the brooch" said Har-
ry.
pardon me-" said the jewcler. "You
sent me word To order what You had
marked, and did. You marked both the
brooch and the pin"
"Oh. no; | didn't" replied Harry. II
rubbed out all the marks ! made except
the one for the brooch"
Instead of pursuing the argument the
jeweler went to his desk and brought
out the marked catalogue. Sure enough,
the two items were marked. lie had evil
IDENTIFY overlooked the mark before the
bracelet when crasing the others.
but | don't want the bracelet" he
said.
81 can't help that" replied the jcwclcr.
"You ordered it, and | simply filled your
order"
"But You surely are not going to insist
that take itT'
"Thcrc is nothing else left for me to do.
The mistake was your own, and ! cant
be expected to bear the loss. The jewel
is Il very pretty one but ! could not hope
to sell il here within year, and ! must
pay the New York house for it,"
''WCll. | call that a skin game" said
Harry. lcsiu.; his temper. The jcwclcr
promptly l'~l his temper also, and they
induI..r' - rather undgniticd quarrel.
Fin" paid the bill and eNclaim-
ed -:
81 y this town 30 years, III
uc,, 'hcr thing here"
"N act Ia. losing NV best Gus.
tomri I'D the jcwclrr, with y snecr.
Whrn Harry reached his room, he took
ont the tw" Jewels and looked ut them.
They wrr' h"th very pretty and tasteful,
but he felt thai they were more than he
could afford Just then.
"Why," be said to himself, 81 might
us well have added $50 more To the
amount and bought her the engagement
ring"
Having the jewels, he decided. OF
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the engagement with him. Surely, if
you loved him, you didn't break off just
because hr was one present short"
Il never loved him"
"But you were engaged to him."
"Ycs but didn't know then what love
means. Even if he had passed my fool
ish test would still have parted from
him, for | did not know my own mind
when | consented to be engaged to him"
"But 1t was ut Christmas you broke off
with him. Wasn't that because of the
test ="
"Wcll. yes, il was, but he failed in his
requirements in n way that | had not
previously dreamed possible. Why, that
man actually brought me an engagement
ring for Christmas, and it was to serve
as an engagement ring, Christmas pres
ent aud birthday gift NIL in one. That
was beyond anything in the way of true
economy that | had ever heard of, and il
opened my eyes to the kind of man he
was. But You must always remember,
dear, that it is not the presents | Jalue.
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striking pccuiariticS were due to this ac-
cdcnt Of birth. or course il had nothin..
to do with her unlikcncSS to other girls in
being more beautiful than any of them.
but 1t certainly was the cause of IL strange
morOSencSS that seemed to ovcrwhcIm
her every year when her birthday came
around. 1t was first noticed when she
was child, and wise people said she
would outgrow it, but they were mis-
taken. Every year her birthday brought
II period of discomfort. and because of II
strain of Scotch rcticencc in her nature
she would not explain what WAS weigh
ing on her mind. 1t is true that as she
grew older she changed somewhat but it
was in Il way that made this pcculiarity
more marked. When she was old enough
to have admirers, it was noticed that She
almost invariably broke off with them ut
Christmas. aud when asked to explain
her conduct she quoted from an ancient
ballad she had read at the seminary:
Who on Christ his day is borne
Shall rede Alright both love and scorne.
because | was born on Christmas" "
she used to say, Il have a power to
know which of my friends are true and
which are false. but if | explain His
power to any one shall lose it."
or course this sounded very absurd
in the last years of the nineteenth cen
tury, but il was finally demonstrated
that her power had a thoroughly rca-
sonablc foundation. But it compelled
her to weed down her friends and adj
mircrs to pitifully small group and
might have destroyed her lifc's happi-
ness when the real Prince Charming
came to WOO but for the fact that
Cupid always looks after his own.
From the time she was II till she was
% Jean dismissed from one to Il dozen
admirers every Christmas without "N-
PLANTATION, and people We're beginning
to believe that she was doomed to die
m old maid. In the November of her
twentieth year she became engaged to
an attractive young man. and some
thought the spell was broken. but she
dismissed him so contumcliously at
Christmas and with such outSpoken
scorn that it became n saying among her
friends that she would never get mar
ried until young man appeared who
could hold her fancy through the Christ
mas season. She admitted the truth of
this statement and continued to wait
the coming of the right man.
When Harry Finlay came to the town
to act as cashier in the local bank. he
Immediately struck up n warm friendship
with the beautiful but decidedly peculiar
girl. Well meaning friends warned him
Of her Christmas habits. but in his
eyes the touch OF mystery only added to
her charm. He paid court to her ardent
ly and with such success that toward
the end of autumn she consented to be
his wife. But when he asked that she
wait for a year until he received an ex-
pcctcd promotion to the position of man
agcr she showed signs Of uncaSincss,
and when, in addition. he asked her to
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the difficulties. the da,

the difficulties, the day WAS rirhtiv c,In-
hratcd. for American soldiers. csnorioliv
those engaged in this war; do NOT do
THINGS by halves. This first American
Christmas celebration here in Manila will
be long remembered by those who purtic
ipatcd in the festivities of thr doy. and if
will not he the last by many unless rrrs-
ont indications belle themselves for
American customs are fast becoming i'm
planted here.
Willie the men of the Eighth army
CORDS the army of occunotinn in Manila
had been looking forward TO the Christ
mas season for n Innr finn. il w,s nnt
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the unsettled state of affairs it was
postponed.
The natives celebrated Christmas
with many queer ceremonies, and with
them the joyful PaSco DiaS was II great
day. The Fiiipnos know how to enjoy
q holiday as do no other people. They
have their holidays every week, but the
greatest of all are raSco Dias and holy
week. To the l'lipinos Christmas was
a week long, and there was another week
of preliminary rejoicing For more than
n week before Christmas the early morn
ing hours here in Manila were filled with
music. Bands pnradcd the streets in the
different parts of the city. The bells of
the great cathcdralS rang out their mel
low luunutOncS to awaken the people for
early mass.
Music was one of the principal features
connected with the native observance of
the holiday season. There are few pco-
pie more mlIsically inclined than the Fill
pinos, and on all occasions music is Il
principal feature with the natives. They
have all sorts of brass. string and reed
Instruments, and some of the latter are
most rude contrivnnccs. They make
reed Instruments from sections of ham-
boo, and these are of all sizes and con-
season one has chance to see more Of
the musical instinct than at any other
season of the year. All day Christmas
these native bands played in the street.
They lent their aid toward making the
festivities of Christmas eve and Christ
mas night enjoyable. All through the
holy week Manila was filled with music.
Christmas. or paScG, rs the Spanish
is, had its good things for old and young.
The children were at the height of their
JOY, for .luguctCS. the Santa Claus Of
the FilipinoS. came throughout the land
and everywhere distributed good things.
For week before Christmas figures
Enthusiastically dressed to represent Iu-
guctps were hauled through the streets
on decorated carts Everywhere these
were followed by crowds of native chill
drcn.
When the people of the Philippines
turn ont to enjoy holiday, they are
clad in their best and aricSt attire, and
especially is this the case at paSco SCa-
son. Early on Christmas morning the
streets were filled with natives of all
ages and both sexes. The mon were clad
in the customary crmin" garment and
the women in bright coorcd frocks. with
an embroidered piece of pima around the
neck The little pickaninnicS were
dressed in tasty style, rs Filipino styles
go, and were as happy as the rest.
The natives all attended the church
ceremonies, for with them, as with MS,
these are the real features of the day.
All through the holy week the church
festivities continued and ended only with
the advent of the new year.
With our soldiers the principal qucs-
ton at Christmas time was as to going
home, for all were thoroughly tired of
soldering in the tropics. The bright
prospects for the speedy return of the
volunteer forces was another cause Of
rejoicing and making merry. When
another year has passed and another
Christmas season is celebrated in Ma
Mia. this city and the Philippines will
have been brought more fully under
American influences and will have en-
barked upon new era.
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| $ Il o II u full
whether the ori-
ent ever before
saw an American
Christmas, and it
is certain that the
capital city of The
Philippines C"Ir-
bratcd its first
American Christ
mas this year of
our Lord 1898.
1t is also certain
that. in Spi;r of
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be patient with him until he could af
ford to get her such an engagement ring
rs he thought should he placed on her
finger she was almost moved to tears,
but would not explain why. The truth
Was that she rccipr0cated his love so
warmly that she would gladly have mar
ried him ont of hand and avoided the
Christmas test, but now he was laying
himself open To it. Indeed he was ap-
preaching it with even worse prospects
than any Of his predecessors. Harry
suspected tue cause of her une lsiness
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WESTBOUND.
Chicago Express;
No. 7..arrives 1885 a. III. leaves l2:40 IA. III,
PIttsburg Express:
No. 8. 9..arrives Los a. III.
Pittsburg Limited
No. IL. arrives 405 Il. III.
Cincinnati and ST. Louis Express:
No 3..arrives 1870 a. III. leaves 4:35 a. III.
*Parkersburg Wheeling and Way:
No. 7l... leaves 7:35 Il. III.
Express:
No. Al. arrives 9:25 a M.
sway:
No. II. arrives ll:20 a. III.
Chicago Limited Express;
No. 5..arrives 2.45 p III.
Cincinnati and St. Louis Limited Express
No. 1..arrives 800p. M. leaves S;05 p. M.
Express:
No. So. arrives 2:55 p. m; leaves 300 p. m.
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THE ORDEAL BY GIFTS
| CHRISTMAS STORY BY PETER M'ARTHUR.
copyright, 1850, by p. McAr,hur.l

ECAUSE Jean
W II : born on
Christmas day no
one was surprised
ut her many little
peculiariticS. She
certainly was" mot
like other girls"
and, although it
may seem like
making too great
Il concession to
the Supcrstitious.
it must be admit
ted that her most
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CHRISTMAS IN INDIA.
Ushercd In by the Singing of Birds.
with Flowers In Prufusi0n

One can hardly conceive finer eli
mate than that of the northwestern
provinces of India at the thriStmastidr
Rain sometimes falls at that time, and
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YULETIDE IN MANILA.
HOW TIE AMERICANS CELEBRATED
CHRISTMAS IN 1898.

Religious Services In Camp ana at
the Churches-tn Extra Good Din
ncr For the Eighth Army Corps.
Friendly FiIipinOs Fcustcd High.
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When little children travel
Across the snowy plain
Upon the eve of Christmas
Upon a flying train
And Santa brings them presents
To make them hliJhcly hop.
Does he unto their stockings
Ado~n the smOkestack popS
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Menu For Christmas Day.

To feed were best at home;
From thence the sauce to me is ceremony;
Meeting were bare without it.
Shakespeare.
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DINNER.
SOuP
Cream of Celery.
FISH.
Fried Solcs, Sauce Tartarc.
EN1NEE
Mushrooms Toast.
ROAST.
Wild Turkey, Wild Plum Sauce.
Quals in PURGE Of Chcstnuts
SALAD.
Lettuce Salad with Small Balls Of Cream Cheese.
hot ENTREMEr.
Mince Pies. Plum Pudding in Burning Brandy
DESSERT.
Pistachc Ice Cream. White Cake. Branded Fruit.
Fruit and Coffee.
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sSnndays only. and Week days.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only.
4 Same as /; on Theatre nights, however,
when admission tickets to performance at
Cumberland at close of performance
All trains stop at Hays street station, Cum
berland l.. NJ. HAMILTON,
Deco General Manager.
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*Except Sunday. Nos 46 and AZ carry
passengers. No a is local train from Cum
berland to Pittsburg, and No. IA from Pitts
burg to Cumberland. Nos and make
stops each way between Cumberland and
Plttsburg. Through tickets, east and west, for
sale at Cumberland. NJ. C. CLARKE,
+. ID. UNDERWOOD, Ticket Agent.
General Manager. ID. b. MARTIN,
Dec 2 Manager Passenger Traffic
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BY W. C. IRWIN, TENTH PENNSYLVANIA VOL
UNTEERS
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Pittsburg Division.

4 ICON7 y "a = III I5IO1Is
EASTBOUNp.
No. TO-. Express. arrives 2:25 a. m.
No. 46. Express. arrives 6:l0 p. III.
No. r.. Limited Express. arrives 1870 p. N.
No. IA. Mail. arrives 1920 p. III.
No. 8. Limited Express. arrives 1928 p. M.
WEsTBoUND.
No. 3. Express. ..... .... leaves lilo Il. m.
No. H.. Pittsburg Limited. leaves 40 Il. III.
No. AZ. Chicago Express. leaves 9:45 a. III.
No. 40. Mail ..............Ie leaves l:5O p. m.
No. 5..Chicago Limited. leaves 2:55 p. m.