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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-10
DON'T THINK
Because We Advertise and
Sell the New Cold Svaged
UnD|Glk0D|e Needles
For All Machines

That those needles cannot BE-
broken-and we hope if you ever
had such an idea you will dispel it
at once. You can break them
either by using a sledge hammer
or by trying to make tucks in your
scissors or other hard metallic sub.
stances. A lady came in the other
day and complained because she
could not sew through the iron
throat-plate of her machine with
those needles. Hence above state
ment. Now, what we want to tell
you about our
The Republican., 1899-04-20
PHILIPPINE DEAD.
Remains Are Thrown Into a Common
BOneyard If the Rent Is Not
Promptly Renewed.

Paco cemetery is a characteristic
Filipino buryingground-a small, cir
cular piece of land, with two thick and
high, concentric walls some distance
apart, the outer one inclosing the ceme-
terry. In these walls, and not in the
ground, the dead are buried, in innu-
merable narrow inches running deep
into the wall. When the body is once
put in the niche is walled up and tab
let is placed to mark the spot. The rea-
son that graves are not dug in the
ground is that at depth of two feet
water is found. The cemetery is man
aged on the plan of clearinghouse.
The deceased's friends pay his board
for four years, and if at the end of that
time they do not pay again the niche is
broken open and the remains are
thrown into the bone pit. Sometimes
not even this courtesy is shown to the
dead, for l saw coffin and part Of a
corpse thrown over the back wall of
the cemetery into somebody's rice field.
On. the 1st of November, toward even
ing, Paco cemetery is an interesting
sight. The two concentric rings of walls
blaze with the light of thousands of
caNdles and small lamps. About these
two blazing rings great es's----71df'h ed moves.
individuals stop now and then before
the niche of some dead friend, as, on
the promenade of any European water
ing place, people stop to speak to each
other.
l never knew before what became of
all the Derby hats of bygone years, but
now l know that they are sent out to
the Philippines. Little native men, in
spic-and-span shirts, with the tails
floating to the wind, wear Derbies of
every conceivable shape, some perched
on the top of their heads, after the fash
ion of the Irish music hall comedian,
some covering their faces and ears with
voluminous curved brims.
Back of the church is the "bone-
yard" long trench, where the skulls
and bones of the people that have failed
to pay their rent are thrown. A rather
pretty Filipino girl, nonchalantly
smoking a cigarette at the edge of this
pit, gave a Eight" to one of our party.
Her escort, climbing down to the''bone-
yard" and picking up skull, muttered
in Tagalo. 1t might have been "Alas!
poor Yorick!" for all we knew. The
relic-hunter among us asked the man
in Spanish to give him the skull to take
| home as al memento.
so, senor," answered the Tageio, "if
you take it home it will jump about at
night, and give you no rest until you
either break it or bring it back here!'
But If 1 get the padre to sprinkle
holy water on it?" asked the relic
hunter.
'Bah! What can the padre do?" re-
piled the irreverent Tagalo.-Harper' S
| Weekly.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
THE GAMBLER WINS ALWAYS.
An Ingenious Electrical Device for
Winning at Dice Revealed
by an Odd Table.

Among the battered fotsam and
jetsam that has accumulated in sec
ond-hand store in New Orleans, says
the Times-Democrat, is a shabby round
table with a curious secret, and no
doubt still more curious history. The
top was once covered with green bill
lard cloth, which is worn to tatters
and discloses a steel plate set in the
center and perhaps ten inches square.
The whole top is loose and can be re-
moved, revealing an interior space con-
tanning a horseshoe magnet wound
with a wire and connected with an ar
mature, very much like that of an or
binary telegraph instrument. A close
examination shows an insulated wire
running down one of the legs to a
small knob or button, protruding on
the outside. When the top is in place
the steel plate rests directly over the
magnet.
This strange device is explained
clearly enough by its present cwner.
1t is dice table," he said, ION which a
lot of money has been won. When it
was in order there was a good-sized
battery inside connected with the mag
net. When the knob On the leg was
pressed the current was turned on, and
that made the steel plate magnetic.
The dice they used with it had small
metal disks on one face, and as long
as the current was on they naturally
fell that side down. When the knob
was released they would fall any way
they CHANGED to come, so all that was
necessary for the operator to do was to
keep his knee on the button and he
could absolutely control his play"
The Republican., 1899-04-20

whose auspices ''those who came to
pray remained to lunch"
Interesting as is the chapel of the
inn, good as is the music, excellent as
is the sermon, hitherto the services
have been but poorly attended. The
benchers seem anxious to remedy this
state of things, so they have made a
regulation which will doubtless be
much appreciated, reminding men of
their college days and college break
fasts 1t is now open to every mem ber
of the inn, in inviting a friend to at
tend chapel, to accompany his invita-
ton with an offer of hospitality, and
after the service it will be permissible
for him to entertain his guest at cold
luncheon, which will be served in the
hall at one o'clock.
1t was rather unfortunate that the
Inauguration of this regulation should
have taken place in such unpleasant
weather, but it may easily be foret old
that in the spring and summer the
gardens after service will be resplend-
ent with well-dressed ladies who have
honored aspirants to the woolsack by
accepting invitations to chapel and
lunch"
The Republican., 1899-04-20
GALL NIGHT" BELLS A FRAUD,
DFug Clerks Seldom Answer Mid
night Calls-SOme Things That
Are Wanted.

The legend might Bell" which ap-
pears painted under the door knobs of
SO many drug stores, is generally a
delusion and a snare. The night bell
in the average drug store is bluff,
only there is little chance to call any
one by it. OF course, manipulation of
the bell will bring response. in some
instances. An angry voice will want
TO know what is wanted, the door will
be opeEed after proper explanation and
d scowling clerk will throw things
about and growl as he wraps up the
ipecac or paregoric, or whatever else
you may have come after, and then un-
graciously slam the door on your back
as you 90 away. But at more places
pushing the button or yanking the
knob leads to no result save inquiry by
some policeman, who thinks you may
be a possible burglar trying to invade
the pill shop.
Without exception almost all drug
stores have clerks whose bedrooms are
in the rear of or above the stores.
But" said a proprietor, ''the clerks
keep open until midnight and they're
ready for business by daylight, so you
can hardly blame them for ignoring
the bell. In fact, here, our bell is not
connected at all, although we are al
ways willing to- get out and accommo-
date our customers, and they know
how to awake us without wasting time
at the bell button. The trouble is that
the public abuses the all-night bell
system. Before we disconnected we
have been called up to accommodate
passers-by with postage stamps, even.
| have even answered calls to come out
and find fellow who wanted an ice
cream soda for himself and his girl on
their belated and thirsty way home
from some dance or other entertain
ment. And it was not uncommon at
all for some chap who had been out
on racket to arouse us and plead
for little spir. fIHm, to hold his nerves
together until the nearest saloon
opened its doors. All of which things are
calculated to make person tired. So we
cut out the bell. If anyone in the
neighborhood needs anything he knows
how to get us up, and in cases of neces-
sity he knows he will meet with an
amiable reception. Why do we keep
the might bell' sign? Why. you
couldn't any more run drug store
without one than you could without
having the street ear lights in the win
dow, although the colored water in the
big glass jars does not mean any more
than the night bell sign. They are both
bluffs, but seemingly necessary parts
of the business.-Chicag Chronicle.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

Every officer in the American fleet at
Santiago, from the admiral down, has
praised the usefulness of the Vulcan.
Her equipment was equal to that of any
but large repair plants on shore, and
the work actually done by her covered
almost every conceivable part of the
machinery of war vessel, including re-
pairs to hulls, gun Wounts, dynamos,
main steam pipes, piston rods (for
small ships), brass castings without
number, and a considerable quantity of
iron castings. This lasti is an especially
interesting feature, as it is believed
that the Vulcan is the first vessel ever
fitted with a cupola for making iron
castings. The object of such a ship is
readily seen; it enables the vessels to
have every repair, short of break
down of some of the larger parts, made
on the station, when, otherwise they
would have been compelled to- so at
least several hundred miles, and in
some cases more than. a thousand, to
reach repair-yard.-G. w. Melville,
IN Engineering Magazine.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
AN EMPERoR'S LUCK RING.
A Family Talisman That Is Always
Worn by Germany's
Rulers.

The house of Hohenzollern possesses
family talisman. Since the time of
the Elector John Cicero, who -four
ished toward the end of the fifteenth
century, each ruler has, when possib BILE,
before dissolution, handed to his sue
cessor a sealed packet, says the Lady's
Pictorial.
This contains a ring, in which is set
black stone said to have been dropped
by huge toad on the coverlet of a
princess of the family just as she had
given birth to a son.
Frederick the Great found the ring
in an envelope, which also enclosed a
memorandum, written by Frederick L.,
stating its value and mode of trans
mission. SchneideF, the librarian of
William l., declares that he saw the
packet handed by Ceiling, the treas
urer, to his royal master on his ac-
cession, and further asserts that he
read his account of the talisman to the
emperor, who fully confirmed it.
The present emperor never fails to
wear, on all occasions, this queer old
ring, and has Qike every Hohenzollern)
the deepest respect for the quaint lit
re jewel. -,.--~-- -,~----,
Frederick the Greats father had the
black stone mounted as ring, and be-
queathed it to his son, who believed
firmly in its value as talisman, and
many of the documents of that time,
deposited in the archives at Berlin,
make allusion to it.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
Reprovin~ mn Archbisbop

An English paper tells how the arch
bishop of Canterbury some time ago
entered an East end London) church
during a week-night service, and, talk
ing back seat, joined in singing one
Of Moody and Sankey's hymns. Next
to him was a workingman who was
singing Justify in tune. The primate
was wretchedly out of tune, and his
singing evidently upset the working
man, who patiently endured the dis
cord as long as he. could, and then,
nudging the archbishop, whispered in
his ear; ERE, dry up, mister! You're
sp'iling the show!"-Chicago Chron-
icle
The Republican., 1899-04-20

Rusted horseshoe nails for luck! In
many places they bring five cents each,
while an old rusty horseshoe will fetch
double the price. jays wings are sup
posed to keep away sickness and bring
prosperity. They sell for eight cents
in some parts of the world. These is
a little ground mouse called the
"Shrew" whose tail is cheap at six
cents. Rabbits feet have been tried
and their virtues well known, but they
are cheap unless fashionably mounted.
There is market somewhere for tails
men of this kind, all the way from
donkey tails to white hazel root.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

many millions of francs to the French
people by showing them how to guard
against the pests of their herds, fields
and vineyards, besides reducing to a
remarkable extent the mortality in
their hospitals, and both the medical
practice and the hygienic habits of all
civilized nations are sharing these ben
efits, says Youths Companion.
The courses of biology in our col
leges now include some knowledge of
bacteriology, and there are special pro-
visions for students who wish to follow
up this fruitful branch in the labora-
tories. Happily for all the people, the
results of such inquiries become a
part of common knowledge, even while
the processes are still among the mys-
teries of science.
Thousands of homes and factories
are safer from disease-producing germs
because of the spread of a kind of
knowledge which is quite superficial.
The farmer sprinkles paris green over
his potato vines; the housekeeper buys
of the druggist a bottle of carbolic
acid. or some better disinfectant; the
nurse, under the oversig ght of the ply
sician, treats the diphtheritic patient
with antitoXin; and in each case they
only need to understand that these sub
stances destroy parasitic life. Per-
haps the few wise ones, who know at
what cost the fruits of science and art
are brought within common reach,
may have their own quiet chuckle at
the complacent claim of popular in
tellipence"
The Republican., 1899-04-20
To Avoid Labor.

Village Cousin Showing his city rel
ative around the hamleD THAT fellow
lounging over there has just completed
tabletop composed of 4,7S3 separate
pieces of wood.
City Cousin-What did he do that
for?
"oh, just to keep from working
Judge.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
CALENDAR OF DlSCoNTENT.


SPRING.
Too well I know you. Spring. and so re-
strain
My foAlsh muse from all such gatherings
vain
As mild" and "gentle"-lest I be repaid
Ever as Marsyas of old, and flayed,
This time by icy hail and cutting sleet.
Instead-I pray your going may be fleet,
That soon l may forget and browse away
My WEAKNESS beneath dear Summers
sway.
SUMMER.
fnsufferable season of the sun,
When will your endless reign Of fire be
done?
When Uill your noisy insect court take
flight?
Your orchestra that rests not-day or
night
Your armies with unconquerable stings;
When will they iee-what for do they have
wings?
How long before brave Autumn with a
shout,
VIII succor me and put them all to rout?
AUTUMN.
You dismal mourner, wailing by the bier
OF Summer dead, with lamentations drear,
Driving me frantic ever and anon,
With "reminiscences of Summer gone.
Now mimicing her tenderest airs and tones,
Now narrowing me with horrid shrieks and
groans.
Were good old jolly Winter only here,
I'd soon forget you and your evil cheer!
WINTER.
Hoary imposter! with mock jovial air,
You took the green earth prisoner unaware
And pinioned the trees that moan and call
To spring to free them from your icy thrall.
You manacled the stream who tugs in vain
inns
And I-my heart is sad, my Tyre is dumb,
Mild, gentle Spring-oh! will you never
come?
Oliver Herford, in Scribner's
The Republican., 1899-04-20
Blind See X-RayS.

A French physician recently reported
to the Academic des Sciences the result
of his experiments on blind children.
Among 204 he found five boys and four
girls who were able to recognize the
Roentgen rays. Some saw the x,
Cathode, and fuorescent rays, others
only the Cathode and X-rays, and one
described them as being of reddish
color.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
FREE LUNCH CHURCH.
In n London Chapel Cold COLLATION.
Served to All Those Who
Attend.

With respect to religious services it
has often been said that Fools who
came to scoff remained to pray" but
a new and more polite version of the
line, says the London Telegraph, has
been furnished by Lincoln's inn, under
The Republican., 1899-04-20
He Was en- Expert.

Teagan's court, but the defendant
failed to appear. The prosecution in
sisted that the case go on and the
justice was about to give verdict by
default, when physician appeared and
said that the defendant was unable to
appear, being confined to his bed.
What is the matter with him?"
asked the court.
"He is ill.,"
with what?"
Booze"
"Are you an expert on boozology?"
81 am
"The case may be adjourned. De-
troit Free Press.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
The Telegraph in Ireland.

Ireland's telegraph department re-
Gently proved that it could manage
Gaelic by taking the speeches delivered
at an Irish festival at Letterkenny
county Donegal, in the native tongue
and receiving them at Dublin so that
they could be printed in Gaelic char
acters in the Freeman's Journal.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

In Islington one of the poorest par
ishes of London, there isa vestry wash
room. where poor woman can take
her basket of clothes and do her fam
lily washing with every convenience.
The clothes are dried very rapidly by
steam and the fee is only five cents.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

In Germany it is considered neces-
sasy that child should ''go up" be-
fGte it goes dow ein the world, and SO
|" is carried upstairs as soon as born.
u case there is no upstairs, the nurse
mounts a table or chair with the in
FAINT.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
How Tempernture Affects Ivory.

Ivory billiard balls, freshly turned
have to be treated very carefully, as
a sudden change in temperature may
cause them to crack. To prevent this
they require to be placed for at least
three months in a warm room in order
to shrink them gradually and dry true
before they are finished and polished.
The Republican., 1899-04-20
THE GERM HUNTERS.
Homes and Factories Rendered Safer
from Disease by Their
Efforts.

1t is a recognized fact that the re-
searches of NJ. Pasteur have saved
The Republican., 1899-04-20

The largest sewing machine in the
world is said to be in operation in
Leeds. 1t weighs $500 pounds and sews
rotton betting.
The Republican., 1899-04-20

81 say, Crouch" said Mr.. Kennard,
bustling into his lawyers office in Lon
don two days after the above event,
what on earth did you mean by send
ing such a cad as that man Hope down
to my place?''
'You surprise me, Mr.. Kennard!"
"Just listen. I had to dismiss the fel-
low for insolence; he actually seemed
to think that he was on social equali-
ty with me! And now l find out that
he has been making love to Muriel and
the girl-who is young and inexperi-
enced--has been fool enough to encour-
age his attentions. He is hanging round
Kelverton now, so wish you'd send for
him at once, so as to get him out of
the neighborhood."
Il was just on the point of sending
for him. The fact is, and l may as well
confess the truth to you at once, his
name is not Hope at all"
''Ah! l thought he was an impostor.
Who on earth is he, then?"
'"The next heir to the Castletown
baronetcy-he is the eldest son of Sir
Mathew Castletown, one of my oldest
clients. Shall l telegraph to Gerald to
come up to town at onee?'
''No; on reflection think I'll let mat
ters take their course" replied the
banker. with a sigh of relief.
And he didI-Chicago News.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-04-14
A DEFECTIVE LAW.
A Mistake In Enrolling Senate Bill No. 81
Only IS Filing Fee Required.

Mistake In Enrolling Senate Bill No. O
Only IS Filing Fee Required.
10 has been discovered that Their
was an error ia enrolling Senate Bll
No. %, introduced at the last session
Of the legislature by Mulkey OF Polk
and approved February Is. The pro
pose OF the act was 20 amend the acl
OF February 25, 1895, relating TO fee
4 70 be collected from lltlgants. tn,
act as passed and approved reads a
follows:
"lt shall be the duty OF the seyera
clerks OF circuit aud county courts IL
the state at the time of Hing OF any
suit, action or proceeding for the en.
forcement Of private rights, including
appeals and wrts OF review, proceed
ings In probate, petitions for probate
OF wills, for letters Of administration
aud cOmplaiGts Ia law, contest pro
ceedings divorce, injunction and
maodamus suits, 20 exact from the
plalntlif or moving party Ia said suit
or action or proceedings, the sum Of
81; provided, that IA all cases where
the amount prayed for " demanded
exceeds the sum OF $500, aud g. la all
eases where the amount prayed for OF
demanded Is $500 or less" etc IL Is
evident ;nat the portion OF the act
hNing the amount OF fees 10 be paid
was Intended 10 read thur: "To eX-
act from the plaintilf or moving party
Ia said SUIT or action or proceedings,
the SUN OF $40 In all cases where the
amount prayed for or demanded ex
ceeds the sum OF $500, aud o. ln all
cases whore the amount prayed for or
demanded Is $500 or less" The
amount - vas written In place OF $40
and the words provided that" were
lhserted without their In any way
having connection with the subject
matter. These two words are super.
huous as also Il the semicolon which
proceeds them,
As the law stands on the record
oaly ~ viii have 10 be paid as a iillng
Zee In The circuit court, regardless OF
the amount Ia controversy, Thls act
applies,to All counties In the state
except Multnomah, where different
scale OF fees Is provided. THIS mis-
take viii cost the non-litigating pub.
Tic a considerable sam OF money but
VII be 80 much gained 10y those who
frequently 10 To law, IL Is another
torolble illustration 0f the necessity
for capable enrolling clerks aud care.
tul supervision on the part of meu.
oers OF the legislature who Introduce
bills. IL Mr Mulkey had examined
this bill after II was enrolled he
would have noticed tae error.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-04-14
A S,ayton Rn,erpnse

Here is something for Portland /,
thlrk aOout W, n. Thomas operate,
oroom factory az Staytou, an enter
prlslng town upoo the Saatiam. Slay.
ton 10 three miles FROM railroad aud
aooat sixty miles from Portland.
Freight rates between Portland aud
Stayt ton are excessive. Yet Ia spite
iol this, ML Thomas Imports his
broom ooTn irom Chicago through
for'land, manufactures his broou.s az
slay'on a a then ,ells them la tue
PoFlla1d market In competition with
Portland 1rooms That Is condition
ot Affairs tuat speaks we'll Tor the p.,s.
sioilllies " manufacturing IN Marion
county our water power Is the beat
"a the world, our natural resources are
as various as can be found ia any
place, All we need Is men With the
Industry of Ne. Thomas "a tuFa everg.
thing % account, portland may we'll
stlp 20 thiuk ot this Whlle she Is try.
ipg "a raise LANCE subsidy a. Induce
. Washington furniture factory "a
move 70 that city. The Stasion
Factory ueodVl na subsidy. us
owner sae lhe possibilities that Lar
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-04-14
Kind Of Corn.

During the FIRST few years We
planted the large southern corn, huI
later dent corn was used, for III
smaller stalks were better rellshed by
the cows. Ia attitudes where the
dent varieties mature they will give
best results, and cows will eat larger
percentage Of the crOp, Fodder corn
needs from 10 10 ~ days from planting
TO harvesting, AID with this knowl-
edge every farmer can decide which
KIDD he had better plaut. Asa gen
eral proposition the kind that Is in
general use ia a given locality will be
found hest. The fiInt varieties, how
ever, should be avoided, because Of
the suckers which they Iroduce,
as they make harvesting yer,
difiicult.