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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-10

by washes or oils or unguents of any
kind. p ]. Mcleod, who has spent ~
years in Alaska and the northwest, al
though he has not the pleasure of
knowing Mr.. Smith personally and did
not therefore see the sprouting and the
bourgeonang of his especial crop of
modified epidermic cells, still corrobor-
ates his story as to the virtues of that
frigid climate as hair producer
my hair always was thick" he says,
$50 / cannot speak from personal ex-
perience, but the way dogs put on hair
up there is caution. They get as
shaggy as Shetland ponies, and, now
think of 1t, I never saw bald-headed
fellow anywhere around there. To tell
the truth, they all look after they have
got to work as though a razor and A
pair of scissors Were far more needed
than a hair restorer and think a mis-
sionarv barber could do good work
amone them"
G. II. Henderson, who has a claim on
Dominion creek and has been up in
that vicinity for two years, heartily
echoes Mr.. McLeod's sentiments. There
is something about the intense cold, he
asseverates, that makes the hair on
man and beast flourish nightly. Dam
druff and falling hair are unknown in
that part of the country but he thinks
that the fact that people are too busy
to bother with their hair" has some
thing to do with its unusual growth.
THE man who is vain enough to put
his time in on trying to increase the
thickness of his hair" is this gentle
mans decision, will generally manage
to worry off what little belongs to him
naturally. He will scrub it and put
fertilizer on 1T and lay awake nights
thinking about it until his head is as
hot as a furnace and burns the roots of
it to ashes and end by getting up the
shiniest lcind Of bald head, but up
there II is, too cold to fool that way
and the hair gets chance for its Nfe."
j. S. Woodstock, an Alaskan of five
years standing, puts in his testimony
in regard to the efficacy of good freez-
ing weather as hair rejuvenator or
resurrector, and another gentleman re-
Gently returned from the arctic gold
fields. who, not having made his pile"
as yet, lis averse to having his name in
the papers, says he is seriously consid-
ering the praoticabilty of establishing
a hair sanitarium in some rea sonably
accessible spot, where he will, for a
satisfactory consideration, entertain
bald-headed guests and tell them pleas
ing little tales about Alaska
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Samples of Irish Humor.

Here are few bills from Mr.. MacDon-
agh's book on Irish Life and Character"
Ibid you call your husbands uncle Carey
the informer?' mo, sir, didn't go that
far / called him antichrist."
There is a delightful saying, too, of an
old woman, who was consoling her neigh
Dor under an injury and deprecating re-
venge.
Leave the villain to Almighty God"
she said, IAN hen play the divil with
him."
Here. too. is a flower of speech that
rings genuine. An Irishman was asked in
America how he was getting on. mid
din" he said, "middlin'; but fax. I'd
rather be gas lamp in Dublin nor presi-
dent In the United States"
An Irish navy on the Holyhead boat was
complaining of his foreman. He'd not stir
finger to help himself to lift a red her
ring OF the gridiron, but he'd ask you to
shift the rock of Gibraltar"
People laughed at the late Major O'Gor-
man, but they also laughed with him.
why are Irishmen always laying bare
the wrongs of their country" asked
some one in the house. Because they
want them redressed." Numbered the ma
jor.
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A CORDIAL RECEPTION
Was Given the Black Eagle
Band at. Lewistown.
THEY OWNED THE TOWN
Enterprise OF the People OF the Judith
Basin Highly Commended-Warm
Praise Bestowed on the
Band.

Great Falls, July 9.-The members of
the Black Eagle band returned to this
city at late hour last night after their
successful trip to Lewistown. They re-
port themselves as delighted with the
trip. the town and it's people and the
cordial reception which was given them.
A large delegation of citizens met the
band several miles this side of Lewis
town and accompanied them to the no.
tel, and from that time they owned the
town. They were given an informal re-
ceptfon later by the local lodge of the
knights OF Pythias, assisted by the cit
liens and ladies and their visit to the
place was one continuous fete.
Without much doubt the people Of
Lewistown were delighted with the
band and with its performances, as the
band boys were well pleased with the
treatment they received Nothing but
praise was heard on all sides and. 81
though the visit of the band to Lewis
town was costly one to those who put
up the expenses, apparently it was not
only not regretted, but the people would
be glad of a second visit on the same
terms. All of this speaks highly of the
enterprise of the good people of the
town and the Judith Basin The Argus
in speaking of the day pays the follow
ing tribute to the band:
"A brief respite for supper was fol-
lowed in the evening by a most enjoya-
BILE concert by the band, great crowd
standing almost without perceptible
motion and drinking in the strains of
the exquisite music discussed 1t was
treat for the people of Fergus. Right
here 1t may be said that the Black
Eagle band was not only the attraction,
but came very nearly being the whole
thing in the estimation of many, and
had all else failed the joy of listening to
such music, literally given, would have
crowned the celebration with success.
The band members were gentlemanly,
jolly good set and many friends regret
ted that they could not obtain the de-
sired leave and remain over a day. They
left for Utica this Thursday morning
and will participate in a concert and
dance there tonight"
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Labor Troubles

Great Falls July s.-It is reported from
Fort Benton that the contractors on the
Great Northern working at the Verona
cutoff are having some trouble with their
labor In that 1t is difficult for them to
keep enough men at work to guarantee
the completion Of their contract at the
time specified Most of the rough labor
employed is recruited from the lumber
districts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and
is shipped from Duluth and ST. Paul. The
price paid is $1.75 per day, but after
week of 1t the men find that the work is
hard and the accommodations rough and
the wages are better in some place furth-
er west, and so they quit their jobs and
necessitate the drafting of new lot. At
the present time about 200 men a week
are sent out to fill the vacant places and
now the men are asking for raise to 50
per day. This has been granted in some
cases, but there is no organization among
the men, and there is not likely to be one.
as the time of employment is SO short
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CLAIMED IT FOR AMERICA.


From the New York Herald.
Japan evidently believes in expansion
that is, If the news be true that she
has just seized a neat little island in
the. Pacific which the United States
government was Very DESTROYS of ac-
curing.
This island is generally known as
Marcus island, but it is also known as
Marquis or Marcus or Weeks and a
not untenable assumption is that 1t
may at one, time have been the prop
erty or the residence of a nobleman of
this name. However this may be, it
was uninha bited for long time and
it might be uninhabited even now if
wide awake American skipper had
not CHANGED to spy it one fine morn
ing few years ago as he was cruising
in the Pacific. The name of the skip
per is Captain Foster and he is the
commander of a sailing vessel which
plies between the Orient and San Fran
cisco. He was making one of his usual
trips on the day when he landed at
Marcus island, and the result seems
to show that he was fully justified in
going for few hours out of his usual
course. True, he found the island I'm
inhabited and barren, but when he
was shrewd enough to see that 1t
might prove of considerable value in
the future, and, consequently, as there
was no evidence that any one owned
1t, he determined to take 1t under his
own protection.
Having arrived at this decision he re-
turned to his cabin and wrote a DO
lite letter to James G. Blaine, who was
then secretary Of state, informing him
of his new acquisition and requesting
permission to hoist the United States
flag thereon. No American ever ap-
preciated an adventurous deed more
than Mr.. Blaine, and it did not take
him long to send word to the modern
Robinson Crusoe that he was at full
liberty to hoist the United States flag
from the most conspicuous peak of his
new dominion. This was welcome
news to Captain Foster, and a few
hours after it reached him the stars
and stripes were raised on the Island
and there they have waved ever since,
not single great power uttering
word Of protest, but all. on the con-
trary, tacitly, IL not openly, recogniz-
ing Captain Fosters ownership and
the suzerainty of the United States.
This is not surprising. for until recently
no one except Captain Foster seems to
have thought the island Of any value.
1t is only five miles long and is densely
covered with trees and shrubbery.
white, sandy beach surrounds 1t, and
near its center Is knoll rising about
200 feet above the sea. 1t is in "a. de-
grees north and 1912 degrees east, and
is near the track of vessels plying be-
tween Honolulu and Yokohama, being
1900 miles distant from Honolulu and
on the direct route to Manila.
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STEAMSHIPS CHINA AND SILVER
Enough to Supply All the Residents of a
Good sized Town.

Helen C. Candee gives an interesting
view of housekeeping on an Ocean
Steamship" in the June Ladies' Home
Journal thus describing the vessels
china and silver: There are a thou
sand spoons for soup, the same number
for tea, and half that number for cof-
fee and dessert The heaviest fork
drawer contains 1000 dinner forks, and
next to that is the same number of
breakfast forks For raw oysters there
are 300 forks provided, and for fish
about the same number. Knives fol-
low closely the same figures, 1000 each
of dinner and breakfast sizes, 600 for
dessert and $50 for fruit. The pantry
is lined with shelves which are fitted
with racks in which stand high piles of
china, secure from the motion of the
stormiest sea- The plate-warmer holds
many of them, but there are enough
left to stock a china shop. There are
1000 cups and saucers for coffee, tea
and bouillon there are over 400 water
tumblers and other glasses In smaller
proportion. The plates Of the popular
size number 1900 and the soup plates
are only 49,"
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GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Joseph Gallagher and Miss Lizzie Galla-
CHER went this morning to Havre to meet
their mother, who Is on her way to visit
them from Ponca. Neb.
j w. Mcknight of Dupuyer arrived in
town this morning to join Mrs. Mcknight
and his two daughters, who have been
here for the past month.
Rev. E.rA. Chamberlain is III at, the Co.
lumbus hospital and during his Illness
Rev. r. A. Armstrong will fill the pulpit
at the Methodist church.
Burwin HASTE. brother of the late Ed
win HASTE. who has been managing the
latters ranch at Sun River, left this
morning for Des Moines, Iowa.
Misses Flora and Emma Rossberg of
Helena are spending their summer vaca-
ton with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Steller and
Mr., and Mrs. H. Cassman of this city
Mrs. Gust Nordquist and. the children
viii, leave on Wednesday for st. Mary's
lake, where they will spend the summer.
Mr.. Nordquist is engaged in business
there.
j. H. Dickey, manager of the company
store at Belt: ]. w. Martin. chief clerk,
and F. w. c. Whyte, manager for the An
aconda Mining company at Belt are
transacting some business here to-day.
The Electric City Driving club is ar
ranging to hold a little meeting on July
% at the Black Eagle park. 1t is the in
tention to have at least seven races on
the card and the track will be in much
better condition than 1t was on Sunday
Miss Pauline and Miss Helen Rolfe left
this morning for the East. They will visit
an aunt at Fort Meade, s. D., for short
time, and later Miss Pauline will attend
summer school at Minneapolis. while in
the fall Miss Helen Will enter the state
normal school there.
Professors o. c. Morrison and Harry B.
Hin have returned from their trip to the
Belt mountains and are now vieing with
one another in the size of the stories they
teel. Professor Morrison makes a spe-
cialty of hailstorms while Professor Hill
confines himself to mosquito expert
ences
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Story of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years by
the chains of disease is the worst form of
slavery. George D. Williams of Manches-
ter, Mich, tells how such slave was
made free. He says: my wife has been
so helpless for five years that she could
not turn over in bed alone. After using
two bottles of Electric Bitters she is won
derfully improved and able to do her own
diseases quickly cures nervousness, Sleep
lessness, melancholy, headache. backache,
fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle
working medicine is a godsend to weak
sckly, rundown people. Every bottle
guaranteed. Only 50 cents. Sold by all
druggists.
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MAN KNEW HUMAN NATURE.
How . Litigation Was Stopped by
Judicious Use of Words.

From the Lewiston, Me-, Journal
It's the canny old bird that cannot
be caught with the bird lime of liti-
cation.
You've probably heard of Lawyer
Hackett of Somerset A little while
ago he purchased some land over which
there had been a lawsuit for years
until the parties had spent half a
dozen times what the land was worth.
Hackett knew all about 1t. Some Of
the people wondered why he wanted
to get hold of the property with such
an incubus of uncertainty on 1t. Others
thought that perhaps he wanted some
legal knitting work and would pitch in
red-hot to fight that line fence ques-
ton on his own hook.
Said Hackett: What's your claim
here, anyway. as to this fence?"
Il insist" replied the neighbor, "that
your fence is over on my land two feet
at one end and one foot at least at the
other end"
WELL" replied Hackett "you 60
ahead just as quick as you can and set
your fence over. At the end where you
say that 1 encroach on you two feet set
the fence onto my land four feet At
the other end push it onto my land two
feet"
But" persisted the neighbor that
is twice what i claim"
Il don't care about that" said Hack
EFT. There's been fight enough over
this land. / want you to take enough
so you are perfectly satisfied you have
got your rights. and then we can get
along pleasantly. Go ahead and help
yourself"
The man paused, abashed. He had
been ready to commence the old strug-
gle tooth and nail. But this move OF
the new neighbor stunned him. Yet
he wasn't to be outdone in generosity.
He looked at Hackett
Squire" said he, that fence amt
going to be moved an inch. / don't
want the blamed old land. There
warn't nothing to fight but the prin-
cipIe of the thing"
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NO BALD HEADS IN ALASKA.
Intense Cold Weather Causes . Thick ane
Quick Growth of Hair.


From the San Francisco Call.
The experience of Roderick Dhu
Smith, who recently returned from the
Klondike region with big budget of
experience, quite a little sum of money
and a head of hair which almost quail
fies him to take an engagement as a
Circassian girl in circus, is of espec-
gent of his fellow men and
women. For be it known that
Roderick before making his perilous
way to the arctic regions, though other
wise pleasing TO look upon and still en-
the sunny side of 40, was the owner of
a head which made theater ushers,
whenever there was a ballet on the
programme, escort him down to the
front row without even glancing at his
seat check. While this might have been
considered an advantage to some peo-
pie, it was not pleasing to Mr. Smith
who is an essentially modest man and
adverse ITO being made unduly promi-
nent on any occasion. 1t is said, too,
that his badness was the real cause of
his starting out i'm search of gold, since
he spent all his patrimony in the pur-
chase of hair restorers and it was nee
essary for him to do something, no mat
ter how desperate, to retrieve his fallen
fortunes. Be that as 1t may, he went
to Alaska and after two years resi-
dence there has returned a modern
Sampson as far as chevalure is con-
cerned and he declares that the trans
formation is entirely due to the rigors
of the climate in that quarter of the
globe. THE intense cold kills all germs
and microbes" he asserts, land stimu-
lates the scalp and nature does the
rest" and he proudly exhibits his lion
like name as proof of what nature can
do when she takes a fancy, unassisted
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FORT BENTON NOTES.

Miss Lottie Collins of Great Fails ar
rived In town yesterday and is the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Duer
Mrs. II. G. Hoagland was a passenger
on the westbound train, coming from
pennsylvania. She left this morning to
visit relatives in Deerfield, Fergus
county.
The committee on arrangements for the
Fourth of July reports that after paying
all expenses 1t has small surplus on
hand which will be kept to form the nu-
cleus for the fund of 1900 for the same
purpose
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Are Undesirable.

Great Falls. July s.-Montana may
after all, have no reason to envy the
Northwest territory the great influx of
settlers which has been proceeding
there for the past year or two. Many
of the newcomers are Galicians and
from the reports about them since their
settlement on Canadian soil, one is apt
to conclude that there are some unde-
sirable points about their character.
Different Canadian papers, from time
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For LARCENY

Great Falls, July 9.-The sheriffs office
last night arrested George Wheeler on a
charge OF grand larceny and he is now in
the county jail. Up to about six months
Hardware company, and 1t is alleged that
he appropriated money belonging to that
firm. He left their employ six months
ago and since then has periodically disap-
peared from town and then reappeared
and it is on his last appearance he was
tal.en i'm
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