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Current Comment.
The Lash for wife-Reaters .

From the New York Herald
The crime of relocating has become so
common of late that some extraordinary
punishment seems to be needed for its
suppression. When garroting became COM
mon in the streets of London some years
ago the restoration of the whipping post
for those convicted of the crime proved an
effectual remedy. Perhaps a temporary
resort to 1t here in the case of wfe-beaters
would prove efficacious
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Too Much for Them,

College student-How did you come
to lose the fame?
captain VARSITY nine)-Why, their
pitcher and catcher had set of sig
nails that We couldn't possibly under
stand or get on to--they kept calling
out to each other in Latin, you know!
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1t is to be hoped that during the ses-
sion of the peace conference no interna-
tional complication will arise and make
faces at it.
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Measured by the Demand.

From the Buffalo Express.
A Kentucky man has received 5000
damages for the loss of three fingers.
When 1T is considered how necessary the
full quota of four fingers is to a Kentuck-
ian when he is taking a sociable glass,
the award is not at all exorbitant.
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The czar has probably instructed his
representatives at The Hague to re-
serve Russia's right to take hand in
the scraps of China-what few scraps of
her there may be left.
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At this distance it looks as If Aguin-
aldo was still of the opinion that he and
his Filipino congress represented gov
eminent Distance doesn't lend en-
chantment to Aguinaldo's view.
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The Olympia will sail to-day for Hong
Kong, where she will be scaped. pre-
paratory to her voyage home. For all
her scrapes, the Olympia is a good ship
at bottom.
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AS yet the gentlemen having in
charge the raising of the fund where
with to build Dewey's house have
spared the country any endless chain
proposals.
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Simple System of Transfer

From the Grand Rapids Democrat.
The benefits of the Torrens system of
transferring real estate. both as to celer-
ity, safety and cheapness, are so apparent
that its ultimate general adoption, not
only in Michigan but throughout the
whole country, can be a question of time
only.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20

During Admiral Dewey's stay among
them the American and English col
onies at Hong Kong will doubtless put
up a very fair article of hospitality.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20

If it is true that General Brooke dis
obeyed President McKinley's orders,
Brooke is likely to find himself in hot
ter water than any at Hot Springs, Va
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If they accomplish nothing else. the
peace commissioners at The Hague
have succeeded in organizing a mutual
admiration society.
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must have carried on an extensive busi-
ness for awhile.

The Buffalo grain shovelers strike,
which was supposed to be closed in
cident week ago, is holding spirited
extra session.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20

The Standard has branch offices al
Butte. Missoula and Great Falls. where
advertising rates will be furnished on ap-
plication.
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Mr.. WA. Clark ct all will be pleased
to learn of the prosperity Of State Sen
ator Gruwell of Yellowstone county,
who Is building five-story brick block
in Billings.
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caught him In the act Of breaking into
his (Morrissey's) hen coop, and without
calling on an officer arrested him and took
him to Jail
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Bleeding Cuba appears to be in
state of mind because she couldn't bleed
the United States for more than
So 900 0O0
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Wanted Chicken.

Lofty Mahoney, an old offender, who is
as often in Jail as out wanted chicken
last night and went after it. Mike ].
Morrissey Of 60 East Mercury street
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AS between the Americans and Gu
bans, General Gomez finds the part of
mutual friend no cake walk
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The present session of the Presbyter-
ian assembly at Minneapolis will be a
tame and Briggsless affair.
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Aguinaldo appears to have run out of
last bitches as well as capitals.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20

The car of all the Russias is the
recipient at present of many earnest
and eloquent jollies from all quarters
of the globe.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20

The country seems to be threatened
with a Brooke-Alger controversy.
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According to yesterdays advices
Aguinaldo is again suing for peace. The
experiences of the last month show
Aguinaldo up as mighty tickle sutton
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Colonel Kessler and Lieutenant Colo
mel Wallace are entitled to at least a
$10-a-plate affair.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20

Mr.. Mahoney, the pool room king
of New York. is the latest unknown to
have greatness thrust upon him.
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CHOSE Interesting obituaries owe

~HOSE interesting obituaries over
the British-American joint high
commission were all premature,
If recent information is right
This commission adjourned to meet on
a given day, in August. we believe,
but all the gossip has been to the eff
feet that the members of it did not
seriously propose any more sessions,
and the public had concluded that this
joint high affair was at an end. These
gentlemen started out, in good faith
no doubt, to settle a series of matters
that are in dispute between Canada
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All general business letters and corre-
epondence should be addressed to the
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Anaconda, Mont.
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MAY BE a Choice of Evils.

From the Boston Herald.
The remark attributed to General Fun
ston that he would rather fight than eat,
may, after all, have been inspired by con-
siderations of the canned meat served out
to the troops in Cuba.
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1t begins to look as if the Filipino re-
bells had reached the peace at-any-price
stage Of the game.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20

Another bottle containing a note from
Professor Andre is said to have been
discovered. The Andre bottling works
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Aguinaldo's seat of government ap-
pears to have been spanked out of ex-
istence
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AS back number Mrs George is
running good second to Mr.. Cleveland
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-20

General Otis doesn't want any Fill
Pine congress on his hands.
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Not So Much to BE Envied.

From the Washington Post.
All things considered, 1t does not seem
that the rich rascal gets anything which
is really worth much trouble.
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The Duty of a Wife.

From the Washington Post.
General Wesley Merritt says he hugs
himself because he is an American citizen.
We should think the general would leave
that to his pretty young wife.
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TO ADyERTIsERS.

TO ADVERTISERS.
The Anaconda Standard guarantees its
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Daily and Sunday, three times greater
than that of any other newspaper pub
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General Manager Underwood OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has Is
sued the following general notice to
station agents and trainmen: your
especial attention is directed to the
treatment Of patrons by employees Of
the company. Complaints have been
made from various sources Of discour-
tesy to freight and passenger patrons
on the part Of our agents, or their
representatives, at several Of our sta
tions, and also inattention Of conduct
ors and brakemen to properly care for
the comfort OF passengers. There
should be no cause for such com
plants. II is a part Of your duty to
see that our patrons are treated at all
times with p%oliteness and courtesy, not
only by yourself but by employees un-
der your charge. One of the valuable
assets OF a railroad company is uni
form politeness and courtesy from all
Of its employees to its patrons. and
this capital must not be ~encroached
upon. II is proper for you to under
stand that advancement does not de-
pend wholly on your efficiency, but in
other directions also, and will be
measured in a great degree by the
treatment accorded to patrons"
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n W.
standing there now. The Chinese cof-
fin is made of very thick wood, shaped
to resemble a tree-trunk, and in this
instance 1t has been wrapped round
with straw.
Another extraordinary and terrible
phase Of Chinese social life. As rlost
people know, the birth OF a girl-child
into a Chinese home is not a welcome
event. She is q "go-away child"-that
is to say, when married, she leaves her
home and goes to her husbands.
whereas a son brings home his wife
with him. When a Chinese father is
reckoning up the number of his house
hold he counts only his sons. The
birth Of a girl means simply another
mouth to I'LL, and for this sordid con-
sideration baby-girls are often not al
lowed to live. When they are not ac-
tually made away with, they are dis
posed of by indirect means. We see a
basket fastened to the wall Of the city
OF C~haOcha-foo, some thirty miles I'D
river from the treaty port of Swallow.
This basket is for the reception of
newly-born girls who have not found a
welcome in their own homes-a verit-
able "letter-box," where baby-girls are
posted" The father may possibly be
troubled with some slight scruples
about actually killing the infant, 80 he
places it in this strange receptacle.
whence any n wishing to adopt a fe-
male child is at liberty to remove It
and do what he likes with it. 1t is
awful practices like this that make the
Christian missionaries sometimes de-
spair.
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NaEHNAA AANNNAN
China Is a happy hunting ground for
the photographer who makes It his
business to secure snapshots Of the
quaint and curious. The Chinaman
does everything in a different way
from the rest Of the world, and the
immediate consequence Is any number
o. curious customs and beliefs. For
instance, the Celestials believe that the
condition of the dead in the spirit
world depends largely upon the atten-
ton bestowed upon them by the living.
Paper money is dispatched to the dead
by way Of fire. the Chinese fearing
that unless these delicate little atten-
tons are paid to the departed, their
spirits will return to plague them.
Much Importance is also attached to
the time and place Of burial. Very fire.
quently n section Of a family will
favor a certain day or site, while an
other section is strongly opposed to It.
Differences OF this character frequently
cause delays of a most curious nature.
The coffin seen here, for some reason.
stood under the shadow Of some trees
near swatow for years, and may be
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STRIPES ABOLISHED.
ooNvIors APPREoIATE o4ANoE
The Warden OF the Kansas P~onitsntiary
Tries an Experienced win Satisfactory
Results.

Results.
Two years & this month II. s.
lands, warden Of the Kansas state
penitentiary, announced to the convicts
that he would abolish stripes as a uni
form, and substitute a suit OF sleeps
gray; that after the change stripes
would be worn only as an extra pun
ishment, or for some i~nfractiOn Of pris-
on discipline. The change took effect
on July 4th, following, and II has been
found that the substitution Of uniforms
has been beneficial In its influence up
on cOnvicts. Two causes led to the
passing Of the stripes, the first being
the necessity Of purchasing cloth to
supply the cOnvicts with new clothing
which they were in need OF; the second
and principal cause lay In the warden's
belief that a distinctive suit designat-
ing an lncOrriglble prisoner would have
a salutary effect I'm the enforcement of
prison discipline. When the cOnvicts
were given their new suits they were
warned that bad behavior on their part
meant a return to the stripes, for at
least thirty days and that they could
be discarded at the end Of that time
only upon the recommendation Of the
officer of the gang In which the pris-
Oner worked. They were told that the
stripe would be an additional badge
Of degradation, so that the wearer
could be singled out as a man who re-
fused to be amenable to prison rules.
The effect of the change was OBJ
served Immediately and the general be-
haviOr Of the convicts has been great
ly improved by the desire to avoid a
return to the stripes whoch have ever
been associated with hardened crimi-
nails.
Before the change In uniforms
scarcely a day passed without some
prisoners punishment. and the dark
cells were seldom without occupants
on a diet of bread and water. To-day
the solitary cells are without an occu-
pant, and out of the 923 convlcts only
twelve were to be cen wearing the
hated garb. These men have been re-
turned to the stripes for attempting to
escape, for fighting among themselves,
or for refusing to obey orders. That
they feel the extra degradation can be
seen in the averted.- downcast faces in
the presence Of visitors and in their
earnest petitions to the warden or dep
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FIRST IN PEACE AS IN WAR.
George Dewey's Tact. wit and
Courtesy.

Admiral George Dewey'S Tact, wit and
Courtesy.
Every story that travels across the
Pacific about Admiral Dewey presents
the hero of Manila in a more attractive
guise and heightens the interest of
Americans in their beloved idol. The
Oriental hotel in Manila has long been
the favorite abiding place of the wives
OF army and navy officers stationed
there. Naturally they have their little,
all-important set" in their eyes the
cream of aristocracy. This set has a
rigid outside; it does not include any
woman Of less aristocratlc position
than theirs, any woman whose money
is the result Of her own honorable
labors. There was one OF the latter
class of women staying at the Oriental
hotel during the months of the war
excitement, a Miss Thompson, who
was the correspondent Of a syndicate
OF American newspapers. She was a
woman OF ability. She did her work
we'll and won the respect and esteem Of
everyone who knew her; she was uni
Versally liked, except by the officers
wives, who could not condescend to
know her. They made their attitude
pronounced; they drew the social line,
on whose safe inside they congrat-
ulated themselves upon being. Ad-
miral Dewey undoubtedly has a sense
of humor as we'll as many other things
that go to make up a capable oficer
and charming man. He evidently
smiled, perhaps In an amused way at
first, then a little grimly and iron
ically, when 1t came to his ear that
the wives Of his subordinRtes had en-
tered into a crushing social ring to
-ostracize and prosecute the newspaper
woman. Miss Thompson had an unex-
pected visitor one day. Admiral Dewey
sent up his card. He paid a long call.
He and Miss Thompson found much
that was interesting to talk about. In
the enjoyment OF their talk they we're
apparently oblivious that the rest OF
the Oriental hotel had gone mad. The
world had quite came to an end in the
teapot district, with It's self-righteous
ideas OF the fitness Of things. The adj
miral had called on a workingwomanl
They were made to appear in the
wrong. Perhaps it is better to draw
a veil ove the subsequent waillng and
crashing OF teeth, the tears and rage
of the would-be leaders Of Manila 30
ciety. But Dewey was characters
tically relentless. He rubbed In the
lesson he had given, He asked Miss
Thompson II he might lunch with her
the next day, and again the whole
Oriental hotel knew 1t and was adame.
The who had been Inundated
by the pettlness of petty people was
honored by a great man And no one
can doubt that behind the iron COM
mander. with the eye Of an eagle. the
brain OF lightning aud the will Of steel,
there exists the very tender heart Of
a gentleman OF the old school.
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uty FOR permission TO resume wearing
their clothes" as they call the new
uniform.
Other changes In the management OF
the prison have been made, until "a
convict released several years and now
returned would hardly be able to rec
ognize It as the same prison. In Few
OF the state institutions can this pro-
gressive spirit be seen more fully than
In the state peuitentiary.
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soARED INro APPaMplcLrla.
A New Orieau. Man Cultivated an IN.
Hvmfomn

a New Orleans Man Cultivated an the
SYMPTOMS.
81 had appendicitis the other day. %
said a st. Charles street business man:
that Is to say, / had It to all lntents
and purposes. This is the way / con.
tracted II. About n week ago l Dor
rowed q medical work from a friend
TO look up a point about which / was
curious. II was a work on diagnosis.
and among other things Il gave a de-
scrlption Of the symptoms Of appen-
dicius. 1 have always been much
AFRAID Of the malady. and that chapter
had a hideOus fascination for me. /
read It and reread It, and as I did so
II seemed to me that some OF the pre-
monitOry signs cOinclded exactly with
certain aches and pains / had felt for
several days. I got alarmed at once.
and that night was panic-stricken by
n severe cramp a little northeast Of my
right hip bone. That I knew to be the
fatal spot, and needless to say. l didn't
sleep a wink.
by morning ] had all the symptoms
Of n typical case and could scarcely
get around to see the doctor. I began
TO tell him my story when he stopped
me. How do you come to know so
much about the dlseaseT he asked. /
replied proudly that / had been read
ing up on It. The dickens you haver
he replied. Well, you get right out Of
this Office, cOnfOund you! and don't
waste any more Of my timer Then he
explained that every medical student
always has all the diseases on record,
in regular order, just as he studies EN-,
and 1 began to feel better. l went
home, returned the blasted book, and
am now entirely out of danger, thank
you. 1t was the quickest recovery ON
crat.
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B~aulshing Care.

nANAanAuE GhNea
There was a man who rose one dag,
And, gazing at the sky,
He vowed that he would put away
The cares that made him sigh.
He whistled as he went about,
And thought his cares had fed;
But night came on and with 1t doubt,
And peace forsook his bed.
He tried to smile when skies we're
bright,
He laughed when clouds were low;
But with the dreams that anne at
night
Returned his ancient woe.
At last It CHANGED upon a day
That he pitched in and worked
That night the worries skunk away
That round his bed had lurked.
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Mrs. Higsley-"Clara. 1 must insist
that you send young Mr.. Granley away
earlier. It was long after IL o'clock
last night when you closed the front
door after him."
Clara-"I know It, mamma, and I
have made up my mind a dozen differ
emit times to make him leave early,
but he has a way. somehow, Of always
giving the impression along after the
shank Of the evening has passed that
he is just about to say something one
has been waiting for. It's awfuliy ex-
a%sperating."
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some very remarkable cures Of cases
Of very obstinate catarrh OF the stom-
ach, where Pe-ru-na was the only med
icine used. I consider it a reliable
medicine. GEORGIANA DEAN.
The symptoms Of catarrhal dyspepsia
are: Coated tongue, pain or heavy
feeling In the stomach, belching Of gas,
dizzy head, sometimes headache, de-
spondent feelings, loss OF appetite, pal
pitation OF the heart and %irregularity
Of the bowels.
Send for a free book written by Dr..
Hartman, entitled Health and
Beauty" Address DR.. Hartman, Co
lumbus, o.
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WANTED-People 10 work for the fol-
lowing cash prizes which are offered to
all who get subscribers for Herbert
Georges great weekly paper. The Road:
$50 In cash TO the one getting the highest
number Of subscribers before the LIST day
o. July, 1893; &25 In cash to the e high
est: SIS to the next; $40 to the next; - to
the next. and ten $3.50 prizes to h next
ten ranging In order. and to conclude with
the next fifty In order will get 81 apiece.
fishing Company. Denver. Colorado.