The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-09
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the Wanderer

made in writing, but was laid before the
board by one of the members who mad
promised to the claimant that he woud
present the matter to the meeting. 1t ap-
pears that at the Lincoln SC! col the little
girls play game which Is called "crack-
ing the whip" The pastime consists If
number of girls taking hold Of one an
others hands and forming a ring or circle.
The circle whirls rapidly. until the strain
becomes too severe in some part of it and
the hand-clasp Is broken. The unfortu-
nate girl who happens to be on the end
of course is sent tumbiing head over
heels on the ground. 1t happened the 9TH
er day that the girl who was the crack
err in falling struck small stone with
her kneecap. The bone was broken. The
child's mother was thoroughly convinced
that the board ought to pay the surgeons
bill, $50, but just upon what grounds she
claimed damages is not quite clear.
The incident which occurred in Butte a
few days ago, wherein Kentucky travel
ing man took Herr Daniel e. Bandmann.
the tragedian, for an am2.teur and advised
MIN to study for the stage. calls to mind
an incident of similar nature which oc-
currel in this city. Herr Bandmann was
also the hero in this Mr.. Bandmann came
over from Mssoua to assist his old friend
Bandmann arrived day or two before
the date of the benefit, and in the course
of his stay at the Montana he met num-
Der of Anaconda people. One evening he
was introduced to gentleman and the
two got to talking about theatricals of
course. Herr Bandmann made some ref
erence to the time when he twas in the
business when his new acquaintance
suddenly interrupted:
r. ba1
peared in any of the Eastern cities?"
What Mr.. Bandmann said or did was
not stated.
Another amusing incident occurred
about the same time to John Mcguire.
Mr.. Mcguire and friend were in down.
town saloon having a glass of port wine
and talking about things theatrical. The
subject under discussion just at the time
was the "Rubaiyat of Omar Kayyam."
John Mcguire is master of this famous
Persian poet, and was in the middle of a
highly interesting and scholarly disqui-
sition on the grandeur of the writings,
when the presiding gentleman behind the
bar stepped up and said:
'Mr. Mcguire, did you ever know Eddie
Keliy?''
Yes" said John IT once knew an Ed
die Kelly. He is dead now. He was very
clever
"Oh, no; that amt the Teller I mean.
This Kelly is still alive. He does sparring
business with his wife. You put me in
mind of him every time I see you. You
look like him: you talk like him, and you
act like him. 1 thought you might know
him
Come on said John to his friend;
1--WE enough port
The discussion of the Rubaiyat was fin
ished outside.
Absent-minded people do some queer
things sometimes. Last week an absent
minded man got on the car at Spruce
street. He had dinner pail and was ev
identity going to work. 1t was clearly ap-
parent that he had only just finished his
dinner, for he had a toothpick in his
mouth. He sat down near the stove. put
his dinner bucket on the floor, stuck his
hand in his vest pocket and pulled out
book of street car tickets. All this time
his mind was far away. His eyes were
fixed on space and he paid heed neither
to what was going on about him nor to
what he himself was doing. He held his
book of street car tickets in his left hand
as though waiting for the conductor to
come around for his fare. Then he tore
out one of the green tickets and put the
book back into his vest pocket. With his
right hand he drew from his overcoat
pocket a package of tobacco and poured
a little on the paper. He went through
the usual motions of making cigarette,
and was about to glue the paper with
bit of saliva, when he came to with
start. With a quick glance around to see
if any one had seen him, he rammed the
street car ticket cigarette into his pocket
and proceeded to manufacture another
out of ordinary cigarette paper, this time
taking the piece from the right book.
1t is clear that some people do not be-
lieve their own senses. Nowhere is this
better illustrated than in al telegraph Of
flee. When the business man comes in to
send a telegram he walks up to the coun-
ter like a man who is sure of his ground,
writes his telegram anu says Elbow
much?" The operator being busy, opens
the key, tells the customer the charges
and goes hack to work
But 1t is not often that an ordinary
patron acts in this way. He usually comes
in the door In hesitating, faltering sort
of a way. He glides up to the counter in
full view and hearing of the loud chatter
ing instruments. He will stand there pa
tiently for three minutes. until the ope-
rator has received message and is ready
to wait on him.
els this the telegraph officer" queries
the patron.
Eyes, SIR" says the operator
what does 1t cost to send telegram
where top
Finally they get it Strengthened out be-
tween them, but it generally takes about
Is minutes to do what a business man
would do in two.
In a downtown Office the other day
the operator, who Is also the manager,
was mad. He couldn't make his accounts
balance and every time he had about
half his column of figures added up he
would be called away to answer a call at
the wire or wait upon a patron. He had
about half dozen rs this the telegraph
Officer" customers in half an hour. Just
then some one opened the door. walked
gingerly in and asked:
rs this the telegraph Officer"
"How many and what size did you
want?"
"What! er--er--I want to send a tee-
gram"
"Oh, I beg your pardon; / thought you
took this for hardware store and want
ed some nails"