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r.,,o.. ,s Paiper,s stock Letter

By Private Wire from the New York Sun.
 New York August 29.-The dealings to- day were marked by a number Of irregular movements Trading was in fair volume but it seemed more largely professional than for some time, there were sharp ad- vances In certain quarters that could hard ly be explained otherwise than by covering of short contracts. The standard list in the main was heavy, The local situation comprises nothing more than the some what frmer money market which would account for the renewed activity of opera tors for a decline. It was rather the appre- hensions in regard to the future of the money market than the days conditions Themselves upon which the most stress was laid for the bulk of the days borrowing on c.u was affected at about per cent. The railway earnings reported were all sats- factory and advices from the crops were reassuring In the industrials there were sharp reactions in A. H. T. and cotton which had no other than technical expia- nations. The industrial quarter on the other hand furnished some rather smart ad- yances that were not, however, fully re- tained with the course of the day. The local Traction issues were all firm, and B. R. T. was conspicuously strong. In this case. too, nothing definite was advanced in connection with the advance which pre- sumably effected the efforts of the large short interests lodged there, to outstand- ing commitments. As had been expected the U. F. directors declared dividend of per cent. on the preferred, the declara- ton being at the full rate to which the securities Is entitled ,..J
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estimate being for 5000 against 1000 last year. Houston reported heavy showers, put other sections of the state were still dry. Heavy rains fell at Charleston, Savannah and Augusta. Crop news was of the usual damage character, and made no impression. A good deal of the selling was for Liver pool. The weekly government report was confirmatory of poor crop reports hereto- fore at hand and had no effect on the mar ket. Several Texas towns reported rains and fair weat ther was indicated for that state. The market fluctuated within a nar- row range all day. Some parties contend that rain in Texas this week means SO0,0O0 more or less yield in that state The bull crowd were certainly disappointed with the course of the market today.
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Ta,bott & Palmor,s Grain Letter

(By Private Wire from Ware & Leland)
 Chicago August 30.-Whent-Liverpoo closed %c lower; London, 1sc lower; Paris, 10 centimes lower; Antwerp, 5sc lower. The Hungarian Minister report makes the worlds crop 90, 900 bushels short of require ments. This statement did not receive much consideration. Cooler weather has prevailed in the northwest, with few light rains. Fair weather is indicated. Primary receipts, 603, 900 bushels; shipments, 49,0OO bushels; Minneapolis flour sales 35,OO bar rels clearances, 2S0,000 We confirm six teen loads for export. Bradstreet's visible decreased 1,9S2 GOO. Out of 367 cars at Du- luth today 14S were new and IA contract Quite a. good bit of long wheat came out early, and there was considerable profit- taking by the bear crowd The market has moved within narrow limits, and closed about where 1t did last night. Country of ferings are reported as increasing in the northwest, and there is selling from that direction here every day. Outside trade in general has been light. and no doubt will continue so until September deliveries de- term4ne themselves. On any stiff rallies we would look upon wheat as sale. Aside from hedging operations, the snort interest here is mostly confined to local operators. who will run quickly on any show of strength. -o ooo bushels Contract stocks in store here, 99O. 900 bushels. We confirm fnty-n"e loads for export.
 Oats-600O0 bushels worked for export Contract stocks here, 660.0o0 bushels Oats moved up with corn, but trading has been very light
 Provisions were dull, and moved within a narrow range Receipts of hogs were rgbt. Bacon and hams were Sd lower at Liverpool Shipments of lard, 3,oooooo pounds; meats, 4,2Oo,0oO pounds. It is hard to understand why there Is not more ac- tivity, considering the advances that have taken place in fresh meats. It is possible thai after the September liquidation is through with values will show more ami nation.
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Chicago Change

Chicago, August 29.-Wheat averaged weak today, but closed at substantially unchanged prices. Expectations of in creased northwest receipts was still af- fecting the bulls, but shorts were disposed to take profits The other markets were uninteresting. Corn closed hsc lower for September and unchanged for December. Oats declined 1sc in September, but closed a shade higher for December. Provisions closed unchanged to 2hsc lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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TaIbOtt & Palmer,
 Commission Brokers. NO. il \. TWEETIETH ST. TELEPHONE 5s4 Cotton, Stocks, Grain
 and Provisions. ..... Direct private wires to New York, Chicago and New Orleans.
London financlal celblegram

Advertisers London financial ceblegram says:
 The markets here were idle and de- pressed today on serious Transvaal appre- hensions. The settlement is also checking business. Americans opened under parity and were dull and weak. New York tried to harden them, but the close was heavy at the bottom. Money was plentiful The bank bought 167,000 pounds of gold in bars anu 5000 pounds In German coin. The tendency in bills was to easier rates, though quo tations We're unchanged. Silver was weak, closing at 2 1-16
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office.

New York, August 29.-options open ed steady at unchanged prices; ruled moderately active, wial tine range partially Q points higher on covering and switching, with sellers scarce; the large visible and continued big receipts checked speculative buying Closed quiet and unchanged to 3 points higher Sales, $500 bags, includings September, S4.3OQ4S5; November, $445; March, 5; July, $5.25. Spot coffee: Rio. dull; mild, quiet
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE

For the convenience of the patrons of the Louisville and Nashville railroad between Birmingham and Blount Springs the sched- ule has been changed SO as to leave Bir- mingham in the afternoon at 4:16 every day; effective July IL 7-13-tf
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was quiet. No. spring wheat, 661s@6sc; No. red, 724sq73c. No. ? corn, S1t4c No. oats, 2i@211sc; No. white, 2igc5c; No. white, 2i&@22Ac. No rye, H1sc. No. barley, 35fl40c. No. flax seed, $i.16; North western, SLY; prime timothy seed, E. 25@ 2SO Mess pork. per barrel, s1.5odf8.S0; lard, per 100 pounds, $5.121a@5.25; short rib sides, loose, $5 50@d5.3O dry safted shoulders, box ed. 51s059sc; short clear sides, boxed S.6S@ 5.70 Whisky-Distillers' finished goods. per gallon, $1 .26. No 3 yellow corn. 39c. Cfo- ver-Contract grade, $640 On the produce exchange today the butter market was firm; creamery, 15A@30c; dairy, 1S@l7c. Cheese was firm at 9A@1OAc. Eggs were firm; fresh, 13c
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BRISK MOVEMENT
 IN COTTON MARKET Unsatisfactory Cables and Claims
 of Showers in Texas. OPENING PRICES LOWEST Weekly Government Report Added 10 Primer Feeling-The Close Was
 Barely Steady at ? to
 Points Decline s71
OPENING PRICES LOWEST

New York, August 29.-The speculative with the course of the market variable after opening at a decline of G0S points, the opening prices being the lowest of the day. The early weakness was due to un- satisfactory cables and claims of showers in Texas, Later. however, thirty-one places in Texas reported clear, warm weather with no rains. Crop damage re- ports were renewed and the market ral- lied quite sharply.
 The weekly government report added to the frmer feeling. The upward movement was arrested however by continued heavy receipts at the ports in contrast with the small sales of spot cotton at Liverpool, while private cables reported an unsettled feeling on the present English cotton trade on account of contradictory advices from this side. During the afternoon the market was quite nervous and gave way under a bear raid just before the close, finishing barely steady at TqS points decline.
 New York, August 29.-Cotton quiet; mid ding GA net receipts 800; gross 1.20z; sales 10; stock 14S, ,346.
 Total today: Net receipts 10,511; exports Great Britain 54S Franco 2l9; continent 2 100; stock 377,114
 Consolidated: Net receipts 1,O65; Great Britain 5,9O6; France 2240; continent 6272.
 Since September 1; Net receipts S,4l2,6sO; Great Britain 3513,752 France 797O1O; conti- nent 2,S55, ,456.
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Treasury Statement

Washington. August 29.-Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury show: available cash balance of $230, ,S54 ,647; goic reserve, $2i6 3TS, 1925.
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Birmingham City Bonds

Fruits and Produce Butter-Eigin, 20c dairy, No i, 15c :: dairy No. 2. 12hc; country, 12hc; cooking, 10c.
 Potatoes-Irish, 55c. Lemons-Choice. $3.5o1s75: fancy a.25. Poultry-Hens, 2Oc; fries, 12d15c; small, sTl2c; ducks, 20c; geese, 200. Eggs-12c.
 Tomatoes-25d35c. Cabbage-1Ac per pound. Onions-2c per pound. Grapes-75d90c per crate.
 Iotcal Staple Groce,ie, Flour-Best patent. s41G9$4.25; straight, s375.
 Sugar-Granulated $5.70; r. C., 5%a5hc. Coffee-Green. S@i1hc; Arbuckles pack aees S10.S0; Lovering's packages, $i0 5O; Lyons packages, $ss0. Lard-61zc.
 Clear rib sides-5Bc. Molasses Centrifugal, 15q35c: sugar house, 2od35c. Rice-s1k@61kc. Corn-Mxed, 4sc; white, 50c. Pearl Meal-95c. Hay-Choice timothy, $15.00 No. 1, $14. 50: clover mixed, $1350. Oats-Mixed, 35c; white, 371kc. Bran-Mixed. s170O pure wheat, $16.50 Cotton Seed Meal-s1S.25.
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Liverpool Cotton Market

Jjverpool August 29.-Spot cotton lim- tied: demanded prices favor buyers Amer ican middling, 9-16. The sales Of the day were 5000 bales, of which 300 were Tor speculation and expert and included 5,5OO American. Receipts, American, none American middfng, L. M. C.; August, 3.D 63.2s; August and September, 3.290p3. .9Ds; September and October, 327@s3. .2Ss; October and November. 3.26s; November and De- cember December and January, January and February, 3.25s: February and March 3 2563 26s: March and April, 3.26v; April and May, 326p3.z7b May and June, 3.27b; June and July 3.2Ss.
 Dry Goods
 New York, August 29.-Dry goods: Staple cotton goods are strong. There Is fuller demand than sellers can meet and prices are steadily tending upwards. Advances are reported today again in brown and coarse colored cottons. Wide grades or print scarce and against buyers. Demands for prints improving. Mems wear worsteds steady and frequently per cent. higher.
 Cotl.n Letter
 By Private Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent New York, August 29.-Liverpool ad- vices were again disappointing today inas much as they showed decline instead of advance as expected, this with the belief that. rains had fallen in some sections of Texas, caused our opening to show about II points decline.
 The market rallied somewhat on the ex- pectation that the weekly cotton report would show up poorly and prices thereafter ruled feverish but without much change At D. m. the weekly report was received and led to some buying owing to the fact that the report was better than expected, however the strength was maintained but ttrne nd h1fyi tion One large export and spinning house was the chief buyer during the morning English and continental operators sold freely this morning.
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i,nii1 stAtn.n.nt

Galveston-Steady; middling, 61sc; sales bales; receipts, 4,436 bales; stock 33,0lg bales.
 Mobile-Quiet; middling, 55sc; sales. 200 bales; receipts, 554 bales; stock, 6,S52 bales. Ssvannah--Quiet; mlddling, 13-16c; sales 79 bales; receipts, 1891 bales; stock, l5,443 bales. %
 Charleston-Steady; middiing. 5ssc; re- ceipts TIT bales; stock, 6,s98 bales.
 Wilmington-Steady; middling, 57sc; re- ceipts, 472 bales; stock 9,6l6 bales.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling, 61sc; sales. P bales; receipts, 318 bales; stock, 14.SO2 bales. Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 6lse; re- ceipts 235 bales; stock 3,S75 bales.
 Boston-Quiet middling, 6Ac; receipts 1,66O bales.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; middlihg, 61ic; stock. 7,195 bales. - St. Louis-Quiet middling 6c; receipts, 16S bales; stock, 65, ,492 bales. Memnbis-Steady: middling, 5 15-16c: re- ceipts, 156 bales; sales. 900 bales; shipments. 1,0s7 bales; stock 5S617 bales.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, August 29.-Cotton steady. quiet; sales, 800 bales. Ordinary, 4c; good ordinary, 412c; low middling, $3-16c; mid ding, 5 15-16c; good middling. 6 15-16c; mid ding fair. 6s4c. Receipts, 2,S22 bales; stock, 130 96S bales. A
 Consolidated statement: Receipts, 31,O65 bales; exports to Great Britain, 5,9SO bales; exports to France, 2,A0 bales; exports to the continent, 6, PIP bales; stock BIT ,114 bales.
 New Orleans, August 29.-Cotton futures steady; August, 5.69 bid; September, 5.67@ 5.6S; October, 569lf5.7O; November, 74@ 5.75; December, 5.79G5S0; January, 5.Si@ 5.S5; February, 5.S9@5. 90; March. 5.92Q5 .95; April, 5.9Sd5. .99; May, 6.02@6.0i.
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NEW SLEEPING CAR LINE TO NEW
 YORK.
 Beginning August IA, the Louisville and Nashville railroad inaugurates a new sleep ing car line between Nashville and New York, in connection with the Pennsylvania Line, which will run between Nashville and Louisville on trains Nos. and 8.
 The present Cincinnati-New Orleans sleeper running on trains Nos. 3 and will only go as far as Louisville, but the pres ent schedule of the Cincinnau-New Orleans sleeper on Nos. 1 and will continue as heretofore 8-16-tf
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By Private Wire to Talbott & Palmer.
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Financial New York. August es.-Ine Commercial
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LOCAL MARKETS.
trCaI Cotton Market Cotton-Middling 51ac. .l Fl
The Iron Market.
Local Stocks and Bonds

Corrected daily by D. r. Allen 6 Co.,, lOS
 Twentieth street Telephone S31.)
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BIRMINGHAM. HIsf
 st.tsnsnt tto conantralsr Conasnasal.
LIABILITIES.

Capital Stock. .......'.. ......S Z50,SoOW Surplus and Profts.... ...... .... 59,laa.96
 Circulation s..s'''.s....sz 4oiVVJW
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-02

custody of an officer when lynched. The
supreme court reverses the decision and
orders a new trial. 1t holds that coun-
ties are liable for damages for lynch
ing. whether the victim be in the cns-
tody of officers at the time or not 1t
would seem strange said the court,
IF the trainers of the constitution we're
careful to provide in the organic law of
the state a remedy for preventing the
lynching of a prisoner and remained ST.
lent as to the remedy in all other cases
of lynching."
That is good law, of course but. after
all, law can never be effective when 1t
is not sustained by public sentiment.
Juries are quick to catch the popular
drift. No matter how conclusive may
be the evidence, South Carolina Jury
may get around it by deliberately and
Intentionally disagreeing, as happened
in the Lake City case.
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1ica ana ob;ae - - - ,.
for their s,,nrort ny laS uspai ~
work If thei,. aa,an u aas.s'a a ~ ene
knowledse tha 40, o,,,ta snu ~ a.
council many 'oui 'es'es u 'ne
The Street Commissioner.
The report of Street Commissioner
TWEEN o'Neill 81 owed thas $6,37976 was
expended during the past wear; ST. $50. So
was expended for material and 81, 200
for salaries; total, $921O.34
cn w..
oo""oA. az "A'
" was decided by vote OF 8 to 1
enat sloo De pa1o TO Jonn Marchlon Tor
services as speclal constable during the
races IN 1871:
ne olllgiai Doha OF Clty treasurer
ooiih n. Waikup' IN tine, sum OF soO,ooo'
wa. Was ilea win the city clerk Hls sure
yes are George welcome. $z,ooo; a.
-, oa sMaeIailum, s2,ooo; a: Clou -icr'
9o,ooo, -. -: walker. SS,ooo' -: NJ u
pioWhell $S,VVo' Johh v: aetritz, @o,oyo'
~ ond w. Heyifolas' ao,oUo' r. noshett'
po,ooo 40 - -. ", Sh.i.h, so'oou' - - 9ui6
1ey, so,ooU' "; ~. Ihornton, Sa'Uuo; oa =.
Iairoi,: se'Vuo; .. n Dulstoli' so'o 9oo
f. coiiiis p %o,oo9, iIusI Daiy, ss,v nno
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needs only the engagements and i'm
provements, which it is reasonable to
suppose will come with time, to enable
it to carry a quantity of passengers.
1t possesses many marked advantages
over the ordinary street car. 1t is noise
less, it is tied to no tracks, it can go
anywhere it's driver pleases, roads per
hitting. During the blizzard in New
York city last winter. the horseless car
riages kept running long after the
street railways We're crippled The GU
tomoble is a good thing, it pushes itself
along. 1t may solve the street car
problem in cities like Chicago and De-
troit before municipal ownership has
an opportunity to get its work in.
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Circulation Statement.

Washington, May 1.-The monthly circu-
lation statement of the comptroller of the
currency shows the total national bank
circulation on April 80 1899. to have been
s242, IA, 1888, an increase for the year of
$15.100,4SS and a decrease for the month
of $337,9 S4 The circulation based on Uni
ted States bonds was $40, 096,2 S7. an in
crease for the year of s1l ,S10,3 1852. and de-
crease for the month of $1959 702. The cir
culation secured by lawful money aggre-
gated sS+, ,046, an increase for the year of
50 900. 1856. and an Increase for the month
of s1621, us. The amount of United
States registered bonds on deposit TO Sc
cure circulating notes was 1892, 1890, and
to secure public deposits, $72,395,949.
The coinage executed at the minis of
the United States during April 1899, ag-
gregated so, 066. 1914, as follows: Gold. 81
S9t.475; silver, 81, 159449; 1-cent bronze, slS,
07O
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-02
New Men On Deck.

I N several Montana cities the old wen
out and the new came in last night
The conditions We're not alike in al
OF them. Great Falls inaugurated q
republican mayor who presides over a
council in which the majority is demo-
cratic, so that there was no opportu-
nifty for prolonged contention about
| any nominations Mayor Collins might
make.
In Anaconda Mayor Madden lakes
| office as the result of an election in
Which he was without rivalry. He in
dulged in no formal address when he
assumed his place in the mayors chair
and there was no contest over the APP
pointments.
In Missoula Mayor Webster began
last night his second term. They had
a little contention in the Missoula coun-
ell chamber over some of the spells, but
apparently it was harmless, and the re-
public is likely to live another year. as
far as Missoula's part of it is con-
cerned.
In Butte it was a bit stormy-at
least, there was premonition of storm.
Mayor Mccarthy has a board of alder
men so made up that it is fighting
force, and the elements that go toward
making up a city-hall contention were
present in war paint at last night s
meeting; with the result that no great
amount of business was transacted in
the way of naming the corps of officers
for the local government Mayor Nc
Carthy tried it on for a clerk, but the
nomination he made was voted down,
and that ended the business for the
evening. N. ..
Mayor McCarthy's inaugural address
took a rapid view of the condition of
things in the municipal departments
1t contains many suggestions which
are not emphatic recommendations
but which are notice to the council of
the mayors readiness to carry on the
local government in a public spirited
way and of his purpose to cooperate
with the aldermen in all efforts to run
the city's affairs with care and econ
omy, with prudent regard for the in
terests of the tax-paying public, yet
with forethought in the matters that
relate to progressive citys needs.
The mayor predicts that there will be
water question in Butte this year,
and the long suffering public will be
glad to hear that. He suggests a five
cent fare, over street car lines, in a
larger area than is now included within
that figure, and the public will be glad
to get the benefit that is due if it is
found that the reduction can be de-
manded.
The Standard wishes these new city
administrations well. Some of them
will find their advent distinguished by
a process of pulling and hauling in the
distribution of spoils-within reason
able limits, the public will patiently
tolerate that. But the main thing is
the administration of city affairs with
businesslike judgment and dispatch.
To that the public is entitled, and each
community will demand it.
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Law and LynchinS.
~ HE courts of the South. the great
majority of them ANYWAY kovs

~ HE courts of the South, the great
majority of them anyway, have
no sympathy with lynching or
Iynchers, and do not hesitate, when oc-
casiOn offers, to say so. The supreme
court of South Carolina has, by a de-
cision rendered last week. upheld the
mulct law of that state, which provides
that when lynching occurs the county
may be sued and mulcted in damages
to the victims legal heirs. The facts
in the case We're these: A negro named
Lawrence was hanged by a mob in
Orangeburg county in 1897. His legal
representatives brought suit against
the county, but the jury, under instruc-
tons from the trial judge, rendered a
verdict in favor of the county on the
ground that Lawrence was not in the
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i arie Fires.

Sioux City, Iowa, May 1.-Specials from
South Dakota to the Journal state that
prairie fires have done much damage in
that state Nearly one-third of Brule
county has been burned over, many
buildings lost and much stock burned
Near Parker considerable damage has
been done and that town itself had a
close call from destruction. 1t is feared
much damage has been done near Huron
Near White Lake, S. D., 1000 sheep were
burned on the ranch of NJ w. Russell
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STRIKE SETTLED.
Concessions Made - Men Will Destroy
Their Cards.

Their Cards.
Alexandria, Ind, May 1.-After nine
weeks of enforced idleness the plate glass
factory will resume operations tomorrow
morning. President Cunningham of the
Plate Glass Workers union stated that
concessions were made on both sides while
the company claims victory over the
union men. ....
1t is known that the men are to destroy
their cards and go in as non-union mer
and that the company is to take back al
the men just as they came out. This
factory is one of the largest of the kind
in the United States and its enforced idle.
ness has been very disastrous to the bust
ness interests of this city.
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The announcement of Mayor Jones of
Toledo that he will not seek the nomi-
nation for governor of Ohio may be in
tended to serve notice on the office that
now is its chance to seek the man.
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us society's sacred door to be held
ajar for Millionaire Clark of Mon
tana?" asks the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Probably it will be If Mr. John B. Well
come can get chance to see the door
kepDar
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-02

T is said that heavy stockholders in
street railway companies see trou-
BILE ahead in the shape of COMPETE
ton with the automobile, or horseless
carriage. The success of this vehicle IN
European cities, particularly Paris, has
demonstrated it's practicabiity. It
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-02

Violent headaches are usually due tc
defective vision. Proper glasses will
generally cure it. Cassidy, ophthalmic
optician, Montana hotel.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-02

All people wearing glasses that are
not perfectly adjusted or do not give
perfect vision, can have them eX-
changed for our correct glasses. Cas-
sidy, expert optician, Montana hotel.