The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-23
COFFEE AND A S|NKER
The Fare Of the Montana Boys
on the Pennsylvania.
STORIES OF THE SOLDIERS
A Snake Charmer in the Minnesota
Regiment and His Ignomlnious
End - Water Buffaloes in
the Philippines.

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nan d cup VI coffee anu
and half constituted the daily break
fast OF the Montana volunteers on the
pennsv,v,ni, on ro,,to A. The Philip
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pines. slnRer Is hato aa
tough piece of baked unleayened
dough. special1v constructed for q SOL
81. ~. 49,. ~. 10 ~
oiei oie'' ine sihAei was po' ~
rfous uses by the volunteers ana spec.
linens of them NAV be found in several
o,,r,a o.h;,ats IN Rntte Besides the
ouiio epis - ..,.,,l.
slnker the boys on the renhssisaite'
,,ons;ox, nv +ha lon. vov.re "a Manila.
~ x,.ar;oor
one OF Whlch was Inc great Aiheii.aii
game of draw poker. one morhlis
few days out from San Francisco
group of the boys were deeply I'M
mersed in the fascinating game. "A
new deal was being made when youhs
volunteer from Dillon, who had just
come from breakfast, Joined the play
ers and took a hand. EVERYBODY re-
manned before the draw. The Dlllon
man drew two cards, and every man
backed his hand with the fecklessness
Of over-conhdence. The soldier from
Dillon met every raise but put up MS
money only after repeatedly sizing up
his cards ana with great caution.
There was all OF $3.7O In the POT, every
cent possessed by the players, When
1t came to the Dillon mans turn again.
He looked at the money and then ne
looked at his cards; ne first sized up
one ana then the other, ana several
times seemed on the point or laying
down his hand. but hnally with an
evident determination to win the pot OF
lose all, ne reached FOR ms naversack
and drew forth slnker, Whlch ne
threw upon the pie. RAISE you
that he said with desperation: All
the other players threw up their hands
and the Dillon man raked In the POT.
The minnesota regiment hau q sha n :
charmer IN one OF us companies. ~ :.
was -. Faul drusslst. one uas
Mania ne went out On q na.le cI IL
bration oy hlinsei1 ana auItis An ni'
Wanderlngs entered the shop % q ia.
er In birds, animals ana snakes. Us
Minnesota man TOOK a fancy t3 a iiuse
constructor and bought 1t. Before tax
| ing possession of it, however, ne Went
| to drug store and purchased drug
with whose anesthetic qualities ne was
| familiar. With the aid OF a pole ne
| administered it to the boa, and after
| he had the big snake In a proper con-
| dition of insensibility he took posses
| sion of It, and wrapping II around nls
| neck and body, he started with It On
trip through the streets OF MANIA
| For few hours ne mad the Town, n
Guiding number of saloons, all TO MN
| self. Natives and Cinnamon, and even
American soldiers, made room FOR MN
and ran out OF his way when tney saw
him come. Fhe natives tfegardeds@n lnl
with awe and terror, believing 3thai
there was something Supernatural
about him, while the soldiers VINO saw
him expected the snake would crush
| the life out OF him. Whoopee! LOON
out for mel he yelled as the aIrlgnt,
ed people fled before him. After ne mao
| owned the town for a while ne en-
countered squad Of Montana soldiers,
who gathered MIN IN. Ihey dlu II
with lariat which young volunteer
| and his charmer. The boa was dis
patched and the Minnesota druggist
was sent to the guard house, where he
came to the next morning.
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i 1t is estimated that there are ZOO.
900 cariboo, or water buffalo, useG