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The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23
NO FOOLS LIKE OLD FOOLS.
Two Octogenarians Quarrel and Air Their
Differences.


From the Brooklyn Times.
1t would have been well if the friends of
Friend Ellis. aged 80, and George Alger,
aged 70, had appeased the quarrel of these
venerable citizens before the matter was
permitted to come into the court. 1t is
not a pleasant thing at any time to see an
old friendship turned into enmity, and it is
infinitely worse when two old men. tot
tering on the brink of the grave, are al
lowed to air their senile quarrels for the
amusement of the thoughtless. The quar-
rel might have been, and should have
been composed without any needless pub
licity.
1t is possible, as the defendant Alger
said in his testimony, that the fight be-
tween the two old men began in what in
schoolboys or apprentices might have
been regarded as harmless skylarking.
But when canes were fiourished and blows
struck in a wrangle between two octogen-
arians serious consequences are likely to
ensue. In this case the jury evidently
took the matter seriously, for it awarded
$3.50 to the plaintiff as a solace for his in
jured feelings.
There are no fools like old fools. But
the young fools who allow them to ventl-
ate their folly in the courts are even more
culpabie.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23
SIX MEN DIED SUDDENLY
A Series of Mysterious Deaths
in Arkansas.
SYMPTOMS OF POISONING
Prominent Men Stricken Down-Death
in Every Instance Followed Quickly
After Having Taken a Drink
Of Whiskey.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 22.-There is
intense excitement in Baxter county
over series of sudden and mysterious
deaths which have occurred in the vi
cinity of Mountain Home the county
seat, within the last few days. No less
than six men, all of whom We're appar-
emily in robust health, have been sud
denly stricken and died within a very
short time after the attack.
In every case there were unmistaka-
BILE symptoms of poisoning. Besides
those who have died number of others
have suddenly become violently i'll and
their lives saved only by prompt medi-
cal attendance.
Last week four men died in different
places in almost exactly the same man.
ner, showing the same symptoms. One
or these was a farmer named Hogan
and another DIR. Simpson, physician
at Mountain Home. The names of the
| other two are not obtainable here. On
Friday E. L. Hayes, proprietor of a ho-
tel at Buffalo and owner of an ex.en-
sive zinc mine, died in the same sudden
and mysterious manner.
A few miles away John Fout, an
other prominent citizen, passed away
at almost the same time under exactly
similar circumstances. Both were 4p-
parently in the best of health Sudden
~ they grew faint, their faces turned
deathly pale, the legs weakened under
them and they fell to the ground ana in
! a few minutes they were dead.
A strange feature Of this series of
mysterious deaths is that in every case
the victim has been a male person, eth
er man or boy over 16 years Of age.
This led to the belief in the minds of
some people that a systematic effort
was being made in some mysterious
way to rid the community of portion
of its male population.
Some men became so frightened that
they refused to eat or drink anything
until they were out of the nefgh5or-
hood. Hardly a day has passed, for
more than a week, which has failed to
bring to light it's new case of poisoning
and the physicians have kept their
horses standing saddled in their stalls
expecting emergency calls at any hour.
An investigation revealed the fact
that Hayes and Fout, as well as one Cr
two others who had died in a similar
manner, had been attacked shortly af-
ter visiting Mountain Home. Other VIC
Tins had also been seen in Mountain
Home just prior to their sudden illness.
On further investigation. it developed
that the victims had in all cases taken
a drink of whiskey shortly before the
attack. This discovery seemed to settle
the fact that poisonous whskey was
the cause of the deaths, but there is no
saloon at Mountain Home and the
source from which the whiskey comes
is a mystery. $50
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23
HE FOUND HIS DAUGHTER
Terrible News for Heartbroken
Parent.
is CHARGED WITH MURDER
A Search of Eight Years Rewarded by
Finding His Daughter in Prison.
Accused of Killing Her
Fatherless Child.

Danbury, Conn, Jan. 22.-After a
search which lasted eight, years Will
liam A. Bealon received tidings of his
missing daughter to-day, when cum
mons came for him to attend her trial
for murder in a Poughkeepsie court.
The father, almost. heartbroken by the
terrible news, is completely Frustrated,
and the shock which the summons gave
him is so great that he may not re-
cover.
Mr.. Bealon eight years ago lived in
Wappingers Falls, N. Y, with his wife
and daughter. They had a pleasant
home and lived in happiness until one
found his home deserted and his wife
and daughter gone. From that time he
had never heard from either his wife
or his daughter. He gave up his posi-
tion after his home had been broken up
and began search for his daughter.
She was eight years old then. His
search was unsuccessful and he con-
cluded that her mother had taken her
to some distant part of the country.
MI. bedlOH never C5dSGu III HIS IN
quiries and expected that some day she
would return to him. Four years ago,
broken in health and his money gone,
he came to this city, where he has 1el-
atives.
He read in the papers few months
ago that a girl named Louise Bealon
had been arrested at Dover Furnace,
N Y, charged with the murder of her
child. The similarity in names struck
him as being peculiar. particularly as
Dover Furnace is not far from his old
home in Wappinger's Falls. But his
daughters name was Lulu Maud, so
he dismissed the incident from his mind
as having no connection with the
daughter he was seeking. From friends
in Poughkeepsie his relations learned
this afternoon that the child was de-
serted by her mother soon after their
departure from Wappinger's Falls and
was sent to the almshouse as a public
charge.
When she became old enough to earn
her own living she was sent to the
home of a farmer, for whom she did
the work of a servant. The authorities
tried to find her father. but he had dis
appeared, and she was looked upon as
an orphan. Her life upon the farm was
not pleasant and she finally was re-
garded as an outcast.
Mr.. Bealon will go to her if he recov-
ers and his friends here will endeavor
to have the trial put off until he is
able, to make the journey to Pough-
keepsie.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23
Fergus County jurors.

Great Falls, Jan. 22.-The following is
list of the citizens drawn for duty as
trial jurors at the next term of court in
Fergus county: c. M. Goodell Phil
brook; ]. M. Campbell, H. A. Welch, j.
J. Thompson, P. T. Elston, H. c. James,
6. M. Stone, Joseph King. G. c. Long,
city; j. Lincoln, Albert Schneider,
Charles p Colver. George carolus,
Maiden; T. e. Nichols, Eugene Lew
right, M. H. McClave, ]. D. Campbell,
Ubet;3 N. G. Brockway, Musselshell;
Willard Bean, N. M. McCauley, Daniel
Bean, Grass Range; Jacob Knerr. Den
ton; George Gilpatrick. Oscar Steph-
ems. s. J. Harding, Maginnis; Louis
Lehfeldt. Lavina; Edgar Hamilton, A.
2. Moulton. John Brafden, Stanford: G.
FL. Evers, Judith. The grand jury will
be drawn in open court at the begin
ming of the term and some spicy results
are expected
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23

delayed the case several hours. Upon
failure to offer any reasonable excuse,
Judge Henry fined him $100 and he will
stand committed until it is paid. In
default he is now confined in the coun-
ty Jail.
Nolan Bros. are contemplating ex-
tensive Improvements to their business
during the coming season. Among i'm
provements to be. made in the spring
will be an extension to their buil.ling
to the alley in the rear, giving them
more room to handle their stock
The fire department made a test dur
ing the week of the new ball nozzle re-
Gently received. The nozzle is intended
for use inside of buildings and by tie
ball appliance converts the stream into
a spray They find it very successful
for the purpose for which it is intead-
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gay entertain
ed a number of friends with a social
dance Thursday evening at their home
on, the west side.
Superintendent H. J. Horn is in ST.
Paul this week attending the annual
meeting Of the superintendents of the
Northern Pacific system.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Clark entertained
a party of friends al their home We'd
nesday evening, feature of which was
a cake walk, the honors being award
ed to Mr.. Caulkins and Mrs. Robson
A very enjoyable time was spent by
those present and an excellent lunch
was served before their departure.
John NJ. Love arrived from Alaska
during the past week. where he is en-
gagged supplying meat to miners in The
klondike He reports the exodus Of
disappointed gold hunters from the Yu-
kon country as nearly equal to she
stampede into Alaska last spring He
will remain with his wife at Aldridge
until spring. when he will return to
Alaska
The Northern Pacific is making ar
rangements for more extensive track
improvements on this division next sea
son than during last year. Work will
begin as soon as the weather will per
nit after March /. There will be a
large force of men employed, besides
four steam shovels and Is work trains.
Chief Clerk G, w. Hickman of the
Northern Pacific is confined to his room
by an attack Of the grip
Private Morris Ziskin of troop d,
Fort Yellowstone, came down on Thurs
days train, en- route to Fort Smelling,
to join the 3rd infantry, which will de-
part for Manila at an early date.
A great many cyclists have taken ad-
vantage of theA pleasant weather and
good roads in this vicinity during the
past week. -
A. C. Hase1er has leased the Berkey
ranch near Coalspur and will give his
attention to agricultural pursuits dur
ing the summer
The social event of the season will be
the second annual ball of the living
ston fire department at the Hefferlin
opera house next Wednesday evening.
The committees are sparing no efforts
to make the dance the best of the sea-
son and one, that will long be remem-
bered by those who participate.
Messrs. Stearns and Blair have re-
moved their sheep from the vicinity of
Clyde park to the old range on Sixteen
Mile creek to be- wintered.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23
Shall Porto Rico be a State?

Our public men are trying to decide what act.
ion should be taken regarding the status of Porto
Rico. We have never before had to deal with a
similar condition where nearly million people
of n foreign tongue have been annexed. Neither
have we ever had before such reliable medicine
for malaria fever and ague Hostetters Stom
ach Bitters. 1t drives the poisons out of the
system and establishes strength to resist future
attacks.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23

Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon Gpayment of $40 in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard Office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls. y
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23

Paris of To-day-the handsomest pre-
MUM book ever offered-now ready for
delivery upon payment of $40 in ad-
vance for one years subscription to
the Standard. Can be obtained at
Standard office in Butte, Anaconda,
Missoula or Great Falls.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23

Experience is the best Teacher. Use
Acker's English Remedy In any case of coughs,
colds Group. Should it fail to give immediate
relief money refunded. 25 cts. and SO cts.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23

Acker's English Remedy will stop a
cough at any time, and will cure the worst cold
in twelve hours, or money refunded. 25 cts. and
5O cts
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23

Acker's English Remedy Is beyond ques.
tion the greatest of all modern remedies. It will
cure a cough cold Immediately or money back.
25 cts. and so cts
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23

ache, indigestion and constipation. A delight
ful herb drink Removes all eruptions of the
skin, producing perfect complexion, money
refunded 25 cts. and SO cts For sale by Smith
Drug Co, Anaconda. and Parchen D'Acheul
Drug Co.. Butte.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23
Co.: ::;'!Ez;!I'lI 1; ]; \ | El;ilIl5;j'I'I'lI n
Montana Central Ry.

New fast time between ST. Paul, Min
neapolis, Helena, Butte, Anaconda Spo-
kane, Seattle and Portland. Close con-
nections for kootenai country. Oregon
and California points, Alaska, Japan and
China. Connections at Twin Cities for all
points East and South
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23

Leaves Butte-Great Northern
Flyer, daily OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50 p m
Leaves Butte-Local for Great
Falls, daily ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s:45 m
Arrives Butte-Great Northern
Flyer, daily .......... ...........1 .10:30 p m
Arrives Butte-Local from Great
Falls, daily ....,..... 4:50 p m
Through sleepers going East
The Anaconda standard., 1899-01-23

City Ticket Office, No Al North Mai
ST, Butte. ]. E. Dawson. General Agent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-24
Cure for n Rad Habit.

have read in the Jersey Bulletin
quite discussion of, and many differ
ent remedies to prevent, cows sucking
themselves. While | have never had
any trouble of that kind, have in my
mind the most humane thing | think
could be done for COW with such a
habit, and l know ii would be sure
preventive. That is to simply encircle
the udder in a duck or drilling sack,
strapped on over the rump and back.
Such sack could be made 10 button
up and unbutton when milking, with
out taking ii oil. and could also be fas-
tened on by COW cover to keep off
flies in summer and keep the cow warm
in winter, and the COW would always
he clean for milking. This is easy to
try and | have no patent on it's. p.
Hawkins. in Prairie Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-24
" ;nter.

Yes, the summer is pretty. 1 know,
With her birds. aud hsr flowers and trees,
When the meadows are filed with the glow
OF the sunshine or humming of bees.
oh! it's fun in the bright days OF fall
TO shake the brown nuts from their
hoods
When the hooking birds whistle and call,
And the squirrels frsk in the woods.
And The springtiTne Is beautiful, too.
When the flowers all wake from their
sleep;
When the green of the grass is so new,
And the blue of the sky is 20 deep
But old winters the season for me.
With his breath so frosty and keen
A fellow so jolly as he.
So merry. ! never have seen
He viii! pinch your cheeks ill they're red
AS any ripe apple. and then
He will snatch your hat from your head
And dare you TO get it again
When the dark has come, and the cold,
Wen cozily sit by the fire,
While wonderful stories are cold.
Still piling the driftwood higher
There is fun in the summer and spring,
There are jolly good times il the fall
But the joys of Tho winner sing.
For he Is the best of them all
Anthony Il. Anderson, in Golden Days
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-24
MEASURING A TREE.
A Simple But Reliable Rule for Es.
tiInatins the Height Of stand
ing Timber.

There are various methods employed
In determining the height of a standing
tree; of ss:SSa the geometrical method
may be recommended for its simplicity
and sufficient accuracy. At some dis
lance from the tree, where both top
and base are readily visible, place a
pole from four to five feet long (SF)
perpendicularly in the ground; put in
the ground another and longer pol,
(DE) at some distance from the frs,
one, and so that the poles and tree arr
situated in the same vertical plane.
Sight from the top of the smaller pole
the baseand the top Of the tree and note
the points where your lines of vision in
tersect the longer pole; measure the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-24
RULES FOR MODERN WARFARE

All chaplains, doctors and nurses
are protected in every way, and are
not to be taken prisoners or in any
way injured.
Any soldier robbing or mutilating
an enemy is liable to be shot without
trial. and death is the penalty for
wounding or killing disabled man.
The bodies of the enemy are to be
carefully searched before burial, and
any articles found on them which might
lead to their Identification are to be
sent to the proper quarters.
Explosive bullets must not be used,
and quarter must be given to the en-
envy whether he asks for it or not. In
an attack upon the enemy there must
be no concealment of the distinctive
signs of the regiments. Poisoning
drinking water is strictly forbidden.
When it is intended to lombard
place due notice should be given, so that
all women and children may be removed
to a place of safety; and every care
must be taken to spare churches and
hospitals, as well as all charitable or
educational institutions.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-24
EXECUTIONERS.

In earliest Roman days the sentence
of death was carried into effect by the
accuser and a similar practice was in
vogue in the Crimea when that was a
kingdom.
Formerly in Germany the duty of
executionerdevolvedupo the youngest
member of the community, in Thurin-
gia upon the latest settler and in Fran
coma, justly, upon the newest married.
In Spain the Office of executioner is,
or was, hereditary, and in France it be-
came practically so.
The dignity of the function of put
ting into effect of the sentence of death
was better recognized in ancient times
than 1t is to-day. In old Greece the
presentation of the hemlock was an
honorable service and the man who
performed it was ranked by Aristotle
above ordinary magistrates.
In the code and sacred books of the
Parsees no provision is made for capital
punishment, but a culprit is to be
beaten with thongs number of blows,
proportioned to his offense, and If he
succumbs no one is to blame.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-24

five inches wide. inch lumber can be
used. The corner post should be about
seven feet long; six will do. AS you will
notice, there can four cattle feed at
each rack. if they have horns, and more
without. The beauty of the rack is
when it gets full of trash or it becomes
muddy around the rack it can be raised
up and set at another place, as it has no
bottom. If it is made out of new lumber
it will last quite awhile by placing a
couple of old boards under the corners
to keep it off OF the ground. have long
thought of presenting the matter, but
had neglected it, BY looking at the
sketch you will become convinced of
its utility.-D. w Thuma. in Farmers
Review
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-24
CHEAP PAINT.
The Kird That Soon Fades and
Rubs OF.


Non can make very cheap paint by
using an ordinary whitewash. 1t will
cling to the house and barns Just as
Wv.l as it does to the upper walls of
ygvr rooms. To be sure it does not
as very long and it rubs off. Per
o1ps Won have seen young girls, ana
come not quite so young, try the trick
u t.tt.ng the colo" of health on their
'3cc.iS by using some red powder or
paste. But it does not last long and il
RIBS of. Yet we can hardly blame
tnclu, for who does not like to see the
rosy color of robust health, and who is
10; panied at the sirht of the white
'ipS and culurlcSS checks? We advise
I'll girls, whether old or young, to
Hafnt their checks if they are pale.
iut he sure to paint them with some
hing which will last and will not rub
Of. Put the paint on from the inside
not from the outside.
Tbe elements which give color to the
blood are minute bodies, called the
"cd blood corpuscles. If there is not
enough of these i'll your blood. then you
re pale, weak, without appetite, prob,
ably thin in flesh and quite nervous
In fact, everything seems to go wrong
in the body when there is q deficiency
in these life-giving red blood cor
Duscles. An abundance of these little
bodies make rich blood, red blood
The circulation is improved and the
bright tinge of color comes again TO
the lips and checks.
You have only to consult medical
works to learn that cod-liver oil is one
of the best remedies known to increase
the number of these red corpuscles of
the blood. Eminent medical writers
declare that this is one of the most
marked features of cod-liver oil. We
prefer to recommend to you the oil
after 1t has been broken up into mi
mute particles. as in SCOTS Emulsion
Of Cod-liver Oil with the Hypophos.
phites. The stomach bears it better
in this form, and it makes the oil very
palatable also. The hypophosphites
are added because the nervous system
needs tonic, something to build il
up on a permanent basis. If you are
pale, do not get much benefit from
your food, mentally and physically
unable to work, simply dragging along
day after day, take Scott's Emulsion.
1t puts color on the cheeks. 1t 10 q
color that comes to stay, and you can
not rub it off.
SCOTS Emulsion has been Endorsed
by the medical profession for twenty
years. Ask your doctor. Because 1t
is always palatable--always uniform
always contains the purest Norwegian
Cod-liver Oil ana Hypophosphites.
Insist on SCOTS Emulsion with trade
mark OF man and fish. Put up in soc.
and 100 sizes. The small size may be
enough to cure your cough or helF
your baby.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-24

face of young and tender bark extend
ing even into the accumulated damp,
and sometimes wet. mold within. The
effect of the close contact of constant
ly moist substance on the young, ten
der bark was that at one point 1t
caused the surface to form callous and
actually induced the throwing out Of
roots into the mold kind of air-layer-
ing, as it might be termed. Adven-
titious buds had also started into up
ward growth, with the result that, at
the time the writer saw the tree, there
were several poplar shoots, with roots
Of their own, growing out of the hol-
low space, as shown in the engraving.
Thus the parent tree was nursing
within it's own bosom two direct off
spring from itself, in fact, a part of
itself. and deriving sustenance from the
vitals of the tree, which had been
turned into plant food. 1t is possible
that leaves had at times lodged in the
opening of The tree and added their
share TO the plant food that later sus-
tanned the sprouts illustrated. What
the future of these shoots will be is
not certain. 1t cannot be possible for
the roots TO make any considerable
growth in their very limited quarters,
and no doubt they will soon die. AS
the young shoots really proceed from
the tree, they will continue to be sup
ported as regular branches. On the
whole, the ease struck the writer as be-
'lg so remarkable as to be worthy of
mention in these columns.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-24
CULTIVATING PEARS.
a Subject Upon which Little Unanin-
ity Seems to Exist Among
Fruit Growers.

believe it is conceded on all hands
that all young pear trees should be
cultivated, at any rate up to the point
where fruiting begins. Here cultiva-
tors differ: some preferring to con-
tinue stirring the soil with the pillow or
spade several times during the grow
ing season while others would sow to
grass, and top-dress with manure dur
Ing the winter, while still some others
would allow the trees to take their
chances without manuring. In the
opinion of the writer, good judgment
would determine modification of
these practices according to circum-
stances, the end TO be gained being
vigor sufficient to develop strong,
healthy fruit buds, and carry to matur-
ity a fair crop of fruit without an eX-
cessive stimulation of wood growth,
which tends to make the tree cast it's
fruit and become more susceptible to
attacks of the blight. In this, soil and
variety must be considered together.
For instance, a standard Bartlett on
rich or strong soil, if highly cultivated,
Is exceedingly liable to blight; on
poor soil, uncultivated, it would not
have vigor sufficient to perfect full
crop of fruit; per contra, standard
Seckel would be benefited by generous
cultivation, on fair soil, and is COM
parative failure on poor soil, even with
moderate cultivation, and completely
so if uncultivated. Right here, the
seasons, too, exert manifest influence
and present sometimes nice point to
the anxious cultivator.-W. II. Cassell,
In Farmers Review.